Funeral service for June Pace, 79, of Melrose will be held at 10:00am on Friday, April 17, 2026 at Melrose Baptist Church.  Interment will follow at Lower Melrose Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 5-7pm Thursday, April 16, 2026 at Laird Funeral Home. Mrs. Pace passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026.  She was born on June 28, 1946. A full obituary will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

Oliver Len Culpepper was born at 10:52 a.m. on November 29, 2025, at the Woman’s Hospital of Texas in Houston at 25 weeks and 2 days. He weighed 15.9 ounces. Oliver’s family was blessed with over 4 months with Oliver in the NICU before he went to his heavenly home at 8:41 a.m. on April 9, 2026, at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Although his life was brief, it was beautiful. He was a warrior full of energy and determination. He loved his parents, milk, ...

Angela Dee Drinkard, 65, of Nacogdoches, passed away on April 7, 2026, in Nacogdoches. She was born on October 2, 1960, in Lufkin to Charles Gene and Agnes Luna Drinkard. A mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30am on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church officiated by Monsignor James Young. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00pm on Monday, April 13, 2026, at Laird Funeral Home with a Rosary service at 6:00pm. In her early school years, Angela ...

Visitation for Corey Lunsford, 51, of Garrison will be held from 1-2pm on Friday, April 10, 2026 at Laird Funeral Home.  A graveside service will follow at Holly Springs Cemetery. Mr. Lunsford passed away on Monday, April 6, 2026 in Garrison.  He was born on January 27, 1975 in Carthage, Texas. On April 6, 2026, in Garrison, a cowboy rode away when Corey Lunsford, 51, left us. He was a man built from the things that matter: loyalty, grit, generosity, and a heart that never ...

Funeral services for Joy Darnell Bird Hines, 83, of Nacogdoches will be held at 10:00am on Friday, April 10, 2026 at Laird Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 6-8pm on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Laird Funeral Home. Joy Darnell Wright was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, on February 25, 1943, and left her physical body behind to be reunited with all of her loved ones awaiting her arrival at the gates of Heaven on April 6, 2026, at ...

A memorial visitation for Terry Parker, 72, of Nacogdoches will be held from 5-7pm on Friday, April 10, 2026 at Laird Funeral Home. Terry Coleman Parker was born March 21, 1954 to James & Gladys Parker in Houston, Texas. He was the youngest of 9 children.  He graduated from MacArthur High School in 1972.  He attended Blinn Junior College, playing the drums in the marching band & earned his bachelor’s degree from Stephen F. Austin State University where he continued ...

Funeral Services for John McLaughlin, 92, of Douglass will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at Laird Funeral Home with Bro. Kendal McDonald officiating. Interment will follow at Douglass Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10:00am to 11:00am on prior to the service.  Dr. J. Paul McLaughlin, Professor Emeritus at Purdue University, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, surrounded by his family. Paul was born on December 9, 1933, to Ernest and ...

Graveside service for Lynda Kendrick Greer of Nacogdoches will be held at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery on Monday, March 30th at 11:00am with John Denby officiating and music by Jody Owen.  Lynda passed away after a long battle with an autoimmune disease.  Her daughters were by her side.  Lynda was born on January 3, 1944 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Will & Ruth Kendrick.  She attended school in Nacogdoches.  She was married to Robert N. Greer for forty years and ...

Kathryn Vestine Henderson went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 26, 2026, at her home in Nacogdoches, Texas, at the age of 91. She was surrounded by loved ones. Kathryn was born on October 13, 1934 in Houston, Texas. She was the daughter of Minnie Chaney Beck and Fred Beck and the youngest of her five siblings. She married Burton Floyd Henderson in 1953, and they remained married for more than 53 years until his death in 2006. She was a stay-at-home mom and took good care of us all ...

Andrew Pruitt, 48, of Nacogdoches passed away on Thursday, March 26, 2026.  Andrew is survived by his mother, Malinda Wright, father, Kenneth Pruitt, and sister, Natalie Pruitt.  No services will be held at this time. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly asks that donations be made to a charity of your choice in Andrew’s honor. Andrew will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered.