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Obituary: Walter Lee Cochran (2/22/21) | Nevada Daily Mail


Monday, February 22, 2021
Walter Lee Cochran, 76, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at his home in Nevada, Mo. He was born on Sept. 3, 1944, in Carthage, Mo., to the Rev. Floyd and Ida Mae (Michael) Cochran. On Aug. 26, 1967, he married Gail Dianne Loafman, in Carthage, and she survives of the home.
Walter was raised in Carthage and graduated from Carthage High School in 1962. He received a two year degree from Missouri Southern College and then received an Education Specialist degree from Pittsburg State University. He taught at Webb City High School for a time and in 1981 he moved to Garnett, Kan., where he was Assistant Principal and later becoming Principal at Garnett High School. Walter came to Nevada in 1983 where he was Assistant Principal at the high school. He later taught in the “At Risk Program” in Nevada from 1993 until his retirement in 1999. ....

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We have missouri southern college out there doing the hospital searches and checking to see if they can find him out there, see if someone has brought him in. being that young, they don t know who he is. hopefully, someone will bring him in. i wondered how that works when you need help so desperately. who do you call in this situation? we went out to missouri southern college, the red cross. they are doing the hospital searches. if they don t find him there, i would expect they will be back out here helping us again. we will pray for you. thank you. frank, reynolds. thank you very much. so sad. joplin can find a modern lesson in rebuilding. four years ago this month, the town of greensburg, kansas, was virtually wiped out. it was a 1.7 mile wide ....

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more tornadoes are possible today across the region. right now, the death toll stands at 116. that ties the single deadliest tornado record in u.s. history. so far, rescue crews have pulled 17 survivors from the rubble but time and the weather, now the enemies. precious hours are slipping away as bleak reality set in. t.j. holms in joplin. you went out with one of the rescue teams. what did you see? reporter: last night, i couldn t believe what i was seeing, carol. i have been covering tornadoes for a long time. grew up with tornadoes really in the south. i can t figure them out. if you see behind me. this is the part i can t figure out. that neighborhood in the short distance behind me is doing just fine. those homes are not touched. now, come with me and just a street over and this is what you see. this neighborhood taken out. still, the camera shot you are seeing right there, we can t figure out really if there was a house here or not. you can t figure out what s ....

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