James "Butch" Lee Cochran
3/19/1944 - 1/14/2024
James Lee "Butch" Cochran laid down his work tools at age 79 on January 14, 2024 at St. Luke's Hospital in Sugarland, TX surrounded by family.
Butch was born March 19, 1944 in Bay City, TX to the late Virgil Lee and Mary Ellen Braden Cochran. He married the love of his life Renae Champion and between them they had 5 children.
Butch was a welder by trade for over 30 years in the Brazosport area with many other work experiences in multiple countries and states before his retirement. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Clute, TX. He was proud to be a Master Mason for over 30 years and a 32° Scottish Rite Mason. He will be remembered as our fun-loving patriarch who loved his family, gardening, playing cards, singing, fishing and especially deer hunting. Not a day went by that he didn't have a smile on his face and was always full of mischief.
Butch was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters, Virginia Peavey Thaden and Carol Sue Kyles. A granddaughter Connie Renae Russell and a great-grandson Nicholas Owen Eckle.
He is survived by his loving wife Renae Champion Cochran of 41 years. Three sons, David Cochran and wife Kim of Cache, Ok, Darrell Cochran and wife Wanda of Rockport, TX, Robert (Robbie) Hunt Sr. and wife Melissa of Sweeny, TX. Two daughters Julie Cochran Covington and husband Joe of Fulton, TX and Victoria (Annie) Hunt of Clute, TX. Two brothers, Richard Cochran and wife Suluan of Jakarta Indonesia and Charles Cochran and wife Joyce of Rockport, TX. Thirteen grandkids, Evan, Ellie, Elissa, Christopher, Krista, Kayla, Kourtney, Jalee, Jacob, Robert Jr., Erin, Luke and Colton; as well as five great-grandchildren, Aiden, Alex, Evelyn, Lucas and Lorelei; and a host of other family and friends.
Pallbearers will be David Cochran, Darrell Cochran, Robert Hunt Sr., Robert Hunt Jr., Jacob Garner, Luke Hunt, and Colton Hunt.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Bo Patterson, nephew Bill Cochran, grandsons Christopher Cochran, and Evan Covington.
A celebration of Butch's life will take place at Lakewood Funeral Home in Clute, TX at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday January 23rd where a funeral service will follow at 1:00 p.m.
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