Obituaries

Feb 5, 2023

Willie Mae Jones, 82, of Dallas and Alto, passed away on February 5, 2023, in Jacksonville, Texas. She was born to Mr. Will York and Mrs. Lodie De William York on July 18, 1940, in Alto, Texas. Willie loved talking, drawing, and eating, but most of all she enjoyed helping others. Willie leaves her loved ones with unforgettable memories...

Feb 1, 2023

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....

Feb 1, 2023

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 Verdie 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...

Jan 30, 2023

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...

Jan 28, 2023

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...

Jan 28, 2023

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...

Jan 27, 2023

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...

Jan 26, 2023

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...

Jan 24, 2023

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...

Jan 23, 2023

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...

Jan 22, 2023

Marvin Herbert Hester, formerly of Elgin, passed away on January 22, 2023, in Keller, Texas. He was born to Thomas Stephen and Mattie Corine Hester in Douglass, Texas on July 3, 1932. Marvin was raised on his family's farm until 1942, when the family moved to Alto, Texas.  After graduating from Alto High School, Marvin enlisted in the U....

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...