Date of birth: 20 July 1913 Gravel Switch, Marion County, Kentucky
Date of death: 5 January 2004 Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana
Franklin Daily Journal 6 January 2004
Gladys L. (Ellis) Cochran
Gladys L. (Ellis) Cochran, 90, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2004, at Johnson
Memorial Hospital in Franklin. She was a resident of Trafalgar.
She was born July 20, 1913, in Gravel Switch, Ky. Her parents were Frank
B. and Anna (Whitehouse) Ellis. She married Frank E. Cochran on Sept. 14,
1931, in Martinsville. He preceded her in death March 18, 1996. Survivors
include a son, Keith Cochran of Trafalgar; a daughter, Patty Miller of
Indianapolis; a granddaughter; a great-grandson; a caregiver, Betty King
of Franklin; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by
three brothers, Luther, Ronnie and Edgar Ellis; and five sisters, Beulah
Smith, Ethel Smith, Margaret Wirey, Dean Young and Leva Noe.
She was a homemaker and was employed by the Franklin United Methodist Home
as a caregiver and by Franklin College as a salad chef, both during the
1960s.
She was a member of Rocklane Christian Church and attended Mount Carmel
Christian Church for more than 40 years. She was a member of Mount Carmel
Ladies Aid and enjoyed visiting area nursing homes to take home-baked
cookies to residents.
The Rev. Jerry Pittman will conduct a service at 10:30 a.m. Friday at
Meredith-Clark Funeral Home, 179 E. Mulberry St. in Morgantown. Friends
may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at
Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Carmel Christian Church Fund,
2013 W. County Road 750S, Trafalgar, IN 46181.
Martinsville Reporter Times 7 January 2004
Gladys Cochran, 90
Gladys Ellis Cochran, 90, Trafalgar, died Jan. 5, 2004, at Johnson
Memorial Hospital in Franklin.
The daughter of the late Frank B. and Anna (Whitehouse) Ellis, she was
born July 20, 1913, in Gravel Switch, Ky. She was the widow of Frank E.
Cochran, whom she married Sept. 14, 1931 in Martinsville. He died March
18, 1996.
Cochran worked as a caregiver at the Methodist Home in Franklin and as a
salad chef at Franklin College, both during the 1960s.
She was a member of the Rocklane Christian Church and attended Mount
Carmel Christian Church for over 40 years. She was also a member of the
Mount Carmel Ladies Aid and enjoyed visiting area nursing homes and taking
baked cookies to the residents.
Survivors include a son, Keith Cochran, Trafalgar; a daughter, Patty
Miller, Indianapolis; a granddaughter, Lori Owens and a great-grandson,
Josh Owens.
Three brothers, Luther, Ronnie and Edgar Ellis, and five sisters, Beulah
and Ethel Smith, Margaret Wirey, Dean Young and Leva Noe, preceded her in
death.
The service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home in
Morgantown. The Rev. Jerry Pittman will officiate. Burial will be in
Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin.
Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Carmel Christian Church Fund,
2013 W. 750 S. Trafalgar, IN 46181.
Indianapolis Star 7 January 2004
Cochran, Gladys Ellis
Gladys L. Ellis Cochran, 90, Trafalgar, passed away January 5, 2004. She
attended the Mt. Carmel Christian Church and was a member of Mt. Carmel Ladies
Aid. Survivors: son, Keith Cochran of Trafalgar; daughter, Patty Miller of
Indianapolis; granddaughter, Lori Owens; great grandson, Josh Owens; caregiver,
Betty King. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 9 at Meredith-Clark Funeral
Home, Morgantown with calling from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday, January 8. Burial:
Greenlawn Cemetery, Franklin. Memorial donations to: Mt. Carmel Christian
Church, 2013 W. 750 South, Trafalgar, IN 46181.
Submitted by Mark Wirey