Barbara Ruth Cochran

Barbara Ruth Cochran age 68 of Clarksville, passed away at her residence on Tuesday January 17, 2017. She was born February 26, 1948 in Carbondale, IL the daughter of Roy L. Metcalf and Ruth Buzzard Metcalf. Barbara was a registered nurse for the past 14 years at the Blanchfield Army Community Hospital at Ft. Campbell. She was in the OB and labor and delivery, retiring three years ago. Previously she had been a nurse in North Carolina and Illinois. She was devoted to her profession and her family. She is survived by a daughter, Amy Commean (Jonathan) of Clarksville and a son Sean Cochran of Costa Mesa, CA, as well as 3 grandchildren Dylan, Austin, and Seth Commean. There will be no public funeral services. Arrangements are under the care of Gateway Funeral Home and Cremation Center 335 Franklin Street Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone 931-919-2600. Online condolences may be made by going to www.gatewayfh.com.