Obituaries
William Jefferson Fondren
Aug 17, 2025
A visitation for William Jefferson Fondren, 78, of Bronson will be held Saturday, August 23, 2025 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Carroway Funeral Home Lufkin. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home, with a private burial of cremains at a later date at Gann Cemetery.
Mr. Fondren was born April 23, 1947 in Ruston, Louisiana to the...
Roy Carroll Kennedy
Aug 17, 2025
Roy Carroll Kennedy, 77, of Lufkin died August 17, 2025 in a local nursing home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home, and a private family burial of cremains will be held in Aldredge Cemetery at a later date.
Mr. Kennedy was born August 3, 1948 in Lufkin, Texas to Mayron E.C. Kennedy and Flora Mae (Radke) Kennedy...
Darlene Faye Stephens Driskell
Aug 15, 2025
Memorial services for Darlene Faye Stephens Driskell, 71, of Corrigan will be held Friday, August 29, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. in the First Baptist Church Corrigan Family Life Center with Brother Lesly Wilkinson officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.
Darlene was born September 25, 1953 in Houston, Texas to the late Whitt Stephens and Runa Stephens,...
Joseph Lee "Joey" Holeman
Aug 14, 2025
Funeral services for Joseph Lee “Joey” Holeman, 45, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Promise Land Baptist Church with Brother Myrton Thompson and Brother Trey Thompson officiating. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery.
Joey was born January 8, 1980 in Houston, Texas, and went to be with the Lord Thursday, August 14, 2025....
Barbara Jean Nichols
Aug 14, 2025
Funeral services for Barbara Jean Nichols, 83, of Lufkin will be held Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Keith Woolf officiating. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery.
Mrs. Nichols was born April 4, 1942 in Apple Springs, Texas to the late Estelle (Oliver) and R.T. Due, and died Thursday, August 14,...
Revis Gray
Aug 13, 2025
Graveside services for Revis Gray, 84, of La Marque will be held Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Pine Grove Cemetery with Brother Phillip Corbett officiating.
Mr. Gray was born March 28, 1941 in Camden, Texas to the late Mattie (Ozan) and Doyle Gray, and passed away Wednesday, August 13, 2025 surrounded by his loved ones.
Revis was a...
John Joseph Pollino
Aug 10, 2025
Funeral services for John Joseph Pollino, 81, of Huntington will be held Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Reverend David Hunt and Reverend Randall McCoy officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow at Rocky Hill Cemetery
John Joseph Pollino was born May 29, 1944 in Jamestown, New York to the...
James Dan Hester
Aug 9, 2025
Memorial services for James Dan Hester, 66, of Apple Springs, Texas will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.
Mr. Hester was born November 19, 1958 in Springfield, Tennessee to the late Virginia (Darden) and Henry Nathan Hester, Sr., and died Saturday, August 9, 2025 at his residence.
James had resided in Marysville,...
Jeannene Hughes Courtney
Aug 9, 2025
Memorial services for Jeannene Hughes Courtney, 90, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, August 16, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church Lufkin with Reverend Mark A. Newton and Reverend Walker McWilliams officiating. A visitation will follow in the Reich Chandler Great Hall. A private burial will be held in Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mrs. Courtney was born March...
Brady Tucker
Aug 7, 2025
Funeral services for Brady Tucker, 21, of Lufkin will be held Friday, August 15, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. at Keltys First Baptist Church with Dr. Darryl Smith and Jimmy Jack Pannell officiating. Interment will follow in the Gann Cemetery.
Brady was born January 29, 2004 in Odessa, Texas to Carla (Stephens) and Rodney Tucker, and died Thursday, August 7, 2025 from...
Kevin Wayne Griffin
Aug 7, 2025
Funeral services for Kevin Wayne Griffin, 56, of Lufkin, formerly of Wimberly, will be held Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Drew Hardin, Brother Lesly Wilkinson, Brother James Malic, and Alan Rhoden officiating. Interment will follow in Grimes Cemetery.
Kevin was born February 1, 1969 in Highlands, Texas to the late Edna (Grimes)...
Danny Beard
Aug 6, 2025
Memorial services for Danny Beard, 74, of Lufkin, who died August 6, 2025, will be held Monday, August 11, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Kent Childers officiating. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.
Danny was born August 5, 1951 in Houston, Texas to the late Edith Jewel (Marshall) and Johnny...
Robert Earl Ellington
Aug 3, 2025
Graveside services for Robert Earl Ellington, 71, of Huntington will be held Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Berry Cemetery with Brother Larry Staggs officiating.
Mr. Ellington was born February 27, 1954 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Naomi Lerlene (Jones) and E.W. Ellington, and died Sunday, August 3, 2025 in a Houston hospital.
Mr. Ellington was a lifetime resident...
Sarah Beth Rich
Aug 2, 2025
Memorial services for Sarah Beth Rich, 95, of Lufkin will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mark A. Newton officiating. A private burial will be in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mrs. Rich was born December 23, 1929 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Tina Belle (Deaton) and Oliver...
Richard Matt Smelley
Aug 1, 2025
Richard Matt Smelley was born on June 24, 1968, and passed away on August 1, 2025, surrounded by those who loved him. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.
Matt lived a life full of adventure. Though his travels took him all over the world, he spent his final years close to home, surrounded by family and doing...
Lillian Renfro
Jul 30, 2025
Funeral services for Lillian Renfro, 83, of Huntington will be held Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Brother Larry Staggs officiating. Interment will follow in the Renfro Cemetery.
Mrs. Renfro was born May 2, 1942 in Woodville, Texas to the late Hattie (Creel) and R.L. Foxworth, and died Wednesday, July 30,...
Betty Jean Fry
Jul 30, 2025
Funeral services for Betty Jean Fry, 63, of Huntington will be held Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Cary Modisett officiating. Interment will follow in the Manning Cemetery.
Ms. Fry was born December 31, 1961 in Woodville, Texas to the late William Francis Fry and Ozella Faye (Woodard), and died Wednesday, July...
John Dwayne Melton, Sr.
Jul 29, 2025
A visitation for John Dwayne Melton, Sr., 61, of Etoile will be held Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.
Mr. Melton was born April 17, 1964 in Houston, Texas to John David Melton and Helen (Armstrong), and died Tuesday, July 29, 2025...
Margie Ann Fenley Evans
Jul 28, 2025
Graveside services for Margie Ann Fenley Evans will be held Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Fielder Memorial Cemetery with Brother Greg Denman officiating.
Margie Ann Fenley Evans was born December 5, 1939 to Jeff and Marjorie (Courtney) Fenley in Lufkin, Texas and passed away peacefully at The Joseph House Monday, July 28, 2025. She married Walter J. Evans...
Linda Louise Smelley Perry
Jul 25, 2025
Funeral services for Linda Louise Smelley Perry, 84, of Lufkin, will be held Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Darren Hoke officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.
Mrs. Perry was born February 12, 1941 in Lufkin, Texas to the late Dorris Nell (Lamb) and Ghent Smelley, and died...
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