All Obituaries

           Memorial services for Gary Lynn McFarland, 72, of Etoile, will be held Saturday, December 14, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Bro. Ty Phillips officiating.           Mr. McFarland was born September 30, 1947 in Austin, Texas, the son of the late Orville Westley McFarland and Mary Elizabeth (Jennings) McFarland, and died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in...

        Funeral services for Stacy Craig Sims, 57, of Lufkin, will be held Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Brother Carlos Martinez officiating.  Interment will follow at Gann Cemetery.         Mr. Sims was born October 3, 1962 in Houston, Texas, the son of the late Douglas Junior Sims and Patsy Ruth (Allen) Sims and died Monday, December 9, 2019 in Houston.  He was a...

          Memorial graveside services for Ben H. Vance Jr., 84, of Lufkin, will be held Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Corrigan with Bro. Mike Wall and Phil Corbett officiating.           Mr. Vance was born January 29, 1935 in Crosby, Texas, the son of Benjamin Holly Vance Sr. and Marie Gladis Jarris Vance, and died Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in...

         Funeral services for Leonard “L.F.” Grimes, 92, of Burke, will be held Sunday, December 1, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at Greater Love Tabernacle Church in Homer with ­­­­­­Pastor Ronnie Frankens officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery.           Mr. Grimes was born March 25, 1927 in Beulah, Texas, the son of the late Calvin Grimes and Minnie (Hambrick)...

       Funeral services for Wyatt Lee Hibdon, 6wks, of Pollok will be held Saturday, November 30, 2019 10:00am at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin, TX with Rev. Christian Collard officiating.  Viewing will be Friday, November 29, 2019 at Shafer Funeral Home from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in Wells, TX.        Wyatt was born October 15, 2019 in Huntsville, TX to Scott and Samantha Hibdon...

          A Visitation for Teresa Kaye Page, 56, of Lufkin, will be held Wednesday, November 13, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin.           Teresa was born September 12, 1963 at John Connally Air Force Base in Waco, Texas, the daughter of W. A. “Bill” Page Jr. and Kathy (Eldridge) Page, and died Monday, November 11, 2019 in...

         Graveside services for Mark Dwaine Helton, 52, of Lufkin, will be held Monday, November 11, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Bennett Cemetery in Trinity County with Bro. Ty Phillips officiating.           Mark was born January 31, 1967 in Lufkin, Texas, the son of Junior Helton and Melba Ann (Due) Schoennagel, and died Friday, November 8, 2019 in Lufkin.          ...

          Memorial services for Curtis (Shane) Cook, 49, of Lufkin, will be held Saturday, November 9, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church.           Shane was born October 9, 1970 in Lufkin, Texas, to Curtis and Louise Cook, and passed away Sunday, November 3, 2019 in Marshall, Texas.           Shane loved to draw and ride motorcycles. He also...

          Graveside services for William Donald “Curly” Stott, 87, of Lufkin, will be held Monday, November 4, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. at Sunset Cemetery in Nacogdoches with Pat Jones officiating.           Mr. Stott was born January 16, 1932 in Nacogdoches, Texas, the son of I. D. and Delanie (Luman) Stott, and died Saturday, November 2, 2019 in...

                    Funeral services for Heartley Faith Montelongo, 1, of Lufkin, will be held Thursday, November 7, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Deacon Gary Trevino officiating. Interment will follow at Arnold Cemetery.           Heartley was born February 22, 2018 in Lufkin, Texas, the daughter of Heather Rachelle Goodwin, and...