- The Almonte Gazette July 13, 1967 front page
Milton B. Cochran Was Prominent In Many Circles
Ramsay township lost one of its best known residents on Monday evening, July 3, when Milton Burns Cochran, son of the late Andrew Cochran and Catherine Wilson, died suddenly at the place of his birth at the age of seventy-five.The Rev. John MacPhail conducted the funeral service in Almonte Presbyterian Church, where a large attendance of friends and neighbours bore testimony to the high esteem in which Milton Cochran was held in his community. The honorary pallbearers were James Steele, William Poole, R. A. Stewart, James M. Brown, Floyd Lashley and Robt. Cochran, while Robert Barker, Donald Cochran, Carman Munro, Graham Hudson, William Jamieson Jr. and Russell Cochran were acting pallbearers. Left to mourn his loss is his wife, the former Mertie Hudson, three sons, John of Almonte, James of Guelph, Claude at home, also two grandchildren. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. A. Jamieson (Isobel) and one brother, Kenneth, now in Mexico. He was predeceased by three brothers, Alec, Wilson and Robert. At the time of his death he was treasurer of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies, a position he held for twenty-seven years. He was also serving his second term as chairman of the Board of Almonte General Hospital. He was a past president of the North Lanark Agricultural Society; served on Ramsay Township Council and on Ramsay School Board. He was a lifelong member of Almonte Presbyterian Church, where he was a member of the Board of Managers. He was a veteran of the First World War, and in later years did extensive work with veterans in Eastern Ontario. He was a charter member of the Almonte Branch of Canadian Legion No. 240, also Past Master of Mississippi Lodge A.F. & A.M., a member of Granite Chapter 61, Ottawa Preceptory, and Rameses Temple, Toronto. Interment was in Auld Kirk Cemetery. A well-attended Masonic service was held on the evening of July 4th. Many beautiful floral tributes were received, while a number preferred to send donations to Almonte General Hospital in his memory.
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1892 - 1967 (75 years)
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