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J.T. Cockerham
1920 - 2007

J.T. Cockerham, 86, passed away Thursday, May 17, 2007.

Funeral: 3 p.m. Saturday at Birchman Baptist Church, the Rev. Larry Randall officiating. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Greenwood Funeral Home.

Pallbearers: David Quayle, Taylor Cockerham, Trent Cockerham, Larry Hurtt, Barry Murchison and John Allen Cockerham. Honorary pallbearers: Roger Kilgore, Jeff Quayle, Tom Day, Frank Ivers and the members of his Sunday school class.

J.T. Cockerham was born Oct. 3, 1920, in Ellis County. He was a logistics project engineer when he retired from General Dynamics in 1984, after 38 years of employment. He started his aircraft career at North American Aircraft in 1941, and spent his entire life in aircraft work.

He was a member and past master of River Oaks Masonic Lodge 1311, Castleberry Chapter OES 1028, and served in the Castleberry Independent School District for 21 years. He served as mayor of River Oaks for one term. He served on the Tarrant County Republican Executive Committee for 29 years. He served as an elected official for 50 continuous years.

J.T. was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Luda Cockerham.

Survivors: Wife of 66 years, Doris Cockerham; children, Linda Anderson and husband, Jim, of Burleson, Phyllis Cromwell and husband, Dub, of Bedford and John Trent Cockerham and wife, Vicki, of Colleyville; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Hettie Grantham of Austin, Ardus Cockerham and wife, Hortensia, of Milford, Herman Cockerham and wife, Patsy, of Itasca, Leon Cockerham of Itasca and Truman Cockerham and wife, Theresa, of Fort Worth; and sisters-in-law, Maxine Murchison and husband, Bill, of Bridge City and Winnie Fred Nuckols of Cleburne.