Joe Eagle Cochran

Joe Eagle Cochran, 86, of Coldspring, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at the First Baptist Church of Coldspring with services concluding thereafter. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Cleveland.

Joe was born January 15, 1930 in Coldspring, to parents Eagle Woods and Madura Glover Cochran. He grew up in Coldspring. After attending Sam Houston State, serving in the Marine Corp, and residing in Angleton, Texas for a number of years, he returned to Coldspring and made it his home again for the past 30 years. He was a graduate of the Coldspring High School, veteran of the US Marine Corps during Korea, a retired marine controller for barge transport with DuPont, and a member of the First Baptist Church of Coldspring. He also enjoyed sports, woodworking, hunting, gardening, carpentry, and especially spending time watching his daughter and grandsons play sports and working on projects with his grandsons.

Mr. Cochran was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 63 years, Fannie Kate Walters Cochran; and brother, Kirk Cochran. He is survived by his daughter JoAnn Scarborough and husband Buck of Coldspring; brother E. Neil Cochran and wife Pat of Tyler; grandchildren Luke Eagle Love and wife Amanda of Atlanta, Georgia, and Marc Allen Love and wife Candace of Houston; great-granddaughter Stella Raye Love, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

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