All Obituaries

          A Celebration of Life graveside service for ­Troy Lee Conner, 72, of Lufkin, TX will be held  on his 73rd birthday, Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 12:25 p.m. at Ivy Cemetery in Huntington, TX with Bro. Simon Purvis officiating.           Mr. Conner was born March 20, 1948 in Huntington, Texas, to Jodie Bug Conner and Rosa Lee (Cuculic) Conner, and died at 12:25 a.m. on Monday, February...

           Funeral services for Donald L. James, 60, of Lufkin, will be held Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 12:00 Noon at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Dr. Jeremiah Moss officiating. Interment will follow at Simpson Cemetery in Pollok.           Mr. James was born May 24, 1960 in Lufkin, Texas, to John D. James and Janice Onita (Thompson) James, and died Monday, February 22, 2021 after...

        A memorial visitation for Sterling Booker, Jr., 71, of Zavalla, formerly of Beaumont, Texas, will be held Saturday, February 27, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin.           Mr. Booker was born December 29, 1949 in Beaumont, Texas, to Sterling Booker, Sr. and Jennie (Magliolo) Booker, and died Saturday, February 20, 2021 in...

         A Mass of Christian Burial for Maria Guadalupe Aguilar, 70, of Lufkin, will be held Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 12:00 Noon at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lufkin with Fr. Denzil Vithanage officiating. Interment will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery.           Mrs. Aguilar was born December 10, 1950, in Castaños, Coahuila, Mexico, to Tereso Rodriguez and Herminia Riojas, and...

         Funeral services for James Robert “J.R.” Smith, 73, of Wells, will be held Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Bro. William “Bill” Bailey officiating. Interment will follow at Hester Cemetery in Wells.           Mr. Smith was born June 1, 1947 in Wells, Texas, to Robert “Buck” Myrle Smith and Wanda Ruth Hadaway, and died...

          Memorial services for Elaine Lucille Graham, 61, of Lufkin, will be held Friday, February 26, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin.           Elaine was born October 5, 1959 in Washington D.C., to Ronald Williamson and Virginia (Woodard) Williamson, and died Wednesday, February 17, 2021 in Lufkin.           Elaine was lifelong animal...

          ­David Michael Ratliff, 73, of Spring, Texas, was born July 14, 1947 in Jackson, Mississippi, to Elbridge Garner “E.G.” Ratliff and Betty (Harrell) Garrett, and died Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in The Woodlands.           Mr. Ratliff was an extremely well read man. He had a lifelong curiosity and passion for world religions and was well versed in all of them. Mr. Ratliff...

          Clara Fern Hardin, 85, long time resident of Huntington, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in Apple Springs, Texas. She was born December 14, 1935 in Quemado, New Mexico, to John Robert Fletcher and Sherman (Steele) Fletcher.            Shafer Funeral Home, Lufkin directors.

          Funeral services for Marjorie McKinney Hudson, 94, of Lufkin, will be held Friday, February 19, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Bro. Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow at Walker Cemetery in Redland.           Marjorie McKinney Hudson was born November 27, 1926 in Lufkin, Texas, to Cleburn McKinney and Ollie (Doredson) McKinney, and died Tuesday,...

         Graveside services for ­Cabe Cordyce Clonts, 91, of Apple Springs, TX  will be held Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Apple Springs with Bro. Dean Butler officiating.           Cabe Cordyce Clonts was born October 1st, 1929 in Pima County, Arizona and passed peacefully at his home in Apple Springs, TX, surrounded by his family on February 7th, 2021. He lived...