Born in Merkel Tx 12/9/1928. Married Cecil Cleburn Cochran July 23 1945. She graduated Odessa College Of Medicine in 1960 with a Nurses license and carried that for 55 years. She was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. She loved country music especially George Strait.
She is survived by one sister Janell Rutherford of Aspermont Tx. She is also survived by her 4 children. Gary Cochran and wife Peggy of Oklahoma City. Ronnie Cochran and wife Julie of Aurora Colorado. Patti Knight of Ft. Worth and Donna Sue Cochran-Brady of Grand Prairie. She has 6 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Cecil Cochran , her mother and father Fayne Perry and Winnie Copeland and 2 sisters Jan Rollins and Glenda Rains.
A visitation for Dorothy will be held Tuesday, September 7, 2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Grand Prairie Funeral Home, 733 Dalworth Street, Grand Prairie, TX 75050.
A funeral service will occur Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 1:00 PM, 733 Dalworth Street, Grand Prairie, TX 75050. A graveside service will occur Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at 2:30 PM at DFW National Cemetery, 2000 Mt. Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grandprairiefh.com for the Cochran family.
