Johnny Cochran

Johnny Allen Cochran of Fort Payne, AL passed away on Good Friday, April 18, 2025 at the age of 82. A Celebration of Life service will be 12 noon, Saturday, May 24th at First Baptist Church of Fort Payne. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the 12 noon hour of service. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in his memory to one of the following ministries: Bread of Life, PO Box 680876, Fort Payne, AL 35968 or Alabama Baptist Children's Home, 2681 Rocky Ridge Lane, Birmingham, AL 35216 or First Baptist Church of Fort Payne, 106 Grand Avenue NW, Fort Payne, AL 35967. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Jan Thompson Cochran, his daughter, Jill Johnston (husband, Bob), his two grandchildren, Joshua Johnston (wife, Sarah) and Abigail Hunt (husband, Caleb), and one great grandson, Samuel Johnston, and his siblings Ray Cochran, Sylvia Drumm, Mary Lois Wadford, Dot Fletcher, Joyce Ramy, and Ruthie Merrill. He is preceded in death by his parents Howard Allen Cochran and Avis Laura Cochran. Mr. Cochran was one of seven children, born in the country outside of Macon in Gray, GA. He served in the Army Reserve while working his way from pushing a broom for General Electric to later owning his own electrical contracting business which served the greater Atlanta area. He married Jan in 1966 and later welcomed their only child, Jill, in 1969. In 2001, he financed the sale of his business to trusted employees in order to retire and move closer to his grandchildren in Fort Payne. He enjoyed watching his two grandchildren grow at a house built right beside their own. Mr. Cochran was baptized at the age of 29 and was a committed disciple for the rest of his life. After moving to Fort Payne, Mr. Cochran joined First Baptist Church where he taught and served as a deacon. He took part in evangelism, disaster relief, Campers on Mission, church planting, lay renewal, and Sunday School teaching until his dementia diagnosis caused him to rest more at home. Mr. Cochran passed away peacefully in his own home surrounded by his family. Wilson Funeral Home and Crematory of Fort Payne is in charge of arrangements.

Johnny Cochran

October 23, 1942 - April 18, 2025