Funeral services for Sharon Cole Hocut, 74, of Shepherd, Texas, will be held Monday, June 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Larry Cole Tidwell officiating. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m., until the service begins at 10:00 a.m. in the funeral home.

Ms. Hocut was born November 4, 1946, in Livingston, Texas to parents, Raymond Cole and Ruthie (Nelson) Cole, and passed away June 17, 2021 in Shepherd, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents and niece, Julia Hunt.

She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda Gardner of Shepherd; granddaughter, Erika Burch of Shepherd; grandson, Kory Gardner and, Jordan of Goodrich; great-grandchildren, Preston, Madison, Brailon, Kastion, Halle, and Kash; sisters, Gale Creel of Conroe, and Tammy Johnson and husband, Russell of Livingston; brother, Larry Cole Tidwell and wife, Betsy of Longview; son-in-law, Keith Gardner of Livingston; aunt, Jerri Cole-Smith of Livingston; niece, Sharon Creel of Conroe; and nephews; Jody Tidwell and James Tidwell both of Longview; along with numerous other family members, and a host of friends.

Pallbearers: Avery Scott, Robert Burch, Kory Gardner, Keith Gardner, Justin Clifton, Greg Gardner, Chase White, Shane McDuffie

Honorary Pallbearer: Dillon McDuffie, Cole Smith