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Phillip Gale Rater
Nov 21, 2019
Funeral services for Phillip Gale Rater, 88, of Cushing, Texas will be Sunday November 24th, at 2pm at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel with Rev. David Snelson Officiating. Visitation will be Saturday November 23rd, from 6-8pm also at the funeral home. Interment will be at Cushing City Cemetery following the chapel service. Mr. Rater was born May 17th,...
Patricia Ann (Crow) Willhite
Nov 18, 2019
- Funeral services for Patricia Ann Willhite, 79, of Alto, will be Friday, November 22, at 1 PM in the Old Palestine Baptist Church in Alto with Earnie Mays and Bobby King officiating.. Mrs. Willhite passed away Monday, November 18, in Nacogdoches. She was born May 30, 1940 in Bastrop, Louisiana to James B. Crow and Laura Lee Gray...
William Skinner
Nov 13, 2019
Funeral services for William Skinner, 102, of Alto, will be Wednesday, November 20, at 11 AM in the Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto. Mr. Skinner passed away Wednesday, November 13, in Alto. He was born July 22, 1917 in Alto, Texas to Floyd Skinner and Ellen Easley Skinner. He had lived all his life in Alto and was...
Shaney "Nay-Nay" Colgrove
Nov 9, 2019
Alto - Memorial services for Shaney "Nay-Nay" Colgrove, 42, of Alto, will be Saturday, November 16, at 3:30 PM in the Hilltop Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Alto. Shaney passed away Saturday November 9, in Tyler. She was born October 30, 1977 in Dallas, Texas to Jack Lovell Jr. and Joyce Ferguson Lovell. She had lived in Alto for...
Melissa Annette Hutchison
Nov 9, 2019
Funeral services for Melissa Annette Hutchison, 53, of Nacogdoches, Texas will be Thursday November 14th at 2pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home chapel. Rev. Michael Murphy will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday November 13th, from 6-8pm at the funeral home in Cushing. Miss Hutchison died Saturday November 9th in Longview, Texas. She was born September 8th, 1966 in...
Alma (Bobbitt) Wallace
Nov 5, 2019
Funeral services for Alma Bobbitt Wallace, 95, of Alto will be Friday, November 8, at 2 PM, at the A. Frank Smith United Methodist Church in Alto with Rev. John Black officiating. Burial will follow at the Lynches Chapel Cemetery near Alto. Mrs. Wallace passed away Tuesday in Tyler. She was born August 11, 1924 in Weches, Texas to...
Cathy Marie (Lyons) Nye
Nov 3, 2019
Memorial services for Cathy Marie Nye, 71, of Mt. Enterprise will be Saturday November 16th, 2019 at 3pm at the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church in Mt. Enterprise. Mrs. Nye passed away Sunday, November 3, in Longview. She was born in Bell Flower, California, July 29, 1948 to Herbert Hamilton Lyons and Elsie Mae Ryerson Lyons. She had lived in...
Joe Lawrence Pate
Nov 2, 2019
Graveside funeral services for Joe Lawrence Pate, 82, of Cushing will be Friday, November 8, at 12 Noon, at the Isabel Chapel Cemetery near Mt. Enterprise. Mr. Pate passed away Saturday, November 2, in Nacogdoches. He was born September 4, 1937 in Martinsville, Texas to Virgil Pate and Vallie Douley Pate. He had grown up in Chireno and lived...
Sharon Kay Steahle
Oct 25, 2019
Funeral services for Sharon Kay Steahle, 64, of Pearland and formerly of Alto were held Saturday November 2nd, 2019 at 11am at the O.T. Allen & Son chapel. Burial followed at Old Palestine Cemetery. Mrs. Steahle died October 25th, 2019 in Pearland, Texas. She was born September 19th, 1955 in Corsicana, Texas to Harold and LaVonne McCommas Rice. She...
Lonnie Earl Taylor
Oct 17, 2019
A private family memorial is pending for Lonnie Earl Taylor, 86, of Nacogdoches. Mr. Taylor passed away Thursday, October 17, in Nacogdoches. He was born March 10, 1933 in Ashville, Tennessee to Walter Taylor and Louetta Barnes Taylor. Mr. Taylor had lived in Nacogdoches for the last 40 years and operated Taylor Plumbing. He was also a U.S. Army...
Whitney Joseph (Buz) Sonnier
Oct 9, 2019
Alto- Funeral services for Whitney Joseph "Buz" Sonnier Jr., 89, of Alto and formerly of Beaumont will be Thursday, October 17, at 11 AM in the First Baptist Church in Alto with Rev. Gary Pridmore and Rev. Bobby King officiating. Burial will follow at the Ball Family Cemetery near Alto. Buz was born July 3, 1930 in Beaumont, Texas...
Mary Jan Dill
Oct 1, 2019
Sacul - Graveside services for Mary Jan Dill, 63, of Hughes Springs, will be Saturday, October 5, at 11 AM in the Sacul Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 10 am till 10:45 am at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Ms. Dill passed away Tuesday, October 1, in Mt. Pleasant, Texas. She was born March 24,...
Kenneth D. Rains
Oct 1, 2019
Cushing- Funeral services for Kenneth D. Rains, 79, of Nacogdoches and formerly of Houston will be Saturday October 5th at 2pm at New Life Church in Sacul. Visitation will be Friday October 4th from 6-8pm at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing. Kenneth is preceded in death by his parents, brother Donald Rains, sister Linda Rains, and brother-in-law Marty...
Lola Fay (Stone) Whittemore
Sep 26, 2019
Funeral services for Lola Stone Whittemore, 68, of Wells will be Sunday, September 29, at 2 PM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home in Alto with Rev. Bobby King officiating. There will be a visitation time beginning at 1PM up until service time. Interment will follow the service at Old Palestine Cemetery.
Lola was born...
Donald Lynn Wolfe
Sep 23, 2019
Funeral services for Donald Lynn Wolfe, 58, of Alto will be Saturday, September 28, at 2 PM, at the Hilltop Baptist Church in Alto. Donald passed away Monday, the 23rd in Livingston. He was born July 9, 1961 in Houston, Texas to James Milton and Oma Goodman Wolfe. He had lived in Alto since 1972 and was a truck...
Mildred Alene (Hicks) Hopper
Sep 23, 2019
- Funeral services for Mildred "Millie" Alene Hopper, 92, of Wells will be Wednesday, September 25, at 11 AM in the First Baptist Church in Wells with Rev. Josh Luellen and Rev. Wesley Matchett officiating. There will be a visitation beginning at 9:30 AM until service time, also at the church. "Millie" was born March 13, 1927 in Wells,...
Dorthy Maxine (Cleek) Jones
Sep 21, 2019
Funeral services for Dorthy Maxine Jones, 81, of Rusk, Texas and formerly of Gregory, will be Tuesday September 24th, at 11am at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel with Bro. Marshall Ratliff officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. A graveside service will be held later in Gregory. Mrs. Jones was preceded in...
Bill Luce
Sep 18, 2019
Graveside services for Bill Luce, 83, of Wells will be Saturday, September 21, at 10 AM at the Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells. No visitation is scheduled. Mr. Luce died Wednesday, September 18, in Jacksonville. He was born August 9, 1936 in Wells, Texas to Joe P. Luce and Lizzie Hannah Luce. He lived in Wells most of his...
Gloria Terry Partin
Sep 16, 2019
Gloria Thresia (Terry) Partin, 89, of Nacogdoches, Texas died on September 16, 2019, in her home surrounded by her loving daughters. Visitation will be held at Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas at 1:00 p.m. on September 21, 2019, with the graveside funeral services to follow at the Nat Cemetery on Highway 343 at 2:30 p.m. Randy Harshbarger and...
Mary Ethel (Holcomb) Roark
Sep 9, 2019
At the age of 97, Mary Ethel Holcomb Roark went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 9, 2019. Her funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 14th, at Calvary Tabernacle United Pentecostal Church, Rev. Jerry Knott officiating. The viewing will be at 10 a.m. and the service will begin at 11 a.m.
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