Obituaries: Ben Cockerham, 1944, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: November 9 & 16, Winn Parish Enterprise

No. 1

Ben Cockerham Accidentally Killed In Oregon

Mr. and Mrs. John Cockerham of Route Two, Dodson, were notified Tuesday that
their oldest son, Ben, 26, had been killed accidentally at Cave Junction,
Oregon, where he was employed in a saw mill.  No details of his death were
given.  He had been working there for the past one and a half years and his
sister, Lucy Lenora Cockerham, was also making her home there.

Funeral arrangements will be made after arrival of the remains at his home at
Dodson.

Besides his parents, the youth is survived by seven sisters, Lucy Leona, of
Oregon; Mrs. Mattie Johns and Mrs. Nancy Harkins, Jonesboro; Mrs. Louise
Hennigan, Ft. Bragg, N. C.; Hannah, Wana Mae, and Alma Cockerham, and one
brother, John Burton Cockerham, all of Dodson.


No. 2

Funeral of Ben Cockerham To Be Held Friday

Funeral services for Ben Cockerham, 26, who was killed accidentally at Cave
Junction, Oregon, last week, will be held at the Old Union Church, near Joyce
Friday, Nov. 17, at 5 p.m. under the direction of Southern Funeral Home.  The
deceased is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Cockerham of Ward Four, Winn Parish.