Cochran – Lorene Richards Cross, age 80, died Monday, November 23, 2020 at Royal Care in Cochran. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 27, 2020, at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of Mathis Funeral Home. Burial will be private in Pulaski-Bleckley Memorial Gardens.

Mrs. Lorene was a lifelong resident of Cochran. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Paul and Ruth Dykes Mullis and the wife of the late Bill Richards and Ray Dean Cross. She was retired from L&H Shirt Factory and was a certified daycare operator and was "Ren Ren" to many children. Mrs. Lorene was a member of Bethany Baptist Church.

Survivors are her sons, Alan (Nina) Richards of Cochran, Stevie (Janice) Richards of Chauncey and Billy Wayne (Stacy) Richards of Cochran; seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; her brother, Leo (Peggy) Mullis of Cochran; several nieces and nephews.

The family will greet friends after the service Friday at Mathis Funeral Home.