Obituaries

May 31, 2014

Mass of Christian Burial for Lucy Rodriguez will be held Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Father Joe Kannampuzha and Deacon Gary Trevino, celebrants. Interment will follow in Berry Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 8:00 p.m. Monday evening at Carroway Funeral Home. Mrs. Rodriguez, 56, of Lufkin, was born December...

May 30, 2014

Funeral services for Sammy Lovejoy, 73, of Hudson, will be held Monday, June 2, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Barry Stephens officiating. Interment will follow in Fielder Memorial Cemetery. Sammy was born September 5, 1940 in Rockdale, Texas to the late Samuel Lovejoy and Dorothy Bell Lovejoy. He passed away...

May 30, 2014

Funeral services for Charles Wayne Kovar, 56, of Moscow, will be held Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in the Eastview United Pentecostal Church in Lufkin with Reverend David Hunt, Reverend Robert Jones, and Reverend Jonathon Kovar officiating. Private family interment will be in the Nerren Cemetery. Charles was born August 1, 1957 in El Campo, Texas to...

May 30, 2014

Funeral services for Lynn Glover Henderson, 56, of Lufkin, will be held Monday, June 2, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Reverend Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in Aldredge Cemetery. Mrs. Henderson was born October 17, 1957 in Kountze, Texas to the late Claudie M. (Collins) and Edward Daniel Sumrall. She...

May 29, 2014

Funeral services for Zion Zavalto, 14, of Hudson are pending with Carroway Funeral Home. Zion died Saturday, May 29, 2015 in Lufkin. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

May 29, 2014

Funeral services for John E. Boyd, 86, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Brother Jeff Robinson officiating. Masonic rites will be recited under the auspices of the Lindale Park Masonic Lodge #1347 A.F. & A.M. Interment will follow...

May 28, 2014

Graveside services for Lin Smyrl, 60, of Lufkin, will be held Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Aldredge Cemetery with Brother Elton Musick and Brother Chad Musick officiating. Mr. Smyrl was born August 27, 1953 in Fort Worth, Texas to Clarence O. and Mary Lynn (Williams) Smyrl, and died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at his residence....

May 26, 2014

Funeral services for Reverend James H. Hood, 86, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, May 31, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Clawson Assembly of God Church with Reverend Kevin Pogue, Reverend Roger Lewis and Reverend Loyd Thurman officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery. Reverend Hood was born December 20, 1927 in Sarepta, Louisiana to Lawrence R....

May 24, 2014

Funeral services for Earlene Brock, 82, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother D.R. McNaughton officiating. Private family burial will follow the services.

Mrs. Brock was born December 5, 1931 in Crockett, Texas to Samuel N. and Mary (Land) Mayrant, and died Saturday, May...

May 19, 2014

Funeral services for Betty Wright Kendrick, 77, of Hudson will be held Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Bob Harbuck officiating. Interment will follow in the Old Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Kendrick was born February 22, 1937 in Corrigan, Texas to Willie Martin and Lydia Louise (Turner) Wright, and...

May 19, 2014

Funeral services for William “Bill” Martin, 77, of Crockett, formerly of Lufkin, will be held Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Pastor Elton Musick and Pastor Maynard Phillips officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells.

Mr. Martin reached his Heavenly Home Monday, May...

May 18, 2014

Funeral services for Marie Grimes Brookshire, 88, of Huntington, will be held Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Gary Forrest officiating. Interment will follow in the Crain Cemetery near Manning. Marie was born December 17, 1925 in Manning, Texas to the late Aaron and Cleo Grimes and died...

May 16, 2014

Funeral services for celebrating the life of Rosa Bernice Modisette Maberry, 96, of Lufkin, will be held Monday, May 19, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of First Baptist Church of Lufkin with nephew, Todd Stracener, officiating. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery, Highway 59 North. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the church chapel...

May 14, 2014

Funeral services for Wayne Scott Kelley, 44, of Rockwall, will be held Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Jimmy Dunn officiating. Interment will follow in the Berry Cemetery. Mr. Kelley was born February 10, 1970 in Lufkin, Texas to Helen (Armstrong) and the late Sammy Madden. He died...

May 13, 2014

Jeanie Padgett, 60, of Lufkin, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at her residence. There will be a visitation from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday evening at Carroway Funeral Home. The funeral service and burial will be at a later date in Carrollton, Missouri. Mrs. Padgett was born September 30, 1953 in Carrollton, Missouri to Margaret Ellen (Stice)...

May 13, 2014

Memorial services for Virginia Elizabeth (Ginia Beth) Cox Denman, 87, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, May 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Henderson Chapel at the First United Methodist Church of Lufkin. Interment was in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mrs. Denman was born September 3, 1926 in Meridian, Texas, the daughter of Thelma (Elmore) and...

May 13, 2014

Thurman Teer, 83, of Lufkin, died Tuesday, May 13, 2014 in a Tyler hospital. He was born September 23, 1930 in Pennington, Texas. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Teer was retired after working more than 50 years as a barber. He graduated from the Roffler Barber School with honors. He loved fishing, birdwatching,...

May 12, 2014

Funeral services for Lula Faye Weber, 75, of Zavalla, will be held Thursday, May 15, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Reverend Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery. Mrs. Weber was born February 8, 1939 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Olivia (Mott) and Johnny Bingham. She died...

May 10, 2014

Graveside services for Elisha Maxine Frint Henson, 30, of Pollok, will be held Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in Fielder Cemetery with Pastor Rodney Garcia officiating. Elisha was born September 5, 1983 in DeQueen, Arkansas and died Saturday, May 10, 2014 in Angelina County, Texas. Elisha was a homemaker and a beloved mother, daughter and sister. She...

May 9, 2014

Funeral services for Hazel Mikkelson Pebsworth Hood McDuffie, 92, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, May 11, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Blackie Cranford officiating. Graveside services will be held Monday, May 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at the Antioch Cemetery in the James Community of Shelby County.

Mrs. McDuffie...