Kari Boyd Standley

Funeral services for Kari Boyd Standley, 42, of Lufkin will be held Monday, October 18, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the Lufkin First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Jerry Spann, Pastor David Craig, J. David Boyd and Joe Kilgore officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mrs. Standley was born December 11, 1967 in Houston, Texas to Stella (Young) and J. David Boyd, and died Friday, October 15, 2010 in a Houston hospital. A former resident of Houston, she had resided in Lufkin since 1990. Mrs. Standley was the Chief Financial Officer for Texas Workforce Solutions in Lufkin and taught online accounting for the University of Phoenix. She was a member of Lufkin First Church of the Nazarene, where she taught the College and Career Sunday school class.

Survivors include her husband of 15 years, Doug Standley of Lufkin; son, Daniel Joseph Standley of Lufkin; daughter, Katelynn Mae Standley of Lufkin; parents, J. David and Dovianne Boyd of Lufkin; sister and brother-in-law, Kim and Mike Branson of Lufkin; brother and sister-in-law, Bryan and Beverly McElrath of Huntington; grandmothers, Mable Young of Flynn and Joyce Bridges of Lufkin; and a number of aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Stella (Young) Goynes; and sister, Jami ""Niki"" McElrath-Bauer.

Pallbearers will be Jason Molandes, Daniel Standley, Mark Standley, Mike Branson, Michael Rawls, Zachary Branson, David Harris and Bryan McElrath.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lufkin First Church of the Nazarene Women's Ministry, 1604 South Medford Drive, Lufkin, Texas 75901.

The family will welc
ome friends and loved ones from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home.

Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.