Obituaries

Virgie Ruth "Sissy" Johnson Gordon

Virgie Ruth "Sissy" Johnson Gordon

Apr 3, 2015

Graveside services for Virgie Ruth (Johnson) Gordon, 54, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Aldredge Cemetery in Lufkin with Pastor Don Schultheis and Pastor David Boyd officiating. Mrs. Gordon was born December 6, 1960 in Lufkin, to Jack Johnson and Estelle (Burnett) Johnson, and died Friday, April 3, 2015. Mrs. Gordon resided...

Leah Sue (Spence) Richmond

Leah Sue (Spence) Richmond

Apr 2, 2015

Graveside services for Leah Sue (Spence) Richmond, 58, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hayes Spring Cemetery in Grapeland with Pastor Rick Williams officiating. Ms. Richmond was born July 25, 1956 in Crockett, Texas to A. J. Spence and Roberta Lee (Carter) Spence and went to be with the Lord on...

Martha "Sue" Matchett

Martha "Sue" Matchett

Apr 1, 2015

Funeral services for Martha "Sue" Matchett, 87, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Harmony Hill Baptist church with Dr. John W. Greene officiating. Interment will follow in the Bennett Cemetery in Trinity County. Mrs. Matchett was born October 21, 1927 in Trinity County, Texas, the daughter of the late L.D. and Alice...

Lawrence Ray Bailey

Lawrence Ray Bailey

Mar 31, 2015

Funeral services for Lawrence Ray Bailey, 45, of Huntington will be held Saturday, April 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in Lufkin First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Don Schultheis and Pastor Kenneth Reynolds officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. Ray was born December 14, 1969 in Lufkin, Texas to Lawrence Alvin Bailey and Judy Ann (Nash)...

Betty Jean Jones Lawrence

Betty Jean Jones Lawrence

Mar 31, 2015

Memorial services for Betty J. (Young) Jones Lawrence, 76, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in Lufkin’s First Baptist Church Chapel with Reverend Horace Fletcher officiating. Mrs. Lawrence was born November 28, 1938 in Angelina County, Texas to James F. Young, Jr. and Dorothy (Wise) Young, and died Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in...

Sue Elizabeth (Smith) Cain

Sue Elizabeth (Smith) Cain

Mar 28, 2015

Funeral services for Sue Elizabeth (Smith) Cain, 63, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, April 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Alex Montilla officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Campground Cemetery in Jasper. Mrs. Cain was born December 28, 1951 in Jasper, Texas to Printess Jasper and...

Helyn Douglas Pollard

Helyn Douglas Pollard

Mar 26, 2015

Helyn Douglas Pollard, age 101, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, March 26, 2015 at Pine Crest Retirement Community in Lufkin, Texas. Helyn was born March 18, 1914 to Robert Alford and Mattie Lee Ganaway. She lived in Ellis County near Waxahachie, Texas where she was a member of First Baptist Church. Helyn married Jabe...

Beunis Bailey "Buck" Faussett

Beunis Bailey "Buck" Faussett

Mar 26, 2015

Funeral services for Beunis Bailey “Buck” Faussett, 86, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Clayton McClendon and Brother Billy Trevathan officiating. Interment will follow in the Shofner Cemetery. Mr. Faussett was born July 19, 1928 in Center, Texas to William “Bill” and Maggie (Griffin) Faussett,...

Harold B. Wood

Harold B. Wood

Mar 24, 2015

Funeral services for Harold B. Wood, 78, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Gene Hazell officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery. Mr. Wood was born December 15, 1936 in Cullman, Alabama to Angela Mae (Gaye) and Harold Bascome Wood, Sr., and died Tuesday,...

Charles Thomas "Uncle Tom" Lester

Charles Thomas "Uncle Tom" Lester

Mar 24, 2015

Charles Thomas “Uncle Tom” Lester, 67, of Huntington, Texas was born September 28, 1947 in Lufkin, Texas, and went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, March 24, 2015. He passed away after several months in a Houston Hospital. Mr. Lester served in the U.S. Army from 1965 to 1968 in the 101st Airborne Division and served as...

Kenneth E. Vann

Kenneth E. Vann

Mar 24, 2015

Funeral services for Kenneth E. Vann, 73, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Roger Fancher and Reverend Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. Mr. Vann was born October 26, 1941 in Alto, Texas to Thomas Edward and Mattie Mae (Kellum)...

Samuel "Sam" Bowers

Samuel "Sam" Bowers

Mar 23, 2015

Funeral services for Samuel “Sam” Bowers, 80, of Lufkin will be held Friday, March 27, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Lamar Denby and Dr. Darryl Smith officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. in the Bethel Cemetery in Appleby. Mr. Bowers was born August 24, 1934 in Woden, Texas to...

Troy Tullos, Jr.

Troy Tullos, Jr.

Mar 23, 2015

Funeral services for Troy Tullos, Jr., 85, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in the Walker Cemetery. Mr. Tullos was born September 6, 1929 in the Redland Community, Angelina County, Texas to Allie (Warren) and Troy Tullos, Sr., and...

Cecil W. Munson

Cecil W. Munson

Mar 21, 2015

Funeral services for Cecil W. Munson, 75, of Kennard will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Kennard with Pastor Jim Durham officiating. Military honors will follow in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery. Mr. Munson was born November 7, 1939, in Romayor, Texas to Ernest Munson and Fay (Cheek) Munson, and died...

Corine Luna Cook

Corine Luna Cook

Mar 20, 2015

Mass of Christian Burial for Corine Luna Cook, 86, of Zavalla will be held Monday, March 23, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. in the St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church with Fr. Lee Flores and Fr. Joe Kannampuzha officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery. Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home...

Betty Doris Grimes

Betty Doris Grimes

Mar 19, 2015

Funeral services for Betty Doris Grimes, 85, of Ft. Worth will be held Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Blackie Cranford officiating. Interment will follow in the Treadwell Cemetery. Mrs. Grimes was born December 20, 1929 in Huntington, Texas to Lloyd M. Forrest and Zula (Fancher) Forrest and died Thursday,...

Elaine Evans Frazier

Elaine Evans Frazier

Mar 19, 2015

Memorial services for Elaine Evans Frazier, 89, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with Dr. Brian Wiggins officiating. Private burial will be in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Frazier was born March 31, 1925 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Clarence Evans and Reatha (Laird) Evans. She passed away...

Harry J. Smith

Harry J. Smith

Mar 18, 2015

Memorial services for Harry J. Smith, 83, of Huntington will be held Friday, March 27, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at the Ora Missionary Baptist Church with Brother Wes Matchett officiating. Mr. Smith was born March 6, 1932 in Picayune, Mississippi to Carlie Smith and Elizabeth (Seal) Smith, and died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at his residence in Huntington. Mr....

David Hammer

David Hammer

Mar 18, 2015

Funeral services for David Hammer, 58, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Bluet Humble officiating. Interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery. Mr. Hammer was born August 29, 1956 in Dallas, Texas to O.D. and Edna (Allen) Hammer, and died Wednesday, March 18,...

Frederic W. Jacobs

Frederic W. Jacobs

Mar 17, 2015

Funeral services for Frederic W. Jacobs, 97, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, March 22, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend D. Nick Sholars officiating. Entombment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park Mausoleum. Mr. Jacobs was born October 25, 1917 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was the son of Frederic Burnham...