Obituaries

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...

Apr 1, 2019

Bess Marie Brunt Brown passed from her life of 91 years on April 1, 2019 at Oak Manor Nursing Home in Nacogdoches, Texas. Born in 1928 to Jesse Brunt and Era Hunt in Alto, she enjoyed growing up in East Texas with her two sisters and brother. She was a Dallas telephone operator in her earlier years and was...

Mar 31, 2019

Funeral services for Michael Tipps, 55, of Cushing, Texas will be Saturday April 6that 11am at the Cushing ISD Gymnasium. Interment will follow at Tipps Cemetery near Cushing. A visitation will be held Friday April 5th from 6-8pm at the funeral home in Cushing. Mr. Tipps died March 31st, 2019 in Nacogdoches. He was born October 18th, 1963 in...

Mar 19, 2019

Marilyn Cranford passed away on the evening of March 19th, 2019, at Angelina House Assisted Living in Jacksonville, Texas at the age of 96.

Marilyn was born on May 25th, 1922 to Arkan Erett and Bonnie Gregory Cranford. She spent a very happy childhood in Sacul, Texas. She went to Sacul schools and completed her high school...

Mar 18, 2019

Funeral service for Mary Catherine Blackburn, 76, of Houston will be Saturday March 23rd, 2019 at 10am at Dickie Allen Funeral Home. Interment will follow at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing. A Visitation will be held Friday March 22nd from 6-8pm also at the funeral home. Mrs. Blackburn died Monday March 18th in Houston, Texas. She was born October 2nd,...

Mar 13, 2019

Funeral services for Albertine Edwards, 69, of Corsicana and formerly of Alto will be Saturday March 16th, at 2pm at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home with Bro. Larry Jenkins officiating. Interment will be at St. Thomas Cemetery near Alto. A visitation will be held 1 hour prior to services also at the funeral home. Mrs. Edwards died...

Mar 13, 2019

Cushing-Funeral services for Elbert Ray Johnson, 67, of Trawick will be Saturday March 23rd, at 1pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Rupert Purifoy officiating. Burial will follow at Fuller Cemetery. Mr. Johnson died Wednesday, March 13th, in Nacogdoches. He was born September 1st, 1951 in Trawick to Elmer B Johnson and Claudia Watkins Johnson. Mr....

Mar 9, 2019

Memorial services for Charles "Chuck" Hoffpauir Jr., 55, of Cushing are pending until his daughter Casey Rae and new granddaughter Victoria Alice are able to travel. Chuck passed away Saturday, March 9th, in Cushing. He was born August 17th, 1963 in Beaumont, Texas. Chuck lived in Cushing for the last 16 years and worked as a Night Operations Manager...

Mar 8, 2019

Graveside services for Anna Maudeen Oehlers, 84, of Tomball and formerly of Cushing will be Tuesday March 12th at 1pm at Friendship Cemetery near Cushing. No Visitation is scheduled. Mrs. Oehlers died Friday March 8th, 2019 in Tomball, TX. She was born February 5th, 1935 in Cushing, TX to Tom Watson and Maggie Baker Hartless. She is preceded in...

Mar 5, 2019

Graveside services for Sharon Ann Sanders, 74, of Cushing will be Friday March 8th, 2019 at 10am at the Friendship Cemetery near Cushing. Visitation will be Thursday March 7th, from 6-8pm at Dickie Allen Funeral Home. Mrs. Sanders died Tuesday March 5th in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born September 13th, 1944 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Hollis L. and Lois...