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Herbert Orlin Rice

Herbert Orlin Rice

Nov 18, 2022

Graveside services for Herbert Orlin Rice, 69, of Livingston, Texas will be Saturday, November 26, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., at Jones Prairie Cemetery in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Cary Baskin officiating.

Herbert was born February 13, 1953 in Livingston, Texas to parents, Orlin Rubin Rice and Lucy Lee Rice, and passed away November 18, 2022 in Livingston,...

Merdolph Walker

Merdolph Walker

Nov 14, 2022

Funeral services for Avery Merdolph Walker, 99, will be held Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Interment will follow at Bluff Creek Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will also be Saturday, November 19, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. at Cochran Funeral Home Chapel, prior to the service.

Avery...

Bernice Collins

Bernice Collins

Nov 14, 2022

BERNICE WILKINSON COLLINS

01/13/1931-11/14/2022

Bernice Wilkinson Collins passed away peacefully in Houston, Texas on November 14, 2022, at the age of 91.  She was born on January 13, 1931, in Livingston, Texas to Mac and Mary Vergia Wilkinson.

After graduating from Big Sandy High School, she married D.C. Collins in 1947 and was...

Timothy Drew Ponkonin

Timothy Drew Ponkonin

Nov 13, 2022

Funeral services for Timothy Drew Ponkonin, 53, of Fresno, Texas will be held Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Alan Bramblett officiating. Interment will follow at Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 30, 2022, in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel, from 1:00...

Thelma (Mona) Ramonia James

Thelma (Mona) Ramonia James

Nov 11, 2022

Thelma Ramonia (Mona) James

October 28, 1958 ~ November 11, 2022

Thelma Ramonia (Mona) James, 64, of Livingston TX, entered into eternal rest November 11, 2022. She was born October 28, 1958 to parents, Edward and Mary McCullough in Selma, Alabama. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 2:15 p.m. at the...

Maria Lynn "Cat" Butler

Maria Lynn "Cat" Butler

Nov 10, 2022

Memorial services for Maria Lynn "Cat" Butler, 57, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Monday, November 28, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas.

A full obituary to follow.

Corral Lynn Ruffino

Corral Lynn Ruffino

Nov 10, 2022

Memorial services for Corral Lynn Ruffino, 30, of Huntsville, Texas will be Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 3:00 in the Cochran Funeral Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Lindell Mitchell officiating.

Corral Lynn Ruffino was born November 3, 1992 in Houston, Texas to parents, Kenneth Alan Beard and Natalie (Ledwell) Beard, and passed away November 10, 2022 in...

Annis Laray Chessher Eastepp

Annis Laray Chessher Eastepp

Nov 7, 2022

Funeral services for Annis LaRay Chessher Eastepp will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 11, 2022, at Blanchard Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Fred Alford officiating. Interment will follow at Carlisle Cemetery in Carlisle, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2022, at Pace Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas.

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Patricia Louise Spinks

Patricia Louise Spinks

Nov 7, 2022

A Committal Service for Patricia Louise Spinks, 66, will be held Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Brookside Memorial Park Cemetery in Houston, Texas.

Patricia was born March 15, 1956, in Houston, Texas, to parents, Nicholas John Sassano Jr. and Louise (Warren) Sassano, and passed away November 7, 2022 in Moscow, Texas. She is preceded...

Mary Jane Martin

Mary Jane Martin

Nov 6, 2022

A graveside service will be held for Mary Jane Martin Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 2 p.m., at the Bold Springs Cemetery in Livingston, Texas, with Sabrina Estes officiating.

Mary Jane Martin, born August 10, 1944, deceased November 6, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Marvin Riley; her parents, Oliver Carl and Lola...

Simeon Williams

Simeon Williams

Nov 6, 2022

Funeral services for Simeon Williams, 44, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, November 11, 2022, at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Kieth Tucker officiating. Interment will follow at the Alabama Coushatta Reservation in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00-9:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, at Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas....

Dennis Roy Malone

Dennis Roy Malone

Nov 5, 2022

A graveside service for Dennis Roy Malone, 62, will be held Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 10: a.m., at the Bluff Creek Cemetery in Livingston, Texas, with Brother Robert Murphy officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, November 9, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston.

Dennis was born January 13, 1960 in New...

Billie Jean Mckelvey

Billie Jean Mckelvey

Nov 5, 2022

Funeral services for Billie Jean McKelvey, 86, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas, with Brother Brad Butler and Brother Brett Lester officiating. Interment will follow at Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Tuesday, November 8, 2022, from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the...

Vernon Ray Whiteside

Vernon Ray Whiteside

Nov 1, 2022

A graveside service for Vernon Ray Whiteside, 88, of Shepherd, Texas, will be held Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at 11:30 a.m., at the Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas, with Dale Everitt officiating

Vernon was born July 13, 1934 in Porterville, California, to parents William Whiteside and Beatrice (Short) Whiteside, and passed November 1, 2022, in Livingston,...

Ettie Lou Jones

Ettie Lou Jones

Oct 31, 2022

Services for Ettie Lou Jones, 89, of Point Blank, Texas will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022, Soso, Mississippi with Braxton Clark Jr., "Sonny" officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 3, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Cochran Funeral Home in Onalaska, Texas.

Ettie was born January 24, 1933 in Richton, Mississippi to parents William Albert Griffin...

Bobby Lynn Bridwell

Bobby Lynn Bridwell

Oct 31, 2022

Bobby Lynn Bridwell was born July 31, 1957 in Corpus Christi, Texas to parents Marvin Lee Bridwell and Doris Deraine (Kirksey) Bridwell and passed away October 31, 2022 in Goodrich, Texas. He is preceded in death by his father and his sister, Kandis K. Bridwell.

Bobby is survived by his loving wife, Julie M. Mack of Goodrich,...

Sandra Marie Potter

Sandra Marie Potter

Oct 29, 2022

A graveside service for Sandra Marie Potter, 73, of Livingston, Texas, will be held Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery in Houston, Texas.

Sandra was born August 5, 1949, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, to parents Fenton Ober Sweet and Lois (Lambert) Sweet and passed away October 29, 2022 in Livingston, Texas. She is preceded...

Kaylee Elise Buffington

Kaylee Elise Buffington

Oct 29, 2022

Funeral services for Kaylee Elise Buffington, 17, of Cleveland, Texas, will be held Sunday, November 13, 2022 at 3:00 p.m., in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas, with Pastor Timothy Magee officiating. Interment will follow in the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Sunday, November 13, 2022 in the Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston,...

Frank Osborne Mccarty

Frank Osborne Mccarty

Oct 28, 2022

A graveside service for Frank Osborne McCarty, 88, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 4, 2022, at the Jones Prairie Cemetery in Livingston, Texas, with Harold Isaacs officiating.

Frank was born May 21, 1934, in Leggett, Texas, to parents, James Henry McCarty and Mildred Elizabeth (Glass) McCarty, and passed October 28, 2022. He is preceded...

Denny Lee Wood

Denny Lee Wood

Oct 28, 2022

Funeral services for Denny Lee Wood, 79, of Livingston, Texas will be held Wednesday, November 2, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Rev. Steve Waldrep officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. just prior to the service.

Mr. Wood was born September 4, 1943 in Nacogdoches, Texas to parents...

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