Obituaries

Apr 28, 2024

Barbara Jean Wood-Robinson, 72, of Cushing, Texas, passed away at her residence in Cushing, TX, on Sunday, April 28,2024.  Barbara is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, TX.  A Memorial Service for her will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 12:00 P.M. at Landmark Baptist Church in Cushing, TX, with Pastor David Snelson...

Apr 28, 2024

Randolph Edward Bowles was born on June 19, 1945, to the late Freda Herron Bowles and William Edward Bowles in Monroe, Louisiana. He graduated from Ouachita Parish High School in 1964 and from Northeast Louisiana University with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Construction Management.  During his career he worked for Ethyl Corporation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and...

Apr 15, 2024

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...

Apr 14, 2024

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...

Apr 14, 2024

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...

Apr 12, 2024

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...

Apr 12, 2024

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...

Apr 8, 2024

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...

Mar 30, 2024

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....

Mar 28, 2024

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...

Mar 24, 2024

Robert Lee "Tom" Polk, 101, of Cushing, Texas, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at his residence in Cushing, Texas.  A visitation for Robert will be held on Friday, March 29, 2024, from 5:00-7:00 PM, at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel, in Cushing, Texas.  Services will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 1:00 PM, at...

Mar 20, 2024

Virginia Ruth Schochler Compton passed away peacefully from this life into eternity with Jesus on March 20, 2024 in Tyler, TX. Virginia was born to Virgil and Flo Schochler on January 11, 1935 in Alto, TX. Some of you may have known her as "Ginger".  Virginia is survived by her daughter: Tammy Carraway. Brother: Danny & wife Glenda Schochler,...

Mar 10, 2024

Pauline "Polly" Smith Welch Hayes passed away peacefully from this life into eternity with Jesus on March 10, 2024 in Arlington, TX. after a long battle with Dementia. Polly was born to Walter and Ollie Smith on August 19, 1926 in Forest, TX. She and her family eventually moved to Barsola, TX then to Alto, TX. After high school,...

Mar 10, 2024

Lela Clemons, 102, of Cushing, passed away on March 10, 2024 in Nacogdoches. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 14 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Jean Ferraro officiating. Burial will follow at Cushing City Cemetery. Arrangements are by Dickie Allen Funeral Home.

Lela...

Mar 6, 2024

Charles (Charlie) Dean Felder passed away on March 6, 2024 in Jacksonville, Texas.  He was born December 15, 1933 to William Ernest Felder and Ina Belle Jones Felder of Cold Springs outside of Alto, Texas.  He attended Alto High School and graduated in 1951.  He married Joan Davis on December 18, 1952 at the Cold Springs Methodist Church.   They...

Feb 29, 2024

A funeral service will be held Sunday March 3rd at 3pm at A. Frank Smith GMC in Alto, Tx. No visitation is scheduled.

Matthew Edward Kesinger was born on February 26, 1983.

He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Kesinger, and both his maternal and paternal grandparents: Opal & Harmon West, Travis Brooks,...

Feb 19, 2024

Cleida Jean O'Brien passed away Monday February 19th, 2024 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born March 23rd, 1939 in Clintonville, Wisconsin to Verr and Beatrice Sengstock Eggert. No service information is available at this time.  A full obituary will be posted as soon as it is available.

Feb 15, 2024

Oather Ronald "Ron" Williams, aged 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family and entered the pearly gates to a heavenly family reunion on Thursday, February 15th, 2024.

Feb 10, 2024

Carolyn Sue Lantz, 79, of Alto, Texas, passed away on February 10, 2024 after a long and full life.

A memorial service will be held 10:30 AM February 25, 2024 at Redeemer Lutheran Church and Student Center, 2306 Appleby Sand Road, Nacogdoches, Texas with the Reverend John Cain officiating.

Sue was born in Kansas City,...

Feb 9, 2024

Glenn Rawlinson, 72, of Cushing, passed away on February 9, 2024 at his home.

Visitation will be Monday, February 12, 2024 at 10am with service to follow at 11am at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, TX.

Burial will follow at McKnight Cemetery. Arrangements are by Dickie Allen Funeral Services.

Glenn was born...