Laverne Cockman


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December 10th, 1933 - November 12th, 2021

From: Alton, MO
Visitation: 1:00-2:00 pm Monday
November 15, 2021
Clary Funeral home
Alton, MO
Funeral: 2:00 pm Monday
November 15, 2021
Clary Funeral home
Alton, MO
Burial: Cave Springs Cemetery
Alton, MO

Laverne Cockman, born December 10, 1933, the second of eight children of Lloyd and Dorothy McGary. Married December 6, 1952, to Joseph Harold Cockman and to them 3 children were born: Mary Alice, Harold Dean, and Cheryl Ann.

She was preceded in death by both parents, a sister Estalee, two brothers Thomas and Russell McGary, 4 brothers-in-law Buford, Charles and Ralph Cockman and Melvin Williams, 3 sisters-in-law Juanita, Ruth and Betty Cockman; 1 grandson Gregory Shane Pierce and 3 nephews Bill and Duane McGary and David Cockman.

Laverne is survived by her husband of 68 years and 11 months, Joe; daughter Mary A Pierce, son Harold Dean Cockman, daughter Cheryl Maclin and husband Randal; 5 grandchildren (Matt, Doneesa, Dustin, Andrea, Marissa) and 10 great-grandchildren and their spouses; brothers and sisters-in-law Cecil and Betty McGary, Wesley and Janet McGary and Roscoe McGary, sister and brother-in-law Elsie and Gary Rutherford, sister-in-law Shirley McGary along with a number of nieces, nephews, cousins, and best friend, Lovella Miller.

Services will be Monday, November 15, 2021, at 2:00 pm at the Clary Funeral Home, Alton, MO, Bro. JR Andrews officiating, with visitation 1:00 pm until service time. Burial will be in the Cave Springs Cemetery.





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