Leona Ware

Leona Ware obituary

Leona Ware

Leona Ware Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Cochran Funeral Home - Livingston on Aug. 5, 2025.

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Graveside services for Delores Leona Ware, 84, of Livingston, Texas will be held Saturday, August 9, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., at the Blanco Cemetery in Blanco, Texas with Todd Ware officiating. Visitation will take place Friday, August 8, 3035, from 6:00-7:00 p.m., at Cochran Funeral Home in Livingston, Texas. Leona was born September 25, 1940 in Corpus Christi, Texas and passed away August 2, 2025 in Livingston. She was preceded in death by her parents, C.Y. Noss and Bessie Beeson Noss; husband, Thomas Joe Ware; brothers, Charles Ramsey, Lloyd Ramsey, and C.J. Noss; and sister, Betsy. She is survived by her sons, Chad Ware and wife Kimberly of Houston, Texas, Todd Ware and wife Dana of Montgomery, Texas, and Chris Ware of Livingston, Texas; and grandchildren, Jared Ware and wife Abbey, Kendahl Yanez and husband Jared, Jordan Coronado, Kelsey Horner and husband Jeff, and Grant Ware; along with numerous other relatives and friends.

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