William Lawrence Cocherell

A Celebration of Life Service for Rev. William Lawrence Cocherell will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Blanchard Church of the Nazarene in Blanchard, Louisiana. A visitation service will be held at 2:00 p.m. until the time of service. Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens North Cemetery in Blanchard. Officiating the service is Pastor Delbert Terry, Rev. Alton Ashby, Rev. Greg Johnson and Rev. John Rabo. Lawrence was born on July 23, 1930 in Blanchard, Louisiana to Charlie Cocherell and Lona Adkinson and passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 in Blanchard, Louisiana. Lawrence served the Lord as a pastor in the Church of the Nazarene for over 30 years. Lawrence is preceded in death by his parents and other siblings. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Fay Perry Cocherell; daughters, Shelia Taylor, Cindy Meshell and husband, Lynn and Jackie Rabo and husband, John; sister, Drucilla Ferguson; brothers, Charlie Cocherell and McDade Cocherell; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Honoring Lawrence as pallbearers will be Rev. Alton Ashby, Brandon Meshell, Lynn Meshell, Rev. John Rabo, T.J. Rabo and Buddy Taylor. The family would like to express special thanks to Emily Holly, Marsha Robinson and St. Joseph Hospice for all their care and compassion given to William Lawrence over the past few weeks.