Obituaries

Aug 18, 2023

Funeral services to honor Bryan Daniel Holley, 57, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Timber Creek Church with Kent Henson and Brother Richard Owen officiating. Following the services there will be a procession to Bonner Elementary School for a 21 Gun Salute. The procession will then travel through all other Hudson ISD...

Aug 18, 2023

A memorial service for Don Warren Duran will be held Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin with the Reverend Gordon Blackman, Jr. officiating. A private graveside service for family will be held at a later date.

Don Warren Duran of Lufkin, Texas was born January 21, 1947 in Carthage, Texas...

Aug 17, 2023

James Michael "Jim" Lee, 73, of Huntington died Thursday, August 17, 2023 at his residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Lee was born September 18, 1949 in Corning, Arkansas to the late Opal Mae (Goodman) and Marshall Clay Lee. He retired from Stephen F. Austin State University where he was a...

Aug 17, 2023

Graveside services for Heath Shuffield, 36, of Lufkin will be held Friday, August 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Blue Springs Cemetery with Brother Skipper Eberlan officiating.

Heath was born August 30, 1986 in Texarkana, Arkansas, and passed away Thursday, August 17, 2023 at his residence.

Survivors include his son, Kolt Shuffield; daughter, Kylee Shuffield;...

Aug 14, 2023

William L. “Larry” Stradt, 75, of Lufkin was born October 4, 1947 in Hot Springs, Arkansas and left this earth Monday, August 14, 2023. He had been declining in health for several years. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Larry graduated from Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee and went on to...

Aug 11, 2023

Memorial services with military honors for Vernon Carrell, 92, of Huntington will be held Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with his brother, Calvin Carrell officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Vernon was born January 1, 1931 in Huntington, Texas to the late...

Aug 11, 2023

Graveside services for Era Mae Stubblefield, 85, of Pollok will be held Monday, August 14, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Gann Cemetery with Brother Keith Bickley officiating.

Mrs. Stubblefield was born December 14, 1937 in Flat, Texas to the late Unia (Beasley) and Ernest Lee Whaley, and died Friday, August 11, 2023 in a local facility....

Aug 10, 2023

Funeral services for Patty Jo “PJ” Chavez, 67, of Zavalla, Texas, formerly of Jacksonville, Illinois, will be held Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Trey Ainsworth officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

PJ was born November 1, 1955, in Jacksonville, Illinois to Henry...

Aug 8, 2023

Funeral services for Melissa Ann Bryan, 51, of Broaddus will be held Friday, August 11, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mark Green officiating. Interment will follow in the Broaddus Cemetery.

Melissa Ann Bryan was born November 11, 1971 in Lufkin, Texas to Josie (Smithhart) and Prentiss Carter, and died Tuesday,...

Aug 4, 2023

Memorial services for Nikki Marika Hill Gardner, 60, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Blackie Cranford officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Nikki was born March 16, 1963 in Falls Church, Virginia to the late Elizabeth (Hoeltzel) and...

Aug 4, 2023

Memorial services for Jennifer Lane Schlaudt, age 39, of Round Hill, Virginia will be held Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. at Keltys First Baptist Church with Pastor Joe Norvell officiating. The Schlaudt family will welcome friends and loved ones from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the church. A private family interment will be held in the Fielder...

Jul 31, 2023

Elizabeth “Betsy” Ann O’Connor, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed away at the age of 86 on July 31, 2023, in Lufkin, Texas. Born on June 20, 1937, in Oak Grove, Missouri to the late Donald D. Burchard and Eleanor Susan Champlin.

Betsy met her husband of 40 years, John Anthony Joseph O’Connor while attending Mass...

Jul 30, 2023

Celebration of a life well lived and a woman deeply loved, Elizabeth Leininger Lewis, 91, of Lufkin, formerly of Nacogdoches, will be held on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the PineCrest Retirement Community Chapel in Lufkin and the family would be glad to see you there. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home....

Jul 26, 2023

Graveside services for Lydia Marie (Boles) Johnson, 86, of The Woodlands will be held Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Gann Cemetery in Pollok with Brother Ben Stokes officiating.

Lydia Marie Johnson was born in Angelina County, Texas July 4, 1937. She was one of six children born into the family of the late...

Jul 24, 2023

Funeral services for Bob Lee Westbrook, 76, will be held Friday, July 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Steve Cowart and Pastor Robert Forrest officiating. Masonic rites will be recited under the auspices of the Wells Masonic Lodge #915 A.F. & A.M. Interment will follow in Gann Cemetery.

Bob Lee...

Jul 21, 2023

Funeral services for George Micho Hales, 76, of the Alabama Creek Community of Trinity County will be held Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jimmy Hedges and Brother Scott Reed officiating. Interment will follow in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Trinity County.

Mr. Hales was born December 12,...

Jul 20, 2023

Funeral services for Thelma A. Houston, 81, of Diboll will be held Monday, July 24, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother D.R. McNaughton officiating. Interment will follow in Old Union Cemetery.

Mrs. Houston was born November 4, 1941 in Houston, Texas to the late Milver J. (Glass) and Peyton Wood Scarborough,...

Jul 19, 2023

Private graveside services for Wanda Olene King, 83, of Lufkin will be held in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Reverend Mark A. Newton officiating.

Wanda Olene King was born October 28, 1939, the daughter of Ruth (Woolf) and Byford Nerren. She was the loving wife of Cloyce King, whom she married in 1961. They were...

Jul 18, 2023

Funeral services for Todd Allen Lea, 45, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Todd Core and Dr. John W. Greene officiating. Interment will follow in the Tennessee Cemetery in Timpson.

Mr. Lea was born July 7, 1978 in Baytown, Texas, and died Tuesday,...

Jul 18, 2023

Funeral services for Ima Jean Weisinger, 93, of Diboll will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2023 at 12:00 noon in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Rosemary S. Berry, CLM and Drew McAngus officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mrs. Weisinger was born March 16, 1930 in Diboll, Texas to the late...