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Helen C. Cockrell (born May 23, 1906 in East Saint Louis, Illinois; died March 9, 2013 in Birmingham) was a long-time secretary and historian. Cockrell's family moved to Birmingham when she was 8 years old and she was a member of the second graduating class of Shades Cahaba School in 1923. She attended Wheeler Business College and worked as a secretary at numerous Birmingham firms including the Tutwiler Hotel and Southern Natural Gas. She retired in 1971.
Cockrell also volunteered with the Friends of the Homewood Public Library. She was a member of the Homewood Historical Society and the Birmingham Postcard and Collectibles Club.
Cockrell died in 2013 at the age of 106. She is buried at Elmwood Cemetery.
References
- "Helen C. Cockrell" obituary (March 12, 2013) The Birmingham News