All Obituaries

 Funeral services for Marie Thomas, 99, of Alto, will be Monday, June 1st, at 11 AM at the Hilltop Baptist Church with Rev. Dusty Lee officiating.  Mrs. Thomas passed away Thursday, May 28th in Nacogdoches. She was born October 2, 1920 in Alto, Texas to Luther E. & Jennie Breland McCullough. Marie lived all her life in Alto and was a homemaker. She had also worked for many years at Boyd’s Pharmacy and Brunt’s Ready To Wear in Alto. Marie was a member of the Hilltop...

A memorial graveside will be held Monday June 8th at 10am at Nat Cemetery for James Michael Gavlick, 77, of Cushing, Texas. In case of inclement weather, the church will be open for services. Mr. Gavlick died Thursday May 21st in Cushing, Texas. He was born March 27th, 1943 in Dallas, Texas to James Joseph and Lois Overall Gavlick. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife Maureen Gavlick of Cushing, son and daughter-in-law Chris and Pam Gavlick of Plano,...

Graveside services for Charles F. Skinner, 67, of Alto will be held at the St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery in Alto, Texas Saturday, May 23 at 4 PM. There will be a pass by for any friends that want to see Mr. Skinner, from 3:15 until 3:50 at the cemetery.  Mr. Skinner passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2020 in Lufkin. He was born September 4, 1952 in the Weeping Mary Community near Alto to G.W. Skinner and Ardie Pope Skinner. Mr. Skinner lived in Alto for most of his life and had recently...

Graveside services for Lillian Powell Herrington, 92, of Chandler will be at 2 PM, Saturday, May 23, 2020 in the Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto with Rev. Brad Turlington officiating. There will be a visiting and viewing time starting at 1PM at the cemetery. Mrs. Herrington died Tuesday in Tyler. She was born March 24, 1928 in San Augustine County to William Henry Powell and Ellen Caroline Smith Powell. She had lived in Chireno for many years and lived in Chandler for the last 23 years. She...

Services for Darline Ramsey Townsend, 74, of Cushing, Texas are currently pending. Mrs. Townsend died Saturday May 16th in Tyler, Texas. She was born December 16th, 1945 in Cushing, Texas to Lawrence and Alice Ogburn Ramsey.

No services are currently scheduled for Roy Lee Blair, Jr., 68, of Cushing, Texas. Mr. Blair died Wednesday May 13th, in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born July 29th, 1951 in Amarillo, Texas to Roy Lee Sr and Mardie Arnett Blair.

Private memorial services for Alicia Felan Libby, 67, of Alto are pending. Mrs. Libby passed away Monday, May 11 in Alto. She was born June 4, 1952 in Robstown, Texas to Catarino Felan and Emma Duque Felan. Alicia had lived in Alto for 24 years and was retired from Continental Airlines where she had worked as an interpreter. She attended the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rusk. Alicia was preceded in death by her parents and a brother Ernesto Felan. Survivors include husband Russell L....

Graveside services will be held for Nita Wood, 93, of Tyler and previously of Cushing, Texas. Mrs. Wood was born August 18th, 1926 in Sacul, Texas to Tommy and Rosie Rogers Lloyd. She died Monday May 11th, 2020 in Tyler, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband Wiley Wood, parents, 3 brothers Clyde, Rudy and Morriss Lloyd. She is survived by Nieces and Nephews Larry and Ann Lloyd; and Barrett Lloyd and Lacey Lloyd.

John M. Waddell, 75, of Cushing died Thursday May 7th in Nacogdoches, Tx. He was born in Rome, Georgia to Otha and Chloe Chamblee Waddell on October 25th, 1944. A private memorial will be held at a later date. Please check back later for a full obituary.

It is with great sadness, and a heavy heart that the family of Melba Ann Stripling announce her passing.  After battling a chronic illness in which she gave the good fight Melba was received by the Lord on May 7th, 2020, at the age of 75 years. Melba was born in Nacogdoches, TX on January 2, 1945, and raised in Lumberton, TX. Melba will be lovingly remembered by her nine children: Thomas Cates Harkey, Jessica Gilliam, Jeff Bodle, Ava Sherman, Jennifer McManus, Hazel Key, Ollie Spurr,...