All Obituaries

A funeral mass for Mr. Randolph Edward Bowles, 78, of Alto is currently pending. Service date and time will be added as soon as it becomes available.

Barbara Jean Wood-Robinson, 72, of Cushing, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at her residence in Cushing, Texas.  Barbara is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home, in Cushing, TX. arrangements are pending. 

Beth Ann Higgins (June 28th,1963 – April 15th, 2024) Funeral services for Beth Ann Higgins will be Saturday April 27th, at 2:30pm at the Memorial Missionary Baptist Church in Rusk, Texas. Interment will follow at Russell Cemetery in Rusk. There will be a vistation also at the church on Saturday from 1:30-2:30pm just before the funeral. Life was forever changed for those that knew Beth Ann Higgins at the announcement of her passing on Monday, April 15th, 2024, after a 28 year battle...

Funeral services for Nona Faye Crowe will be Monday April 22nd, 2024 at 2pm at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Old Palestine Cemetery. A visitation will be held Sunday April 21st, 2024 from 6-8pm also at the funeral home. Nona Faye Crowe, 80, of Jacksonville, died Sunday April 14th, 2024 in Jacksonville, Texas. She was born November 19th, 1943 in Alto, Texas to Sidney Faye and Dorothy Carr Lenard. She is preceded in death by her parents, as well as a brother...

Services are currently pending. Billie Joe Fiedler, 81, of Wells, Tx, passed away on April 14, 2024 at his home.  Billie Joe will be buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Wells, Texas at a later date. Arrangements are by O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home of Alto.  Billie Joe was born to George and Maggie Lou Fiedler on August 21, 1942. He served in the Air Force and served 4 years 9 months 21 days. He enjoyed life to its fullest. He had a love of the country and lived his life how he...

Vincent Lowell Wood, 78, of Nacogdoches Tx, passed away on April 12,2024 in Nacogdoches TX.  Visitation will be 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday April 19,2024 at O.T. Allen Funeral Home at 649 San Antonio Rd Alto Tx.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday April 20,2024 at Arnold Cemetery 3.5 miles northwest of Forest Tx on FM 1911 with Father George of Sacred Heart Catholic Church officiating. A reception will follow at 1815 S. Fredonia St in Nacogdoches for all who wish to...

James Harold Mason AKA Birddog, age 92, of Alto, Texas passed away at his home on April 12, 2024. Graveside service will be on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 2:30 p.m. at the Alto City Cemetery under the direction of O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home. James Harold Mason was born on January 10, 1932, to Joel Howard Mason and Otha Lee Norton Mason in Alto, Texas. In 1951 James Harold Mason graduated from Alto High School. In 1953 James Harold joined the Army and served in the Korean War as a...

 Mark Baugh “Bones” was born July 11, 1957 in Rusk, Texas to Orville Moore “Sammy” Baugh jr. and Rita Mae Snitker Baugh. He lived in Alto all his life and had graduated from Alto High School in 1975. Mark was a good athlete and played Football, Baseball and Tennis. Mark worked in the offshore oilfield, auto body work and as a ranch hand among other jobs. Mark was a jack of all trades and good at most anything he did. He loved playing the guitar and could draw and...

     Graveside services for Don Roger Starr, 88, of Forest will be Wednesday, April 3rd, at 2 PM in the Thompson Cemetery in Forest with Bro. Steve Cowart officiating. There will be a visitation, also at the cemetery beginning at 1 PM. Don passed away Saturday, March 30, in Lufkin. He was born April 21, 1935 in San Antonio Texas. Don had lived in Houston for many years before retiring from International Long Shoreman where he was a Steam Ship Clerk. He moved to Forest...

Joe was born June 7, 1942, in Nacogdoches, TX to Grady and Signa Jean Gunter. He attended a few different elementary schools before settling into junior high and beginning high school in Texas City, TX. While there Joe’s athletic abilities were recognized and rewarded when he received the Men’s Basketball Most Valuable Player award, as a freshman. In 1959 his family moved to East Texas where he attended Cushing High School until graduation in 1960. Joe’s talent led him...