Thelma Jones Cockerham Funeral services for Thelma Jones Cockerham, 82, of Ruston, LA will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel in Ruston. Officiating the service will be Rev. Wendell Sellars and Rev. Jan Wheeler. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Clay, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Visitation will begin Sunday at 1:00 PM until service time at Kilpatrick Funeral Home. Mrs. Cockerham was born on December 10, 1929 in Trout, LA and died July 13, 2012 in Ruston. She attended Northview Baptist Church in Ruston and cherished the time she spent with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Cockerham worked and retired from the Lincoln Parish Police Jury. She is survived by her children: Herbert Cockerham, Jr. and wife Rita of Mt. Olive, LA; Jan Wheeler and husband Rodney of Marksville, LA; Benny Cockerham and wife Betty of Ruston, LA; eight grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Trey Cockerham, Josh Cockerham, Wayne Edmiston, Shannon Edmiston, Clint Weeks, and Radim Sumny. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com