Gertie Ann Cochran

1929 - 2017  (87 years)

• Name	Gertie Ann Cochran
  Born	3 Sep 1929	Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	15 Jul 2017	Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Buried	19 Jul 2017	Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA
  Person ID	I2384	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Porter Cochran,   b. 16 Sep 1897, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 22 Sep 1984, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Gertrude Frances Houston,   b. 22 Feb 1896, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 14 Jul 1989, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 93 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1919	Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Family ID	F922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Billy Lamar Twitty,   b. 22 Nov 1922, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 20 Nov 2002, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	17 May 1946	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Children	+ 1. P.A. Twitty + 2. R.E. Twitty   3. Richard Lamar Twitty,   b. 25 Oct 1956, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1956, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 0 years)   4. D.L. Twitty
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2022
  Family ID	F923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mason Lavelle Ferguson,   b. 11 May 1926, El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 19 Aug 2020, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	28 Aug 2009	Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F1613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Sep 1929 - Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 17 May 1946 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Married - 28 Aug 2009 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Died - 15 Jul 2017 - Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Buried - 19 Jul 2017 - Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Gertie Ann Cochran Twitty Obituary picture

  
  

  Documents

  Birth Announcement of Richard Lamar Twitty Published in The Minden Herald and Webster Review on November 15, 1956

  
  

  Headstones		Headstone of Gertie Ann Cochran Twitty Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA Plot: 4 S
  		Twitty Family Headstone Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA Plot: 4 S

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Gertieann Twitty September 3, 1929 - July 15, 2017 Graveside services and interment for Mrs. Gertieann Cochran Twitty will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at the Springhill Cemetery under the direction of Bailey Funeral Home, Springhill, LA. A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Twitty will follow at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at the Springhill United Methodist Church. Mrs. Twitty was born on September 3, 1929 to Porter and Gertrude Francis Houston Cochran in Springhill, LA and passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017 in Bossier City, LA. She was a lifelong resident of this area and had lived in Shreveport since 2009. She was a member of the Springhill United Methodist Church. She and husband, Billy, owned and operated Porterville Feed and Farm Supply for many years. She was a member of the Springhill Art League, was active in the Springhill Rodeo Association and many other civic and community activities. After moving to Shreveport, Gertieann became a member of Brookwood Baptist Church. Mrs. Twitty was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Billy Lamar Twitty; her parents; sister, Maggie Cochran Wallace and brother, Melbourn Cochran. She is survived by Mason Lavelle Ferguson, with whom she shared a sweet second marriage of eight years; children, Patricia Twitty Cochran, Ruth Ellen Voss and husband, Jerry, David Lee Twitty and wife, Gail; seven grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Alan Stanford, Brad Stanford, Mark Stanford, Phillip Stewart, Cole Stanford, Nicholas Stanford and Porter Stanford. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation; St. Jude's Children Research Hospital or donor's choice. Notifications of memorials may be sent to the family, via Patricia Twitty Cochran, 111 Andrew Place, Bossier City, LA 71111. (Published by Bailey Funeral Home of Springhill, LA)