Mary Beth (Smith) Torres, 73, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024, in her home in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born on November 3, 1951, in Houston, Texas, to the late Tommie Haywood and Evelyn Faye (Garrett) Smith. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mary Beth grew up in Houston, Texas. Her family moved to the Nacogdoches area when she was 14 years old. She attended Nacogdoches High School for a time. Mary Beth enjoyed spending time outdoors when she...

A funeral service for Judge J. Jack Yarbrough, 86, of Nacogdoches will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 19, 2024 at Laird Funeral Home with Bro. Toby Self officiating and eulogy offered by June Clifton Price, John Heath, Jr. and Albert Weatherly.  Interment will follow at Cold Springs Cemetery in Garrison. Visitation will be held from 5-8pm on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at Laird Funeral Home. Judge Yarbrough was born on July 23, 1937 in Dallas, Texas and passed away on...

Graveside services for Daryl Gene Sanford will be held Saturday 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Chireno, Texas. Gene was born November 12, 1936 in Jacksonville, Texas to Herman Floyd and Dora Baxter Sanford. Gene was the oldest of five children. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Clara Belle Sanford and son Farrell Gene Sanford, sister Alyce Mae Sanford, brothers Floyd Neal Sanford and Michael Glen Sanford. Gene is survived by sisters Mary Jane Shahan and husband...

Bebe Brooks Brandon was born on February 14, 1932 in Houston Texas.  She passed away on April 8, 2024 at Towne Home Estates Nursing Center in Whitney, Texas.  She was 92 years old. Bebe is survived by her daughter, Nora Lou Cokendolpher & husband, Rodney of Austin; granddaughter Tara Walsh & husband, Joe; great-grandson Jett Walsh and step-children, Lois, Eunice, Johnny and Sidney. She is preceded in death by her parents, Nora Bell & Alvie Brooks; husbands, Jimmy...

 John Milton Weatherly passed away on April 5, 2024, at Westward Trails Nursing Home in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born on March 28, 1949, at Memorial Hospital in Nacogdoches. There will be visitation at Laird’s Funeral Home from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, followed by graveside service at 10:30 A.M. the next day, Friday, April 12, at Bethel Cemetery in Appleby. Milton’s parents were Eugene Mitchell Weatherly, Sr. and Emmie Maurine Hutson Weatherly, who died...

Cora Jane Jones was taken too soon, and though she never spent any time with us, she touched many of our lives. Cora is survived by her parents Steven and Danielle Jones; Siblings Aurora, Silas, Lorelai, Riley, and Kayce Jones; Paternal Grandmother Julia Martin Jones; Maternal Grandparents Sean and Amy Thompson. She had Uncles, Aunts, Cousins, Grandparents, Friends, and many more. Sometimes, it’s the smallest things that take up the most room in our hearts.

Lucy Lambert, 58 of Nacogdoches, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Nacogdoches. Memorial Service for Mrs. Lambert will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, April 19, 2024 at Laird Funeral Home. Lucy E. Hardin, Hays-Lambert was born September 29, 1965 in St. Charles, Illinois to Charles and Betty (Timms) Hardin and passed away Thursday, April 4, 2024 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She graduated from Nacogdoches High School in 1984 where she sang choir and continued to love singing even after...

Jacob Abraham Reyes, 2, of Nacogdoches, Texas, passed away on March 31, 2024, in Lufkin, Texas. He was born on November 24, 2021, in Lufkin, Texas, to Emanuel Reyes and Carla Cruz. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, April 5, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nacogdoches, Texas. Interment will follow at Moral Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Laird Funeral Home with a Rosary Service at 7:30...

Frances Ann Lewis, 73, of Saginaw, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2024, at home, surrounded by family. Frances was born in Alabama, and grew up in Mississippi and Louisiana.  She and Bruce met at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. After marriage, they moved to Orange, Texas, and then Weatherford, Oklahoma, before retiring back to Texas near their children and grandchildren. Frances loved the Lord, His church and her family beyond measure and was equally loved in...

Deborah Darlene McMorries, age 67, passed away on March 28, 2024 at Nacogdoches Medical Center, Nacogdoches TX. She was a resident of Nacogdoches, TX. Debbie was a servant of Christ, loving wife, sister, mother, and grandmother. Debbie was born on August 12, 1956, in Elyria Ohio, to her loving parents William Frank Vinsant and Helen Frances Vinsant, who precede her in death. Debbie graduated from Upper Sandusky, Ohio High School in 1974 and went on to obtain her bachelor’s degree in...