Curtis E. Bonner

Funeral services for Curtis E. Bonner, 88, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Vernell Bonner officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery.

Mr. Bonner was born April 20, 1935 in Mixon, Texas to the late Louzell (Maines) and Reverend Hubert O. Bonner, and died Saturday, December 9, 2023 at his residence.

Mr. Bonner was an exceptional carpenter and retired from C.A. Turner Construction. He enjoyed traveling, fishing, and watching stock car races with his children and grandchildren. He loved dogs and missed hunting with them. Mr. Bonner was very trustworthy. He wasn’t an outgoing person but held his love for all inside. He was so excited when his grandchildren were born and loved them dearly. He was actively involved in their lives and attended all their sports games and activities just to spend time with them. Mr. Bonner was a member of Bethlehem Methodist Church.

Survivors include his daughters and sons-in-law, Teresa and Roy Burch, and Laura and Hector Castro, all of Lufkin; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Martha and Kenneth Dunn of Sanger; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Myra O. (Wilson) Bonner; grandson, Tyler Alen Castro; siblings, Terry G. Bonner, Reverend Lloyd “Bud” Bonner, and Elaine (Bonner) Powell; and niece, Elisa (Powell) Curtis.

Pallbearers will be Adam Burch, Chad Burch, Terence Castro, Carrol “Bubba” Bonner, Randy McLeod, and Brian Kelley.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Men of Bethlehem Methodist Church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, Florida 33131.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Thursday morning prior to the services.

Memories and condolences may be added, and live webcasting of the services may be viewed, at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.