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Byron Russell Pope

Byron Russell Pope

May 12, 2017

Byron Pope was born on January 1, 1954 in Houston, Texas and passed away on May 12, 2017 in Livingston, Texas. He is preceded in death by his father, Russell L. Pope. During his lifetime, he was employed as a Texas Tax Appraiser for both Polk and San Jacinto Counties.

He is survived by his mother, Angie...

Billy Frank Sylestine

Billy Frank Sylestine

May 11, 2017

Funeral services for Billy Frank Sylestine, 65, of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Livingston, Texas, will be held Monday, May 15, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Frank Aragon officiating. Interment will follow in the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation Cemetery Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Sunday, May 14, 2017 from 6:00...

Shirley Ray

Shirley Ray

May 9, 2017

Graveside services for Shirley Ray, 90, of Sulphur Springs, Texas, will be held Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Steve Waldrep officiating. Mrs. Shirley Ray passed away at her home in Sulphur Springs on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at the age of 90. She and her husband, Vernon, moved to...

Lawrence Meredith Palmer

Lawrence Meredith Palmer

May 9, 2017

Memorial services for Lawrence Meredith Palmer, 62, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the Climbing Tower of the First United Methodist Church in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Steve Woody and Rev. James Frazier officiating. Lawrence was born November 15, 1954, in Houston, Texas to parents, Joseph Harold Palmer and Frances (DeShazo) Palmer,...

Linda Kathleen Edge Faubion

Linda Kathleen Edge Faubion

May 9, 2017

Funeral services for Linda Kathleen Edge Faubion, 68, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Kenneth Pippin officiating. Interment will follow in the Felps Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. in Thicket, Texas. Visitation will be held Friday, May 12, 2017 from 5:00 to...

Roger Lee Mcniel

Roger Lee Mcniel

May 9, 2017

Memorial services for Roger Lee McNiel, 51, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Friday, May 12, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Joshua Cathey officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2017 in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas. Roger was born February...

Robert Lawrence Phillips

Robert Lawrence Phillips

May 8, 2017

Memorial services for Robert Lawrence Phillips, 71, of Point Blank, Texas, will be held Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Holiday Village Clubhouse in Point Blank, Texas. Mr. Phillips was born July 7, 1945, to parents, Robert Phillips and Jean (Leisure) Phillips, and passed away on May 8, 2017, in The Woodlands, Texas. During his life, he...

Willie Mae Shotwell Moore

Willie Mae Shotwell Moore

May 6, 2017

Graveside services for Willie Mae Shotwell Moore, 82, of Conroe, Texas, will be held Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas with Garry Moore officiating. Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas. Mrs. Moore went to be with...

Charlette Mae Doughty

Charlette Mae Doughty

May 6, 2017

Graveside services for Charlette Mae Ramsey Doughty, 71, of Onalaska, Texas, will be held Friday, May 12, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Seaside Memorial Park Cemetery in Corpus Christi, Texas with Randy Turner officiating.

Mrs. Doughty was born January 19, 1946 in Corpus Christi, Texas to parents, Charles Edward Ramsey and Wynona (Sartin) Ramsey, and passed...

Mary Ann Woodard

Mary Ann Woodard

May 5, 2017

Mary Ann Woodard, 66, of Splendoar, Texas was born November 2, 1950 in Lexington, Kentucky. She was born to parents, Denny Lee Eades and Walta (Hanley) Eades, and passed away May 5, 2017 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Gary Lee Eades and James Bishop; and sister, Donna C. Eades.

She...

Rosemary Sullivan

Rosemary Sullivan

May 4, 2017

Memorial services for Rosemary Sullivan, 71, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Ms. Sullivan was born November 9, 1945, in Corpus Christie, Texas and passed away on May 4, 2017, in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gary Sullivan;...

Mary Abbie Smith

Mary Abbie Smith

May 3, 2017

Funeral services for Mary Abbie Smith, 82, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Monday, May 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Livingston, Texas with Father Tarsisius Puling, SVD officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Rose Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, 2017...

James Edward Anderson

James Edward Anderson

May 2, 2017

Funeral services for James Edward Anderson Sr., 88, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Monday, May 8, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Kevan Wood officiating. Interment will follow in the Bluff Creek Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 7,...

Judy Love

Judy Love

May 1, 2017

Graveside services for Judy Love, 69, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Friday, May 5, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Bold Springs Cemetery in Livingston, Texas with Jason Sandefer officiating. Mrs. Love was born June 13, 1947 in Henrietta, Oklahoma to parents, Charles Hart Sr. and Inez (Golden) Hart, and passed away on May 1, 2017 in Livingston, Texas....

Velma Ree (Locke) Wilkinson

Velma Ree (Locke) Wilkinson

May 1, 2017

Funeral services for Velma Ree (Locke) Wilkinson, 87, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Lesly Wilkinson officiating. Interment will follow in the Bold Springs Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Wednesday, May 3, 2017 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in...

Ruby Lambright Mcewin

Ruby Lambright Mcewin

Apr 30, 2017

Funeral services for Ruby Lambright McEwin, 102, of Spring, Texas, will be held Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Big Sandy Community Church in Big Sandy, Texas with Bro. Rex Hendrix officiating. Interment will take place in the Peaceful Gardens Cemetery in Woodrow, Texas at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Visitation will be held Wednesday,...

Betty Louise Chalker

Betty Louise Chalker

Apr 29, 2017

Funeral services for Betty Louise Chalker, 80, of Livingston, Texas will be held at 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at the Bethel Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Dicky Boddie and Bro. Sam Craig officiating. Interment will follow at the Bold Springs Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will begin at 6:00 P.M., Monday, May 1, 2017 at...

Florence Rose Eshelman

Florence Rose Eshelman

Apr 29, 2017

Florence was born March 10, 1921 in Columbia, Illinois to Ferdinand and Eleanora (Rose) Rohm. She passed on April 29, 2017 in Livingston, Texas. Florence received her Registered Nursing certificate in December 1942 and began working for a physician in St. Louis, MO. Soon she net the love of her life, Loren D. Eshelman and they married June 13, 1945...

Pat Williams

Pat Williams

Apr 28, 2017

Mr. Pat Williams, 69, of Livingston, Texas was born February 25, 1948 in Houston, Texas to parents, Parker Madison Williams Sr. and Dorothy Vivian (Gohr) Williams, and passed away April 28, 2017 in Livingston, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents; and wife, Carrie Williams.

He is survived by his wife, Rubie Cumbie of Livingston,...

Lessie Arlene Mcbee

Lessie Arlene Mcbee

Apr 28, 2017

Lessie Arlene McBee, 89, of Victoria, TX, passed away April 28, 2017 in Victoria, TX. Visitation will be held at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, TX on May 1 , 2017 at 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Funeral service will be held at Point Blank Community Church on May 2, 2017 at 10:30 am with Dusty Rhodes officiating. Burial will follow...

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