Obituaries

Mar 19, 2014

Funeral services for Douglas Martin, Jr., 64, of College Station, Texas, will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Rod Averitt officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Water Cemetery in Livingston, Texas with the Trinity Masonic Lodge #14 present. Military Honors will be provided by VFW Honor Guard...

Mar 19, 2014

Funeral services for Rennie Loyd Hance, 64, of Corrigan, Texas, will be held Friday, March 21, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Charlie Hodge officiating. Interment will follow in the Camp Ruby Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2014 beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Cochran...

Mar 19, 2014

Funeral services for Bernice Murphy, 88, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Sherman Hoot officiating. Interment will follow in the Jones Prairie Cemetery in Leggett, Texas. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 21, 2014 beginning at 5:00 p.m. in Cochran...

Mar 18, 2014

Margaret Oleta Brown, 81, of Livingston, Texas, was born April 4, 1932 in Madisonville, Texas to parents, C.E. Hancock Sr. and Minnie Leo (Ellis) Hancock, and passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents; step-son, Barry Brown; brothers, Cecil Earl Hancock and Charles M. Hancock.

She is survived...

Mar 17, 2014

Graveside services for Jerry Glen Buffalo, 64, of La Porte, Texas, will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Alexander Cemetery in Livingston, Texas.

Jerry was born on December 10, 1949 in Livingston, Texas to parents, W.T. and Lillie (Bond) Buffalo and passed away on March 17, 2014 in Houston, Texas. He is survived...

Mar 16, 2014

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints. –Psalm 116:15. Have you ever met an angel? You have if you were blessed to have known Wanda Jackson. She touched so many lives with her incredible spirit, selflessness, unconditional love and energy. We had to say goodbye too soon as she was unexpectedly called to...

Mar 15, 2014

Funeral services for Winnie Lou Matthews, 99, of Beach City, Texas, will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Orval Barger officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will begin at 10:00 AM, Thursday morning, until service time.

Mrs. Matthews was born on...

Mar 15, 2014

Wayne Nelson

December 19, 1938 – March 15, 2014

Graveside services for Wayne Nelson, 75, will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Monday, March 17, 2014 at Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Harold Isaacs officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 17, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home Chapel...

Mar 15, 2014

Funeral services for Makynlee Grace Armstrong, of Hardin, Texas, will be held Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Frank Tudor officiating. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery next to her great-great grandparents to watch over her.

Makynlee Grace was born and passed away on...

Mar 15, 2014

Mae Stutts

June 6, 1927 – March 15, 2014

Funeral services for Mae Stutts, 86, of Livingston, Texas will be held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home Chapel, Livingston, Texas . Interment will follow at Feagin Cemetery in Hortense, Texas. Visitation will begin 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday....

Mar 13, 2014

Wayne Richards

April 20, 1919 – March 13, 2014

Wayne Richards, 94, of Livingston, Texas was born on April 20, 1919 in Winnsboro, Texas and passed away on March 13, 2014 in Livingston, Texas. He proudly served his country as 1 st Sargent in the U.S. Army during WWII and the...

Mar 13, 2014

Funeral services for Wayne G. Brock, 72, of Seven Oaks, Texas, will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Fred Huff officiating. Interment will follow at Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Military honors will be provided by VFW Honor Guard Post #8568. Visitation will be held at 5:00...

Mar 13, 2014

Visitation for Flossie Mae Smith, 75, of Onalaska, Texas, will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM, Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Cochran Funeral Home in Onalaska, Texas.

Flossie was born on October 25, 1938 in Noble County, Indiana and passed away on March 13, 2014 in Livingston, Texas. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary Club and...

Mar 12, 2014

Henriette Adolphine Cox, 83, of Goodrich, Texas, was born on February 22, 1931 in Liège, Belgium and passed away on March 12, 2014 in Livingston, Texas. She married Wayne Craig Cox on December 17, 1957 in Herstal, Belgium. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jean and Maria (Kuppuns) Bowile; and one brother.

She is survived...

Mar 11, 2014

Funeral services for Rev. Ray Evans, 92, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Friday, March 14, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Robert Smith and Rev. Don Goodwin officiating. Interment will follow in the Midway Cemetery in the Midway Community in Polk County, Texas. Visitation will be held Thursday, March...

Mar 11, 2014

Memorial services for Harry W. Bussie, 82, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Thursday, March 20, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Schwab City Baptist Church in Schwab City, Texas with Rev. David Jones officiating. Interment will follow at a later date in the Wisconsin Memorial Gardens in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Mr. Bussie was born on July 19, 1931 in...

Mar 8, 2014

Memorial services for Debra Joyce Reynolds, 58, of Cleveland, Texas, will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Kevin Hendrix officiating. Debra was born October 26, 1955 in Houston, Texas to parents, Sylvester Renfro Jr. and Betty Jean (Hassell) Renfro, and passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014...

Mar 7, 2014

Funeral services for Marcus Durward "Smokey" Wells, 90, of Point Blank, Texas, will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Onalaska, Texas with David Branson officiating. Interment will follow in the Center Hill Cemetery in Oakhurst, Texas where Marine Honors will be provided. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 15, 2014...

Mar 7, 2014

Funeral services for Melvin Joice, 74, of Livingston, Texas will be held Monday, March 10, 2014 at 10:00 AM at the Central Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Mike Meadows officiating. Military honors will be provided by VFW Post #8568. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 9, 2014 from 6:00 PM –...

Mar 6, 2014

James (Jim) Edward Roberts, who spent his career as an executive in the international oil business, died March 6, 2014, at Seasons Hospice in Naperville, IL. Jim was 79. He was born in Palestine, Texas on December 2, 1934 and grew up in McAllen, Texas. He graduated from The University of Texas in 1959 with a degree in Petroleum...