COCKRUM, Oliver Olan 1921-1977

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COCKRUM, Oliver Olan 1921-1977

COCKRUM, SMITH, GOERGEN, NOBLE, PINT

Posted By: County Coordinator (kermit)
Date: 4/23/2012 at 23:00:53

Oliver Cockrum
#1:
OSAGE, IOWA — Services for Oliver Cockrum, 55; a former Osage resident, who died Wednesday at Pine Island, Minnesota, will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Clausen-Jordan Mortuary in Minnesota; burial with military rites at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Osage Cemetery.
Survivors include his wife, Naida; two sons, Rodney and Kelley, both of Austin; a daughter, Juanita of Arlington, Virginia; three brothers, Herbert and Vernon, both of Osage, and David of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Noble of Osage and Mrs. Edna Pint of Mitchell.
Waterloo Courier -- Thursday, 13 JAN 1977
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#2:
Mr. and Mrs. David Cockrum received word that their youngest son, Pfc. Oliver Cockrum, was seriously wounded in action on February 26 in Germany. Private Cockrum was sent overseas in March, 1944. He received the Purple Heart last August for injuries received to one hand. His brother, David, is serving with the air corps in South America, and Irwin is a cook at Camp Wolters, Texas.
[Waterloo Courier, April 1, 1945]
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#3:
His wife is Naida Belle Smith Cockrum Goergen (1923 - 2009)
SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX:
Name: Oliver Cockrum
State of Issue: California
Date of Birth: Wednesday December 14, 1921
Date of Death: January 1977
Est. Age at Death: 55 years, 1 month
Location of Last Benefit Paid:
City: Austin; Andyville; Nicolville
County: Mower
State: Minnesota
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#4: NOTES:
Parents:
David Cockrum (1880-1954)
Ethel Maud Dawson Cockrum (1883-1947)
Spouse:
Naida Belle Smith Cockrum Goergen (1923-2009)
Burial:
Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa.
(Credit: DM Scott)
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#5:
The photo below is from MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989 (military section). (Credit: S. Bell)

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Obituary: Oliver Cockrum #1: OSAGE, IOWA — Services for Oliver Cockrum, 55; a former Osage resident, who died Wednesday at Pine Island, Minnesota, will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Clausen-Jordan Mortuary in Minnesota; burial with military rites at 3:30 p.m. Friday at the Osage Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Naida; two sons, Rodney and Kelley, both of Austin; a daughter, Juanita of Arlington, Virginia; three brothers, Herbert and Vernon, both of Osage, and David of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Edith Noble of Osage and Mrs. Edna Pint of Mitchell. Waterloo Courier -- Thursday, 13 JAN 1977 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: Mr. and Mrs. David Cockrum received word that their youngest son, Pfc. Oliver Cockrum, was seriously wounded in action on February 26 in Germany. Private Cockrum was sent overseas in March, 1944. He received the Purple Heart last August for injuries received to one hand. His brother, David, is serving with the air corps in South America, and Irwin is a cook at Camp Wolters, Texas. [Waterloo Courier, April 1, 1945] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #3: His wife is Naida Belle Smith Cockrum Goergen (1923 - 2009) SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX: Name: Oliver Cockrum State of Issue: California Date of Birth: Wednesday December 14, 1921 Date of Death: January 1977 Est. Age at Death: 55 years, 1 month Location of Last Benefit Paid: City: Austin; Andyville; Nicolville County: Mower State: Minnesota --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #4: NOTES: Parents: David Cockrum (1880-1954) Ethel Maud Dawson Cockrum (1883-1947) Spouse: Naida Belle Smith Cockrum Goergen (1923-2009) Burial: Osage Cemetery, Osage, Mitchell County, Iowa. (Credit: DM Scott) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #5: The photo below is from MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989 (military section). (Credit: S. Bell)
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