Obituaries

Porchia Lee (Colwell) Escobedo

Porchia Lee (Colwell) Escobedo

Jan 27, 2016

Funeral services for Porchia Lee (Colwell) Escobedo, 50, of Alba will be held Sunday, January 31, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Deacon Jesus Reyes officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery. Mrs. Escobedo was born July 11, 1965 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Charles Ray and Ruby Lillian (Goodman) Colwell,...

Margie Gray

Margie Gray

Jan 26, 2016

Funeral services for Margie Gray, 73, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Dwayne Calvert and Pastor Al Ross officiating. Interment will follow in the Bodan Cemetery. Mrs. Gray was born January 15, 1943 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late Dumas Anderson and Hazel Lilly (Murray)...

Vernon Earl Sparkman

Vernon Earl Sparkman

Jan 25, 2016

Memorial services for Vernon Earl Sparkman, 54, of Lufkin will be held Friday, February 5, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Cross Road Baptist Church of Lufkin, Texas with Brother Ty Phillips officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. The family will have a private burial of cremains Saturday in the Smyrna Cemetery in Winnsboro. Mr....

Virgil E. Havard

Virgil E. Havard

Jan 25, 2016

Funeral services for Virgil E. Havard, 85, of Zavalla will be held Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Joel Hitchcock officiating. Interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery. Mr. Havard was born December 11, 1930 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Hillary Columbus and Laura Francis (Boykin)...

Anna Maudine Stephens Prater

Anna Maudine Stephens Prater

Jan 25, 2016

Memorial services for Anna Maudine Stephens Prater, 50, of Diboll, will be held Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at the Diboll Housing Authority, 702 South First St., Diboll, Texas. Mrs. Prater was born September 20, 1966 in Lufkin, Texas and died January 24, 2017 in Huntsville, Texas. She leaves behind her husband of 13 years, James Donald...

Sam Permenter, Sr.

Sam Permenter, Sr.

Jan 24, 2016

Funeral services for Sam L. Permenter, Sr., 76, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Huie Permenter and Brother Buck Furlow officiating. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Mr. Permenter was born July 21, 1939 in Shelby County, Texas to the late Thomas Bryant and Nellie...

Emma Marie (Grimes) Westerman

Emma Marie (Grimes) Westerman

Jan 24, 2016

Graveside services for Emma Marie Grimes Westerman, 79, of Kennard will be held Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Ivie Cemetery in Kennard with Brother Bobby Whisenant, Brother Joel Humphrey and Dennis Gray officiating. Mrs. Westerman passed away January 24, 2016 at the White Hall Nursing Home in Crockett, Texas after a long illness. She had...

Sterling O. Thompson

Sterling O. Thompson

Jan 24, 2016

Funeral services for Sterling O. Thompson, 95, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery. Mr. Thompson was born April 21, 1920 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to the late Sterling Oscar and Henrietta (Lawly) Thompson and died Sunday,...

William Webb

William Webb

Jan 23, 2016

Graveside services for William Webb, 74, of Etoile will be held Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Blue Springs Cemetery with Pastor Dale Jackson officiating. Mr. Webb was born February 8, 1941 in Brush, Colorado to the late Milton James and Hallie (Robertson) Webb and died January 23, 2016 at his residence in Etoile. Mr. Webb...

Ruth Helen Bass

Ruth Helen Bass

Jan 20, 2016

Graveside services for Ruth Helen Bass will be held Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Reverend Frank Starr officiating. Ruth Helen Bass, age 93, died January 20, 2016, in Danbury, Connecticut. She was the devoted wife of the late Robert E. Bass Jr. Ruth was born in Fedor, Texas, a...

Cheryl "Meme" Brown

Cheryl "Meme" Brown

Jan 18, 2016

Funeral services for Cheryl “Meme” Brown, 60, of Apple Springs will be held Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Lester McAdams officiating. Interment will follow in the Bennett Cemetery. Ms. Brown was born April 23, 1955 in Houston, Texas to James Lynn Brown and Jean (Lewter) Brown Best, and died...

Velma Faye Gibbins

Velma Faye Gibbins

Jan 17, 2016

Funeral services for Velma Faye Gibbins, 87, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 23, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Garland Baker officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Gibbins was born August 26, 1928 in Teague, Texas to the late William Henry and Talitha Irene (Wilson)...

Lessie Moses

Lessie Moses

Jan 16, 2016

Graveside services for Lessie Moses, 77, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Poland Cemetery with Brother Clayton McClendon officiating. Ms. Moses was born February 25, 1938 in Zavalla, Texas to the late James Clarence and Lilly (Pittman) Moses, and died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at her residence. Ms. Moses was a...

Billy Wayne Gooch

Billy Wayne Gooch

Jan 16, 2016

Funeral services for Billy Wayne Gooch, 75, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Blackie Cranford officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery. Mr. Gooch was born October 30, 1940 in Evadale, Texas to the late William Donnelly and Zadie (Hammock) Gooch, and died Saturday,...

Lou Vonzie Mcclendon Jackson

Lou Vonzie Mcclendon Jackson

Jan 15, 2016

Funeral services for Lou Vonzie McClendon Jackson, 88, of Diboll will be held Monday, January 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ronnie Frankens officiating. Interment will follow in the Ryan Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Jackson was born March 1, 1927 in Diboll, Texas to the late William T. and Lela Belle (Capps) McClendon....

Lois A. (Haley) Cummings

Lois A. (Haley) Cummings

Jan 15, 2016

Funeral services for Lois A. (Haley) Cummings, 91, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Brian Wiggins officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery. Ms. Cummings was born May 6, 1924 in Chandler, Oklahoma to the late Everett Haley and Mary Ruth (Grover) Haley-Wheaton, and...

Robert M. Duke

Robert M. Duke

Jan 15, 2016

Graveside services with military honors for Robert M. Duke, 86, of Lufkin will be held Monday, January 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Alex Montilla officiating. Mr. Duke was born May 11, 1929 in Lufkin, Texas to the late John Chapel and Stella Mae (Middleton) Duke, and died Friday, January 15, 2016 at...

Robert Keith Fletcher

Robert Keith Fletcher

Jan 14, 2016

Memorial services for Robert Keith Fletcher, 50, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Horace Fletcher officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Fletcher was born November 10, 1965 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Thursday, January 14, 2016 in a local...

Monette' Peppard Sanders

Monette' Peppard Sanders

Jan 14, 2016

Funeral services for Monette’ Peppard Sanders, 47, of Huntington will be held Sunday, January 17, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Lamar Denby officiating, with music by JoAnna Denby Sheffield. Interment will follow in the Sims (Rocky Hill) Cemetery. Mrs. Sanders was born July 1, 1968 in Houston, Texas to Joseph...

Rhonda E. (Taylor) Brown

Rhonda E. (Taylor) Brown

Jan 12, 2016

Funeral services for Rhonda E. (Taylor) Brown, 49, of Lufkin will be held Monday, January 18, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Harold Hancock and Reagan McClenny officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery. Ms. Brown was born October 17, 1966 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in Lufkin, from...