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Iris Lathanne Madere
Dec 30, 2013
Iris Lathanne Madere, 88, a wife, mother and a volunteer who spent much of her life helping other people, died at her home in Livingston on Dec. 30. Mrs. Madere, the daughter of Samuel and Iona McWhirter, was born Nov. 1, 1925, in Humble. The McWhirter family lived in towns throughout southeast Texas and eventually moved to LaPorte, where Mrs....
Robert Gene Oblinger
Dec 30, 2013
Memorial services for Robert Gene Oblinger, 67, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Restland Memorial Park Cemetery in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Trimaine Adkins Sr. officiating. Mr. Oblinger was born August 24, 1946 in Houston, Texas to parents, Edwin Eugene and Thelma Mae (Cole) Oblinger, and passed away December 30, 2013...
Hobby Young Williams, Sr.
Dec 30, 2013
Funeral services for Hobby Young Williams, Sr., 81, of the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation were held on Friday, January 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Indian Village Presbyterian Church. Elder Debra Battise-Kleinman, CLP, officiated the service. Interment will be at Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Cemetery. Hobby was born on November 23, 1932 on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation to Epperson and Annie Mae...
Jett Brown
Dec 29, 2013
Funeral services for Jett Brown, 80, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Thursday, January 2, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Wayne Bickley and Rev. Harold Isaacs officiating. Military honors will be provided by the VFW Honor Guard Post #8568. Interment will follow in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Livingston, Texas....
Merle Jay Cook
Dec 29, 2013
Services for Merle Jay Cook, 81, of Livingston, Texas, will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Roy Askins officiating. Interment will follow at Camp Ruby Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will begin at 11:00 AM, prior to service time on Wednesday. Military honors will be provided by VFW...
Benjamin Joseph Groner, Jr.
Dec 28, 2013
A memorial service for Benjamin Joseph Groner, Jr. will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 11, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas. He passed away on December 28, 2013, after losing a hard-fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on June 16, 1945 in Livingston, Texas, to Benjamin Joseph Groner, Sr. and Catherine Marie Fabacher Groner....
Frances Marie Mccarver
Dec 28, 2013
Services for Frances Marie McCarver, 70, of Moscow, Texas, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Lesly Wilkinson officiating. Interment will follow at Jones Prairie Cemetery in Leggett, Texas. Visitation will be held at 5:00 PM, Tuesday, December 31, 2013. Frances will be escorted to her grave by...
Velma Willie Echols
Dec 27, 2013
A memorial service for Velma Willie Echols, 93, of Navasota, Texas, will be held at 2:30 PM, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas. Velma was born on April 20, 1920 in Segno, Texas, to parents, Willie and Elmer (Stephens) Cain and passed away on December 27, 2013 in Navasota, Texas. She was a member of...
Myrtle Lou Hoover
Dec 27, 2013
Myrtle Lou Hoover, age 80, passed away on December 27, 2013, in Conroe, Texas. Her services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on December 31, 2013 at the Big Sandy Baptist Church in Dallardsville, with Rev. Irvin Mott presiding. Pallbearers will be Travis Hoover, Clay Hoover, Lynn Hendrix, Gene Lowrie, Mark Lowrie and Lance Needham; and Honorary Pallbearers, Brett Hoover...
Dan Trulen Swinney
Dec 27, 2013
Dan Trulen Swinney, age 77, passed away on December 27, 2013, in Livingston, Texas. His services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on December 31, 2013 at the Cochran Funeral Home, in Livingston, with Rev. Carl Provost officiating. Interment to follow at Midway Loop Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. prior to service. Pallbearers will be Jesse Moss, Joshua...
Frank Murphy
Dec 26, 2013
Frank Murphy, age 85, passed away on December 26, 2013, at his residence in Livingston, Texas. His services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on December 31, 2013 at the Central Baptist Church in Livingston, with Pastor Mike Meadows presiding. Pallbearers will be James Murphy, Jesse Murphy, Robert Ryan Peters, Stetson Kincheloe, Wesley Johnson, Jean D. Carlisle; Honorary Pallbearers will...
James Vance Walters
Dec 25, 2013
James Vance Walters April 5, 1930 – December 25, 2013 Funeral services for James Vance Walters, 83, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, December 28, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Harold Isaacs and Bro. Josh Walters officiating. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be...
Bettie Jo Rogers
Dec 24, 2013
Graveside services for Bettie Jo Rogers, 66, of the Livingston, Texas, will be held Friday, December 27, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Magnolia Hill Cemetery in Segno, Texas with Susan Richardson officiating. Mrs. Rogers was born March 30, 1947 in Houston, Texas and passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 in Conroe, Texas. She worked as an accountant and was...
Mary Elizabeth (Sylestine) Alec
Dec 24, 2013
Funeral services for Mary Elizabeth (Sylestine) Alec, 55, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, December 28, 2013, at 10:00 a.m. in the Indian Village Presbyterian Church in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Debra Battise Kleinman officiating. Interment will follow in the Alabaman-Coushatta Indian Reservation Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Friday, December 27, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. in...
Henry Birdell Ogden
Dec 24, 2013
Funeral services for Henry Birdell Ogden, 84, of Colmesneil, Texas, will be held Sunday, December 29, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Harold Isaacs officiating. Military honors will be provided by the VFW Honor Guard Post #8568. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held...
Randall Lee Blackmon
Dec 23, 2013
Services for Randall Lee Blackmon, 52, of Porter, Texas, will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Mike Richard officiating. Interment will follow at Bold Springs Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00 -7:00 PM, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas....
Arthur Chester Mcbride Jr.
Dec 22, 2013
Graveside services for Arthur Chester McBride Jr., 80, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, December 28, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Jones Prairie Cemetery in Leggett, Texas with Rev. Jason Sandefer officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 26, 2013, before the service begins, starting at 1:00 p.m. in the Jones Prairie Cemetery in Leggett, Texas. Mr. McBride...
Lois Nan Jenkins
Dec 22, 2013
Services for Lois Nan Jenkins, age 73 of Onalaska, Texas, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Cochran Funeral Home in Onalaska, Texas. Visitation will be held at 5:00 PM, Friday, December 27, 2013. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Trinity, Texas. Lois Nan Jenkins was born on September 16, 1940 in Morgans Point,...
Violet Kay Poncho Reese
Dec 21, 2013
Funeral services for Violet Kay Poncho Reese, 58, of Waco, Texas, will be held Friday, December 27, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the Indian Village Assembly of God in Livingston, Texas with Rev. David Busby and Rev. Thurman Watson Jr. officiating. Interment will follow in the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. A wake service will be held Thursday, December...
Charles Willard Blair
Dec 21, 2013
A graveside service for Charles Willard Blair, 95, of Conroe, Texas, will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Forest Hill Cemetery with Rev. Don Wilkey officiating. Charles Willard Blair was born on October 11, 1918 in Stephenville, Texas, to parents, Willie Lee and Lettie M. (Turley) Blair and passed away on December 21, 2013 in Conroe,...
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