Obituaries

Aug 31, 2021

Visitation for Jennifer Lynne McManus, 52, of Nacogdoches will be from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home. Funeral services for Jennifer Lynne McManus will be at 10:00 AM Friday, September 3rd, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home. Jennifer Lynne McManus passed away Tuesday at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital. Jennifer was born September 4,...

Aug 26, 2021

The family of Teresa Goff White, with great sadness, announce her passing on Thursday,  August 26, 2021 after a battle with liver cancer. Teresa Jean Goff was born in Dallas, Texas July 28th, 1960. Teresa will be remembered by her two sons Bradley Napier and wife Katie of Damien, Texas and Joey White of Crystal Beach, Texas. She has...

Aug 26, 2021

Funeral services for Billy Ray Johnson, 89, of Alto will be Saturday, August 28, at 2 PM at the A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church in Alto with Rev. John Black officiating. Visitation will be starting at 1 PM at the church. Burial will follow in the Old Palestine Cemetery.  Mr. Johnson passed away Thursday,  August 26, in Alto....

Aug 26, 2021

Funeral services for Billy Joe Smelley, 69, of Cushing will be 10:00 am Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, August 27, 2021 from 6:00 - 9:00 pm at Dickie Allen Funeral Home. Billy Joe Smelley passed away Thursday at his home in Cushing surrounded by his family and loved...

Aug 23, 2021

Graveside services for Lorna A. Wallace, 69, of New Summerfield, Texas will be held on August 27, 2021 under the direction of OT Allen and Son Funeral Home. Pastor Robert Simpson will officiate. Lorna entered into eternal life in Tyler, Texas on Monday August 23, 2021 at 3:00pm. She was born September 14, 1951 in Houston, Texas to Jerry...

Aug 23, 2021

Graveside Funeral services for Ira Vee Arnold, 96, of Forest will be Tuesday, August 24, at 5 PM at the Arnold Cemetery in Forest with Bro. Jack White officiating. Mrs. Arnold passed away Monday,   August 23, in Rusk. She was born January 1, 1925 in Forest, Texas to Emory Williams and Willie Oliver Williams. Ira Vee lived in Forest...

Aug 21, 2021

Services for Robert Kesinger, 67, of Alto Will be Thursday August 26th at 10am at the O.T. Allen and Son Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Interment will follow services at Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto.

Robert Kesinger was born May 18th, 1954 in Rusk, Texas to Johnny and Hazel...

Aug 20, 2021

KENNETH DALE HARDY, 80 years old, passed away August 20, 2021, just 3 days shy of his 81st birthday, in University Place, WA.  Born at home in Cushing, TX, August 23, 1940, Ken graduated from Cushing High School in 1958, exceling in several sports, but was passionate about basketball.  After pursuing  jobs in the Dallas and Beaumont areas, he...

Aug 19, 2021

Funeral services for Joyce Ferguson Lovell, 73, of Alto will be Monday, August 23, at 10AM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Odis Bryan officiating. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Joyce passed away peacefully, Thursday, August 19 in Alto. She was born March 29, 1948 in Alto,...

Aug 17, 2021

Funeral services for Mary Lou Burnett, 75, of Cushing will be 2:00pm Sunday, August 22, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Family and friends are encouraged to attend viewing services for Mary Lou Saturday, August 21, 2021 from 9:00am - 5:00pm at Dickie Allen Funeral parlor. Visitation will be from 1:00 - 2:00 pm prior to the...

Aug 16, 2021

Memorial services for Sherrill L. Montgomery, 71, of Alto, will be held Thursday, August 19, at 10 AM in the Alto Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. Sherrill passed away Monday in Alto. He was born September 17, 1949 in Alto, Texas to Horace "Pat" Montgomery and Grace Castillo Montgomery. Sherrill lived most of his life in...

Aug 14, 2021

Carolyn Jean Milam, 71, passed away August 14, 2021 in Henderson, Texas surrounded by family and loved ones. Carolyn Jean Milam was born September 5, 1949 to Medford Lewis and Hilda Garner Carlisle in Rusk, Texas. Carolyn was a Missionary Baptist and attended the Sardis Baptist Church. Carolyn lived in Henderson for over thirty years with her husband Ben...

Aug 11, 2021

David Lee Casey, 77, of Cushing passed away August 11, 2021 in Nacogdoches, Texas. David Lee Casey was born July 22, 1944 to David McGregor and Anna Casey in Baytown, Texas. He grew up in a loving home with 6 siblings. David married the love of his life, Mary Sue Sears, August 19, 1967. Their union only ceased upon...

Aug 10, 2021

Graveside services for Gerald Garvis Grayson, 92, of Sacul will be 11:00 am Friday, August 13, 2021 at Friendship Cemetery in Cushing, Texas with Bro. Darryl Pollard officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30am till 10:30am at Dickie Allen Funeral Home August 13, 2021. Gerald Garvis Grayson passed away August 10, 2021 in Garrison, Texas surrounded by family and loved...

Aug 9, 2021

Funeral services for Thelma Fletcher, 81, formerly of Alto will be Monday, August 23,at 10 AM, at the Sterling-White Funeral Home in Highlands, Texas. There will be a visitation from 9-10 AM also at the funeral home right before the service. A full obit will be available soon on their website. Burial will be at 1:00 PM in the...

Aug 9, 2021

Graveside funeral services for John W. White, 87, of Alto, will be held Thursday, August 12, at 10:30 AM in the White Family Cemetery in Alto with Bro. Rod Skelton officiating. John passed away Monday, August 9, in Rusk. He was born June 14, 1934 in Emory, Texas to Thomas E. White and Kate Wolf White. John grew up...

Aug 6, 2021

Funeral services for Jonathan Lee Christopher Avant, 29, of Bryan and formerly of Rusk, will be held Saturday, August 14, at 1 PM in the First Baptist Church in Rusk. Burial will be at New Hope Cemetery in Alto. There will be a come and go visitation Friday, August 13, from 1-6 PM at the funeral home in Alto....

Jul 24, 2021

Funeral services for James "Chicken" Penney, 78, of Cushing will be 10 am Wednesday July 28, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas. Visitation will be Tuesday, July 27, 2021 from 5-8 pm at Dickie Allen Funeral Home. James "Chicken" Penney passed away July 24, 2021 in Longview surrounded by loved ones. James was born August 14,...

Jul 21, 2021

Funeral services for Polly Smith, 60, of Nacogdoches and formerly of Alto, will be held Thursday, July 29, at 2 PM in the Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto with Rev. Chester Whitaker officiating. Burial will be at New Hope Cemetery in Alto. Polly was born July 23, 1960, to the late Lawrence and Alice Mitchell Smith. God called...

Jul 20, 2021

Bonnie Houston, 81, of Denson Springs, passed away, Tuesday, July 20 in Palestine. She was born July 10, 1940 in Odessa, Texas to Marshall Hervey Fox and Estelle Mae Daffern Fox. Bonnie had lived in East Texas since 1972 and had attended the Percilla Community Church. She was a Registered Nurse and worked at numerous hospitals and nursing homes...