Obituaries

Jan 29, 2017

Funeral services for Joe Allen Oates, 66, of Hudson will be held Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brad Simms and Pastor Robert Gibbo officiating. The eulogy will be given by Greg Carswell. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery.  Mr. Oates was born April 26, 1950 in Angelina County,...

Jan 29, 2017

Memorial services for Kelli Jean Collins Farris, 60, of Huntington will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother James McKenzie officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mrs. Farris was born December 25, 1956 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Elizabeth (Sowell) and...

Jan 29, 2017

Funeral services for Sandra Gail Curry, 63, of Hudson will be held Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Leo Lytle officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Ms. Curry was born July 21, 1953 in Lufkin, Texas to Beatrice (Brock) and Isic Donald Curry, and died...

Jan 27, 2017

Funeral services for Jason Dale Sammons, 35, of Frisco, formerly of Huntington, will be held Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Reverend Martin Doran and Reverend Bill Lanigan officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.  Jason was born November 16, 1981 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Friday, January...

Jan 25, 2017

Funeral services for James Ray Pyle, 73, of Huntington will be held Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Kevin Wisener officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Gilbert Chapel Cemetery in Bald Hill. Mr. Pyle was born December 31, 1943 in Groveton, Texas to Marie (Brock)...

Jan 22, 2017

Funeral services for Billie J. Willmon, 89, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Jason Sandefer officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Willmon was born August 11, 1927 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Missouri Mae (Heaton) and William...

Jan 21, 2017

Brandi Shepherd, 33, of Pollok died Saturday, January 21, 2017 in a Houston hospital. The family will receive friends and loved ones from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, January 29, 2017 at Carroway Funeral Home in Lufkin. Brandi was born April 29, 1983 in Crossett, Arkansas, and had lived in the Lufkin area since 1998. She enjoyed photography...

Jan 20, 2017

Funeral services for Murlene Young Davis, 91, of Lufkin, will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Jerry Browning and Dr. Mark Livingston officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Zion Cemetery in Apple Springs. Mrs. Davis was born July 29, 1925 in the Helmic Community of Trinity...

Jan 19, 2017

Funeral services for Narleta Bell Ward, 96, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend E. W. Hancock, Reverend Ronnie Shipman, and Reverend M. Kelly Ward officiating. Entombment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park Last Supper Mausoleum. Mrs. Ward was born March 31, 1920...

Jan 18, 2017

Graveside services with military honors for Frederick W. “Poppie” LaRoche, 92, of Nacogdoches will be held Saturday, February 4, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches with Micah Buzbee officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. LaRoche was born July 28, 1924 in Port Isabel, Texas to the...

Jan 15, 2017

Funeral services for Russell Raymond Monroe, 61, of Lufkin will be held Friday, January 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Lewis Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the Ellis Prairie Cemetery in the Friday Community of Trinity County.           Mr. Monroe was born June 23, 1955 in Alice, Texas to Delores (Bauch) and...

Jan 15, 2017

Funeral services for Helen Marshall Page, 84, of Huntington will be held Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Gary Forrest and Wesley Hoyt officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Cemetery. Mrs. Page was born October 20, 1932 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Laura (Scarborough) and...

Jan 15, 2017

Jo Anne Luce, 69, of Hudson went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, January 15, 2017 at her residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Per Mrs. Luce’s wishes, there are no services planned. Mrs. Luce was born March 30, 1947 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to Pat (Wyatt) and M.L. Leonard. She had resided...

Jan 15, 2017

Funeral services for Doris Aileen (Norris) Shives, 89, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Cary Modisett and Kevin Shives officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery. Mrs. Shives was born October 26, 1927 in Black Jack, Texas to the late Viola (Todd) and Larce...

Jan 14, 2017

Funeral services for Bobby Glenn Allen, Sr., 79, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Horace Fletcher and Pastor Dwayne Thornton officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. Mr. Allen was born April 11, 1937 in Polk County, Texas to the late Florence Vivian (Ashby)...

Jan 13, 2017

Funeral services for Patricia Ann (Parten) Berry, 71, of Hudson will be held Monday, January 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother David Merritt officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Berry was born May 14, 1945 in Diboll, Texas to the late Mary Louise (Trigg) and William...

Jan 11, 2017

Graveside services for Kenneth Short, 62, of Lufkin will be held Friday, January 13, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in the Largent Cemetery with Reverend Horace Fletcher officiating. Mr. Short was born March 23, 1954 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Geneva (Winthrop) and Lamar Short, and died Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in a local hospital. He was a lifetime...

Jan 11, 2017

Visitation for Charles Evans Peavy, 57, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 14, 2017 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Carroway Funeral Home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Peavy was born June 26, 1959 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Dorothy Amy (Woodworth) and Asa “Gip” Peavy, and died Wednesday, January 11, 2017...

Jan 11, 2017

Funeral services for Rita Kay Johnson, 60, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Elton Musick officiating. Interment will follow in the Berry Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was born November 23, 1956 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Jessie Myrl (Bentley) and Paul Thompson, and passed away...

Jan 9, 2017

Funeral services for Honora Mary (Masters) Jacobs, 97, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, January 12, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dr. Jerome Brimmage officiating. Entombment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park Phase II Mausoleum. Honora passed to her reward Monday, January 9, 2017, in Lufkin, Texas. She was...