Obituaries

Jan 13, 2021

A memorial service for Verlene Brandon, 100, of Garrison will be Saturday January 16th at 11am at the Covenant Church of East Texas. No visitation is scheduled. Mrs. Brandon passed away Wednesday January 13th, in Garrison, Texas. She was born April 8th, 1920 in Nacogdoches, Texas to L.E. and Nora Beavers Byrd. She is preceded in death by her...

Jan 11, 2021

Funeral services for Martha Ann Rawlinson 81, will be 2 pm Saturday, January 16, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home. Martha Ann Rawlinson passed away on January 11, 2021 at her home in Cushing. She was a devote Pentecostal that was known for her "sugar-free" pies, she loved her family especially her grandchildren. She loved her dogs as much...

Jan 11, 2021

Morris Ray Fuller departed from this world for Heaven on January 11, 2021 at the age of 83. Morris Ray was born at home in Martinsville Texas on June 15, 1937 to Morris Shepherd and Jean Carroll Fuller. He attended Nacogdoches High School where he met the love of his life, Jennene Fuller. He proudly served in the United...

Jan 10, 2021

Graveside services for Elzada Gill, 97, of Nacogdoches will be Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Splendor City Cemetery in Splendora, Texas. Elzada Gill passed away Sunday, January 10, 2021 in Nacogdoches. She was born September 4, 1923 to Harvey and Evalee Hancock in Paragould, Arkansas. A devoted wife and loving mother, she was best known for her cooking and...

Jan 10, 2021

Funeral services for Herbert E. Coleman, 80, of Alto will be Wednesday, January 13, at 2 PM at the Alto Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Bruce Robinson and Chris Davis officiating. Mr. Coleman passed away Sunday, January 10, in Jacksonville. He was born October 1, 1940 in Percilla, Texas to Edward Lee "Ned" Coleman and Carnie Modell Jackson Coleman....

Jan 6, 2021

Funeral services will be Tuesday January 12th, 2021 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Fenton Cemetery in Cushing.

Gary Wayne Wilson, 63, of Nacogdoches, Tx passed away January 6th, 2021 in Nacogdoches, Tx. He was born January 27th,...

Jan 2, 2021

Graveside services for Claude Hubert Davis will be 1 PM Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing. Claude Davis passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 in Katy, Texas. Mr. Davis was born March 18, 1928 in Cameron, Texas to Jesse Lee and Bonnie Mae Davis. He served his country by enlisting into the United States Navy. Later...

Jan 1, 2021

Vernis J Stanaland of Tyler went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 1, 2021 after a brief battle with Covid pneumonia.  Visitation will be Wednesday, January 6, 2021 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Tyler Primitive Baptist Church, Tyler, TX.  The funeral service will be at 11:00 am, Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church,...

Jan 1, 2021

Graveside services for Doris Laverne Fuller Reeves will be 12pm Saturday, January 9, 2021, at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing. Doris Laverne Reeves, 86, of Royse City passed away January 1,2021 in Rowlett, Texas. She was born in Cushing, on November 9, 1934 to William Ernest and Symptha Fuller. She loved to crochet and enjoyed cooking. She was a devoted...

Dec 31, 2020

A family visitation for Donnie Click, 65, of Alto is pending. Donnie passed away Thursday, December 31, in Palestine. He was born May 5, 1955 in Houston, Texas to Doyle Pascal and Jo Ann Marrs Click. Donnie was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by wife Teresa Click of Alto, daughter Ashley Click of Rusk, son...

Dec 20, 2020

Funeral services for Charles Edward Birdwell, 93, of Humble, will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Dickie Allen Funeral home in Cushing. Charles Birdwell, 93, passed away Sunday December 20, 2020 in Kingwood, Texas. He was born March 3, 1927 in Cushing, Texas to Hurshell and Lillie Mae Birdwell. He worked for many years as an equipment...

Dec 20, 2020

Graveside services for James Ray Whitaker, 66,of Nacogdoches, will be 12:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Redland Cemetery in Cushing, Texas with Pastor Toby Self officiating. James Ray Whitaker was born on January 7, 1954 to Joann and Sherman Whitaker.  James passed peacefully to heaven on December 20, 2020.  James is survived by his son, James Whitaker, his...

Dec 17, 2020

Funeral services for Biddie Wallace, 86, of Alto, Texas will be Saturday December 19th at 3pm at First Baptist Church Alto with Bro. Bruce Mitchell and Bro. Tom Campbell officiating. Visitation will be from 1:30pm to 3pm before the service. Interment will follow at Lynches Chapel Cemetery near Alto. Mrs. Wallace passed away Thursday December 17th, 2020 in Jacksonville,...

Dec 15, 2020

Funeral services for Zina Akin Perry, 69, of Rusk will be Sunday, December 20, at 2 PM in the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing with Rev. Shak Arrington officiating. Burial will follow at the Atoy Cemetery near Rusk. Zina passed away Tuesday, December 15, in Jacksonville. She was born August 3, 1951, in Henderson, Texas to Hudman...

Dec 11, 2020

Alice Margaret (Dial) Boney passed away Friday, December 11 in Lufkin. She was born July 31, 1925 to Grady Dial and Odessa Hicks Dial in Forest, Texas. Alice graduated from Wells High School in 1942 and entered Texas Women's University in Denton where she graduated with a Bachelor's Degree. She did post graduate work at the University of Houston...

Dec 8, 2020

Graveside services for Bobby Ray Watson, 69, of Alto will be Monday, December 14, at 1 PM in the St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Lionel Whitaker officiating. There will be a visitation time from 9 – 12 noon, Monday at the funeral home. Bobby Ray Watson passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 in Alto. He was born in...

Dec 6, 2020

William Robert Lewis, 72, of Cushing, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020. Robert was born December 5, 1948. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Robert Lewis and Eula Mae Lewis.

Robert is survived by his daughters, Angel Lewis Howiler and husband, Robert, of Clinton, South Carolina; and, Rebecca Lewis Pearson and husband, Shayne, of...

Dec 6, 2020

Funeral services for Elvin D. Peacock, 76, of Alto, will be Thursday, December 10, at 10 AM in the Alto Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Bobby King and Rev. Bruce Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at the Lynches Chapel Cemetery. Elvin passed away Sunday, December 6th, in Tyler. He was born March 24, 1944 in Alto, Texas to Riley...

Dec 5, 2020

Graveside services for Bobby Ray Tyra, 83, of Rusk and formerly of the Linwood Community near Alto will be Thursday at 3 Pm at the Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto. Officiated by Bob Green. Bobby passed away Saturday, December 5th, in Rusk. He was born November 30, 1937. He was preceded in death by his mother Geneva Brockett Tyra...

Dec 3, 2020

Beverly Gail Holland, 59, of Laneville, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Beverly Holland was born January 26,1961 to Fred and Helen Wisner in Hartford, Connecticut. She was a loving mother and grandmother with a passion for life. She was well-loved in the community and especially among those that knew her. She served as a pharmacy...