Obituaries

Mar 18, 2021

Bettie Sue was born about 10 minutes before her twin sister Bennie Lou at home in Etoile, Texas to Luella and Bean Muckelroy on February 23, 1938.

Bettie played basketball, volleyball, and was on the boy’s baseball team at Woden High School. After graduation, she attended business school in Lufkin and began her career as a secretary...

Mar 17, 2021

Funeral services for Mozelle Walker, 96, of Hallettsville will be held Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Dr. Darryl Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Cemetery.

Mozelle was born June 26, 1924 in Hemphill, Texas to the late Lillie (Cochran) and James Henry Walker, and...

Mar 16, 2021

Funeral services for Milburn Henry Powell, 76, of Lufkin will be held Friday, March 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jerry Young officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mr. Powell was born February 5, 1945 in Jasper, Texas to the late Zora Beatrice (Roberts) and Rev. Mack A....

Mar 15, 2021

Funeral services for Judith Marie “Judy” Blandford, 78, of Apple Springs will be held Friday, March 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Lewis Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the Bennett Cemetery in Apple Springs.

Judy was born September 4, 1942 in Springfield, Illinois to the late Garnet (Treat) and...

Mar 12, 2021

Funeral services for Bobby Gene Stanbery, Sr., 88, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Steve Cowart officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mr. Stanbery was born April 25, 1932 in Van Zandt County, Texas to the late Mildred (Curry) and James...

Mar 11, 2021

Kenneth Ford, 70, of Huntington died Thursday, March 11, 2021 in Lufkin. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Ford was born July 16, 1950 at Barksdale Air Force Base, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

Mar 10, 2021

Funeral services for Albert William Tatrai, Jr., 73, of Huntington will be held Thursday, March 18, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Dr. Darryl Smith officiating. Graveside services with military honors will be held Friday, March 19, 2021 at 1:45 p.m. in the Houston National Cemetery.

Mr. Tatrai was born...

Mar 10, 2021

Graveside services for Terry Don Cutler, 54, of Hudson will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Old Union Cemetery with Jeff Kolk officiating.

Mr. Cutler was born May 13, 1966 in Lufkin to the late Jane L. (Skelton) and Donald Ray Cutler, and died Wednesday, March 10, 2021 in a local hospice...

Mar 10, 2021

Eula Marlene Strickland Yoder, 87, formerly of Alto, passed peacefully due to complications of Covid 19 on March 10, 2021.  She was laid to rest on March 18, 2021, at Lynches Chapel Cemetery near Alto.

Mrs. Yoder was born August 25, 1933 in Cherokee County, Texas to the late Agnes (Dunsmore) and William Hughie Strickland of Alto,...

Mar 9, 2021

Memorial services for Patty Bailey Bridges, 68, of Pollok will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Bridges was born October 10, 1952 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Marjorie (Solley) and Elbert Ray Bailey, and died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 in a local hospital.

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Mar 8, 2021

Funeral services for Gladys Sue White Stringer, 73, of Huntington will be held Friday, March 12, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Cornerstone United Pentecostal Church with Brother Michael Ray Due and Jimmy Due officiating. Graveside services will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Palms Memorial Park in Dayton.

Sue was born August 12,...

Mar 7, 2021

James Ray “Jim” Munson, 65, of Lufkin died Sunday, March 7, 2021 in a local hospice facility. He was born June 2, 1955 in Waco, Texas to the late Rosemary (Jamison) and Jack Gartner Munson. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Jim was a 1980 graduate of Baylor University with a Bachelor of...

Mar 7, 2021

Funeral services for Chelsea Renae McBride, 29, of Kennard will be held Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 12:00 noon in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kip Gilts officiating. Interment will follow in the Bennett Cemetery in Apple Springs. A reception will be held at Pelican Pointe, 1302 N. John Redditt Drive, Lufkin, beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Mar 6, 2021

The death of Nelda Million Morrison occurred Saturday, March 6, 2021. Nelda was born November 27, 1929 to Guy Samuel Million and Verna (Robertson) Million in Center, Texas. At the age of 18 months her family moved to Liberty, Texas where her father and two of his brothers bought a variety store.

She graduated from Liberty High...

Mar 6, 2021

Funeral services for Courtney Leann Peterson White, 33, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wesley Conner officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. White was born August 4, 1987 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Saturday, March 6, 2021 in a...

Mar 6, 2021

Funeral services for Casey Lane Turner, 36, of Hudson will be held Saturday, March 13, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Nathan Pannell officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery.

Mr. Turner was born November 21, 1984 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Saturday, March 6, 2021 in Hudson. He...

Mar 5, 2021

Funeral services for Carl Keith “Kessie” Burchfield, Sr., 84, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Wisdom and Travis Cain officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Wearing masks and following COVID guidelines is encouraged.

Mr. Burchfield was born...

Mar 5, 2021

Memorial services for Doris Woodard Carroll, 83, of Pollok will be held Sunday, March 14, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Wayne Barth officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Carroll was born November 25, 1937 in Alvarado, Texas to the late Velma (Owens) and Roy...

Mar 5, 2021

Funeral services for James E. Holmes, 83, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Eric Peyton officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. The family requests that mask be worn and COVID guidelines be followed.

Mr. Holmes was born July 14, 1937 in...

Mar 3, 2021

Funeral services for Sister Berta L. Poe, 84, of Zavalla will be held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Broaddus Pentecostal Church with Pastor Mark Green and Reverend Jathan Green officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery.

Sister Poe was born December 15, 1936 in Santa Anna, Texas, and died Wednesday, March 3, 2021...