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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...

Oscar Odell Kilburn

Oscar Odell Kilburn

Aug 9, 2023

Oscar Odell Kilburn, 84, of Livingston, Texas was born October, 21, 1938 in Colbert County, Alabama and passed away August 9, 2023 in Livingston, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Greenberry Kilburn and Alfie (Skaggs) Kilburn; and the mother of his children, Norma Dean Kilburn.

Oscar, a U.S. Navy Seebee Veteran, is survived...

Gary Kidwell Walker

Gary Kidwell Walker

Aug 7, 2023

A memorial service for Gary Kidwell Walker, 82, of Livingston, Texas will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at the Cochran Funeral Home chapel in Livingston, Texas and will be officiated by Bro. Robert Murphy.

Mr. Walker was born March 29, 1941 in Hughes Springs, Texas to parents Lester Kidwell Walker and Jozie...

David Wayne Nunn

David Wayne Nunn

Aug 7, 2023

David Wayne Nunn, 63, of Shepherd, Texas, was born February 18, 1960 in Houston, Texas and passed away August 8, 2023 in Shepherd, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, R.L. Nunn and Virginia Lee (Echols) Nunn.

David is survived by his brother, John Nunn of Cold Spring, Texas; and sister, Elaine Ward and husband...

Debra Kaye Pokorney

Debra Kaye Pokorney

Aug 5, 2023

Debra Kaye Pokorney, 65, of Livingston, Texas, was born September 29, 1957 in Paso Robles, California and passed away August 5, 2023 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded by her parents, William Leonard Polorney, Jr. and Patricia Elawisia (Foley) Pokorney.

Debra is survived by her son, Jesse Coots of Livingston, Texas and grandchildren, Jesse Coots, Jr. and...

Carolyn Ann Hancock

Carolyn Ann Hancock

Aug 5, 2023

Funeral services for Carolyn Ann Hancock, 75, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Mark Welch and Tommy Bacon officiating. Interment will follow at the Restland Memorial Park Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Wednesday, August 9, 2023, from 9:00 -...

Rex Eugene Minter

Rex Eugene Minter

Aug 4, 2023

Rex Eugene Minter, a compassionate and kind-hearted soul who had an unwavering love for animals and a genuine concern for the well-being of others, passed away on August 4, 2023 at home after a battle with fast-growing metastatic cancer. He was 72 years old.

Born on January 22, 1951, Rex grew up in Livingston, Texas, where he...

Kevin David

Kevin David

Aug 2, 2023

Services for Kevin David, 54, of Livingston, Texas will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 12, 2023 at the Cochran Funeral Home chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Byron Lyons offiiating. Interment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, August 11, 2023 at the Cochran Funeral Home chapel in Livingston.

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Ilcel Yajaira Pacheco

Ilcel Yajaira Pacheco

Aug 2, 2023

Services for Ilcel Yajaira Pacheco, 30, of Livingston, Texas will be held at 9:00 a.m., Sunday, August 13, 2023 at the Cochran Funeral Home chapel in Livingston, Texas and will be officiated by Daniel Arenas. Interment will follow at Peebles Cemetery.

Ilcel was born, May 22, 1993 in Reynosa, Mexico and passed away August 2, 2023 in...

Marlene Kay Martin

Marlene Kay Martin

Aug 2, 2023

Marlene Kay Martin, 81, of Livingston, Texas, was born April 1, 1942 in Olathe, Kansas and passed away August 2, 2023 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jerome Edward Orender I and Betty A. (Dierking) Orender; husband, William Walter Martin; and brother, Jerry Lee Orender.

Marlene moved to Texas November 16, 1962...

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