All Obituaries

Mr. John Henry Smith, age 77, of San Augustine, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Colonial Pines Healthcare Center. He was born November 12, 1944, in San Augustine County, Texas, to parents J.W. Smith and Joyce Marie Byrd Smith and was a longtime area resident. Mr. Smith served San Augustine County as Constable for Precinct 1 for 16 years and was employed by Tyson in their poultry operations for 40 years. He was a member of Rosevine Missionary Baptist Church. His survivors...

Mrs. Joyce Carrell Courtney, age 90, passed from this life on Saturday, June 25, 2022, in Willis, Texas. She was born June 9, 1932, in White City, Texas, to the late Mary Isabell (Townsend) Carrell and Troy Mitchell Carrell. She resided on Lake Conroe in Willis, Texas. She is survived by her loving and devoted husband of almost 50 years, Jim Courtney. She dearly loved her family and enjoyed sharing stories of her life growing up on a farm with 10 kids! She was very competitive and loved...

Mrs. Mary Edith Lewis, age 87, of San Augustine County, Texas, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Colonial Pines Healthcare Center. Mrs. Lewis was born December 26, 1934, in San Augustine County to parents Loucious J. Sanders and Zora Roberts Sanders. "Edith" was a lifelong area resident and retired following many years as a restaurant cook in the Broaddus/San Augustine area. Her survivors include her sons, James Earl Bryan and Roy Allen Bryan and his wife, Malinda, all of San...

Mrs. Gracie Quinn Steadham, age 91, passed away Monday, June 20, 2022, at Colonial Pines Health Care Center in San Augustine, Texas. Mrs. Steadham was born April 11, 1931, and had been a longtime resident of San Augustine County, especially the Denning community area. She had worked as housekeeper for area families and hotel. She was a member of the Pentecostal church. She is survived by her son, Robert of San Augustine. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Steadham; and a...

Mr. Wilbur Charles Huss passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, in San Augustine, Texas, at 90 years old. He died peacefully at home in his sleep, surrounded by family. Wilbur, known as Wil or WC, was born on February 13, 1932, in Guthrie County, Iowa. Wil was the first of three sons born to Charles and May Huss. Wil graduated from Payton High School in 1949 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served for four years. On December 23, 1952, Wil married Lauretta Dagit of Pekin, Illinois....

Donald Earl Sowell, Jr., age 43, of San Augustine, passed from this life, on Sunday, June 5, 2022, in San Augustine County, Texas.  He was born October 25, 1978, to parents, Renita (Worry) Sowell and Donald Earl Sowell, Sr., and had lived in San Augustine most of his life, and worked in the timber industry.  His survivors include brother, Brad Sowell; sister, Angie Sowell, along with several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.   No services are planned...

The Lord delivered a perfect baby boy, Burl Wesley Youngblood, Jr., "Wes" on March 13, 1967, to ecstatic parents and sisters.  He was with us for a much too short 54 years and departed this earth February 18, 2022.  Our angel is now in the waiting arms of his parents, Burl and Athalee Youngblood who had the greatest love for him.  He is surely entertaining his grandmothers, aunts, uncles, and cousins up in heaven.  Little Whistler, as nicknamed by Daddy, exuded...

Mrs. Lola Christine (Harvey) Rash, age 89, of San Augustine County, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at The Summit Health Care Center. Mrs. Rash was born April 21, 1933. in San Augustine County, Texas, to parents Jeff and Rosie (Richardson) Harvey. She was a lifelong area resident. She was a member of the Church of Christ and worked many years as a housekeeper for the county courthouse as well as at local nursing homes. Lola had a great love for cooking and taking care of her...

Shirley Chatham, age 70, of Broaddus, Texas, passes away Monday, May 16, 2022, at UT Health East Texas Medical Center in Tyler, Texas.  She was born November 1, 1951, in Adkins (Bexar County, Texas) to parents Delmer and Thelma (Moravitz) Muenster. Mrs. Chatham had lived in Broaddus since 1980 and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She worked several years in the food service industry and had formerly owned and operated Shirley's Restaurant in Broaddus. Shirley loved...

Mrs. Joy Nell (Parker) Sowell, age 72, of San Augustine County, Texas, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022. Joy was born June 13, 1949, in San Augustine County to parents J.W. Parker and Wilma Flournoy Parker. She was a former longtime resident of the Houston area, where she retired from Southwestern Bell as a client services representative. After retirement, she returned to her native San Augustine County. For the past several years, she had operated Joy's This and That Shop in downtown...