Clifton Cockrell Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Clifton Cockrell of Mantachie, Mississippi, who passed away on December 19, 2025, at the age of 100, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Henry Calvin and Hattie Pearl Buse Cockrell; his wife Kathryn Burleson Cockrell; his daughter Kathy Wilson White; and his siblings, Albert Cockrell (Ethel), Allen Cockrell, Clara Clouse (Jeff), Ovie Cayson (Chalmus), Eron McCormick (H. T.), Sallie Mae Sanderson (Cecil), Jessie Cockrell and Ernie Franks (Cleve).

He is survived by: his daughters, Carolyn Boswell (Ron) of Gibsonville, NC and Shelia Lockwood (Walt) of Aberdeen, MS; his brother-in-law Jimmy Burleson (Becky) of Tupelo; his grandchildren, Kevin Boswell, Justin Wilson (Jennifer), Kristen Thompson (Dave), Jason Yant (Jordan Herndon), Jamie Yant (Jaymar Walls) and Jesi Hawkes (Zak); and his great grandchildren, Austin, John Tyler, Westin, Connor, Samuel, Isaac, Aiden, Killian and Harley.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Clifton's memory to Mantachie Cemetery Fund, c/o Mantachie Baptist Church, P.O. Box 159, Mantachie, MS, 38855.