Obituaries

Oct 9, 2016



Funeral services for Ronald D. “Ronnie” Skinner, 53, of Lufkin, will be held Friday, October 14, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Harmony Hill Baptist Church with Brother Wes Miller and Brother Don Wayne Crager officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery.

Mr. Skinner was born December 5, 1962 in Lufkin, Texas to the...

Oct 8, 2016

Funeral services for Athena Looper Petty, 80, of Hudson will be held Thursday, October 13, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Eugene Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery. Mrs. Petty was born August 6, 1936 in Bentley, Louisiana to the late Letha (Mosley) and Solomon Wesley Looper, and died Saturday, October...

Oct 7, 2016

Funeral services for Mildred Margueritte Kessinger, 92, of Diboll will be held Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Roy Hall officiating. Interment will follow in the Prairie Grove Cemetery.       Mrs. Kessinger was born July 17, 1924 in Diboll, Texas to the late Bessie Elizabeth (Parten) and Albert Clinton Hales, and...

Oct 7, 2016

Graveside services for James Robert Crain, 85, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Berry Cemetery with Brother Jimmy Runnels officiating. Mr. Crain was born October 4, 1931 in Huntington, Texas to the late Jack and Ruth (Kirkland) Crain, and died Friday, October 7, 2016 at his residence. He had resided in...

Oct 6, 2016

Memorial graveside services for Tommie Ray Butler, 70, of Hudson will be held Saturday, October 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Largent Cemetery with Brother Elton Musick officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Butler was born March 11, 1946 in Wells, Texas to the late G.L. Butler and Daisy Belle...

Oct 2, 2016

Graveside services for Billy (Bill) C. Sharp, 67, of Lufkin, will be held Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Whitehouse Cemetery with Pastor Leymoin Wiggins officiating and military honors by the United States Army. Mr. Sharp was born June 26, 1949, in Lufkin, Texas, the son of the late Elenor Evon (Boaz) and Phillip Turner Sharp,...

Sep 29, 2016

Funeral services for Wesley Jay Teutsch, 57, of Diboll, will be held Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Kenny Hibb officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Chester. Mr. Teutsch was born May 18, 1959 in Lufkin, Texas, the son of Susan (Womack) and the late Robert...

Sep 29, 2016

Memorial services for Carolyn Reeves Gill, 86, of Lufkin, will be held Saturday, October 8, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Cindy Doran officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Reeves, also known as “Wana” and “Cacky,” was born in Jacksonville, Texas on November 25, 1929,...

Sep 29, 2016

Funeral services for Gary Wayne Adams, 46, of Huntington, will be held Monday, October 3, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Dave Sarver and Brother Dwayne Greenwood officiating. Interment will follow in the Sims/Rocky Hill Cemetery. Mr. Adams was born July 2, 1970 in Dayton, Texas, the son of Herbert Adams...

Sep 27, 2016

Mass of Christian Burial for Juan Francisco Morales, 55, of Diboll will be held Friday, September 30, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Fr. Ariel Cortez officiating. Interment will follow in the Forest Haven Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Morales was...

Sep 26, 2016

Graveside services for Jack McHaney, 84, of Huntington will be held Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Huntington Cemetery with Brother Van Johnson officiating. Mr. McHaney was born June 25, 1932 in San Antonio, Texas to the late Clyde and Neita (Wright) McHaney, and died Monday, September 26, 2016 in a local hospital. Mr. McHaney had...

Sep 26, 2016

Visitation for Mary Lou “MiMi” Gulley, 51, of Hudson will be held Friday, September 30, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home. Funeral Services will begin at 6:00 p.m. with Brother Wayne Rice officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Ms. Gulley was born November 13, 1964 in Lufkin, Texas to Gotha...

Sep 25, 2016

Dennis Watermann, 66, of Zavalla died Sunday, September 25, 2016 at his residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Watermann was born May 8, 1950 in Washington, Missouri to Maurice and Imogene (Elsenrath) Watermann. He received a Bachelors Degree from the Missouri School of Mines and retired from Murphy Oil Corporation where he was...

Sep 24, 2016

Funeral services for Amy Lea Westbrook, 44, of Pollok will be held Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Steve Cowart and Brother M.L. “Bud” Magee officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. Amy was born January 5, 1972 in Lufkin, Texas to Michael and Gwyn (Heaton) Westbrook, and died...

Sep 23, 2016

Graveside services for Scott A. “Buddha” Renfro, 31, of Lufkin will be held Monday, September 26, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Attoyac Cemetery in San Augustine County with Brother Bennie Boles officiating. Mr. Renfro was born December 9, 1984 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Friday, September 23, 2016 at his residence. He was a lifetime resident of Lufkin....

Sep 22, 2016

Graveside services for Amie Nicole Malone Williams, 35, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Homer Cemetery with Brother Chad Bittick officiating. Mrs. Williams was born January 8, 1981 in Nacogdoches, Texas, and died Thursday, September 22, 2016 in a local hospital. She was a lifetime resident of Lufkin. Mrs. Williams attended...

Sep 21, 2016

Funeral services for Elise Bell, 85, of Pollok will be held Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Horace Fletcher and Brother Vic Bass officiating. Interment will follow in the Pollok Cemetery. Mrs. Bell was born August 24, 1931 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Ellis Edwards and Edna (Denman) Edwards,...

Sep 20, 2016

Funeral services for Betty Weatherford Grandgeorge, 85, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Leo Lytle and Brother Vic Bass officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Grandgeorge was born July 28, 1931 in Dewitt, Arkansas to the late Henry W....

Sep 20, 2016

Memorial services for John Marvin Cely II, 34, of Galveston, formerly of Lufkin, will be held Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 4:00 p.m in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Darrell Gibson officiating. Family will welcome friends at 3:00 p.m. prior to the service. Cremation is under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. On September 20, 2016 John...

Sep 19, 2016

Funeral services for Rebekah Rose Bruce Castleberry, 92, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Central Church of Christ in Lufkin with Tim Henderson and Reverend Randall K. Green officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park where she will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband, Harry...