Violet A. 'Vi' Cockrell

Violet A. Vi Cockrell, 67, of Westville, passed away at 8:32pm, Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. She was born on July 4, 1943, in Danville, IL, the daughter of Leonard and Celia {Palmer} Treadway. She was united in marriage to Larry Allen Cockrell on September 2, 1965, in Montgomery, TN, until his passing on August 4, 2000. Vi enjoyed doing crochet, dinning out with her mother, taking drives. She loved cooking turkey & noodles. She worked at Steel Grip in Danville as a Master Seamstress for 10 years and was a member of the Southside Church of the Nazarene. Most of all, Vi loved spending time with her family and grandkids. She will be missed by: her mother, Celia Palmer- Treadway of Danville; her sons, Bryan (Jackie) Jackson of Crawfordsville, IN, Allen Cockrell of Westville, & William (Pam) Brewer of Westville; her daughters, Vickie (Mike) Zaayer of Tilton & Lori (David) Emerick of Westville; her thirteen grandchildren; her twelve great grandchildren; her brothers, Richard (Tama) Treadway of Danville, Donald (Dorothy) Treadway of Georgetown, & Charles (Joyce) Treadway of Danville; and her special friends, Sharon Baker of Danville & Joyce Spease of Lexington, MO. She was preceded in death by: her father; and her brother, Terrance. A celebration of Violets life will be held at 1:00pm, Wednesday, September 8, 2010, at Sunset-Urbas Funeral Chapel, A Life Celebration Home , 414 S State St, Westville. Kent Pitcher will officiate. Visitation will be 4-8pm, Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at the funeral chapel. She will be laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery. Memorial donations may be given in Vis name to donors choice. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.sunsetfuneralhome.com .