Kern County Obituaries Bill "BJ" Cochran Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://calarchives4u.com/ These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. Source Unknown; Date Unknown 1929 - 1998 Bill "BJ" Cochran, 69, passed away December 12 in a Bakersfield hospital. He was born November 7, 1929 in South Dakota. He was a veteran of the Korean War. After his discharge, he bought a walnut orchard near Sacramento. He later moved to central California where he worked for the Sunshine Gold Mine. BJ came to Tehachapi in 1996, when he met Norma Markey. They married May 31, 1996. He was a generous and kind man who always thought of his wife's happiness first. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. At his request, no services were held.