1922

Ruthe Brooks was born on 09 Jun 1922 in Pennsylvania, USA a child of Ira Stanton Brooks and Ida May Herbert Brooks.

1930

Ruth M Brooks was counted in the census on 09 Apr 1930 in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, as a 7-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the the home was her father, Ira S Brooks; her mother Ida M. Brooks; and her siblings, J. Herbert Brooks, Margaret Jean Brooks, and Richard S. Brooks.

1940

Ruth Brooks was counted in the census on 20 Apr 1940 in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, as a 17-year-old, female, single, white, daughter. Also in the the home was her father, Ira S Brooks; her mother Ida Mae Brooks; and her siblings, Richard Brooks and Ann Brooks.

1947

When she was 25, she married Dr. Robert A Cochran, son of Harry A Cochran and Mollie A Anderson, on 19 Jul 1947 in Sewickley, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA at St. Stephens Chapel.

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2003

On 26 Feb 2003, Ruthe Brooks Cochran was mentioned as the living wife in the obituary of Robert Anderson Cochran.

2006

She died on 01 Mar 2006 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA. She was buried on 04 Mar 2006 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Ruthe Cochran

ELGIN, SC — Ruthe Brooks Cochran, widow of Dr. Robert A. Cochran, died March 1, 2006.

Born June 9, 1922, in Library, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Ida Herbert Brooks and Ira Stanton Brooks. Ruthie graduated from Sewickley Valley Pennsylvania School of Nursing as a registered nurse. She married Robert Anderson Cochran, M.D. on July 19, 1947 in St. Stephens Chapel, Sewickley, Pennsylvania.

She is survived by children, Harry B. Cochran of Lake Wateree, Lucinda C. Sanders of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Robert A. Cochran, Jr., M.D. of Spartanburg, Marjorie C. Copeland of Columbia, Phoebe C. Palmer of Columbia, and Molly C. Steadman of Florence; grandchildren, Lee W. Sanders, Jr., J. Brooks Cochran, Robert A. Chochran, III, William S. Cochran, John Clark Cochran, Ira Brooks Cochran, Harry A. Cochran, Marguerite Rosa Cochran, James C. Copeland, Sally L. Copeland, Marjorie M. Palmer, Laura M. Steadman, M. Stephen Steadman; step-grandchildren, Stormie J. Aiken and C.J. Aiken; and sister, Ann L. Brooks. Mrs. Cochran was predeceased by a grandson, Leif Ericcson Cochran; by brothers, J. Herbert Brooks and Richard S. Brooks; and by sisters, Marjorie Brooks and Jeanne B. Gadd.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 4, 2006 at Salem United Methodist Church, with Rev. John Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends in the church fellowship hall following the funeral service.

Memorials may be made to Salem United Methodist Church, Box 66, Elgin, SC 29045.

Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden, SC

DEATHS SUMMARY

COCHRAN, Ruthe Brooks, 83, of Elgin, a registered nurse and widow of Robert A. Cochran, died Wednesday. Arrangements by Kornegay Funeral Home of Camden.