Beatrice C. Cocking (Hayward)
June 8, 1916 — April 28, 2013
Beatrice C. Cocking, 96, of Marion, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at Crestview Acres Care Center, Marion. Per her wishes, there will be no funeral services.
Survivors include her children, Shirley (Al Bartus) Dement, Coretta Sweeney, Dreanna (Don) Zachmeyer, and Rick Cocking; 12 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Ruth Hayes.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glen; sister, Sybil Simmonds; three brothers, James, Marvin, and Ray Hayward; son-in-law, Wayne Sweeney; and grandson, Donald Riddle.
Beatrice was born June 8, 1916, in Morley, Iowa, the daughter of James and Augusta (Reed) Hayward. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, in Cedar Rapids. Beatrice married W. Glen Cocking on December 31, 1949. Glen died in 1990. She was the founder of Cocking’s Yarn and Needlecraft. Beatrice enjoyed crocheting, needlework, and cross stitching.
Survivors include her children, Shirley (Al Bartus) Dement, Coretta Sweeney, Dreanna (Don) Zachmeyer, and Rick Cocking; 12 grandchildren; many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and sister, Ruth Hayes.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glen; sister, Sybil Simmonds; three brothers, James, Marvin, and Ray Hayward; son-in-law, Wayne Sweeney; and grandson, Donald Riddle.
Beatrice was born June 8, 1916, in Morley, Iowa, the daughter of James and Augusta (Reed) Hayward. She graduated from Roosevelt High School, in Cedar Rapids. Beatrice married W. Glen Cocking on December 31, 1949. Glen died in 1990. She was the founder of Cocking’s Yarn and Needlecraft. Beatrice enjoyed crocheting, needlework, and cross stitching.
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