Obituaries

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.

Apr 4, 2022

Robert Lynn Swindle, 65, died of heart failure on Monday evening April 4, 2022. He was born in Cleveland, Texas February 14, 1957.

From 1973 to 1982 he worked with his father at the family Volkswagen/Audi dealership in Lufkin, Texas. He then moved to California and worked in several dealerships in the L.A. area and retired from...

Apr 3, 2022

A Celebration of Life Service for Evelyn Ann Behrens Berry, 77, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at First Lutheran Church Lufkin with Pastor Kenneth Bunge and Pastor Frank Starr officiating. Interment will follow at Berry Cemetery.

Evelyn was born October 27, 1944 in LaGrange, Texas, the daughter of Erna Martha...

Apr 2, 2022

Funeral services for Myrle (Bryan) Powers, 89, of Huntington will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Reverend Steve Sanders and Brother Mike Henson officiating. Interment will follow in Blue Springs Cemetery in Etoile.

Mrs. Powers was born June 10, 1932 in Huntington, Texas to the...

Apr 2, 2022

The life and legacy of Marie Elizabeth Little McClure of Etoile (formerly of Nacogdoches) will be celebrated Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dale Morton and her nephew, Brother Bo Baker, officiating. Interment will follow in the Blue Springs Cemetery in Etoile.

Marie was born June 28, 1933,...

Apr 1, 2022

Graveside services for John William Hodges, 81, of Burke will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Ryan Chapel Cemetery with Pastor Ronnie Frankens officiating.

Mr. Hodges was born January 11, 1941 in Burke, Texas to the late Curtis Hodges and Iva (Ryan) Hodges, and died Friday, April 1, 2022 in Burke.

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Mar 31, 2022

Funeral services for Stacy Joe McKnight, 53, of Pollok will be held Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Wesley Matchett officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Stacy Joe McKnight, devoted husband, loving son, and proud father died Thursday, March 31, 2022 in a Tyler hospital. He...

Mar 31, 2022

Mass of Christian Burial for Arnold H. “Pop” Montes, Jr., 70, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church with Fr. Denzil Vithanage officiating. Interment will follow in Moral Cemetery in Nacogdoches. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel.

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Mar 30, 2022

Graveside services for James C. “Claudie” Gilcrease, 75, of Huntington will be held Friday, April 1, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Ben F. Walker Cemetery with Pastor Charles Herrington officiating.

Mr. Gilcrease was born June 8, 1946 in the Saron Community of Angelina County, Texas to the late Roberta (Stanley) and Ed Gilcrease, and died Wednesday, March...

Mar 28, 2022

Memorial services for Timothy Terrell “Tim” Boyd, Jr. will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with visitation from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Timothy Terrell “Tim” Boyd, Jr., 86, of Lufkin, Texas passed away at The Joseph House, March 28, 2022. Tim was born in Franklin, Tennessee January 15,...

Mar 28, 2022

Funeral services for Walter D. Kirby, 78, of Lufkin will be held Friday, April 1, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at Denman Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Jacob Fitzgerald officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Kirby was born January 20, 1944 in Mixon, Texas to the late Mabel Mae (Boyd) and Dallas...

Mar 27, 2022

Funeral services for Lynn Luna, 69, of Nacogdoches will be held Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brandon Golden officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery.

Mrs. Luna was born September 20, 1952 in Lufkin, Texas to Jo (Colbert) and the late Glenn Hopson, and died...

Mar 26, 2022

Funeral services for Bob Riley Ham, 91, of Burke will be held Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Habermehl officiating. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery in Nogalus Prairie.

Bob was born November 8, 1930 in Freestone County, Texas to the late Bessie Aline (Willbanks) and Riley...

Mar 26, 2022

Funeral services for Jesse Danny “J.D” Barnes, 75, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Madison Garcia and Reverend Lorraine Brown officiating. Interment will follow in the Rocky Springs/Old Center Cemetery.

Mr. Barnes was born August 19, 1946 in Decatur, Georgia to the late...

Mar 25, 2022

Graveside services for Ruby LaVerne Tucker, 95, of Friendswood will be held Friday, April 1, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Huntington Cemetery.

Ms. Tucker was born November 12, 1926 in Huntington, Texas to the late Tera (Fletcher) and Samuel Trinkle, and died Friday, March 25, 2022 in a facility in Alvin, Texas.

Ms. Tucker...