Obituaries

Oct 13, 2016

Funeral services for Lisa Ren’ee Gillam, 57, of Zavalla, will be held Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Barry Birch officiating. Interment will follow in Concord Cemetery. Mrs. Gillam was born August 3, 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana and died Thursday, October 13, 2016 at her residence. Mrs....

Oct 12, 2016

Korbet Thomason, 48, of Joaquin, formerly of Huntington, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 in a Lufkin hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Thomason was born December 4, 1967 in Springfield, Vermont, the son of Michael Warren Thomason and the late Wendy Ann (LaRock) Thomason. He was a self-employed auto mechanic. Mr. Thomason was...

Oct 12, 2016

Betty Joyce Barton Due, 86, of Lufkin died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 in a local hospice facility. She was born December 5, 1929 in Apple Springs, Texas, the daughter of Myrtie (Roach) Barton and Garrett Avery Barton. Mrs. Due was a retired elementary school secretary for Lufkin ISD, serving at Kurth and Anderson Elementary Schools for nearly 30 years....

Oct 10, 2016

Graveside services for Betty Sue Blalock, 64, of Lufkin, will be held Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Freeman Cemetery with Brother Keith Bickley officiating. Mrs. Blalock was born September 30, 1952 in Livingston, Texas, the son of the late Florence Edna (Emsoff) and Mack Olin Loftin. She died Monday, October 10, 2016 in a Lufkin...

Oct 10, 2016

Funeral services for Gary Dean Courtney, 76, of Burke, will be held Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Robert Jones officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Courtney was born August 4, 1940 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Luther and Thelma Courtney. He passed...

Oct 10, 2016

Funeral services for Lucy Gray Vasquez, 84, of Hudson will be held Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Billy Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow in the Rocky Springs/Old Center Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Vasquez was born June...

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...