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Mr. Cheek was employed at Caterpillar Tractor Co.
for 35 years.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran.
He was born in Atlanta on Nov.
11, 1926, a son of Walter E. and Mary Garnet Cheek.
He married Betty Rose Brandt on Nov. 9, 1945, in New
Orleans. She preceded him in death on June 14, 1998.
He is survived by two sons, Joe (and Brinda)
Cheek of Pekin and Craig (and Estella) Cheek of
Lowell, Ark.; one brother, Weldon (and Billie) Cheek
of Atlanta; six grandchildren, Teresa (and Ryan)
McLane, Starla Corn, Janelle Cheek, Alex (and
Kimberly) Cheek, Jennifer Cheek and Bryan (and
Valerie) Cheek; a special niece, Janet Hart
of Phoenix, Ariz.; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and two
sisters.
He graduated from Atlanta High School in 1944.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer
Society.
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