Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Lana Huffman Erwin

  A memorial service for Mrs. Lana Huffman Erwin, 54, will be held on Saturday, 
May 25, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Teague. Bro. Jimmy Petty 
and Bro. Scott Matthews will officiate.
  A time of visitation with the family will be held in the Family Life Center of 
First Baptist Church beginning at 10:00 a.m. and ending a few minutes prior to 
the service.
  Lana Lea Huffman Erwin was born on March 20, 1959, in Pasadena, TX. She died 
after a ten month courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in 
the Copper Creek Plaza Nursing Home in Buffalo.
  Lana graduated from Pasadena High School with the Class of 1977. She was active 
in the Acappella Choir and performed in several productions. She attended Navarro 
College on a music scholarship, then attended Sam Houston State University and 
graduated in 1981.
  After graduation, she accepted a teaching position with Teague I.S.D., teaching 
in the elementary school. Mrs. Erwin taught in Teague I.S.D. for twenty-seven 
years.
  She met Joe while they were both taking an E.M.T. training class and they were 
married in November of 1984. Lana continued to be interested in all medical 
procedures and problems. She was known as the “Caregiver” in the family because 
she was always ready to help everyone.
  Her talent for music was a very important part of her life. Also, she used her 
artistic talents in whatever she was doing.
  The interaction she had with her students was important to her. Many students 
she taught in elementary school she later taught again in high school.
  Quilting and sewing were a highlight in the last years of her career. Teaching 
the students to choose patterns, colors, and actually “making a quilt” gave her 
much joy. Her grandmother, Lois Suttle, always had a quilt going and Lana became 
interested as a child.
  Lana loved being with Joe and her boys. The deer lease, dirt biking, racing 
motorcycles, or shooting guns, she was right there with them.
  Animals were a great love of hers. To help rehabilitate an injured dog, cat, 
bird, fawn, or pot bellied pig, was what she loved to do. Many different animals 
were often at her house.
  Holidays were special times when extended family were in Teague. Hours were 
spent playing games. Lana always kept score. After the games were over, there 
was always artwork all over the score cards. The last game time was January 5, 
2013. Her family will always remember these special times.
  She is survived by her husband, Joe Keith Erwin, two sons, John Michael Erwin 
& wife Lela and James Erwin & wife Kasi, all of Teague; three grandchildren, 
Skylar, Ashlynn, and Parker Keith Erwin; parents, Harvey & Nell Huffman; one 
brother, Michael Huffman & wife Nancy; one niece, Taylor Huffman all of Pasadena; 
special aunt & uncle, Lou & Joe Max Wilson of Teague; special cousins, Jan Burger 
and Jill Stallings both of Carrollton; numerous other relatives and many friends.
  Lana’s family would like to thank all the medical personnel at M.D. Anderson, 
Kindred Rehab Center, Parkview Regional Hospital, Virginia’s Hospice, and Copper 
Creek Palza Nursing Home for their care, concern, and thoughtfulness during 
Lana’s time at their facility. Also, many thanks to Teague I.S.D., citizens of 
Teague, her Pasadena High School friends, and all the students who offered 
support through prayer and monetary offerings. She lost the battle, but now has 
an eternal home. She became a Christian at the age of fourteen, and was a member, 
along with her family, of the Teague Bible Church.