Nina Lucas

Services for Nina Lucas, 57, of Jacksonville, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007, at the Autry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jerry Walles officiating, under the direction of Autry Funeral Home. Burial will be at Providence Cemetery.

Mrs. Lucas died Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, in Tyler. She was born Aug. 22, 1949, in New Summerfield. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She loved pets. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley and Elsie Mae McFarland and brothers, Willard McFarland and Jerry McFarland.

Survivors include her husband, Bernie Lucas of Jacksonville; daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Allan Apilado of Jacksonville; granddaughter, Annabel Apilado of Jacksonville; brother, Harvey McFarland of Jacksonville; sisters, Dixie Brown of Jacksonville, Gloria Birdwell of Reklaw and Diana Dale Alonzo; and sister-in-law, Ivy McFarland of Jacksonville.

Pallbearers include Jerry Bradley Jr., Rudy Birdwell, Manuel Escuetas Jr., Kelly Birdwell, Bobby McFarland and Bobby Dempsey. Honorary pallbearers include Allan Apilado, Jimmy McFarland, Joshua McFarland and Keith Sparks.

Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Information from the Jacksonville Daily Progress.