Obituaries

Apr 8, 2026

Funeral services for Janice Moore, 89, of Gainesville will be Monday April 13, 2026 at 2 PM, at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel in Alto, Texas. Burial will follow at the Old Palestine Cemetery near Alto. The family will receive visitors from 1-2 PM before the service begins. Janice was born to Woodrow Wilson Henson and Myrtle...

Apr 6, 2026

Funeral services for Teresa Lynn Weeks, 61, of Rusk will be Saturday, April 11th at 2 PM in the Rusk Church of Christ with Bro. Robbie Arrington and Bro. Steve Weeks officiating. The family will receive visitors from 1 PM to 2 PM at the church, with the service starting at 2 PM. A private burial will follow at...

Apr 5, 2026

Billy Vance Weldy, 88, of Katy, Texas, went to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ, on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Cushing City Cemetery, with arrangements by Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas.

Billy was born on October 11, 1937, in Wink,...

Apr 5, 2026

Elinor Lynn Hartley, 66, of Alto, Texas passed away April 5th, 2026 at her home in Alto, Texas. She was born February 24th, 1960 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras to David William and Eleanor Ann Dingeman Lowsley.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Apr 2, 2026

A funeral service for Lonesha Evon Collins, 33, of Alto, will be Monday April 13th, 2026 at 11am at Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto. Interment will follow the services at St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery.

A visitation time has been set for Saturday April 11th, 2026 from 10am-2pm at O.T. Allen and Son Funeral Home.

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Apr 1, 2026

Jerry Bob Smelley, 84, of Athens, Texas, passed away on April 1, 2026, as the result of a motor vehicle accident. Known lovingly as "Poppy" to his family, Jerry lived a life defined by loyalty, integrity, and an unwavering devotion to those he held dear. Jerry was born on August 24, 1941, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Walter Lee Smelley...

Mar 21, 2026

Funeral services for Timothy Alan "Tim" Huckaby, 63, of Nacogdoches and formerly of Alto will be Saturday, March 28, at 2 PM in the Martinsville Baptist Church in Martinsville with Rev. Don Gallatin and Dr. Dee Daniel officiating. Burial will be in the Alazan Cemetery near Nacogdoches. There will be a visitation Friday, March 27th in Alto at the...

Mar 16, 2026

A Graveside service for Linda Walls, 60, will be Saturday March 21st, 2026 at 2pm at Fenton Cemetery in Cushing. No visitation is scheduled.

Mar 16, 2026

Russell (Rusty) Dean Harrison July 21, 1952 – March 16, 2026

Russell "Rusty" Dean Harrison, 73, of Cushing, Texas, was born in Dallas, Texas, on July 21, 1952, and passed away on Monday, March 16, 2026, at his residence.

Rusty graduated from W.W. Samuel High School in 1971. In 1972, he enlisted in the U.S....

Mar 14, 2026

A graveside service for Don Davidson, 75, of Reklaw, Texas will be Wednesday March 18th,2026 at 2pm at Walker Chapel Cemetery in Reklaw. A visitation will be held from 12:00pm to 1:30pm at Dickie Allen funeral home in Cushing. Following the service, a meal will be provided at the Bread of Life Church Community Room in Reklaw.

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Mar 7, 2026

A funeral service for Rita Fuller Benison, 80, of Cushing will be held Tuesday March 10th, 2026 at 2pm at McKnight Congregational Church in Cushing. A visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral also at the church. Interment will be at the McKnight Cemetery.

Rita was born July 30th, 1945 in Cushing, Texas to Ellis...

Mar 6, 2026

Nancy Bell Beard, 83, of Caro, Tx, passed away on March 6th, 2026 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Graveside services will be held at Holly Grove Cemetery in Trawick, Tx and are pending. Nancy was born in Monticello, Ark., to Jesse Myrtle Bosnian on June 25th, 1942. She married Randy Beard of Trawick, Texas, on June 18, 1974, in Houston, Texas....

Mar 6, 2026

A memorial service for Joan Felder, 91, of Alto will be Thursday, March 12 at 2 PM at the A.Frank Smith Methodist Church in Alto. A visitaion time will start at 1 PM.  Joan Davis Felder passed away on March 6, 2026, in Jacksonville, Texas.  She was born on February 22, 1935, to Charles Lloyd Davis and Dorothy Mae...

Mar 5, 2026

Funeral services for Patti Laverne Kelley, 92, of Alto will be Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10 AM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel with Bro. David Bogan and Rev. Floyd Simpson officiating. Patti passed away Thursday, March 5th at her home in Alto. She was born April 9th, 1933 in Hugo, Oklahoma to Craft White Lawhorn...

Mar 1, 2026

Funeral services for Edna Lucile Pyle, 93, of Alto will be Saturday, March 7th at 10 AM at the Weches Baptist Church with Rev. Davey Hobson officiating. Burial will follow in the Weches Cemetery. There will be a visitation time starting at 9 AM Saturday at the church. Edna passed away Sunday, March 1st at her home in Alto....

Feb 27, 2026

Rita (Sitton) Mora was born in Cushing, TX on December 17, 1937 to Foster V Sitton and Macyl (Wood) Sitton. She graduated in 1955 from Cushing High School where she made lifelong friends. She later attended Massey Business School in Nacogdoches, where she met her husband Clarence Mora.

She was deeply loved and admired by all of...

Feb 26, 2026

Graveside funeral services for Lewis Earl Hicks, 96, of Alto will be held Saturday at 3 PM at the Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto. Mr. Hicks passed away Thursday, February 26, 2026 at his home in Alto. He was born December 10, 1929 in Alto to Archie Earl Hicks and Ora Reece Hicks. Earl lived all his life in...

Feb 19, 2026

A memorial service for Sheila Lavon Atkinson, 69, of Huntington, Tx will be Tuesday March 3rd, 2026 at 2pm at Ora Missionary Baptist Church in Huntington, Tx with Bro. Wesley Matchett officiating. No visitation is scheduled. Sheila was born February 5th, 1957 in Houston, Tx to Oscar Boyce and Wanda Lorene Hagan Holland. She passed away February 19th, 2026...

Feb 13, 2026

Mary Frances Muller McHaney, 85, of Lufkin, TX, peacefully passed away on February 13th, 2026, surrounded by family at her home after an eight month battle with Pancreatic cancer.

Mary Frances was born in Nacogdoches, TX to Meadrill and Ora Muller on December 7, 1940. She attended Nacogdoches High School and then went on to Stephen F....

Feb 13, 2026

Funeral services for Joan Clevenger Landrum Hunter, 81, of Alto will be Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 2 PM in  the A. Frank Smith Methodist Church in Alto with Rev John Cogdill officiating. The family will receive visitors from 1 PM to 2 PM at the church before services. Burial will follow at Old Palestine Cemetery near Alto. Joan...