Beatrice Cockrell

Mrs. Beatrice Jones Cockrell, 100, of Shelby, NC, passed away at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center on December 10, 2012.  A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Elijah Walton Jones & Maude Stevens Jones.  Mrs. Cockrell was a member of Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Grover.  She loved sewing, was an avid reader,  sports fan, and a very good homemaker.



In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Fred Cockrell, Sr. and her son, William Fred Cockrell, Jr.



She is survived by her son, Phillip Andrew Cockrell & wife, Bobbie of Ponte Vedra, FL; two daughters, Starr Peeler & husband, Charles of Shelby and Reita G. Cockrell of South Port; eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great grandchildren & two great-great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces and nephews.



Officiating:   Rev. Richard Hobson



Memorials:   Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Grover, NC or Cleveland Pines Nursing Center, 1404 N. Lafayette Street, Shelby, NC 28150