Jewell Cochran | 73, of Covington, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2018. Mr. Cochran was a former production worker with Mueller Brass.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12 at the Covington Funeral Home chapel with interment to follow in the Shiloh Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service at the funeral home.
He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Byrd Cochran; three sons, Dwayne Cochran of Drummonds, Matt Cochran and John Cochran, both of Covington; one daughter, Becky Wallace of Brighton; two brothers, Mike Cochran of Covington and Cecil Cochran of Shelby County; two sisters, Norma Bernard of Covington and Faye Ross of Florida; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Ruby Cochran; six brothers, Jeff Cochran, Ernie Cochran, John Cochran, L. D. Cochran, Jerry Cochran and Buddy Cochran and two sisters, Alice Meroney and Jill Ruffin.
Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.covingtonfuneralhome.com.
August 19, 1944 – January 8, 2018
[ Jewell Cochran | The Covington Leader, Covington, Tenn., January 11, 2018]
Jewell married Cheryl Ann Byrd on 3 Jan 1987 in Tipton, Tennessee. He was 42 at the time of marriage and they were married for thirty-one years.
Cheryl Ann Byrd Cochran
Cheryl Ann Cochran, age 64, of Covington, passed away on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. She was born in Tipton County, TN on June 7, 1959 to parents Thurman and Tassie Glass Byrd, and was one of three children. Ms. Cheryl was a kind-hearted and family-oriented woman who loved hard, and would do anything for anyone, whether they were family or not. Spending time with her grandchildren was her favorite pastime, and she loved being a Memaw.
Services for Ms. Cheryl will be held at 2p.m. in the chapel of Covington Funeral Home on Monday, March 11, 2024, with interment to follow in Shiloh Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest next to her late husband, Jewell. Visitation for friends and family will begin at 12 noon until service time at the funeral home.
Family of Jewell Cochran
Father: William Leonard Cothran (18 Mar 1909 – 17 Jul 1996)
Mother: Ruby Margaret Coley Cothran (4 Dec 1912 – 12 Sep 2000)
Spouse: Cheryl Ann Byrd Cothran (7 Jun 1959 – 6 Mar 2024)
Children:
- Dwayne Cothran
- John Cothran
- Matt Cothran
- Becky Cothran Wall