All Obituaries

John Samuel Mines, of Alto, passed away on November 28th, 2023 at his home in Alto, Texas. John was a simple man and not a man of many words so we have decided to respect his wishes and not hold a visitation and/or funeral service. We will hold a celebration of life at his home at a later date, which is currently to be determined. John was born in Russellville, Alabama to Hazel McBroom and William E. Mines on October 4th, 1946. He worked as a maintenance technician for many years, and...

Robert Pitman Jr., 86 of Cushing, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2023, at the Westward Trails Nursing Home in Nacogdoches, Texas.  Services for Robert will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing, Texas at 11:00 AM, with Brother Michael Self officiating.  Visitation will be held 1hour prior to the service, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.  Burial will follow the service at the McNight Cemetery, Cushing, Texas. Robert was...

  Memorial services for Henry Earl Tucker Jr., 49, of Nacogdoches and formerly of Alto will be Monday November 27th, 2023 at 11am at the O.T. Allen & Son chapel. Henry passed away Tuesday, November 21, in Nacogdoches. He was born December 28, 1973 in Jacksonville, Texas to Henry Earl Tucker Sr. and Ruby Mae Lacy Tucker. Henry was raised in Alto and attended Alto High School and had lived the last several years in Nacogdoches. He was a truck driver and had worked for Haney Trucking...

Aaron Gale Higgins, 88, of Reklaw, Texas passed away on Sunday November 19, 2023 in Jacksonville, Texas. He was born January 28th, 1935 in Sacul, Texas to Grady and Jewel McKnight Higgins. He married Helen Jean Garrison on November 4, 1955 in Beaumont, Texas. He worked as a mechanic formost of his life.  He was a deacon at Reklaw Baptist Church.  Aaron is survived...

Mom died peacefully at her Cary, NC home, on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, where she resided with her only child, Sandra Kay Baldwin Duncan and son-in-law, John Lewis Duncan. Born on April 26,1927, in Sacul, Texas, to the late Lonnie Scott Blackburn and Verdahlia Serena Beck Blackburn. Audrey attended Sacul High School and then Satterwhite Business College in Lufkin, Texas. It was during her time in Lufkin that she met her future husband, Ben. They married the day she graduated, November...

         Funeral services for Lloyd Wesley Plummer, 86, of Elkhart will be held Saturday, November 18, at 1 PM, at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel in Alto with Walter Kern officiating. Burial will follow at the Shiloh Cemetery near Alto. Mr. Plummer passed away Monday, November 13, 2023 in Elkhart, Texas. He was born July 8, 1937 in Midway, Texas to Jesse Lloyd Plummer and Gladys Fay Williams Plummer. Lloyd has lived in Elkhart for the last 34 years and was...

A funeral service for Ruth Haney will be Monday, November 13, at 11 Am in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home in Alto. Ruth Helen Haney, 89, of Rusk passed away Wednesday November 8th, 2023 in Tyler, Texas. She was born December 28th, 1933 in Alto, Texas to Walter and Maybelle Huggins Knott. She loved all of her grandkids and great grandkids and great great grandkids. She was a member...

Loving husband, father and grandfather, Lindall Roark of Houston, TX departed his home here on earth to enter his eternal life in glory on Friday, November 3rd, 2023. The second of Charles and Mary Roark’s three sons, born January 16, 1945 in Jacksonville, TX and grew up in Alto. He joined the US Navy at 18 years of age in 1963 and served on an ammo supply ship off the coast of Vietnam. After receiving an honorable discharge in 1967, he surrendered his life to Christ and was...

Tiny L. Long, 90, formerly of Reklaw, Texas, passed away on Friday, November 3, 2023 in Henderson, Texas.  A funeral service will be Wednesday November 8th, 2023 at 12pm at the Cushing Church of Christ. A visitation will also be held at the church from 11am until service time. Interment will be at Walker Chapel Cemetery in Reklaw immediately following the funeral service. Tiny was born March 6th, 1933 in New Salem, Texas to Boskie Bunn and Jimmie Cadilla Hurt. She resided in Reklaw....

A graveside service for Jasper Benjamin “Ben” Ross will be Tuesday November 7th, 2023 at 2pm at the Isabell Chapel Cemetery in Mt. Enterprise. Bro. Kenneth Rector will officiate. No visitation is scheduled. Jasper Benjamin “Ben” Ross, 83, of Houston and formerly of Mt. Enterprise died Friday November 3rd, 2023 in Houston, Texas. He was born July 10th, 1940 in Mt. Enterprise, Texas to James Andrew and Ola Elvira Tidwell Ross. He loved his family, driving his truck,...