LORETTA COCHRAN

Loretta Marcella Cochran, age 79, of Texarkana, Arkansas went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in a local hospital.

Mrs. Cochran was born on October 27, 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio to Frank and Francis Jeffi. She was a homemaker and a member of Highland Park Baptist Church. She is best described as a sweet and kind lady who always put her family first. But, always expressed a firm word of love and concern about the needs of her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Cochran; one son, Keith Cochran; and one granddaughter, Keitha Cochran.

She is survived by one daughter, Melissa Estes of Texarkana, Arkansas; three sons, John and wife, Suki of Texarkana, Texas; Mark Cochran of Texarkana, Arkansas; and Lon Cochran and wife, Becky of Atlanta, Texas; two stepchildren, Jim Cochran Jr. of Nixa, Missouri, and Linda Hedrick of Cleveland, Ohio; two sisters, Carol Meade and Brenda Jeffi of Cleveland, Ohio; two brothers, Ray Jeffi and Donald Jeffi of Cleveland, Ohio; ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 6:00 – 7:30 PM.

Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Friday, October 9, 2020 at Texarkana Funeral Home Arkansas with Bro. Kevin Myers officiating. Burial will be in Rock Springs Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Texarkana Animal Shelter at 203 Harrison Street, Texarkana, AR 71854.

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