Obituaries

Jul 13, 2020

Jose Avila, 50, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020, at his home in Carthage. He was born on August 29, 1969, in El Paso, TX. Jose served in the Marine Corp and was honorably discharged. He worked at KGAS Radio and was a devoted friend and caregiver to Mrs. Doris Anderson.  He was also a...

Jul 6, 2020

Fred McRae Roberson Jr., who most called Trey, passed away July 6, 2020, after a 10-year battle with cancer.

Trey was born May 27, 1961, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Jo Ellen Talley Roberson and Fred Roberson. He spent his formative years alongside a close group of friends in Linden, Texas before enrolling at East Texas Baptist...

Jul 5, 2020

Susan Gohlke, 69, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, July 5, 2020, in Longview, TX. Susan Elizabeth Bailey was born on Sept. 15, 1950, in Vivian, LA to the late John Morris and Bernice Alene Norsworthy Bailey. She graduated from high school in Pharr, TX with the class of 1968, and attended business college in McAllen. Susan...

Jul 2, 2020

Funeral services for Ms. Mary Gray Tiller, 68, of Clayton, TX, will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 6, 2020, at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Brother David Gradberg officiating. The funeral service will be live streamed on the funeral home Facebook page for those who cannot attend in person. Burial will follow in the Clayton Cemetery....

Jun 24, 2020

Dian Hudson, 73, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Wednesday evening, June 24, 2020, in Longview. Sara Dian Hull was born on Oct. 31, 1946, in Shreveport, LA to the late Henry Edwin Hull, Sr. and Mary Juanita Knight Hull. Dian graduated with the Carthage High School Class of 1965. She married John Cleveland Hudson on June 5, 1965,...

Jun 19, 2020

Stella Owens, 82, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday morning, June 19, 2020, in Carthage. Stella Faye McClard Owens was born on Oct. 31, 1937, in Arp, TX to the late John Dee and Edna Giles McClard. She attended Gaston and Arp schools. Stella lived in Carthage most of her life and attended Northside Christian Center. She worked...

Jun 17, 2020

Glen Allums, 71, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2020, at his home in Carthage. Robert Glen Allums was born on Nov. 22, 1948, in Henderson, TX, to the late William Preston and Hazel Louise Tompkins Allums. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1967, and attended Panola College. Mr. Allums was...

Jun 7, 2020

Charles Richard Holcomb, 68, of Carthage, TX, passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, June 7, 2020, at his home in Carthage. He was born on Nov. 26,...

Jun 7, 2020

Patsy George, 92, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, June 7, 2020, in Longview, TX. Finis Mae "Patsy" Harris George was born on June 26, 1927, in Beckville to the late Steve and Lizzie Mae Davis Harris. She worked for many years at Solomon's Dress Shop and Lewis Engineering in Marshall, TX. Mrs. George also pastored many...

Jun 5, 2020

William L. Brown, Jr., 53, of Easton, TX, passed away on Friday, June 5, 2020, in Wood County, TX. William Lopeze Brown, Jr. was born on Aug. 22, 1966, in Longview, TX to William Brown, Sr. and Paneltha D. Roberts Brown. He graduated from Henderson High School with the class of 1985, and attended Tyler Jr. College, the University...

Jun 2, 2020

Willis, TX- Lee Nabors, beloved husband, father, and retired glazier from Nabors Glass Co Inc., passed away June 2 at the age of 73. Lee passed away peacefully in his home with wife by his side. He was born in Houston, Texas on October 3, 1946. Lee is preceded in death by his father, O.H. Nabors and mother, Hassie Barnes...

Jun 1, 2020

Tommie D. Allison, 77, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020, in Longview, TX. He was born on Jan. 10, 1943, in Panola County, TX, to the late December and Minnie Lee Beard Allison. Mr. Allison married Faye Nell Beck on Jan. 25, 1966, in Carthage. He was a member of the Johnson Chapel C.M.E. Church...

May 23, 2020

Randy Atwood, 66, of the Midyett Community in Panola County, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, May 23, 2020, at his home in Midyett. Randall Allen Atwood was born on Nov. 12, 1953, in Shreveport, LA to the late Marion Allen and Helen Marie Litton Atwood. He moved to Panola County in 1962, from Shreveport and he graduated from...

May 22, 2020

Clara Mae Jones-Rodgers, 86, of Garrison, TX, passed away on Friday evening, May 22, 2020, at her home in Garrison. Clara Mae Rudisill was born on May 9, 1934, in Nacogdoches, TX to the late Franklin Charles and Jessie Bell Green Rudisill. She married Carl Aron Jones on April 25, 1975, in Angelina County, TX and he preceded her...

May 22, 2020

James Eugene Kincaid, 60, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday afternoon, May 22, 2020, in Carthage. Mr. Kincaid was born on Feb. 26, 1960, in Pueblo, CO. He was of the Pentecostal faith and former owner of Dream Transportation.  J.J. was a long-haul driver and when he wasn't working, he was spending time with his many grandchildren.  In...

May 18, 2020

Martin G. Spanial, Sr. 79 of De Berry, Texas, passed away on Monday evening, May 18, 2020 at his home. Marty Spanial Sr. was born on June 13th, 1940, in Hazelton Pennsylvania. Graduated from Dobbins Vocational Technical High School in 1958, enlisting in the Marine Corps and attaining the rank of Corporal, participating in the Mercury Project, and the...

May 17, 2020

Tommy Rex Tomlin, 76, of Buna, Texas, passed away on Sunday evening, May 17, 2020, in Carthage, Texas. He was born on December 10, 1943, in Buna to the late John Robert and Nettie Mae Broadway Tomlin. He attended Buna schools. Tommy married Verda Nell Westbrook on December 9, 1991, in Buna. Mr. Tomlin worked as a pipefitter in...

May 16, 2020

Nancy Scott, 74, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Saturday afternoon, May 16, 2020, in Tyler, TX. Nancy Carolyn Wilkerson was born on Oct. 30, 1945, in Panola County, TX to the late James Jack and Rachel Susana Davis Wilkerson. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1965.  Nancy married Robert Eldridge "Bobby" Scott on Aug....

May 15, 2020

Aubrey Wedgeworth, 91, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday morning, May 15, 2020, at his home. Walter Aubrey Wedgeworth, Sr. was born on Aug. 30, 1928, in the Dotson Community of Panola County, TX to the late Walter Reese and Grace Florence Bellamy Wedgeworth. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1946. Mr. Wedgeworth served...

May 14, 2020

Karen Evans, 67, of Long Branch, TX, passed away on Thursday morning, May 14, 2020, in Longview, TX. Karen Jean Jordan was born on Aug. 20, 1952, in Houston, TX, to the late Jim Allan and Betty Jean Wolfe Jordan. She attended Gary schools. Karen married J.B. Evans and he preceded her in death. She was also preceded in...