Obituaries

Dec 26, 2024

Graveside services with military honors for John David McGuire, 79, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the Wallace Chapel Cemetery with Pastor John Williams officiating.

Mr. McGuire was born May 26, 1945 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Daisy (Brown) and John McGuire, and died Thursday, December 26, 2024 in...

Dec 25, 2024

Funeral services for Lillian Geneva Armstrong, 86, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church with Brother Steve Cowart and Brother Lester Hutson officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mrs. Armstrong was born August 7, 1938 in Burke, Texas to the late Sarah Margret (Grimes) and Benton...

Dec 23, 2024

James Ray “Jim” Hancock, 96, of Lufkin, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 23, 2024. Born on October 20, 1928, in Timpson, Texas, he was the second of eight children, born to Carlos G. and Lucille Hancock. Jim grew up on the family farm where hard work and the joy of singing with his family and church shaped his...

Dec 21, 2024

Funeral services for Robert Neal Odom, 93, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 28, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Bobby Hollis and Ervin Ramirez officiating. Interment will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mr. Odom was born on March 26, 1931, in Weldon, Texas to James Isaac and Jenny (Little)...

Dec 19, 2024

Funeral services for Jeweline Redd Bazar, 95, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 27, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Bryan Lipscomb officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mrs. Bazar was born July 18, 1929 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Rachel (Murphy) and Lewis...

Dec 16, 2024

Funeral services for Jill Marie Holcombe, 55, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Ken Adkins officiating. Interment will follow at Bennett Cemetery in Apple Springs.

Mrs. Holcombe was born January 19, 1969 in Overton, Texas to Gwen (Gee) and Jerry Sadler, and died...

Dec 16, 2024

Graveside services for Laura Frances Brock, 95, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Wallace Chapel Cemetery with Pastor Bryan Lipscomb officiating.

Mrs. Brock was born June 5, 1929 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Nolie Elizabeth (Cole) and Ellis Estes Kessinger, and died Monday, December 16, 2024 in a local...

Dec 16, 2024

Funeral services for Rhonda Joy Smith, 71, of Huntington will be held Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Pastor Lamar Denby officiating. Interment will follow in the Treadwell Cemetery with Pastor Cary Modisett officiating.

Mrs. Smith was born October 3, 1953 in Lufkin, Texas to the late...

Dec 15, 2024

Kenneth Wayne “Ken” Smith was born on August 20, 1936, in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Lester E. Smith and Lois (Allred) Smith, and died on December 15, 2024, in Lufkin, Texas.

At an early age Ken learned the value of hard work and of serving others from his parents. His father owned and operated the City...

Dec 14, 2024

Funeral services for Phillip Handley Pate, 85, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Congregational Church with The Reverend Randall K. Green and M. Todd Stracener officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery in the Barnum Community of Polk County, Texas.

Phillip passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 14,...

Dec 14, 2024

Funeral services for Ricky DeWayne Gill, 58, of Lufkin will be held Friday, December 20, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Gary Rowe officiating. Cremation arrangements will be under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Ricky was born July 26, 1966 in San Augustine, Texas to the late Freddie Jean (Falcon)...

Dec 11, 2024

Graveside services for Janice K. (Ross) Reynolds, 75, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in Old Union Cemetery with Brother Ty Phillips officiating.

Mrs. Reynolds was born January 9, 1949 in Lufkin, Texas, to the late Norman and Dot Ross, and passed from this life Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

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Dec 11, 2024

Graveside services for Sharon Ann Green of Montgomery, Texas will be held Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:00 noon in Black Jack Cemetery, Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Ms. Green was born March 26, 1954 in Nacogdoches, Texas and passed away at a Houston hospital Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at the age of 70.  She was a graduate of...

Dec 10, 2024

Memories & Miracles 2024

Dec 10, 2024

Memorial services for Dorothy Gene Moore Owen, 98, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the PineCrest Retirement Community Chapel with Reverend Gordon N. Blackman, Jr., of First Presbyterian Church of Lufkin, and Reverend Jacqueline Hannan officiating, with a reception immediately following. Private interment will be at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells.

Dec 8, 2024

Funeral services for Alex John, 87, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Todd Core officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. John was born May 9, 1937 in Elton, Louisiana to the late Eltie (Obe) and Adam John,...

Dec 8, 2024

Funeral services with military honors for Gilbert Max Acosta Sr., 83, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mike Foster officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Acosta was born May 5, 1941 in San Antonio, Texas to the...

Dec 8, 2024

Funeral services for Nelda Joyce (Phelps) Ainsworth, 83, of Bridge City will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Services will be held at Liberty Baptist Church in Bridge City with Brother Terry Wright and Brother Trey Ainsworth officiating. Interment service will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Griggs Cemetery of Newton County.

Nelda was...

Dec 7, 2024

Funeral services for Betty Lou Doyen Diffey, 81, will be held Friday, December 13, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Betty Lou Doyen Diffey, affectionately known as “Aunt Boo-Boo” and “Mee-Maw”, passed away peacefully with her family by her side, on...

Dec 7, 2024

Funeral services for Bruce Horton, 67, of Hudson will be held Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Jamie Clark officiating. Interment will follow in the Tennessee Community Cemetery in Timpson.

Bruce was born February 4, 1957 in Lufkin, Texas to the late James “Bob” Horton and Bettye (Jarrett), and...