Obituaries

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...

Dec 2, 2020

Funeral services for Bonnie Rae Vertrees, 88, of Nacogdoches, will be Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas. Internment will be at Blue Springs Cemetery in Etoile, Texas.

Bonnie Rae Vertrees passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born in Nacogdoches, Texas January 31, 1932....

Nov 29, 2020

Memorial services for Sharon Floydene Trivitt, 79, of Atoy and formerly of Pasadena are pending. Services will be held at the Mt. Cove Baptist Church in Atoy at a later date. Mrs. Trivitt passed away, Sunday, November 29, in Atoy. She was born February 13, 1941 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Floyd Flud and Dortha Fortenberry Flud. Mrs. Trivitt...

Nov 28, 2020

Graveside services for Beverly Jan Downs, 75, of Cushing, will be Saturday, December 5, 2020 at 10:00 am at Cushing City Cemetery in Cushing, Texas. She passed away Saturday, November 28, 2020, in Jacksonville, Texas. Beverly was born January 17, 1945 to Edward and Eunice Nelson in Nacogdoches, Texas.

She was a lifelong resident of Cushing, Texas....

Nov 27, 2020

Private memorial services will be held for Hester "Buddy" Helm, 84, of Alto. Mr. Helm passed away November 27, 2020 in Rusk. He was born June 23, 1936 in the Atoy Community near Alto, to Oscar Helm and Bessie Evans Helm and had lived in Alto for 50 years. Buddy was a Christian and had worked many years as...

Nov 25, 2020

Funeral services for Tammie Theresa Bussey of Wells, Texas, will be Sunday, November 29, 2020, at 2pm at O.T. Allen Funeral Home in Alto, Texas. Burial will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells.

Tammie passed away November 25, 2020, in Tyler, Texas. She was born September 23, 1964 to Johnny Metcalf and Louise Stone Metcalf.

Nov 19, 2020

Private family services are pending for David Wayne Henrichson, 57, of Nacogdoches. David passed away Thursday, November 19, in Alto, Texas. He was born December 22, 1963 to Frank Dennis Henrichson and June Darr Henrichson in Corpus Christi, Texas. David lived in Nacogdoches for the last 45 years and was a Christian. He had worked with his brother in...

Nov 17, 2020

Funeral services for Wilma Jean Wells, 76, of Alto will be Saturday, November 21, at 1PM at the New Hope Baptist Church in Alto with Rev. Herman Martin officiating. Burial will follow at the New Hope Cemetery. Mrs. Wells died Tuesday in Jacksonville. She was born April 8, 1944 in Cherokee County to Ike Tyler and Ada Jones Tyler....

Nov 15, 2020

Leonard Lee Dickson passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at his home is Alto, Texas. He was born October 31, 1965 in Douglass, Texas.

Leonard was well known as an excellent auto mechanic and loved by the community, friends and family. He will truly be missed.

He was preceded in death by his mother...

Nov 11, 2020

A memorial visitation for Margaret Rose Wilkerson, 75, of Cushing, Texas will be Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Mrs. Wilkerson died Wednesday, November 11, 2020 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born October 14, 1945 in Newfoundland, Canada.

Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Martin...