Obituaries

Mar 9, 2024

Memorial services for John Harold Barnes, 85, of Tennessee, formerly of Lufkin, Texas, will be held Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with Pastor Gene Hazell officiating.

John Harold Barnes was born March 30, 1938 and died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 9, 2024. He was born in Shackleford County, in...

Mar 9, 2024

Funeral services for Jim Edd Smith, 82, of Kennard will be held Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bobby Russell and Brother Josh Currie officiating. Interment will follow in the Burketown Cemetery in Trinity County.

Mr. Smith was born February 19, 1942 in Apple Springs, Texas to the...

Mar 5, 2024

A Celebration of Life for Nelda Lorraine Bothwell, 67, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Lancewood Baptist Church with Pastor James Wagstaff officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Nelda Lorraine Bothwell was born March 21, 1956 in Lufkin, Texas and passed away on Tuesday, March...

Mar 3, 2024

Graveside services for Justin Dean Modisette, 66, of Lufkin will be held Friday, March 8, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Gann Cemetery with Brother Gary Rowe officiating.

Mr. Modisette was born October 21, 1957 in Lufkin, Texas to Bettye Louise (Donaldson) and Royce Modisette, and died Sunday, March 3, 2024 in a local hospital.

Survivors...

Mar 2, 2024

Jacob Patrick Walsh was born on October 22, 1987 in Phoenix, Arizona to William and Karen Walsh. Jake passed away on March 2, 2024. He was 36 years old.

Jake was preceded in death by his younger brother, Zechariah, and his older brother Ben.

He is survived by his parents, Bill and Karen; Ben’s children,...

Mar 1, 2024

Funeral services for Alan Moore, 61, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Truett Newton officiating. Private interment will follow in Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Moore was born May 19, 1962 in Lubbock, Texas to the late Jan (Norris) and Robert Raymond...

Feb 29, 2024

Memorial graveside services for Sharon Ann (Knott) Pierson, 65, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the Whitehouse Cemetery with Brother Trey Ainsworth officiating.

Sharon was born April 11, 1958 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Joyce (Willis) and Jerry Knott, and died Thursday, February 29, 2024 in Huntington, Texas.

Feb 29, 2024

Funeral services for Doris Nell Siegert, 76, of Central will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethel Assembly of God with Brother Woody Woodard and Brother Andy James officiating. Interment will follow in Wallace Chapel Cemetery.

Mrs. Siegert was born June 22, 1947 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Farah Dean (Higgins) and...

Feb 29, 2024

Memorial services for Sharon Kay Fisher, 63, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Sharon was born June 25, 1960 in Tyler, Texas to the late Addie Joyce (Luce) and Doyle Fisher, and died Thursday, February...

Feb 29, 2024

Funeral services for Charlie Arthur Graham, 63, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother David Merritt officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery in Apple Springs.

Mr. Graham was born September 30, 1960 in Bossier City, Louisiana to Catherine Marie (Anderson) and Quincy...

Feb 28, 2024

Victor Ray Reese, Jr., 75, of Lufkin died Wednesday, February 28, 2024 in a local hospice facility. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Reese was born November 17, 1948 in Yoakum, Texas to the late Ruth Evelyn (Roose) and Victor Ray Reese, Sr. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years...

Feb 27, 2024

Funeral services for Gayle Ann Kirkland Tompkins, 77, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Cindy Doran and Reverend Martin Doran officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches.

Ms. Tompkins was born December 30, 1946 in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late...

Feb 27, 2024

Graveside services for Lisa Sue Temple Sitze, 63, of Nacogdoches will be held Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Old Union Cemetery with Brother John Harvey officiating.

Lisa was born March 1, 1960 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Billie (Oates) and Powell Temple, and died Tuesday, February 27, 2024 in a Tyler hospital.

Feb 26, 2024

Memorial services for Emma Joy (Graham) Briggs, 92, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Trey Ainsworth officiating.

Emma was born January 4, 1932 in Apple Springs, Texas to the late Ruby Pearl (Standley) and Charlie Asbury Graham, and died Monday, February 26, 2024...

Feb 25, 2024

Funeral services for Hartzel Erskin Jones, 85, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Gene Elrod, Brother Aaron Wilson, and Milton Wade officiating. Interment will follow in the Jones Prairie Cemetery in Leggett.

Hartzel Erskin Jones was born October 4, 1938 in Livingston, Texas...

Feb 25, 2024

Virginia Kay Whipple, 67, of Lufkin died Sunday, February 25, 2024 in Lufkin. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Whipple was born December 1, 1956 in Ephrata, Pennsylvania.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

Feb 24, 2024

Funeral services for Rena Mae Brock, 88, of Huntington will be held Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Jackson Colwell officiating. Eastern Star graveside services by Huntington Chapter #938 will follow in the Gann Cemetery.

Mrs. Brock was born March 16, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana to...

Feb 23, 2024

A Memorial Service and Celebration of Life for Jeff Blackwood, 67, of Lufkin, will be held Saturday, April 6, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. in his beloved pasture at the family farm, as we unite, sharing stories of a life well lived. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Jeff was born September 4, 1956,...

Feb 23, 2024

Memorial services for Lou Willie Green Lewis, 88, of Nacogdoches will be held Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Nacogdoches with Brother Homer Murray officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Ms. Lewis was born April 25, 1935 in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Velma...

Feb 23, 2024

Funeral services for Benjamin Samuel Dunn, 36, of Huntsville, formerly of Lufkin, will be held Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jim Newton and Brother Robert Forrest officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery.

Ben was born November 25, 1987 in Lufkin, Texas and died Friday, February...