Obituaries

Dec 18, 2018

Graveside services for Vona Belle “Bonnie” Dukes, 93, of Diboll will be held Friday, December 21, 2018 at 12:00 noon in the Garden Chapel of Chapelwood Memorial Gardens in Texarkana with Pastor Phillip Dunn of Central Baptist Church of Texarkana officiating.

Mrs. Dukes was born August 15, 1925 in Richards, Texas to the...

Dec 16, 2018

Graveside services for Raymond Bernard Slomba, 83, of Lufkin will be held Friday, January 4, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in the Holy Rosary Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland.

Mr. Slomba was born February 17, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland to the late Frances and Louis Slomba, and he went to be with the Lord Sunday,...

Dec 14, 2018

Funeral services for David Kent Outlaw, 73, of Zavalla will be held Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Ricky Stanford and Darrell Longino officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Outlaw was born October 26, 1945 in Zavalla,...

Dec 14, 2018

Funeral services for James Bennett, 76, of Lufkin, will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kevin Poage officiating.  Interment will follow in Wallace Chapel Cemetery with military honors provided by a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard.

Mr. Bennett was born September 18, 1942 in Alba, Wood...

Dec 14, 2018

Funeral services for Ruby “Jack” Thompson, 86, of Lufkin, will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Greater Love Tabernacle with Reverend Ronnie Frankens officiating. Interment will follow in Ryan Chapel Cemetery.

Mrs. Thompson was born August 1, 1932 in the Burke Community of Angelina County, Texas, the daughter of the late Loma...

Dec 12, 2018

Funeral services for Eddie Joe Corbitt, 88, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John W. Greene officiating. Graveside services will be held Monday, December 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Grove Hill Memorial Park in Dallas with Reverend Elmer Sarratt officiating.

Dec 12, 2018

Visitation for Barbara Alline “Bobbie” Crosby, 66, of Nacogdoches, will be from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Carroway Funeral Home in Lufkin.  Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Crosby was born July 5, 1952 in Pahokee, Florida, the daughter of Hazel and Clarence Boyd. She died Wednesday, December...

Dec 11, 2018

Funeral services for Elizabeth Hamilton Lee will be held Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Denman Avenue Baptist Church with Brother Charles M. Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, immediately preceding the service, at the church.

Elizabeth Hamilton Lee, a lifelong resident...

Dec 11, 2018

For webcasting of the Memories and Miracles service Tuesday, December 11 at 7pm.

Dec 11, 2018

Funeral services for Judy Ann (Hebert) Riley, 75, of Zavalla will be held Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Blake Powers and Pastor Ricky Gobert officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery.

Mrs. Riley was born October 15, 1943 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the daughter...

Dec 11, 2018

Wanda Verea Byrd, 80, of San Augustine, died Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in a nursing home in San Augustine. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Byrd was born May 5, 1938 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Ioda (Lewis) and Arthur W. Watson.

She is survived by four cousins,...

Dec 10, 2018

Funeral services for Bobby “Bob” Almand, 81, of Lufkin, will be held Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dr. Jerome Brimmage and Pastor Laura Campbell officiaing. A private family graveside service will be held at Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Almand was born October 1, 1937 in...

Dec 10, 2018

Funeral services for Charles “Leo” Youngblood, 83, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Charles Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Youngblood was born November 8, 1935 in San Augustine, Texas to the late Lela...

Dec 8, 2018

Funeral services for Charles Ray McDonald, 77, of Lufkin, will be held Friday, December 14, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Billy Knight and Brother Blackie Cranford officiating. Graveside services will follow in the Narrow Way Cemetery under the auspices of the Lufkin Masonic Lodge #669, A.F. & A.M.

Mr. McDonald...

Dec 7, 2018

Funeral services for Raymond “Ray” Davis, 63, of Zavalla, will be held Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Dr. Jacob Fitzgerald officiating. Graveside services follow at 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont.

Mr. Davis was born October 11, 1955 in Winnfield, Louisiana to...

Dec 7, 2018

Funeral services for Karen Marie Heil Oates, 57, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Richard Owen officiating. Cremation arrangements will be under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Oates was born December 22, 1960 in Gonzales, Texas to...

Dec 7, 2018

Graveside services for Mike Beard, 58, of Conroe will be held Monday, December 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Narrow Way Cemetery with Brother Nathan Pannell officiating.

Mr. Beard was born September 19, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri to the late Wanda A. (Puterbaugh) and Donald L. Beard, and died Friday, December...

Dec 6, 2018

George Breant Puryear, 72, of Lufkin died Thursday, December 6, 2018 in a local nursing home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Puryear was born November 21, 1946 in the Rocky Hill Community of Angelina County, Texas to the late Ozelle (Nichols) and John Breant Puryear.

Dec 5, 2018

Funeral services for Gloria Nettles Hanson, 89, of Zavalla will be held Monday, December 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Zavalla First Baptist Church with Brother Stephen Forrest officiating. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. in the Nettles Cemetery in Livingston.

Mrs. Hanson was born April 11, 1929 in Nederland, Texas...

Dec 4, 2018

Roger Dale Carlin, 66, of Pollok died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at his residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Mr. Carlin was born August 6, 1952 in Texas City, Texas to Bessie Evelyn (Shotwell) and Edward Carlin, Jr. He was a proud Vietnam...