Obituaries

Willie Ray Horne, 95, of San Augustine passed away Friday, May 24, 2024. He was born March 23, 1929, in Sabine County to parents Margarette Thanie 'Dink' (Jones) and Willie Vessie Horne. He was a longtime San Augustine resident and retired from TxDOT in 1993 with 42 years of service.

Jerry Wayne Dunnagan, 83, of Hemphill, passed away on May 21, 2024. He was born on January 19, 1941, in Binger, Oklahoma, to Melburn Bennie Dunnagan and Agnes Cleghorn Dunnagan. Jerry had a remarkable career path.

Lydia Kaytelin Davis, 24, of Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, passed away on May 13, 2024. She was born on August 31, 1999, in Mountain Home, Arkansas. Lydia was a spotter/operator in the construction industry and had a passion for her work.

Hunter Raven Buster, 22, of Pineland, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Houston,. He was born on September 5, 2001, in Lufkin, to Norman Randall Buster and Cindy Ann Worthy Crow. Hunter was a lifetime resident of Pineland and worked as a laborer in construction.

Roy Glenn Odom, Sr. of Gravelhill, was born November 22, 1947, in Lufkin. On May 17, 2024, his spirit left his body, went to the rainbow bridge where he took the reins of his TWH stallion, Shades By Tullos. Followed by his boxer dog, Duncan, they did a head shaking running walk to the pearly gates.

Mr. MonCedric LaJames Holman, age 20, of San Augustine, departed this physical life on May 12, 2024, in San Augustine.

Walter Allen Wilson, Jr., 79, of Hemphill, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2024 in Timber Ridge Nursing Home, Jasper. He was born on January 14, 1945, in Church Point, Louisiana, to Walter A. Wilson, Sr. and Lena DeFreese Wilson.

Billie Barbara Smith, 77, of Galveston, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. She was born on September 12, 1946, in Nacogdoches, to the late Walter and Ivy Mae Shelton. Formerly of Beaumont, she had resided in Port Neches, since 1995. Billie had worked as Payroll Clerk for the Port of Beaumont.

William Nolan 'Bill' Brown, 66, of Pineland, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024. He was born on May 8, 1958, in Houston, to J. C. Brown and Helen Oleta Gray Brown. Bill, was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and an active member of the Pineland community.

Catherine Biggers Christensen, 67, of Milam, passed away peacefully in her home on May 8, 2024. She was born on December 29, 1956, in New Orleans, LA. to C.L. “Red” Biggers and Elizabeth Shuff Biggers.