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Patsy Clamon

Patsy Clamon

Sep 1, 2023

Funeral services for Patsy Clamon, 80, of Livingston, Texas will be held Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Tim Thompson and Bro. Bryan Dickens officiating. Interment will follow at the Big Sandy Cemetery in Dallardsville, Texas. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 5, 2023, from 5:00 –...

Scott Nelson

Scott Nelson

Sep 1, 2023

Funeral services for Jeffrey Scott Nelson, 60, of Goodrich, Texas, will be held Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Kevan Wood officiating.  Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. until the time of service at the First Baptist Church.

Scott Nelson was born September 4, 1962 in...

Betty Dean Mcclendon

Betty Dean Mcclendon

Aug 31, 2023

Services for Betty Dean McClendon will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas.

Betty Dean McClendon, passed on to Paradise this morning at peace in Katy, TX.  How do you sum up 82 years?  How do you assess a life….a woman's life?  She lived out loud.  ...

Jon Perry Bochar

Jon Perry Bochar

Aug 30, 2023

Memorial Services for Jon Perry Bochar, 42, of Shepherd, Texas, will be held Monday, September 11, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in the Drew's Landing Baptist Church in Shepherd, Texas with Pastor Josh Whitmire officiating.

Jon was born February 8, 1981 in Reedsburg, Wisconsin and passed away August 30, 2023 in Shepherd, Texas. He is preceded in death...

Susan Kay Johnson

Susan Kay Johnson

Aug 29, 2023

Susan Kay Westfall Johnson passed away in her home on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Livingston, Texas. She was born August 3, 1949. Services will be held at Cochran Funeral home in Livingston, Texas on Saturday, September 1, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Our world was gifted with a beautiful wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother,...

Petey Thomas

Petey Thomas

Aug 29, 2023

Services for Charles Vernon "Petey" Thomas, 59, of Livingston, Texas will be held Friday, September 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at First Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas and will be officiated by Bro. Kevan Wood. Interment will follow at Oakdale Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 31, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church...

Betty Ilene Bryan

Betty Ilene Bryan

Aug 28, 2023

Services for Betty Ilene Bryan, 70, of Shepherd, Texas will be held on Sunday, September 3, 2023 at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Curtis Hermes officiating. Interment will follow at Farley Chapel Cemetery in Shepherd, Texas. A visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel, Sunday, September 3, 2023,...

Roy Edwin Bright

Roy Edwin Bright

Aug 27, 2023

Services for Roy Edwin Bright, 66, of Livingston, Texas will be held on Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at White Rock Cemetery in Shelby County, Texas and will be officiated by Bro. Kevan Wood.

Roy was born August 15, 1957 in Livingston, Texas and passed away August 27, 2023 in Livingston, Texas. He is preceded...

Ted Theodore Dinkins, Jr.

Ted Theodore Dinkins, Jr.

Aug 27, 2023

Orie Theodore (Ted) Dinkins, Jr., 78, departed this Earth on August 26, 2023, after a prolonged but valiant battle with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Until his final days, Ted continued to amuse his kids and grandkids with stories from his lifetime and those of his ancestors.

Ted was the only child of Orie Theodore Dinkins, Sr. and Verna...

Melvin Richardson

Melvin Richardson

Aug 25, 2023

Services for Melvin Richardson, 99, of Livingston, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 2, 2023 at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be Held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to service. Interment will be held on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. at the San Jacinto Memorial Cemetery in...

2Nd Chief Millie Ann Thompson Williams

2Nd Chief Millie Ann Thompson Williams

Aug 25, 2023

Services for 2nd Chief Millie Ann Thompson Williams, 67, of Livingston, Texas will be held at 9:45 a.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation Multi-Events Center, in Livingston, Texas and will be officiated by Pastor Keith Tucker. Interment will follow at the Alabama-Coushatta Reservation Cemetery, in Livingston, Texas. A visitation will be held on Monday, August 28,...

Burton Wayne Weeks

Burton Wayne Weeks

Aug 23, 2023

Services for Burton Wayne Weeks, 90, of Shepherd, Texas will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Shepherd Texas. Interment will follow at Weeks Chapel Cemetery in Jasper, Texas at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. prior to service.

Burton was born December 28, 1932...

Carolyn Ann Sample

Carolyn Ann Sample

Aug 20, 2023

Carolyn Ann Sample, 78, of Livingston, Texas passed away on August 20, 2023. Carolyn was born on May 9, 1945 in Austin, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Willie Lou and Jessie Marion Branum; daughter, Cindy Sample; and sisters, Juanita King and Mary Elizabeth Wagner.

Carolyn is survived by her husband, Joe Wayne Sample...

Laura Sue Hughes

Laura Sue Hughes

Aug 19, 2023

A memorial visitation will be held for Laura Sue Hughes, 55, of Goodrich, Texas on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas.

Laura was born on October 6, 1967 in Lewisville, Texas and passed away August 19, 2023 in Houston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her...

Chilton Junior Steele

Chilton Junior Steele

Aug 18, 2023

Chilton Junior Steele, 69, of Grapeland, Texas, was born February 4, 1954 in Iaeger, West Virginia and passed away August 18, 2023 in Tyler, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lonnie Jay Steele and Mary Launoria (Kennedy) Steele.

Chilton is survived by his brothers, James Steel and David Steele, both of Grapeland, Texas; nephew,...

Jerry Lee Mullins

Jerry Lee Mullins

Aug 16, 2023

Jerry Lee Mullins, 65, was born February 2, 1958 in Gary, Indiana and passed away August 16, 2023 in Shepherd, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bobby Ray Mullins and Francis Bobbie Jean (Johnson) Mullins.

Jerry is survived by his son, Francis Jerry Lee Mullins and wife Kortni of Livingston, Texas; granddaughter, Addison Mullins;...

Patricia Ann Corron

Patricia Ann Corron

Aug 16, 2023

Graveside services for Patricia Ann Corron, 92, will be held Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Houston National Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Onalaska, Texas.

Patricia was born October 21, 1930 in Eakly, Oklahoma and passed away August 16, 2023...

Sylvia Maurine Roeseler

Sylvia Maurine Roeseler

Aug 13, 2023

A memorial service for Sylvia Maurine Roeseler, 82, of Coldspring, Texas will be held Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Coldspring Methodist Church in Coldspring, Texas with Bro. David Dewitt officiating.

Sylvia was born November 11, 1940in Tulsa, Oklahoma and passed away August 13, 2023 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her...

Garry Mitchell Harrison

Garry Mitchell Harrison

Aug 12, 2023

Services for Garry Mitchell Harrison, 63, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m., at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Wayne Bickley officiating. Interment will follow at Camp Ruby Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 15, 2023, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., at the Cochran...

Raymond Roy Braunagel

Raymond Roy Braunagel

Aug 12, 2023

Raymond Roy Braunagel, 84, of Livingston, Texas, was born December 15, 1938 in Houston, Texas and passed away August 12, 2023 in Livingston, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Ferdinand J. Braunagel and Rosa M. (Selensky) Braunagel; sisters, Rosemary Acrey and Irene Arrant; and brother, James Braunagel.

Raymond is survived by his sisters, Cheryl...

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