Maudie Leach
Mar 28, 2026
Maudie Leach, age 87, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Tyler, Texas.
Maudie Lean Davis was born on September 21, 1938, in Chireno, Texas, to the late George Willis and Loucette E. Evette Davis. She attended school in Woden and high school in Longview.
On September 8, 1956, she married Edward Earl “Ted” Leach in McAlester, Oklahoma....
Randell Graves
Mar 24, 2026
Randell Graves, age 57, of Carthage, Panola County, Texas, formerly of Dallas, Texas, passed away peacefully at home in the Deadwood Community of Panola County on Tuesday morning, March 24, 2026.
He was born on June 12, 1968, in Carthage, Texas, to Fred Douglas Graves, Jr. and Gloria Jean Williams Graves. Randell graduated from Carthage High School with the Class of...
Christie Holland Liles
Mar 23, 2026
Christie Liles, age 53, of Carthage, Texas, passed away Monday morning, March 23, 2026, at her home in Carthage. Christie Gene Holland was born on October 13, 1972, in Carthage to Donny and Debra Sue Mayo Holland. She attended Carthage schools and graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1991. Christie earned her LVN certificate at Panola College...
James Herbert Powell
Mar 17, 2026
James Herbert (Jim) Powell was born in a homestead farmhouse in San Augustine County near Brookeland, TX, December 31, 1930. He passed away on March 17, 2026 at his home in Carthage, TX at the age of 95.
“Herbert”, as he was called by family, graduated from Brookeland High School in 1949 where he participated in basketball and track. James (as...
Betty Best Bailey
Mar 16, 2026
Betty Best Bailey 92, of Bedford, TX (formerly of Beckville, TX) passed away surrounded by her family on Monday evening March 16, 2026 after a short battle with Bulbar onset ALS. She was born December 12, 1933, to the marriage of Connie Carter (C.C.) and Agnes Eve Childress Best in Houston, TX. She graduated from Reagan High School in 1951...
Deborah Gail Donald
Mar 10, 2026
Deborah Donald, age 69, of DeBerry, Texas, passed away on Tuesday evening, March 10, 2026 at her home in DeBerry. She was born on March 6, 1957, in Houston, Texas, to Wallace Laughlin Shields, Sr. and Juanita Maxine Evans Shields. Deborah married Larry Dean Donald on September 2, 1983, and he preceded her in death on January 29, 2019, after...
Bernice Elaine Owen
Mar 3, 2026
Bernice Elaine Owen, age 80, passed away Tuesday morning, March 3, 2026, in Gary, Texas. She was born November 23, 1945 in Alexandria, Louisiana, to parents Delmar James (Heavy), and Mary Youngblood. Bernice moved to Kermit, Texas at 3 years old and then to Hobbs, New Mexico, where she attended school at Will Rodgers, Jefferson, Tayor, Highland Jr. High and...
Corliss Ann Mazzola
Feb 16, 2026
Corliss Mazzola, age 75, of Carthage, Texas, passed away Monday, February 16, 2026, in Carthage. Corliss Ann Wright was born on February 21, 1950, in San Diego, California, to the late Marion Jack and Eileen Mary Louise Hiatt Wright. She graduated from R.L. Turner High School in Carrolton, Texas with the Class of 1968. Corliss married Carl Benjamin Mazzola, Jr....
LaJuana June Cockrell
Feb 12, 2026
LaJuana Cockrell, 89, of Katy, Texas passed away on February 12, 2026. She is preceded in death by her husband, Darryl; parents, William and Odetta; and daughter, Debra Donley.
LaJuana was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on June 17, 1936. She graduated from Dickinson High School in Dickinson, Texas. She met Darryl Cockrell while in high school and they were married...
Kendrick Cornelius "Bingo" Henderson
Feb 7, 2026
Kendrick Henderson, age 34, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday night, February 7, 2026, in a Tyler, Texas hospital. Kendrick Cornelius Henderson, affectionately known to family and friends as “Bingo,” was born on November 25, 1991, in Henderson, Texas, to Kemmy Corneal and Priscilla Pipkins Henderson.
Kendrick graduated from Carthage High School with the Class of 2010, where he proudly...
Jerry L. Burkett
Feb 7, 2026
Jerry L. Burkett, age 81, of Henderson, Texas, passed away peacefully on Saturday evening, February 7, 2026, at his home in Henderson.
Jerry Lavaughn Burkett was born on August 10, 1944, in Logansport, Louisiana, to the late Wright Burkett and Mittie Lee Strong Burkett. He graduated from Logansport High School with the Class of 1963, where he was an accomplished football...
Frankie Chappell
Feb 7, 2026
Frankie Mae Chappell, 90, of Carthage, was joyfully welcomed into eternity and awarded her heavenly crown on February 7, 2026, when she entered the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Frankie was born on January 16, 1936, in High, Texas, to Braswell and Pauline Endsley, who raised her in a loving Christian home that shaped her faith and...
Patricia Marie Templin
Feb 4, 2026
Patricia Templin, age 89, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, in Carthage. Patricia Marie Bott was born on October 4, 1936, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to the late Roy Linton and Aurelia Fox Bott. She was raised in Shreveport and graduated from St. Vincent Academy with the Class of 1954.
On September 16, 1954, Patricia married the love...
Marilyn Sue Ross
Feb 3, 2026
Marilyn Sue Ross, age 77, of Beckville, Texas, passed away peacefully on the morning of February 3, 2026, in Carthage, Texas. Born on July 23, 1948, in New Orleans, Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Bobby and Carolyn Smith. Marilyn dedicated most of her life to her community in Panola County.
She was a proud graduate of the Carthage...
Jimmy Lee Greer
Jan 29, 2026
Jimmy Lee Greer, age 82, of Palm Springs, California, formerly of Panola County, Texas, passed away Thursday morning, January 29, 2026, in Redlands, California. Jimmy Lee Greer was born May 30, 1943, in Carthage, Texas to Finis and Lavell Greer. Born as a twin, Jimmy Lee Greer shared a unique and unbreakable bond with his twin brother Connie Lee Greer....
Sammy Joe Moore
Jan 26, 2026
Sammy Moore, age 84, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026, at his home in Carthage.
Sammy Joe Moore was born on October 6, 1941, in Minden, Louisiana, to the late George Pierce Moore and Dorothy Louise “Sallie” Lazarus Moore. He graduated from Carthage High School with the Class of 1960 and proudly served his country in the...
Billy Joe Morton
Jan 19, 2026
Billy “Joe” Morton, 92, of the Snap Community in Carthage, TX passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on January 19, 2026. He is now reunited with the love of his life, Margie.
Born on April 14, 1933, in Mt. Pleasant, TX, to Dero and Georgia Beal Morton, Joe was a man of character and conviction. He proudly served his...
Jacqua-Lynn Krebbs
Jan 15, 2026
Jacqua-Lynn De-Ann Krebbs, age 50, of Garrison, Texas, passed away on Thursday morning, January 15, 2026, in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born on May 6, 1975, in Carthage, Texas to William Paul Krebbs, Jr. and Rosie Mae Fowler Krebbs, both of whom preceded her in death. Jacqua-Lynn lived most of her life in Garrison. She worked as a welder’s helper...
Nelda Jean Conway
Jan 9, 2026
Nelda Jean Conway, age 82, of Gary, Texas, passed away on Friday evening, January 9, 2026, in Carthage, Texas. She was born on December 16, 1943, in DeBerry, Texas to James Herman Barton, Sr. and Laura Lurine Shadowens Barton. Nelda is fondly remembered for her love of cooking and the delicious meals she prepared. She was preceded in death by...
Dennison Lee Hockett
Jan 2, 2026
Dennison Lee "Denny" Hockett, age 81, of White Oak, Texas, formerly of Longbranch, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday morning, January 2, 2026, at his home in White Oak after his courageous battle with cancer. Denny was born on July 30, 1944, in Harlingen, Texas, to the late Arthur Clinton and Marjorie Mardall Wohlgemuth Hockett. He graduated...
