MELIA COCHRAN RITES THURSDAY

Funeral services for Mrs. Amelia Jane COCHRAN, 93, of Sesser, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Hazel Dell Baptist Church near Sesser. Burial will be in Franklin Cemetery near Sesser.

Mrs. COCHRAN died about noon Monday at Franklin Hospital, Benton, following a lengthy illness.

Born March 27, 1877, in Jefferson County, she was the daughter of James and Mary BUTLER WILLIAMS.

She was married to James COCHRAN on Dec. 12, 1895.

She leaves her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Artie MONTGOMERY of Sesser; sons, Sebern and Troy, both of Sesser; six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren.

The Rev. Jack Ketterman will officiate at the services. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Brayfield Funeral Home, Sesser.

Source: The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale, Illinois
Date: Wednesday, April 22, 1970, page 19
Submitted by Debbie V.