Obituaries: Bertie Sallie Cockerham, 1966, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: March 3, 1966 Winn Parish Enterprise-News American Mrs. Cockerham, 64, Succumbs; Burial At Zion Bertie Sallie Cockerham, 64, wife of Earlis Cockerham, died at 7:30 p.m. Thursday February 24, 1966 in New Orleans. She was a resident of Georgetown and a native of Winnfield. She is survived by her husband; four sons, Cecil Townsend of Buna, Texas, Glynn Townsend of Nowalk, Calif., James Cockerham of Georgetown, and Troy Lamar Cockerham of Boston, Mass.; two daughters, Mrs. Leslie C. Bruce of Georgetown, and Mrs. Sallie C. Atwell of New Orleans, and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday in Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Doris Dearman officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.