Marion Cochran Passes

Words: Dan Kamys

Marion Cochran Passes

Marion Cochran, 84, died April 30, following a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Cochran was born on Dec. 4, 1925, in Newton, N.C. He was with the Brick Association of??North Carolina for more than 40 years, serving as general manager from 1983 to 1991, when he retired. (He was not the first GM of the organization, which was founded in 1943.)

In lieu of flowers, please consider contributions to West Market Street United Methodist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 870, Greensboro, N.C., 27402-0870, and Hospice and Palliative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C., 27405-4522.

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