Obituaries

Jun 15, 2019

Mt. Enterprise-Memorial Services for Jerry Matlock will be June 19th 2019 at 10 AM at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Jerry Matlock was born July 17th, 1944 in Mt. Enterprise to Ralph and Mattie B. Nettles Matlock. Mr. Matlock died June 15th 2019 in Mt. Enterprise. He is preceded in death by his parents and brothers Thomas Matlock,...

Jun 14, 2019

Alto – Graveside services for Dorothy Mae Taylor, 90, of Lufkin, will be Sunday June 16th at 3 PM at the Weches Cemetery with Rev. Horace Fletcher officiating.  Mrs. Taylor passed away Friday, June 14th in Jacksonville. She was born September 19,1928 in Alto to William L. Pounders and Louise Quine Pounders. Mrs. Taylor spent most of her life...

Jun 6, 2019

Alto – Funeral services for Blondria Dee Griffin-Mumphrey, 55, of Alto will be Thursday June 13th at 2pm at the River of Life Church in Alto. Interment to follow at New Hope Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6-8pm at O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home.

Mrs. Griffin-Mumphrey died Thursday June 6th in Jacksonville. She was born...

Jun 2, 2019

Rusk  – Funeral services for Paula Nell Hughes, 70, of Rusk, will be Sunday, June 9, at 3 PM at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home with.  Mrs. Hughes passed away Sunday, June 2nd in Rusk. She was born April 24, 1949 in Jacksonville, Texas to Clyde C. Vaughn and Cora Pauline Sutton Vaughn. She had lived in...

Jun 1, 2019

Kathy was born September 8, 1953 in Tucson, Arizona. She passed away quietly in the presence of her two sons and her husband Gary at her home on Saturday June 1, 2019 at the age of 65.  She attended Kilgore High School where she was selected Miss Kilgore High School.  She attended Kilgore Junior College where she was a...

May 29, 2019

Funeral services for Gerald L. Cleveland, 80, of Longview will be Sunday June 2nd 2019 at 11am at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to services also at the funeral home. Interment will follow the chapel service at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing. Mr. Cleveland died Wednesday May 29th in Longview, Texas. He was...

May 22, 2019

Alto – Graveside services for Colleen Gayle Kinder, 65, of Shepherd, will be Sunday, May 26, at 2 PM at the Lynches Chapel Cemetery with Rev. Odis Bryan officiating.  Mrs. Kinder passed away Wednesday, May 22 in Lufkin. She was born December 29, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Elmer Lewis Bridges and Mary Francis Dulany Bridges. She had lived...

May 18, 2019

Alto – Funeral services for Ouida Frances Murphy, 84, of Houston and formerly of Alto, will be Friday, May 24th, at 2 PM at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home.  Ms. Murphy passed away Saturday, May 18th in Baytown. She was born December 31, 1934 in Weches, Texas to Coy Lovelady and  Ruth Pyle Lovelady. Ouida lived many...

May 18, 2019

Alto – Memorial services for Robert E. "Bob" Boyd Jr., 65, of Alto will be Friday, May 24, at 11AM, at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home in Alto. Mr. Boyd passed away Saturday, May 18th in Alto. Bob was born August 15, 1953 in Lufkin, Texas to Robert E. Boyd Sr. and Dorothy Polk Boyd. Bob had...

May 8, 2019

Frankie N. Channel went to her home in heaven on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. She was born on June 25, 1935 – a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, and friend. She will be remembered for her devotion to her family and her home especially her outstanding cooking, her willingness to be content regardless of her circumstances, and her...

May 4, 2019

Alto – Funeral services for Richard Dale Jent, 59, of Weches, will be Thursday, May 9, at 1 PM at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home with  Bro. Davy Hobson oficiating.  Mr. Jent passed away Saturday, May 4h in Crockett. He was born August 28, 1959 in Galena Park, Texas to Osby T. and Yvonne Pyle Jent. Richard...

May 1, 2019

Funeral services for Granvil Dale Reed, 75, of Douglass will be Saturday May 4th, at 10am at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel. Visitation will be Friday May 3rd, from 5-7pm also at the funeral home. Interment will be at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing. Mr. Reed was born April 20th, 1944 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Troy James and Gladys...

Apr 30, 2019

Cushing-Funeral services for Autry T "Red" Whitehead, 93, of Cushing will be Friday May 3rd, at 2 pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow at  Redland Cemetery. Mr. Whitehead died Tuesday, April 30th, in Nacogdoches. He was born August 6th, 1925 in Cushing to John Henry Whitehead and Flora Brown Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead was Baptist....

Apr 24, 2019

Vera Faye Whitaker Nichols was born July 3rd, 1922, in the Lilbert Community in Nacogdoches County to Nolan L. and Mae Self Whitaker. She attended Lilbert School through her Sophomore year, then attended Cushing School where she participated on the volleyball team. Mrs. Nichols graduated in 1939 from Cushing High School. On August 23rd, 1941, she married Herbert Nichols,...

Apr 15, 2019

Alto – Funeral services for James Rayford Barron, 69, of the Primrose Community near Alto, will be Thursday, April 16, at 10 AM at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home with  Pastor D.R. McNaughton oficiating.  Mr. Barron passed away Monday, April 15th in Primrose. He was born September 26, 1949 in Jacksonville, Texas to Eugene And Dorothy Battison...

Apr 15, 2019

A memorial service for Laverne Olds, 87, will be Saturday April 20th, at 3pm at the Bethel Baptist Church in 429 Happy Land Road Nacogdoches, Texas 75965. Mrs. Olds died Monday in Nacogdoches. She was born August 9th, 1931 in Garrison, Texas to William A. and Velma Scarborough Newman.

Apr 10, 2019

Funeral service for Ernie Wolf, 69, of Alto will be held Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 3 pm at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home in Alto, Texas with Rev. Keith Hassell officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Palestine Cemetery. Mr. Wolf passed away Wednesday in Tyler. He was born June 5, 1949 in Covington, Oklahoma to...

Apr 8, 2019

Funeral services for Dalton Frank "Dot" Herman, 20, of Wells will be Friday, April 12th, at The River Church in Alto, Texas at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Benny Boles officiating. Dalton passed away Monday in Wells. He was born January 28, 1999 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Kevin & Sandra Kay Edwards Herman. He had lived all his life in...

Apr 5, 2019

Funeral services for Virgie Lovell, 76, of Alto will be Tuesday April 9th at 10am at the Forest Baptist Church. There will be a visitation Monday April 8th from 6-8pm also at Forest Baptist. No public graveside is scheduled. Virgie died Friday April 5th in Lufkin, Texas. She was born December 31st, 1942 in Rosevine, Texas to John Sydney...

Apr 2, 2019

Graveside services for Thelma Mae Brown, 77, of Neosho, MO will be Friday April 5th, at 3pm at the Arnold Cemetery near Wells. There is no visitation scheduled. Mrs. Brown died Tuesday April 2nd, 2019 in Wharton, Texas. She was born August 31st, 1941 in Seneca, MO to Foy and Lanora Richardson Hoover. She is preceded in death by...