Obituaries

Apr 23, 2025

Kelvin Duane Wortham, 41, of Cushing, Texas passed away April 23rd, 2025 in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born March 26th, 1984 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Lester Charles Mallord and Debra Ann Wortham. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. He also had a love of helping people.

He is preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, and...

Apr 19, 2025

William "David" Todd, 79, of Alto Texas, passed away on April 19th 2025 at Trinity Mother Frances-Jacksonville. No Services planned at this time.

David was born January 23rd, 1946 to William Stephan and Lydia Carla Todd. During his life he gained many accomplishments as a doctor and psychiatrist. He earned his PHD at the University of New...

Apr 17, 2025

A funeral service for Stephen Craig Pitman, 65, of Cushing will be Thursday April 24th, 2025 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen funeral home chapel. Interment will follow at McKnight Cemetery in Cushing. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the funeral service also at the funeral home.

Mr. Pitman was born August 9th, 1959...

Apr 17, 2025

A funeral service for Joe L. Skinner, 80, of Alto will be Saturday May 3rd, 2025 at 11am at the Historical Weeping Mary Baptist Church in Alto. Interment will follow at St. Thomas Chapel Cemetery. An informal visitation and viewing will be Wednesday April 23, 2025 from 9am-5pm at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home.

Mr....

Apr 14, 2025

Joe Don Holland, 87, of Huntington, Texas, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025, at Huntington Health Care & Rehabilitation, in Huntington.  Joe is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas.

Services for Joe will be held on Wednesday, April 16th at 2:00 PM, with visitation one hour prior to the service, from...

Apr 1, 2025

Wilene Marie Dempsey (nee Gresham),86, of Pasadena Texas passed away peacefully on April 1,2025, at her home.

There will be a visitation on Sunday, April 6th from 4pm – 6pm at Dickie Allen's Funeral Home in Cushing Texas.

Funeral Service will be held on Monday, April 7th at 11am at Dickie Allen's Funeral Home.  Burial...

Mar 21, 2025

Buddy Lawrence Teichman, 76, of Cushing, Texas, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the Nacogdoches Medical Center ER, in Nacogdoches, Texas.  Buddy is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing.

The family will be having a Celebration of Life gathering on Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM, at...

Mar 20, 2025

Funeral services for Mary Ann Taylor McDaniel, will be Wednesday, March 26, at 12 Noon, at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel in Alto, Texas. The family will receive visitors starting at 11 AM also Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Mrs. McDaniel will be buried at the Weches Cemetery between Alto and Crockett. Mary Ann passed away Thursday,...

Mar 19, 2025

Kennon Ray Richards, 73, of Houston, Texas, passed away on March 19, 2025, at St. Lukes Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.  Kennon is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas.

Graveside Services for Kennon will be held on Saturday, March, 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM, at Stonewall Cemetery in Douglass, Texas.

Mar 19, 2025

Michael Ray Shingle, 70, passed away March 19th, 2025 in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born May 9th, 1954 in Rusk, Texas to Samuel C. and Helene Birdwell Shingle. No services are scheduled at this time.

Mar 15, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our loving husband and devoted father, Joe Allen Pitman. He passed away on March 15, 2025 in Nacogdoches, Texas. His memory will be forever etched in our hearts. Joe was born May 14, 1952 in Nacogdoches County to James Henry Pitman and Nellie Bailey Pitman. A graveside service...

Mar 12, 2025

Thomas Richard Bankston, age 77, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away on March 12, 2025, in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Visitation will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at First United Methodist Church, Nacogdoches, Tx. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 pm with the Rev. Dr. Todd Jordan, Strawbridge United Methodist Church, Kingwood Tx., Reverend Beth Chenault,...

Mar 11, 2025

Richard Lynn Dees passed away March 11, 2025 in Cushing, Texas, at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 28 days.

Richard is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing.   Graveside Services will be on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM, at Sandhill / Isabell Chapel Cemetery, in Mt. Enterprise, Texas, with ...

Mar 4, 2025

Private family services for Frances Burke Hicks, 88, of Alto will be held. Frances passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at her home in Alto. She was born November 8, 1936 in Palestine, Texas to Harold Eugene Burke and Mary Viola Bowman Burke. Frances has lived most of her life in Alto where she was a member of the...

Mar 1, 2025

Isaac "Ike" Cochran, 78 of Cushing, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Jacksonville, Texas.  Isaac is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas.

A Memorial Service for Ike will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 3:00 P.M., at the First Apostolic Church of Dialville, in Rusk, Texas, with...

Feb 25, 2025

Marjorie Nelson Warner departed this life at the age of 91 years on the morning of February 25, 2025 in Durango, Colorado. Marge was a very active and popular resident of Sunshine Gardens Senior Community where she was known for her congeniality toward all, love of Texas, utter domination of both trivia contests and football pools, her beautifully coordinated...

Feb 21, 2025

Memorial services for Randall Scott "Scotty" Perry, 52, of Chandler, will be held at the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel in Alto at 1 PM, Friday, March 28. Scotty passed away February 21, 2025 in Chandler, Texas.  He was born December 4, 1972 in Dallas, Texas to Jimmy Glenn Perry and Elizabeth Ann Tobias Perry. Scotty had lived...

Feb 4, 2025

Funeral services for Alison Porter, 41, of Alto will be Sunday, February 9, at 2 PM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home in Alto, Texas with Bro. Jackie Yates officiating. Interment will be at Old Palestine Cemetry in Alto. Alison passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, February 4 in Jacksonville. She was born December 28, 1983 in Nacogdoches, Texas...

Feb 1, 2025

Joyce Marie Barnes Westmoreland joined our Savior in Heaven on Saturday, February 1, 2025. She left peacefully, surrounded by family in the comfort of her home at Hickory Hill Farm in Happy Valley, just outside of Cushing, Texas. Joyce was 91 years young. A visitation will be held at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas on Friday, February...

Jan 31, 2025

Funeral services for Ava Jo Jones, 85, of Henderson will be Wednesday, February 5, at the Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto, with a visitation beginning at Noon at the cemetery.  Ava Jo passed away Friday, January 31 in Tyler. She was born June 30, 1939 in Alto, Texas to Joe Fred Cosper and Merry Idell Cash Cosper. Ava Jo...