Obituaries

Aug 22, 2023

Graveside services for Melba Ilene Fenley, 72, of Pollok will be held Monday, August 28, 2023 at 9:30 a.m. at Gann Cemetery with Brother Keith Bickley officiating.

Ms. Fenley was born May 18, 1951 in Pollok, Texas to the late Ruby Mae (Hope) and M.M. “Buster” Fenley, and died Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at her residence. She...

Aug 21, 2023

Visitation for Sue Cromeens, 86, of Lufkin will be held Friday, August 25, 2023 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mrs. Cromeens was born April 8, 1937 in Timpson, Texas to the late Essie (Bridwell) and Ernest Moore, and died Monday, August...

Aug 21, 2023

Funeral services for Carol Ann Peterson Starr, 82, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church Lufkin with Reverend Kenneth Bunge officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Carol Ann Peterson Starr was born March 9, 1941 to Gustav Raymond Peterson and Lois (Box) Peterson...

Aug 21, 2023

Graveside services for Terry Wayne Mallon, 59, of Lufkin will be held Monday, August 28, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Whitehouse Cemetery with Brother Kent Childers officiating.

Mr. Mallon was born December 26, 1963 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Evealeen (Finn) and Rocco Mallon, and died Monday, August 21, 2023 at his residence. He worked at...

Aug 20, 2023

Funeral services for Larry Travis Lunsford, 74, of Pollok will be held Friday, August 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Van Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the Sand Flat Cemetery.

Mr. Lunsford was born December 26, 1948 in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Flossie (Coats) and A.C. Lunsford, and...

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...