Obituaries

Jan 3, 2021

Funeral services for Donald Wayne “Don” Wisener, 82, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Bald Hill Baptist Church with Brother Roger Fancher and his cousin, Brother John R. Wisener, officiating. Interment will follow in the Fielder Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Wisener was born April 1, 1938 in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late...

Jan 3, 2021

Funeral services for Claude M. Brookshire, 77, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Seth Bowman officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Brookshire was born May 10, 1943 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Myrtle (Oliver) and Manring...

Jan 2, 2021

Graveside services for Eric Harrison, 48, of Diboll will be held Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Harrison was born June 2, 1972 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Mary (Ramos) and Robert Harrison, and died Saturday, January 2, 2021 in Conroe.

Mr. Harrison was employed...

Jan 2, 2021

A private Mass for Jose Cruz Barrera, Jr., 42, of Lufkin will be held at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Fr. Luis Fernando Arroyave officiating. Private interment will be in the Forest Haven Cemetery.

Mr. Barrera was born August 28, 1978 in Lufkin, Texas, and died Saturday, January 2, 2021 in a local hospital. He...

Jan 2, 2021

Graveside services for Rosie Mannell “Nell” (Stanbery) McClain, 83, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Wallace Chapel Cemetery with Brother Gary Forrest officiating.

Mrs. McClain was born August 3, 1937 in Canton, Texas to the late Mildred (Curry) and Albert Stanbery, and died Saturday, January 2, 2021 in a...

Jan 2, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Miguel Castro, 78, of Moscow will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church in Corrigan with Fr. Tarsisius Puling SVD officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Friday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home...

Jan 1, 2021

Funeral services for Billy E. Page, 81, of Huntington will be held Monday, January 4, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Pastor Brian Williams officiating. Interment will follow in the Treadwell Cemetery.

Mr. Page was born August 24, 1939 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Myrtle...

Jan 1, 2021

Graveside services for Joann Marvis (Partin) Conger, 87, of Hudson will be held Friday, January 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches with Doyle Bruce and Hershel Bearden officiating.

Joann peacefully reunited with the Lord and other loved ones Friday, January 1, 2021.

She was the youngest of three daughters...

Jan 1, 2021

Mass of Christian Burial for Felipa (Padron) Hernandez, 68, of Lufkin will be held Friday, January 8, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church with Fr. Joe Kannampuzha officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel.

Jan 1, 2021

Joyce M. (Parrott) Sessions, 87, of Lufkin died Friday, January 1, 2021 in Corpus Christi. Private family services will be held in the Mt. Hope Cemetery with Brother Wesley Matchett officiating.

Mrs. Sessions was born March 5, 1933 in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Roberta (Fitzgerald) and Fred Parrott. She resided in Wells for the last six...

Dec 31, 2020

Graveside services for June Ann Turner, 86, of Etoile will be held Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Rosevine Cemetery in Sabine County with Brother Trey Ainsworth officiating.

Mrs. Turner was born June 2, 1934 in Newport, Rhode Island to the late Loretta Susan (Chase) and John Gomes, and died...

Dec 31, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Jose Manuel Mesa, 63, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 12:00 Noon at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church with Fr. Timothy Kelly officiating. Interment will follow in Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday evening in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel....

Dec 30, 2020

Funeral services with honors by the Lufkin Fire Department for Constantino “Tino” Villasana IV, 61, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, January 6, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church Lufkin with Reverend Mark A. Newton officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Tino was born March 24,...

Dec 30, 2020

Funeral services for Joe Daniel “Bo” Ford, 79, of Lufkin will be held Monday, January 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Harmony Hill Baptist Church with Dr. John W. Greene officiating. A private family committal will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Mr. Ford was born November 27, 1941 in Redland, Texas to...

Dec 29, 2020

Funeral services for Lynn Ray “Batman” Turner, 57, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, December 31, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at New Life United Pentecostal Church in Huntington with Brother Steve Sanders officiating. Interment will follow in the Zavalla Cemetery.

Mr. Turner was born December 30, 1962 in Lufkin, Texas to Linnie Fae (Cook) and Dan Turner,...

Dec 29, 2020

Ronald Joseph Wenzel “Ronnie Joe” was called home to God Tuesday, December 29, 2020 in Lufkin, Texas. The oldest son of Cecil W. and Wanda F. (Cox) Wenzel, he was born January 12, 1949 in Eldorado, Illinois and raised in Alton, Illinois.

Although born in Illinois, Ronald spent the last 30 years of his life living in...

Dec 28, 2020

Funeral services for Clifford Arnold Spiers, 85, of Pollok will be held Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Keltys First Baptist Church with Brother Aaron Wilson and Brother Gene Elrod officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Spiers was born August 16,...

Dec 28, 2020

Graveside services for Randy Kendrick, 59, of Spring will be held Saturday, January 2, 2021 at 12:00 noon in the Berry Cemetery with Brother Horace Fletcher officiating.

Mr. Kendrick was born October 6, 1961 in Lufkin, Texas to Helen (Tillman) and Royce Kendrick, and died Monday, December 28, 2020 at his residence.

Mr. Kendrick had...

Dec 27, 2020

Funeral services for Karen Ballard Carlile, 70, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Keltys First Baptist Church with Brother Aaron Wilson and Brother Gene Elrod officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery. The family asks that all attendees wear a mask at all times. The services will be live streamed on...

Dec 25, 2020

Thelma Maxine McKnight, 88, of Wells died Friday, December 25, 2020 in Wells. Private family services will be held in the Mt. Hope Cemetery with Brother Milton “Scooter” Kelley and Brother Wesley Matchett officiating.

Mrs. McKnight was born January 14, 1932 in Cherokee County, Texas to the late Annie Elnora (Dunn) and Arthur Caroll Greenville. She was...