Gertie Ann Cochran

Female 1929 - 2017  (87 years)


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  • Name Gertie Ann Cochran 
    Born 3 Sep 1929  Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Jul 2017  Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Jul 2017  Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1984, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Gertrude Frances Houston,   b. 22 Feb 1896, Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jul 1989, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1919  Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Billy Lamar Twitty,   b. 22 Nov 1922, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 2002, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 17 May 1946  Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. P.A. Twitty
    +2. R.E. Twitty
     3. Richard Lamar Twitty,   b. 25 Oct 1956, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1956, Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 2020, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 28 Aug 2009  Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 14 Oct 2015 
    Family ID F1613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Sep 1929 - Springhill, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 May 1946 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Aug 2009 - Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jul 2017 - Bossier City, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 19 Jul 2017 - Springhill Cemetery - Springhill, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      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)