William Shepherd Cochran

He attended the Kinkaid school in Houston and graduated from the Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Bill was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity at the University of Texas and graduated from Texas A&M.

On the 1st of February 2020, he was diagnosed with esophageal/stomach cancer. As with everything in his life, he took this challenge on with perseverance, dignity, determination and a win-win spirit.

He was passionate in everything he did, including sports and hobbies of which he had many. He excelled in all he did. A man of remarkable discipline and enthusiasm.

Bill and his wife, Mary Peyton, moved to Waxhaw, North Carolina, thirteen years ago from Houston. They found "Heaven's Gate,” their home, and thoroughly enjoyed living in the country.

Bill supposedly retired, but couldn't stop doing what he did in Houston, continuing his real estate development. His first project in Waxhaw was Wildwood Estates and it grew from there. He made many friends in the area whom he cherished.

All who knew him would marvel in all he had done in his lifetime.... Polo, offshore fishing, hunting, flying (P51), master woodworker, competitive pistol shooting and most recently, sporting clays. His latest goal was to shoot 100 straight in his 80th year... he shot 96 just the other day!

Bill is survived by his wife, Mary Peyton Cochran; two brothers and one sister in Houston; four daughters, Lynn, Carla (husband Jud), Lydia (husband Chris) and Alexandra (husband Kevin); seven grandchildren, Wagner, Mitchell, Caroline, Rebecca Anne, Mary Scott, Avery and Woodson. He is survived by his brothers Steve T. Cochran (wife Betty), Robert P. Cochran and his sister, Anne Cochran Frischkorn (husband David); and many friends.

The family will gather for a private interment at Glenwood Cemetery. Arrangements for a memorial service and celebration of his life at Second Baptist Church are pending for when attendance restrictions are relaxed or lifted and will be announced when confirmed. In the interim you may opt to receive updated service information by selecting the "Receive Notifications" icon below.

In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions in his name be directed to CaringBridge, Donation Processing Center, P.O. Box 6032, Albert Lea, MN, 56007-6632, or by phone at 651-789-2300. You may also obtain direct access by selecting the link below.