Woodrow “Woody” Harmon Cochran, of Wylie, Texas, peacefully passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2024, in Dallas.
Born on September 24, 1938, in Texarkana, Texas, to Woodrow Nash Cochran and Patricia Kestler Cochran, Woody spent the majority of his life in New Boston, Texas. After graduating from New Boston High School in 1957, he briefly attended Texas A&M University in College Station. Woody soon transferred to the University of Texas at Austin, where he proudly earned his degree from the College of Pharmacy in 1962. His allegiance to the Longhorns was unwavering, and his blood turned orange during his time there.
Following graduation, Woody served as a pharmacist in the United States Air Force at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas. It was there that he met and married Della Kay Cromwell on May 28, 1965. The couple settled in Bonham, Texas, where they raised their two children, Keith and Carol Ann. Woody was a dedicated deacon at the First Baptist Church in Bonham and a beloved community figure, owning McKnights Pharmacy for 25 years. Woody and Kay moved to Wylie in 1991. Woody worked as a night shift pharmacist at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, and later, at Tom Thumb and eventually retired from Brookshires Pharmacy.
