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Howard A. Cochran Jr., 68, of Maiden, North Carolina, and formerly of Terre Haute, died Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at his home.
He was born May 31, 1939, in Tallahassee, Florida, the first of three children born to Howard A. Cochran Sr. and Mary G. Malec Cochran. Howard went to Youngstown Grade School and graduated from Honey Creek High School in Terre Haute. He held a B.S. Degree in Math and an M.S. Degree in Physics from Indiana State University. Howard was a U.S.
Marine, a registered professional engineer in the states of PA, NJ and NC, a licensed commercial pilot with multi-engine and instrument ratings, and a member of the EAA as well as being a longtime member of many other organizations.
In 1967, Howard joined General Electric's Outdoor Lighting Department in Hendersonville, NC where he remained until his retirement in 1996.
Howard met and married the former Betsy L. Franklin of Hendersonville, NC.
Howard is survived by his son John Barrin Cochran of Mooresville, NC, Betsy Franklin Cochran of Mooresville, NC, a sister Jessie Cochran Starkey of Bowling Green, KY, a sister Linda Cochran Kranzfelder of Moorestown, NJ, two sisters-in-law, three brothers-in-law, several nieces and nephews, three great-nieces,
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