Obituaries

Mar 9, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Denise Alice (Dunbar) Metcalf, 64, of Tatum, Texas. Denise passed away peacefully, though unexpectedly, at home on Saturday, March 9th, 2024. Denise was a strong and independent free spirit. Her spirituality ran deep. She was very talented with her words and thoughts and could keep you...

Mar 7, 2024

The second of 4 children born to CB and Nelvin Holder Marshall, Jerrilyne was born on March 3, 1949, in Henderson, TX. She was raised in the Snap Community of Panola County, Southwest of Carthage. She passed away in Longview, TX on Thursday night, March 7, 2024, and was escorted to heaven by God's angels to meet...

Mar 5, 2024

Opal Lee Hunt, 97, of Carthage, TX, passed away to her new home on Tuesday afternoon, March 5, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Opal Lee Manshack was born on August 15, 1926, in the Sardis Community near Tenaha, TX to the late Duley McKinley and Gladys Opal Spurlock Manshack. She was the first of eight children...

Mar 2, 2024

Karen McIlwain, 59, of Tatum, Texas, passed away on Saturday morning, March 2, 2024, at her home near Tatum. Karen Sue Courtney was born on August 9, 1964, in Carthage, Texas to the late Claude Mitchel "C.M." and Alice Pauline Singleton Courtney. She graduated from Tatum High School with the class of 1982, and attended Kilgore College...

Feb 29, 2024

J. Santos Hernandez, 64, of Carthage, Texas passed away Thursday evening, February 29, 2024 at his home in Carthage. He was born July 30, 1959 in San Luis, Mexico to the late Juan Hernandez and Paula Ledezma Hernandez. Santos came from Mexico in 1976 and worked for many years in the poultry industry, concrete industry and later owned and...

Feb 28, 2024

Terri Wilson, 60, of the Woods Community in Panola County, Texas, passed away Wednesday morning, February 28, 2024, at her home. Terri Lynn Wilson was born on March 19, 1963, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the late Mark Howard and Anita Faye Pinell Wilson. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1981, and earned...

Feb 21, 2024

Charles Lee Wescott, a 105-year-old native of Wanchese, North Carolina, departed his Earthly home in Wanchese, North Carolina, on February 21, 2024, with his family at his side.

Charles was born September 27, 1918, in Gum Neck, Tyrrell County, North Carolina, the eldest child born to Theophilus Lee Wescott and Ina Cahoon Wescott....

Feb 21, 2024

Robert Hutchins, 84, of Crockett, Texas, formerly of Dickinson, Texas, passed away Wednesday evening, February 21, 2024, in Crockett. Robert Jeffrey Hutchins was born on June 24, 1939, in Bossier City, Louisiana, to the late Robert Ray and Vesta Rae Bell Hutchins. He graduated from LaMarque High School Class of 1957, and earned a Bachelor of Arts...

Feb 18, 2024

Elsie Barnes, 89, of Palestine, Texas, formerly of Deadwood, Texas, passed away on Sunday evening, February 18, 2024, in Palestine. Elsie Mae Johnson was born on April 18, 1934, in Panola County, Texas to the late Ruie Lee and Thelma Blanche Powell Johnson. She graduated from Longstreet, Louisiana High School with the Class of 1951. Elsie earned...

Feb 15, 2024

Jo Ann Pool, 88, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Thursday evening, February 15, 2024, in Carthage. Jo Ann Shoffner was born on August 6, 1935, in Bogata, Texas, to the late Joseph Horace and Florence Elizabeth Keith Shoffner. She attended school in Bogata. JoAnn moved to California and worked at an egg factory there before moving...

Feb 12, 2024

Drew Dan Jackson, 92, formerly of Eastland County, passed from this life on Monday evening, February 12, 2024, at his home in Carthage, Texas. He was born on May 28, 1931, in Carbon, Texas to the late Archie and Jewell Jackson and was one of nine siblings. He grew up on a peanut farm and peach orchard,...

Feb 12, 2024

Mott Sims, 94, of DeBerry, Texas, passed away on Monday night, February 12, 2024, in Marshall, Texas. Florence Lomer Barnett Sims, known to all as "Mott", was born on October 1, 1929, in Panola County, Texas to the late Willard Pierce and Alice Mayfield Barnett. She graduated from Carthage High School. Mott worked as a legal secretary...

Feb 8, 2024

David Ramsey, 74, of Carthage, Texas, formerly of Thermopolis Wyoming, passed away on Thursday afternoon, February 8, 2024, in Carthage. David Kent Ramsey was born on February 8, 1950, in Thermopolis to the late Garland Allen and Francis Elizabeth Maple Ramsey. He graduated from Thermopolis High School with the class of 1968. Dave served in the Wyoming National Guard...

Feb 8, 2024

Icephene Howell, 96, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Thursday night, February 8, 2024, in Carthage. Icephene Rodgers was born on December 28, 1927 in Beckville, Texas to the late John W. and Emma Oxford Rodgers. She was the oldest living graduate of Beckville High School, having graduated with the class of 1945. She later attended business...

Feb 6, 2024

Our Beloved Vernon Charles Sandoz, 91, of Carthage, TX passed away at home peacefully on Tuesday morning, February 6, 2024. He was born July 16, 1932, in Biloxi, Mississippi. Vernon was a USAF Korean War Veteran and a Patriot. He worked at NASA for many years in the Atlas-Centaur Rocket program and the Space Shuttle Program. He...

Feb 4, 2024

Debbie Jernigan, 73, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2024, at her home in Carthage. Deborah Ann Dorsey was born on July 4, 1950, in Longview, TX to the late Roy C. and Inez Kuykendall Dorsey. She graduated from Longview High School with the Class of 1968, and attended Kilgore College. While at...

Jan 29, 2024

Andrea Nation, 70, of DeBerry, Texas, passed away on January 29, 2024, in Tyler, Texas.  Andrea Denise Smith was born on April 20, 1953, in The Bronx, New York, to the late William Michael and Irene May Grimes Smith. She graduated from Taft High School in The Bronx. Andrea married Morris Edward "Eddie" Nation on July 23,...

Jan 25, 2024

Everett Lunsford, 86, of Gary, Texas, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 25, 2024, in Center, Texas. He was born on October 9, 1937, in Rison, Arkansas, to the late Otis Oque and Era Alice Marie Smith Lunsford. Everett came to Panola County, Texas from Pine Bluff, Arkansas in the early 1990s. He married Paula Sue Richardson...

Jan 20, 2024

Donnie Pruitt, 67, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday afternoon, January 20, 2024, in Longview, Texas. Donnie was born in Palestine, Texas on December 10, 1956, to the late Golden Lee and Helen Juanita Richardson Pruitt. He attended Beckville schools and was of the Baptist faith. Donnie was a heavy equipment operator in the pipeline construction...

Jan 10, 2024

Dolly Rayson, 86, of Carthage, Texas, passed away Wednesday morning, January 10, 2024, in Carthage. Dolly Faye Beck was born on July 7, 1937, in Carthage, to the late Edgar and Johnnie Marie Hodge Beck. She lived her lifetime in Carthage where she was a member of the First Assembly Church of God in Christ. She worked...