Martha Ware "Boots" McLelland

Martha Ware "Boots" McLelland obituary, Onalaska, TX

Martha Ware "Boots" McLelland

Martha McLelland Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Cochran Funeral Home - Livingston on Apr. 14, 2025.

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Funeral services for Martha "Boots" McLelland, 94, of Coldspring, Texas will be held Saturday, April 19, 2025, at 2:00 p.m., at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Bro. Steve Waldrep officiating. Interment will follow at Victory Place Beautiful Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held Friday, April 18, 2025, from 5:00-8:00 p.m., at the funeral home.
Martha was born June 28, 1930 in Lillie, Louisiana and passed away April 13, 2025 in Coldspring, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wiley Robert Bryant and Pearli (Smith) Bryant; sons, Jimmy Ray Martinius, George Edward Martinius, and Roy Herbert Martinius; daughter, Debbie Baxley Fleming; brothers, Norman Bryant, Varner Bryant, Wiley Lane Bryant, Lawrence Edward Bryant, and James Ervin Bryant; and sister, Judy Catherine Ashcraft.
She is survived by her daughters, Sharon Evans of Coldspring, Texas, Catherine McDaniel of Livingston, Texas, and Mary Coward of Coldspring, Texas; 13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and 15 great-great grandchildren; along with numerous other loved ones and friends.
Pallbearers: D.J. Nelson, Josh Evans, Seth Thomas, Todd Witchey, Shawn Patrick, and Lil Rodney Patrick.
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