Mary Lynn Neal

Funeral services for Mary Lynn Neal, 92, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Steve Cowart officiating. Interment will follow at Huntington Oddfellows Cemetery.

Mrs. Neal was born December 26, 1933 in Lufkin, Texas to the late John Denman Durham and Vada (Jones) Durham Fowler, and died Tuesday, October 20, 2026 in Lufkin.

Mrs. Neal was a 1952 graduate of Lufkin High School. While still in high school she got her first and only job in 1951 at Axley & Rode, CPAs. She retired as Office Manager in 1996. She married J.W. “Bill” Neal November 5, 1954, who preceded her in death in 2015.

She was a charter member of the Lufkin High School Alumni Association and the Sprig & Twig Garden Club. She enjoyed traveling, shopping, church activities, flower arranging, and garden club. Mrs. Neal was a member of Lufkin Nazarene Church and had served as church treasurer and Sunday school secretary.

Survivors include her sisters, LaWanna Gainer and Charlotte Nowel; brother and sister-in-law, Gerald and Kathey Neal; sister and brother-in-law, Gracie and David Stone; nephew and wife, Eddie and Phyllis Freeman; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Harlan D. Neal, Scott Stone, Tim Smith, Dennis Smith, Eddie Freeman, and Duane Choate.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to Gentiva Hospice, 1022 S John Redditt Drive, Lufkin, Texas 75904, Lufkin High School Alumni Association, P.O. Box 150837, Lufkin, Texas 75915, or Lufkin Nazarene Church, 1604 S Medford Drive, Lufkin, Texas 75901.

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

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

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.