The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-07-17
DAVID CoCKRILL Sue
CUMBs TO OPERATION
Descendant Of Founder Of Nash
vile Dies at Union City.

David Cockrill. descendant ofJame
Robertson, founder of Nashville, +:
member Of one OF the most prominen
families in Tennessee and son Of Capt
Mark S. cockrill, distinguished Con
federate soldier, died Saturday night a
Union City, following an operation
Wednesday on account Of intestinal
trouble.
Mr.. CockrilI, who was As years Of
age, at the time of his death, was trav-
cling for the Virginia Carolina Chemi-
cal Co., and made his home in Jackson,
Tenn. For the past five years he had
been in failing health, submitting to an
operation on Wednesday in an effort to
secure relief.
The shock of the operation proved
too severe in view Of his weakened con-
dition.
News OF his critical condition reached
his family in Nashville on Thursday
and his father, Capt. Mark S. Cockrill,
went Immediately to Union City and
was with his son when the end came.
He was born in West Nashville in
October, 1869, and received his educa-
ton at the old Montgomery Bell acad-
envy. After his graduation he was con-
nected with the old firm Of Dudley &
Co., prior to the organization OF the
Gray & Dudley Hardware Co., and later
was employed by the Tennessee Chemi-
cal Co., Of this city, for number Of
years.
About twelve years ago he was mar
ried to Miss Helen Phebus, Of Union
City, who survives him, together with
his 1O-year-old son, Francis Cockrill.
He is also survived by two brothers,
Goodloe Cockrill, of this city, and Mark
s. Cockrill, Jr., OF Great Falls, Mon
tana, and three sisters, Mrs. Duncan
Kenner, Of Nashville; Miss jamie Cock
rill, Of St. Louis, Mo-, and Mrs. Ed
Hicks, Of Bellevue, Tenn.
The remains we're shipped to Nash
vile Sunday afternoon over the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
and were taken direct to Mt Olivet
cemetery for interment. -Tennessean.
The subject OF the above sketch, after
his marriage, was resident OF Union
City for number of years, held here in
the highest esteem as citizen, his FAM
ily associations connecting them with
the best social life OF the city. Mr..
Cockrill, as travelling salesman, made
! this bis headquarters. A short time
ago they moved to Jackson, that being
a more convenient point for Mr.. Cock
rill. Last week Mr.. and Mrs. Cockrill
came to Union City, Mr.. Cockrill to the
Mailing Hospital for treatment, an OPP
Grafton being advised.
An operation was performed Monday,
July 8, for intestinal trouble. In the
operation DIR. Mailing was assisted by
Drs. Carey and Maddox. The patient
did not get any better and Friday fol-
lowing his condition was very much
worse and Saturday morning Drs. Nail
ling. Hibbits and Maddox we're with
him and second operation was per-
formed and everything that medical aid
could suggest was done in an effort to
save the dying man. From this he was
too weak to rally and gradually grew
weaker until the end came.
The funeral service was conducted
Sunday morning at O'Clock from the
First Christian Church by the pastor,
Rev. ]. E. Stuart, and the remains
shipped to Nashville on the morning
train, accompanied by the family and
friends.
Mr.. Cockrill was pleasant, social,
affable gentleman, generous, with the
4 highest type OF character and sense OF
honor He was fair-minded and liberal
| in all dealings and, during his citizen
ship here, made numbers Of very warm
friends, who deeply sympathize with bis
bereayed family. The Commercial ex-
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