Kathryn Cochran Stringham

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.