Geraldine "Gerry" Narron Cockrell

Geraldine “Gerry” Narron Cockrell, age 85, of Wilson, NC, passed away in Wilson on April 25, 2026, just 12 days after the death of her son, Jason. She was born on October 22, 1940, in Johnston County, NC, the youngest child of a farm family.

Gerry married Ervin Franklin “Frank” Cockrell on May 1, 1960, in Portsmouth, VA. They soon returned to eastern North Carolina, where they lived the rest of their lives in Wilson and Farmville.

Gerry will be remembered for her kindness, her dedication to family, and her faithful service to God. She was a loyal, long-time employee of AC Monk/Diamond Tobacco Company in Farmville. She and Frank were long-time members of Aspen Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Fountain, NC, where Frank ministered for many years.

Gerry is survived by her four grandchildren, Owen, Brennan, Emberlee, and Izzie; her loving daughter-in-law, Candice; three nieces; and three nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Alonia Narron; her brother, Joseph Clifton “J.C.” Narron; her sister, Alma Ruth Narron Johnson, her husband, Frank; and her sons, Scott Anthony Cockrell and Jason Lee Cockrell.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on May 16 at 3:30 PM at Shingleton Funeral Home at 2413 Nash St in Wilson, NC.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Aspen Grove Free Will Baptist Church, 8861 Aspen Grove Church Rd, Fountain, NC 27829, in Gerry’s memory.

Thanks be to God for Gerry’s love and legacy, which will live on in the hearts of all who knew her.

Online condolences may be made at www.farmvillefh.com.

Arrangements are by Farmville Funeral Home. 

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