Wayne County Press
Monday, January 18, 1954
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Funeral services for Ralph Cochennour were held from Nales Funeral Home Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Hilton Longberry officiating.  Burial was in Maple Hill cemetery.

Mr. Cochennour, 40, died at Memorial hospital at 5:15 Thursday afternoon, two hours after being critically injured in a car wreck with Philip Adams east of theSims crossroads.  Their car, driven by Adams, went off the highway and smashed into a tree.

Ralph Edward, the youngest of three sons of Daniel and Bertha Bryant Cochennour, was born at Fairfield, December 26th, 1913.  He attended elementary and high school here.  He was a member of the First Methodist church here, joining the church during the ministry of the Rev. C.L. Latimer.

On October 16th, 1932, he was married to Opal Grice, of Fairfield. Two children were born to this union, Douglas Grice, now attending Northwestern University at Evanston, and Martha Ann, an FCHS high school student.

For more than 10 years from 1931, he was engaged in business here as Cochennour Brothers, and under his own name, later.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Cochennour, of Fairfield; a brother, Guy, and family of Marion; his former wife, Opal, of Fairfield; his two children, and many other relatives and friends.  One brother preceded him in death.