Mr. Johnny Lester Cochran, age 71 of Dalton, GA, passed away on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at Hamilton Medical Center.

He was preceded in death by his father, James Doyal Cochran; mother, Louise Ida Cochran.

Survivors include his wife, Sherry Cochran of Dalton, GA; brothers and sister-in-law, James "Tooter" Cochran and Mackey and Sherry Cochran; sons and daughters-in-law, Craig and Traci Cochran of Calhoun, GA, Michael and Shannon Edwards of Chatsworth, and Brad Edwards of Dalton, GA; daughters and sons-in-law, Dusty and Jeremy R. Smith of Calhoun, GA, Audrey Cochran of Shannon, GA, and Tonya and Walter Bradshaw of Shannon, GA; grandchildren, Sheyenne Stone, Kaylee Smith, Ethan Cochran, Hallie Cochran, Ellijah Cochran, Katie and Dawson Woods, Jeffrey Edwards, Tanner Edwards, Hunter Morrison, Taylor Edwards, Anniston Warnix, Garett Welch, and Daylan Flood; great-grandchildren, Judith Stone and Meredith Stone.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

Peeples Funeral Home & Crematory of Chatsworth is entrusted with the arrangements for Mr. Johnny Lester Cochran.