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William Cochran

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William Cochran Veteran

Birth
Kanawha City, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Death
27 Dec 1975 (aged 82)
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
RIGGS: Lot 407
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Born at home. Son of Frank C Cochran and Lucy Helton Cochran.
Kanawha County Birth Record: https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcdetail.aspx?Id=3324947

William married Stella Winfree in 1920. He was 27, she was 21.
Kanawha County Marriage Record: https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=12591387

They had five children; William Joseph, Oscar Lee, Annie Jo, Rebecca Blanch and Lucy Florence.

Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, WV December 28, 1975 page 12 C
"William Cochran, 82 of 5729 Midland Dr., Rand, dies Saturday at home after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County, a retired DuPont employee with 23 years service and was a licensed engineer on the Steamboat "Iron Duke." Mr. Cochran was a member of the American Legion, a veteran of World War I and was a member of Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church, Malden.

Surviving: sons, William of Charlotte, N.C., Oscar L. of Rand; daughters, Mrs. Annie Jo Pinkerton of Ocean City, Md., Mrs. Lucy Youell of DuPont City; brothers, Clifford of Charleston, Floyd E. of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Mrs. Thelma Ullman of Marmet, Mrs. Irene Patterson of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Freda Stewart of Charleston; 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren."
Born at home. Son of Frank C Cochran and Lucy Helton Cochran.
Kanawha County Birth Record: https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcdetail.aspx?Id=3324947

William married Stella Winfree in 1920. He was 27, she was 21.
Kanawha County Marriage Record: https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcdetail.aspx?Id=12591387

They had five children; William Joseph, Oscar Lee, Annie Jo, Rebecca Blanch and Lucy Florence.

Sunday Gazette-Mail Charleston, WV December 28, 1975 page 12 C
"William Cochran, 82 of 5729 Midland Dr., Rand, dies Saturday at home after a long illness. He was a lifelong resident of Kanawha County, a retired DuPont employee with 23 years service and was a licensed engineer on the Steamboat "Iron Duke." Mr. Cochran was a member of the American Legion, a veteran of World War I and was a member of Kanawha Salines Presbyterian Church, Malden.

Surviving: sons, William of Charlotte, N.C., Oscar L. of Rand; daughters, Mrs. Annie Jo Pinkerton of Ocean City, Md., Mrs. Lucy Youell of DuPont City; brothers, Clifford of Charleston, Floyd E. of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters, Mrs. Thelma Ullman of Marmet, Mrs. Irene Patterson of Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Freda Stewart of Charleston; 13 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren."


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  • Created by: Y.C.
  • Added: Dec 30, 2023
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262662432/william-cochran: accessed ), memorial page for William Cochran (26 Aug 1893–27 Dec 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 262662432, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Y.C. (contributor 51578929).