The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-09-16
HEALY COCHRON DEAD
For Third Time Within Eleven Months
Cruel Death Visits Family.

the life Of Healy Cochron passed
away after about three weeks sick
ness Of typhoid four. He was just
in his 22nd year, having been born
Nov. "a, 1882. He was born and
reared in this county and educated
mainly in the Marion Graded
School. After his graduation he
was for sometime salesman in the
CochrOn Il Baker hardware store at
this place, now Cochron d Pickens,
the senior member Of the firm, T.
II. Cochron being his brother. He
was attentive TO business, always
ready To do anything required to
he done, pleasant and sociablo, and
soon became well known among all
the customers and business men in
general. Here he obtained much
practical business knowledge and
about one year ago he decided Ia 70
into business for himself, purchas-
ing one-half interest in the s. r.
Adams blacksmith and machine
shop, where, until his death, sue
ccssful business was transacted un-
der the firm name Of Adams &
Cochron.
He is survived by a mother,
three brothers, T. II. and Jno.
Cochron, Of this place, and Geo.
Cochron, Of Kansas, two sisters,
Mrs. II. \. Rogers, Of Henderson,
and Mrs. j. &. Rochester, Of Ma
rion, and also two half sisters, Mrs.
Sallie Dunlap, Of near Smithland,
and Mis-. Mary Miller, oi Marion.
In the presence oi these, with pos
sibly one exception, conscious 10
the last, with a clear mind and n
bright Christian faith, his life
passed out.
To these aud especially To his
lately widowed mother, his death
came a. a sad blow, his father hay-
ing died June 20, less than three
month, agu. III, brother. VIII
Cochron, having died in Kansas
Nov. 2nd, which was less than
eight months preceding the death
Of the father.
Every effort was made To prnlong
his lie but all tia, trained nursc
and skilled physicians could do was
of no avail.
llcaly was just at the lcgiuning
oi a brigh, aud useful career in life
with friends ON every side yho
watched his progress with admim.
ton. Especially was he a favor.
iic oi the young pSOplc u the town.
plly, full Of life and spirit, a social
gathering was no, complete without
him.
lie was a faithful young worker
IN the VI, +. church here having
hcn converted a, the Union scryic.
- conducted here In the ten, in
1902 by the loal pastors. lie
l,inrd the church a, the hut op.
Poriunily and was At oncc made
steward, acNp,ing the placc cheer.
fully and willingly
Al I o'clcCk Sunday afternoon
the funeral scryicys v,rc conducted
irom the VI =. churh. Rev. T. V.
Joiner officiating The loiy was
, laid a. tyst hsidc father and bFulh.
- In the new CvmCtCty In the prrs.
cuCv II one " the largest thrunes
that ever witnessed a funeral ser.
viw in Marion,
Hcaly was a mcmlyr u the
Blackwell Lodge Number 81.
Knights u Pyihias, oi this city.
having been made a knight In said
lodge, Jan, /, 1904. The lodge
would have taken charge " the
! body and performed the burial Ger.
cmony but llcaly and all the mem.
: tCrs of the Cochran family bclicv.
ing that the church should ever H.
first. the burial ccCmuny was un.
der the auspiccs II the church. al.
though the Lodge attended in q
ody.
A floral design given hy the X.
oi 7. lodge and many beautiful
flowers presented by friends. and
left ON the grave, gave Il the ap-
pcarance oi the living rather than
oi the dead, All as A token of The