Obituaries

Jan 4, 2021

Funeral services for Fred L. Matzenbacher, 84, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. John W. Greene officiating. Entombment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

Mr. Matzenbacher was born August 11, 1936 in Pittsburg, Kansas to the late Imogene L. (Van...

Jan 4, 2021

Visitation for Cecil Hunt, 77, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home. Private family services will be held at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church with Reverend Thomas Morris, Tomas Gonzalez, Carol Moore, and Bernard Hylands officiating. Interment will be in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.

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Jan 4, 2021

Memorial services for Dan Derel LaMont, 75, of Lufkin will be held Friday, January 8, 2021 at 12:00 noon at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church with Pastor Mardy Guidry officiating.

Mr. LaMont was born December 12, 1945 in Provo, Utah, and died Monday, January 4, 2021 in a local hospital.

Mr. LaMont graduated from “THE” University...

Jan 3, 2021

Funeral services for Veneta C. “Nita” (Harris) Looney, 82, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, January 7, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pat Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the Wallace Chapel Cemetery.

Veneta Carolyn Harris Looney was born on the 13 th of September 1938 in her Paw Paw Ben...

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...