Obituaries

May 18, 2024

William David Alexander, 78, of Carthage, Texas passed away on Saturday night, May 18, 2024, at his home. He was born on September 24, 1945, in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Glenn and Vera Alexander.

David was preceded in death by his parents; in-laws, John and Jimmie Brooks; and granddaughter, Miranda Alexander.

May 15, 2024

Betty Watts, 84, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Wednesday morning, May 15, 2024, in Carthage, Texas. Betty Virginia Pellham was born on May 1, 1940, in Panola County, Texas to the late Jimmie Mosel and Charlcy Adams Pellham. Betty graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1958, and attended Panola College. She loved being...

May 14, 2024

John Claude Barker, 89, of Carthage, Texas, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday night, May 14, 2024, in Carthage. He was born on September 27, 1934, in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Claude L. and Nellie VanderVort Barker. Claude graduated with the Byrd High School Class of 1953, in Shreveport. He served in the 3rd Armored...

May 9, 2024

Jack Dalton Fox, 92, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Thursday evening, May 9, 2024, in Carthage. He was born September 30, 1931, in Luling, Texas to the late J.R. and Gladys Reed Fox. Jack married Vivian Claire Harborth on October 1, 1952, in Seguin, Texas. She preceded him in death on August 6, 2020. Before moving...

Apr 29, 2024

Charlie Moreland, 87, of Carthage, Texas passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at his home near Carthage. Charlie Richard Moreland was born on November 24, 1936, in Fort Worth, Texas to the late Clyde and Ella Mae Hackney Moreland. He attended Smithfield, Texas schools. Charlie married Barbara Grace Ray on November 29, 1974, in Carthage and...

Apr 29, 2024

Brayden Jamal Osborn, 3 years old, of Carthage, Texas, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, April 29, 2024, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 26, 2020, in Longview, Texas to his loving parents DeBraden Isean Osborn and Jazmine Samone Graves. Brayden was cherished deeply and brought immense joy to all who...

Apr 26, 2024

Grady Wills, 91, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Friday morning, April 26, 2024, at his home in Carthage surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 7, 1932, in the Fair Play Community in Panola County, Texas to the late Sam Houston and Myrtie Mae Birdwell Wills. He attended Fair Play schools. Grady served...

Apr 23, 2024

Charlene Morrow, 80, of Lake Murvaul, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, April 23, 2024, in Tyler, Texas. She was born on October 20, 1943, in Pasadena, Texas to the late T.C. and Anita M. Kelley Morrow. She graduated from Pasadena High School. Charlene worked as a bookkeeper. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in...

Apr 23, 2024

Nadine Fretwell, 94, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday morning, April 23, 2024, in Carthage. Nadine Middlebrook was born on December 31, 1929, in Cotton Valley, Louisiana to the late John William and Mallie Maxwell Middlebrook. She married Paul Aubrey Fretwell, Sr. and he preceded her in death on March 3, 2001. Mrs. Fretwell worked in...

Apr 22, 2024

Mary Lou Dailey, 92, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Monday evening, April 22, 2024, in Carthage, Texas. Mary Lou Thompson was born on January 8, 1932, in the Pleasant Ridge Community near Carthage to the late Charlie N. and Gertrude Ford Thompson. She graduated from Carthage High School. Mary Lou married Billy Charles Dailey, Sr. on...

Apr 21, 2024

Robin Smith, 57, of Carthage, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday morning, April 21, 2024, in Carthage. Robin LeAnne Etheredge was born on May 17, 1966, in Orange, Texas to Bobby Ray Etheredge, Sr. and Loretta Hodges Etheredge. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1984. Robin married Terry Lynn Smith, the love of...

Apr 18, 2024

Vivian Ann Scott, 81, of Texarkana, TX, passed away on Thursday morning, April 18, 2024, in Texarkana. Vivian Ann Gjerstad was born on Apr. 5, 1943, in Bertha, MN to the late Roy Hilary and Albina T. Drayna Gjerstad. She graduated from high school in Eagle Bend, MN with the class of 1961. Vivian worked as an...

Apr 15, 2024

Roxanne Bostick, 65 of Center, Texas formerly of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Monday morning, April 15, 2024, at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. Roxanne Studdard was born on May 15, 1958, in Carthage to the late Pat Henry and Alonzola Covington Studdard. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1976. Roxie earned...

Apr 15, 2024

Vernette Burnett, 93, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday evening, April 15, 2024, in Carthage. Katherine Vernette Allen was born on Jan. 11, 1931, in Mt. Pleasant, TX to the late Winfred Vernette and Hattie Florine Cody Allen. She graduated from Longview High School with the class of 1947, and Kilgore College in 1949. Vernette married...

Apr 13, 2024

Nancy Alexander, 77, of Carthage, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Carthage.  Nancy Lynn Tucker was born on September 10, 1946, in Silsbee, Texas to the late Earnest Albert and Florence Faye Stone Tucker.  She graduated with the Carthage High School Class of 1965, and then attended Business College in Henderson, Texas.  Nancy was a...

Apr 7, 2024

Eileen Cadenhead, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2024, at 5:15 P.M. She was born on January 13, 1929, in London England, and was 95 years old at the time of her passing.

Eileen was married to her loving husband, Leonard Cadenhead, on December 10, 1946, in Orange, Texas. Their...

Apr 1, 2024

Jody Lee Youngblood, 53, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Monday night, April 1, 2024, at his home near Carthage. He was born on January 15, 1971, in Carthage to the late Odell and Sandra Jean Miller Youngblood. Jody graduated from Gary High School with the class of 1989. He worked in the Pipeline Construction Industry all...

Mar 30, 2024

Sharlet McCallum, 68, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, March 30, 2024, at her home in Carthage. Sharlet Ann Williams was born on Nov. 30, 1955, in Carthage to the late Bobby Joe and Anna Jane Williams. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1974. Sharlet grew up working in her family's...

Mar 29, 2024

Helen Beal, 95, of Carthage, Texas formerly of Longview, Texas passed away on Friday afternoon, March 29, 2024, in Carthage. Helen Elizabeth Griffith was born on July 17, 1928, in Stonega, Virginia to the late Floyd Paul and Della Gertrude Adkins Griffith. She attended school in Norris, Tennessee. Mrs. Beal worked as a switch board operator, a...

Mar 29, 2024

Aaron Larry Allums was called home by his Lord and Savior on Friday March 29, 2024. Larry was born on November 22, 1933 to the late Aaron Perkins and Garl Dee Allums in Carthage, Texas.  Larry's early years were filled with making new friends due to frequent moves within Texas and nearby states which suited his lively,...