Obituaries

Dec 19, 2024

Funeral services for Jeweline Redd Bazar, 95, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 27, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bryan Lipscomb officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mrs. Bazar was born July 18, 1929 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Rachel (Murphy) and Lewis...

Dec 16, 2024

Funeral services for Jill Marie Holcombe, 55, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Ken Adkins officiating. Interment will follow at Bennett Cemetery in Apple Springs.

Mrs. Holcombe was born January 19, 1969 in Overton, Texas to Gwen (Gee) and Jerry Sadler, and died...

Dec 16, 2024

Graveside services for Laura Frances Brock, 95, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Wallace Chapel Cemetery with Pastor Bryan Lipscomb officiating.

Mrs. Brock was born June 5, 1929 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Nolie Elizabeth (Cole) and Ellis Estes Kessinger, and died Monday, December 16, 2024 in a local...

Dec 16, 2024

Funeral services for Rhonda Joy Smith, 71, of Huntington will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Pastor Lamar Denby officiating. Interment will follow in the Treadwell Cemetery with Pastor Cary Modisett officiating.

Mrs. Smith was born October 3, 1953 in Lufkin, Texas to the late...

Dec 15, 2024

Kenneth Wayne “Ken” Smith was born on August 20, 1936, in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Lester E. Smith and Lois (Allred) Smith, and died on December 15, 2024, in Lufkin, Texas.

At an early age Ken learned the value of hard work and of serving others from his parents. His father owned and operated the City...

Dec 14, 2024

Funeral services for Phillip Handley Pate, 85, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Congregational Church with The Reverend Randall K. Green and M. Todd Stracener officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery in the Barnum Community of Polk County, Texas.

Phillip passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 14,...

Dec 14, 2024

Funeral services for Ricky DeWayne Gill, 58, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 20, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Gary Rowe officiating. Cremation arrangements will be under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Ricky was born July 26, 1966 in San Augustine, Texas to the late Freddie Jean (Falcon)...

Dec 11, 2024

Graveside services for Janice K. (Ross) Reynolds, 75, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in Old Union Cemetery with Brother Ty Phillips officiating.

Mrs. Reynolds was born January 9, 1949 in Lufkin, Texas, to the late Norman and Dot Ross, and passed from this life Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

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Dec 11, 2024

Graveside services for Sharon Ann Green of Montgomery, Texas will be held Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:00 noon in Black Jack Cemetery, Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Ms. Green was born March 26, 1954 in Nacogdoches, Texas and passed away at a Houston hospital Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at the age of 70.  She was a graduate of...

Dec 10, 2024

Memories & Miracles 2024

Dec 10, 2024

Memorial services for Dorothy Gene Moore Owen, 98, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the PineCrest Retirement Community Chapel with Reverend Gordon N. Blackman, Jr., of First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin, and Reverend Jacqueline Hannan officiating, with a reception immediately following. Private interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells.

Dec 8, 2024

Funeral services for Alex John, 87, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Todd Core officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. John was born May 9, 1937 in Elton, Louisiana to the late Eltie (Obe) and Adam John,...

Dec 8, 2024

Funeral services with military honors for Gilbert Max Acosta Sr., 83, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mike Foster officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Acosta was born May 5, 1941 in San Antonio, Texas to the...

Dec 8, 2024

Funeral services for Nelda Joyce (Phelps) Ainsworth, 83, of Bridge City will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Services will be held at Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City with Brother Terry Wright and Brother Trey Ainsworth officiating. Interment service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Griggs Cemetery of Newton County.

Nelda was...

Dec 7, 2024

Funeral services for Betty Lou Doyen Diffey, 81, will be held Friday, December 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Betty Lou Doyen Diffey, affectionately known as “Aunt Boo-Boo” and “Mee-Maw”, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on...

Dec 7, 2024

Funeral services for Bruce Horton, 67, of Hudson will be held Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Jamie Clark officiating. Interment will follow in the Tennessee Community Cemetery in Timpson.

Bruce was born February 4, 1957 in Lufkin, Texas to the late James “Bob” Horton and Bettye (Jarrett), and...

Dec 6, 2024

Funeral services for Gretchen Leanne Woolf, 58, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Steve Cowart officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery.

Gretchen was born September 25, 1966 in Lufkin, Texas to Charles Ronald and Mary Danna Smith, and died Friday, December...

Dec 6, 2024

Mass of Christian Burial for Mateo Felipe Cruz, 75, of Corrigan will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 12:00 noon at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Fr. Luis Fernando Arroyave Perez officiating. Interment will follow in Union Springs Cemetery in Corrigan. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel...

Dec 6, 2024

John Arvil Craven, 81, of Diboll died Friday, December 6, 2024 in his residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

John was born March 4, 1943 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to the late Vernon A. Craven and Mamie Frances (Turner).

John was an Economist and worked...

Dec 5, 2024

Funeral services for Fayrene Cox, 91, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Kevin Poage officiating. Interment will follow in Largent Cemetery.

Mrs. Cox was born May 3, 1933 in Center, Texas to the late Tommie Ray and Sudie Mae (Lewis) Watson, and died...