Anthony Wayne Bentley

Funeral services for Anthony Wayne Bentley, 73, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Bentley was born March 18, 1941 in Zavalla, Texas to Jim T. and Myrtie (Caples) Bentley, and died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 in a local hospital. Mr. Bentley had resided in Lufkin most of his life. He retired from Texas Foundries following more than 40 years of employment. He enjoyed carpentry and loved his children and grandchildren. Mr. Bentley was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. Survivors include his sons, Mark Anthony Bentley and Patrick Wayne Bentley, both of Lufkin; daughters, Peggy Bentley Spain and husband Tommy of Corrigan and Angela Dillard of Lufkin; grandchildren, Michael Anthony Dillard, Kendall Tutt, Kaegan Dillard, Kade Bentley, Briana Dillard and Case Spain; brothers, Bobby Bentley and wife Carolyn of Apple Springs, Edward Bentley and Gerald Bentley and wife Helen, all of Lufkin; sisters, Joyce Bentley, Sue Armstrong and husband Hubert, Judy Taylor and Katie Mae Bentley, all of Lufkin; mother of his children, Linda Bentley Allen of Lufkin; best friend, Marion David Allen of Lufkin; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, James E. Bentley, George Bentley, David Bentley and Kenneth Bentley; and sisters, Opal Smith and Jessie Thompson. Pallbearers will be Larry Tutt, Mason Locke, Kaegan Dillard, Kade Bentley and Corey Armstrong. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 212 Gene Samford Drive, Lufkin, Texas 75904. The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home. Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.