
May 29, 1943 ~ May 2, 2020
Donald “Don” Lee Cheek, 76, entered into rest with the Lord, Saturday, May 2, 2020.
Graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery, with Pastor Jason Cheek officiating. The body will lie in state at Kennedy Funeral Home from 3:00 to 6:00 PM, Tuesday, May 5, 2020 and from 8:00 AM to Noon on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. Due to COVID 19 there will be no visitation.
Don was a graduate of High Falls High School. He worked in Radio, drove a truck for Merita Bread, retiring after 29 ½ years and then went back to work for the South Carolina Department of Transportation. Don had a great voice and was often called on to be Master of Ceremony for various events, including the Fiddlers Convention and car shows. He was always willing to assist with community fundraisers. Don attended Unity Grove Baptist church. He enjoyed spending time outdoors, time with his family and all his many friends. Donald was a son of the late Thomas and Bertha Cockman Cheek and was preceded in death by two infant siblings.
Don is survived by son: Jason Cheek and wife Candy; granddaughters: Hailey Cheek, Krissa Cheek, all of the Highfalls community; and many friends.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: Highfalls Fire and Rescue, P. O. Box 5, High Falls, NC 27325
Kennedy Funeral Home is assisting the Cheek Family
Condolences may be made to pinesfunerals.com
We are so sorry for the loss of your dad! What a great man he was. Please know you all are in our thoughts and prayers now and in the days to come .
With our deepest sympathy 🙏🏻
Prayers for the family. When we were in elementary school at High Falls we had story time once a week and Donald could talk, when he would get to the end of a story he would say ” but before that” and was off on another story. Most of the time the teacher would say that is enough Donald, he kept the ability to tell stories all his life.
With love and prayers to you and your family, will miss him but know he is home with the Lord.
Uncle Ervin thought the world of your dad and Tommy Darrell
Sixty years ago we had some really fun squirrel hunts at Christmas time when Uncle Ervin and Aunt Bea would be home from Va. My prayers are with you and your family.
Always your friend ..PHIL
We love ya’ll.
Terry, Mollie, and Madison Kinney
Sixty years ago Uncle Ervin..(Donald and Tommy Darrell’s uncle as well as mine)would be home for Christmas from Va.He would take us squirrel and rabbit hunting somewhere around Popeye’s home.That was some of the most fun and constant laughs of my life.I saw Donald stand his shotgun dozen next to an electric fence
You can guess the rest!
Somehow he touched the fence while crossing with his gun barrel and did quite a dance
What a memory
My prayers are with you and you family. Phil
Praying for the Cheek family. My Brother, Raymond Vaughn, Jr., was a classmate of Donald’s. He always thought so much of him and appreciated his help with the Highfalls Fiddler’s Convention. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Jason.
May Jesus’s sweet love comfort each of you during this difficult time. Praying you and your family. I remember him from Landmark being a sweet man, but didn’t like help. He wanted to be independent, not wanting anyone to help him. But I was ready to catch him if he fell. Rest in Peace Don!
So sorry for your loss. Love & prayers for the family.
I send my sympathy in this very difficult time. I have many good memories of Don and Tommy from years ago. They will be missed in the High Falls community.
Catherine Phillips Graham
Always telling me how much he loved us to sing
He will be missed for a very long time.prayers for you and family.God Bless you and give you rest.love you and family. Love pat Bates
I am so sorry for the loss, my prayers and sympathy for the family!
Will never ride down the river on the boat. Will never shoot another gun. Will never work on the jeep. Or talk about how much he loves his family. But we will meet again. God bless you all..
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance. (Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2a, 4)
Please know that you are in my prayers now and always.
Janet and I will be praying for your family during this painful time. We will dearly miss Donald & Tommy. Donald and I were classmates for twelve wonderful years. I have so many fun filled memories of Donald during our school days. He was always someone you enjoyed being around. Always had a big smile and chuckling about something. He loved his brother Tommy and would always mention something Good about Tommy when you talked with him. Several years ago my wife Janet and I went on a cruise ship vacation. When we were departing the ship a man in front of me told someone else he was from Highfalls, NC. I couldn’t believe my ears. I had to ask him who he was. He answered Rev. Jason Cheek. I asked do you know Donald Cheek? His answer was YES that’s my Dad! Meeting Donald’s son was the highlight of the trip! What a small world!! I will miss my Friend, Brother in Christ & Classmate Mr. Donald Cheek and his brother Tommy. But we will meet again in Heaven and fellowship forever with Jesus Christ our Savior.
Jason, we are thinking of you and your family during this difficult time. We remember when you lived in Cheraw. With friends and the Lord may you find comfort. God bless. Jimmy& Libby Pigge
Death is called an enemy in the Bible. (1Corinthians 15:26). Im so sorry for your loss. May the God of all comfort help you during this difficult time. (2 Corinthians 1:3,4 & Psalms 83:18). Jesus prayed for God’s Kingdom to come because He knew it would be able to solve all mankind’s problems even sickness and death. (Revelation 21:4,5 & Daniel 2:44).