Bertie County NcArchives Obituaries.....Cockrell, Annie Laurie Cowan November 24, 2014
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Roanoke-Chowan News Herald, Ahoskie, NC Dec 2014
Published in the Roanoke-Chowan News Herald, Ahoskie, NC
 
December 14, 2014 
 
ANNIE LAURIE COWAN COCKRELL
 
Dec. 21, 2014 - Nov. 24, 2014
 
Annie Laurie Cowan Cockrell of Wilson passed away peacefully at her home
on Nov. 24.  She was born December 21, 1925 in Powellsville, in Bertie County, 
to her parents, James S. and Myrtle Myers Cowan.  Annie Laurie was predeceased
by her husband, Onnie Robert Cockrell, Jr.; her daughter, Patricia Ann Cockrell; 
her parents; four brothers, Rupert Earl Cowan, Robert L., James A. Cowan, and
Dr. Leon K. Cowan; and one sister, Myrtle Old Cowan.  She is survived by five
nephews, seven nieces, and many cousins.
 
Annie Laurie graduated from Powellsville High School.  She attended Louisburg
College and received her AB degree in Primary Education at Atlantic Christian
College.  Her teaching career included schools in Askewville, Powellsville, Rock 
Ridge, and Gardner Elementary School in Wilson.  In 1975, she was named Teacher
of the Year for Wilson County.  Annie Laurie retired in 1986.
 
Telling stories and speaking to senior groups was a favorite activity for Ann.  She

was active in Bible study groups at her church and also in Cerebral Palsy 
organizations and telethons.  She was a member of First Baptist Church in Wilson.
 
Annie Laurie's funeral service will be held at Joyner's Funeral Home in Wilson
at 2 p.m. on Dec. 18.  A visitation will precede the service from 1 to 2 p.m. 
Burial
will follow in Marsh Swamp Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Rock Ridge, with
a reception immediately following at the church.
 
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Wilson Community Soup Kitchen, 
P.O. Box 2091, Wilson, NC 27894.
 
Condolences may be directed to www.joyners.net.  

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