Obituaries

Nov 12, 2020

Henry Albert Taylor, 92, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Thursday afternoon, Nov. 12, 2020, at his home. Henry Albert Taylor was born on Feb. 6, 1928, in Gilbertown, AL to the late Connie Albert and Claudia Doggett Taylor. He graduated from Silas High School in Silas, AL and attended Atlanta Bible Institute. Mr. Taylor served his country in...

Nov 8, 2020

Betty D. McWilliams, of Sibley, LA, formerly of Long Branch, Panola County, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, Nov. 8, 2020, at her home in Sibley. Betty Sue English was born on June 14, 1930, in Long Branch to the late Pat and Lois Arnold English. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1948. Betty married...

Nov 2, 2020

Sandra Pierce Bains, 68, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday afternoon, Nov. 2, 2020, at her home in Carthage. Sandra Jo Pierce was born on Nov. 11, 1951, in Carthage to the late Hubert and Fannie Elizabeth Hightower Pierce. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1970. She worked at First National Bank in Carthage...

Oct 29, 2020

Larry McDermott, 77, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2020, in Tyler, TX. Wallace Larry McDermott was born on Feb. 3, 1943, in Independence, MO to the late Wallace Clayton and Juanita Louise Curtis McDermott. He served in the U.S. Air Force, where he worked as a mechanic and was honorably discharged. Larry was later...

Oct 29, 2020

Sue Oliphant, 95, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Thursday morning, Oct. 29, 2020, at her home. Allie Sue Miller was born on Oct. 5, 1925, in Panola County, TX to the late Joe Henderson and Clara Esther Whitaker Miller. She graduated from Ft. Worth Polytechnic High School and attended Texas Wesleyan University. Mrs. Oliphant worked for many years...

Oct 19, 2020

Amanda Downing, 31, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday evening, Oct. 19, 2020, in Carthage. Amanda Lea Downing was born on April 20, 1989, in Longview, TX, to Johnny Dale and Glenda Faye Stevenson Downing. She lived in Carthage most of her life and attended Carthage schools. Amanda was preceded in death by parents, Francille and Richard Burton...

Oct 18, 2020

Santos Tenorio, 45, of Carthage, TX, formerly of Monroe LA, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Longview, TX.  Jose Santos Tenorio-Balderas was born on March 25, 1975 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to the late Domingo and Reyna Balderas Tenorio. He worked in the oil field. Santos married Debra JoAnn Nunez on March 8, 2019, in Carthage. He...

Oct 17, 2020

James Glenn "Jamie" Brown, 51, of Carthage passed away October 17, 2020 in Tyler, Texas. He was born December 24, 1968 in Carthage, Texas to Marlis Cleveland and Mary Helen Sells Brown. Jamie was raised in Carthage and graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1987. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Clayton and...

Oct 14, 2020

Pamela Marie Jones-Simpson, 56, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday morning, October 14, 2020, in Longview, Texas, due to complications from Covid-19. Pamela Marie Jones-Simpson was born on October, 2, 1964, in Center, Texas, to Elbert Davis Jones and Patsy Marie Leach-Jones. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1983. Pamela furthered her education at...

Oct 14, 2020

Curtis Donald, 66, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday morning, October 14, 2020, at his home near Carthage. Curtis Alvin Donald was born on April 11, 1954, in Carthage, to the late Therion Curtis and Emma Louise Godwin Donald. He spent his lifetime in Carthage, attending schools there. Curtis married Diana Lynn Beam on March 23, 2002, in...

Oct 9, 2020

Debra Mullis Ingram, 55, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday night, Oct. 9, 2020, in Shreveport, LA. Debra Alice Mullis was born on Oct. 24, 1964, in Selma, AL to the late Earl and Dorothy Ann Boyd Mullis. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1983. She later attended Panola College where she earned a...

Oct 8, 2020

Roland Douglas Shivers began his eternal life in the presence of his Savior and the company of his family and loved ones on October 8, 2020. Born February 10, 1932 in Elysian Fields, Texas to Mattie Mae Tiller and Henry Grady Shivers, Roland attended school in both Elysian Fields and Grand Saline, ultimately graduating from Carthage High School. He...

Oct 7, 2020

Toby Allan Jordan, 43, of Marshall, TX, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, 2020, in Galveston, TX. He was born on May 18, 1977 in Carthage, TX to the late Jim Allan and Betty Jean Wolfe Jordan. Toby graduated from Gary High School with the class of 1995. He worked as a mechanic for Enable Midstream. Toby loved...

Oct 6, 2020

Mr. Bobby Joe Harris, 82, of Gary, Texas, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 6, 2020, in Tyler, Texas. He was born on January 4, 1934, in Como, Hopkins County, Texas to the late Claude H. and Beatrice Greer Harris. Cremation arrangements are by Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. Local survivors include his sister, Kathy Dunn and husband Ernest of Gary....

Oct 3, 2020

Maxine Clark, 84, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Saturday evening, Oct. 3, 2020, at her home in Carthage after a long illness. She was surrounded by family. Clara Maxine Clark was born on June 26, 1936 in Clayton, LA, to Albert Eddie and Velma Grace "Gracie" Ivey. Maxine loved to cook, craft, read and garden. She was married...

Sep 30, 2020

Beverly Kaye Hicks McMillian, 62, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Wednesday morning, Sept. 30, 2020, in Longview, TX. She was born on Jan. 30, 1958, in Carthage to the late Willie Kay and Lennie Joe Moore Hicks. Beverly graduated from Beckville High School with the class of 1976, where she lettered in basketball and track, and was a...

Sep 28, 2020

Elva Delores Fields Phillips, 72, of Carthage, Texas, died on Monday, September 28, 2020, in Carthage. She was born November 7, 1947 in Logansport, Louisiana to Roy Delton and Susie Elizabeth Mills Fields. She was raised in Panola County and graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1966. Mrs. Phillips was married to Robert Glen Phillips for...

Sep 28, 2020

Margreat Liverman, 82, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Monday afternoon, Sept. 28, 2020, at her home in Carthage. Ella Margreat Martin Liverman was the sixth child born on March 2, 1938, to the marriage of Samuel Monroe Martin, Sr. and Idella Bruner Martin. She was born at her Aunt Marie Dubbs home in Shreveport, Louisiana. She was raised...

Sep 19, 2020

Edith Grace Cockrell Winterrowd, 94 of Carthage, Texas passed away Saturday morning, September 19, 2020 in Carthage, Texas. She was born February 5, 1926 in Panola County, Texas to John Foster and Mamie Rider Cockrell. Edith was raised in Panola County and graduated from Greenville High School with the class of 1943. Mrs. Winterrowd married Kenneth Chancellor Winterrowd, Jr....

Sep 6, 2020

Gloria Meador Gray of Richardson, Texas passed away on September 6, 2020. She was born of Adele Whitfield Meador and A. E. Meador of Beckville, TX on August 24, 1935.

Gloria was devoted to her extensive family of siblings, aunts, and cousins, including Essie Gladney, who nannied her while her parents operated the family store in Beckville,...