Obituaries

Nov 16, 2023

Funeral services for Virgil Wayne Neal, 79, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Brother Adrian Neal officiating. Interment will follow the services.

Mr. Neal was born November 2, 1944 in Lufkin, Texas to Avanell (McGilberry) and...

Nov 15, 2023

A graveside memorial service and burial of cremains for Patricia Dianne Elliott will be held Friday, March 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Whitehouse Cemetery. Immediately following the service we will welcome family and friends for a "Celebration of Life" and fellowship in the Carroway Family Reception Room. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Kindly RSVP by  Sunday, February...

Nov 14, 2023

Funeral services for Mason Allen West, 21, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Kenith Jackson officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mason was born November 8, 2002 in Lufkin, Texas to Kimberly Suzanne Drewett and Anthony Brent West,...

Nov 14, 2023

Graveside services for Sandra Jean “Sandy” May, 79, of Lufkin will be held Friday, November 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. in the Pine Grove Cemetery with Garrel Faulkner officiating.

Sandy was born in Medford, Oregan on January 16, 1944 to Bro. John and Loreace McNeese, and passed on November 14, 2023, in a local nursing home.

Nov 10, 2023

Graveside services for Hulon Alvin Walker, Sr. of Shawnee Prairie will be held Monday, November 13, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Manning Cemetery with Pastor Tommy Cunningham officiating.

Hulon Alvin Walker, Sr., 87, passed peacefully from this earth Friday, November 10, 2023 at his residence in Shawnee Prairie, Texas with his loving wife by his side. He...

Nov 9, 2023

Funeral services for Billy Wayne Phillips of Huntington will be held Monday, November 13, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Lamar Denby and Brother Delton Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Shofner Cemetery.

Billy Wayne Phillips was born December 9, 1942 in Huntington, Texas to the late Steve...

Nov 9, 2023

Funeral services for Leona Janet Morehead, 92, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Eastview United Pentecostal Church with Pastor Justin Bullard and Pastor David Hunt officiating. Interment will follow in Pollok Cemetery.

Mrs. Morehead was born June 28, 1931 in Redtown, Texas to the late Mary Ellen (Cathey) and Cleo...

Nov 9, 2023

Betty Jean Johnston, 86, of Lufkin died November 9, 2023, at home. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Betty was born January 3, 1937, in Port Arthur, Texas. She resided in Nederland and Bridge City before moving to Lufkin, Texas.

A member of the Red Hussars, Betty graduated in 1955 from...

Nov 8, 2023

Visitation for Richard E. Miles, 58, of Zavalla will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Miles was born March 26, 1965 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Bertha Mae (Courtney) and William Richard Miles, and died Thursday,...

Nov 8, 2023

Funeral services for Janet Louise Catchings, 89, of Apple Springs will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Brother Robert Baggett and Brother Kevin Smith officiating. Interment will follow the services.

Mrs. Catchings was born March 27, 1934 in Wharton...

Nov 7, 2023

Visitation for Linda Darlene Smith, 69, of Huntington will be held Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home in Lufkin. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. A private family memorial will be held at a later date.

Ms. Smith was born October 18, 1954 in Lufkin, Texas...

Nov 6, 2023

Graveside services for Marva Joyce White, 94, of Apple Springs will be held Friday, November 10, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Bennett Cemetery in Apple Springs with Brother Mike Due officiating.

Mrs. White was born July 27, 1929 in Apple Springs, Texas to the late Vada (Tullos) and Marvin Rogers, and died Monday, November 6, 2023 at...

Nov 6, 2023

Memorial services for Randy Ellis Blanks, 75, of Lufkin, Texas will be held Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church with Fr. David Faulkner officiating. A Celebration of Life will follow with lunch being served at the Shadden/Blanks residence.

Randy was born July 12, 1948 in Austin, Texas to Jack Ellis Roland...

Nov 6, 2023

Graveside services with military honors for Donnis W. Anderson, 88, of Lufkin will be held Friday, November 10, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Largent Cemetery with Reverend Michael Loftin officiating.

Mr. Anderson was born August 11, 1935 in Ewing, Texas to the late Etta “Bitsy” (Morehead) and Clarence Edgar Anderson, and died Monday, November 6, 2023...

Nov 5, 2023

Funeral services for Mildred Ethel Buckner Sparks, 102, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Jim McDonald officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Nacogdoches.

Mrs. Sparks was born June 22, 1921 in Huntington, Texas to the late Nora Ballard and Carlton...

Nov 3, 2023

Tina Melissa “Missy” Strait Geraci, 56, of Lufkin died Friday, November 3, 2023 in a local hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Missy was born June 8, 1967 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Cleora Ethridge Perkins and Fred J. Strait.

Missy was a lifelong resident of Lufkin and helped...

Nov 3, 2023

Funeral services for Jackie Wilson, 76, of Lufkin will be held Monday, November 6, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Steve Cowart officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery.

Mr. Wilson was born August 2, 1947 in Mount Vernon, Texas to the late Margaret Marie (Carr) and John Verlon Wilson,...

Nov 3, 2023

Memorial services for Clayton Earl Thornton, 80, of Longview will be held Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Longview with Reverend Walter Ballou officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3:30 p.m. in the New Church Cemetery in Apple Springs in Trinity County, Texas with Brother Mike Due officiating.

Clayton was born...

Nov 2, 2023

Charles W. “Chuck” Stewart, Jr., 85, of Lufkin died Thursday, November 2, 2023 in a local hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Chuck was born on May 27, 1938 in Gary, Indiana to the late Esther Hansen and Charles W. Stewart. He lived in Indiana most of his life but moved back...

Nov 2, 2023

Memorial services for Henry Joe McGuire, Sr., 68, of Huntington will be held Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Family Church in Burke, Texas with Brother Joe Sawyer officiating.

Mr. McGuire was born December 26, 1954 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Minnie June (Gates) and Alva Rado "Radio" McGuire, and died Thursday, November...