Obituaries

Mar 27, 2018

Funeral services for John Thomas, 52, of Wells will be held Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church with Brother Elton Musick officiating. Interment will follow in the Pollok Cemetery.

John was born February 20, 1966 in Morgan City, Louisiana to Audrey (Mills) and Ellis Thomas, and died Tuesday, March 27, 2018 in...

Mar 26, 2018

Funeral services for Audie Ray Christie, 79, of Hudson will be held Friday, March 30, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church with Pastor Bryan Lipscomb officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery. Mr. Christie was born June 2, 1938 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Gracie Elma (Dunn) and Roy McCoy Christie, and died Monday, March 26,...

Mar 24, 2018

Funeral services for Gurvis Glenden Sanders, 81, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 31, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Lufkin with Pastor Mark Newton officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Glenden was born July 27, 1936 in Easterly, Texas to the late Carmen (Black) and Hollon Sanders, and died Saturday, March...

Mar 23, 2018

Funeral services for Carmen Torres Trapp Herrington, 41, of Huntington will be held Monday, March 26, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Charles Herrington officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. Herrington was born April 6, 1976 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Linda Irene (Conditt)...

Mar 21, 2018

Memorial services for Frances C. Dean, 80, of Houston will be held Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Old River Terrace United Methodist Church in Channelview. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Dean was born August 5, 1937 in Houston, Texas to the late Lois Ione (Murphy) and Paul Marshall...

Mar 20, 2018

Funeral services for Preston “Hollywood” Christie, 85, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Pastor Jim Housley officiating. Interment will follow the services.

Mr. Christie was born May 3, 1932 in Angelina County, Texas to the late...

Mar 19, 2018

Graveside services for Joe D. Basham, Sr., 82, of Pollok will be held Friday, March 23, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Gann Cemetery under the auspices of the Lufkin Masonic Lodge #669 A.F. & A.M., with Brother John Williams officiating.

Mr. Basham was born November 18, 1935 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Reba (Davis) and...

Mar 18, 2018

Funeral services for Oda Weeks Wilkerson, 102, of Diboll will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Diboll First United Pentecostal Church with Reverend Danny Beard, Reverend David Hunt, Reverend Steve Zorich, and Reverend Kevin Martin officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Wilkerson was born March 6, 1916 in Beulah, Texas...

Mar 18, 2018

Memorial services for Loyd Earl Richardson, 92, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel at PineCrest Retirement Community with Reverend Randall Green officiating. Private graveside services will be held in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells. Mr. Richardson was born March 4, 1926 in Alto, Texas, to Fronye (McLeroy) and Robert P....

Mar 17, 2018

Graveside services for Lucile Heath Lawrence, 92, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 12:00 noon in the Glendale Cemetery with Reverend Mark Newton officiating. Mrs. Lawrence was born January 18, 1926 in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Katie F. (Fausett) and Moses Henry Heath, and died Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Lufkin. Mrs. Lawrence had resided...

Mar 16, 2018

A Memorial Mass for Peter Kim Athanas, 68, of Diboll will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Fr. Hank Lanik officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Peter was born April 11, 1949 in North Bend, Oregon to the late Mary Ann (Wilkens) and Alvin Cecil Athanas,...

Mar 12, 2018

Grace Whisenant, infant daughter of Kris and Trista Whisenant of Lufkin, was born and died Monday, March 12, 2018 in a local hospital.

In addition to her parents, Grace is survived by her brother, Luke Whisenant of Lufkin; grandparents, Richard and Suzanne Jones and Bobby and Karen Whisenant, all of Lufkin; great-grandparents, Rufus Dunn of Lufkin, Wanda...

Mar 10, 2018

Funeral services for Connie Weems, 91, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Trey Ainsworth officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. Mrs. Weems was born November 18, 1926 in the Clawson Community of Angelina County, Texas to the late Alma Vida (May) and William Luther...

Mar 10, 2018

Mass of Christian Burial for Neri Lee Tamez, 48, of Diboll will be held Monday, March 12, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Fr. Louis Fernando officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel.

Mar 9, 2018

Funeral services for Curtis Wayne Grimes, 67, of the Beulah Community will be held Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Ronnie Frankens officiating. Interment will follow in the Grimes Cemetery.

Mr. Grimes was born November 14, 1950 in Lufkin, Texas to Curtis Calvin and Earline (Scarborough) Grimes. He...

Mar 3, 2018

Memorial services for Douglas Arthur “Dougie” Durbin, Sr., 67, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with his son, Douglas Durbin, Jr. presiding, assisted by Jim McDonald and Kyle Campbell. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Durbin was born January 23, 1951 in Hemphill,...

Mar 3, 2018

Memorial services for Melvin Iven Smith, 68, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home with his brother, Barry Smith presiding. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mel was born September 9, 1949, in Lufkin, Texas to the late Jessie (Dunn) and L.B. “Jiggs” Smith, and died Saturday,...

Mar 1, 2018

Graveside services with military honors for David Michael O’Brien, 52, of Huntington will be held Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Whitehouse Cemetery with Deacon Gary Trevino officiating. Mr. O’Brien was born January 29, 1966 in Saginaw, Michigan to Wanda (Condon) O’Brien and the late William Thomas O’Brien, and died Thursday, March 1, 2018 at M.D. Anderson...

Feb 25, 2018

Funeral services for Hazel Duke Harbuck Hicks, 93, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mark Newton officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. Hicks was born December 30, 1924 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Mattie (Gilbert) and Lewis...

Feb 24, 2018

Memorial services for Pamela Renea Bynum, 52, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Clark Bynum and Pastor Joe Stanley officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Bynum was born February 13, 1966 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Saturday,...