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Alton Ray Kimes

Alton Ray Kimes

Apr 28, 2019

Funeral services for Alton Ray Kimes, 40, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Monday, May 6, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Harold Isaacs officiating. Interment will follow in the Blue Water Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 5, 2019, from 5:00 – 10:00 p.m., in...

Bill Amason

Bill Amason

Apr 28, 2019

Funeral services for Bill Amason, 77, of New Caney, Texas, will be held Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Robert Bible officiating. Military honors will be provided by VFW Post #8568. Interment will take place in the Bethel Chapel Cemetery in Pineland, Texas at 2:00 p.m. on...

Ray Elvis Battise

Ray Elvis Battise

Apr 28, 2019

Funeral services for Ray Elvis Battise, 39, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Alabama-Coushatta Multi-purpose Center in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Don Goodwin and Bro. David Busby officiating. Interment will follow in the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019...

Annie Lee Wiggins

Annie Lee Wiggins

Apr 28, 2019

Funeral services for Annie Lee Wiggins, 94, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Donald McConnell officiating. Interment will follow in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the service begins at 11:00 .a.m....

George Randall Jones

George Randall Jones

Apr 28, 2019

Funeral services for George Randall Jones, 57, of Onalaska, Texas, will be held Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Danny Benton officiating. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. until the service begins at 2:00 p.m. on...

Nolan C. "Tip" Tipton

Nolan C. "Tip" Tipton

Apr 26, 2019

N.C. "Tip" Tipton, 79 ("29 + 50 years' experience" – as he said so often), of Livingston, was born on August 17, 1939 to Emma Lee Barnes and Robert "Bob" Tipton. He passed on Friday, April 26, 2019 in the presence of his loved ones and his devoted and loving wife of 61 plus years, Susie "Sue" Tipton. He...

Brian Keith Buchanan

Brian Keith Buchanan

Apr 25, 2019

Funeral services for Brian Keith Buchanan, 65, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Sunday, April 28, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Shepherd United Methodist Church in Shepherd, Texas with Pastor Steven Lightfoot and Pastor Jimmy Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Point Blank, Texas.

Mr. Buchanan was born August 11, 1953...

Charlotte Ann "Shannon" Brown

Charlotte Ann "Shannon" Brown

Apr 21, 2019

Ms. Charlotte Ann "Shannon" Brown, 80, of Onalaska, Texas was born September 21, 1938 in El Dorado, Arkansas to parents, Lee Roy Brown and Viola (Carey) Brown, and passed away on April 21, 2019 in Onalaska, Texas. Ms. Brown taught in public schools for 34 years and retired from Livingston Independent School District in 2004. She received her Bachelor's...

Diane Dawn Monroe

Diane Dawn Monroe

Apr 19, 2019

Graveside services for Diane Dawn Monroe, 70, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas.

Mrs. Monroe was born January 7, 1949 in Oak Park, Illinois to parents, Al Dyon and Loretta (Connolloy) Dyon, and passed away on April 19, 2019 in Livingston, Texas....

Ruth Ann Wheelis

Ruth Ann Wheelis

Apr 18, 2019

Ruth Ann Wheelis, 76, of Onalaska, Texas was born August 20, 1942 in Morehouse, Missouri, to parents, William Franklin Gurley and Beatrice Helen (Mosley) Gurley, and passed away April 18, 2019 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents; and husband, William "Bill" Wheelis.

She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Wheelis of Fargo,...

Rita Sue Milton

Rita Sue Milton

Apr 16, 2019

Rita Sue Milton, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Lufkin Memorial Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was born March 5, 1954, in Houston, to parents, George Milton and Onyta (McKee) Milton Hayes. She was a 1973 graduate of Livingston High School. She is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her son, Michael...

Pauline Taylor

Pauline Taylor

Apr 15, 2019

Funeral services for Pauline Taylor, 105 of Liberty, Texas will be held on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Church of Christ in Liberty, Texas. Interment will be held in the Holly Grove Cemetery in Segno, Texas on Friday, April 19, 2019 at 1:05 p.m. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until the service begins...

Joann Dibeler

Joann Dibeler

Apr 14, 2019

Joann Dibeler, 74, of Onalaska, Texas was born April 8, 1945 in Chester County Pennsylvania, to parents, Howard Thorne and Helen (Gilmore) Thorne, and passed away April 14, 2019 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her sons, Bruce A. Wolfer and Brian P. Wolfer; daughter, Tanith Wolfer Jones;...

Rose Coleman Helmontoller Speights

Rose Coleman Helmontoller Speights

Apr 8, 2019

Funeral services for Rose Coleman Helmontoller Speights, 78, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the service begins in the funeral home.

Rose was...

William Henry Clafferty Jr.

William Henry Clafferty Jr.

Apr 6, 2019

Funeral mass for William Henry Clafferty Jr., 82, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Livingston, Texas with Father Tarsisius Puling, SVD officiating. A rosary will be held from 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, April 25, 2019 until the service begins at 11:00 a.m.

Mr....

Dorothy Lee Piercy

Dorothy Lee Piercy

Apr 5, 2019

Memorial services for Dorothy Lee Piercy, 94, of Livingston, Texas will be held on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Escapee's Care Center.

Mrs. Piercy was born November 7, 1924 in Fairfield, Illinois to parents, Adam Erwin Baird and Ethyl (Banta) Baird, and passed away on April 5, 2019 in Livingston, Texas. She is...

Anna Ruth Mabry

Anna Ruth Mabry

Apr 5, 2019

Memorial services for Anna Ruth Mabry, 73, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Todd McAdams officiating. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the service begins in the funeral home.

Mrs. Mabry was born July 6, 1945 in Conway,...

William "Bill" Waldemar Schubert

William "Bill" Waldemar Schubert

Apr 4, 2019

Memorial services for William "Bill" Waldemar Schubert, 87, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Friday, April 12, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Steve Woody officiating. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church in Anahuac,...

Terry Lee Klock

Terry Lee Klock

Apr 2, 2019

The Celebration of Life Memorial Service for Terry Lee Klock, 67, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Father Chester Makowski officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until the service begins in the funeral home.

Terry was born December...

Carey Eileen Cook

Carey Eileen Cook

Apr 2, 2019

Graveside services for Carey Eileen Cook, 95, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Jones Prairie Cemetery in Leggett, Texas with Rev. Harold Isaacs officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019 in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas.

Mrs. Cook...

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