Funeral services for Blanch Mont Gabriel, 78 of Magnolia, Texas, will be held Sunday, May 11, 2025, at 2 p.m. at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Interment will follow at Midway Cemetery in Midway Community, Texas. Visitation will be held on the day of service from noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home.
Blanch was born May 2, 1947, in Charleston, West Virginia and passed away May 3, 2025, in Tomball, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Shirkey and Virginia (Chapman) Shirkey; son, Aaron Sebastian Bowman; brother, Daniel Shirkey, granddaughter, Bobbie Dawn Johnson; and great-grandsons, William Robert Warnhock II and Thomas Ray Warnock.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Gabriel of Magnolia, Texas; son, Robert Daniel Bunch of West Virginia; daughter, Lisa Bernice Hughes and husband Maynard of Bedias, Texas; son, Connie Renay Archer and wife Kim of Hockley, Texas; daughter, Mary Ann Williams and husband Mark of Livingston, Texas; 18 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; brother, David Shirkey of West Virginia; sister, Reta Tinsley of West Virginia; and mother-in-law, Elenor Ann Gabriel of Tomball, Texas; as well as numerous other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Mark Williams, Joshua Hagan, Gideon Barnwell, Levi Barnwell, Darren Wilkerson and Cody Sparks.
Cochran Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign our online guestbook at www.cochranfh.com. 226
