Jessie Marie Cockrum, 86, of Paris, passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Brentwood Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.
Memorial services are set for 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 16th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Lester Nunley officiating.
Mrs. Cockrum, the daughter of Wayne Mozell Akard & Blanche Simpson Akard, was born Sept. 29, 1934, in Ben Franklin, Texas.
While living in Garland, she worked at area hospitals. From an early age Jessie was called to the ministry and was a Holiness minister from her early 20’s. She was a faithful member of the Church of God in Christ.
On June 29, 1963, she married Kenneth “Chock” Cockrum, building 54 years of family and memories before his death on Jan. 8, 2018. Her parents and two sisters, Greta Easley and Jean Hambright, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include two daughters, Janie Simpson & husband Greg of Paris, and Toni Marie Turner & husband Keith of Mansfield, three grandsons, Ryan Simpson of Paris, Austin Simpson of Paris, and Brandan Turner of Mansfield, two brothers, Jerry Akard of Paris and John Akard & wife Linda of Kansas, and one sister, Dot Dankowski & husband Herb of Brookston along with many nieces & nephews and a host of friends.
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