Obituaries

Oran Lee White

Oran Lee White

Sep 6, 2025

Funeral services for Oran Lee White, 85, of Huntington will be held Friday, September 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Dr. Darryl Smith and Pastor Byron Smith officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in Huntington Cemetery.

Mr. White was born July 20, 1940 in Aurora, Illinois to the late Lala (Montgomery)...

Vallie Jewel Benefield Wynne

Vallie Jewel Benefield Wynne

Sep 6, 2025

Funeral services for Vallie Jewel Benefield Wynne, 83, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Steve Cowart officiating. A private burial will be held in Gilbert Chapel Cemetery.

Born Vallie Jewel Benefield to Earl and Myrtle (Rogers) Benefield on February 14, 1942. She passed Saturday, September 6, 2025...

David Robert "Bob" Pennington

David Robert "Bob" Pennington

Sep 3, 2025

Memorial services for David Robert “Bob” Pennington, 70, of Lufkin will be held Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Karen Norton officiating. A reception will follow in the Carroway Family Reception Room. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Bob, beloved husband, son, brother, father, uncle, and healer, was...

Jerry Edward Gibson

Jerry Edward Gibson

Sep 3, 2025

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7

Funeral services for Jerry Edward Gibson, 83, of Huntington will be held Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at New Life United Pentecostal Church in Huntington with Brother Steve Sanders and Brother Greg Koon officiating. Interment will follow in Homer Cemetery.

Jerry...

Linda Jo Tullos

Linda Jo Tullos

Sep 3, 2025

Funeral services for Linda Jo Tullos, 78, of Apple Springs will be held Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Keith Jones officiating. Interment will follow in the Johnson-Tullos Cemetery in Apple Springs.

Mrs. Tullos was born January 28, 1947 in Apple Springs, Texas, to the late Lillie May (Rogers) and A.J. Tullos, and...

Deborah C. Skelton

Deborah C. Skelton

Sep 3, 2025

Funeral services for Deborah C. Skelton, 71, of Lufkin will be held Friday, September 5, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Tony Holder officiating. Interment will follow in Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mrs. Skelton was born January 20, 1954 in Silsbee, Texas to the late Claudia Estelle (Lowe) and Benton Key, and died Wednesday, September 3, 2025...

John Henry Day

John Henry Day

Sep 1, 2025

Graveside services for John Henry Day, 78, of Huntington will be held Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in Huntington Cemetery with Reverend Elton Arnold officiating.

Mr. Day was born June 1, 1947 in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Nellie Beatrice (Lacy) and Fred Terrell Day, and died Monday, September 1, 2025 in a local nursing home.

John resided in...

George Roy Phillips

George Roy Phillips

Aug 30, 2025

Funeral services for George Roy Phillips, 74, of Lufkin will be held Friday, September 5, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Lighthouse of Prayer Church, 410 Stubblefield Drive, Lufkin, with Pastor John Harvey officiating. Interment will follow at Huntington Cemetery.

Mr. Phillips was born November 24, 1950 in Washington State, and passed away Saturday, August 30, 2025.

Survivors include his wife of 31...

Jaime Michele Smith

Jaime Michele Smith

Aug 30, 2025

Memorial services for Jaime Michele Smith, 49, of Diboll will be held Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Ronnie Frankens and Brother Gentry Wilkerson officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Jaime was born October 6, 1975 in Lufkin, Texas to Peggy (Ferguson) and David “DL” Busby, and...

Carrie Sue Denman (Walling)

Carrie Sue Denman (Walling)

Aug 30, 2025

Carrie Sue Denman (Walling), 67, of Trinity, Texas, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 30, 2025, at approximately 10:00 a.m.

She was born on April 8, 1958, at Dreux Air Base, France, to Calvin Walling and Minnie Lee (Barton) Walling. Carrie devoted her career to caring for others as a Certified Cardiopulmonary Respiratory Therapist at...

Alvin Lynn "Al" Ross

Alvin Lynn "Al" Ross

Aug 27, 2025

Alvin Lynn “Al” Ross, 74, of Lufkin, Texas, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at home. Al was born on February 28, 1951, in Livingston, Texas, to Alvin Lawrence and Wilma Evelyn (Neal) Ross.

Al was a devoted husband and father who loved God, his family, his church, and his community. He always saw the best in others and was quick...

Harold Junior Byrd

Harold Junior Byrd

Aug 26, 2025

Funeral services for Harold Junior Byrd will be held Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mark Wilke officiating. Interment will follow in Garden of Memories Memorial Park. The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Saturday afternoon prior to the services.

Harold Junior Byrd, 96, of Lufkin,...

Shirley Idell Smelley

Shirley Idell Smelley

Aug 24, 2025

It is with both heartbreak and deep gratitude that we say goodbye to Shirley Idell Smelley, who passed away on August 24, 2025, at the age of 82. A force to be reckoned with, Shirley lived life unapologetically and loved with her whole being. If she loved you, you knew it. She showed up, stood by, fought for, and gave...

Charles Ray Craven

Charles Ray Craven

Aug 24, 2025

Funeral services for Charles Ray Craven, 81, of Zavalla will be held Saturday, August 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Brother Curtis Herrington officiating. Cremation will follow under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.

Mr. Craven was born November 26, 1943 in Zavalla, Texas to the late Viera (Dyson) and Willie L. Craven,...

Tammy Jo Turner

Tammy Jo Turner

Aug 24, 2025

Graveside services for Tammy Jo Turner, 67, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Wallace Chapel Cemetery with Brother Bueford Rogers officiating.

Mrs. Turner was born November 3, 1957 in Sherman, Texas to the late Jackie Nell (Skelton) and Joe Kenneth Adams, and died Sunday, August 24, 2025 at her residence.

Tammy was the Office...

June Sanders Clement

June Sanders Clement

Aug 22, 2025

A joyful sound echoed on August 22nd, 2025, as a new pipe organist joined the Heavenly band. No one will tell Mama June to play softer in that glorious place!

June Sanders Clement, born July 20, 1937, in Jackson, Mississippi, passed away gracefully at home on August 22, 2025, in Lufkin, Texas. A private lady, she left us when she had...

Paula Faye Stafford

Paula Faye Stafford

Aug 22, 2025

Graveside services for Paula Faye Stafford, 71, of Pollok will be held Friday, August 29, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. in Pollok Cemetery with Pastor Chris Taylor officiating.

Ms. Stafford was born December 9, 1953 in Abilene, Texas to the late Geneva Fay (Dunlap) and John Phillip Rogers, Sr., and died Friday, August 22, 2025 in a local hospital.

Paula spent her career...

Dr. Thomas L. Willis

Dr. Thomas L. Willis

Aug 21, 2025

Memorial services for Dr. Thomas L. Willis will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Carpenter’s Way Church, with Pastor Mark Wilke officiating. LiveStream of the service will be through CWBC.org.

Thomas was born in Dyer, Tennessee on April 7, 1945 to Elsie Dodds Willis and Stephen Bennett Willis and was victorious over his four-year journey with...

Velma Marline Hanes

Velma Marline Hanes

Aug 21, 2025

Funeral services for Velma Marline Hanes, 73, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Ricky Hanes officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery.

Mrs. Hanes was born September 3, 1951 in Jasper, Texas to the late Eva Irene (Couey) and James Bufford Matthews, and died Thursday, August...

Jean Gill Walter

Jean Gill Walter

Aug 19, 2025

Funeral services for Jean Gill Walter, 77, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Mike Wicker of Nacogdoches officiating. Interment will follow at Gann Cemetery.

Mrs. Walter was born October 2, 1947 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Beulah Mae (Dominy) and Samuel Gee Gill, and died Tuesday,...