Dorothy H. Cochran

Born April 7, 1920 in Calvert City, Kentucky, to George and Sarah Humprey, Dorothy and her 12 siblings were raised in a rural setting with a love of the outdoors. After moving to Paducah, KY she met and married Herman "Sox" Cochran in 1939 who became a Minister of Music in the Baptist Church. Their daughter Sally was born in 1940 and the three spent many years traveling through the South as Herman continued his religious education and worked in many churches. After settling in Lexington, KY Dot worked as a secretary in the Agriculture Department at The University of Kentucky and pursued her life-long love of gardening and service in the church.

She is preceded in death by her devoted husband Herman and daughter Sally and all of her siblings.

Dot is survived by her son-in-law Donald Paul and his wife Barbara of Austin, Grandson Mark Paul and his wife Amy Leftwich of Austin, Granddaughter Ann Karnes and her husband David of Cedar Park, and her great-grandchildren Amelia Paul of Austin and Andrew Karnes of Cedar Park.

In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to The Sally C. Paul Fellowship in the College of Communications Department at UT Austin, Hospice Austin, or a charity of choice.

A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at 2:00 pm, immediately following will be a reception held in the Austin Room at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX. Private burial at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.

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