Obituaries

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...

Oct 29, 2023

Necia Armstrong, 80, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Sunday afternoon, October 29, 2023, in Carthage. Necia Marie Armstrong was born in Center, Texas on February 13, 1943, to the late Speedie Richard and Marie Elvira Robinett Fleetwood. She graduated with the Carthage High School Class of 1961, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving from 1961-1962....

Oct 28, 2023

JoNell Pipkins was born on March 18, 1945, in Carthage, TX to Joseph Reese who preceded her in death and Mable Pipkins. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and a pillar of the community. She peacefully left this world on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 28, 2023, in Tyler, TX,...

Oct 14, 2023

Less Lee Minter, Jr., age 66, of Henderson, TX, passed away on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 14, 2023, in Shreveport, LA. He was born on Jan. 28, 1957, in Carthage to the late Less Lee Minter, Sr. and Sidgel Charlyn Adams Minter. Mr. Minter attended Beckville schools. He worked in the oil and gas and the pipeline industries...

Oct 14, 2023

Virginia Rose Cole McFadden Aaron, 81, of DeBerry, TX, passed away on Saturday evening, Oct. 14, 2023, in Longview, TX. Virginia was born on Nov. 20, 1941, in McGreggor, TX to the late David Henry and Ethel Slocum Cole. She married Ennis James McFadden and he preceded her in death on Jan. 29, 1976. She later married Billy Joe...

Oct 11, 2023

Martha Williams, 65, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday morning, October 11, 2023, at her home in Carthage. Martha Lynn Hunt was born on January 18, 1958, in Carthage to the late J. B. and Jo Maurice Beard Hunt. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1976, and attended Panola College. Martha earned...

Oct 10, 2023

Jim Bowens, Jr., 59, of Long Branch, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Long Branch. Jim was born on November 10, 1963, in Houston, Texas to Jim Bowens, Sr. and Lola Bell Simpson Bowens. He graduated with the Phyllis Wheatley High School Class of 1982, in Houston. Jim worked in security in the Houston area and...

Oct 5, 2023

Tamara McLawhorn, 59, of Carthage, Texas, passed away Thursday morning, October 5, 2023, in Carthage. Tamara Jo McLawhorn was born in Portland, Maine on January 22, 1964, to Westland Jerome and Joan Mildred Luce Taylor. She was a 1983 graduate of Falmouth High School in Falmouth Maine. Tamara married William Timothy "Tim" McLawhorn on January 30, 2007, in Laredo,...

Oct 3, 2023

Evelyn Dailey, 78, of Chandler, TX, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 3, 2023, at her home under the watchful care of her lifelong friend, Ms. Susie Findley.

Evelyn was born on February 23, 1945, in Beckville, TX to the late James Connelly and Callie Vesta Fite Dailey. Evelyn graduated from Beckville High School with the Class...