Dale Cochran Funeral services for Mr. Dale Cochran, 79, of Marshall will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday September 19, 2010 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home with Rev. Dick Sawyer, Rev. Donald Robinette, and Rev. Kenneth Flanagan officiating. Interment will follow in Colonial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Downs Funeral Home. Visitation for Mr. Cochran will be held from 6-8 p.m., Saturday September 18, 2010 at the funeral home. Dale Cochran was born March 11, 1931, the son of William Franklin Cochran and Callie Weaver Cochran. He married Wanda Cutrer Cochran on February 17, 1952 in Marshall. Mr. Cochran was a member of Clearview Baptist Church where he served as deacon and was active in his church as lay leader, Sunday school teacher, in the choir and other offices of the church and was a member of the Country Christian singers. He was a heavy equipment mechanic and retired from Trinity Industries. He also served his country serving in Korea as a Sgt. in the U.S. Army. Surviving Dale are his wife of 58 years, Wanda Cochran, of Marshall; two daughters, Lisa Cochran Adams and husband John, of Marshall and Penny Cochran Tackett and husband David, of Marshall; five grandchildren, Kellie Lomax and husband Shannon, Jonathan Adams and wife Jennifer, Penny White and husband Corey, David "Beaver" Tackett and fiancé Anna Schumann, and Austin "Boomer" Tackett and seven great grandchildren, Kimberly, Haley, Cody, Emily, Katie, Sabrina and Autumn ;brother, Lloyd Cochran; special nephew and wife, Alvin and Angie Jones; special niece and husband, Mary and Pete George and many other special nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, four brothers, four sisters and his grandson, Jason DeWayne Adams. Serving as pallbearers will be Austin "Boomer" Tackett, David "Beaver" Tackett, Jonathan Adams, Neal Copeland, Chris Jones, Walter Heck, James Cutrer and Jimmy Cutrer. Honorary pallbearers will be the Cowboy Christian singers. The family request memorials be made to Clearview Baptist Church 1000 Denton, Marshall, Texas 75672. E-mail condolences may be made to the family at www.downsfuneralhome.com.