James Franklin Cochran, 88, of 1251 East Main St., passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015 at The Pavilion at BRMC.

Born April 18, 1927 in Mayburg, he was a son of the late Orie and Ella Mae (Barr) Cochran.

On November 5, 1955 he married Mary Jean (Paul) Cochran, who passed away July 17, 2000.

He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on May 6, 1944 and served during WWII as a gunner aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolf which saw action at Ulithi Island in the Pacific Theatre.  He was honorably discharged June 5, 1946. 

After his military service, he was employed in various capacities in area logging and oil fields.  He resided in Bradford since 1955 and retired from Georgia Pacific in 1990 after 33 years of service. 

He is survived by two daughters, Shirley (Charles) Schreiber, of Marshburg and Judy (Greg) Bartlett of Cleveland, Ohio; three grandchildren, Shelley Stampfler, Scott C. (Debbie) Schreiber and Greg M. Bartlett; two great grandchildren, Ashley Paige Kaiser and Zebulon P. Stampfler; two brothers in law, Charles (Nancy) Paul of Bradford and Edward Connolly of N. Ridgeville, OH; a sister in law, Betty (Blythe) Cochran and many nieces and nephews. 

In addition to his parents and wife of 40 years, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Sherman, who was killed in action in WWII, Meade and Gary Cochran and five sisters, Ella Keane, Anna Cochran, Agnes Eschenbaugh, Beatrice Ayers and Ruth Connolly. 

Private funeral services will be held in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc., East Main St., with Rev. W. LeRoy Beckes, retired minister, officiating.  Burial will be in Limestone Cemetery.  Memorial contributions, if desired, can be made to the charity of the donor's choice. 

Online condolences may be made at www.hollenbeckcahill.com