Daisy Cockrell

Daisy (Dot) Cockrell, 83, of Batesburg Leesville, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Lexington Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 7, at Samaria Baptist Church of Batesburg with burial in Kneece Cemetery with Rev. Dennis Metts. The family will receive friends from 1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 7 before the service at Samaria Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Active pallbearers will be Keith Scott, Ryan Mayo, Terry Kirkland, Carl Cato, Caleb Hallman, and Robert Padgett. Honorary pallbearers will Boyd Benton, Benny Troutman, Carrol Kneece, Gene Ray Rodgers, Malcolm Bryant, Martin Jackson, and Richard Senterfeit. Daisy was the daughter of the late Ishmael and Fannie Spence. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Cockrell; brothers, Gene (Joyce) Spence and Jim (Mary Eva) Spence; and niece, Linda (Lester) Scott. She is survived by her brother, William "Bo" Spence and his wife Treatha; niece, Mary (Terry) Kirkland; nephew, Ronnie Deese; great nieces, Melody (Harold) Stanford; Terrel (Michael) Carson; Tara (Ryan) Mayo; Tiffany Scott; and great nephew, Keith (Marsha) Scott. Daisy was retired from Maxway where she worked for almost her entire life. She dearly loved the work and the people. Memorials may be made to Samaria Baptist Church, 7127 Two Notch Road, Batesburg, SC 29006.

Service:

2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 7

Samaria Baptist Church



Visitation:

1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 7

Samaria Baptist Church Fellowship Hall