Obituaries

Jan 17, 2023

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...

Jan 17, 2023

Jimmy Reed, 76, of Douglass, TX, passed away on January 17, 2023, in Nacogdoches, TX.

Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm, Friday, January 20, 2023, at Dickey Allen Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Dickey Allen Funeral Home with Bro. Jerry Mack Jones officiating. Burial will follow at McKnight...

Jan 7, 2023

Tommie Jean Anderson, age 88, passed away in Tyler, Texas, on January 7, 2023.  TJ, as her friends called her, had been residing at Garden Estates in Tyler since the passing of her husband, Donald Lee Anderson, in 2015.  At the time of Don's passing, they had been married for 62 years.  TJ was born in Douglas, Texas, on...

Jan 1, 2023

Funeral services for Vernie Lee Netherton, 92, of Douglass, Texas will be Friday January 6th at 9am at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel. No visitation is scheduled. Mr. Netherton died Sunday January 1st, 2023 in Douglass, Texas. He was born July 5th, 1930 in Eakly, OK to John Alfred and Mamie Ruby McGlathery Netherton. He moved with his...

Jan 1, 2023

Funeral services for Del Roy Armstrong, 88, of Cushing, Texas will be Friday January 6th, 2023 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel. Visitation will be two hours prior to services also at the funeral home. Mr. Armstrong died Sunday January 1st, 2023 in Tyler, Texas. He was born July 9th, 1934 in Henderson, Texas to Claude...

Dec 30, 2022

Funeral services for William Glenn Petty, 82, of Wells will be at 2 PM, Tuesday, January 3rd at the O.T. Allen & Son FH Chapel with Rev. Wes Matchett officiating. There will be a visitation time from 1 PM until service time on Tuesday. Glenn was born March 26, 1940 in Forest, Texas to William Walter Petty and Adell...

Dec 22, 2022

Billie Jean Coleman was born on October 22, 1937 and went home to be with the Lord on December 22, 2022 at the age of 85.   She was the only girl of 4 children, born to Thomas G. and Ethel Mae Selman.  She grew up in the Linwood community, attended Grange Hall and graduated from Alto High School in...

Dec 21, 2022

Rev. James Lee Skinner was born August 11, 1932, in Alto, Texas to the late Floyd Skinner and Rosie Hodges.

James received his formal education at Weeping Mary Baptist Churn in Alto, Texas. He worked at the lumber yard in Rusk, Nacogdoches, and Fort Worth, Texas, Bolden Janitorial Services Forth Worth, Texas and Dr. Peper Bottling Company...

Dec 21, 2022

Graveside services for Nell Lee, 86, of Nacogdoches, will be held Thursday, December 29, 2022, at 11:00 am at Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, with her grandson, Bro. Robert Lee, officiating.

Mrs. Lee passed away December 21, 2022, in Normangee, Texas.

Born August 29, 1936, Wanda Nell Weatherly was the daughter of French McCoy Weatherly and...

Dec 14, 2022

A graveside service for Oliver Barclay Knight, 95, of Lilbert, Texas will be Sunday December 18th, 2022 at 2pm at Redland Cemetery near Douglass. A visitation will be held Saturday December 17th, from 5-7pm in the Dickie Allen Funeral Home parlor.

Oliver Knight was born in Beaumont, Texas, to Austin Lee Knight and Cleo Mildred Russell-Knight. He...

Dec 14, 2022

Marylee Knight, 77, of Beckville, passed away on December 14th, 2022 in Cushing.

Visitation will be 5:00PM on Monday the 19th at Dickie Allen Funeral Home.

Graveside services will be held 11:00am Tuesday the 20th at Fenton Cemetery with Rev. Sally Couvillion officiating. Pallbearers will be Rawhide Randall, Devan Randall, Jerry Brown, Josh Leggett, Michael...

Dec 13, 2022

Graveside services for Micheal Jasun Fitzgerald, 39, of Garrison, Texas, will be 2:00 pm Friday, December 16, 2022, at Pirtle Cemetery in Cushing, Texas with Ministers Bubba Sanders (New Life Worship) and Mike Williams (New Faith, Sacul, Texas) officiating. Family and friends are welcome to attend a visitation service from 6:00 - 8:00 pm on Thursday, December 15, 2022...

Dec 11, 2022

Funeral services for Tierod Sweat, 28, of Nacogdoches, will be 11:00 am Saturday, December 17, 2022 at High Praise Tabernacle Church in Nacogdoches with Pastor K. Sweat officiating. Visitation services will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Friday, December 16, 2022 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Tierod Sweat passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 in Nacogdoches,...

Dec 9, 2022

Jonathan was born August 31, 1972, in Jacksonville, Texas to Charles Dean Davis and Mary Ann Boyd, He was a lifetime resident of Alto, where he graduated high school. He worked for Kalman Floor Company for 30 years and owned his own concrete company, JB Davis Concrete. He was a member of Harmony Missionary Baptist church where he loved...

Dec 8, 2022

Patricia Ann Patterson, age 70, passed away on December 8, 2022, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born to Jessie Lenoy and Sue Buxton Whitaker on June 4, 1952, in Amarillo, Texas. Patty graduated high school from Cushing ISD. She was a member of Landmark Baptist Church. Patty leaves her loved ones with unforgettable memories and loving stories. She will...

Dec 7, 2022

Funeral services for Edward James Spears, 69, of Cushing, will be 11:00 am Saturday, December 10, 2022, at Dickie Allen Funeral Home with Pastor Mike Williams officiating.  Family and friends are welcome to attend a visitation service from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Friday, December 9, 2022 at the funeral home. Edward James Spears passed away peacefully at his home...

Dec 4, 2022

Carroll Ray Maddux, 86, of Lufkin and formerly of Alto passed away Sunday, December 4, 2022 In Lufkin. Carroll Ray was born December 16,1935 in Alto, Texas to Collier Leo Maddux and Ruby Smith Maddux. He had lived in Lufkin for the last few years and had lived in Beaumont for 27 years and Alto for 30 years. Carroll...

Dec 3, 2022

Gary Cleveland, 61, of Nacogdoches, passed away on December 3, 2022, in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Visitation will be from 1-2 pm on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm immediately following visitation on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, with Pastor Mark Rogers officiating.   Burial...

Nov 23, 2022

Shirley Jean "Nanny" Tyer, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, in Rusk, Texas. She was born to Virgil Carnell Black and Leona Mae Felder Black on September 7, 1934, in Alto, Texas.

Shirley was affectionally known as "Nanny" by all who knew and loved her. She loved the Lord, and that love helped her...

Nov 22, 2022

Pamela "Pam" Lousig-Nont Mickel St. Michel, 69 of Alto, Texas passed away in her home November 21, 2022.

Pam was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to Byron Lousig-Nont, Sr and Mary Lousig-Nont in June 30, 1953. Pam graduated from Ross Sterling High School.

She married Ronald "Ron" L. Mickel who passed away June 4, 2019....