Obituaries

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...

Mary Louise Adkison

Mary Louise Adkison

Dec 4, 2015

Funeral services for Mary Louise Adkison, 93, of Diboll will be held Monday, December 7, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother David Merritt officiating. Interment will follow in the Prairie Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Adkison was born December 31, 1921 in Zavalla, Texas to the late William Alexander and Agnes Samantha (Herrington) Trigg, and...

Alma Laverne "Vernie" Kehaulani Tullos

Alma Laverne "Vernie" Kehaulani Tullos

Dec 4, 2015

Funeral services for Alma LaVerne “Vernie” Kehaulani Tullos, 73, of Apple Springs will be held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Marvin Wright officiating. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery in Trinity County. Mrs. Tullos was born September 3, 1942 in Honolulu, Hawaii to the late Paul Barry, Sr....

Carla Jeanette (Lewis) Poage

Carla Jeanette (Lewis) Poage

Dec 4, 2015

Funeral services for Carla Jeanette (Lewis) Poage, 37, of Amarillo will be held Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Clawson Assembly of God Church, with a reception to follow. Brother Cary Modisett and Brother David Hunt will officiate the ceremony. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Carla’s life. Carla was born September 12, 1978 in Lufkin,...

Lessie Rawls

Lessie Rawls

Dec 4, 2015

Funeral services for Lessie Rawls, 86, of Lufkin will be held Monday, December 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Larry Hinsley officiating. Interment will follow in the Gilbert Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Rawls was born May 19, 1929 in Gouldbusk, Texas to the late Ota Dee and Myrtle (VanPelt) Cox, and died Friday,...

Audrey Landrum Davenport

Audrey Landrum Davenport

Dec 1, 2015

Graveside services for Audrey Landrum Davenport, 84, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Knight Cemetery with Brother Horace Fletcher officiating. Ms. Davenport was born January 22, 1931 in Wells, Texas to the late Alvin “Fatty” and Allie Lorene (Grimes) Landrum, and died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at her residence. Ms. Davenport...

Nancy Carol (Hopper) Doyle

Nancy Carol (Hopper) Doyle

Nov 28, 2015

Funeral services for Nancy Carol Hopper Doyle, 74, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Bob Owen and Joe Ragan officiating. Interment will follow in the Aldredge Cemetery. Ms. Doyle was born November 18, 1941 in Lufkin, Texas to parents, Irvin W. Hopper and Norma E. Dunn...

Floyd Collier Maddux

Floyd Collier Maddux

Nov 26, 2015

Funeral services for Floyd Collier Maddux, 89, of Huntington will be held Monday, November 30, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother D.R. McNaughton officiating. Interment will follow in the Simpson Cemetery. Mr. Maddux was born December 17, 1925 in Alto, Texas to the late Harlon Buford and Viola Ida (Collier) Maddux and went...

Avery Ryan Pesek

Avery Ryan Pesek

Nov 25, 2015

Avery Ryan Pesek, infant daughter of Bradley Ryan and Amber Reneigh (Hibbs) Pesek of Diboll, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. Family will hold a private graveside service. Survivors include her sister, Madelyn Rae Pesek of Diboll; grandparents, Kenny and Carrie Hibbs of Diboll; grandfather, Dennis Pesek,Jr. of Shiner; grandmother, Denise Pesek of Shiner; aunts and uncles, April...

Bernadette Marie Whipple

Bernadette Marie Whipple

Nov 21, 2015

Bernadette Marie Whipple, 56, of Lufkin died Saturday, November 21, 2015 in Lufkin. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mrs. Whipple was born May 13, 1959 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

Minnie Reed Moore

Minnie Reed Moore

Nov 21, 2015

Funeral services for Minnie Reed Moore, 84, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Alex Montilla officiating. Interment will follow in the Walker Cemetery. Mrs. Moore was born February 2, 1931 in Edna, Texas to the late Robert Alexander and Emma Eunice (O’Kelly) Kelton, and died...