Clinton W. Cocklin, age 93, of Wapello, died Saturday evening, February 20, 2016, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. The son of Charles and Della Nelson Cocklin, he was born on January 17, 1923 in Port Louisa, Iowa. Clinton married Patricia ‘Pat’ Griffin on January 27, 1947 in Burlington. She preceded him in death on July 25, 2007.
Clinton was a true jack of all trades, farmed, was a carpenter, and retired from GPC in Muscatine. He was a lifetime member of the NRA. He loved the outdoors, gardening and giving a lot to others, wood whittling primarily mushrooms and giving them away, and playing cards and chess. He was a jokester and prankster and yet was an excellent mentor to his family and many others.
His family includes five children, ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren; two great great grandsons; and a sister, Norma Cocklin of Wapello. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Pat; daughter, Jane; two brothers, Everett and Donald Cocklin; and two sisters, Lila Cocklin and Kathryn Brown.
The funeral ceremony for Clinton Cocklin will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello with Rev. Pam Kranzler officiating. Burial will follow at the Harrison Cemetery, rural Wapello, with military rites.
Clinton was a true jack of all trades, farmed, was a carpenter, and retired from GPC in Muscatine. He was a lifetime member of the NRA. He loved the outdoors, gardening and giving a lot to others, wood whittling primarily mushrooms and giving them away, and playing cards and chess. He was a jokester and prankster and yet was an excellent mentor to his family and many others.
His family includes five children, ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren; two great great grandsons; and a sister, Norma Cocklin of Wapello. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Pat; daughter, Jane; two brothers, Everett and Donald Cocklin; and two sisters, Lila Cocklin and Kathryn Brown.
The funeral ceremony for Clinton Cocklin will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello with Rev. Pam Kranzler officiating. Burial will follow at the Harrison Cemetery, rural Wapello, with military rites.
Clinton W. Cocklin, age 93, of Wapello, died Saturday evening, February 20, 2016, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington. The son of Charles and Della Nelson Cocklin, he was born on January 17, 1923 in Port Louisa, Iowa. Clinton married Patricia ‘Pat’ Griffin on January 27, 1947 in Burlington. She preceded him in death on July 25, 2007.
Clinton was a true jack of all trades, farmed, was a carpenter, and retired from GPC in Muscatine. He was a lifetime member of the NRA. He loved the outdoors, gardening and giving a lot to others, wood whittling primarily mushrooms and giving them away, and playing cards and chess. He was a jokester and prankster and yet was an excellent mentor to his family and many others.
His family includes five children, ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren; two great great grandsons; and a sister, Norma Cocklin of Wapello. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Pat; daughter, Jane; two brothers, Everett and Donald Cocklin; and two sisters, Lila Cocklin and Kathryn Brown.
The funeral ceremony for Clinton Cocklin will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello with Rev. Pam Kranzler officiating. Burial will follow at the Harrison Cemetery, rural Wapello, with military rites.
Clinton was a true jack of all trades, farmed, was a carpenter, and retired from GPC in Muscatine. He was a lifetime member of the NRA. He loved the outdoors, gardening and giving a lot to others, wood whittling primarily mushrooms and giving them away, and playing cards and chess. He was a jokester and prankster and yet was an excellent mentor to his family and many others.
His family includes five children, ten grandchildren, thirteen great grandchildren; two great great grandsons; and a sister, Norma Cocklin of Wapello. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Pat; daughter, Jane; two brothers, Everett and Donald Cocklin; and two sisters, Lila Cocklin and Kathryn Brown.
The funeral ceremony for Clinton Cocklin will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 25, 2016, at the Dudgeon-McCulley Funeral Home in Wapello with Rev. Pam Kranzler officiating. Burial will follow at the Harrison Cemetery, rural Wapello, with military rites.
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