Obituaries

Aug 31, 2021

Memorial services for Billy Ray Harris, 84, of Lufkin will be held Friday, September 3, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Southside Baptist Church with Pastor Randy Brown officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Harris was born April 28, 1937 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Dora Lee (Roberts) and Ezra “Runt”...

Aug 31, 2021

Graveside services for Harold Edwin Scroggins, Jr., 59, and Teresa Lynn Scroggins, 60, both of Lufkin, will be held Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Homer Cemetery with Greg Denman officiating.

Mr. Scroggins was born February 13, 1962 in Lufkin, Texas to Bettie Lou (Weaver) and Harold Edwin Scroggins, Sr., and died Wednesday, August...

Aug 30, 2021

Gary Lyle West, 64, of Zavalla died Monday, August 30, 2021 in Zavalla. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. West was born October 9, 1956 in Charlevoix, Michigan.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

Aug 28, 2021

Memorial services for Virginia Martha Denney, 79, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Herty Baptist Church with Brother Charles M. Roberts officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Denney was born...

Aug 28, 2021

Funeral services for James T. Davis, Jr., 22, of Diboll will be held Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Don officiating. Interment will follow in the Antioch Cemetery in Ratcliff.

James was born March 14, 1999 in Lufkin, Texas to Paula Sue (Johnson) and James Truman Marion Davis,...

Aug 28, 2021

Graveside services for Clinton Paul Dubose, 42, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park with Pastor Scott Reed officiating.

Mr. DuBose was born June 21, 1979 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Saturday, August 28, 2021 in a local hospital. He was a lifetime resident of...

Aug 28, 2021

Visitation for Angela Kay Russell, 49, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, September 2, 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Ms. Russell was born February 17, 1972 in Lufkin,...

Aug 28, 2021

Funeral services for Mike Jones, 71, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, September 2, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Denman Avenue Baptist Church with Dr. Jacob Fitzgerald and Brother Charles Roberts officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mike was born November 28, 1949, in Jonesboro, Louisiana to the late Benjamin Henry Jones...

Aug 27, 2021

Funeral services for Don Allen Dickerson, 86, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Harborlight Church Lufkin with Brother D.R. McNaughton officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in Gann Cemetery. The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning at the church prior to the...

Aug 27, 2021

Gladys Wilkinson Liese, 99, passed away August 27, 2021, after a brief illness brought on by a fall. She was born January 15, 1922, in Lufkin to Myron Lamkin and Mae Ford Wilkinson. She was a lifelong resident of Lufkin but had recently moved to Dallas to be near her daughter and family.  Gladys graduated from Lufkin High School...

Aug 27, 2021

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants”. - Psalm 116:15.

“Those who walk uprightly enter into peace: they find rest as they lie in death.” - Isaiah 57:2

A Celebration of Life for Pastor Elton Loroy Foster, 55, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at...

Aug 26, 2021

Services for Sarah Jez, 77, of Florida are pending with Carroway Funeral Home.

Mrs. Jez died Thursday, August 26, 2021 in a Lufkin hospital.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

Aug 26, 2021

Brooks Milner Kennedy, 73, of Lufkin died Thursday, August 26, 2021 in a local hospital. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home with burial of cremains in Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington.

Mr. Kennedy was born January 3, 1948 in Martin, Tennessee to the late Porter (Brooks) and Larry Milner Kennedy.

Mr....

Aug 25, 2021

Funeral services for Linda LaNiece Byron, 79, of Corrigan will be held Monday, August 30, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Charlie Hodge officiating. Interment will follow in the Union Springs Cemetery.

Mrs. Byron was born June 2, 1942 in the Chita Community of Trinity County, Texas to the late Vera...

Aug 25, 2021

Funeral services for Frances Ann Williamson, 78, of Diboll will be held Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Daniel Lakey officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery.

Ms. Williamson was born August 1, 1943 in Orange, Texas to the late Jean Frances (Cooper) and Burl Darwin Pickard,...

Aug 25, 2021

John Thomas Watkins, 47, of Lufkin died Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at his residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home and memorial services will be held at a later date.

Mr. Watkins was born May 6, 1974...

Aug 24, 2021

Graveside services for Chris Philpott, 43, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Gilbert Chapel Cemetery.

Mr. Philpott was born September 30, 1977 in Houston, Texas to Barbara (Christopher) and Paul M. Philpott, and died Tuesday, August 24, 2021 in Lufkin. He had been employed as a Mechanical Engineer for Knust-Godwin...

Aug 23, 2021

Funeral services for Sharlene Medley, 57, of Bridge City and Lufkin will be held Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Greg and Pastor Bubba officiating. Private entombment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Orange.

Sharlene was born January 7, 1964 in Port Arthur, Texas to Shirley Jo...

Aug 23, 2021

Charles Thomas Metts, 86, of Pollok died Monday, August 23, 2021 at his residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home with memorial services to be held at a later date.

Mr. Metts was born May 10, 1935 in Pollok, Texas.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.

Aug 22, 2021

Funeral services for Cheryl Lynne Thompson Mixon, 64, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at White Oak Church (formerly Alco Baptist Church, 1801 Harley Golden Road), with Brother Delbert Milstead officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery in San Augustine County.

Mrs. Mixon was born August 4, 1957 in Lufkin,...