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Lillie Mae Cockerham Robinson

1929 - 2024

Lillie Mae Cockerham Robinson obituary, 1929-2024, Marrero, LA

BORN

1929

DIED

2024

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Davis Mortuary Service - Gretna

230 Monroe St.

Gretna, Louisiana

Lillie Robinson Obituary

Lillie Mae Cockerham Robinson entered eternal rest at Ochsner Medical Center Westbank on Monday, January 22, 2024, at the age of 94. She was a native of Magnolia, MS and a resident of Marrero, LA. Lillie was a retired Nursing Assistant. Beloved wife of the late Louis C. "Baldhead Man" Robinson, Sr. Devoted mother of Louis C. (Annabell) Robinson, Jr., Larry G. (Vanessa) Robinson, Sharon (Alfred) Hyde, and Shirley A. Robinson. Loving grandmother of LaKeyser, Alfred, Jr. Delvin, Ja'net, Keelen, Ty'ron, Larry, Jr., and Montel. Daughter of the late George Cockerham and Mary Jane Carter Cockerham. Sister of the late Jeha (Martha) Robert (Earlean), Warren (Ada), Dan (Bertha), Rollo (Elenora), Jasper (Mary), Ozell, and Mattie Cockerham, Mary C. (Robert, Sr.) Allen, Georgia (John) Thomas, Ida C. Dial, Zellie C. (Hollis) Stevenson, and Eunice C. (Eddie) Turner. Devoted aunt of Linda Hampton and Barbara Sibley. Godmother of Lucretia and Murphy Clark, Jr.; also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends. Relatives and friends of the family, also pastors, officers, and members of Second Zion Baptist Church, Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of Magnolia, MS, and all neighboring churches are invited to attend the Homegoing Service at Second Zion Baptist Church, 6520 Second Zion Ave., Marrero, LA on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 10:00a.m. Pastor James Nelson Brown, officiating. Visitation will begin at 8:30a.m. until service time at the church. Dismissal Service will be held on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, 1520 Pilgrim Rest Rd., Magnolia, MS at 12noon. Interment: Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Cemetery- Magnolia, MS. Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA. Assisted by Peoples Undertaking Company of McComb, MS. To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.davismortuaryservice.com. Face Masks Are Recommended.

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Published by The Times-Picayune from Feb. 1 to Feb. 2, 2024.

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Deborah Brown

February 5, 2024

Mrs Lillie. You were our "other mother" (Nextdoor), and we´ll forever love you.
I thank God for our visits. It always gave me joy to sit there and have conversations with you.
Rest in Heaven, sweetheart.
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We love you
Deb Brown, mother JoeAnn and Family

Wanda Bougere Theriot

February 2, 2024

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

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