Obituaries

Body The Homegoing Celebration for Dr. Elizabeth A. Reneau, 86, of Lufkin was held, March 9, 2023, in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Joshua Reneau and Reverend Samuel Reneau officiating. Graveside service followed at Woods Cemetery in Broaddus, Texas.

Body Lendy Ray 'Lynn' Miller, 71, of Pineland, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Legacies Nursing and Rehab in Hemphill, Texas. Hewas born in Kilgore, on February 16, 1952 to Welba D.

Body A Celebration of Barry Powell’s Life, age 73, of Jasper, will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 13, 2023 at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home, Jasper, Texas with burial to follow at Townsend Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas with Military honors. Visitation will be 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Body Frank Joseph Zitkovic, Jr., 78, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, March 6, 2023 at Hemphill Care Center. He was born in Lafayette, on May 11, 1944 to Frank Joseph Zitkovic, Sr. and Maryanne Crouchet Zitkovic.

Body Bobby Wayne Weatherford, 81, of Broaddus passed away Monday, February 20, 2023. He was born July 26, 1941, on the family homeplace in the Hebron community to Enoch Daniel Weatherford and Ollie Mae Williams Weatherford.

Body Lillie “Fay” Johnson Joliffe passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family at the age of 85. She was born January 15, 1938 in Lake Charles, to Ivan L. Johnson, Sr. and Noely M. Hawkins Johnson. She was a long time resident of the Toledo Bend Fairmount area.

Body Norman Leon McMurry (known as Leon) was born March 7, 1926, in Roganville, and died peacefully in Chicago, IL, on February 21, 2023, at the age of 96 years. He travelled the world first in the US Merchant Marines (WWII), then on numerous pipeline jobs.

Body Karon Sue Wooldridge was born on July 12, 1949 to Billie L. Wooldridge and Dorothy J. Wooldridge (Mangrum) at Methodist Hospital in Paragould, Arkansas. She spent most of her growing up years in the St. Louis, MO area. She moved with her daughter, Leslie, to Friendswood, in 1991.

Body Norman Dale 'Bud' Crandall, 93, Bronson, passed away Jan. 17, 2023.

Body On Friday, January 27, 2023, Richard Elvin Deason, loving father of 3, passed away peacefully at the age of 72 in Orange, TX. He was born on March 28, 1950, in Deridder, La. to Elvin Deason and Ruth (White) Deason.