All Obituaries

          Funeral services for Carolyn L. Smith Jacobs, 80, of Wells, will be held Saturday, September 14, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Wells with Bro. Horace Fletcher and Bro. Wes Matchett officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Hope Cemetery.           Mrs. Jacobs was born December 17, 1938 in Wells, Texas, the daughter of the late Ernest Elbert Smith and Ruth (Hammond) Smith,...

          Funeral services for Mary Ann (Sowell) McBride, 61, of Winnie, Texas, will be held Friday, September 13, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Bro. Jerry Chandler officiating. Interment will follow at Fielders Cemetery.           Mrs. McBride was born July 30, 1958 in Diboll, Texas, the daughter of the late James Alfred Sowell and Imogene (Shatto) Sowell, and went to be...

          Billie J. “Totsie” (Beavers) Alexander, 89, was born March 23, 1930 in Lufkin, Texas, the daughter of the late Charlie Burke Beavers and Ina Jane (Dominy) Beavers, and died Monday, September 9, 2019 in Lufkin. Interment will be at the Garden of Memories Memorial Park in Lufkin.           Mrs. Alexander grew up in the Keltys Community attending Mable Melear School and was a 1947...

          Funeral services for Charles Aaron Oliver Sr., 82, of Zavalla, will be held Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Concord Missionary Baptist Church in Zavalla with Bro. Jackson Colwell and Bro. Joel Hitchcock officiating. Interment will follow at Concord Cemetery.           Mr. Oliver was born September 5, 1937 in Lufkin, Texas, the son of Charles Ray Oliver and Opal (Barge) Oliver,...

          A Celebration of Life for Preston “Paw Paw” Allen, 72, of Lufkin, will be held Friday, September 6,  2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Pollok.           Mr. Allen was born December 22, 1946 in Lufkin, Texas, the son of the late Emory Hamilton Allen and Lila Mae (Parker) Allen, and passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 surrounded by his family and...

           A Mass of Christian Burial for Donald Charles Newland, 79, of Lufkin, will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Lufkin with Fr. Joe Kannampuzha officiating. Interment will follow at the Garden of Memories Memorial Park.           Mr. Newland was born May 5, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of the late Charles Byron Lincoln...

Cheryl Diane Kedrowicz, 70, of Lufkin, was born March 13, 1949, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the daughter of George P. Miller Jr. and Nila Jean (Van Duyn) Jordon, and died Sunday, August 25, 2019, in Lufkin. She was a loving wife and a strong-willed mother who didn’t let anything get past her. She loved her family and her extended carnival family, many of whom call her mom or Aunt Cheryl. She loved to travel, play cards and go to flea markets. She was a hard worker. She worked in the...

          Memorial services for Terry Scott Beam, 56, of Lufkin, will be held Sunday, August 25, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Pastor Pat Jones officiating.           Mr. Beam was born March 2, 1963 in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Clyde Beam and Delberta June Quesinberry Beam, and died Thursday, August 22, 2019 in...

         Graveside services for Ida Wagnone, 74, of Diboll, will be held Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Gann Cemetery with Bro. Myrton Thompson officiating.           Mrs. Wagnone was born February 9, 1945 in Wells, Texas, the daughter of the late Arter Norris and Bessie Mae (Dunneway) Norris and died Monday, August 19, 2019 in Lufkin.          ...

          Funeral services for Miguel Rosales, 69, of Diboll, will be held Friday, August 30, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Pastor Eliu Camacho officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Haven Cemetery in Diboll.           Mr. Rosales was born September 29, 1949 in Hidalgo County, Texas, the son of the late Manuel Rosales and Maria Inez (Martinez) Rosales, and died...