Ellen Cochrane

WINCHESTER, Va. — Ellen McCallie Cochrane, 100, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at her residence. Ellen was born in Chattanooga just over 100 years ago in 1916, the daughter of the late Spencer J. and Alice F. McCallie. She was the last surviving of the six children of “Professor” McCallie, the co-founder of McCallie School, and was predeceased by her brothers, Spencer Jr., Thomas Hooke, and David, all of Chattanooga; and by her sisters, Alice (Pressly), of Atlanta and Mary (Ware), of Greenville, S.C. Ellen’s husband, Captain Richard Lull Cochrane (Ret., US Navy), preceded her in death on Jan. 7, 1997. They were married in 1942 in San Francisco, just a few months after Captain Cochrane witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7. In addition to her parents, husband, and siblings, she was preceded in death by her stepmother, Katharine Pierce McCallie. Ellen attended Girls Preparatory School and Agnes Scott College, and received her degree in interior design from Parsons School of Art in New York City. She worked as an interior designer in New York City and Chattanooga before starting a family and becoming a homemaker. She was a member of the Winchester Church of God, and was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, great-aunt, and friend to many. Ellen is survived by daughters, Charlotte C. Hart (Ron), of Atlanta, Ellen Cochrane, of Alexandria, Va., and Katharine C. Hart, of Arlington, Va.; son, Richard L. Cochrane (Julie), of New York City; grandchildren, Hastings, Christine, Alice and Ellen; and great-grandchildren, Weston and Ashlyn. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews “too numerous to count!” A memorial service will be Saturday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury. Rev. Elizabeth Lewis and Pastor Darrell Waller will be officiating. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Fellowship Fund of Shenandoah Valley Westminster-Canterbury, 300 Westminster Canterbury Drive, Winchester, Va., 22601, or to CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network), 977 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, Va., 23463.