Obituaries

Oct 7, 2020

Graveside services for Billy Charles Engledow, 93, of Alto will be Saturday October 10th, 2020 at the Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto officiated by Bro. Bruce Robinson. Mr. Engledow died Wednesday October 7th in Tyler, Texas. He was born November 26th, 1926 to Frank and Zola Mae Jeter Engledow in Lufkin, Texas. He is preceded in death by his...

Oct 2, 2020

Funeral services for Salina Green, 50, of Nacogdoches will be Wednesday October 7th, 2020 at the Old North Church Cemetery in Nacogdoches. Visitation will be Tuesday October 6th from 6-8pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home. Ms. Green was born August 19th, 1970 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She died Friday October 2nd in Nacogdoches, Texas. She is preceded in death...

Sep 30, 2020

Funeral services for Billy Dean Burrows, 86, of Alto will be Saturday, October 3, at 3 PM, in the Campground Baptist Church near Alto with Rev. Jim Goforth officiating. Burial will follow at the Lynches Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Burrows passed away Wednesday, September 30, in Jacksonville. He was born in Cherokee County, Texas July 29, 1934 to George E....

Sep 29, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Archie L. Mack, 84, of Alto will be held Sunday, October 4, at 2 PM at the Elwood Cemetery near Midway, Texas with Rev. John Black officiating. A visitation will be held Saturday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home in Alto.  Archie passed away Tuesday, September 29, at his home in Alto, surrounded by...

Sep 26, 2020

Funeral services for Mr. James Pyle, 63, of Richmond, Texas will be Saturday October 3rd, 2020 at the Weches Baptist Church. A visitation will be held Friday from 6-8pm at the O.T. Allen & Son funeral home chapel in Alto. Interment will be at Weches Cemetery. Mr. Pyle was born August 21st, 1957 in Houston, Texas he died Saturday...

Sep 25, 2020

Funeral services for Alberta Rebecca Waggoner, 87, of Cushing will be Sunday September 27th at 3pm at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services also at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Holly Springs Cemetery outside Appleby. Mrs. Waggoner died Friday September 25th, 2020 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was...

Sep 20, 2020

A graveside sevice for Mr. Bo Hillman will be Wednesday September 23rd at 11am at Friendship Cemetery near Cushing. A visitation will be Tuesday from 6-8pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Mr. Hillman "Bo" Loftin, 83, of Douglass died Sunday September 20th, 2020 in Douglass, Texas. He was born June 10th, 1937 in Taylorsville, Mississippi to...

Sep 16, 2020

Funeral services for Porfirio Moreno Romero, 43, of Alto will be Sunday September 20th, at 3pm at the O.T. Allen and Son chapel. Visitation will be Saturday September 19th from 6-8pm also at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto. Mr. Romero died Wednesday September 16th in Tyler, Texas. He was born September...

Sep 15, 2020

No services are currently scheduled for Mr. Mason. Mr. Mason is a resident of Overton, Texas. He passed away Tuesday September 15th in Tyler, Texas.

Sep 15, 2020

Imogene "Gene" Hayes passed away peacefully from this life into the arms of Jesus on September 15, 2020 in Mansfield, TX. Family and friends will celebrate his life Sunday, September 20th at 1:00 p.m. at Allen Funeral Home in Alto, Tx. There will be a visitation from 12 noon until service time. Gene was born in Kirbyville, Tx on...

Sep 10, 2020

Funeral services for Essie Larnette Hodge, 44, of Alto will be held Tuesday, September 15, at 2 PM at the Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto, Texas. A visitation will be Monday, September 14, From 6-8 PM at the funeral home in Alto. Ms. Hodge passed away Thursday, September 10, in Alto. She was born May 3, 1976 in...

Sep 10, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Martha Redd Durham Creel, 87, of Alto will be held Sunday at 2 PM at the Pollok Cemetery near Wells, Texas. A visitation will precede the service from 1-2 PM also at the cemetery. Mrs. Creel passed away Thursday, September 10, 2020 in Wells, Texas. She was born August 26, 1933 in Lufkin, Texas to...

Sep 5, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Paulee Akin, 101, of Reklaw will be held Saturday, September 12, at 1 PM at the Walker Chapel Cemetery near Reklaw with Bro. Shak Arrington officiating. There will be a visitation time from 12 noon until service time. Mrs. Akin died Saturday, September 5th, in Jacksonville. She was born December 4, 1918 in Reklaw, Texas...

Sep 4, 2020

Funeral services for Bill Allen, 89, of Cushing will be held Sunday, September 6, at 2 PM, in the Dickie Allen Funeral Home with Rev. Clint Johnson and Rev. Bennie Whittworth officiating. A visitation is planned for Saturday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Bill was born August 11, 1931 in Richland Springs, Texas to Clarence Allen and...

Aug 30, 2020

Mrs. Diane Brillas, 60, of Cushing, Texas, died Monday August 30th, 2020 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born September 10th, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska. She is preceded in death by her parents, and husband Freddie Hathcock.

Diane was a generous soul that was loved by many. She was happiest when surrounded by her loved ones. She was...

Aug 26, 2020

Graveside services for Larry Tenison, 59, of Nacogdoches will be Saturday August 29th at 10am at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing officiated by Bro. David Snelson. No visitation is scheduled. Mr. Tenison died Wednesday in Nacogdoches. He was born July 18th, 1961 in Rusk, Texas. He is preceded in death by his parents, and brother Gerald Tenison. He is survived...

Aug 21, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Nellie Margie Bell, 90, of Spring will be held Monday, August 24, at 2 PM, in the Lynches Chapel Cemetery near Alto with Bro. Tommy Mabry officiating. No visitation is planned. Nellie was born October 20, 1929 in the Jones Chapel Community near Alto to Charles William Bostick and Willie Mae Wallis Bostick. She moved...

Aug 16, 2020

Funeral services for Virginia Gail Wade, 65, of Alto and formerly of Timpson will be held Friday at 11 Am in the First Smyrna United MBC Church in Timpson with Pastor Dwight Gatlin officiating. Mrs. Wade passed away Sunday, August 16th, in Tyler. She was born July 19, 1955 in the Bobo community in Shelby County, Texas to Louis...

Aug 15, 2020

Graveside funeral services for Willadeane Moritz, 91, of Nacogdoches will be held Thursday at 11 Am in the Sunset Cemetery in Nacogdoches with Rev. John Cain officiating. Mrs. Moritz passed away Saturday, August 15, in Nacogdoches. She was born January 19, 1929 in Harvey, Arkansas to William Woodford and Delphia Watts Woodford. Willadeane had lived in Nacogdoches for the...

Aug 15, 2020

Ocie Lee Westmoreland of Cushing, Texas passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 15, 2020 at his home in Happy Valley, just outside Cushing, TX.  He was born November 14, 1930 in Nacogdoches, Texas,to Charlie Murdock Westmoreland and BessieWilliams Westmoreland.

In 1959, Ocie met Joyce Marie Barnes, while bothwere working at the Nacogdoches County Courthouse; he as a...