Forrest Larry Cockerham passed away

[RustyBull]

I'm shocked and speechless.

 

[prroh]

Moving Larry's notice to top

 

[Republican Blues]

Only recently became aquianted with him here on this board, but he always impressed me... what a shock to wake up to

 

[TerryB]

Larry taught us all something

He was taken from us too soon.

Who's going to react when I claim that Forrest was really mounted infantry?

I will miss him.

Suggest y'all check the links provided.

One of the things we can do, aside from expressing to his family our sorrow, is to contribute to the Nathan Bedford Forrest birthplace. Or maybe to plant a tree thereon with with a brass plate?

Think about it. We've lost one of the great ones.

What a terrible shock! I just now woke up. I won't be able to go to the funeral because I have to work. I hope this is right. If I find out I'm wrong, I'll make a correction. He lived in Williamson Co, so maybe I need to search that instead of Davidson. [edit] I removed this link because it has to be wrong.

 

[TerryB]

Funeral Arrangements For Larry D. Cockerham

Funeral service will be Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. CST
at Woodbine Funeral Home, HICKORY CHAPEL, 5852 Nolensville Road, Nashville TN 37211-6502
Tel. 615-331-1952
Interment Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.





Please be aware that there are two Woodbine locations on the same road.

I have Larry's home address. You may email me at [email protected]
or you can PM me on this site.

I looked up Forest lawn at findagrave and got a different location. Yours sounds far more likely to be correct. Here's a google map link. Since this is close to Brentwood, it must be correct. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&s...esult&ct=image&resnum=4&sqi=2&ved=0CC0QnwIwAw

 

[K Hale]

Still can't believe it.

 

[Southland]

Hard to believe! A fine Southern Gentleman. I shall always remember him and the 48th Virginia Infantry which his GG-Grandfather fought in together with the 52nd Virginia Infantry which my G-Grandfather fought in all the great battles.

Good-bye to a good friend!

 

[Craig L Barry]

Only knew Larry from his posts here, but he was one I always read.
He will be missed.

 

[Will Posey]

In Memory Of Larry Cockerham

Here's the link to a video I think fits Larry.

http://www.thedashmovie.com/?cm_mmc=CheetahMail-_-WS-_-12.22.10-_-DASHMovie

Will

 

[Will Posey]

Additional Info on Larry's arrangements:

Visitation Tuesday 2-8 p.m. at WOODBINE FUNERAL HOME, HICKORY CHAPEL

 

[TxSouthpaw]

Terrible, terrible. Godspeed to Larry's family. I will be putting a NBF biography at the top of the stack. Rest in peace, Larry.

 

[pamc153PA]

As a teacher, I know the value of education. In fact, I am sitting in my classroom right now, as I read this entire thread for the first time. All I keep coming back to is, "It can't be true." From my first post here a couple years ago, Larry was always there with wit and wisdom and invaluable information. I spend my days teaching kids, but rarely nowadays am I myself taught much new. I feel lucky that I learned much from Larry--my only regret is that the lesson was much too short.

 

[David Lee Jones]

I did not know Larry but for his welcoming me to the forum just the day before yesterday. I felt like I'd just met a friend reading his words, and when he closed with "I look forward to learning more from you." I thought, "What a nice guy he must be, to be so knowledgeable himself, and yet to acknowledge a new person in such a warm and friendly way." My condolences to his family and his friends, and also to alot of you here who knew him so well and will feel his absence much more than I.

 

[richard]

Larry and I looked for the crossing of Sugar Creek where the Army of Tennessee with the help of Forrest made it getaway after the Battle of Nashville. That was this past October. In December I had the pleasure to address his Sam Davis Camp SCV in Brentwood. I will miss him dearly.

Richard

 

[captainrlm]

Wow. He was always so kind and considerate to me in replying to my threads and he clearly had a passion for the subject. To be away from my computer all day yesterday and come back to this news is just shocking. Sad. I don't know what else to say.

RIP, Mr. Cockerham, good sir.

 

[PINCKNEYUSMCRET]

I like all others am saddened by the news of Larry's death. Another testament to our immortality. When you look at the comments on this board concerning Larry, you know what kind of person he was. He touched us all even though we never met him. Condolences to his family. He is now at the great muster and meeting those he wrote about. I shall miss his posts.

Pinckney

 

[dvrmte]

My dad and Larry had much in common. My dad often told me, "No matter how ignorant, unqualified or uneducated you feel a person is, you can learn something from them, because everyone knows something you don't."

Larry, I'm sure shared a similar philosophy, because when I shared something with him he didn't know, he let me know and that he appreciated it. It sure made my heart swell with pride, that I could show this knowledgeable man a tidbit of information. If I was wrong, he told me so gently.

dvrmte

 

[unionblue]

Here's the link to a video I think fits Larry.

http://www.thedashmovie.com/?cm_mmc=CheetahMail-_-WS-_-12.22.10-_-DASHMovie

Will

Will,

What an excellent tribute to Larry! I am so sure he would have been so pleased with it.

So many of the words given there reflect him to a tee. I hope we take some of those words and attitudes that made up Larry in our daily posts here on the forum.

Now THAT would be a true legacy to his memory.

Thanks again for such a wonderful tribute to such a good man.

Sincerely,
Unionblue

 

[bushwacker]

What a sad day when we lose such a great southern gentleman!!! My condolences and prayers are with his family. I only knew Larry from this forum, but as others have said, he was very knowledgeable on the subjects he wrote about. Rest in Peace, Larry.

 

[doug rooney]

I just now saw this. God bless Larry and his family. May he rest in the arms of our Lord, this day and forevermore. Condolences to the family. Doug