All Obituaries

Mr. Durward Butler, age 91, of Chireno, Texas, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in San Augustine, Texas. He was born October 28, 1928, in San Augustine County, Texas, to the late H. O. "Hub" Butler and Evie (Walton) Butler. He served in the U. S. Army and retired from maintenance at SFA State University. He was a Master Mason for 50 plus years, a member of Milam Masonic Lodge. His survivors include son, James Michael Butler and wife Karen of Nacogdoches, granddaughter,...

Mr. Joe Kiser Higginbotham, age 87, of San Augustine, Texas, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020, at Stone Creek Village Nursing Home in San Augustine. Born June 14, 1932, in San Augustine County, Joe was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1952 to 1954. Joe was the retired owner/operator of Higginbotham Heating & Air. His survivors include his daughter, Brenda Jordan and husband Shayne of Houston, Texas; son,...

Gracelynn Rhea Brown, infant daughter of Harlie Hagler and Garrett Brown of San Augustine County, Texas, went to be with the angels in heaven April 2, 2020. She was born April 2, 2020, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Private graveside services were held Sunday, April 5, 2020, at Raymond Brown Family Cemetery, located off FM 1751, with Bro. Don Lofton officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home. Those left to cherish her memory include her...

Mrs. Helen Louise Sowell Farr of San Augustine County, Texas, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in San Augustine, Texas, at the age of 84. Mrs. Farr was born October 2, 1935, in the Norwood community and was a longtime area resident. She was a retired nurse. Helen was a member of First Baptist Church as well as the John Gillespie Chapter Order of the Eastern Star. She had a great love for crafting, quilting, and singing. Her survivors include her husband, B.M. (Mirron) Farr of San...

Mrs. Ann Oliver, age 78, currently of Lake Limestone, and a former longtime resident of Pasadena, Texas, passed from this life into the arms of Jesus, on Saturday, March 21, 2020, in Houston, Texas, after a short illness. Mrs. Oliver was born to the late Helen Louise (Bartlett) Rhodes and Olin Rhodes on March 11, 1942, in Columbus, Georgia.  She married the love of her life, Winford Oliver on March 29, 1958, in Houston, Texas, and would be celebrating 62 years of marriage on Sunday,...

Mr. Harry Polk Noble, Jr., age 90, departed from this life surrounded by family on Friday, March 13, 2020, in College Station, Texas. Harry was born December 6, 1929, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Maizie Vincent and Harry Polk Noble, Sr. A fifth generation Texan, Harry's childhood was centered in the San Augustine, Rosevine, and Ford's Corner areas. After graduating from San Augustine High School, Harry honorably served in the United States Army during the Korean War as a Corporal in...

Mr. William Ray Clark passed away Friday, March 13, 2020, at CHI St. Luke's Medical Center in San Augustine, Texas, at the age of 74. Mr. Clark was born March 1, 1946, in Marshall, Texas, to parents William Matthew Clark and Vader Dee (Ballow) Clark. He was a longtime resident of the Sabine/San Augustine Counties area. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he had worked as a mechanic and truck driver. His survivors include his siblings, Roger Clark, Robert Clark, and Judy Clark. He was preceded...

Mr. Aubry Donald Bonds of San Augustine, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020, in San Augustine at the age of 82 years, 1 month, 3 days. Mr. Bonds was born February 9, 1938, in Houston, and had lived in San Augustine for the past 39 years. He served 20 years as an officer with Houston Police Department attaining the rank of lieutenant prior to his retirement in 1981. He was a veteran, serving with the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1959. Mr. Bonds was a member of San Augustine County...

Mrs. Sarah Margaret Morton of San Augustine County, Texas, passed from this life Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin at the age of 82 years, 11 months, 2 days. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the Wyman Roberts Memorial Chapel, 316 West Columbia Street, San Augustine, Texas, with Bro. Mike Belgard officiating. Interment will follow at Simpson Campground Cemetery, located on County Road 411 in Woden, Texas. Visitation...

Mrs. Sandra Ruth Hancock Stark, age 79, of Bastrop, Texas, passed away on February 15, 2020, in Bastrop, Texas. She was born July 28, 1940, in Gary, Texas, to Ila Belle (Witherspoon) Hancock and Ommer "O.J." Hancock. She was a wife, mother, homemaker, and poet. She was a 1958 graduate of Carthage High School in Carthage, Texas. She later attended Panola College, Victoria College, and Schreiner College. Mrs. Stark was a school secretary for many years in the Yorktown, Center Point,...