Obituaries

Dec 13, 2021

Funeral  services for Joe P. Pitman, 86, of Cushing will be Thursday, December 16th, at 11 Am, in the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing with Rev. Steve Newton officiating. There will be a visitation time Thursday morning starting at 10 AM. Burial will follow the services at the Cushing City Cemetery. Joe passed away Monday, December 13,...

Dec 10, 2021

Graveside memorial services for Jacqueline Edwards Lane, 79, of Laneville were held Saturday, December 11 at the Laneville Cemetery at 4 PM. She passed away Friday, December 10, in Henderson. Mrs. Lane was born November 4, 1942 in Smithfield, North Carolina to Herman B. Edwards and Olivia Estelle Parker Edwards. She has always considered Four Oaks, North Carolina her...

Dec 8, 2021

Graveside services for Marjorie Marie Christopher, 95, will be 11:00 am Friday, December 10, 2021 at Walker's Chapel Cemetery in Reklaw, Texas. Marie passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in Rockwall, Texas. Marie was born May 29, 1926 in Reklaw, Texas to Robert Martin and Edith Irwin. Marie was an independent-minded woman and knew how to stand up for...

Dec 7, 2021

Dana Sue Stark, 50, of Nacogdoches passed away Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches. Dana Sue Stark was born August 31, 1971 in Beaumont, Texas to Don Stark and Donnetta Smith. Dana was a saved Baptist and a member of the Brileytown Missionary Baptist Church in Garrison, Texas. She worked in the banking industry for...

Dec 6, 2021

Billy Ray Hartless, born December 14, 1941 in Nacogdoches, Texas went to be with our Heavenly Father on December 6, 2021. He would've been 80 years old. Billy is a former resident of Baytown, Texas where he spent his latter years watching sports from his tv and 3 computers. His favorite teams were Texans and Astros. Billy retired from...

Dec 4, 2021

Jerry Wayne Myers, 62, of Nacogdoches passed away Saturday, December 4, 2021 at his home with is wife by his side. Jerry Wayne Myers was born September 2, 1952 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Curtis Myers and Nellie Mooney Myers. Jerry is survived by his wife Mary Myers.

Services are currently pending for Mr. Myers.

Dec 3, 2021

A Funeral Mass for Amelia Monique Shaw, 59, of Nacogdoches, Texas will be held Saturday December 11th, 2021 at 11am at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nacogdoches with Monsignor James E. Young. There will be a visitation Friday December 10th from 6-8pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home with a Rosary starting at 7pm.

Monique was...

Nov 28, 2021

Funeral  services for Ellis Mitchell Sr., 87, of Alto will be held Monday, December 6, at 1 PM, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Alto with Rev. Chester Whitaker. Mr. Mitchell passed away Sunday, November 28, in Tyler. He was born April 20, 1934 in Cherokee County to Matt Mitchell and Rensie Clemons Mitchell. Ellis lived all his...

Nov 25, 2021

A memorial service will be Saturday December 11th at First United Methodist Church in Nacogdoches at 1pm.

Roy Glenn Sparks, 68, of Nacogdoches died Thursday November 25th, 2021 in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born April 3rd, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Kirby and Edith Blanton Sparks. Mr. Sparks is preceded in death by his Parents, Wife Sally...

Nov 22, 2021

Memorial services for Rebecca Ann Dickson, 68, of Alto will be Saturday December 4th, at 2pm in Alto at the Hwy 69 Church of Christ.. Mrs. Dickson passed away Monday, November 22, in Jacksonville. She was born January 28, 1953 in Alto to L.C. Morgan and Eloise York Morgan. She lived most of her life in Alto and was...

Nov 21, 2021

Christian Wood Prutzman, 50, of Douglass died Sunday November 21st, 2021 in Douglass, Texas. He was born April 23rd, 1971 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Frank Wood and Patricia Ann Storey Prutzman. Mr. Prutzman spent most of his life in Nacogdoches and moved to Douglass after attending SFA and graduating with a bachelors degree in science. His passions included...

Nov 18, 2021

Funeral services for Frances Kay Milstead, 88, of Alvin and formerly of Alto will be Monday, November 22, at 1 PM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Mike Hogg officiating. Mrs. Milstead passed away Thursday, November 18, in Alvin. She was born August 16, 1933 in Gallatin, Texas to Frank Lee Davis and Sally Bell...

Nov 16, 2021

A family visitation for David Lee White, 38, of Nacogdoches, will be Tuesday, November 23, 2021 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. David Lee White passed away Tuesday, November 16, 2021 in Houston, Texas. He loved hunting, fishing, camping and anything outdoors. David was a hard-worker and a free spirit. He loved his...

Nov 15, 2021

Memorial services for Leonard "Pa" Molandes, 81, of Lufkin will be December 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Lufkin. Leonard "Pa" Molandes passed away Monday, November 15, 2021 at Woodheights Heights Medical Center in Lufkin. "Pa", as Leonard was affectionately referred to, was born October 20, 1940 in Nacogdoches to Louis Molandes and Rena...

Nov 13, 2021

Graveside Services will be Monday November 15th, 2021 at 10:30am at Arnold Cemetery in Forest, Texas. Bro. Jack White will officiate. There is no visitation scheduled.

Alma Violet Broach, 96, of Rusk, Texas died Saturday November 13th, 2021 in Rusk, Texas. She was born February 4th, 1925 in Forest, Texas to Palmer and Effie Thomas Petty. She...

Nov 9, 2021

Memorial services for Diann Edwards, known to most as "Maw Maw", 76, of Wells will be held at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Comstock officiating, Friday, November 12 at 1 PM. Mrs. Edwards was welcomed into her forever home Tuesday, November 9. She was born  August 6, 1945, in Jacksonville, Texas to Ray Hearne...

Nov 7, 2021

Funeral services for Cheryl Thomas Black, 74, of Alto will be Wednesday, November 10,  at 2 PM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel with Stanley Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the Shiloh Cemetery. There will be a visitation time from 1 PM until service time Wednesday. Cheryl passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 in Alto. She...

Nov 7, 2021

TYLER – Ken Penney (82) passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Hospice of East Texas surrounded by family. Ken was born in Rusk County to Floyd and Lena Penney on March 5, 1939 where he grew up on a farm that has been in the family since 1883. His family attended Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church...

Nov 4, 2021

Donald Wayne Carter, 74 of Wells walked into eternity on November 4, 2021. He was born

February 28, 1947 in Jacksonville, TX. He attended Kilgore college for one year before enlisting in the Army.

He served in the Americal division and received two purple hearts for his service in the Vietnam War. He shared 45...

Oct 28, 2021

Funeral services will be Wednesday November 3rd at 2pm at Keltys UMC in Lufkin, Tx. See below for address. A visitation will be held prior to services at the church. A graveside service will be held the same day at approx 4pm at the Alto City Cemetery.

Mary Frances Johnson, 95, of Lufkin and formerly of Alto...