Ms. Tawanda Lashell Cochran

July 5, 1979 - July 21, 2020

You can show your support by sending flowers directly to the family by contacting Debbie's Flowers 870.633.2225 Tawanda Lashell Cochran was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on July 5, 1979, to Curtis Lee Cochran, Sr. and Shirley Conway Cochran. She was the second child of three children. Tawanda graduated from Hall High School in 1997. She continued her education by receiving three degrees: Associate of Arts in General Studies, Associates of Applied Science from Pulaski Technical College, and Bachelor of Applied Science from Arkansas Tech University. Tawanda was a loving person. She enjoyed helping and being there for others and especially for her family. She raised her nephew from a child to the young man he is today. Family was important to Tawanda. She enjoyed family gatherings, church activities, sports, and cooking. Tawanda worked for the Arkansas State Child Support Office, Arkansas State Revenue Office, and R&L Carriers. Tawanda was preceded in death by her father, Curtis Cochran, Sr. Tawanda Lashell Cochran departed this life peacefully from time to eternity surrounded by her mother, nephew, and two aunts on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was 41 years of age. Tawanda leaves not to mourn her departure, but cherish fond memories her mother, Shirley Cochran; two brothers, Curtis Cochran, Jr., and Christopher Cochran, Sr.; nephew that she raised, Christopher Cochran, Jr., and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.