Obituaries

Jan 11, 2025

Amanda Tolentino Sevilla, 62, of Alto, passed away on January 11, 2025 in Houston, Texas. Visitation and Rosary will be 5:00-7:00PM Wednesday January 15th at O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home. Rosary to start at approximately 6:20pm . Graveside services will be held 2:00PM Friday January 17, 2025 at Sevilla Family Cemetery 4345 FM 851, Alto, Texas officiated by...

Jan 6, 2025

Summers Hassell (87) was born in the Beulah Community near Alto, TX on August 19, 1937 to William Jesse Hassell and Amy Audral Wallace Hassell.  He passed away on January 6, 2025 in Rusk, Texas.  A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, January 18th at 2:00 p.m.  at A. Frank Smith Methodist Church (131 Cooper Street)...

Jan 5, 2025

Graveside Services for Max A. Tallant, 87, will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Lyles-Sanders Cemetery in Rusk County, with Clyde Gray of Springfield, Missouri, officiating and directed by Dickie Allen Funeral Home.

Mr. Tallant was born on August 9, 1937, at home in Malvern, Arkansas (Rolla Route #1), to Arthur...

Dec 30, 2024

Jamie Roush, 39 of Rusk Texas, passed away on December 30, 2024 in Rusk, Texas.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, January 10, 2025 at First Baptist Church, Rusk Texas.  Pastor Brian Givens of First Baptist Church, Rusk and Pastor Steve Smith of First Baptist Church Hebron, Carrollton, Texas will officiate. Family and friends are...

Dec 25, 2024

Funeral services for Odean Easley, 102, of Alto will be Friday, January 3rd, 2025 at 1 PM at the Highway 69 Church of Christ in Alto with Bro, Kaffee Andrews officiating. There will be a visitation time from 11 Am until 1 Pm also at the church that Friday. Mrs. Easley was born March 12, 1922 in Alto to...

Dec 17, 2024

Funeral services for Syble Katherine Lindsey, 97, of Alto will be Saturday, December 21, at 10 AM in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Zac Baker officiating. Burial will follow in the Old Palestine Cemetery. There will be a visitation Friday, December 20, from 6-8 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Lindsey passed away Tuesday,...

Dec 15, 2024

A funeral service for Mattie Heffington Lilley, 90, of Houston, and formerly of Alto will be Saturday at 2 PM at the Calvery Tabernacle United Pentacostal Church in Alto. The family will receive visitors from 1-2 PM at the church. Interment will follow at Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto. Mrs. Lilley was born January 29th, 1934 in Denton, Texas...

Dec 13, 2024

George Walter Clark, 99, of Gary, Indiana, passed away on December 13, 2024, in Alto, Texas. George, best known as "Bigman", was born in Paducah, Kentucky to George Clark & Lucy Hearns.  Bigman attended Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana. After graduating high school he joined the U.S. Navy, was a Seaman First Class in World War II and...

Dec 10, 2024

Willis Joshua Hargrave, Jr., son of Willis J. Hargrave, Sr. And Annie Belle (Gage) Hargrave, was born in Houston, TX on August 26, 1935 and passed away in Houston, TX on December 10, 2024. He is preceded in death by his parents, his precious infant daughter Dana Renee' Hargrave, and siblings: Helen Brumley, Jimmie Hargrave, Patricia Courson, Judy Parks,...

Dec 9, 2024

Evelyn Gaye Dodson Brown stepped into the arms of her Lord and Savior, fully healed and complete, on Monday, December 9, 2024.  Born May 27, 1954  in Fort Worth to Rev. George and Joyce Dodson, Gaye moved to Nacogdoches in 1965, graduating from Nacogdoches High School and Stephen F. Austin State University.

As a teacher of 24...

Dec 3, 2024

Juanita Greer Birdwell, 87, joined her beloved husband, Willard Ray, and her daughter, Krecia Ray, in their heavenly home, Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 at 7:15pm. Juanita enjoyed a strong and vibrant Thanksgiving Day laughing with family, experiencing a sudden stroke that evening. She was surrounded by her family and prayer through the moment of her passing.

Juanita...

Dec 2, 2024

Jesse Wayne Furra. 88 of Cushing Texas, passed away on December 2, 2024 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to service, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM, Friday December 6, 2024 at Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday December 6, 2024 at...

Dec 2, 2024

Tommie Saulters, 82 of Sacul, Texas, passed away on December 2, 2024, at her daughter's house in Baytown, Texas.

Tommie is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home in Cushing, TX.

Visitation will be from 5-7 PM, Thursday, December 5, 2024, at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing.

Funeral Services...

Nov 30, 2024

McNeil Husband, 79, of Cushing, Texas, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at  Westward Trails Nursing Home & Rehabilitation, in Nacogdoches, Texas. McNeil is under the care of Dickie Allen Funeral Home, in Cushing, Texas, arrangements are pending.

Nov 17, 2024

Richard Earl Duke was 81, when he went to be with his Lord on the 17th day of our Lord, November 2024. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at his residence in Laneville, Texas. He had just recently celebrated his Birthday with his loving family.

Richard was born on the 12th day of our Lord, October...

Nov 14, 2024

Funeral services for Roger Lee Johnson, 77, of Lufkin will be Sunday at 3 PM, in the O.T. Allen & Son Funeral Chapel in Alto officiated by Keith Jones. There will be a visitation from 2-3 PM Sunday at the funeral home before services begin. Interment will be at Old Palestine Cemetery in Alto.

Roger Lee Johnson...

Nov 8, 2024

Edwin McCollough, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather (affectionately known as Pawpaw), departed this life to enter his eternal heavenly home on November 8, 2024, in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Born on April 23, 1944, in Pintkin, Louisiana, he was the cherished son of Erby and Eunice McCollough.

He was preceded in death by his parents...

Nov 4, 2024

It is with mixed emotions that we announce our precious momma's change of address. On Monday, November 4, 2024, our momma, Sandra Rice Brumley moved from this earth to her new home in Heaven. I can't even imagine what it must feel like to be in the arms of Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. We will miss her...

Nov 2, 2024

A memorial service for Eoles Burist, Sr., 80, of Cushing will be Saturday November 16th, 2024 at 2pm at the Dickie Allen Funeral Home Chapel.

Eoles Burist was born March 18, 1944, in Rusk County, Texas, to the late Samp Burist (Sr.) and Emma Ward Burist. Eoles entered eternal rest on November 2, 2024, at the age...

Nov 1, 2024

Was born on December 30,1941 to Arlie Roy Bice Sr. and Henrietta ((Hank) Bice.  Arlie passed away on Nov. 1, 2024.

He was preceded in death by parents A. R.Bice Sr and Henry Etta (Wiggins) Bice, daughter Yvette Renee (Bice) Jung, sister Louetta Faye (Bice) Cates and his beloved wife Sharon Ann (Mitchell) Bice.  He is survived...