Arthur F. Cocherell of Bonaparte died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in Mt. Pleasant where he had been a patient several weeks.
He was born in South Keosauqua about 69 years ago, a son of Mr. And Mrs. William Cocherell, and is survived by his wife, Grace Bennett Cocherell; one son, Willard Cocherell of Bonaparte; two grandsons, Willard Jr., and Glenn Cocherell of Bonaparte; his mother, Josephine Cocherell of Keosauqua and one brother, Curtis Cocherell, also of Keosauqua.
By trade he was a stone mason, but by avocation a violin player familiarly known as "Fid." His health had been failing for several months.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at Bonaparte Presbyterian church.
He was born in South Keosauqua about 69 years ago, a son of Mr. And Mrs. William Cocherell, and is survived by his wife, Grace Bennett Cocherell; one son, Willard Cocherell of Bonaparte; two grandsons, Willard Jr., and Glenn Cocherell of Bonaparte; his mother, Josephine Cocherell of Keosauqua and one brother, Curtis Cocherell, also of Keosauqua.
By trade he was a stone mason, but by avocation a violin player familiarly known as "Fid." His health had been failing for several months.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at Bonaparte Presbyterian church.
Arthur F. Cocherell of Bonaparte died Tuesday afternoon at a hospital in Mt. Pleasant where he had been a patient several weeks.
He was born in South Keosauqua about 69 years ago, a son of Mr. And Mrs. William Cocherell, and is survived by his wife, Grace Bennett Cocherell; one son, Willard Cocherell of Bonaparte; two grandsons, Willard Jr., and Glenn Cocherell of Bonaparte; his mother, Josephine Cocherell of Keosauqua and one brother, Curtis Cocherell, also of Keosauqua.
By trade he was a stone mason, but by avocation a violin player familiarly known as "Fid." His health had been failing for several months.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at Bonaparte Presbyterian church.
He was born in South Keosauqua about 69 years ago, a son of Mr. And Mrs. William Cocherell, and is survived by his wife, Grace Bennett Cocherell; one son, Willard Cocherell of Bonaparte; two grandsons, Willard Jr., and Glenn Cocherell of Bonaparte; his mother, Josephine Cocherell of Keosauqua and one brother, Curtis Cocherell, also of Keosauqua.
By trade he was a stone mason, but by avocation a violin player familiarly known as "Fid." His health had been failing for several months.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at Bonaparte Presbyterian church.
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