COLUMBIANA, OHIO – Mary E. Cochran, 82, of East Liverpool passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at St. Mary's Alzheimer Center in Columbiana.

Mary was born in New Manchester on September 19, 1939 a daughter of the late Ira and Adaline (Miller) Merrill. As a minister's wife she was a woman of strong faith helping her husband minister to many. Mary was a chaplain at East Liverpool City Hospital at one time.

The youngest of nine children Mary was preceded in death by her siblings Floyd Merrill, Hazel Eisenhower, Annabelle Daugherty, Dolly Coleman, Stella Proffitt, Elsie Weimer, Jessie Merrill and Junior Merrill.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 62 years, whom she married October 25, 1959, Ralph James "Jim" Cochran; three sons James Michael "J.C." Cochran and his wife Evelyn L. of Lisbon, Daniel Cochran and his wife Helen of East Liverpool and Andrew Cochran and his wife Melissa of Wellsville; eight grandchildren Lori Wright and her husband Jason of East Liverpool, Ashley Longville of Cuyahoga Falls, Christopher Cochran and his wife Jennifer of Indiana, Stephanie Myers and her husband Timothy of Lisbon, Matthew Cochran and his wife Angela of Salem, Joshua Cochran of Wellsville, Ryan Skinner of Wellsville and Makayla Cochran Wise and her fiancé Jamie Wise of Lisbon and seven great grandchildren.

Friends may visit Sunday at the Dawson Funeral Home where the family will be present from 1 to 3 p.m. Pastor Benjamin Crouch of Mt. Zion Church of God in Wooster, OH will conduct a funeral service Sunday at 3 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of St. Mary's Alzheimer Center for the exceptional care they provided to Mary.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Mary's memory to Parkinson's Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131.