OBITUARY

Kathryn Cochran Stringham

12 December, 19318 May, 2024
Obituary of Kathryn Cochran Stringham
Kathryn Cochran Stringham, 92, slipped away peacefully, May 8, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dixon ODell Cochran and Kathryn Wilson Cochran; her sister, Patricia Cochran Brown; two husbands, Bruce Findlay Baehr, and Luther Winters Stringham; two daughters, Kathryn Baehr Strickland, and Emily Findlay Koski; her stepdaughter, Susan Stringham; and one grandson, Thomas Wilson Strickland. She is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Stewart Beckwith and her husband Scott, two additional sons-in-law, nine grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Cassie, as she was known, was a student at the Linden School, Ellis, and graduated from St. Catherine’s, in Richmond, Virginia. Attending Carnegie Mellon, she made her societal debut in Pittsburgh, there she met a young man from Duke University. They married and raised three daughters. She was able to find love again, later in life, enjoying a few precious years together. Cassie was a creative spirit with a knack for interior decorating, a beautiful singing voice and a penchant for poetry and watercolors. She was an avid reader, loved a good game, especially Bridge and Gin Rummy, and developed an unexpected passion for genealogy. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames, fully embracing and reveling in her family’s rich and colorful past. A private service will be held for the family. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer’s Association.

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