Mrs. Cochran, Music Leader, Dies Sunday
Mrs. Lottie A. Cochran, of 1016 Market St., widow of Joseph G. Cochran, died at 4:55 p.m. Sunday at the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for a week and a half.
Mrs. Cochran, 87, July 5th, became ill about the middle of March at her home in Clermont, Fla., and returned to her Parkersburg residence seemingly improved for a short time. She later was a patient at the Ohio Valley Hospital in Wheeling for a few days and returning from there was confined to her residence until taken to the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
She was widely known throughout the state in music circles and for more than a half century was a leader in local and state activities of the Woman's Club.
Her interest in music began when she was a young girl. She married Mr. Cochran June 29, 1889, and in 1893, moved to Parkersburg. She immediately became interested in bringing musicians of national prominence to Parkersburg for concerts, which proved to be the forerunner of the community concerts of today.
Among them were Gadski, Madam Schumann-Heink, Nordica, the Cincinnati Symphony and others.
Mrs. Cochran's music interests were also centered at the First Presbyterian church where she was director of the choir for more than 30 years.
While serving in this capacity she organized a Boy's Choir and the Reverend John D. Smith of Bravard, N. C., now ordained minister, who was one of the members will come here to officiate at her funeral Wednesday.
Other members of the choir yet residing in this vicinity will serve as pallbearers. Among them will be Mayor William G. Brown, Dr. Julius Bell, Dr. Richard W. Corbitt, Ralph Harrison, James Gray, Ralph Tallman and James Orem.
Mrs. Cochran's interest in young people was always predominent and she gave generously of her time to training them in piano, organ or voice, thus providing them with a start which later led to places of prominence in music circles.
She was one of the organizers of the Parkersburg Woman's Club and served it as president. She also served as president of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs and president of the State Federation of Music Clubs.
In addition to holding other offices in the Parkersburg Woman's Club she was a director of the Parkersburg Board of Commerce and served a term as member of the Board of Education.
During World War I, Governor John Cornwell, named her a member of the state Council of Defense, and at the same time she served as a member of the National Council of Defense.
Mrs. Cochran is credied with establishing the first kindergarten in Parkersburg about 50 years ago, which she supervised for seven years.
She was a former member of James Wood Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, transferring her membership to Tanoka Chapter at Clermont, Fla., when she went there to reside about four years ago. She was also a member of the Wood County Committee, Colonial Dames Resident in West Virginia.
She was born in Callensbury, Pa., the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Meals. Her husband was widely known as an oil and gas producer during his lifetime.
Mr. and Mrs. Cochran were charter members of the Parkersburg Country Club. She was a well known golf player and promoted many of the earlier invitation tournaments here. She also played in several state golf tournaments on the greens of The Greenbriar at White Sulphur Springs.
Surviving are one son, Fred M. Cochran and one daughter, Mrs. Lois Cochran Rogers, at home; five grandchildren, Mrs. W. I. Boreman, Rose Mar Rd.; Mrs. Owen Bowser, Country Club; Mrs. L. F. Blitz, Norfolk, VA; Dr. Joseph G. Mathews, Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. John L. Cannon, Marietta, and 11 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Frances Mathews, wife of the late Attorney Howard D. Mathews of Wheeling, died several years ago.
The body is at the Leavitt Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday and burial will be in the mausoleum in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Parkersburg News, July 19, 1954.
Mrs. Lottie A. Cochran, of 1016 Market St., widow of Joseph G. Cochran, died at 4:55 p.m. Sunday at the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for a week and a half.
Mrs. Cochran, 87, July 5th, became ill about the middle of March at her home in Clermont, Fla., and returned to her Parkersburg residence seemingly improved for a short time. She later was a patient at the Ohio Valley Hospital in Wheeling for a few days and returning from there was confined to her residence until taken to the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
She was widely known throughout the state in music circles and for more than a half century was a leader in local and state activities of the Woman's Club.
Her interest in music began when she was a young girl. She married Mr. Cochran June 29, 1889, and in 1893, moved to Parkersburg. She immediately became interested in bringing musicians of national prominence to Parkersburg for concerts, which proved to be the forerunner of the community concerts of today.
Among them were Gadski, Madam Schumann-Heink, Nordica, the Cincinnati Symphony and others.
Mrs. Cochran's music interests were also centered at the First Presbyterian church where she was director of the choir for more than 30 years.
While serving in this capacity she organized a Boy's Choir and the Reverend John D. Smith of Bravard, N. C., now ordained minister, who was one of the members will come here to officiate at her funeral Wednesday.
Other members of the choir yet residing in this vicinity will serve as pallbearers. Among them will be Mayor William G. Brown, Dr. Julius Bell, Dr. Richard W. Corbitt, Ralph Harrison, James Gray, Ralph Tallman and James Orem.
Mrs. Cochran's interest in young people was always predominent and she gave generously of her time to training them in piano, organ or voice, thus providing them with a start which later led to places of prominence in music circles.
She was one of the organizers of the Parkersburg Woman's Club and served it as president. She also served as president of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs and president of the State Federation of Music Clubs.
In addition to holding other offices in the Parkersburg Woman's Club she was a director of the Parkersburg Board of Commerce and served a term as member of the Board of Education.
During World War I, Governor John Cornwell, named her a member of the state Council of Defense, and at the same time she served as a member of the National Council of Defense.
Mrs. Cochran is credied with establishing the first kindergarten in Parkersburg about 50 years ago, which she supervised for seven years.
She was a former member of James Wood Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, transferring her membership to Tanoka Chapter at Clermont, Fla., when she went there to reside about four years ago. She was also a member of the Wood County Committee, Colonial Dames Resident in West Virginia.
She was born in Callensbury, Pa., the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Meals. Her husband was widely known as an oil and gas producer during his lifetime.
Mr. and Mrs. Cochran were charter members of the Parkersburg Country Club. She was a well known golf player and promoted many of the earlier invitation tournaments here. She also played in several state golf tournaments on the greens of The Greenbriar at White Sulphur Springs.
Surviving are one son, Fred M. Cochran and one daughter, Mrs. Lois Cochran Rogers, at home; five grandchildren, Mrs. W. I. Boreman, Rose Mar Rd.; Mrs. Owen Bowser, Country Club; Mrs. L. F. Blitz, Norfolk, VA; Dr. Joseph G. Mathews, Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. John L. Cannon, Marietta, and 11 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Frances Mathews, wife of the late Attorney Howard D. Mathews of Wheeling, died several years ago.
The body is at the Leavitt Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday and burial will be in the mausoleum in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Parkersburg News, July 19, 1954.
Mrs. Cochran, Music Leader, Dies Sunday
Mrs. Lottie A. Cochran, of 1016 Market St., widow of Joseph G. Cochran, died at 4:55 p.m. Sunday at the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for a week and a half.
Mrs. Cochran, 87, July 5th, became ill about the middle of March at her home in Clermont, Fla., and returned to her Parkersburg residence seemingly improved for a short time. She later was a patient at the Ohio Valley Hospital in Wheeling for a few days and returning from there was confined to her residence until taken to the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
She was widely known throughout the state in music circles and for more than a half century was a leader in local and state activities of the Woman's Club.
Her interest in music began when she was a young girl. She married Mr. Cochran June 29, 1889, and in 1893, moved to Parkersburg. She immediately became interested in bringing musicians of national prominence to Parkersburg for concerts, which proved to be the forerunner of the community concerts of today.
Among them were Gadski, Madam Schumann-Heink, Nordica, the Cincinnati Symphony and others.
Mrs. Cochran's music interests were also centered at the First Presbyterian church where she was director of the choir for more than 30 years.
While serving in this capacity she organized a Boy's Choir and the Reverend John D. Smith of Bravard, N. C., now ordained minister, who was one of the members will come here to officiate at her funeral Wednesday.
Other members of the choir yet residing in this vicinity will serve as pallbearers. Among them will be Mayor William G. Brown, Dr. Julius Bell, Dr. Richard W. Corbitt, Ralph Harrison, James Gray, Ralph Tallman and James Orem.
Mrs. Cochran's interest in young people was always predominent and she gave generously of her time to training them in piano, organ or voice, thus providing them with a start which later led to places of prominence in music circles.
She was one of the organizers of the Parkersburg Woman's Club and served it as president. She also served as president of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs and president of the State Federation of Music Clubs.
In addition to holding other offices in the Parkersburg Woman's Club she was a director of the Parkersburg Board of Commerce and served a term as member of the Board of Education.
During World War I, Governor John Cornwell, named her a member of the state Council of Defense, and at the same time she served as a member of the National Council of Defense.
Mrs. Cochran is credied with establishing the first kindergarten in Parkersburg about 50 years ago, which she supervised for seven years.
She was a former member of James Wood Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, transferring her membership to Tanoka Chapter at Clermont, Fla., when she went there to reside about four years ago. She was also a member of the Wood County Committee, Colonial Dames Resident in West Virginia.
She was born in Callensbury, Pa., the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Meals. Her husband was widely known as an oil and gas producer during his lifetime.
Mr. and Mrs. Cochran were charter members of the Parkersburg Country Club. She was a well known golf player and promoted many of the earlier invitation tournaments here. She also played in several state golf tournaments on the greens of The Greenbriar at White Sulphur Springs.
Surviving are one son, Fred M. Cochran and one daughter, Mrs. Lois Cochran Rogers, at home; five grandchildren, Mrs. W. I. Boreman, Rose Mar Rd.; Mrs. Owen Bowser, Country Club; Mrs. L. F. Blitz, Norfolk, VA; Dr. Joseph G. Mathews, Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. John L. Cannon, Marietta, and 11 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Frances Mathews, wife of the late Attorney Howard D. Mathews of Wheeling, died several years ago.
The body is at the Leavitt Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday and burial will be in the mausoleum in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Parkersburg News, July 19, 1954.
Mrs. Lottie A. Cochran, of 1016 Market St., widow of Joseph G. Cochran, died at 4:55 p.m. Sunday at the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient for a week and a half.
Mrs. Cochran, 87, July 5th, became ill about the middle of March at her home in Clermont, Fla., and returned to her Parkersburg residence seemingly improved for a short time. She later was a patient at the Ohio Valley Hospital in Wheeling for a few days and returning from there was confined to her residence until taken to the Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital.
She was widely known throughout the state in music circles and for more than a half century was a leader in local and state activities of the Woman's Club.
Her interest in music began when she was a young girl. She married Mr. Cochran June 29, 1889, and in 1893, moved to Parkersburg. She immediately became interested in bringing musicians of national prominence to Parkersburg for concerts, which proved to be the forerunner of the community concerts of today.
Among them were Gadski, Madam Schumann-Heink, Nordica, the Cincinnati Symphony and others.
Mrs. Cochran's music interests were also centered at the First Presbyterian church where she was director of the choir for more than 30 years.
While serving in this capacity she organized a Boy's Choir and the Reverend John D. Smith of Bravard, N. C., now ordained minister, who was one of the members will come here to officiate at her funeral Wednesday.
Other members of the choir yet residing in this vicinity will serve as pallbearers. Among them will be Mayor William G. Brown, Dr. Julius Bell, Dr. Richard W. Corbitt, Ralph Harrison, James Gray, Ralph Tallman and James Orem.
Mrs. Cochran's interest in young people was always predominent and she gave generously of her time to training them in piano, organ or voice, thus providing them with a start which later led to places of prominence in music circles.
She was one of the organizers of the Parkersburg Woman's Club and served it as president. She also served as president of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs and president of the State Federation of Music Clubs.
In addition to holding other offices in the Parkersburg Woman's Club she was a director of the Parkersburg Board of Commerce and served a term as member of the Board of Education.
During World War I, Governor John Cornwell, named her a member of the state Council of Defense, and at the same time she served as a member of the National Council of Defense.
Mrs. Cochran is credied with establishing the first kindergarten in Parkersburg about 50 years ago, which she supervised for seven years.
She was a former member of James Wood Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, transferring her membership to Tanoka Chapter at Clermont, Fla., when she went there to reside about four years ago. She was also a member of the Wood County Committee, Colonial Dames Resident in West Virginia.
She was born in Callensbury, Pa., the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Meals. Her husband was widely known as an oil and gas producer during his lifetime.
Mr. and Mrs. Cochran were charter members of the Parkersburg Country Club. She was a well known golf player and promoted many of the earlier invitation tournaments here. She also played in several state golf tournaments on the greens of The Greenbriar at White Sulphur Springs.
Surviving are one son, Fred M. Cochran and one daughter, Mrs. Lois Cochran Rogers, at home; five grandchildren, Mrs. W. I. Boreman, Rose Mar Rd.; Mrs. Owen Bowser, Country Club; Mrs. L. F. Blitz, Norfolk, VA; Dr. Joseph G. Mathews, Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. John L. Cannon, Marietta, and 11 great-grandchildren. One daughter, Frances Mathews, wife of the late Attorney Howard D. Mathews of Wheeling, died several years ago.
The body is at the Leavitt Funeral Home where friends may call after 4 p.m. today.
Funeral services will be at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Wednesday and burial will be in the mausoleum in the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
Parkersburg News, July 19, 1954.
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