Obituaries

Dec 4, 2023

Funeral services for Lois Ruth (Rutledge) Chambers, 87, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Denman Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Jacob Fitzgerald officiating. A private burial will be held in the Houston National Cemetery.

Born in Houston, Texas February 23, 1936 as the 2nd of six children to Weaver L....

Dec 3, 2023

Funeral services for John “J.D.” Oliver, 81, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor John Harvey officiating. Interment will follow in the Mount Vernon Cemetery in Houston County.

Mr. Oliver was born August 23, 1942 in Angelina County, Texas to the late Vernice (Redd)...

Dec 3, 2023

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Funeral services for Maxine Bishop, 93, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Steve Cowart officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery.

Mrs. Bishop was born August 1, 1930 in Missouri to the late Neva (Taylor) and Arthur...

Dec 1, 2023

Graveside services for Rosemary Schrader, 83, of Burke will be held Monday, December 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Ryan Chapel Cemetery with Brother Aaron Wilson officiating.

Mrs. Schrader was born November 4, 1940 in Freeport, Texas to the late Gladys Amelia (Simons) and Homer Webster Fredenrich, and died Friday, December 1, 2023 in a local...

Dec 1, 2023

Memorial services for Karen Bass-Dutton, 58, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Family Church with Pastor Leo Lytle and Brother Jack Williams officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Karen Bass-Dutton was born January 21, 1965 in Lufkin, Texas. In 1967 she became the beloved...

Dec 1, 2023

Graveside services for Michael Arthur Havard, 64, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Tom Havard Cemetery with Brother Cary Modisett officiating.

Michael passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 1, 2023. He was born December 12, 1958 in Beaumont, Texas.

Michael is survived by his parents,...

Nov 30, 2023

Funeral services for Margaret Thomas, 90, of Lufkin will be held Monday, December 4, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Don Lofton officiating. Interment will follow in the Narrow Way Cemetery.

Mrs. Thomas was born August 24, 1933 in Panola County, Texas to the late Alice (Hill) and Thomas Orlander Jones,...

Nov 27, 2023

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Funeral services for Blake Beathard, 33, of Pollok will be held Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Karen Shumaker officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells.

Blake was born July 6, 1990 in Houston, Texas to Tracy Danette (Wood) and...

Nov 27, 2023

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Funeral services with military honors for Tommie Troy Selman, 79, of Barnum, Texas, formerly of Lufkin, will be held Friday, December 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Brian Williams and Brother Calvin Bittick officiating. Interment will follow in the Selman-Roark Cemetery in Linwood, Texas.

Tommie...

Nov 26, 2023

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Funeral services for Travis “Matt” Harris, 62, of Hudson will be held Friday, December 1, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Keith Jones officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow at the Aldredge Cemetery under the auspices of the Lufkin Masonic Lodge #669 A.F. & A.M.

Matt was...

Nov 23, 2023

Graveside services for Jessie Faye “Maw” Howell, 89, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Ryan Chapel Cemetery with Brother D.R. McNaughton and Brother Kenneth Mayo officiating.

Jessie Faye “Maw” Howell was born July 22, 1934 in Diboll, Texas to the late Russell Lee Dykes and Mary Alberta (James) Dykes, and...

Nov 23, 2023

Funeral services for Marcia G. Read, 85, of Nacogdoches will be held Monday, November 27, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Paul Sevar officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. Read was born June 23, 1938 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Lola Marie (Forsythe) and Alvin Leo...

Nov 23, 2023

Patrick Anthony Lemberger, age 81, entered eternal life on Thursday, November 23, 2023. He was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin to Erwin and Alice (Cummings) Lemberger, growing up in Whitelaw. Pat moved to Texas in the mid 1970’s where he was a general contractor.

Pat is survived by his children, Tami Jones and Heidi Lemberger; grandchildren, Hannah and...

Nov 22, 2023

Donna Muldowney, 60, of Lufkin passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of November 22, 2023, from cancer. At her request, there will be an informal celebration of life memorial service Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home in Lufkin, Texas. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home....

Nov 21, 2023

Graveside services for Elizabeth “Liz” Aldredge, 101, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Walker Cemetery with Chaplain M.E. Lyons officiating.

Mrs. Aldredge was born March 19, 1922 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Charlottie (Riley) and James Caswell Modisette, and died Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at her residence. She was...

Nov 21, 2023

Funeral services for Linda King, 79, of Zavalla will be held Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Zavalla First Baptist Church with Brother Stephen Forrest and Dr. Jacob Fitzgerald officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. King was born September 15, 1944 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Jane (Williams)...

Nov 18, 2023

Funeral services for Maxine Anna (Trull) Rule Turner, 99, a longtime resident of Craig, Colorado, currently of Pollok, Texas will be held Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Cross Timbers Cowboy Church with Pastor Jim Hendricks officiating. Interment will follow in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Maxine was born April 7, 1924 in Steamboat Springs, Colorado to...

Nov 18, 2023

Graveside services for Nancy Mae Wagstaff Phillips, 74, of Huntington will be held Saturday, November 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Hebron Cemetery near Broaddus with Brother Kent Childers officiating.

Mrs. Phillips was born May 4, 1949 in Broaddus, Texas to the late Vina (Dailey) and Cecil Wagstaff, and passed Saturday, November 18, 2023 in a...

Nov 17, 2023

Graveside services for Velma Faye Rash, 95, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sand Flat Cemetery.

Mrs. Rash was born November 1, 1928 in Enoch, Texas to the late Leona J. (Davis) and James Raymond Carnley, and died Friday, November 17, 2023 in a local nursing home.

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Nov 17, 2023

Funeral services for Fredrick Michael “Mike” Berquist, 65, of Huntington will be held Friday, November 24, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Lamar Denby officiating. Interment will follow in the Treadwell Cemetery.

Mr. Berquist was born April 29, 1958 in Lansing, Michigan to the late Betty Faye (Pierce) and...