Obituaries

Sep 29, 2023

Eva Rae Landrum Nance went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 29, 2023. She was born in Alto Texas, April 10, 1929 to Roxie and Bob Landrum. Eva was the youngest of ten children.

She was 94 years 5 months and 19 days old. She is preceded in death by her husband Finis...

Sep 26, 2023

There will be a memorial service at a later date for Melinda Leigh McDaniel, 74, of Cushing, Texas and formerly of Texarkana, Texas. Melinda died Tuesday September 26th, 2023 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born February 28th, 1949 in Texarkana, Texas to Clarence and Odessa Marie Ames Akin. She was born and raised in Texarkana and moved to Cushing...

Sep 25, 2023

Frank Elvis Bradford, 66, of Zavalla, passed away on September 25, 2023, in Lufkin.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday October 1, 2023, at Mt Hope cemetery with Bro. Bruce Robinson officiating.

Frank was born in Rusk, Texas to Floyd and Faye Bradford on January 18, 1957. He went to school at...

Sep 25, 2023

Roy Hinson, 64, of Rusk, passed away peacefully on September 25, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family.

Roy was born in Rusk, TX and lived there his entire life. He attended Maydelle School. Roy did farm and ranch work most of his life. Roy loved his chickens, which he has raised for many years.

Sep 21, 2023

David Charles Gresham Sr., 78, of Cushing, TX, passed away on September 21, 2023 in Nacogdoches, TX. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m., Sunday, September 24, 2023 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, TX. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, September 25, 2023 at Dickie Allen Funeral Chapel, with the Reverend Reagan Sewell of Faith Central...

Sep 18, 2023

Funeral services will be Friday September 22nd, 2023 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home chapel. Becky Williams will officiate. A visitation will be held Thursday September 21st, 2023 from 6-8pm also at the funeral home. Interment will take place at Pirtle Cemetery following the funeral service. The family is invited to a meal at Happy Valley Church...

Sep 14, 2023

Sammie Lee Norris, 76 of Cushing, Texas, passed away on September 14, 2023 in Cushing, Texas at his home.

Visitation will be 3:30 Sunday the 17th at Dickie Allen Funeral Home of Cushing.

Funeral services will then follow at 4:30 Sunday the 17th at Dickie Allen Funeral Home with Bro. Dennis White, and Bro. Dick...

Sep 10, 2023

Services for Hannah will be on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at 1:00 P.M., at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing, Texas, with Bro. David Snelson officiating.  Visitation will be held prior to services from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. Burial will follow at the Sacul Cemetery in Sacul, Texas.

Hannah Elizabeth Applegate, 71, entered eternal rest...

Sep 5, 2023

Funeral services for David Lee Chambers, 55, of Rusk, will be Tuesday, September 19 at 11 Am, in the O.T. Allen & Son Chapel in Alto with Rev Clifford Taylor Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery. Mr. Chambers passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023 in Rusk. He was born August 12, 1968 in Galveston, Texas.  David...

Sep 3, 2023

Lawrence (Larry) St. Michel passed away September 3 rd in Alto, Texas, at the age of 78. He was born in Marlborough, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph E. St. Michel and Yolanda V. Ferruccio. He was an outstanding high school football player, joining the U.S. Air Force upon high school graduation. Larry was a graduate of St. Vincent's Hospital...

Aug 31, 2023

Addie Helen was born on March 17, 1936, to the late Mr. Add Pope and Mrs. Annie Laura Ross Pope in Cherokee County.

She was the proud mother to Clemmie Pope Ramsey, Clinton "Nick" Pope, Lane Pope, and Bernice Pope Milton.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Add and Annie Laura Pope; sisters:...

Aug 21, 2023

A funeral service for Josephine Barnhart will be Friday August 25th, 2023 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Pirtle Cemetery. A vistation will be Thursday night from 6-8pm also at the funeral home.

Josephine Barnhart (Mason), 93, of Cushing, Texas,  passed away on Monday, August 21, 2023, at Westward Trails...

Aug 19, 2023

John Milton Houston Reece passed away at the age of 86.  He was born February 10, 1937, in Wells, TX to John and Susan Oliver Reece.

He was a member of Primrose Missionary Baptist Church. John was also an Army veteran, member of the 49th Division for 10 years and 1 year of active duty at Fort...

Aug 19, 2023

Barabara Ann Casey Brooks passed away peaceful at the age of 89, on Saturday, August 19th at Longview Regional Medical Center in Longview, Texas. There will be a visitation for Barbara on Friday, August 25, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing, Texas. Funeral Services for Barbara will be on...

Aug 17, 2023

Warren Shely , 88, of Alto, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 17, 2023. Warren was born September 11, 1934, in San Antonio, Texas. He married Delores Mueller on December 1, 1973 and together they raised 7 children. They were married for 49 years. When he first came to Alto he was a carpenter, a...

Aug 16, 2023

There will be an informal memorial service Saturday August 19th, 2023 from 12-2pm at the Cushing Volunteer Fire Department.

Donald Ray Savoy, 78, of Cushing, Texas passed away August 16th, 2023 in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born January 5th, 1945 in Winona, Minnesota to Ervin Henry and Evelyn Rohn Savoy. No services are currently scheduled. Don was...

Aug 7, 2023

Kennith Uriah Baker of Nacogdoches, Texas passed away on August 7th, 2023 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Kennith was born on February 29th, 1948 in Perry County Arkansas. He married the love of his life on August 9th, 1975 Glenda Sue Corley Baker. He was a loving and devoted Daddy and Paw. His passion in life was God...

Aug 7, 2023

Funeral services for Shirley Ann McCullough, 79, of Houston will be Saturday August 12, at 3 PM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home Chapel in Alto with Lloyd Lewis officiating. There will be a visitation Friday from 6-8 PM in the funeral home and another visitation at 2PM Saturday before the funeral. Burial will be in the...

Aug 7, 2023

Cale Griffin Barrios, 16, of Cushing, Texas, passed away on August 7th, 2023 in Corrigan, Texas.

Visitation will be from 10:00am-12:00pm on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, at Timber Creek Church in Nacogdoches, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 12:00pm on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, at Timber Creek Church in Nacogdoches, Texas, with Dan Chanowski of Timber...

Aug 2, 2023

Graveside funeral services for David Ray Sartain, 56, of Rusk will be Tuesday at 10 AM in the Russell Cemetery near Rusk with Rev. Jackie Yates officiating. David passed away Wednesday August 2. He was born November 18, 1966 in Tyler Texas to James David "Bo" Sartain and Virginia McCarty Sartain. He lived most of his life in Rusk...