Valdosta Daily Times

Obituaries

September 13, 2012

Marcellus “Marc” Francis Cochran III

VALDOSTA — Marcellus “Marc” Francis Cochran III, 61, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, after battling a long illness.

Marc was born Oct. 1, 1950, in Birmingham, Ala., son to Joanne Howell Spillers and Marcellus Francis Cochran Jr. Later, the family moved to his hometown of Valdosta, Ga., where he attended school and graduated college at Valdosta State University. He was an avid outdoorsman, and did everything with a strong passion. He was a continual reader, seeking to learn and expand his knowledge in many areas, most notably history. He most appreciated his family and friends’ close support in his final years.

  He is survived by his wife, Carol Strader Cochran; son, Marcellus Francis Cochran IV and wife, Amanda Helsabeck Cochran; daughter, Brinkley Sellers Cochran and husband James Williams Hellams Jr; and grandchildren, Lilly Kate Cochran and Fischer Thomas Cochran.

Memorials may be made in his name to the Gift of Life Transplant House in Rochester, Minn. For more information, please visit www.gift-of-life.org. — McAlister-Smith of Mount Pleasant, S.C. will be providing the services to family and friends today, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. — McAlister-Smith of Mount Pleasant, S.C.

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