Livingston, bold springs Area, Polk County, Texas Grave Survey & Genealogy Research

Herman B. Witcher

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise – February 13, 1992 Edition

Livingston – Herman B. Witcher, 60, of Onalaska died Saturday, Feb. 8, 1982 in Polk County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 10, from the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Bill Raines and the Rev. Dale Snell officiating. Interment followed in Bold Springs Cemetery. Mr. Witcher was born Aug. 18, 1931 in Westphalia, Texas, the son of Ben Witcher and Lydia Klump Witcher. He was a retired supervisor for Maintenance Engineering Corp. Survivors include his wife, Pearl Witcher of Onalaska; two sons and daughters-in-law, Roger and wife Darlene Lowery Jr. of Livingston and Robert and Cynthia Kirkley of Dallas; one daughter and son-in-law, Sheryl and Randy Apodaca of Pasadena; three sisters, Adeline Webel of Ganado, Eleanor and husband L. D.

Duckworth of Waco and Myrtle and husband Felix Barnes of Temple; and seven grand-children. Pallbearers were Dr. Dean Blau, John Rauber, Elmer Lischefski, LeRoy Zemer, Beryl Marx and Ray Wolf. Cochran Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.



Wright, Aubrey “Mark” - b: Nov. 21, 1948   d: Mar. 22, 2003

*Aubrey “Mark” Wright
        SP5-US Army-Vietnam     “In our Hearts he perished not”

{Son of Raymond R. & Myrtice Le Nora Huckaby Wright}

Aubrey “Mark” Wright

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise - March 27, 2003 Edition

LIVINGSTON – Funeral services for Aubrey “Mark” Wright, 54, of Livingston were held Wednesday, March 26, 2003, from Revival Center Church of God in Onalaska, with Bro. Gerald Reeves officiating. Burial followed in Bold Springs Cemetery. Mr. Wright died Saturday, March 22, in Medical Center of Mesquite in Mesquite. He was born Nov. 21, 1948 in Beaumont, the son of Raymond and Myrtice Huckabay Wright. Mr. Wright was a member of Revival Center Church of God in Onalaska. He served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam era. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Ray Wright, and sister, Nancy Schlein. Survivors include his wife, Linda Jo Wright of Livingston; mother, Myrtice

Lenora Huckabay of Livingston; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa Wright Robinson and

Tim Robinson, son and daughter-in-law, Loren Matthew and Wendy Wright of Albany,

La.; stepson, Terry Lindsey of the USMC; step-daughter and son-in-law, Jamie Lindsey

and Anthony Hubbard of Garland; granddaughter, Hannah Grace Robinson; grand-

sons, Jordan Lindsey, Jayden Lindsey, Shelby Lindsey and T. J. Lindsey; sister and

brother-in-law, Eva and Darrell Evans of Livingston; brother-in-law, Robert Schlein of Spring; three nephews; three nieces; numerous other family members and numerous friends at Revival Center Church of God in Onalaska. Pallbearers were Loyd Evans, Wesley Fojt, John Summers, Julian Hawthorne, Tim Robinson, Loren Matthew Wright and Anthony Hubbard. Cochran Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Wright, Myrtice L. – b: Dec. 25, 1925   d: April 19, 2004; DS w/ Raymond

*Myrtice Le Nora Huckabay Wright
        “We have anchored our souls”

{Daughter of Owen & Hallie Cain Huckabay,

mother of Aubrey Mark Wright}

Myrtice Le Nora Wright
Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise – April 26, 2004 Edition
LIVINGSTON – Graveside services for Myrtice Le Nora Wright, 78, were held Wednesday at Bold Springs Cemetery, with the Rev. Chris Borden officiating. Mrs. Wright died Monday, April 19, at her residence in Livingston. She was born Dec. 25, 1925 in Beaumont, the daughter of Owen and Hallie Cain Huckabay. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Aubrey Mark Wright; daughter, Nancy Lee Schlein; grandson, Alan Dwayne Schlein and husband, Raymond Wright. Survivors include her daughter, Eva Wright Evans of

Livingston; brother, O.C. Huckabay of Vidor; grandchildren, Darrell Evans Jr., Loyd Evans, Beth Fojt, Angela Summers, Aimee Hawthorne, Lisa Robinson and Matthew Wright and

11 great-grandchildren. Cochran Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.


Wright, Raymond R. - b: Feb. 17, 1924    d: June 5, 1999; DS w/ Myrtice

*Raymond Ray Wright

{Son of Burse & Eva Ault Wright, father of Aubrey Mark Wright}

Raymond R. Wright

Obituary published in the Polk County Enterprise – June 10, 1999 Edition

LIVINGSTON – Funeral services for Raymond Ray Wright, 75, of Livingston were held Tuesday, June 8, 1999, from the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Chris Borden officiating. Interment followed in Bold Springs Cemetery. Mr. Wright died Saturday, June 5, in Timberwood Nursing Home, Livingston. He was born Feb. 17, 1924 in Little Rock, Ark., the son of Burse and Eva Ault Wright. He served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II, enlisting on June 4, 1940 in Houston and receiving his honorable discharge on Aug. 7, 1945 in Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter Nancy

Lee Shlein. Survivors include his wife, Myrtice Wright of Livingston; daughter, Eva Evans of Pasadena; son, Mark Wright of Mesquite; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Gordon Pfister, Loyd Evans, Darrell Evans, Wesley Fojt, Julian Hawthorn and John Summers.


Yates, Claude - b: May 17, 1903    d: Mar. 28, 1964; DS w/ Lillian

*Claude Lee Yates
        {Married Lillian M. Pierce on June 27, 1928}

{Son of Riley & Kizzie Matilda Yates, father of Claudia Yates,

William Newton Yates, twin brother of Clarence Yates, Otis Yates}

Yates, Clarence - b: May 17, 1903   d: June 26, 1995 - beside Elsie

*Clarence Yates
        {Married Elsie Aubrey Robinson on June 5, 197}

{Son of Riley & Kizzie Matilda Yates, twin brother of Claude Yates, Otis Yates,

step-father of Roy Roe}

Yates, Claudia -  b: Feb. 19, 1935   d: Feb. 24, 1935

*Claudia Yates
        {Daughter of Claude & Lillian M. Pierce Yates}

Yates, Elsie Aubrey - b: June 1, 1897    d: Nov. 23, 1984 - beside Clarence

*Elsie Aubrey Robinson Yates

{1^st married Jim Roe,

2^nd married Clarence Yates on June 5, 1927}

{Daughter of Rufus Grimes & Mattie Myrtle Hart Robinson,

mother of Roy Roe}


Yates, Kizzie Matilda – b: Jan. 15, 1881   d: July 2, 1941

*Kizzie Matilda Sexton Yates
        “At Rest” {Married William Riley Yates on August 16, 1901}

{Wife of Riley Yates, daughter of Ezekiel Thomas & Eliza Ann McAlister Sexton,

mother of Claude, Clarence & Otis Yates}

Yates, Lillian M. - b: Nov. 15, 1910   d: July 11, 1986; DS w/ Claude

*Lillian Myrtle Pierce Yates
        {Married Claude Yates on June 27, 1928}

{Daughter of William Fletcher & Roxy Ray Pierce,

sister of Pearl Pierce-Lawrence, Lolar Maud Pierce McPike,

mother of Claudia Yates, William Newton Yates}