Alethea Cochran

Alethea was a dear close friend of my mother's since they attended Forest Lake Academy together. My heart goes out to her family and friends.

I'll always remember the week she and her daughter Wendy ,and my great grandmother Austin, came to visit with us at the house my granddad Hollis built that we were lucky enough to inherit. She was always so happy with that twinkle in her eye. And was never too busy to talk to the kids or go on a walk with them. She was definitely a positive influence in my life and I wish I could have seen her one more time. But I'm sure I'll see you again someday until then love you aunt Alethea miss you

Thank you for sharing your memory here with us.

Melodies<br>Musics been my greatest love, <br>a constant source of pleasure.<br>I recall from earliest years<br>scraps of words from Mamas song.<br>In near-forgotten fish camps and<br>sandy family beaches, <br>she sang to me of three little fishes<br>and we swam, and we swam, and she<br>was the mommy fishy too.<br><br>There were heat drenched Ozark afternoons<br>when naps were part of sullen summers;<br>soft Sounds of Music filled the heavy air,<br>the hills were alive for she and I.<br>Sometimes on quiet Sabbath days<br>wed grab a hymnbook, work it through,<br>Life was Like a Mountain Railroad<br>She taught me we must see it through.<br><br>In fact when I look back in time<br>I cant remember her without a tune.<br>In church duets or quiet hums or<br>whistling from the laundry room.<br>Somedays now a single note, can<br>Span the miles and merge the years.<br>My Mothers harmonies have grown in me,<br>No legacy could be more dear..<br><br>