Darnell Lamar Cooks, a 25-year-old Ansonia resident and father to his two-year-old daughter Darnaija, died June 18 in a car accident in Bridgeport.
He was born January 6, 1986 in Derby, son of the late Glenn Jamison and Betty Jean Cooks of Ansonia.
He was a graduate of Ansonia High School, class of 2005.
In addition to his mother and daughter, he is survived by his fiancé Amanda Shaw of Ansonia, 2 brothers, Glenn Jamison Jr. & Terrell Rose, sisters Charmane Cooks, Sheilah & Charlice Brown & Sheonte Douglas, grandparents Lucas & Gale Byrd, Dorothy Jamison, and special aunts, Brenda Lathrop, Evon Tedder & Ruthie Harris.
He was predeceased by two sisters, Keyjuana Parker & Shaneya Brown & grandparents Hazel & Mary Cooks.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10 a.m. from The Evangel Temple C.O.G.I.C. of Ansonia. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Friends may call at church on Friday, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. The Jenkins King & Malerba Funeral Home, 12 Franklin St. Ansonia, is entrusted with arrangements. (www.jenkinskingfh.com)
