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Alma Mae Smith
Apr 13, 2021
Funeral services for Alma Mae Smith, 81, of Pearland, Texas, will be held Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. in the First Baptist Church of Lomax located at 11303 North H. St. in La Porte, Texas with Pastor Cory Furr officiating. Interment will follow in the Center Grove Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 10:00...
Linda Sue Rue Howell
Apr 12, 2021
Mrs. Linda Sue Rue Howell, 69, of Goodrich, Texas, was born February 14, 1952 in Delta, Colorado to parents, Gorden Holton and Betty (Kingery) Patterson, and passed away April 12, 2021 in Goodrich, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents; son, Cedric Rue; daughter, Jenny Lou Rue; brother, Victor Smith; and sister, Jen Ulrich.
She...
Joseph "Smokin' Joe" Kirkpatrick
Apr 11, 2021
Funeral services for Joseph "Smokin' Joe" Kirkpatrick, 65, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Friday, April 16, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Livingston Church of Christ in Livingston, Texas with William Ehlig, Tony Taylor, and Hub Whitten officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, April 15, 2021 in the Cochran Funeral Home...
Jennie Lee Thompson
Apr 10, 2021
Funeral services for Jennie Lee Thompson, 74, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Sister Carla Busby officiating. Interment will follow in the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the service begins at 2:00 p.m. in the...
William "Sonny" Shankles
Apr 10, 2021
Funeral services for William "Sonny" Shankles, 72, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas.
...Richard Merl Loving
Apr 9, 2021
Funeral services for Richard Merl Loving, 72, of Corrigan, Texas, will be Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church in Corrigan, Texas with Bro. Buster Griggs officiating. Interment will follow in the Damascus Cemetery in Corrigan, Texas. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. prior to the service at the First Baptist...
Mildred Faye Price
Apr 9, 2021
Mrs. Mildred Faye Price, 88, of Livingston, Texas, was born April 26, 1932 in Tyler, Texas to parents, John Thomas Bane and Fannie Elisabeth (Swinney) Bane, and passed away April 9, 2021 in Lufkin, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clarence Wilmer "Bill" Price; son, Clarence Wilmer "Butch" Price, Jr.; and all of her beloved...
Susan Kay Hayter
Apr 9, 2021
Visitation for Susan Kay Hayter, 61, of Montgomery, Texas will be held Sunday, April 11, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas.
Susan Kay Hayter was born January 13, 1960 in Livingston, Texas to parents, James Earl Phillips and Nina Fay (Warren) Phillips, and passed away April 9, 2021,...
Doris "Dusty" Jean Peebles
Apr 9, 2021
Graveside services for Doris Jean "Dusty" Peebles, 92, of Livingston, Texas, will be Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Sunday, April 18, 2021 at the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas. The family plans to have a Celebration of Life event in...
Dakota Ryan Aldaco
Apr 8, 2021
Funeral services for Dakota Ryan Aldaco, 23, of Livingston, Texas, will be Monday, April 12, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Sister Carla Busby officiating. Interment will follow in the Alabama Coushatta Reservation Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be Sunday, April 12, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in...
Nell Wilkerson
Apr 7, 2021
Funeral services for Nell Wilkerson, 105, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Interment will follow in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Friday, April 16, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., in the Cochran Funeral Home in...
Steve Ray Watts, Sr.
Apr 7, 2021
Funeral services for Steve Ray Watts, Sr., 68, of Onalaska, Texas, will be held Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Onalaska, Texas with Bro. Elton Hodge officiating. Interment will follow in the Magnolia Cemetery in Onalaska, Texas. Visitation will be held Sunday, April 11, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.,...
Brenda Ann Counts
Apr 5, 2021
Funeral services for Brenda Ann Counts, 73, of Point Blank, Texas, will be held Friday, April 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Onalaska, Texas with Pastor Sean Ferry officiating. Interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery in Rye, Texas. Visitation will be held Thursday, April 8, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m....
Cynthia Ellen Woodward
Apr 5, 2021
Cynthia Ellen Woodward, 52, of Livingston, Texas was born December 15, 1968 in Louisiana, to parents, Murel Stapleton and Ernestine (Kinney) Stapleton, and passed away April 5, 2021 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents.
Cynthia is survived by her husband Jeff Woodward of Livingston, Texas; daughter, Keyla Woodward of Livingston, Texas; son,...
Roy Dale Dowden, Jr.
Apr 4, 2021
Visitation for Roy Dale Dowden Jr., 27, of Livingston, Texas will be held Thursday, April 8, 2021 beginning at 12:00 p.m. in his home at 237 Bobwhite Lane, Livingston, Texas.
Roy was born February 27, 1994 in Dublin, Georgia to parents, Roy Dale Dowden Sr. and Loretta Lynn (Driggers) Dowden, and passed away April 4, 2021 in...
Donald Clifford Mcadams, Sr.
Apr 4, 2021
Funeral services for Donald Clifford McAdams Sr., 76, of Coldspring, Texas, will be held Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Darrell McAdams officiating. Interment will follow in the Farley Chapel Cemetery in Shepherd, Texas. Visitation will held Wednesday, April 7, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m....
Ernest Hiram Denton
Apr 3, 2021
Ernest Hiram Denton, 79, of Rye, Texas was born August 14, 1941 in Texas to parents, Joseph and Opal Denton, and passed away April 3, 2021 in Conroe, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Rhoda Denton; and brothers, John T. Denton and Joseph Denton.
Mr. Denton is survived by his sons, Raymond Denton...
Judy Ann Boyd
Mar 31, 2021
Funeral services for Judy Ann Teetsel Boyd, 54, of Sour Lake, Texas will be held Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Fellowship In The Pines Church located at 1936 FM 2610 in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Roland Coyle and Bro. Vernon Stone officiating. Interment will follow in the Ace Community Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...
John Bently Munson
Mar 29, 2021
Funeral services for John Bently Munson, 73, of Livingston, Texas, will be Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Interment will follow in the Blue Water emetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas....
Julia Ann Armitage
Mar 29, 2021
Graveside services for Julia Ann Armitage, 80, of Livingston, Texas will be held Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Tim Thompson officiating.
Mrs. Armitage was born February 23, 1941 in Livingston, Texas to parents, Gaston Nelson and Elsie M. (Whitaker) Nelson, and passed away March 29, 2021...
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