Mr Samuel "Sonny" Cochran JR

July 30, 1948 - June 25, 2020

Samuel "Sonny" Cochran, Jr. Carthage, MS Samuel "Sonny" Cochran, Jr., 71, a retired pipeline worker/farmer, died Thursday, June 25, 2020 at MS Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation is 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Sunday, June 28, 2020 at the Wilcox Funeral Home. Services are 10:00 am Monday, June 29, 2020 at the Wilcox Chapel with Rev. Joe Abel officiating. Burial is in New Providence Cemetery. Wilcox Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mr. Cochran, a native of Conway, AR, was a member of New Providence Baptist Church and the Teamster and Operator's Union. He served in the United States Armed Forces. Survivors include: his wife, Betty Cochran of Carthage; sons, Trey Cochran of Carthage, Thomas Cochran of Canton, and Johnny Davis of Byram; daughter, Tanya Davis of Brandon; brothers, Bill Cochran of Nashville, TN and Tom Cochran of Philadelphia; sister, Mary Elizabeth Reese of Memphis, TN; 8 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild. Pallbearers are: Landon Cochran, Hayden Cochran, Terry Cochran, Ed Williams, Redmond Boone, and Michael Rawson.