Obituaries

Feb 12, 2018

Graveside services for David Lee Holt, 71, of Lufkin will be held Friday, February 16, 2018 at 12:00 noon in the Whitehouse Cemetery with Brother Don Moore officiating. Mr. Holt was born September 4, 1946 in Center, Texas to the late Frances Vernice (Luman) and Oliver Lawrence “Dick” Holt, and died Monday, February 12, 2018 in a local hospital. Mr....

Feb 11, 2018

Graveside services for Oleita Stanley, 75, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Berry Cemetery with Pastor Steve Cowart officiating. Oleita Stanley, born to Archie Robinson and Thelma Biscamp in Vidor, Texas March 29, 1942, was called to be with her Lord Sunday, February 11, 2018. Oleita was the loving wife of...

Feb 10, 2018

Graveside services for Larry A. Berry, 85, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Largent Cemetery with Pat Jones officiating.

Mr. Berry was born October 5, 1932 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Ina (Gann) and G.H. “Hobby” Berry, and died Saturday, February 10, 2018 in Lufkin.

Mr....

Feb 10, 2018

Funeral services for Vernon Collis Modisette, 65, of Pollok will be held Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Steve Cowart, Ron Smith, and A.W. Wright officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. Collis was born January 25, 1953 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Velma Dee (Palmore) and Leonard...

Feb 10, 2018

Memorial services for Elizabeth Hill, 80, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, February 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Chestnut Drive Baptist Church with Brother Blackie Cranford officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hill was born February 18, 1937 in Duluth, Georgia to the late Lena (Brock) and Edward Hurtzel. She...

Feb 10, 2018

Memorial services for Betty Jeanne Hendrick, 73, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Charles M. Roberts and Larry Kendrick officiating. A reception will follow in the Carroway Family Reception Room. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Betty Jeanne Hendrick,...

Feb 7, 2018

Funeral services for Elenor “Tweeta” Hancock, 81, of Huntington will be held Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Huntington First Baptist Church with Dr. Darryl Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Cemetery. Ms. Hancock was born September 22, 1936 in Shelby County, Texas to the late Ezie Rae (Davis) and Wade Eron Kirkland, and died...

Feb 7, 2018

A Celebration of Life for Bobbie Jo Coleman, 74, of Diboll will be held Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Keltys First Baptist Church with Dr. Mark Livingston officiating. Interment will follow in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. Ms. Coleman was born August 30, 1943 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and died Wednesday, February 7, 2018 in a Houston...

Feb 6, 2018

Funeral services for Tommy Gene Woody, 87, of Huntington will be held Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Huntington First Baptist Church with Dr. Darryl Smith officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Woody was born April 18, 1930 in Sweetwater, Texas to the late Vera (Landers) and Archie Gilmore...

Feb 6, 2018

Memorial services for Jimmy West, 59, of Broaddus will be held Sunday, February 11, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Josh Campbell officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. West was born February 9, 1958 in Concord, North Carolina to the late Doris (Lefler) and James Franklin...

Feb 3, 2018

Robert Giles Johnston, known to family and friends as “Bob,” passed away in Lufkin, Texas on February 3, 2018, at the age of 75 years. Bob was born in Houston, Texas on September 20, 1942 and graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School and the University of Houston. He served in the United States Navy and worked for many...

Feb 3, 2018

Funeral service for Charlotte Ann Krenek, 68, of Lufkin will be held Friday, February 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Timber Creek Church with Pastor Jeremy Yancey officiating. Private graveside services will be held in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Krenek was born April 5, 1949 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Billie Joe (Hughes) and Charles Downing...

Feb 1, 2018

Funeral services for Dixie Lynn Ditsworth, 78, of Pollok will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bobby Whisenant officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Ditsworth was born September 7, 1939 in Galveston, Texas to the late Dorothy Dixie (Henderson) and Sibert Driscoll Gault,...

Feb 1, 2018

Funeral services for Richard Arlen Havard, 81, of Zavalla will be held Monday, February 5, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Larry Innerarity and Brother Cary Modisett officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery. Mr. Havard was born October 24, 1936 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Oddie Mae (Squyres) and Aaron...

Jan 31, 2018

Funeral services for Gowland T. “Goldie” Bass, 64, of Hudson will be held Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Clint Smith, Brother Mark Harrop, Brother Jeremy Grisel, and Brother Marty Gilbert officiating. Graveside services with fire department honors will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Bass was...

Jan 31, 2018

Graveside services for Jane Skelton Cutler, 77, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Old Union Cemetery with Pastor Ty Phillips officiating. Mrs. Cutler was born March 9, 1940 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Ouida (Cruse) and Ruel Skelton, and died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in a local nursing home. Mrs....

Jan 31, 2018

Billy Gene Robinson, 61, of Lufkin died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in Lufkin. Burial will be held in Boonetown Cemetery. Mr. Robinson was born November 9, 1956, in Trinity, Texas to Sybil (Madden) and William Frank “Bill” Robinson. Survivors include his sons, Billy Robinson (Faust) of Jacksonville, Jack Robinson and Kevin Robinson, both of Lufkin; daughter, Elizabeth Robinson of Lufkin;...

Jan 30, 2018

Visitation for Martin “Jim” Netherland, 90, of Huntington will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Netherland was born November 3, 1927 in Paradise, Kansas to the late Murial (Thurston) and Paul Netherland, and died Tuesday, January...

Jan 30, 2018

Funeral services for Darla Kaye Runnels, 60, of Pollok will be held Friday, February 2, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Keith Bickley officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. Darla was born August 28, 1957 in Lufkin, Texas to Annette (Chambers) and Kenneth Runnels, and died Tuesday, January 30, 2018 in a...

Jan 28, 2018

Graveside services with military honors for SFC Charles Leroy “Chuck” Thetford (Ret.), 77, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in the Arlington National Cemetery with the Fort Myer, Virginia U.S. Army Chaplain officiating. Chuck was born September 14, 1940 in Toledo, Ohio to the late Pauline Lavera (Johnson) and Charles Louis Thetford. He was...