Funeral services for Deacon John G. Stanley, 80, formerly of Livingston, Texas, will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 9, 2014, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Livingston, Texas with Bishop Curtis J. Guillory officiating.
Interment will be held at 2:30 PM at Houston National Cemetery.

Visitation will be held at 5:00 PM, Wednesday, January 8, 2014, with the rosary beginning at 8:00 PM with Deacon Mike officiating, at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas.

Mr. Stanley was born on January 9, 1933 in East St. Louis, Illinois and passed away on January 3, 2014 in Katy, Texas. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. He was the state assistant chaplain for the Knights of Columbus and was ordained as a deacon on May 9, 1987. He was also a chaplain at the Polunksy Unit of the Texas Prison System. He is preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Loretta Marie (Durney) Stanley; brother, William Stanley; and sister, Jean Hartl.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Stanley, formerly of Livingston, Texas; son and daughter-in-law, William W. and Janet Barrow of Cranston, Rhode Island; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Johnny Gouge of Gladstone, Missouri; daughter and son-in-law, Ann and Bill Beardsall of Houston, Texas; grandchildren, William Beardsall, Nicole Louder, Timothy Beardsall, Miranda Jordan, and John Thomas Gouge; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Louise of Illinois and Candy Jean of Katy, Texas; along with numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign our online guestbook at www.cochranfh.com