Marion JoNell (Thompson) Perley Obituary

August 28, 1939 ~ October 15, 2025 (age 86) Marion Perley Obituary Funeral services for Marion JoNell Perley, 86, of Garrison will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Garrison First Baptist Church officiated by Bro. Wade Eadie. Interment will follow at Caledonia Cemetery. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:30pm […]

Alta “Toni” Estelle (Strickland) Baxter Obituary

September 25, 1947 ~ October 13, 2025 (age 78) Alta “Toni” Baxter Obituary A Graveside service for Toni Baxter, 78, of Nacogdoches will be held at 11:00am on Monday, October 20, 2025 at Friendship Cemetery with Bro. Jackie Yates and Bro. Jerry Wilson officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday, October 19, 2025 […]

Robert Lee Osteen Obituary

August 5, 1976 ~ October 12, 2025 (age 49) Robert Osteen Obituary Funeral services for Robert “Hatchet” Lee Osteen, 49, of LaPorte, Texas will be at 2:00pm on October 25, 2025 at Laird Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Martinsville Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to service from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Mr. Osteen passed away on Sunday, […]

Prince tribute to open 2025-26 University Series

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE, known as the most authentic celebration of Prince in the world, will kick off Stephen F. Austin State University’s University Series at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24 at Turner Auditorium in the Griffith Fine Arts Building.  The band returns to Nacogdoches following tremendous success of their 2018 University […]

SFA relaunches ‘Lumberjacks make great …’ campaign and introduces modern Lumberjack to celebrate Homecoming

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University has relaunched its signature “Lumberjacks make great …” campaign to strengthen statewide awareness of the SFA brand and connect with a new generation of students. The refreshed campaign highlights the success and character of SFA students, alumni and faculty — showing that Lumberjacks make great nurses, educators, innovators, […]

Family Events at Nacogdoches Historic Sites this November

please reformat this correctly Nacogdoches, Texas — Nacogdoches Historic Sites invites families and history enthusiasts to celebrate local heritage this November with a series of hands-on events. The annual Historic Skills Fair at Durst-Taylor, the Loblolly Model Train Display, Veterans Day Open House, and the new Homeschool Hop promotion in collaboration with Lufkin and Nacogdoches […]

Betty Dean (Brooks) Curry Obituary

November 12, 1932 ~ October 13, 2025 (age 92) Betty Curry Obituary      Funeral services for Betty Brooks Curry, 92, of Alto, will be Tuesday, October 14 at 2 PM in the Campground Baptist Church near Alto with Rev. Floyd Simpson officiating. A visitation is planned from 1 – 2 PM.  Mrs. Curry passed away on Monday, October […]

Johnnie G Johnson Obituary

March 20, 1933 ~ October 10, 2025 (age 92) Johnnie Johnson Obituary A Memorial Service for Johnnie Johnson, 92, of Nacogdoches will be held at 1:00pm on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at First United Methodist Church. He passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025 in Garrison, Texas. He was born in Crockett, Texas on March 20, 1933 to […]

Samuel Wade Beavers Obituary

January 14, 1948 ~ October 10, 2025 (age 77) Samuel Beavers Obituary A Memorial visitation for Samuel Beavers, 77, of Nacogdoches will be held at 5:00 to 7:00pm on Friday, October 17, 2025 at Laird Funeral Home. He passed away on Friday, October 10, 2025 in Lufkin, Texas. He was born in Nacogdoches on January 14, 1948 to […]