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John Henry Cockerham

Lakeland, Florida

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JOHN HENRYCOCKERHAM, 79 WINTER HAVEN - John Henry Cockerham, 79, was born in Elkin, NC April 6, 1930. He passed away July 5, 2009, of respiratory complications. John attended Washington State University, Rutgers School of Banking, and earned an MBA at Nova University, graduating with honors. In...

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Dear Nancy & Family,

The employees from the former Atlantic Bank & First Union Staff in Lake Wales want to express our sympathy. Working with John was great fun and every employee he touched gained from his experience and direction.

Sarah Caraway, Gwen Carver Walling,Sarah Smith Henry, Frank Smith,Cindy Stanley,Maria Lombardi,Mozella Wilson,Vickie Walker.

Dear Nancy, Leon and I send our sincere condolencces for the loss of John. If you need a friend to talk to, give us a call.

Hi Nancy and family of John,

John was such a lovely man and such an important friend to my Dad.

Before my Dad moved from Florida to Arizona, John and Daddy would meet with one another for lunch - often times at a little diner near Reed's Grocery. They loved it. And, they loved and respected one another. Their friendship was one of the most sincere and lasting I've had the comfort of witnessing.

I am absolutely sure that John was met in Heaven with a big...