Obituaries

Dec 7, 2023

Virginia Churchman, age 87, of the Old Center Community in Panola County, Texas, passed away on Thursday night, December 7, 2023, in San Augustine, Texas. Arlene Virginia Acrey was born on April 5, 1936, in the Jumbo Community in Panola County, Texas to the late Arlin and Madgie Hudman Acrey. She graduated from high school in Mt....

Dec 6, 2023

Earnest Lowe, Jr., 72, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, December 6, 2023, at his home near Beckville. Earnest Neil Lowe, Jr. was born on January 28, 1951, in Arcadia, Louisiana to Earnest Neil Lowe, Sr. and Noverine Ray Goss Lowe. He graduated from high school in Quitman, Louisiana. Earnest married Rhonda Darlene Brown on...

Dec 3, 2023

Karen Ramsey, 80, of Gary, Texas, passed away on Sunday afternoon, December 3, 2023, at her home in Gary. Karen Ann Mickelson was born on August 10, 1943, in Knoxville, Iowa to the late Oswald "Red" and Delma E. Juline Mickelson. She graduated from high school in Yoder, Wyoming and later attended secretarial school in California. Karen...

Nov 29, 2023

Bobby W. Langford, 66, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday morning, November 29, 2023, in Longview, Texas. Bobby Wade Langford was born on May 17, 1957, in Carthage to the late John W. and Melba Ruth Dailey Langford. He graduated from Beckville High School with the class of 1975, where he lettered in football and he...

Nov 26, 2023

Judy Yount, 69, of Carthage, Texas passed away Sunday afternoon November 26, 2023 in Longview, Texas. Judy Carolyn Brown was born May 11, 1954 in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Ralph Albert and Geraldine Moore Brown. She worked in the healthcare industry for many years as an Emergency Medical Technician and later as an X-ray Technician at...

Nov 26, 2023

Anita Kathleen Weatherford Replogle, 80 of Long Branch, Texas was born June 11, 1943 in Dallas County, Texas to the late Joe Audry and Nelsie Faye Johnson Weatherford and passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023 at her home in Long Branch.

Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.

Nov 24, 2023

Brayden Alexander Morton, 24, of Gary, Texas, passed away on Friday, November 24, 2023, in Panola County, Texas due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on March 29, 1999, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Brayden graduated from high school in Quinton, Oklahoma with the class of 2017. He attended Neumont College of Computer Science in...

Nov 22, 2023

Cretavius O'Mar "Tay Tay" Barnes, 31, of DeBerry, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, in Carthage, Texas due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on July 10, 1992, in Henderson, Texas, to Christopher Lynn Willie, Sr. and Marsha Rena Barnes. Cretavius attended Carthage High School. He enjoyed fishing, rapping, creating music,...

Nov 22, 2023

Kerrin Crawford, 19, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, November 22, 2023, at Cook Children's in Fort Worth, Texas after a lengthy battle with cancer. Corbin Kerrin Crawford was born on October 21, 2004, in Longview, Texas to Jonathan Lon and Nicole Sunshine Schmidt Crawford. Kerrin graduated Magna Cum Laude from Panola College with the...

Nov 19, 2023

James Roger Huff, Sr., age 72, of the Grand Bluff Community, in Panola County, Texas, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at his home in Grand Bluff. He was born on August 12, 1951, in Carthage, Texas to the late James Joshua and Nellie Faye Rogers Huff. He graduated from high school in Ft. Worth, Texas....

Nov 19, 2023

Jewell Ellis, 77, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Sunday afternoon, November 19, 2023, in Carthage. He was born on March 2, 1946, in Robertson County, Tennessee to the late William Robert and Alice Gertrude Gower Ellis. Jewell graduated with the Coopertown, Tennessee High School class of 1964. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1965,...

Nov 17, 2023

David Earl Hodges, 54, of Tatum, Texas, passed away on Friday morning, November 17, 2023, at his home in Tatum. He was born on July 2, 1969, in Carthage, Texas to David Wesley and Elesa Torres Hodges. David graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1988, where he lettered in football. He attended Northwestern State University on...

Nov 14, 2023

Tonia Jacks, 47, of the Deadwood Community in Panola County, Texas, passed away on Tuesday morning, November 14, 2023, in Carthage, Texas. Tonia Kay Welch was born on June 20, 1976, in Jackson, Mississippi. She married Gregory Wade Jacks on March 23, 2023, in Deadwood. Tonia enjoyed being a mother and a grandmother. She was always willing to help...

Nov 11, 2023

Arona Taylor, 89, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday morning, November 11, 2023, in Carthage. Arona Ann Wynn was born on January 31, 1934, in Corpus Christi, Texas to the late Doyle Conard and Floyce Marie Smith Wynn. She married Henry Albert Taylor on December 20, 1950, in Gilbertown, Alabama and he preceded her in death on November...

Nov 11, 2023

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 20, 2023, at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, 3826 Wheeler Avenue, Houston Texas. A visitation will be held from 10-11 a.m. on Monday at the church prior to the funeral service. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at Walnut Grove...

Nov 10, 2023

Harold Glaze, 82, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Friday morning, November 10, 2023, in Carthage. Harold Leland Glaze was born on March 5, 1941, in Frisco, Texas to the late Hubert Lance and Irabelle Swann Glaze. He graduated from high school in Saltillo, Texas with the class of 1959. Harold married Janet Carolyn Harris on January...

Nov 8, 2023

Willie T. Sanders, 67, of Gary, Texas, departed this life on Wednesday morning, November 8, 2023, in Longview, Texas. He was born on April 12, 1956, in Carthage, Texas to the late Cleveland and Ruth Smith Sanders. Willie went to school at Southside Elementary and was a hard worker. At a young age, he attended Shady Grove...

Nov 7, 2023

Carol Dartez, 74, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 7, 2023, in Carthage. Carol Ann Baker was born on July 26, 1949, in Corsicana, TX to the late George Calvin and Helen Belle Boyles Baker. She graduated from Ryder High School in Wichita Falls, TX with the class of 1967, and attended Midwestern State...

Oct 31, 2023

Kolten Allen Jacks, 26, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, in Tatum, TX. He was born July 23, 1997, in Shattuck, OK to Jeffrey Patrick and Tina Michelle Stephens Jacks. Kolten attended Carthage Schools. He was a member of the Cub and Boy Scout Troops at the First Methodist Church in Carthage where...

Oct 30, 2023

Larry Shepherd, 77 of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday afternoon, Oct. 30, 2023, at his home in Carthage after a lengthy illness. Robert Larry Shepherd, "Larry" as most knew him, was born on Aug. 11, 1946, in Carthage to the late Clyde Ray and Mildred Laverne Chamness Shepherd. He graduated from Carthage High School with the...