Obituaries

Apr 29, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Shirlene Kelsey, 75, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Lufkin First United Pentecostal Church with Pastor Joe Stanley officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Kelsey was born May 18, 1946 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Bennie (Allen) and...

Apr 29, 2022

Graveside services for Jerry B. Beasley, 83, of Apple Springs will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. in the Mt. Zion Cemetery in Apple Springs with Pastor Robert Beasley officiating.

Mr. Beasley was born September 5, 1938 in Apple Springs, Texas to the late Sabra (Downes) and Buford Beasley, and died Friday, April 29,...

Apr 28, 2022

Funeral services for Helen Maxine Holloway, 86, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mark A. Newton and Reverend Wayne Woolwine officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mrs. Holloway was born August 22, 1935 in Angelina County, Texas to...

Apr 26, 2022

Funeral services for Dr. Jeffrey Dean Russell, 71, of Lufkin will be held Friday, April 29, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John W. Greene officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Dr. Russell was born January 24, 1951 in Baytown, Texas to the late Dolphie Jane...

Apr 26, 2022

Funeral services for Larissa Rahkoy, 82, of McDade will be held Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Reverend Lubomir Kupec officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Cemetery.

Mrs. Rahkoy was born September 2, 1939 in Kiev, Ukraine to the late Ludmilla (Owsianicov) and Victor Miller, and...

Apr 25, 2022

Funeral services for Dewey J. Karnes, 95, of Hudson will be held Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother William Wooten and Brother Louie Lawson officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Karnes was born April 13, 1927 in Defiance,...

Apr 25, 2022

Funeral services for Steve Rye, 69, of Zavalla will be held Thursday, April 28, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Pastor Larry Innerarity and James Barge officiating. Interment will follow in Barge Cemetery.

Mr. Rye was born November 16, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts to Virginia (Bass) and Charles Rye, and...

Apr 21, 2022

Funeral services for Glenn Ellington, 86, of Lufkin will be held Monday, April 25, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Keith Woolf officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Glenn spent his last afternoon in the Pineywoods of East Texas on April 21st in the home he...

Apr 21, 2022

Private memorial services for Stephen A. “Steve” Hicks, 72, of Lufkin will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Hicks was born January 28, 1950 in  Denton, Texas to Carolyn (Allen) and T.A. Hicks, and died Thursday, April 21, 2022 at his residence.

Steve had...

Apr 19, 2022

Funeral services for Valerie A. Murphy, 62, of Huntington will be held Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Cross Timbers Cowboy Church with Pastor Ford Adkins officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Oddfellows Cemetery.

Valerie was born June 29, 1959 in Stroud, Oklahoma to the late Patricia Marie (Blanton) and Onnie Devone Hill, Sr.,...

Apr 19, 2022

Memorial services for Mary Martha Gardner Henderson, 87, of Lufkin will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2022 in the sanctuary of Lufkin First United Methodist Church with the Reverend David Meeker-Williams and the Reverend Madison Garcia officiating. A private interment will precede the service in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Mary Martha died unexpectedly, yet...

Apr 18, 2022

Graveside services for Gracie Massey, 14, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Concord Cemetery with Pastor W.M. Massey officiating.

Gracie was born October 19, 2007 in Nacogdoches, Texas, and died Monday, April 18, 2022 in a Houston hospital.

Gracie was in 8th Grade at Huntington Middle School....

Apr 18, 2022

Deborah Denise Willson, 50, of Lufkin died Monday, April 18, 2022 at her residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Ms. Willson was born October 7, 1971 in Lufkin, Texas. She was a lifetime resident of Angelina County and was a preschool teacher at Kid’s Depot. She enjoyed traveling, beach trips, going to...

Apr 15, 2022

Funeral services for Harrison Avery Swor, 23, of Lufkin will be held Friday, April 22, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reagan McClenny and Tim Beamon officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery. A reception will follow in the Carroway Family Reception Room from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.

Harrison...

Apr 13, 2022

Graveside services for Morgan C. Butler, 68, of Garrison will be held Monday, April 25, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Berry Cemetery.

Mr. Butler was born December 23, 1953 to the late Roxie (Daniel) and Floyd Butler, and died Wednesday, April 13, 2022.

Mr. Butler retired from working at the United States Postal Service....

Apr 12, 2022

Funeral services for Marshall Lee Crawford, 79, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor John Harvey officiating. Masonic graveside services will follow in the Narrow Way Cemetery under the auspices of the Lufkin Masonic Lodge #669 A.F. & A.M.

Mr. Crawford was born July...

Apr 10, 2022

Funeral services for Edwina Ashton Phelps, 78, of Lufkin will be held Friday, April 15, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Vic Bass officiating. Interment will follow in the Huntington Cemetery.

Mrs. Phelps was born October 21, 1943 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Emma (Free) and Carlton Ashton, and died...

Apr 9, 2022

Funeral services for Blanche (Simms) Allen Bruner, 94, of Lufkin will be held Monday, April 11, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at First United Pentecostal Church with Brother Joe Stanley and Brother Wayne Rice officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery.

Mrs. Bruner was born April 12, 1927 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Charlotte (Allen) and...

Apr 5, 2022

Graveside services for Angel Chavez of Lufkin will be held Friday, April 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Forest Haven Cemetery with Fr. Jose Marin officiating.

Angel was born into eternity Tuesday, April 5, 2022 to Veronica (Villagrana) and Teodoro Chavez.

Survivors include his parents, Teodoro and Veronica Chavez of Lufkin; sister, Alondra Chavez...

Apr 4, 2022

Funeral services for William C. Wade, 59, of Zavalla will be held Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Zavalla First Baptist Church with Dr. Jacob Fitzgerald officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery.

Mr. Wade was born February 5, 1963 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Monday, April 4, 2022 in a local hospital.