Background
Cothran, Josephine Ann was born on April 25, 1926 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Edward Dewey and Josephine Louise (Weaver) D.
Cothran, Josephine Ann was born on April 25, 1926 in Hampton, Virginia, United States. Daughter of William Edward Dewey and Josephine Louise (Weaver) D.
Student, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, 1943—1945. Diploma, St. Luke's Hospital School Nursing, Cleveland, 1948.
Staff nurse Premature Center, Rex Hospital, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1949—1952. Staff nurse, charge nurse obstetrics department Moses H. Cone Hospital, Greensboro, 1953—1958. Staff nurse medical-surgical Randolph Hospital Inc., Asheboro, 1962—1964, head nurse medical-surgical, 1964—1967.
Head nurse Intensive Care Unit, 1967—1980, clinical coordinator critical care units, 1980—1988, nursing quality assurance coordinator, 1988—1991. Retired, 1991; instructor emergency medical technician & paramedic program Medical Reserve Unit, Randolph Community College, Chapel Hill, 1970.
Member council Central United Methodist Church, Asheboro, 1983-1985. Member District 31 North Carolina Nurses Association (director) 1982-1983, president 1968-1969, 80-81, secretary 1978-1980, treasurer 1982-1983, Nurse of Year 1984), American Nurses Association, Council Cardiovascular Nurses, American Heart Association, Old Salem Chapter Association Critical Care Nurses, American Association Critical Care Nurses. Club: Asheboro Country.
Married Charles Harrison Cothran, Junior, February 19, 1948 (divorced 1963). Children: Diane Michelle Cothran Henry, Autumn Lynn Cothran Roberts.