Norman Lee Cochran

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Pentecost Cochran. They were married 52 years and lived in Phoenix for the last 3½ years. They have two sons, Steven Lee and William Brian Cochran; two grandsons, Christopher Stancliff and Alexander Cochran; three living brothers and their wives, Max and Marolyn Cochran, Kenneth and Gail Cochran and Jerry and Theresa Brown; two living sisters, Nell Smith and Carolyn McLester; a sister-in-law, Betty Pentecost Bellamy; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Norman was a resident of Gadsden for many years and served our country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked for many years as a Technical Illustrator for the Lockheed Georgia Corporation, Marietta, Ga. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Chattanooga, Tenn.

The funeral will be at Collier-Butler Funeral Home in Gadsden Sunday, Dec. 30. Visitation will start at 1 p.m. with the service at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Ronnie McPhatter officiating. Burial will be in the Hokes Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Max, David, Steven and Brian Cochran, Christopher Stancliff and Curtis Shelton.

Online condolences may be made at www.collier.butler.com.