Sister Martha C. Cochran

A Celebration of Life Service will be held for Sister Martha C. Cochran on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 12:00 noon at Resurrection Temple House of Prayer, 4603 N. 34th Street, Tampa Florida 33610, Apostle Otha B. Lockett, Overseer with Elder Frank Williams, Pastor of Paradise Missionary Baptist Church, Tampa, officiating. Martha C. Cochran was born November 27, 1940, in Abbeville, Alabama to the late Mrs. Arise Coxson and Mr. Hatcher Coxson. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Bernadette Cochran and son Levi James Cochran, mother Arise and father Hatcher Coxson, stepfather Deal Kelly, grandmother Ossie, and twin sister Mary Teages. Martha was employed as a packer at Hunt Wild, and also the first woman foreman for Tampa Housing Authority in 1976. She was a faithful member of Paradise M. B. Church under the leadership of Elder Frank Williams as Pastor. Her love and her sweet presence will be sadly missed. God saw she was getting weary as she entered her eternal rest on July 8, 2021. She leaves cherished memory with a very devoted daughter: Martha J. Lockett and son-in-law Apostle Otha B. Lockett, Tampa and 3 sons, Henry Lee Cochran of Midland City, Alabama, Willie Earl Cochran of Abbeville, Alabama, and Sammie Jr. Glump of Colorado; 3 sisters: Doris Wilson of Baltimore, Md., Ida Bell Billins, Anne K. and husband, Fredette of Abbeville, Al.; 3 brothers Henry L. Cochran and Liz of Dothan, Al., Paul Cochran and Kate of Abbeville, Willie M. Cochran and Jennifer of Panama City, Fl; 15 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren and a host of others whose lives she touched with her love and kindness. I have fought a good fight. I have run a good race, but Lord I know in my heart you would allow death to overtake me someday, but I learned not to worry, and I learned no to fret for the God that I served had never failed me yet. But now Lord I am ready to spend eternity with you. I know in my heart I've taught them so true and now if they need help, they know what to do, for they knew one day I'd leave with you, now I can rest assured that what I read in your word is true for to be absent from the body is to be present with you. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 23, 2021 from 5-7pm at Integrity Funeral Services, 3822 E. 7th Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33605. TEMPERATURE CHECK will be administered on Saturday and Mask are Required for attendance at both services.

A SERVICE OF INTEGRITY