Myrtle Harrelson Cochran

Myrtle Harrelson Cochran, age 79, of Ooltewah, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 in a local hospital following a brief illness. She was born August 15, 1934 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Emmitt Coleman & Ida Jane Harrelson.

She was a graduate of the University of Tennessee with a B.S. in Education. Mrs. Cochran was a high school math teacher and was later a computer systems analyst for TVA.

She was a member of Kingston Baptist Church in Roane County, Tennessee and was an avid U.S.T.A. Doubles Tennis Player.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, Leon, Byron, Aldon, Cecil, and Wendell Harrelson.

Survivors include her husband, Walter Cochran; three children, Maj. Gen. USAF Jane (Lt. Col. Terry) Rohr of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Judy (Frank) Turner of Knoxville; Mark W. (Dana) Cochran of Seattle, Washington; seven grandchildren, Lauren, Brittany, John, Brock, Robby, Emily and Holly; two brothers, Clyde (Carolyn) Harrelson and Neal (Carol) Harrelson both of Atlanta; one sister, Lucille Jowers of Roswell, Georgia; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the North Chapel with his daughter Maj. Gen. USAF Jane Rohr and Rev. Wayland Stewart officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-4 p.m. Sunday prior to the service.

Interment will be at Holly Hills Cemetery in Fairburn, Georgia at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 17, 2014.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Wounded Warriors Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org/.

Arrangements are by the North Chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory & Florist, 5401 Highway 153, Hixson, Tennessee 37343.

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