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Hocker, Jessie Boyce

Jessie B. Hocker, 74, World War II vet, dies

Beechmont - Jessie Boyce Hocker, 74, of Beechmont Route 1, died Sunday, March 5 at 6:45 a.m. in the Muhlenberg Community Hospital.

A retired coal miner, he was born Oct. 24, 1914 in Butler County. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the UMWA and the Browder Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Nova Hocker; son, John Paxton Hocker of Beechmont; daughter, Mrs. Rita Perry of Central City; stepson, William Rust Hocker of Drakesboro; two grandchildren and four step-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Lois Stagner of Morgantown.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Tucker-Beechmont Funeral Home with the Rev. Ron Noffsinger officiating, assisted by the Rev. Norman Herald. Burial was in Forest Grove Cemetery.

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Updated November 2, 2026.

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