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Submitted: 7/21/15 • Approved: 1/15/24 • Last Updated: 1/18/24 • R1089166-G1089166-S3
James
January 17, 1881 - December 8, 1969
Ella
March 16, 1886 - August 2, 1947
James A. Cockrell, 88, died Monday in Haynesville, La., following a brief illness. He is survived by three sons, Herbert Cockrell, Emerson, William Cockrell and Willis Cockrell, both of Haynesville; a daughter, Mrs. Melrose Hare, Haynesville; a sister, Mrs. Georgia Chisholm, Emerson; a brother, Tommy Cockrell, Haynesville; 12 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the United Pentecostal Church of Haynesville with the Rev. Paul Bell officiating. Burial followed in jolly's Cemetery near Junction City. (El Dorado Times - December 9, 1969)
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