Sonya Gayle Ebarb, 61, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday morning, May 14, 2022, in Longview, Texas. She was born on December 8, 1960, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Sonya graduated from Center High School with the class of 1979. She moved to Carthage in 1984, from Center and worked at Farmers State Bank until her retirement. Sonya married Curtis LeRoy Ebarb on April 8, 2017, at Still Waters Cowboy Church in Carthage where she was a member. She was preceded in death by her mother, Janis Youngblood Doggett and her daughter, April Michelle Parker.

She is survived by her father, Tommy Doggett of Center; husband, Curtis Ebarb of Carthage; son, Christopher "Joey" Parker of Carthage; daughter-in-love, Alesia Shubert of Carthage; father of her children, John Parker of Center; and grandchildren, Christopher John Parker, Michaela LeAnne Parker, and Ethan Lee Parker.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Matt Comer officiating. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home prior to the funeral service.

Pallbearers are Mark Harris, David Lungren, Richard Williams, John Parker, Danny Cranford, and Matthew O'Brien.

Honorary pallbearers are Dean Ebarb and Brian Cumbi.

Memorials may be made to the Panola County Cancer Coalition, Inc., P.O. Box 70, Carthage, Texas 75633.

A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com .