Gladys F. Cochran

1927 - 2014  (87 years)

• Name	Gladys F. Cochran
  Born	8 Apr 1927	Swain County, North Carolina
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Charleston, Swain County, North Carolina   [1]
  Died	24 Aug 2014  [2]
  Buried	27 Aug 2014	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I383022	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	James Crawford Cochran,   b. 5 Dec 1900, Swain County, North Carolina ,   d. 15 Jul 1976, Swain County, North Carolina  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Nellie Helen Edwards,   b. 12 Jul 1907, Mitchell County, North Carolina ,   d. 6 Sep 1992  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F151327	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Frank Vandergriff
  Married	Abt 1949
  Children	+ 1. Darlene Vandergriff   2. DeWayne Vandergriff + 3. Delphine Vandergriff   4. Wanda Vandergriff
  Family ID	F151326	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Apr 1927 - Swain County, North Carolina Census - 1930 - Charleston, Swain County, North Carolina Buried - 27 Aug 2014 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Gladys Cochran Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Charleston, Swain, North Carolina, United States Gender: Female Age: 3 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Birth Year (Estimated): 1927 Birthplace: North Carolina Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Affiliate Film Number: 1723 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace James C Cochran Head M 29 North Carolina Nellie Cochran Wife F 21 North Carolina Jack Cochran Son M 6 North Carolina Mildred Cochran Daughter F 4 North Carolina Gladys Cochran Daughter F 3 North Carolina Billy Cochran Son M 0 North Carolina [S106] The Mountain Press, 25 Aug 2014. Mrs. Gladys F. Vandergriff, age 87 of Sevierville, passed away Sunday, August 24th. She was born April 8, 1927 in Swain Co. NC, to the late James and Helen Cochran. Mrs. Vandergriff was a member of the Church of God of Anderson, IN, loved the church and working in her flower gardens, and was a very good Christian woman who was loved by all and adopted as “Mom” by many. She is survived by: her loving husband of 65 years, Frank Vandergriff; Son, DeWayne (Dai) Vandergriff; Daughters, Darlene (Danny) Arwood, Delphine (Sam) Davis, and Wanda (Jerry Cole) Barker; brother, Jonah Cochran; Grandchildren, Xixi Li, Keith (Jessica) Vandergriff, Joy (Aaron) Harold, Frank Vandergriff, Kyle Arwood, Jeremy (Amber) Davis, Allison (John) Clabo, Jessie & Freddie Barker, Melody Barton, & Greg Barker; and 10 Great-Grandchildren. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by; Brothers, Billy and Jack Cochran; and a sister, Mildred Chapman. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 26, at 7p.m. at Valley Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Tony McCandless officiating and visitation beginning at 5 p.m. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, August 27th at 10a.m. in the Highland South Memorial Park. Please sign our online guestbook at www.highlandmemorialsouth.com.