Billy was born July 9, 1932 and was the son of the late Fred Bonson Cockerham and Fairy Mae Guyer Cockerham. Billy and his family came to Hickory, NC in 1957 where he started working at General Electric for 12 years, then went on to work and retired from Clark Tire as a supervisor. Billy was an avid deer and turkey hunter, he did his own reloading; he loved being outdoors. He also enjoyed tooling leather.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his son, Mark Cockerham; brother, Tommy Cockerham.
He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marie Gaither Cockerham; granddaughter, McKenzie Cockerham Barnes and husband, Brett; brother, Sammy Cockerham.
Funeral services will be held at Catawba Funeral Home Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at 3:00pm with Pastor Joel Frye officiating.
The family will receive friends prior to the service at Catawba Funeral Home from 2-2:45pm.
A special appreciation to the Hickory VA office, social worker Alex, nurses; Dana, Connie and Heather and Hospice for all their help.
Condolences may be left at www.catawbamemorialpark.com.
The Cockerham Family is under the care of Catawba Memorial Park, Funerals & Cremations.
