Billy Dorman “Pete” Sullivan, 97 of Cooper, Texas passed away Wednesday August 27, 2025.

Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday September 3,2025, at Cooper Methodist Church, Pastor Steve Cook and Pastor Brenda Williams will officiate. Interment to follow at Sulphur Springs City Cemetery. Family will receive friends and family from 10:30 – 11:30 Wednesday September 3, 2025, at Cooper Methodist Church.

Pallbearers will be Will Smith, Eric Bridges, Justin Smith, Cody Smith, Jonathan Moore, and David Moore.

Pete was born in Vernon, Texas, January 27, 1928, to Eva Gladys Dorman. He was raised by Clarance and Gladys (Dorman) Evans. They have preceded him in death.

Pete graduated from Leonard High School in 1946 and Joined Air Force in 1946, He married the love of his life Peggy Jean Shelton on December 31, 1950.

While in Leonard high school he began his love for Hereford cattle, this was put on hold to serve our country in the United States Air Force for 22 years and retired as a Chief Master Sargent, during this time he was stationed in several places in the US, two tours over Seas in Ankara, Turkey and Athens, Greece. On retirement from the military, he enrolled in ETSU where he received a BA in computer programming, which led him to Austin, Texas where he worked for The State of Texas as a computer programmer, He retired after ten years. He resumed this love for Hereford cattle and moved to Cooper, Texas in May 1988, started his cattle business Sullivan Hereford Ranch and then ventured into the hay business.

He was a man of faith and member of the Methodist Church.

Pete presence, laughter, and love will be deeply missed by all who knew him. His memory will live on in the hearts and, and all those whose lives he touched.    

Survivors include son: Billy D, Sullivan II of Austin, Texas, daughter: Sue Cregg of Cooper, Texas, sister: Jean Kay Sanchez and husband Ruben, granddaughters: Wendy Bridges and husband Jeremy of Sulphur Springs, Texas, and Sarah Henderson and husband Bill, three great grandchildren: Honesty Bridges, Eric Bridges, Zach Henderson and wife Lisa, four great great grandchildren: Preston Henderson, Kash Henderson, Titan Henderson, and Willoe Henderson, close friends: Will and Perrye Smith, many nieces and nephews,.   

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Services entrusted to Delta Funeral Home