Obituaries

Sep 20, 2018

Memorial services for Nelda Jo Caldwell, 88, of Huntington will be held Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Cary Modisett officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Caldwell was born January 24, 1930 in the Manning Community of Angelina County, Texas...

Sep 19, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Doris (Hollingsworth) Dunman, 81, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Fr. Hank Lanik officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mrs. Dunman was born September 15, 1937 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Isadora (Harris) and Thomas Emanuel...

Sep 19, 2018

Funeral services for Gary Lynn Thornton, 68, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Clay Thornton and Dave Duren officiating. Special friend, Flynt Blackwell, will read a poem written by Gary. Interment will follow in the Jonesville Cemetery with Luther Bolenbarker officiating.

Mr. Thornton was...

Sep 16, 2018

Funeral services for Glenda Koonce, 83, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tony Holder officiating. Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches.

Mrs. Koonce was born April 13, 1935 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to the late Fannie Mae (Hamler) and David...

Sep 16, 2018

Funeral services for Robert “Bobby” Warner, 64, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Warner was born September 25, 1953 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Louise (Lord) and Vernon Warner, and died...

Sep 12, 2018

Funeral services for Peggy L. White, 89, of Apple Springs will be held Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Apple Springs. Mrs. White was born March 22, 1929 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Callie (Davis) and Dank Hudaburg...

Sep 11, 2018

Mass for Jose Rodrigo “Peepa” Perez, Sr., 66, of Diboll will be held Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Fr. Luis Fernando Arroyave officiating. Cremation will follow under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel.

Sep 10, 2018

Funeral services for Melva Ruth McClendon, 80, of Lufkin will be held Friday, September 14, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Dwayne Thornton and Brother Seth Bowman officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery. Ms. McClendon was born December 31, 1937 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Ruth (Murray) and Louie Burkett,...

Sep 9, 2018

Funeral services for William Major Greene, 80, of Lufkin, will be held Friday, September 14, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Lufkin with Reverend Mark A. Newton officiating and Taylor Greene, son, Eulogist.  Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Major was born on November 17, 1937 to William Leroy and Dorothy...

Sep 7, 2018

Funeral services for Dorothy Lee Tony Sebesta Alsbrooks, 86, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Pastor Ty Phillips officiating.  Interment will follow in the Narrow Way Cemetery.

Mrs. Alsbrooks, the daughter of the late Annie (Esterak) and Adolph V. Sebesta, was born...

Sep 5, 2018

Funeral services for Wanda Lou Pyle, 85, of Huntington will be held Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Bobby Whisenant officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Cemetery. Ms. Pyle was born April 25, 1933 in Kennard, Texas to the late Willie Sarah (Frizell) and Richard Boyd Pyle, and...

Sep 3, 2018

Funeral services for John Charles Cooper, 91, of Zavalla will be held Friday, September 7, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Zavalla First Baptist Church with Pastor Stephen Forrest officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery. Mr. Cooper was born October 18, 1926 in Garrison, Texas to the late Ida Mittie (Weatherly) and Andrew Berry Cooper, and died Monday, September...

Sep 1, 2018

Funeral services for Patsy Whitley Riggs, 68, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bill Bailey officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Riggs was born March 2, 1950 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Ruth Adell (Minton) and A.B. White,...

Aug 30, 2018

Judith Ann (Hayes) Burks, 79, of Lufkin died Thursday, August 30, 2018 in Lufkin. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Ms. Burks was born May 23, 1939 in Maribel, California. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

Aug 29, 2018

Funeral services for Mary Elaine Skeans Williams, 76, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Dennis Ivey officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Hebron Cemetery in San Augustine County. Ms. Williams was born July 8, 1942 in Gainesville, Texas to...

Aug 29, 2018

Funeral services for Doris Bennett Loeffler, 63, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bennie Boles officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Loeffler was born April 28, 1955 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Mabel (Turner) and John Richmond Bennett, and...

Aug 23, 2018

Graveside services for Randal Keith Brashear, 63, of Lufkin will be held Monday, August 27, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Brother Brandon Brashear and Pastor Mardy Guidry officiating.

Mr. Brashear passed to his Heavenly home Thursday, August 23, 2018 while surrounded by his family. He was a devoted father and...

Aug 22, 2018

Services for Richard Ferdinand “Dick” Semlinger, 87, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Rev. Dr. Jerome Brimmage officiating.

Mr. Semlinger was born June 8, 1931 in San Antonio, Texas to the late Ora Rose (Schertz) and...

Aug 22, 2018

Funeral services for Edward Douglas Hollis, 67, of Huntington will be held Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Lester McAdams officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Largent Cemetery.

Mr. Hollis was born July 5, 1951 in Houston, Texas to the late Genevieve...

Aug 19, 2018

Memorial services for George Edward Thannisch, M.D., 89, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, August 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Lufkin First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dr. Jerome Brimmage and Reverend Laura Campbell officiating. A reception will follow in the Allen Parlor. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. George Edward Thannisch, M.D. was born...