Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



Cora Grace Storey Persons	

  Graveside services for Cora Grace Storey Persons, age 85, of Pasadena, TX will 
be held on Saturday June 15th, at 2:00 p.m. at Salem Cemetery near Freestone. 
Rev. Richard Gillet will officiate.
  Visitation will be held on Saturday morning, prior to the services, beginning 
at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 1:00 p.m. at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague.
  Mrs. Persons went home to her Lord on Friday, June 7th, 2013. She was born 
April 20, 1928 in New Hope, Texas (near Teague) to David G. Storey and Fannie 
Shelton Storey. On November 15, 1944 she married William Melvin Persons in 
Teague. Cora was an exceptionally happy and caring lady, who had a love for life, 
never met a stranger, and had a smile and a hug for everyone.  She was a beloved 
wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt to her large family. 
  She is survived by her granddaughter, Nicole Peters & husband Blair of McKinney; 
grandson, Kyle Burr of Houston; five great-grandchildren, Quinn Peters, Reagan 
Peters, Eliza Peters, Sofia Burr, and Olivia Burr; other relatives and friends.
  She was preceded in death by her parents, her many brothers and sisters; her 
daughter, Geneva Gayle Persons; her daughter Linda Sherian Persons Burr; and her 
husband William Melvin Persons. 
  Bowers Funeral Home of Teague, Texas conducted funeral arrangements.