Obituaries

Dec 18, 2018

Funeral services for Ernest Webster Rutland, Jr., 93, of Sugar Land, formerly of Lufkin, will be held Friday, December 21, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. in the Henderson Chapel of Lufkin First United Methodist Church with Reverend Dr. Jerome Brimmage officiating. Interment will follow in the Glendale Cemetery.

Dec 18, 2018

Funeral services for Martha Trevathan Gresham, 88, of Hudson will be held Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bryan Lipscomb officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mrs. Gresham was born August 23, 1930 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Mary Estella “Stella” (Palmore)...

Dec 18, 2018

Memorial services for Butch Garber, 78, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 29, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. at Greater Love Tabernacle with Pastor Ronnie Frankens officiating. Interment will be held in the Houston National Cemetery at a later date.

Mr. Garber was born August 15, 1940 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to the late Iris Ludine (Taylor)...

Dec 18, 2018

Funeral services for Lessie E. Graham Grimes, 81, of Zavalla will be held Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Zavalla First Baptist Church with Dr. Jacob Fitzgerald and Pastor Stephen Forrest officiating. Graveside services will follow in the Concord Cemetery under the auspices of the Homer Order of the Eastern Star #938.

Mrs. Grimes was...

Dec 18, 2018

Graveside services for Howard Hansbro “Bubba” Drake, 83, of Silverton, Colorado will be held Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 12:00 noon in the Oakwood Cemetery in Cold Spring, Texas with Reverend Martin Doran officiating. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Howard’s life.

Mr. Drake was born December 6, 1935 in Houston, Texas to the late Fannie...

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...