Obituaries

John Michael Ball, Jr.

John Michael Ball, Jr.

Dec 15, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial for John Michael Ball, Jr., 69, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Fr. Gavin Vaverek officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Walker Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Mr....

Hugh Edward Frank

Hugh Edward Frank

Dec 15, 2015

Funeral services for Hugh Edward “Sonny” Frank, 84, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 18, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at the Clawson Assembly of God Church with Pastor Kevin Poage and Mr. Frank’s grandson, Justin Carpenter officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery. Mr. Frank was born March 3, 1931 in Bellville,...

Marjorie Gertrude "Poole" Newman

Marjorie Gertrude "Poole" Newman

Dec 13, 2015

Funeral services for Marjorie Gertrude (Poole) Newman, 84, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Herty Baptist Church with Reverend Van Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Newman was born January 21, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late John Albert and Thenia Mae...

Allen Earl "Al" Vinson

Allen Earl "Al" Vinson

Dec 12, 2015

Funeral services for Allen Earl “Al” Vinson, 92, of Longview will be held Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Elwin M. Gipson Chapel with Reverend Stephen Lantis officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Vinson was born September 13, 1923 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Allen Reagan and Selma (Slomosky)...

Anna Lee (Northcutt) Seelbach

Anna Lee (Northcutt) Seelbach

Dec 12, 2015

Memorial services for Anna Lee Northcutt Seelbach, 76, of Lufkin will be held Monday, December 14, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Denman Avenue Baptist Church with Reverend Charles Roberts, Dr. John B. Wood, and Brother Jeff Moates officiating. Private family graveside in the Whitehouse Cemetery with Brother Kevin Roy offciating. Mrs. Seelbach was born August 28, 1939 in...

Marie (Bazile) Price

Marie (Bazile) Price

Dec 11, 2015

Marie Bazile Price passed away Friday, December 11th at her Pinecrest residence in Lufkin, Texas. She was 78 years old. Funeral services will be held at 1pm Wednesday, December 16th at the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ralph Morgan officiating. Visitation will be held from 11am-1pm just prior to the service. Marie was born in New Orleans,...

Sally Jo Lee

Sally Jo Lee

Dec 11, 2015

Graveside services for Sally Jo Lee,86, of Edmond, Oklahoma will be held Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Gann Cemetery with Jonathan Nixon and Denton Metts officiating. Sally Jo Lee went to be with Jesus on December 11, 2015. Her life on earth began April 11, 1929, on a farm in the Piney Woods of Angelina...

Jerry L. "Joker" Gilcrease

Jerry L. "Joker" Gilcrease

Dec 10, 2015

Funeral services for Jerry L. “Joker” Gilcrease, 69, of Zavalla will be held Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Calvin Kersh officiating. Interment will follow in the Tom Havard Cemetery. Mr. Gilcrease was born May 17, 1946 in Zavalla, Texas to John Gilcrease and the late Rosalee Gilcrease...

Freddy Lee Grimes

Freddy Lee Grimes

Dec 9, 2015

Funeral services for Freddy Lee Grimes, 70, of the Beulah Community will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Lesly Wilkinson officiating. Interment will follow in the Grimes Cemetery. Mr. Grimes was born February 10, 1945 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Curtis Calvin and Earline (Scarborough)...

Jerry Mack Willis

Jerry Mack Willis

Dec 8, 2015

Funeral services for Jerry Mack Willis, 71, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Andy Gossett officiating. Interment will follow in the Bennett Cemetery in Trinity County. Mr. Willis was born July 27, 1944 in Houston, Texas to the late Mitchell and Mary Lee (Martin) Willis,...

Doyel Snelson

Doyel Snelson

Dec 8, 2015

Funeral services for Doyel Snelson, 94, of Huntington will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Lamar Denby and Brother Cary Modisett officiating. Interment will follow in the Manning Cemetery. Mr. Snelson was born November 2, 1921 in Panola County, Texas to the late John Heidt and...

Jospeh Mixon Bowser

Jospeh Mixon Bowser

Dec 8, 2015

Funeral services for Joseph Mixon Bowser, 88, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 11, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Van Johnson and James Gray officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Bowser was born November 27, 1927 in Deweyville, Texas to the late Oran Housen and...

Billy Bruce Jackson

Billy Bruce Jackson

Dec 7, 2015

Funeral services for Billy Bruce Jackson, 93, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Lufkin’s First United Methodist Church with Dr. Jerome Brimmage and Simon Purvis officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mr. Jackson was born October 2, 1922, in Hopkins County, Texas to the late Effie Lou...

Valeria Coffey Oaks

Valeria Coffey Oaks

Dec 7, 2015

Valeria Coffey Oaks was born into this world June 27, 1931. She was the third of four children born to the union of George Jackson and Nora Davison Coffey. She left this world for her heavenly home on Dec. 7, 2015 with a host of family and friends waiting there to greet her. She was 84 years old. Mrs....

Elizabeth E. "Granny" Miranda

Elizabeth E. "Granny" Miranda

Dec 7, 2015

Funeral services for Elizabeth E. “Granny” Miranda, 70, of Diboll will be held Friday, December 11, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bobby Ryan officiating. Interment will follow in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. Ms. Miranda was born December 2, 1945 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Joe Harris and Eunice (Courtney) Mettlen,...

Thomas Lee Tynes

Thomas Lee Tynes

Dec 6, 2015

Memorial services for Thomas Lee Tynes, 57, of Lufkin will be held Monday, December 14, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Holy Spirit Freedom Fellowship Church with Pastor Mike Allbritton officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Tynes was born April 8, 1958 in...

Command Sgt. Major Ocie L. Smithhart (Retired)

Command Sgt. Major Ocie L. Smithhart (Retired)

Dec 5, 2015

Funeral services for Command Sgt. Major Ocie L. Smithhart (Retired), 91, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jackie Nichols officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Command Sgt. Major Smitthart was born February 14, 1924 in Lufkin,...

J.W. "Bill" Neal

J.W. "Bill" Neal

Dec 5, 2015

Funeral services for J.W. “Bill” Neal, 84, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Don Schultheis officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Oddfellows Cemetery. Mr. Neal was born September 8, 1931 in San Augustine County, Texas to the late Jesse H. and Mae (Waller) Neal,...

Wilburn Ray "Shorty" Little

Wilburn Ray "Shorty" Little

Dec 4, 2015

Memorial services for Wilburn Ray “Shorty” Little, 77, of Shreveport, Louisiana will be held Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Nathan Tucker of Fort Worth, Texas officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery. Wilburn Ray Little passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He was born...

Mary Lou Clark

Mary Lou Clark

Dec 4, 2015

Mary Lou Clark, 71, of Diboll died Friday, December 4, 2015 in a local hospice facility. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mrs. Clark was born March 31, 1944 in Mount Holly, New Jersey to the late George Albert and Katherina (Hines) Trout. She resided in Diboll most of her life and worked in Security...