Mr. Charles Ray Cothran, 62, a resident of Royal Oaks Drive in Columbia died Sunday May 30, 2004 at Maury Regional Hospital.
Funeral services for Mr. Cothran will be conducted Wednesday June 2, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Columbia with Rick Points officiating. Burial will be in the Arlington Cemetery. The family will visit with friends Tuesday from 4:00 until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Maury County native was the son of the late Jessie Franklin and Lenie Holaway Cothran. He was the husband of Rosemary Jensen Cothran. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam conflict. He was retired from Union Carbide Company.
In addition to his wife he is survived by his children, Michael Amy Cothran, Shawn Keith Puckett both of Ohio, Diana Johnson of Columbia; several grandchildren; three sisters, June Faye Charles Beckum and Remona Warren Butler both of Columbia, TN, Edith Roberts of Saginaw, MI
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Juanita Roberts, Mary Demke and Jimmie Fowler; three brothers, Raymond, Richard and Gene Cothran.
Pallbearers will be friends of the family.