Cochran, David A.

COCHRAN

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History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.636

DAVID A. COCHRAN, M. D.
Dr. D. A. Cochran, deceased, was a physician of recognized ability in War­ren County and during the years of practice at Milo he enjoyed an excellent patronage. A native of this county, he was born on a farm near Lacona, September 19, 1867, and is a son of William J. and Ellen (Warnock) Cochran, of whom more extended mention is made in the sketch of Dr. A. [Aaron] L. Cochran on another page of this volume. He is survived by his mother, two sisters and four brothers, namely: Miss Lizzie Cochran, of Cumming; Mrs. J. W. Thorne, of Lacona; J. W., C. S., and G. E. Cochran, of Lacona, and Dr. A. L. Cochran, of Cumming.
Dr. Cochran, of this review, spent the days of his boyhood and youth upon his father's farm and acquired his literary education in the public schools of this county. Deciding to enter the medical profession, he studied along that line, matriculating at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, from which he was graduated in the spring of 1895 with the highest honors of a class of thirty-two. He immediately opened an office in Milo and was not long in building up a good practice as his skill and ability in his chosen calling became widely recognized. He not only ministered to the physical needs of his patients but his genial pleasant manner brought cheer and comfort to the sick room and he became the loved family physician in many a household.
At the meridian of life, with a future full of promise, be was summoned to his Master on the 10th of March, 1908, and his remains were laid to rest on the farm where he was born forty years before. Those who knew him best spoke in the highest terms of his skill as a physician and surgeon, and his loyalty as a friend and citizen. He was ever genial and warm-hearted, and no one ever left his company feeling wounded by an unkind or even a thoughtless word by him. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Mutual Benefit Association, and at his funeral the former lodge had charge of the services. A host of warm personal friends mourn his untimely death, and by his labors, his high professional attainments and his sterling character­istics, he justified the respect and confidence so freely accorded him.