Tessie Jane Cochran
Tessie Jane Cochran, 69, of Copperas Cove passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015 at her home. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Refuge Ministries, 2602 South FM 116 in Copperas Cove. Burial will follow at 11:00 AM on Monday at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Tessie Jane was born on March 10, 1946 to the late Leonard and Beulah Phillips Brooks in Salem, MO. She married Anton (Tony) Cochran February 6, 1968 in Peoria, Illinois. Tessie was a homemaker, an artist and a beautician. Tessie Jane is survived by her husband, Anton Cochran; children, David Kerney and wife, Rachel, Brian Kerney and wife, Patty, Craig Cochran and wife, Misty, Russel Cochran and wife, Jennifer, LouAnn Skinner and husband, Scott; numerous grandchildren including, Micah, Leah, Whitney, Kristen, Christopher, Craig, Jamie, Kimberly, Stone, Abagail, Samantha, Stephanie, Sierra, Rusty, and Lindsay; and 5 great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Refuge Ministries, Evangelism Fund, 2602 South FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX 76522. Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove is in charge of arrangements.