Kelley Robert Cochran, 56, passed away on February 24, 2016. Family will greet friends from 12:30pm to 2pm on Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, with a memorial service to follow at 2pm, both at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th St. Inurnment will take place at Floral Hills East Cemetery. His family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association in his honor.
Kelley was born on August 7, 1959, in Kansas City, MO, to Norman and Claudia (Crutchfield) Cochran. He graduated from Raytown South High School in the class of 1977. He went to work for Ford Claycomo Plant as an assembly line worker in the truck department, retiring from there after 22 years. He later worked for Century Concrete Company, Cassidy Trucking Company, and Wicklin Trucking Company. His passions in life were spending time with his family, taking walks, fishing, and watching auto racing. He also enjoyed searching for good deals at Goodwill.
Kelley is survived by his two children, Robert Cochran (wife, Ashley) and Amanda Thompson (husband, Danny); mother, Claudia Cochran; sisters, Tamara Bohlman (husband, Bruce) and Tracy Waugh; grandchildren, Tyler Cochran, Austin Cochran, and Sophia Cochran, Danny Thompson III, Ryley Thompson, and Dalton Thompson.
He was preceded in death by his father, Norman Cochran, and grandparents, Claude and Ella Crutchfield and Jack and Lela Cochran.
Online condolences at www.speakschapel.com (Arr: Speaks Suburban Chapel 816-373-3600)