Obituaries

Aug 17, 2019

Funeral services for Joseph J. Williams, 44, of Huntington will be held Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Dr. John W. Greene and Pastor Cary Modisett officiating. Interment will follow in the Ozias Cemetery.

Mr. Williams was born March 11, 1975 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and died Sunday,...

Aug 15, 2019

Funeral services for Royce W. Whiteley, 84, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Elton Musick officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mr. Whiteley was born September 12, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Callie (Eubank)...

Aug 15, 2019

Funeral services for Charline “Charlie” McGee, 77, of Lufkin will be held Monday, August 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Vic Bass officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mrs. McGee was born November 3, 1941 in Clawson, Texas to the late Bernice (Williams) and...

Aug 15, 2019

Small family services for Michael Wayne “Mike” Ramsey, 61, of Zavalla will be held Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. at The Harmony House of Harmony Hill Baptist Church, 1616 Harmony Hill Drive, Lufkin. A private burial will be held in the New Prospect Cemetery in Shelby County.

Mike was born January...

Aug 11, 2019

Graveside services for Garland “Dimp” Powell, Jr., 89, of Lufkin, will be held Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in Fielder Memorial Cemetery with Brother Matthew Tatum officiating. Military honors will be provided by a United States Navy Honor Guard.

Mr. Powell was born January 30, 1930, in the Fuller Springs Community of Angelina County, Texas,...

Aug 10, 2019

Memorial services for Thelma Marie Roach Lankford, 83, of Apple Springs, will be held Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John W. Greene officiating.  Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Lankford was born August 29, 1935 in the Helmic...

Aug 9, 2019

Funeral services for Raymond Lee Smith, Sr., 84, of Diboll, will be held Thursday, August 15, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Maynard Phillips and Pastor Onney Jordan officiating.  Graveside services with military honors will follow at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in the King Cemetery at Seven Points, Texas, with Pastor Don Bittick officiating....

Aug 9, 2019

Funeral services for Ellis Lynn Bryan, 68, of Lufkin, will be held Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Don Lofton and Reverend Barry Burch officiating.  A graveside service with military honors will follow at 12 noon Wednesday in the Oak Grove Cemetery in San Augustine County.

Mr. Bryan...

Aug 7, 2019

Funeral services for Weldon Eugene “Gene” Rudd, 82, of Lufkin, will be held Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John W. Greene and Reverend Mark Newton officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Rudd was born August 20, 1936 in Shelby County, Texas...

Aug 6, 2019

Graveside services for Benjamin “Paul” Hebert, Jr., 20, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Emporia Cemetery with Evangelist Marilyn Thompson officiating.

Paul was born October 19, 1998 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Tuesday, August 6, 2019 at his residence. He was a lifetime resident of Lufkin.

Survivors...

Aug 6, 2019

Memorial services for Martha Inez Bull Morphis, 91, of Lufkin will be held Monday, August 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Charles M. Roberts officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Martha Inez Bull Morphis was born July 24, 1928 in Lawson, AR to Estie (Primm)...

Aug 5, 2019

Mattie Ruth (Blackmon) Oliver, you were the best mom. I thank Jesus He gave me a mom as wonderful and beautiful as you. You were beautiful inside and out. You taught me about Jesus from my earliest childhood. Your sacrificial love for your children never waned. When you were a teenager, you were known as the prettiest girl in...

Aug 5, 2019

Graveside services for Kathryn (Andrews) Lovelady, 69, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Narrow Way Cemetery with Brother Mardy Guidry officiating.

Mrs. Lovelady was born September 7, 1949 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Ora Loraine (Harvey) and Oran Thomas Andrews, and died Monday, August...

Aug 5, 2019

Visitation for Cooper Lane Phillips, 2 months, of Huntington will be held Wednesday, August 7, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home in Lufkin. Private family graveside services will be held.

Cooper was born May 27, 2019 in Houston, Texas, and gained his angel wings Monday, August 5, 2019. He was a true miracle...

Aug 4, 2019

Funeral services for Evelyn “Nonnie” Cloyd Crawford, 75, of Hudson will be held Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Frank Doucette and Pastor John Harvey officiating. Interment will follow in the Narrow Way Cemetery. A reception will be held in the Carroway Family Reception Room immediately following the...

Aug 2, 2019

Funeral services for Hubert Jones, 91, of Huntington will be held Monday, August 5, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Doug Jones officiating. Graveside services will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery under the auspices of the Angelina Masonic Lodge #1263 A.F. & A.M.

Mr. Jones...

Aug 2, 2019

Memorial services for Ralph Wayne Ridinger, 81, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wayne Roberson officiating. A reception will follow at the Courtyard by Marriott, Bluebonnet Room, 2130 S. 1st Street, Lufkin, Texas 75901. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral...

Aug 1, 2019

A private family memorial services for Richard “Bill” West, 65, of Lufkin will be held at a later date in Oklahoma. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. West was born February 27, 1954 in Ada, Oklahoma to the late Betty (McCoin) and Bill West, and died Thursday, August...

Aug 1, 2019

Funeral services for Joann Brente (Burnside) Townsend, 80, of Pollok will be held Monday, August 5, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Keith Bickley officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery.

Mrs. Townsend was born January 29, 1939 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Opal Oletta...

Jul 30, 2019

Funeral services for Bart Thomas Royal of Diboll will be held Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Diboll with Brother Kenny Hibbs officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Bart Thomas Royal was born May 24, 1945 in Poteet, Texas.  He left this world on Tuesday,...