Obituary of REV. TROY HILL COCKERHAM, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  

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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.