Obituaries for "Cockerham only", LaSalle Parish, Louisiana Submitted by: As Listed Source: As listed Date: As listed ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Obituaries listed on this page: (total number -28-) -Cockerham, Bobby Joe -Cockerham, Clarence Herman -Cockerham, Claude -Cockerham, Dorsey A. -Cockerham, D. B. -Cockerham, Eula Estell -Cockerham, Fannie Jane -Cockerham, Florence -Cockerham, George Roanza -Cockerham, Hansford -Cockerham, Henry -Cockerham, Henry -Cockerham, Henry J. -Cockerham, J. R. -Cockerham, Jacob Franklin -Cockerham, James Bert -Cockerham, Justin Wayne -Cockerham, Lola "Tot" -Cockerham, Louis -Cockerham, Peggy Ruth -Cockerham, Robert Allen -Cockerham, Ruth James -Cockerham, Rev. Troy Hill -Cockerham, Vivian L. -Cockerham, Warren -Cockerham, Wayne -Cockerham, West Moses -Cockerham, William Allen [NOTE-Submitters address frequently changes.] [these addresses are only changed or updated] [on the contributors/submitters page ] ================================================ -------------------- COCKERHAM, Bobby Joe -------------------- Submitted by Kim Wise Source: Riser Funeral Home Submitted Date: Sep 2004 June 25, 2003 Services for Bobby Joe Cockerham, age 59, of Olla will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, 2003 from the chapel of Riser Funeral Home in Olla with Rev. David Mayo officiating. Interment will follow in the Chickasaw Cemetery east of Olla. Mr. Cockerham was born in Urania on October 31, 1945 and died Monday, June 23, 2003 at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Alexandria. He was employed at the Columbia Developmental Center in Columbia. He was of the Penecostal faith and a veteran of the Veitnam Conflict having served in the Army. He was preceded in death by his father: Vanna Baxter Cockerham and his sister: Frances Cockerham Bass. Survivors include his wife: Naomi Connor Cockerham, his daughter: Brittney Dianne Cockerham, his mother: Katie Renfrow Cockerham all of Olla, and his brothers: W.B. Cockerham of Jonesville, Huey Cockerham, Louis Cockerham and Kenneth Wayne Cockerham all of Olla. ========== -------------------------- COCKERHAM, Clarence Herman -------------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: March 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, January 30, 1991 Clarence H. Cockerham Clarence Herman Cockerham, 75, of Tullos, died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 1991, in Veterans Medical Center in Pineville. He was an oilfield worker and a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II. Services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at First Baptist Church in Tullos with the Rev. Lee Thomas, officiating. Burial followed in New Union Cemetery, just north of Tullos, under direction of Hixson Brothers, Funeral Home of Jena. Survivors include his wife, Mable H. Cockerham of Tullos; two sons, Myron Cockerham of Macon, Ga., and Bruce Cockerham of hamburg, Ark.; one daughter, Rosemary Cockerham of Phoenix, Ariz.; one brother, Isaac Cockerham of Monahans, Texas; five sisters, Carie Cater of Rayville, Cloye Tidwell of Tullos, Lorene Medica of Alexandria, Audie Budermer of Georgetown and Zelma Dauzat of Marksville; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Dale McCartney, David Cater, W.D. Holmes, Buck Jordan, Fred Alexander and Tommy Holmes. ========== ----------------- COCKERHAM, Claude ----------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: February 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, May 30, 1990; page 2B Claude Cockerham Claude Cockerham, 84, of Trout, died, May 23, 1990, at Hardtner Medical Center in Urania. He was a retired employee of the U.S. Forestry Service. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24, at Taylor Chapel Cemetery with the Rev. John Cooper, officiating. Interment was under direction of Rush Funeral Home of Pineville. Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Joy Kirl of Trout; four sons, Billy Jack Cockerham of Irving, Texas; Wallace Cockerham of Lender, Wy.; Claude Thomas Cockerham and Phillip Ray Cockerham, both of Trout; two sisters, Susie Miller and Sara Barton, both of Winnfield; 19 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. ========== -------------------- COCKERHAM, Dorsey A. -------------------- Submitted by: Bryan Price (no relation) Winnfield, Louisiana Submitted: January 2008 Source: www.thejenatimes.net Dorsey A. Cockerham, 90, of Trout, died Friday, March 30, 2007 at the LaSalle Nursing Home of Jena. Services were held 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31, at the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena with the Reverends Albert Vickers and Glen Roark officiating. Interment followed in the Taylor Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Brothers, Inc., of Jena. Survivors include his wife, Mavis Cockerham of Trout; one son, Ronald "Tom" Cockerham and wife Lynda of Baton Rouge; two sisters, Rozilla Taylor of Trout and Onessia Anderson of Jena; three grandchildren, Susan Breland, Robyn Cockerham, and Allen Cockerham; and two great-grandchildren, Olivia Breland and Charlie Breland. ========== ---------------- COCKERHAM, D. B. ---------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: June 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: September 15, 1927 Headline: Obituary On Monday, September 5, 1927, at 9:40 p.m. the Angel of Death invaded the home of Mrs. D. B. Cockerham and removed from our midst the devoted husband companion. Mr. Cockerham was born in LaSalle Parish March 20, 1852. He was married to Frances Jane McKay, February 21, 1877. To this union was born seven children, of which two died during their childhood. He leaves a true wife and five children, Mollie, Florence, Warren, Mrs. W. H. Toylar, of Coushatta, and Mrs. A. J. Taylor, of Trout, and six grandchildren and a host of friends and relatives to mourn his demise. Mr. Cockerham was seventy-five years, five months, and fifteen days old at the time God called him home. For the past nine months he has been confined to his bed and no one could have borne his afflictions with anymore patience than this dear old man. He was a devoted husband, a loving father and trusted friend. He was loved and respected by all who knew him, and his death was the source of the greatest sorrow. We know that we cannot remove the fangs of distress that affect his loved one, but we can record our love and express avowals of sympathy for those who stagger beneath the fearful blow that has fallen him. Mr. Cockerham's body was laid to rest in the Chalk Hill Cemetery, where he is at rest in the city of the dead. His form is beneath that flowery mound retreat, and to those who mourn we can only say that every heart in this community beats in sympathy for you. Look up, O, Ye one of sorrow Beyond the limits God has set, When its appointed work is past, In joy thou shalt thy grief forget, When sorrow's plow shares has swept through thy fairest flowers of life shall spring. For God Shall grant thee life anew And all thy wastes shall laugh and sing. Hope thou in him for his Promises are true. A TRUE FRIEND. ========== ---------------------- COCKERHAM, Eula Estell ---------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: August 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, January 14, 1987 Eula Estell Cockerham Mrs. Eula Estell Cockerham, 79, of Winnfield, died at 3:55 p.m. Saturday afternoon, January 10, 1987, at Humana Hospital in Winnfield. She was the mother of W. R. (Bill) Cockerham, a Jena businessman. She was a member of East Winnfield Baptist Church. Services were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday at the chapel of Southern Funeral Home in Winfield with revs. Kenneth Wall and Fred Keyes, officiating. Burial followed at Union Cemetery near Joyce. Survivors in addition to her son from Jena include two daughters, Wauniece Thomas and Laverne Jordan, both of Winnfield and another son, J.I. Cockerham of West Monroe; nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. ========== ---------------------- COCKERHAM, Fannie Jane ---------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: July 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-Flim at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, January 24, 1929 Mrs. Cockerham Dies Wednesday at Zenoria Funeral the Same Day Many hearts were saddened in the death of Mrs. Fannie Jane Cockerham which occurred at the family residence at Zenoria on last Wednesday morning January 16th. Mrs. Cockerham was seventy-two years of age and for twenty-five years was a devoted member of the Baptist church. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. E.W. Corley on Wednesday afternoon at Chalk Hill Cemetery. She leaves to morn her departure, besides a host of other relatives and friends, the following children; Misses Mollie and Fannie Cockerham, of Zenoria; Mrs. Mattie Taylor of Coushatta; Mrs. Ollie Taylor of trout; Warren Cockerham of Zenoria. ========== ------------------- COCKERHAM, Florence ------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: November 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, January 6, 1966 Headline: Services Held For Miss F. Cockerham Funeral services for Miss Florence Cockerham, 78, of Zenoria were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 3. Miss Cockerahm died Thursday, Dec. 2, at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Cockerham of Zenoria where she lived. Services were conducted in the Zenoria Baptist church with the Rev. Leslie McCartney and the Rev. John Lee Dayton officiating. Burial was at Chalk Hill cemetery. Miss Cockerham is survived by a sister, Mrs. W.W. Taylor of Trout. Pallbears were Roy Cockerham, Conrad Cockerham, Haskell McBroom, Quentin Miles, Willard Rambo and Windy Barrett. ========== ------------------------ COCKERHAM, George Roanza ------------------------ Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: July 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-Flim at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, October 6, 1955 Headline: George Cockerham of Little Creek Is Buried Final rites were held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Zenoria Baptist church for George Roanza Cockerham, 69, of Little Creek, who died early Tuesday morning shortly after midnight at the Jena hospital. A carpenter by profession, Mr. Cockerham is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lydia Cockerham of Little Creek; three daughters, Mrs. C.C. Cassell and Mrs. M.L. Cassell, both of Pinevile, and Mrs. Willie Jones of Trout; five sons, Roy and Troy of Little Creek, Elton and Marvin of trout and Conrad of Archie; two brothers, Ravanah Cockerham of Columbia and Mack Henry Cockerham of Pineville; 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Following services in the Zenoria Baptist church, conducted, by the Revs. Lloyd Graham, C.B. Francis, D.W. Hudnall, Jesse Norris and Hardy Bingham, interment was in Chalk Hill cemetery under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena. Serving as pallbearers were W.W. Sanders, H.C. Ganey, J.W. Mills, the Rev. D.W. Hudnall, J.L. McCartney and the Rev. Ginie Walker. ========== ------------------- COCKERHAM, Hansford ------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: January 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Wednesday, March 14, 1979 Headline: Brother To Olla Woman Died Tuesday Hansford Cockerham, 62, of Pineville died at 7:40 p.m. Tuesday in Rapides General Hospital. Services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 8, at Sandy Lake Pentecostal Church near Jonesville. Burial was in Taylor Chapel Cemetery in Summerville under direction of Rush Funeral Home of Pineville. Mr. Cockerham was a retired state highway employee. Survivors include his wife, myrtle Cockerham of Pineville; 1 son Mike Cockerham of Foley, Alabama; 4 daughters, Elaine Ewing and Wanda Gail Foush, both of Pineville, Maxine Finley of Monterey and Jo Ann Lay of Foley, Alabama; 1 brother, Hershell Cockerham of Jonesville; 2 sisters, Mazie Franklin of Manifest and Gwendolyn Cruse of Olla; 10 grandchildren and 2 great- grandchildren. ========== ---------------- COCKERHAM, Henry ---------------- Submitted by :Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-Flim at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, December 13, 1956 Henry Cockerham, 67, Dies at Pineville; Chalk Hill Rites Held Henry Cockerham, 67, of Georgetown, who died at Pineville last Thursday, was buried Saturday afternoon at the Chalk Hill cemetery, following services held at Chalk Hill Baptist church. The Rev. Ganey conducted the final rites, with interment under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Mr. Cockerham born July 15, 1889, is survived by one brother, Ravanna Cockerham of Columbia, and a host of neices and nephews. ========== ---------------- COCKERHAM, Henry ---------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: Novmber 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, March 14, 1940 Headline: Funeral Services For Henry Cockerham Held March 12 Funeral services for Henry Cockerham, 25, who died at the Pineville hospital March 11 at 3 a.m., were held March 12 at 2 p.m. at the Nolley Methodist Church here with Rev. B.D. Watson officiating, assisted by Mr. Enos Breithaupt. Interment took place in the Nolley Memorial cemetery under the direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home. Deceased was a native of Jena and a member of the Selma Methodist church. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Mary Cockerham of Jena; two brothers, Quincy of Baton Rouge, and Louis of Jena; six sisters, Mrs. Velma Paul, Anise, Thereso Mae and Adele of Jena, Mrs. W.P. Lindle of Baton Rouge and Mrs. H.R. Ellis of Lismore. ========== ------------------- COCKERHAM, Henry J. ------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: July 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, May 20, 1943 Henry J. Cockerham Funeral services for Henry J. Cockerham, 85, lifelong resident of Trout, who died at 2 p.m. May 16, were held May 17 at 2 p.m. with Rev. A. J. Cain of Urania officiating. Interment took place at Chalk Hill Cemetery near Little Creek, under the direction of Upshaw Funeral Home of Jena. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. H. Baldridge of Little Creek, Hettie McCallum of Trout, Minnie Fletcher of Houston, Texas, and Alice Bryant of Newellton; and three sons, C. C. of Trout, James of Magnolia, Ark. and Orrin Cockerham of Ferriday. ========== --------------------- COCKERHAM, Mrs. J. R. --------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: July 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-Flim at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, December 8, 1955 Mrs. J.R. Cockerham Of Little Creek Dies funeral services for Mrs. J.R. Cockerham, age 87, of Little Creek, who passed away last week after a lengthy illness, were held Friday at 2 p.m. at the New Union baptist church with the Rev. Oscar Bradford conducting the services, assisted by the Rev. Doris Dearmon. Interment was in New Union cemetery near Tullos under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. C.C. Roark of Grayson and Mrs. C.E. Doughty of Little Creek; 18 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were her grandsons. ========== ------------------------- COCKERHAM, Jacob Franklin ------------------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: April 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: January 6, 1944 Headline: Services for Jacob Franklin Cockerham Funeral services for Mr. Jacob Franklin Cockerham, 78 years old, were held January 4, 1944, at the Rochelle Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Interment was in the Olla Cemetery. Mr. Cockerham, a resident of Rochelle for the past 28 years, was born in Winn Parish Nov. 19, 1866. He died at 12 o'clock, Jan. 2, 1944, at his home. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Betty Cockerham, one son; Lester Cockerham, and one brother, Col. Cockerham. Hixson Brothers were in charge of funeral arrangements. ========== --------------------- COCKERHAM, James Bert --------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: August 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Thursday, Sept. 13, 1956 Headline: James B. Cockerham Of Olla Dies Monday Funeral services for James Bert Cockerham, 62, of Olla, who died Monday evening, were held at 3 p.m., Tuesday at the Chickasaw Free Methodist church. Conducting the final rites were the Revs. V.T. Bradford, H. Austin Smith and J.A. Jones. Interment followed in the Chickasaw cemetery under the direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia. Surviving Mr. Cockerham are his wife, Mrs. Cilla Cockerham of Olla; two daughters, Mrs. Hazel Dean Duchense of Monroe, Mrs. Ana Crick of Olla; one son, Royal of Olla; three brothers, W.A. and J. F., both of Olla, and R.B. of Trout, and four grandchildren. ========== Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: December 1998 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal, Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.; Date: Wednesday, September 9, 1998 Justin Wayne Cockerham Justin Wayne Cockerham, 40, of Trout, died at 12:10 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 1998, in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital of Alexandria. He was a backhoe contractor in the oilfield industry, a member of Zenoria Baptist Church, Louisiana Coon Hunters Association, Little River Coonhunters Assn., National Rifle Assn., Duck's Unlimited, Louisiana Cattlemen Assn., and North Central Coon Hunters Assn. Services were held at 5 p.m., Saturday, September 5, in the chapel of Hixson brothers Funeral Home of Jena with the Revs. Tommy Hollis and Tony Mayo officiating. Interment followed in the Chalk Hill Cemetery of Little Creek under direction of Hixson Brothers, Inc., of Jena. Survivors include his wife, June Ates Cockerham of Trout, one daughter, Jessie Cockerham of Trout; one son, Justin DeWayne Cockerham of Trout; and his father, Steve Cockerham of Trout. Pallbearers were Bill Morphis, Brent Atwell, Andy Paul, Darrel Wilson, Ronnie Loe, Robert Daily, Eddie Riley, and Jeff Kendrick. Honorary pallbearers were Dick Maxwell, Joe hardwell, Mike Brown, Perk McDowell, Phillip Thompson, Guy Speed, and members of Little River Coon Hunters Assn., and La. Coon Hunters Assn. ========== --------------------- COCKERHAM, Lola "Tot" --------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: February 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, January 1, 1976 Mrs. Cockerham Mrs. Lola (Tot) Cockerham, age 62, of Stamps, Arkansas, died at 1:20 P.M. Sunday December 21, 1975 at the Lafayette Memorial Hospital in Lewisville, Arkansas. She was a member of Calvery Baptist Church and a member of the Eastern Star. She is survived by two sons, Thomas and Kenneeth Cockerham both of Stamps; one daughter, Mrs. Virginia Brazell of Stamps, Arkansas; two sisters, Mrs. W. B. Cotton of Many, La.; Mrs. J. P. Bowman of Jonesville, La.; and 4 grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday, December 3, 1975 at the Calvery Baptist Church in Stamps with Bro. Joe Daniels and Bro. Joe Dickey with burial in Lakeside Cemetery at Stamps. ========== ---------------- COCKERHAM, Louis ---------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: December 1999 Source: The Jena Times; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, Sept. 11, 1941 Headline: Jena Youth Laid To Rest At Nolley Mem. Cemetery Tuesday Funeral services for Louis Cockerham, aged 21, who died at an Alexandria hospital, September 9, at 1:20 p.m. were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Nolley Memorial Methodist church, with Rev. Roberts officiating. The deceased is survived by his wife; one brother, James Q. Cockerham of Jena and six sisters, Mrs. Velma Paul of Jena, Mrs. W.P. Lindle of Baton Rouge, Mrs. H.R. Ellis of Lismore, and Misses Theresa Mae, Abel, and Anise Cockerham, all of Jena and his mother, Mrs. Mary Cockerham. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Hixson Bros. Funeral Home of Jena. ========== --------------------- COCKERHAM, Peggy Ruth --------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: December 1998 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 Peggy Ruth Cockerham, 46, of Olla, died Friday, November 20, 1998, from injuries received in a traffic accident near Olla. She was a homemaker and a member of the Tullos united Pentecostal Church. She was born on October 2, 1952 in Tennessee. Services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, November 23, at the Tullos united Pentecostal Church in Tullos with Rev. E. R. Johnson officiating. Interment followed in the Chickasaw Cemetery east of Olla under direction of Riser Funeral Home of Olla. Survivors include her husband, Louis "Dumpy" Cockerham of Olla; five sons, Scotty Gowen of Many, Rusty Allen Gowen of Zelma, Mo., Ronnie Rials, Jr., Billy Joe Rials and John Rials, all of Olla; two daughters, Dewanna Nations of Hebert and Crystal Rials Stephens of Kelly; her mother, Iva Ruth Perot of Kelly; her brothers, Ricky Hightower of Kelly and Ricky Perot of Houma; her sisters, Phyllis Stowe of Kelly, Gayle Meredith and Tammy Perot, both of Olla, Barbara Hunt of Alexandria and Judy Cruse of Sicily Island; and fourteen grandchildren. ========== ----------------------- COCKERHAM, Robert Allen ----------------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 902 Kilgore Court Allen, TX, 75013 Submitted: February 2002 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: March 30, 1967 Headline: 11-Year Old Boy Fatally Wounded in Gun Accident Robert Allen Cockerham, 11-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Burl J. Cockerham of Georgetown died at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, March 25, following a shooting accident Friday afternoon. Robert Allen died in Shreveport. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. James Simmons and Howard Smith officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Winnfield under the direction of Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home. Survivors, other than his parents, are two brothers, Richard of Winnfield and Wayne of Georgetown; four sisters, Mrs. Carolyn Sue Bruce, Sandra Lou Cockerham, Sherrie Cockerham, and Mary Jane Cockerham, all of Georgetown. ========== --------------------- COCKERHAM, Ruth James --------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: February 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Clippings at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, October 31, 1990; page 4B Ruth James Cockerham Ruth James Cockerham, 87, of Trout, died at 5:10 p.m. Friday, October 26, 1990, at the LaSalle Nursing Home in Jena. She was a homemaker. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena with Rev. S. B. Spinks, officiating. Interment followed in the Woodland Cemetery of Jena, under direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Jena. She is survived by a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Pallbearers were Dorsey Cockerham, A. D. Erwin, Lawsen Stringer, Hansen Stringer, Duan Stringer and George Boyd. ========== ------------------------- COCKERHAM, Rev. Troy Hill ------------------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd. Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: September 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: August 11, 1999, Wednesday Headline: Area Deaths Rev. Troy Cockerham, 71, of Olla, died early last Friday, August 6, 1999, at Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria following an extended illness. Troy Hill Cockerham was born June 16, 1928, at Little Creek to the union of Roanza and Lydia Ganey Cockerham. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and had pastored churches all over the state of Louisiana for the past 50 years. He was serving as pastor of Standard Baptist Church near Olla at the time of his death. Services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, August 8, at Standard Baptist Church with the Revs. James Simons, E. R. Johnson and Randy Ray officiating. Interment followed in the Roberts Cemetery at Kelly under direction of Riser Funeral Home of Olla. Survivors include his wife, Tommie S. Cockerham of Olla; one son, Mark Cockerham of Olla; one daughter, Kristi Cockerham of Jena; four brothers, Ray Cockerham, Marvin Cockerham and C. G. "Teet" Cockerham, all of Jena and Elton Cockerham of Ruston; three sisters, Gussie Cassell of Ball, Bessie Jones of Trout and Virginia Cassell of Kingsville; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers were Vince Stapleton, Josh Cockerham, Tim Cripps, Ricky Cockerham, Jackie Cockerham, and Chester Cassell. ========== -------------------- COCKERHAM, Vivian L. -------------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: December 1998 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Micro Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Wednesday, January 7 , 1998 COCKERHAM, Vivian L. Vivian Loudustamona Cockerham, 74, of Tullos, died Wednesday, December 31, 1997 in St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria. She was a homemaker. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, in Zenoria Baptist Church with the Revs. Tommy Hollis and James Simons officiating. Interment followed in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Joyce under direction of Rush Funeral Home of Pineville. Survivors include two sons, Richard Cockerham of Winnfield and Wayne Cockerham of Austin, Texas; four daughters, Carolyn Bruce of Jonesvile, Sandra Cline and Sherri Conville, both of Tullos; Mary Wlen of Georgetown and J.W. Allen of Pollock; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. ========== ----------------- COCKERHAM, Warren ----------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: November 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, March 31, 1938 Headline W. Cockerham Dies At Home on March 24 Funeral services for Warren Cockerham, age 44 years, 5 months and 18 days were conducted March 23, at the Chalk Hill cemetery. Rev. B.T. Goodwin of Jena officiated. Mr. Cockerham died Tuesday, March 22 at 12 a.m. after an illness of several years. Surviving are his wife and two children, three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Taylor, Mrs. Olla Taylor and Miss Florence Cockerham all of Zenoria. Kinner and Stevens Funeral Home of Jena had charge of the funeral arrangements. ========== ---------------- COCKERHAM, Wayne ---------------- Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: January 2006 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: October 19, 2005; Page 10A Headline: Wayne Cockerham Wayne Cockerham, 59, of Midland, Texas and formerly of Georgetown, died Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in Odessa, Texas, in the presence of his family. He was born April 18, 1946, in Delhi to the union of his parents, Burl and Validine Cockerham. Wayne was a member of the West Texas Association for the Deaf and the Alexandria Association for the Deaf in Alexandria. He retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 1998. Services were held Saturday, Oct. 15, at First Baptist Church in Midland. Interment followed in the Resthaven Memorial Park in Midland, under direction of Ellis Funeral Home of Midland. He was preceded in death by his parents, Step-mother, Vivian Cockerham; and a brother, Bobby Cockerham. Survivors include his wife, Dianne Cockerham of Midland; one son, David Wayne Cockerham and wife, Erin Colleen of Big Spring, Texas; one daughter, Diana Kotlinski and husband TSGT Darrin Kotlinski of Okinawa, Japan; four sisters, Sandra, Carolyn, Sherri, and Mary; and four grandchildren; and other relatives in Texas and Louisiana. Memorials may be directed to Hospice House Foundation, 903 N. Sam Houston Ave., Odessa, Texas, 79761. **Note** Validine Cockerham's maiden name was Ogden. She was the daughter of Willie James "Caul" and Mary Viola Crooks Paul Ogden ========== --------------------- COCKERHAM, West Moses --------------------- Submitted by: Doug McBroom 15520 Swan Lake Blvd. Gulfport, MS 39503 Submitted: June 2000 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: February 17, 1944 Headline: W. A. Cockerham Rites Held Here February 9th Funeral services for Mr. West Moses Cockerham, 91 years old, were held at 3:15 o'clock, Feb. 9, 1944, at The First Baptist Church with Rev. A. L. Russell, assisted by Rev. W. F. Roberts, officiating. Interment was in the Summerville Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home. Mr. Cockerham had been living with his daughter, Mrs. Stella Willard, in Lake Charles and died in a hospital there, Feb. 8, at 2:30 o'clock. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Stella Willard, and three sons: C. A., Cuny, and Willie and several grandchildren. Pallbearers were James M. Smith, Dewey Wishum, Shep Poland, Barney Basham, Luther Doughty, and Billie Posey. (NOTE: "W. A." in headline, but William Moses Cockerham in the obituary.) ========== ------------------------ COCKERHAM, William Allen ------------------------ Submitted by: Kathy LeMay Kelly P.O. Box 219 Trout, La. 71371 Submitted: July 1999 Source: The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Micro-Film at the LaSalle Parish Library, Located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La. Date: Thursday, April 5, 1973 William Cockerham William Allen Cockerham, 93, of Summerville, died Monday, April 2 at the LaSalle General Hospital. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Summerville Free Methodist Church with Rev. Alvery Tully, officiating. Interment followed in the Summerville Cemetery with arrangements by Hixson Brother Inc. of Jena. Survivors include two sons, Daniel Cockerham and Baxter Cockerham, both of Olla; two daughters, Mrs. Ruby Shephard of Tullos and Mrs. Elizabeth Randall of Olla; one brother, R. C. Cockerham of Trout; 15 grandchildren and 31 great- grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. ======================================= ========== > END OF RECORD <=========== =======================================