Individual Details
Betty Jane Cockrum
(23 Jul 1924 - 16 Apr 1996)
Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, April 17, 1996: Chester---Betty Jane Pierce, 71, died at 9:42 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 1996, in St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Schroeder McClure Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Jim Claycomb officiating. Burial will be Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Fund or the First Christian Church.
Events
| Birth | 23 Jul 1924 | Christopher, Franklin Co., Illinois |  | ||
| Death | 16 Apr 1996 | Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau Co., Missouri | | ||
| Burial | 16 Apr 1996, Maple Hill Cemetery, Sesser, Franklin Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Robert H. Pierce ( - ) |
| Father | William Henry "Harry" Cockrum (1900 - 1960) |
| Mother | Ellen Hale (1901 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann Cockrum (1931 - 2009) |
Endnotes
1. Kirkpatricks of Southern Illinois, by Paul Mabus--- received April 9, 1999.
2. Find A Grave.
3. Social Security Death Index.
4. Social Security Death Index.
5. Obituary of Betty Jane Cockrum Pierce, Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois, Wednesday, April 17, 1996.
6. Find A Grave.