Wiley Thurman Cockrell, Sr. 79, passed away Monday, February 1, 2010. He was born in Edgecombe County, July 6, 1930 to the late Wiley Oscar Cockrell and Etta Carpenter Cockrell. Wiley was retired from the U.S. Postal Service and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was an avid golfer and loved watching movies. He dearly loved his family, especially his grandchildren and looked forward to his yearly vacation to Myrtle Beach with all of them. Wiley was a member of Ridgecrest Worship Center and was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Strange Cockrell.
He is survived by his children, Wiley T. Cockrell, Jr. and wife, Renee; Craig Cockrell and wife, Elizabeth; Angie C. Harris and husband, Pete; David Cockrell; Jason Cockrell and wife, Susan; Christie C. Sokalski and husband, Peter all of Rocky Mount. His is also survived by fourteen grandchildren; two sisters, Gladys Edwards of Cleveland, OH, Odell Hinton of Middlesex and a brother, Oscar Cockrell of Rocky Mount.
A funeral service will be held 3:00 p.m., Friday, February 5, 2010 at Church on the Rise with Rev. Richard Gurganus and Rev. David Whitley officiating. Burial will follow at Pineview Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home.
Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home, 1130 N. Winstead Ave., Rocky Mount, NC 27804. On-line condolences to the family may be made by visiting www.wheelerandwoodlief.com.
Visitation
Wheeler & Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services
1130 N. Winstead Ave.
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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Thursday 2/4, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Service
RISE Church - Rocky Mount Campus
3520 Bishop Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
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Friday 2/5, 3:00 pm
Cemetery
Pineview Cemetery
761 N. Raleigh Road
Rocky Mount, NC 27801
Please accept our deepest condolences for your family’s loss.