Ibelle Marie Cockerham

Ibelle Marie Cockerham, 59, of North Vernon passed away at 12:16 a.m. Sunday, March 22, 2009 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Mrs. Cockerham worked alongside her husband in Construction from 1977 till she retired in 1988. She was a, Full-Time Mother and Homemaker. She was a member of American Legion Post #89 in Seymour, Indiana. She enjoyed playing bingo, crocheting, gardening, dancing, remodeling and painting her home and spending time with her family. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home in North Vernon, Indiana with the Rev. Dale Boyd officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, and 1 hour prior to service on Thursday at the Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home in North Vernon, Indiana Burial will be in the Henderson Cemetery in Gnaw Bone, Indiana. Memorials may be made through the Dove-Sharp & Rudicel Funeral Home to the American Lung Association. Online condolences may be given to the family at www.dovesharprudicel.com Born August 11, 1949 in Scipio, Indiana she was the daughter of Virgil and Goldie Ann Parker Petro. She married Jack Lynn Cockerham he preceded her in death on April 20, 1998. She is survived by two sons, Gerald (Jessica) Loyd and Sean Cockerham both of North Vernon, IN.; three daughters, Joyce (Tommy) Lee of North Vernon, IN., Linda (Ben) William of Lexington, S.C., Angela Cockerham of Seymour, IN.; three brothers, Edward (Tina) Petro of Cannan, IN., Roy (Lucille) Petro and Leo (Tammy) Petro both of Scipio, IN.; three sisters, Effie Arneta Petro and Barbara Jo (Larry) Edwards both of North Vernon, IN., and Sandra Sue (Lloyd) Johnson of Franklin, IN.; nine grandchildren, Gabriella and Preston Cockerham of Seymour, IN., Brittani Arnold of Commiskey, IN., Brook Yant of South Carolina, Nolan Loyd, Gretchen and Gregory Lee and Kayti and Bailey Arnold all of North Vernon, IN.; one great grandson, Wyatt William Ross of North Vernon, IN. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a son Rusty Loyd, brothers, Harlan and Harold Petro and sister, Edith Petro.