Obituaries

Jul 20, 2022

Funeral services for Shirley Penny Molandes, 77, of Lufkin, Texas will be 10:00 am Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing with Rick LeRibeus officiating. There will be a visitation from from 9:00 am until 10:00 am one hour prior to services on Wednesday.

Shirley Irene Penney Molandes, forever known as Mimi, Momma...

Jul 16, 2022

A Catholic Mass followed by funeral rites for Santiago Torres, 21, of Alto, will be Friday July 22 at 11 AM in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Rusk, Texas. Mr. Torres passed away Saturday, July 16, 2022 in Alto. There will be a visitation Thursday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home in Alto. He was born...

Jul 15, 2022

Graveside Services for Effie Mae Rogers will be Wednesday July 20th at 10am at McKnight Cemetery. No visitation is scheduled.

Effie Mae Rogers, 81, of Cushing, Texas died Friday July 15th, 2022 in Lufkin, Texas. She was born December 16th, 1940 in Dallas, Texas to James and Gladys Penner Newton.  Effie grew up in Dallas and completed...

Jul 13, 2022

Private memorial services for Mandy L. Roberts, 44, of Alto, will be held later. Mandy passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in Alto. She was born May 26, 1978 in Dallas, Texas to Billy R. Roberts and Patsy Ann Calvery Roberts. Mandy had grown up in Irving, Texas and lived in Alto for the last several years. She was...

Jul 12, 2022

A memorial service will be held Friday July 15th at 10am at the First Baptist Church in Wells, Texas. No visitation is scheduled.

Derrell Kent "Dusty" Bobbitt, 58, of Alto died Tuesday July 12th, 2022 in Jacksonville, Texas. He was born June 3rd, 1964 in Rusk, Texas to James Norman and Floyce Elizabeth Creel Bobbitt. He loved...

Jul 7, 2022

A graveside service for Janie Ruth James, 83, of Diboll and formerly of Alto, will be Tuesday, July 12th, at 11 AM in the Kitchen Cemetery near Zavalla. Janie passed away July 7 in Lufkin. She was born May 1, 1939 in Houston, Texas to Clyde Ward and Ruth Laurent Ward. She had lived in Alto for several years...

Jul 4, 2022

Funeral services for Todd Marlin King, 60, of Nacogdoches, Texas, will be 1:00 pm Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Family and friends are welcome to attend a visitation service Friday, July 8, 2022 from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Todd Marlin King passed away Monday, July 4, 2022 at...

Jul 4, 2022

Funeral services for Thelma Maxine King will be 10:00 am Thursday, July 7, 2022 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. There will be a visition one hour prior to the service from 9:00 am - 10:00 am. Thelma Maxine King of Garrison, Texas, passed away July 4, 2022 at the Garrison Nursing Home at the age of 94....

Jul 4, 2022

A memorial service for Wayne Franklin McKnight, 68, of Wells, Texas will be held Sunday, July 31 in the tabernacle at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells at 3 PM. Mr. McKnight died Monday July 4th in Wells, Texas. He was born October 26th, 1953 in Lufkin, Texas to William Curtis and Syble Hays McKnight. He is survived by...

Jul 2, 2022

Visitation services for Vallan Zayne Buchanan will be 4:00 pm until 6:00 pm Thursday evening July 7, 2022 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Vallan Zayne Buchanan, 12, of Nacogdoches, passed away Saturday, July 2, 2022 at Cook's Childrens Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Vallan was born on March 4, 2010 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Jeremy and Wendy Culver...

Jun 24, 2022

Funeral services for Dora Mae Pitman will be Friday July 1st, 2022 at 10am at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Brett Tessitore officiating. Interment will follow at McKnight Cemetery. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to services, also at the funeral home. Dora Mae Pitman, 64, of Cushing, Texas died Friday June 24th, in...

Jun 23, 2022

A private family memorial service for Kathryn Ann Beavers, 83, of Cushing, will be held later. Kathryn passed away Thursday, June 23, in Rusk, Texas. She was born February 8, 1939 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Clarence Fay Heard and Mary Kathryn Sears Heard. Kathryn has lived in the Nacogdoches County area for the last 37 years. She was...

Jun 23, 2022

Services for Edd Birdwell will be Sunday June 26th, 2022 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Bro. David Snelson. Interment will follow at McKnight Cemetery. Vistation will be Saturday June 25th, from 6-8pm also at the funeral home.

Edd Birdwell, 72, of Cushing, Texas died Thursday June 23rd in Nacogdoches, Texas. He...

Jun 18, 2022

Debra Jan Elsner, 59, of San Antonio, Texas passed away Saturday, June 18, 2022 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Debra Jan was born October 9, 1962 to Bobby Schobey and Janeace Channel Schobey in Rusk, Texas. She graduated from Highland High School in San Antonio. Debra was known as hard worker who enjoyed serving others. She married her husband, Patrick Elsner,...

Jun 17, 2022

Funeral services for Rose Peacock will be Tuesday June 21st at 2pm at the Missionary Baptist Church in Alto officiated by Bro. Bruce Robinson. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services also at the church. Interment will follow at Lynches Chapel Cemetery in Alto.

Rose Ann Peacock, 78, of Alto, Texas passed away June...

Jun 16, 2022

Services for Regina "Chell" Polk will be Thursday June 23rd at 12pm at the Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto. A come and go visitation will be from 12-5pm Wednesday June 22nd at O.T. Allen & Son funeral home in Alto.

Jun 15, 2022

Funeral Services for Sandra Jayne Richey, 78, of Reklaw, will be 11:00 am Monday, June 20, 2022 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas. There will be a visitation from 10:00 am until 11:00 am prior to the funeral service. Committal services will be at New Salem Cemetery in Henderson, Texas. Sandra Jayne Richey passed away in Tyler,...

Jun 14, 2022

Graveside funeral services for Elisa Lois McDonald, 90, of Alto, will be Friday, June 17, at 10 AM in the Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto with Judge Chris Davis officiating. No visitation is scheduled. She was born December 23, 1931 in Alto, Texas to John Milton Harvey and Katie Lois Tidwell Harvey. She passed away Tuesday, June 14, in...

Jun 11, 2022

Memorial services for Charles Henry Rich, 67, of Alto will be held in a private ceremony sometime in the next month. Charles passed away Saturday, June 11th at his home. He was born May 25, 1956 in Andrews, Texas to Charles Edward Rich and Julia Pauline Fowler. Charles grew up in Andrews / Arlington and had lived in East...

Jun 7, 2022

After a courageous fight with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, Joyce McGaughey Hopkins, 79 years, of Georgetown, Texas went to be with Jesus on June 7, 2022. Celebration of life for Mrs. Hopkins will be Tuesday, June 14 at 2:00 p.m. at the Cold Springs United Methodist Church. Burial will be held in the Alto City Cemetery under the direction of O.T....