Boyd "Pap" Cochran, 86, of Pataskala, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025 at Mount Carmel East Hospital. He was born on August 5, 1939 in Pike County, KY, a son to the late Floyd “Mitch” and Tilda (Bandy) Cochran. Boyd is survived by his loving wife, Delphia Cochran; children, Phillip (Traci) Cochran and Shela (Scott) Colegrove; grandchildren, Kylah Cochran, Phillecia Cochran, Rob Colegrove, Allison (Connor) Newsome and Jillian Colegrove and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his siblings, Arville, Robert, Bessie, Charles, Rex, Paul, Helen and Mearl. Friends may call from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 24, 2025 at Pataskala Nazarene Church, 8100 Hazelton-Etna Rd. SW, Pataskala, OH 43062. Funeral service will follow at 1:00 p.m. on Monday at the church with Pastor David Goodwin officiating. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Columbus, OH. Memorial contributions may be made to Pataskala Nazarene Church in Boyd’s memory.
