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A Visitation for Richard Burl Reid, 65, of Nacogdoches will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Laird Funeral Home. A private graveside and interment will be held at a later date. Richard Burl Reid was born on June 5, 1956 to Robert Harvey Reid Jr. and Hazel Gaynell "Black" Reid in Nacogdoches, Texas. Richard graduated Nacogdoches High School in 1975, and later attended college. He moved back to Nacogdoches and started working at a local grocery store, of which he dedicated 38 years of his life serving his community. To Richard, Nacogdoches was not only his home, but his paradise. His favorite pass times were watching wrestling either live or, on the television...

Patty Joe Collins, 89, of Nacogdoches, Tx, passed away on May 8, 2022 in Garrison, Tx. Patty was born in Grand Saline, Texas to Joe Edwin and Edna Irl (Parker) Waddill on August 14, 1932. She went to high school at Grand Saline High and graduated in 1949. She was in band and was salutatorian of her graduating class. Pat was employed by Moore Business Forms and retired from there after 32 years of employment. She enjoyed sewing and was an avid reader. Pat loved to travel with First Baptist Church Seniors. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was involved in many church clubs and held many positions in the church. Pat taught Sunday school for over 60 years and taught in the SOS,...

Patty Joe Collins, 89, of Nacogdoches, Tx, passed away on May 8, 2022 in Garrison, Tx. Patty was born in Grand Saline, Texas to Joe Edwin and Edna Irl (Parker) Waddill on August 14, 1932. She went to high school at Grand Saline High and graduated in 1949. She was in band and was salutatorian of her graduating class. Pat was employed by Moore Business Forms and retired from there after 32 years of employment. She enjoyed sewing and was an avid reader. Pat loved to travel with First Baptist Church Seniors. She was a member of First Baptist Church and was involved in many church clubs and held many positions in the church. Pat taught Sunday school for over 60 years and taught in the SOS,...

Funeral service for Adell Francis Sitton will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 6, 2022, at Laird Funeral Home with Pastor Emeritas, Dr. Allen Reed officiating. Interment will follow at Rock Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9-10am prior to the service at Laird Funeral Home. Adell went to be with her Christ and Savior on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. She was born on November 8, 1933, in Nacogdoches to Jim and Rosa Francis. Adell grew up in Douglass where she graduated high school and then went on to attend Panola Junior College and East Texas State University where she earned her Bachelor of Education in 1977 and her Master of Education in 1988. During her youth in Douglass,...

Funeral services for Marcuss Rogers, 81, of Nacogdoches, will be held at 1:00 PM on Friday, May 6, 2022, at Laird Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Upper Melrose Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at the funeral home. As Marcuss would say, this is a celebration of life, not a goodbye but simply a "see you later". Marcuss Rogers or as his loved ones called him "Dad" and "Poppa", was born on October 24, 1940, in Caledonia, Texas. He attended Smiley High School in Houston, Texas where he was the center of the football team. As a young man, he worked as a grocery sacker at Epps Grocery Store in Houston, Texas. While sacking groceries one...

Funeral service for Norma Jo Barnhart, 99, of Nacogdoches, will be at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at Laird Funeral Home. Burial will follow at McKnight Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at the funeral Home. Norma Jo Watson Barnhart was born as the fifth of eight children to RJ and Lizzie Watson in Mt. Enterprise, TX, where she lived until 1940. Norma enjoyed sports and participated in competitive sports for girls throughout her school career. After school, if the weather and chores allowed, she loved to go outside to bounce a ball against the chimney wall for hours. In 1939, she started college at SFA and...

Harvey Albert Tipton, 85, of Timpson, Texas, passed away on April 10, 2022, in Timpson, Texas. He was born on August 23, 1936, in Staley, Texas, to the late Harvey and Clara (Capers) Tipton. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 15, 2022, at First Baptist Church of Timpson, Texas, officiated by Bro. Jay Capers and Josh Tipton. Interment will follow at Corinth Cemetery, Timpson, Texas. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church of Timpson, Texas. Survivors of Harvey Albert Tipton who went to Heaven on April 10, 2022..... Beth Bush Tipton Robert Shannon and Donna Pate Tipton Dondi Dirk and Donna Ford Tipton Joshua Adam...

<p>Virginia (McDonald) Lynn</p> Virginia (McDonald) Lynn, 87, of Nacogdoches, died on April 1, 2022, in Nacogdochesw. She was born October 4, 1934 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Graveside: Inurnment 3:00 PM Wednesday, April 13, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery Laird Funeral Home.

<p>Yvonne Ann Aiavolasiti</p> Yvonne Ann Aiavolasiti, 94, of Nacogdoches, died on March. 30, 2022, in Nacogdoches. She was born September. 24, 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Memorial: services will be held at a later date.

Funeral services for Linda Kay Whitton Fischer, age 75 of Houston, Texas, will be held at Laird's Funeral Home, 2116 South Street, Nacogdoches, Texas, at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2022, with Dr. Allen Reed, retired pastor of First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches, Texas, officiating. Interment will immediately follow the service at Sunset Memorial Cemetery, 5127 North Street, Nacogdoches. Visitation will be held at Laird's Funeral Home on Friday evening, April 1, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Ms. Fischer passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on March 28, 2022. Linda was born on February 22, 1947, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Benjamin Clinton (B.C.) Whitton and Georgia Lewis Whitehead...

<p>Amity Leigh "Amy" Arriola</p> Amity Leigh "Amy" Arriola, 34, of Bellaire (formerly of Nacogdoches), died on Mar. 12, 2022, in Bellaire, TX. She was born Mar. 18, 1987 in Lufkin, TX. Funeral: was held 11:00 AM Friday, March 18, 2022, at Laird Funeral Home with Pastors Irene Franco and Donna Crowel officiating. Burial: Arriola-Cooke Cemetery

Graveside services for Norma Schunior Sowell, 87, of Nacogdoches will be held at 4:00pm on Saturday, March 12, 2022, at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery. Norma Schunior Sowell was born on September 6, 1934, in Corpus Christi to Robert Nicholas Schunior and Clothilde Cantu Schunior. Starting at the young age of 10 years old, Norma was taught to play classical piano. This started her love for music. She loved playing the piano so much that when she left her parent's house, she pleaded to keep the piano she spent so many hours practicing on. After Norma graduated high school, she moved to Houston and started living a life of her own. It was while living in Houston she met the love of her life Gene...

<p>Tommy Lynn Wheeler, Jr.</p> Tommy Lynn Wheeler, Jr., 65, of Nacogdoches, died on Mar. 4, 2022, in Nacogdoches. He was born Jan. 11, 1957 in Nacogdoches. Funeral: 1:00 PM Saturday, March 12, at Laird Funeral Home Visitation: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday, March 11, 2022 at Laird Funeral Home

Private graveside services were held for Patricia Ann Allen Harris on Friday, February 24, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches, Texas with Bro. Jerry King officiating. Ann was born in Nacogdoches on June 23, 1949, the daughter of Dr. James I and Patricia Allen. Ann graduated from Nacogdoches High School, nursing school and respiratory therapy school at Angelina College. Ann worked for Drs. Denman, Rowland, Smith, Halter and Willis as the "breathing lady" or respiratory therapist before nursing and retiring from Lufkin Industries, Inc. She loved helping folks. She was a member of St. Cyprians Church, where she was a member of Daughters of The King and Order of St Luke, a healing...

Private graveside services were held for Patricia Ann Allen Harris on Friday, February 24, 2022, at Sunset Memorial Park in Nacogdoches, Texas with Bro. Jerry King officiating. Ann was born in Nacogdoches on June 23, 1949, the daughter of Dr. James I and Patricia Allen. Ann graduated from Nacogdoches High School, nursing school and respiratory therapy school at Angelina College. Ann worked for Drs. Denman, Rowland, Smith, Halter and Willis as the "breathing lady" or respiratory therapist before nursing and retiring from Lufkin Industries, Inc. She loved helping folks. She was a member of St. Cyprians Church, where she was a member of Daughters of The King and Order of St Luke, a healing...

A memorial service celebrating the life of Leslie Baker Heard, 63, will be held at First Baptist Church Nacogdoches Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 2:00 pm, with Dr. Noel Dear officiating. She passed away in Houston, Texas, on February 22, 2022, surrounded by her husband and daughter. The Heard family is being served by Laird Funeral Home. To view an obituary, offer condolences or to sign an online register, visit lairdfh.net.

A memorial service celebrating the life of Leslie Baker Heard, 63, will be held at First Baptist Church Nacogdoches Sunday, February 27, 2022, at 2:00 pm, with Dr. Noel Dear officiating. She passed away in Houston, Texas, on February 22, 2022, surrounded by her husband and daughter. Leslie was born to Norman Claytor and Peggy Davis Baker on October 3, 1958, in Nacogdoches, where she and her younger brother John were raised until Leslie's sixth grade year. The family relocated to Lake Jackson, Texas, where Leslie spent her teenage years. At age 15, she was introduced to Ricky Heard, the love of her life, by his father, Jack Heard. Due to their young ages, their parents sought to...

Funeral service for Don Parmer will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Fredonia Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Dickerson and Dick Tubbe officiating. Interment will be held on the Parmer Ranch following the service. Visitation will be held from 5:00pm - 8:00pm on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at Laird Funeral Home. Don Parmer, 73, passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 with his family by his side in Nacogdoches, Texas. He was born August 8, 1948 in Nacogdoches to Woodrow & Lucille King Parmer and lovingly raised by Woodrow & Lucille Parmer and Jerome & Eileen Powers in the Blackjack-Attoyac community. He attended school in Chireno, Texas and...

James E. Boozer <p>James E. Boozer</p> 77, of Nacogdoches, died on Feb. 2, 2022, in Nacogdoches. He was born Aug. 19, 1944 in Nacogdoches. Visitation: 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Monday, February 7, 2022, at Laird Funeral Home.

A memorial service will be held for Billie Jean Pace Wingate, 92, of Nacogdoches, at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 5, 2022, at Calvary Baptist Church. Billie passed away on February 1, 2022, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born on November 13, 1929, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Chester and Claudia Pace. Billie grew up in the Swift Community and graduated from Nacogdoches High School. She married her first husband, James Kirksey, and from that marriage she was blessed with two beautiful girls. In 1951, she met the love of her life, Dick Wingate, on Saturday night and married the next Saturday. They were married March 17, 1951, and spent 66 wonderful years together. They had two precious girls....