Betty Jo Cochran

Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Betty Jo Short Cochran peacefully left this world on Monday, September 14, 2026, at age 92. Betty is now restored and joyfully in the company of her Savior, Jesus Christ. She is eternally reunited with her husband of 63 years, John Presley Cochran, her eldest son, Christopher Mark Cochran, as well as her mother, father and three siblings, James Earl Short, Lillie Kathyrn Short Blake, and William Harold Short.

Betty Jo Short was born May 27, 1934, to Josephus Monroe Short and Maude Ozell Eskew Short in College Park, GA, and was the youngest of four children. She attended College Park High School graduating in 1952.

Betty married John Presley Cochran on October 22, 1955 and relocated to Miami, FL in 1958. Betty and John lived in multiple cities across Florida as John progressed with the Sinclair Oil Company. In 1972, Betty, John, and their three children, Christopher, Gregory, and Kelly, settled in Tallahassee. Betty worked for the State of Florida, retiring from the Public Service Commission as an administrative secretary.

After Betty and John retired, they spent many enjoyable years in the mountains of western North Carolina, where they designed and constructed their dream retirement home. They enjoyed countless happy memories there with each other, their children, grandchildren, and beloved pets.

Betty is survived by her son Gregory John Cochran, her daughter Kelly and son-in-law Frederick Baudoind’Ajoux, her daughter-in-law Suzy Cochran, her granddaughters Elizabeth Cochran and Camille Cochran (and their mother Lynn Cochran), her grandsons John Cochran, Seth Baudoind’Ajoux and Ian Baudoind’Ajoux.

Betty has been interred with her husband at Tallahassee National Cemetery. Her family is comforted in knowing that she is having a long-awaited reunion with her pre-deceased husband, son, and relatives, particularly with her father who passed when she was only 9 years old.

A Funeral Service will be held at Tallahassee National Cemetery, 5015 Apalachee Pkwy, Tallahassee, FL 32311, US, on September 18, 2026, from 12:00 pm to 12:15 pm.

A celebration of Betty’s life will be held on Friday, September 25th from 4:00pm until 6:00pm. The gathering will be in the Oak Lounge and St. Andrew’s Pub (adjoining rooms) in the Parry Center at Westminster Oaks, 4449 Meandering Way, Tallahassee.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Betty’s name to Big Bend Hospice of Tallahassee.