Graveside services for Thomas Aubrey Irby, 96, of Porter, Texas, will be held Friday, September 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Bethel Cemetery in Appleby, Texas. Military honors will be provided. Visitation will be held Thursday, September 17, 2015 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas.

Mr. Irby was born June 29, 1919 in Garrison, Texas to parents, Emmit J. Irby and Minnie Ada (Hart) Irby, and passed away September 15, 2015 in Porter, Texas where he was surrounded and supported by his loving family and caregivers the last years of his life. During his life, he served his country in the United States Army from 1941- 45 as a Corporal in WWII in Europe & Normandy. He attended First Baptist Church in Porter, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mable Irby; brothers, Cullen Irby and Fulton Irby; and sisters, Dorothy Warren and Billie Jean Irby.

He is survived by his loving daughter, Elcene Sears and Carl of Porter, Texas; son, Carl Irby and Connie of Onalaska, Texas; daughter, Cynthia Mannix of Kingwood, Texas; daughter, Venita Glasscock of Onalaska, Texas; step-daughter, Maxine Mikolajchak and Mike of Groesbeck, Texas; step-daughter, Betty Hampton of Conroe, Texas; step-daughter, Carolyn Lampert of Montgomery, Texas; step-daughter, Shirley Middleton and Roy of Montgomery, Texas; sister, Marniece Kemp of Onalaska, Texas; sister, Meg Reynertson and Don of Boerne, Texas; along with numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

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