All Obituaries

Funeral services for Porfirio Moreno Romero, 43, of Alto will be Sunday September 20th, at 3pm at the O.T. Allen and Son chapel. Visitation will be Saturday September 19th from 6-8pm also at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto. Mr. Romero died Wednesday September 16th in Tyler, Texas. He was born September 15th, 1977 in Veracruz, Mexico to Eusebio and Leticia Romero Moreno. He is preceded in death by his mother. He is survived by his father Eusebio...

Imogene “Gene” Hayes passed away peacefully from this life into the arms of Jesus on September 15, 2020 in Mansfield, TX. Family and friends will celebrate his life Sunday, September 20th at 1:00 p.m. at Allen Funeral Home in Alto, Tx. There will be a visitation from 12 noon until service time. Gene was born in Kirbyville, Tx on October 4, 1925. He was raised in Maryville, Louisiana by his grandmother, along with many cousins. He joined the Navy on Sept. 4, 1942 at the young age...

No services are currently scheduled for Mr. Mason. Mr. Mason is a resident of Overton, Texas. He passed away Tuesday September 15th in Tyler, Texas.

Funeral services for Essie Larnette Hodge, 44, of Alto will be held Tuesday, September 15, at 2 PM at the Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto, Texas. A visitation will be Monday, September 14, From 6-8 PM at the funeral home in Alto. Ms. Hodge passed away Thursday, September 10, in Alto. She was born May 3, 1976 in Lufkin, Texas. Essie had lived most of her life in Alto and had worked as a cashier at the Shell convenience store in Alto. Essie was a member of the Weeping Mary Baptist church...

Graveside funeral services for Martha Redd Durham Creel, 87, of Alto will be held Sunday at 2 PM at the Pollok Cemetery near Wells, Texas. A visitation will precede the service from 1-2 PM also at the cemetery. Mrs. Creel passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Wells, Texas. She was born August 26, 1933 in Lufkin, Texas to Joseph Clayton Redd and Adelle Munson Redd. Martha lived in Alto for many years and was a member of the Pollok Baptist Church. She had worked as a cashier for...

Graveside funeral services for Paulee Akin, 101, of Reklaw will be held Saturday, September 12, at 1 PM at the Walker Chapel Cemetery near Reklaw with Bro. Shak Arrington officiating. There will be a visitation time from 12 noon until service time. Mrs. Akin died Saturday, September 5th, in Jacksonville. She was born December 4, 1918 in Reklaw, Texas to John Samuel Irwin and Emma Young Irwin. Mrs. Akin had lived most of her life in Reklaw and was a member of the Reklaw Church of Christ. She...

Funeral services for Bill Allen, 89, of Cushing will be held Sunday, September 6, at 2 PM, in the Dickie Allen Funeral Home with Rev. Clint Johnson and Rev. Bennie Whittworth officiating. A visitation is planned for Saturday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Bill was born August 11, 1931 in Richland Springs, Texas to Clarence Allen and Pearl Hudson Allen. He lived in Arlington for several years where he worked for General Motor’s and moved to Cushing with his wife Lorey when he retired....

Mrs. Diane Brillas, 60, of Cushing, Texas, died Monday August 30th, 2020 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born September 10th, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska. She is preceded in death by her parents, and husband Freddie Hathcock. Diane was a generous soul that was loved by many. She was happiest when surrounded by her loved ones. She was a devoted mother and an amazing ‘Gigi’ to her grandchildren. She unselfishly gave to so many. Diane always looked forward to the holiday seasons, in...

Graveside services for Larry Tenison, 59, of Nacogdoches will be Saturday August 29th at 10am at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing officiated by Bro. David Snelson. No visitation is scheduled. Mr. Tenison died Wednesday in Nacogdoches. He was born July 18th, 1961 in Rusk, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, and brother Gerald Tenison. He is survived by his brother and sister in law Jimmy and Renea Tenison of Nacogdoches. 

Graveside funeral services for Nellie Margie Bell, 90, of Spring will be held Monday, August 24, at 2 PM, in the Lynches Chapel Cemetery near Alto with Bro. Tommy Mabry officiating. No visitation is planned. Nellie was born October 20, 1929 in the Jones Chapel Community near Alto to Charles William Bostick and Willie Mae Wallis Bostick. She moved to Houston in 1947 and went to work for Southwestern Bell in 1948. She had retired from Southwestern Bell in 1986 as a Cable Splicing Foreman. She...