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St. Petersburg Times (FL) - Thursday, April 1, 1999
COCKFIELD, GRAHAM McQUEEN, 72, of St. Petersburg, died Tuesday (March 30, 1999) at home.
Born in Lake City, S.C., he came here in 1975 from Rockford, Ill. He retired as a sergeant major after more than 20 years with the Army, serving during the Korean War, where he was a prisoner of war for 32 months. He was a member of the Korean War Vets Association, Suncoast Chapter, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Ex-Prisoners of the Korean War, VFW Post 39, St. Petersburg, and DAV Chapter 91, Pinellas Park. He was a member of the 24th Infantry Division Association.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Sonia; a niece, Elizabeth N. Anderson, Tarboro, N.C.; a nephew, Fulton Hardee, North Carolina; and two grandnieces. Anderson-McQueen Funeral Homes & Cremation Tribute Center-Ninth Street Chapel, St. Petersburg.
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