Ronald "Ronnie" Lee Cochrane

The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 8:00 pm Sunday, February 11, 2018, at McEwen Funeral Service, Mint Hill Chapel. A Celebration of Life Service will be held 11:00 am Monday, February 12, 2018, at Wilson Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Rob Mariucci officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens.

The son of Margaret (Linker) Cochrane and the late Richard Cochrane, Ronnie was born December 7,1955 in Mecklenburg county and was a life-long resident of Mint Hill. Ronnie was on medical disability from Siemens/Westinghouse Corporation in Charlotte. He worked for them right out of high school, starting as a general helper and worked his way to the maintenance department until his disability forced him to go out after 41 years. Ronnie loved working and farming. His great passion was his tractors and cows. He would be called on to help plow gardens each spring for family and friends. If anyone needed help, Ronnie would always be there.

Ronnie is survived by his beloved wife of 42 years, Melissa Carriker Cochrane. He was a loving father to his son, Jeffery, and wife, Samantha; and his daughter, Jennifer. What joy they gave him and he was so proud of them. Also surviving are his mother, Margaret; mother in-law, Jane Carriker; brothers, Mike Cochrane (Ann), Kevin Cochrane (Cindy), and Chris Cochrane (Jeriann); sister, Margaret Ann McWhirter (Roger); brothers-in-law, Lawrence Carriker (Sheila) and Robert Carriker; and step-grandchildren, Anthony, Gibson and Becca.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Wilson Grove Baptist Church, 6624 Wilgrove-Mint Hill Road, Mint Hill, North Carolina 28227 or Hospice and Palliative Care, Charlotte Region, 1420 East 7th Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28204.