All Obituaries

     Funeral services for Suzette Kelton, 57, of Rusk and formerly of Alto are scheduled for Monday, February 6, at 2 PM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel in Alto with Kris Bagley officiating. Suzette was born February 17, 1965 in Terrell, Texas to Melody Bagley Cumby and Jerry Jordan. She passed away Wednesday, February 1st in Dallas. Suzette had been employed by the Rusk State Hospital for 23 years. She loved music and animals, especially horses, and loved...

Mildred ‘Tillie’ Skinner-White, 92, of Lilbert, TX, passed away on February 1, 2023 in Garrison, TX. Tillie was born in Sacul TX to Chester D. Skinner and Vertie Lee Champion on December 18, 1930.  In her early years she attended Sacul ISD, before graduating from Cushing ISD.  She married Wendell Dean White on April 20, 1949 and they were married for 54 years. She was a home-maker for many years, though she was more widely known for her years of service as the local...

       No services are scheduled for Foye Wayne Wiggins, 72, of Palestine. Mr. Wiggins passed away Monday, January 30, in Tyler. Foye was born March 2, 1950 in Center, Texas to Pat Wiggins and Grace Jackson Wiggins. He had lived in Center for many years and Palestine for the last 25 years where he worked at TDCJ. Mr. Wiggins was Baptist and was a handyman who loved to tinker and work in the yard. He was preceded in death by his parents. Foye is survived by his wife...

Memorial services for Charlie B. Dickson 87, of Alto are scheduled Friday, February 3rd, at the Hwy 69 North Church of Christ at 2PM in Alto. Charlie B. passed away January 28, 2023 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born August 30, 1935 in Alto, Texas to Leonard and Mirdia Session Dickson. Charlie B. was a member of the Linwood Baptist Church and had attended Booker T. Washington School in Alto. He had worked most of his life as an auto mechanic. Charlie was preceded in death by his parents Leonard...

Graveside services for Gary Lynn Wallace, 67, of Canton will be at 10:30AM, Thursday, February 2nd at the Lynches Chapel Cemetery near Alto. No visitation is scheduled. Gary passed away Saturday, January 28th in Tyer. He was born October 5, 1955 near Rusk, Texas to James Willard Wallace and Opal Dunsmore Wallace. Gary left the Alto/Rusk area at an early age and worked for many years as a heavy equipment operator. He had lived many years in West Texas where he operated his own business and...

  John Glen Cobb , 57 of Alto, Texas passed away January 27, 2023, after a battle with cancer.  He was born on December 23, 1965.  He was the son of Aubrey Eugene and Carmelita Mae Cobb of Gay, West Virginia.  He is survived by many sisters and brothers and nieces and nephews.  Eileen Willis of West Virginia, Aubrey Eugene Cobb Jr. of Michigan, Cynthia Mace of Arizona, Suzette Kessel-Hardman of West Virginia, Stephanie Lynn Kite of Texas, and Kathleen Cobb of West...

A funeral service for Olene Yates, 78, of Nacogdoches, Texas will be Tuesday January 31st, 2023 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be Monday January 30th, 2023 from 6-8pm at the funeral home in Cushing. Mrs. Yates died Thursday January 26th, 2023 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born January 17th, 1945 in Nacogdoches, Texas to George Washington and George Ann Furra Denton. She enjoyed working in her yard and taking...

A memorial service will be held Thursday January 26th, 2023 at 10:30am at First Baptist Church in Garrison   Phillip Earl Jordan was born on March 31, 1947 to Johnnie & Allie Jordan.  Phillip departed this earthly home on January 24, 2023.  Survived by wife Rosalind Mosby Jordan, son Kalan Jordan and granddaughter Harleigh Ann Jordan, and fiancé Katheryn Matlock; daughter Maggie Jordan; and son Randy Jordan, granddaughter Skylar Barrett and grandson Tanner Jordan...

Gary Eugene Hooks, 65, of Cushing, Texas passed away July 23rd, 2023 in Malvern, AR. He was born may 20, 1957 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Gerald and Francis Evelyn Fenton Hooks. He is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his mother-in-love Lyvonne Hooks, sons David Hooks and wife Sarah, Corey Hooks, and Garrett Hooks and wife Tia, brother and sister-in-law Gordon and Ellen Hooks; sister and brother-in-law Debbie and Don White; grandchildren Alex, Chad, Grace, Dakota, Katy,...

  Funeral services for Amy Cathleene Starr-Hicks, of Alto will be at 11AM, Tuesday, January 24th at the Hilltop Baptist Church in Alto with Rev. Dusty Lee officiating. There will be a visitation time from 10 AM until service time on Tuesday. Amy was taken to be with our Lord, Tuesday, January 17, 2023  in Alto, at the age of 54. She was born November 6, 1968 in Houston, Texas to Jimmy Foreman and Judy Beth Moake Foreman. She was preceded in death by grandparents Ova Allen Moake...