All Obituaries

          Graveside services for ­Belinda Kay (Burt) Hubbard, 40, of Houston, will be held Monday, August 2, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in Lufkin with Bro. Nathan Pannell officiating.           Mrs. Hubbard was born October 12, 1980, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Neland E. Burt and Linda Sue (Sargent) Mangum, and died Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in...

         Funeral services for Carolyn Frances Smith, 83, of Lufkin, will be held Thursday, July 29, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Rev. Keith Bickley officiating. Interment will follow at Gann Cemetery.           Mrs. Smith was born December 31, 1937, in Lufkin, Texas, to Marvin Dias and Mildred (Mathis) Dias, and died Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tyler,...

          Funeral services for Angie Glass, 57, of Diboll, will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Pastor Andy Gossett officiating and Pastor Kelly Havard, Bro. Gary Holland, and Bro. Bobby Frankens assisting. Interment will follow at Prairie Grove Cemetery in Diboll.           Ms. Glass was born December 23, 1963, in Lufkin, Texas, to Curtis Harper and...

          Funeral services for ­Charlie G. Hollingsworth, 72, of Lufkin, will be held Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Bro. Cary Modisett officiating. Interment will follow at Homer Cemetery.           Mr. Hollingsworth was born November 4, 1948, in Zavalla, Texas, to Henry Chamber Hollingsworth and Ida Ray (Wilkins) Vinson, and died Thursday, July 22,...

          Graveside services for Melisa Ann Truett, 60, of Lufkin, will be held Sunday, July 25, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. at Crain Cemetery in Shawnee Prairie with Bro. Ty Phillips officiating.           Ms. Truett was born April 18, 1961, in Lufkin Texas, to the late Kenneth and Sandra (Hawkins) Truett, and died Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Lufkin           Ms....

          Funeral services for Benjamin Sanders “­Sandy” Kirkland, 58, of Pollok, will be held Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Bro. Ford Adkins officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery in Wells.           Mr. Kirkland was born October 6, 1962, in Lufkin, Texas, to Ralph Maurice Kirkland Sr. and Jewel (Sanders) Kirkland, and...

          Memorial services for Gary Lee Espey, 73, of Huntington, will be held Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin.           Mr. Espey was born July 7, 1948, in Rockford, Illinois, to Buddy Espey and Leona (Adams) Espey, and died Monday, July 19, 2021, in Lufkin.           Mr. Espey proudly served in the United States...

           Graveside services for Judy Repp, 64, of Lufkin, will be held Thursday, July 22, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Shofner Cemetery in Huntington with Bro. Elton Musick officiating.           Ms. Repp was born January 23, 1957, in Lufkin, Texas, to the late Allen Ben Repp and Georgia (Beam) Repp, and joined hands with her parents on Saturday, July 17, 2021, in...

         Funeral services for Gary Lynn Loving, 66, of Lufkin, will be held Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Bro. Maynard Phillips and Bro. Chris Powell officiating. Interment will follow at Grimes Cemetery.           Mr. Loving was born March 30,1955, in Lufkin, Texas, to Charles Edward Loving and Adabell (Scoggins) Loving, and died Thursday, July 15, 2021, at his...

             Vickie Christiansen, 68, of Pollok, was born January 28, 1953, in Center, Texas, born to the late Johnny Harvey and Thelma (Murphy) Harvey, and died Wednesday, July 14, 2021, at her residence.           Mrs. Christiansen enjoyed quilting, working in her garden, reading, and cooking. She would make lap blankets and donate them to various nursing homes. Above all, Mrs....