Obituaries

May 29, 2023

Boaz Alan Spanial was born and passed away at 7:43 p.m., on Monday, May 29, 2023, at Longview Regional. He is the son of Nicholas Isaiah and Amberley Rachelle Cranford Spanial. Baby Spanial is the brother to Branson and Benjamin Spanial. He is also survived by his great-grandparents, grandparents, a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, other relatives and many...

May 27, 2023

Genevieve "Jeannie" Milligan passed away Saturday morning, May 27, 2023, in Carthage, Texas.  Genevieve Ann Porter was born on January 9, 1941, in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Charles Walker and Cecilia Marion Justice Porter. Jeannie graduated from Southside High School in Fort Wayne in 1959. While living in Fort Wayne, she worked as a bus driver for...

May 25, 2023

George Brenzovich, 76, of Long Branch, Texas, passed away on Thursday night, May 25, 2023, at his home in Long Branch. George Tuure Brenzovich was born on October 28, 1946, in Fredricktown, Pennsylvania to the late George and Edith Tuure Brenzovich. He moved to Long Branch from Ft. Hancock, Texas in 2021. George grew up in the Byzantine Catholic...

May 25, 2023

Mark Edward Hicks, 58, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Thursday morning, May 25, 2023, at his home near Carthage. He was born on November 16, 1964, in Carthage to the late A.J. and Jo Ann Johnson Hicks. Mark attended Logansport and Carthage schools. He worked as an operator and truck driver in the oil field and was a...

May 23, 2023

Willis Wills, 98, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday morning, May 23, 2023, in Carthage. He was born on Oct. 2, 1924, in Fair Play, Panola County, TX to the late Sam Houston and Myrtie Mae Birdwell Wills. Mr. Wills served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged. He married Charlcie Modine Armstrong on Nov. 1,...

May 18, 2023

Graveside services for Mrs. Kristen E. Hogan Seigle, age 51 years, of Old Hickory, Tennessee, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at Clayton Cemetery in Clayton, Texas with Dr. Allen Tilley officiating under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. Mrs. Seigle passed away on Thursday, May 18, 2023, in Old Hickory, Tennessee....

May 11, 2023

Kristi Malone Rieke, 49, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Thursday morning, May 11, 2023, in Tyler, TX. She was born on Oct. 19, 1973, in Carthage to Bobby Wayne and Rebecca Dean "Becky" Smith Malone. Kristi graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1992, and attended Panola College. She...

May 6, 2023

John Albers, 72, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday morning, May 6, 2023, in Tyler, Texas. John Fredrick Albers was born on June 25, 1950, in South Haven, Michigan to the late Warren Fred and Marie Amalia Cerny Albers. He graduated from high school in Fennville, Michigan with the class of 1968. John married Lynda Marie...

Apr 25, 2023

Mozel Hock, 82, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday morning, April 25, 2023, at her home in Carthage with her family by her side. Mozel Scott was born on Dec. 6, 1940, in Shreveport, LA to the late Homer B. and Luddie Mae Beshea Scott. She married Benjamin Michael Hock on June 28, 1975, in West...

Apr 23, 2023

Toni Renee Wright, 56, of Tenaha, TX, passed away on Sunday afternoon, April 23, 2023, in Longview, TX. She was born on Oct. 2, 1966, in Shreveport, LA. She worked as a caregiver for many years, owning and operating The Provider Service in Carthage. Mrs. Wright was preceded in death by her mother, Ivy Paulette Bergeron Coleman.

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Apr 19, 2023

John Orvin Yoes, age 84, of Tatum, Texas, passed away in his sleep at his home on Wednesday morning, April 19, 2023, at 3:05 a.m. due to complications from his battle with cancer. He was born on September 30, 1938, in Necessity, Texas to the late Charlie Robert and Hattie Leola Taylor Yoes. He graduated from high school in...

Apr 12, 2023

Judith Annette Tanner, 92, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, April 12, 2023, at home in Carthage. She was born on November 17, 1930, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to Thomas Frederick Dupree, Sr. and Judith Elizabeth Hebert Dupree. Judith was of the Catholic faith and was a member of St. William of Vercelli Church.  She loved flowers and...

Apr 11, 2023

Mavis Ross Freeman, 89, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Carthage. Mavis Helen Hightower was born on June 25, 1933, in the Antioch Community, Panola County, Texas, to the late Raleigh Dee and Era Elizabeth Dunlap Hightower. She attended Tatum schools.  Mavis was raised Baptist and was a member of the former First Christian/Disciples...

Apr 11, 2023

Larry Ritter, 73, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in Carthage. Larry Daniel Ritter was born on April 12, 1949, in Center, Texas, to the late Thomas and Gwendolyn Roberson Ritter. Larry graduated with the Carthage High School class of 1967, and attended the University of Texas in Austin. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from...

Apr 10, 2023

Norman Landis Davis, 81, of San Diego, California, formerly of Panola County, Texas, passed away on April10, 2023, in San Diego.  He was born on March 24, 1942, to the late A.L. Jr. and Novie Shivers Davis.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Conner Cemetery in Beckville, Texas....

Apr 6, 2023

Filiberta Dominguez, 66, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Thursday afternoon, April 6, 2023, at her home in Carthage. She was born on February 4, 1957, in Monterrey, Mexico to the late Manuel and Pascuala Covarrubias Dominguez. She moved to Carthage in 1995, from Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. Filiberta was a member of the St. William of Vercelli Catholic Church...

Apr 1, 2023

Charles V. Schelhouse, 63, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday afternoon, April 1, 2023, in Houston, Texas. Charles Vickers Schelhouse, Jr. was born to Charles Vickers Schelhouse, Sr. and June Ilene Hollopeter Schelhouse on October 2, 1959, in Salina, Kansas. He graduated with the Lake Havasu, Arizona high school class of 1977. Charles served in the United States...

Mar 29, 2023

Maudeen Peters, 87, of the Fair Play Community of Panola County, TX, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, March 29, 2023, in Shreveport, LA. Maudeen Holland was born on July 9, 1935, in Fair Play, to Gilbert Colbert and Lucy Maude Harris Holland. She attended Carthage schools until the 10 th grade and graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas....

Mar 28, 2023

Joey French, 58-year-old beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle and friend, was received unto his heavenly Father on Tuesday morning, March 28, 2023. Joseph Charles French was born on May 10, 1964, in Sherman, Texas to Charles Robert and Brenda Sue Meek French. Joey and his family moved to Carthage in 1978. After graduating from Carthage High School...

Mar 27, 2023

Pam Westbrook, 67, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday afternoon, March 27, 2023, in Carthage. Pamela Kaye Lawrence was born on Aug. 14, 1955, in Carthage, to Edward Rufus "Shorty" and Alice Marie Hudson Lawrence. She graduated with the Carthage High School class of 1973. Pam married David Eugene Westbrook on May 20, 1972, at Walnut Springs Baptist...