Wesley W. Cochran, Jr. (1962)

COCHRAN

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 3/7/2013 at 07:12:47

Winterset Madisonian – August 15, 1962
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First Fatality of Year in County…
Boy, 14, Dies in Car Crash

Wesley W. Cochran, Jr., 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cochran, Sr., of near Macksburg, was killed Sunday in a car accident on a secondary road, four and a half miles northeast of Macksburg.

He was the first highway fatality of the year in Madison county.

The accident occurred about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The boy was riding with his 16-year-old brother, Carl. Investigating officers said that the car skidded in loose rock, went out of control and plunged into the ditch, when it rolled over.

Wesley was thrown out of the car and was crushed under it as it rolled. He died at the scene. Carl escaped with a bruised shoulder.

Wesley W. Cochran, Jr., was born May 5, 1948, at Dexter, a son of Wesley L. and Marie Cochran. Most of his life was spent around the Menlo and Stuart communities, before he moved with his family to a farm near Macksburg about a year ago. He had attended school at Menlo, Stuart and Zion, and graduated from the eighth grade last May.

He is survived by his parents; a sister, Mary Ann of Winterset; three brothers, Carl, Robert, and Willis, all at home; his grandparents, Lee Cochran of Macksburg and Mr. and Mrs. Lester ----- of Menlo.

Funeral services were held Tuesday from the Macksburg Methodist church, with the Rev. Donald Frank in charge. Burial was made in the Moon cemetery at Macksburg.

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