Arvil Devo Cockrum, 80, Excelsior Springs, Mo., died Monday, June 4, 2012, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Mo.
Mr. Cockrum was born Oct. 2, 1931, in Custer, Ark., the son of Peter and Evelyn (Gillaspie) Cockrum. He married Helen Joanne (Messick) on Nov. 26, 1951, in Harrison, Ark.; she survives of the home. He worked for Armco Steel for 30 years before retiring in 1985. He was a Jehovah's Witness.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and three grandsons, Mitchell White, Byron David White and John Folsom.
In addition to his wife, Joanne, survivors include one son, Troy Cockrum, Rayville; three daughters, Sandra Folsom and Debbie Rico, both of Excelsior Springs, and Sherry White, Mountain Home, Ark.; two brothers, Don Cockrum, Cotter, Ark., and Frank Cockrum, of Mountain Home, Ark.; three sisters, Maxine Cox, Wichita, Kan., Nadine Griffin, Warsaw, and Bonnie Conner, Mountain Home, Ark.; 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
There are no services planned at this time. Cremation. Arrangements are through Polley Funeral Home in Excelsior Springs.
By Standard Staff
Mr. Cockrum was born Oct. 2, 1931, in Custer, Ark., the son of Peter and Evelyn (Gillaspie) Cockrum. He married Helen Joanne (Messick) on Nov. 26, 1951, in Harrison, Ark.; she survives of the home. He worked for Armco Steel for 30 years before retiring in 1985. He was a Jehovah's Witness.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and three grandsons, Mitchell White, Byron David White and John Folsom.
In addition to his wife, Joanne, survivors include one son, Troy Cockrum, Rayville; three daughters, Sandra Folsom and Debbie Rico, both of Excelsior Springs, and Sherry White, Mountain Home, Ark.; two brothers, Don Cockrum, Cotter, Ark., and Frank Cockrum, of Mountain Home, Ark.; three sisters, Maxine Cox, Wichita, Kan., Nadine Griffin, Warsaw, and Bonnie Conner, Mountain Home, Ark.; 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
There are no services planned at this time. Cremation. Arrangements are through Polley Funeral Home in Excelsior Springs.
By Standard Staff
Arvil Devo Cockrum, 80, Excelsior Springs, Mo., died Monday, June 4, 2012, at Liberty Hospital in Liberty, Mo.
Mr. Cockrum was born Oct. 2, 1931, in Custer, Ark., the son of Peter and Evelyn (Gillaspie) Cockrum. He married Helen Joanne (Messick) on Nov. 26, 1951, in Harrison, Ark.; she survives of the home. He worked for Armco Steel for 30 years before retiring in 1985. He was a Jehovah's Witness.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and three grandsons, Mitchell White, Byron David White and John Folsom.
In addition to his wife, Joanne, survivors include one son, Troy Cockrum, Rayville; three daughters, Sandra Folsom and Debbie Rico, both of Excelsior Springs, and Sherry White, Mountain Home, Ark.; two brothers, Don Cockrum, Cotter, Ark., and Frank Cockrum, of Mountain Home, Ark.; three sisters, Maxine Cox, Wichita, Kan., Nadine Griffin, Warsaw, and Bonnie Conner, Mountain Home, Ark.; 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
There are no services planned at this time. Cremation. Arrangements are through Polley Funeral Home in Excelsior Springs.
By Standard Staff
Mr. Cockrum was born Oct. 2, 1931, in Custer, Ark., the son of Peter and Evelyn (Gillaspie) Cockrum. He married Helen Joanne (Messick) on Nov. 26, 1951, in Harrison, Ark.; she survives of the home. He worked for Armco Steel for 30 years before retiring in 1985. He was a Jehovah's Witness.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; and three grandsons, Mitchell White, Byron David White and John Folsom.
In addition to his wife, Joanne, survivors include one son, Troy Cockrum, Rayville; three daughters, Sandra Folsom and Debbie Rico, both of Excelsior Springs, and Sherry White, Mountain Home, Ark.; two brothers, Don Cockrum, Cotter, Ark., and Frank Cockrum, of Mountain Home, Ark.; three sisters, Maxine Cox, Wichita, Kan., Nadine Griffin, Warsaw, and Bonnie Conner, Mountain Home, Ark.; 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
There are no services planned at this time. Cremation. Arrangements are through Polley Funeral Home in Excelsior Springs.
By Standard Staff
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