All Obituaries

           Memorial services for  Gerald Forse, 77, of Huntington, will be held Sunday, December 4, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Harmony Odele Baptist Church in Huntington, Texas with Bro. Jackson Collwell officiating.             Mr. Forse was born April 23, 1945, in Huntington, Texas to the late Otha A. Forse, and Bessie M. Willett, and died Friday, November 25, 2022, in Lufkin.  ...

Funeral services for Margie Welch Ballard, 77, of Nacogdoches, will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, Dec. 3 at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin. Margie was born on July 23, 1945, in Lufkin, Texas to Claude C. Welch and Pauline (Kelley) Welch and peacefully passed away on Friday, Nov. 25 at her daughter’s home in League City, Texas. Margie was raised in Diboll, Texas, and graduated from Diboll High School in the class of 1963. She was a member of the Diboll Marching Band where she played French...

          Memorial Visitation for Kristin Denise (Canty) Hightower, 49, of Huntington, will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin.           Mrs. Hightower was born on Sunday, December 17, 1972, in Knoxville, Tennessee, to  Robert Wayne Canty and Patricia Cartwright Canty and died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, in...

         Mary Catherine Jolin was born on October 23, 1937, in Dallas, Texas. She lived to see her 85th birthday and her beloved Astros win the World Series. She died on November 23, 2022, in Dallas with her family surrounding her. She was a resident of Florence, Texas for over 30 years, and lived in many places before that as an Army wife, embracing each new duty station and making a home for her family. Ever a devoted wife and mother, she put family...

            Graveside services for Cindy Maddox, 85, of Lufkin, will be held Sunday, November 27, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Pine Grove Cemetery in Diboll with Bro. Jerry Young officiating. Ms. Maddox was born on November 22, 1937, in Lufkin, Texas to Sterling Medford Squyres and Doris George Squyres and died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, in Lufkin.          Ms. Maddox lived her entire life in the...

          Services for Austin Lynn Funderburk, 39, of Huntington, are pending.           Austin was born on September 5, 1983, in Dallas, Texas, and died Friday, November 18, 2022, in Huntington at his residence.           Austin attended Lufkin Family Worship Center. He enjoyed fishing, playing dominoes, playing spades, and watching the Dallas Cowboys....

            Funeral services for Maria Cruz Rios, 64, of Hudson, will be held Sunday, November 20, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Pastor Jose Saenz officiating. Interment will follow at Largent Cemetery in Hudson.             Mrs. Rios was born on June 30, 1958, in Jimenez, Coahuila, Mexico, to the late Salomon Martinez and Anselma (Gonzalez) Martinez, and...

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­          Danny Kirtley, 59, of Pollok, Texas, was born January 4, 1963, in Hawaii, to Harold Kirtley and Margie (Edwards) Kirtley, and died Tuesday, November 15, 2022, in Pollok, Texas.           Danny was a hardworking man, whose passion was welding.  He loved to learn new things and try different careers.  During his...

          Graveside services for Bryan Wayne McMullen, 50, of Huntington will be held on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 3 p.m. at Treadwell Cemetery in Huntington, Tx.  The service will be officiated by Bryan’s mentor, friend and employer, Paul Robbins.           Robert Dean McMullen and Michele Wamsley McMullen joyfully welcomed Bryan into this world on January 14, 1972 in Lufkin,...

          Misa fúnebre para Esmeralda Chairez, 53, de Lufkin se llevará a cabo el sábado, 19 de noviembre de 2022, a las 10:00 AM en la Iglesia católica San Andrés en Lufkin, TX, oficiente padre Joby Thomas. Entierro será después de la misa en Garden of Memories.           La señora Chairez nació el 10 de abril de 1969, en Héroes de...