Obituaries

Nelda E. Tucker

Nelda E. Tucker

Aug 5, 2016

Graveside services for Nelda E. Tucker, 65, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Gann Cemetery with Reverend Elton Musick officiating. Ms. Tucker was born January 29, 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas to Raymond and Lonia (Faulk) Wells and died Friday, August 5, 2016 in Lufkin, Texas. Ms. Tucker had resided in...

Clarkie Mae "Granny" Brown

Clarkie Mae "Granny" Brown

Aug 3, 2016

Funeral services for Clarkie Mae “Granny” Brown, 87, of Lufkin will be held Friday, August 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at First Christian Church Lufkin with Pastor Stephen Lantis officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Brown was born September 11, 1928 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Ora Dell (Anderson) Milligan and...

Judge Gerald A. Goodwin

Judge Gerald A. Goodwin

Aug 3, 2016

Funeral services for Judge Gerald A. Goodwin of Lufkin will be held Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Jerome Brimmage officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Judge Gerald A. Goodwin, age 76, passed away on August 3, 2016 after a courageous battle with lung cancer....

Thelma (Williams) Carrell

Thelma (Williams) Carrell

Aug 2, 2016

Funeral services for Thelma W. Carrell, 90, of Huntington will be held Friday, August 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Reverend Barry Burch officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in San Augustine County, Texas. Mrs. Carrell was born December 21, 1925 in Oak Grove Community of San Augustine...

Lisa West

Lisa West

Jul 30, 2016

Memorial services for Lisa West, 60, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Eastview United Pentecostal Church with Brother Kelly Havard officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mrs. West was born May 29, 1956 in Houston, Texas to Joseph and Marjorie (Wise) Barker, and died Saturday, July 30,...

Ada Melissa Kelley

Ada Melissa Kelley

Jul 30, 2016

Graveside services for Ada Melissa Kelley, 67, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Walker Cemetery with Brother Ford Adkins officiating. Ada was born January 19, 1949 in Lufkin, Texas to the late B.G. Reppond and Laura Frances (Mewborn) Reppond Jeane, and died Saturday, July 30, 2016 in a local hospital. Ada...

Dorothy Stoker Forsythe

Dorothy Stoker Forsythe

Jul 29, 2016

Funeral services for Dorothy Stoker Forsythe, 82, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Gary Rowe officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery. Mrs. Forsythe was born November 28, 1933 in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Robert Eli Stoker and Bessie (Dean) Stoker, and died...

Tanya Marie Sullivan

Tanya Marie Sullivan

Jul 29, 2016

Funeral services for Tanya Marie Sullivan, 52, of Lufkin will be held Monday, August 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Larry Poret officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mrs. Sullivan was born August 14, 1963 in Saint Paul, Minnesota to the late Kenneth LaBelle and Alvina (Dammon)...

Carey Watson

Carey Watson

Jul 28, 2016

Funeral services for Carey Watson, 77, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Cindy Doran and Buford Abeldt officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery. Mr. Watson was born July 24, 1939 in Louisville, Mississippi, and died Thursday, July 28, 2016...

Martha Fern Nerren

Martha Fern Nerren

Jul 27, 2016

Funeral services for Martha Fern Nerren, 85, of Huntington will be held Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Harmony Odell Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Jackson Colwell officiating. Interment will follow in the Shofner Cemetery in Huntington. Mrs. Nerren was born May 30, 1931 in Huntington, Texas to the late Oscar Shirel Jones, Sr. and Cora...

Sallie Evelyn Gilcrease

Sallie Evelyn Gilcrease

Jul 27, 2016

Funeral services for Sallie Evelyn Gilcrease, 79, of Huntington will be held Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Calvin Kersh and James McKenzie officiating. Interment will follow in the Tom Havard Cemetery. Mrs. Gilcrease was born November 7, 1936 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Leroy and...

Sally Gaynell Whitton

Sally Gaynell Whitton

Jul 26, 2016

Funeral services for Sally Gaynell Whitton, 96, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, July 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jimmy Hodges and Pastor Scott Reed officiating; Eulogy by Patsy Slusher. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Whitton was born February 24, 1920 in Nacogdoches County, Texas...

Jim Hodges

Jim Hodges

Jul 23, 2016

Memorial services for Jimmie B. “Jim” Hodges, 74, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mike Curry officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Hodges was born January 9, 1942 in Harris County, Texas to the late Hulen and Mayfair (Rogers)...

Darlene (Bishop) Mullan

Darlene (Bishop) Mullan

Jul 23, 2016

Darlene Bishop Mullan, 59, was born February 11, 1957 in Oklahoma to Doyle Ray Bishop and Bobbie Sue Posey and died Saturday, July 23, 2016 in Lufkin, Texas. Mrs. Mullan had resided in Lufkin for most of her life. She was employed by Sam’s Club and Ray’s Drive Inn and was a member of Harmony Hill Baptist Church. Survivors...

Roberto G. Cabrera

Roberto G. Cabrera

Jul 22, 2016

Memorial services for Roberto G. Cabrera, 67, of Lufkin will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Cabrera was born January 6, 1949 in Mexico to Arcadio and Maria Luisa (Garza) Cabrera and died Friday, July 22, 2016 at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin. Survivors include his wife,...

Frank Joseph Cejka

Frank Joseph Cejka

Jul 21, 2016

Frank Joseph Cejka, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 21, 2016 in Houston. Born March 9, 1937 in Weimar, Texas to Frank and Elsie Cejka, the family later moved to the Houston area where Frank spent most of his life. He happily retired on Lake Sam Rayburn in Zavalla, Texas, where he lived for about 22 years. Frank was...

J.B. (Chief) Parnell

J.B. (Chief) Parnell

Jul 21, 2016

Funeral services for J.B. (Chief) Parnell, 93, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, July 24, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Steve Cowart officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells, Texas. Mr. Parnell was born March 31, 1923 in Dialville, Texas to the late Henry Daniel and Fannie Sarah...

Mark Anthony Berry

Mark Anthony Berry

Jul 21, 2016

Funeral services for Mark Anthony Berry, 56, of Huntington, will be held Monday, July 25, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Joe Sawyer and Brother Bob Killam officiating. Interment will follow in the Shofner Cemetery. Mr. Berry was born May 6, 1960 in Lufkin, Texas to E.B. and Norene (Shofner) Berry and died...

James "Jim" N. Twohig

James "Jim" N. Twohig

Jul 20, 2016

Memorial services for James “Jim” N. Twohig, 68, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brian Zyblot officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Twohig was born April 26, 1948 in Houston, Texas to the late Paul and Roberta (Nowlin) Twohig and...

Iva Nell Thornton

Iva Nell Thornton

Jul 19, 2016

Funeral services for Iva Nell Thornton, 86, of Huntington will be held Thursday, July 21, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Luther Bolenbarker and Brian Boyett officiating. Interment will follow in the Jonesville Cemetery. Mrs. Thornton was born October 29, 1929 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Charlie Edward Walker and...