All Obituaries

          Funeral services for Leon (Frank) O’Guin, 77, of Lufkin, will be held Monday, January 27, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Jim Vaughan and Kyle Campbell officiating. Interment will follow at Bennett Cemetery in Trinity County.           Mr. O’Guin was born June 28, 1942 in Corrigan, Texas, the son of Leon Cox O’Guin and Lorraine (Jordan) Burch, and...

         Funeral services for Brandi (Jenkins) Mettlen, 39, of Hudson, will be held Friday, January 24, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Lufkin with Bro. Todd Core officiating. Interment will follow at Freeman Cemetery.           Brandi was born December 7, 1980 in Lufkin, Texas, the daughter of David Ray Jenkins and Susan (Barkley) Buckner, and died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 in...

          Funeral services for Barbara Ann Sanford, 71, of Huntington, will be held Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Fr. Guillermo Gabriel-Maisonet officiating. Interment will follow at Cochran Cemetery.           Barbara was born November 9, 1948 in Beaumont, Texas, and died Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Lufkin, following a many year battle with...

          Donald J. Forrest, 75, of Lufkin, was born April 26, 1944 in Monticello, Arkansas, the son of the late Joe Forrest and Mildred L. (Pimberton) Forrest, and died Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in Lufkin.           Mr. Forrest is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Marlon Bennett of Monticello, AR; daughter and son-in-law, Yvonne and Odell Burt of Lufkin; daughter and son-in-law...

          Funeral services for Cheryl Hubbard, 62, of Lufkin, will be held Thursday, January 16, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Rocky Mount Cemetery in Robeline, La. with Bro. Ronnie Frankens officiating.           Ms. Hubbard was born February 13, 1957 in Ft. Worth, TX, and died Saturday, January 11, 2020 in Lufkin.           Shafer Funeral Home, directors

           Funeral services for Lee Roy Corley, 88, of Livingston, will be held Sunday, January 12, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Bro. Gene Huntzinger and Chaplain Roylett “Roy” Turner officiating. A Masonic Graveside service with Military Honors will follow at Largent Cemetery.           Mr. Corley was born September 6, 1931 in Poynor, Texas, the son of the...

          Graveside services for Jim E. Rice, 80, of Lufkin, will be held Monday, January 6, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Whitehouse Cemetery in Lufkin with Bro. Joe Rice officiating.           Mr. Rice was born January 13, 1939 in Lufkin, Texas, the son of the late John Thomas Rice Sr. and Alice L. (Barnes) Rice, and died Friday, January 3, 2020 in...

           Funeral services for Reba Joyce Coker, 82, of Kennard, will be held Thursday, January 2, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin, TX with Bro. Billy Jackson officiating. Interment will follow at Coker Family Cemetery.           Mrs. Coker was born September 14, 1937 in Grapeland, Texas, the Daughter of Chester Lee Parker and Nora Bell (Lively) Parker, and died Friday,...

          Memorial services for Bettie Mable Ford, 67, of Lufkin, will be held Sunday, December 29, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Loop 287 Church of Christ in Lufkin with Kyle Cambell and Jim McDonald officiating.           Mrs. Ford was born December 28, 1951 in Lufkin, Texas, the Daughter of Eugene Ford and Silvia Mae (Walton) Ford, and died Friday, December 27, 2019 in...

         Funeral services for Ted Ross Howard, 65, of Huntington, will be held Friday, December 27, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Shawnee Church of Jesus Christ. Interment will follow at Jonesville Cemetery.           Mr. Howard was born November 4, 1954 in Woodville, Texas, the son of the late Henry Andrew Howard and Irma (Ross) Howard, and died Monday, December 23, 2019 in...