Obituaries

Oct 25, 2025

Royce James Palmer, age 74, of Lake Cherokee, Texas, passed away on Saturday morning, October 25, 2025, at his home. He was born on July 17, 1951, in Lubbock, Texas, to the late LeRoy Russell and Mozelle Gertie Jones Palmer. Royce graduated from Tatum High School with the class of 1970, and attended Stephen F. Austin State...

Oct 24, 2025

Gary Lynn Smith, a healthy, handsome baby boy, bounced into the lives of Willie Fay Smith and Mary Emma (Sipes) Smith in Jacksonville, Texas on July 19, 1956.  He greeted his delighted parents and proceeded to delight them many times with his ready smile and rambunctious ways. Gary fully trusted Jesus Christ to be his Savior and...

Oct 24, 2025

Leola Carter May was born on October 16, 1927, in Carthage, Texas, and passed away on October 24, 2025. She was the daughter of Pete and Nancy Fite Carter. From an early age, Leola was a member of New Haven C.M.E. Church, where she nurtured her faith throughout her life.

She was married...

Oct 22, 2025

Jerry Lee Allison, age 58, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday morning, October 22, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. He was born on June 24, 1967, in Rusk County, Texas. Jerry graduated from Carthage High School where he lettered in football. Jerry worked for the City of Longview for many years. He enjoyed fishing and watching football,...

Oct 21, 2025

James L. Wedgeworth, age 92, years, of Long Branch, Texas, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 21, 2025, in Carthage, Texas. James Lafate Wedgeworth was born on September 11, 1933, in the Snap Community of Panola County, Texas to the late Walter Reese and Grace Florence Bellamy Wedgeworth. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class...

Oct 16, 2025

Joe Max Reeves, age 91 years, of Lake Cherokee, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, October 16, 2025. He was born on January 7, 1934, in Panola County, Texas, to the late George Buford and Catherine Mae Gunter Reeves. He graduated from Elysian Fields High School with the class of 1953. Joe Max attended Arlington...

Oct 16, 2025

On April 22, 1934, Joseph Newton Hambrick was born in Pennington, Texas to Robert Elijah Hambrick and Ida Mae Davis Hambrick. He was the fourth of eight children. In the early years, his family worked as sharecroppers in the remote areas around Groveton, Texas. Their only transportation to town was a wagon and two mules. With the...

Oct 15, 2025

Glena Mae Landers Noles (Meme), 90, of Carthage, Texas, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2025. She was born on October 23, 1934, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Walter Richard Landers and Thelma Irene (Claunch) Landers.

She graduated with the Sulphur Springs High School class of 1953. On September 22, 1953, she married...

Oct 14, 2025

Charlotte Figgins, age 82 years, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 14, 2025, at her daughter's home in Beckville, Texas. Charlotte Elane Banks was born on October 5, 1943, in Buckeye, Arizona to the late Lon Fair and Mary Eva Dockery Banks. She married Ronald Guy Figgins on April 14, 1962, and he preceded her in death...

Oct 13, 2025

Richard H. Thomas, 87, of Carthage, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday morning, October 13, 2025. He was born on March 27, 1938, in Marshall, Texas, to the late Horace Garrett Thomas, Sr., and Maurine Bryan Thomas.

Richard graduated from Carthage High School in 1957. Shortly after, he proudly served...

Oct 8, 2025

Elizabeth Holland Jordan, 92, of the Fair Play Community in Panola County, Texas, passed away on Wednesday morning, October 8, 2025, in Livingston, Texas. Elizabeth Ruth Holland was born on July 1, 1933, in Fair Play to the late Gilbert Colbert and Lucy Maude Harris Holland. She graduated from Carthage High School with the Class of 1951....

Oct 8, 2025

Earl Milton Scarborough, 85, of the Riderville community, of Panola County, Texas, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, October 8, 2025, in Carthage, Texas. Earl was born on June 21, 1940, in Henderson, Texas, to George Milford Scarborough and Ruby Lawrence Scarborough. He grew up in the Fair Play Community, attending the Fair Play School and Carthage High...

Oct 5, 2025

Betty Lou Harris, 74, of Beckville, Texas, passed away Sunday morning, October 5, 2025, at her home in Beckville. She was born on October 13, 1950, in Carthage, Texas to Billy Charles Dailey, Sr. and Mary Lou Thompson Dailey. Betty Lou graduated from Beckville High School with the class of 1969. She married Gay Lynn Harris, Sr....

Sep 16, 2025

Ann McDaniel, age 79, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday night, September 16, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. Justine Ann Wise was born on October 17, 1945, in El Paso, Texas. She graduated from Marian High School in Houston, Texas with the class of 1963, and attended Stephen F. Austin State University. Ann later earned her associate's...

Sep 13, 2025

Eric Carnell Carter, age 67, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday morning, September 13, 2025, in Longview, Texas. He was born on December 24, 1957, in Galveston, Texas to Johnnie B. Carter Sr. and Erma Lee Tatum Carter. He is preceded in death by both of his dear parents and a sister, Edith Jane Carter Neason....

Sep 2, 2025

Don Lipsey, age 79, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday night, September 2, 2025, at his home in Carthage. Robert Don Lipsey was born on September 18, 1945, in Longview, Texas to Ronald Lavern "Tight" and Mary Ellen Whitehurst Lipsey. He attended grade school in Oakwood, Texas.  Don graduated from Longview High School with the class...

Aug 28, 2025

Brandy Rae Tullis, age 35, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Thursday morning, August 28, 2025, near Beckville due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was born on August 31, 1989, in Henderson, Texas to Bobby Ray and Ursula Louise Brown Tullis. Brandy attended Beckville schools. She loved crafts, baking, going to the beach and...

Aug 27, 2025

James Thomas "Jimmy" Teal, Jr., age 77, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday night, August 27, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. He was born on October 5, 1947, in San Augustine County, Texas to the late James Thomas Teal, Sr. and Minnie Elizabeth Hightower Teal. He attended Carthage schools and served in the U.S. Army where he...

Aug 12, 2025

Stanley Hammons, age 59, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday evening, August 12, 2025, in a Plano, Texas hospital. Stanley Lane Hammons was born on Oct. 2, 1965, in Carthage to the late Travis Neal and Dorothy Mae Wills Hammons. Stanley graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1984. He married Betty Jean Allred...

Aug 12, 2025

Our Mother, Ina Carole Hines Pacheco, escaped the bonds of Earth on August 12, 2025, after a short illness. She was 90 years old. She was born on March 9, 1935 to Irene Alva Gulley and Horace Grady Hines. She was the middle child of five siblings: Shirley, Elsie, Carole, H. Grady, and Joan. She was baptized as a...