Kaiser Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK

Fourth Grade

Obituary:

Laurie Evaline Cochran went to her heavenly home on October 5, 2020. She was born August 9, 1970 in East Liverpool, Ohio. She attended both Sallisaw and Elk City High Schools and graduated in 1988 from Elk City. After high school she attended cosmetology school in Clinton, OK, worked with her parents training horses at Blue Ribbon Downs in Sallisaw, OK, and worked at several other jobs to put herself through college. She attended college and graduated Cum Laude from Arkansas Tech University with a BS in Early Childhood and Elementary Education in 2000.

Laurie started her teaching career at Arkoma Public Schools teaching 3rd grade. She loved her students and had a tremendous impact on her 4th, 5th and 6th graders at OKCPS Creston Hills, Linwood, and Kaiser Elementary Schools. Laurie completed her Masters of Educational Leadership from the University of Central Oklahoma in 2017. She was a dedicated teacher who always wanted the best for her students.

Laurie married Chad Alan Cochran on June 9, 2002 in Edmond, OK. They raised 3 children, but she was mom to so many more, from the football team to the volleyball girls to every one of their friends who walked through their front door. Laurie loved watching Chesney and Larissa play volleyball and John play football. She just knew they were all bigtime. Laurie was loved by her nieces and nephews and loved them like they were her kids.

We all loved Laurie’s quick wit and hilarious sayings. She was a fantastic storyteller and often had everyone rolling with stories from her classroom or Black Friday shopping adventures. She will be missed at family gatherings more than she could have ever imagined. She loved the Pittsburgh Steelers and was not afraid to let Cowboy fans hear about it. Her faith was important to her everyday life. She simply said, “Jesus died for me…so I will live for Him.”

Laurie is preceded in death by her grandparents and her sister, Sherry Page. She is survived by her husband Chad; daughters, Larissa and Chesney; son, John Page and wife, Terah; parents, Tom and Claire Page; brother, Rodney Page; sisters, Tammy Marler and husband, Kevin and Cindy Dunlap and husband, Shon; great-niece Sierra; and numerous other nieces and nephews.