Obituaries

Apr 22, 2020

Carolyn Denise Turner Lewis, 54, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 22, 2020, at her home in Carthage. Carolyn Denise Turner was born to Irvin Harris and Annie Faye Turner Walton on November 8, 1965, in Carthage. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1984. Carolyn attended Kilgore College where she earned her...

Apr 22, 2020

Teagan Amberlie Boniol, 15, of DeBerry, Texas, passed away on Wednesday evening, April 22, 2020. She was born on April 22, 2005, in Longview, Texas to Jamie and Warren Boniol, Jr. Teagan was a freshman at Panola Early College High School in Carthage and was working on her Associates Degree in Education at Panola College. She loved cats, cacti,...

Apr 14, 2020

James Norman "Jim" Qualls, Sr., 82, of Carthage, Texas formerly of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Carthage. He was born on September 3, 1937, in Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas to the late James Floyd and Jeania Webb Qualls. Mr. Qualls graduated from Crozier Technical High School in Dallas, Texas with the class of 1956....

Apr 14, 2020

Yolanda Stephney, 50, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday morning, April 14, 2020, at her home in Carthage. Yolanda Mechal Tatum was born on August 25, 1969, in Beckville, Panola County, Texas to Gus Tatum, Jr. and Jessie Ruth Lister Tatum. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1988. She married Michael Keith Stephney and...

Apr 13, 2020

Fern Clydie Powell, 83, of Beckville, TX, went to be with the Lord on Monday afternoon, April 13, 2020, in Carthage, TX. She was born on Sept. 13, 1936, the second child of eleven, from the union of Clyde Washington Powell, Sr. and Viola Mae Brown Powell. She loved horses, cats, and all types of food. She dedicated her...

Apr 10, 2020

Peggy Jean Chambers, 87, of Beckville, TX, went home to be with the Lord on Friday night, April 10, 2020, in Marshall, TX. Peggy Jean Trice was born on March 28, 1933, in Big Spring, TX to the late Wayne Burt and Kate Elizabeth Woodson Trice. She married James B. Chambers, Sr. on Feb. 7, 1948, in Baytown, TX...

Apr 9, 2020

W.D. "Cotton" Soape 95, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Thursday evening, April 9, 2020, in Carthage. He was born on March 25, 1925, in Oakwood, Leon...

Apr 7, 2020

Carlos Eduardo Garcia, Jr., age 36, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Carthage. He was born on Feb. 19, 1984, in Brooklyn, NY to Carlos Eduardo Garcia, Sr. and Olga Nelly Pedroza. He married Heather Nicole Vaughan on Sept. 6, 2015, in Bay City, TX. Carlos worked at McDonalds and at Subway in Carthage....

Apr 7, 2020

Dr. Chester Ward Studdard, 94, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2020 at Gilmer Nursing and Rehab Center where he had been a resident since 2017.Chester was born on August 4, 1925 in the small community of DeBerry, TX to Ward Six Studdard and Maude Clo (Lawless) Studdard. He grew up during the depression years in humble surroundings with...

Apr 4, 2020

Beverly Eugene Brown, 92, passed away at his home in Carthage, surrounded by his loving children, on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Joyce Ann; son-in-law, Dennis McLaughlin; and sister, Laura Wilson.

Bev was born on August 30, 1927, in Kilgore to the late Frank Beverly and Clyde...

Mar 31, 2020

Carolyn Lynn, 75, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 31, 2020, at her home in Beckville. Julia Carolyn Irvin was born on Feb. 8, 1945, in Marshall, TX to the late Alva Jenkins and Delphia Mae Brazzeal Irvin. She graduated from Marshall High School and earned a Nursing Degree from Texas Eastern School of Nursing in...

Mar 30, 2020

James Elton Williams, 88, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Monday morning, March 30, 2020, at his home near Beckville. He was born on Dec. 2, 1931, in the Brooks Community of Panola County, Texas to the late William Virgil and Lena Genetta Dailey Williams. Mr. Williams graduated from Carthage High School and served his country in the U.S....

Mar 24, 2020

Joyce Deatherage, 76, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday night, March 24, 2020, in Carthage. Joyce Almarie Dickerson was born on Nov. 23, 1943, in California.  She graduated Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler, TX and attended college in Espanola, NM where she earned an Associate's Degree in Business. Mrs. Deatherage was a homemaker. She moved to...

Mar 20, 2020

Mary Stillwell, 81, of the Old Center Community of Panola County, TX, passed away on Friday morning, March 20, 2020, in Carthage, TX. Mary Ann Kemp Stillwell was born on Feb. 18, 1939, in Marlin, Falls County, TX to the late Richard Harvey and Faye Etheridge Kemp. She graduated from high school in Brownfield, TX with the class of...

Mar 18, 2020

Lola Belle Davis Harris, 68, of Tyler, TX, formerly of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, March 18, 2020, at her home in Tyler. Lola Belle Davis was born on Dec. 3, 1951, in Indio, CA to the late Robie and Annie Lee Morris Davis. She attended Indio schools and later earned a nursing certificate. Mrs. Harris moved...

Mar 17, 2020

Dick Haynes, 92, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday morning, March 17, 2020, in Lufkin, TX. Edwin Dick Haynes was born on June 15, 1927, in Avery, Red River County, TX to the late Howard Edwin and Naomi Frances Lemon Haynes. He graduated from Elysian Fields High School with the class of 1944. He attended East Texas Baptist...

Mar 13, 2020

Odie Nutt, 95, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday night, March 13, 2020, in Carthage. Odie Earnest Vermillion was born on Feb. 6, 1925, in Oklahoma to the late Odie Earnest and Minnie Bailey Vermillion. She attended Stephen F. Austin State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree. She married Alton A. Nutt on May 17,...

Mar 4, 2020

Willie Robinson, 76, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday night, March 4, 2020, at his home near Carthage.  Willie Howard Robinson was born on June 14, 1943, in Carthage to the late Howard and Gracie Mae Allison Robinson. He attended Carthage Schools. Mr. Robinson married Ruby Nell Beck on May 26, 1962, in Center, TX. He worked for...

Mar 1, 2020

Lola Bell Bowens, 74, of Long Branch, Panola County, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, March 1, 2020, in Carthage, TX. Lola Bell Simpson was born on Sept. 17, 1945, in Long Branch to the late F.E. and Minnie Mae Tatum Simpson. She married Jim Bowens and he preceded her in death in 1972. Lola Bell had lived in...

Feb 28, 2020

Pearl Hodge, 63, of Gary, TX, passed away on Friday night, Feb. 28, 2020, in Carthage, TX. Fannie Pearl Hodge was born on Feb. 1, 1957, in Carthage to the late L.B. and Sylvia Bell Downing Hodge. Pearl had lived her lifetime in Panola County and was of the Assembly of God faith. She was one of God's children...