Obituaries

Oct 22, 2021

Carl Thomas Nash, 54, of Cushing passed away Friday, October 22, 2021 at his home. Carl Thomas Nash was born November 13, 1966 to Carl Monroe and Dennice White Monroe in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Carl was a self-employed contractor and known as a "jack of all trades." He was an outdoorsman who loved to hunt. Those close to him...

Oct 18, 2021

Funeral services for Eldon "Tick" Eugene Baker, 94, of Cushing will be 2:00 PM Friday, October 22, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Visitation will be from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Thursday, October 21, 2021 at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home.  Eldon "Tick" Eugene Baker passed away today in Reklaw, Texas at his daughter's home. Tick was...

Oct 16, 2021

Susan Kae Burris was born in Lubbock Texas, on March 30, 1960 to wonderful parents, John and Shirley Burris. Susan grew up and lived most of her life in Fort Worth Texas and the last 8 years in East Texas. She graduated from Richland high school in 1978. Susan married Terry Hobson shortly after high school and they had...

Oct 13, 2021

Graveside services for Dale Leon Madison, 92, of Lilbert, will be 10 AM Monday, October 18, 2021 at Redland Cemetery in Douglass with Pastor Gene Tatum officiating. Dale Madison passed away Wednesday, October 13, at his home in Cushing with family by his side. Dale Leon Madison was born August 15, 1929 to Fred Madison and Alemada (Noble) Madison...

Oct 8, 2021

Memorial services for Ronald F. Rogers, 77, of Alto will be Monday, October 11, at 2 PM at the O.T. Allen & Son Chapel in Alto with Johnny Emerson officiating. Ronald came to the end of his trail, that he walked with his wife Gail for 56 years, October 8, 2021 in Jacksonville. He was born in Houston in...

Oct 7, 2021

Funeral services for Homer Rex Whitaker will be Monday 10:00 am October 11, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas. Visitation will be from 3:00 - 6:00 pm Sunday, October 10, 2021 at the funeral home. Homer "Rex" Whitaker, or as we know him, "Paw-Paw" was born on October 24, 1934, in Lilbert, Texas. As a loving...

Oct 5, 2021

Private family memorial services for Delbert Ray Miller, 66, of Alto are pending. Mr. Miller passed away Tuesday, October 5, in Tyler. He was born July 17, 1955 in Roswell, New Mexico to Ronald Miller and Betty Vancleave Miller. Ray had lived in Alto for 4 years and had also lived for many years in Alamogordo, New Mexico and...

Oct 3, 2021

Graveside services for Shirley Ann Davidson, 81, of Van, Texas will be 10:00 AM Friday, October 8, 2021 at Walkers Chapel Cemetery in Reklaw, Texas. Shirley Ann Davidson passed Sunday, October 3, 2021 in Tyler, Texas. Shirley Ann Davidson was born June 6, 1940 to Mr. Jack McLeod and Mrs. Frances Sutherland McLeod in Kilgore, Texas. Shirley grew up...

Oct 1, 2021

"Death is not an ending, but a symbol of movement along the path upon which we are all traveling… The spirit can never be lost. We have been and always will be a part of each other." -John Denver

Leah Nan Howe (or "Mamaw," to many of us) had a spirit like none other…

She...

Sep 29, 2021

Robert Walters left this world to be with the Lord on September 29, 2021.  At the time, he was a resident at Bluebonnet Point Wellness and Rehab facility in Bullard, Texas.  He was born July 17th, 1927 in Tyler Texas at the family home to Benjamin Tillman and Minnie Ophelia Walters.  He celebrated his 94th birthday this past July ...

Sep 24, 2021

A viewing and visitation for Mary C. Stripling, 73, of Alto will be Friday, October 1 at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home in Alto. No formal service is scheduled. Mrs. Stripling passed away early Friday, September 24, in Tyler. She was born in Center, Texas, December 25, 1947 to Richard Isbell and Frances Evilane Wood Isbell. Mary...

Sep 24, 2021

Services will be held Monday September 27th, 2021 at 2pm at A. Frank Smith UMC in Alto. Interment will follow at Lynches Chapel Cemetery. There will be a visitation also at the church one hour prior to services.

Jimmy Moses, 86, of Alto passed away Friday September 24th, 2021. He was born November 30th, 1934 in Alto,...

Sep 23, 2021

Memorial services for Levan Threadgill, 78, of Texarkana, Texas, will be 10:00 AM Saturday, October 2, 2021 at The Dapper at Park Place in  Texarkana, Arkansas. Levan "Sonny" Threadgill passed away Thursday, September 23, 2021 in Texarkana, Texas. Levan was born May 28, 1943 to Booker Hunt and O.T. Threadgill in Texarkana, Texas. Levan went to Booker T. Washington...

Sep 21, 2021

Memorial services for Billy Wayne Boozer, 62, of Winona and formerly of Douglass will be Saturday, October 16th, at 2 PM at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel in Alto. Billy was born September 23, 1958 in Leesville, Louisiana to Lynette Grimes and Ralph Wayne Boozer. He passed away peacefully on September 21, 2021, at his home after...

Sep 20, 2021

Funeral services for Wilma Gay Wisener, 65, of Cushing will be Sunday, 2:00 PM September 26, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home with Bro. David Coleman officiating. Visitation will be Saturday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Wilma Gay Wisener passed away Monday at her home with her family and loved ones at her side....

Sep 19, 2021

Funeral services for Bessie Mae Parker, 99, of Alto will be Friday September 24th, at 11am at Weeping Mary Baptist Church near Alto. Interment will be at St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery. There will be an open visitation at O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home on Thursday September 23rd, from 12pm to 5pm. Mrs. Parker was born February 22nd, 1922...

Sep 18, 2021

Alto Funeral services for Clarice Mitchell-Jackson, 62, of Alto will be Friday, September 24, at 3 PM at the New Hope Baptist Church in Alto with Bro. Chester Whitaker officiating. Clarice passed away Saturday, September 18, in Alto. She was born March 14, 1959 in Rusk Texas to Willie B. Mitchell and Ozetta Thacker Mitchell. Clarice lived most of...

Sep 18, 2021

Services are pending for Ronnie Fleenor, 57, of Cushing, Texas. Mr. Fleenor was born June 29th, 1964 in Roanoke, VA to Ray and Clara Bamman Fleenor. He was a Cushing resident for 25 years. He was a project manager and enjoyed fishing. He is preceded in death by his father Ray. He is survived by his mother Clara Fleenor,...

Sep 16, 2021

Funeral services for George "Rusty" Grindle Sr., 77, of Alto will be Monday, September 20, at 11 AM in the Calvary Tabernacle UPC In Alto with Rev. Jordan Grindle officiating. Graveside services will be in the Magnolia Cemetery in Onalaska at 3 PM Monday. Rusty passed away Thursday in Lufkin. He was born November 5th, 1943 in Arp, Texas...

Sep 14, 2021

Graveside funeral services for Bobby Gene Jackson, 83, of the Barsola Community near Alto will be Friday, September 17, at 11 AM at the Arnold Cemetery in Barsola with Bro. Wes Matchett officiating. Mr. Jackson passed away Tuesday, September 14, in Lufkin. He was born October 27, 1937 in the Barsola Community to Robert Lee Jackson and Vera Vertis...