Leona Janet Morehead

Funeral services for Leona Janet Morehead, 92, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Eastview United Pentecostal Church with Pastor Justin Bullard and Pastor David Hunt officiating. Interment will follow in Pollok Cemetery.

Mrs. Morehead was born June 28, 1931 in Redtown, Texas to the late Mary Ellen (Cathey) and Cleo Matthews, and died Thursday, November 9, 2023 in a local nursing home.

Mrs. Morehead retired from Southland Federal Credit Union where she was a teller for many years. She loved to hunt and was a better hunter than her own husband! They were members of the Sugar Creek Hunting Club. She loved being a part of the Good Sam’s Club and loved RVing, and she enjoyed attending Bluegrass Festivals. Mrs. Morehead was a member of Eastview United Pentecostal Church and taught Sunday school for many years.

Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Pamela Nation of Louisiana, and Lane and Clifton Boulware of Nacogdoches; grandchildren and spouses, Brandon and Mamie Boulware of Lufkin, Patti Boulware of Nacogdoches, and Davilynn and Renè Comb of Louisiana; great-grandchildren, Mason, Lauren, Addison, Kyndle, Garrett, Geordon, Lena, and Penny; sisters, Jo Irvin of Pollok and Edna Lovelady of Lufkin; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Henry Morehead.

Pallbearers will be Brandon Boulware, Renè Comb, Mason Boulware, Dustin Ramos, Chris Johnson, and Clifton Boulware.

Honorary pallbearers will be her great-grandchildren.

The family extends special thanks to the staffs of Castle Pines and Affinity Hospice for their care of Mrs. Morehead.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon prior to the services.

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

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.