Judy Stone
Feb 23, 2020
Judy Stone, 75, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, Feb. 23, 2020, in Carthage. Judith Ann Martine was born on Oct. 6, 1944, in Evansville, IN to Roger Mack and Nina Rebecca Shelton Martine. She graduated from North High School in Evansville with the class of 1962. Judy was a homemaker and a business owner for many...
Tom Hudson
Feb 22, 2020
Tom Hudson, 89, of Lake Murvaul, Panola County, TX, passed away on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 22, 2020, in Carthage, TX. Thomas Neal Hudson was born on Feb. 17, 1931, in Carthage to the late Olen and Elsie Faye Williams Hudson. He attended Gary Schools. Mr. Hudson retired from the pipeline construction business. He had lived his lifetime in Panola...
Gene Murphy
Feb 20, 2020
Gene Murphy, 76, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Feb. 20, 2020, at his home in Carthage. Morris Eugene "Gene" Murphy, Jr. was born Jan. 3, 1944, in Jasper, TX to the late Morris Eugene Murphy, Sr. and Minnie Elizabeth McCann Murphy. He graduated from San Angelo High School with the class of 1962. Mr. Murphy married Gloria Ann...
Betty Rodgers
Feb 17, 2020
Betty Rodgers, 87 of Fair Play, TX, passed away on Monday morning, Feb. 17, 2020, in Carthage, TX. Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Rodgers was born on Dec. 29, 1932, in Wilkinsburg, PA to the late Lawrence W. and Leila Jane Snyder Havranek. She married Melvin A. Rodgers on July 17, 1978, in Houston and he preceded her in death on...
Bob Long Patterson, Sr.
Feb 13, 2020
Bob Patterson, 88, of Garrison, TX, passed away on Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2020, in Carthage, TX. Bob Long Patterson, Sr. was born on Nov. 10, 1931, in Garrison to the late Bertram Ashby "Pat" and Jodie Chandler Patterson. He attended school in Orange and Garrison. Mr. Patterson served in the U.S. Air Force from 1946-1949 and was honorably...
Johnny R. Jacks
Feb 9, 2020
Johnny R. Jacks, 72, of Tyler, TX, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Tyler. Johnny Ray Jacks was born on Nov. 21, 1947, in Mansfield, LA to the late Norman N. and Mary Ann Rita Aucoin Jacks. He attended Carthage schools and worked his lifetime as a truck driver. Mr. Jacks was raised a Master Mason in...
Frank Denton
Feb 7, 2020
Rebbie Frank Denton was born June 17, 1926 to Lee Wood Denton and Winnie Davis Green in Lufkin, Texas. He passed away on February 7, 2020. Frank was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, two sisters and his wife of 46 years. He is survived by his sister Jo Anne Smith of Tyler, his children: Lowell and...
Don Greer
Feb 2, 2020
Don Greer, 84, of DeBerry, TX, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, at his home in DeBerry. Donald Oliver Greer was born on March 3, 1935, in DeBerry to the late Thomas Augustus and Mavis Sue Lawless Greer. Don graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas with the class of 1953. He was a very talented musician,...
Carolyn Deaton
Jan 28, 2020
Carolyn Deaton, 86, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday evening, Jan. 28, 2020, in Carthage. Carolyn Abernathy was born on Feb. 3, 1933, in Mayfield, KY to the late Waymon and Lillie Mae Cook Abernathy. She married Ples Van Deaton on Dec. 24, 1971, in Marshall and he preceded her in death on June 29, 2007. Mrs. Deaton...
Paula Louise Williams Pekelo
Jan 27, 2020
Paula Louise Pekelo was born on April 27, 1962, in Carthage, Texas. She transitioned on January 27, 2020 in Rowlett, Texas. Paula accepted Christ an early age at First Baptist Church of Redwater in Redwater, Texas. Affectionately known by her family as "Hickory Head", she delighted in many hobbies, including cooking, fishing, and crocheting. Paula had a determined spirit,...
William C. Slaughter, Jr.
Jan 25, 2020
William C. Slaughter, Jr., 97, of DeBerry, TX, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at his home in DeBerry. William Candler Slaughter, Jr. was born on Oct. 26, 1922, in Atlanta, GA to the late William Candler Slaughter, Sr. and Grace Elvira McGee Slaughter. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was honorably discharged.  Mr. Slaughter...
Gary Lee Saunders
Jan 25, 2020
Gary Lee Saunders, 74, of Lake Murvaul, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, Jan. 25, 2020, in Longview, TX. He was born on March 15, 1945, in Caldwell, TX to the late Norwood Phillip and Erna Marie Willham Saunders. Mr. Saunders worked as a wrecker driver for many years until retirement. He enjoyed fishing. Mr. Saunders was preceded in...
Irene Williams
Jan 23, 2020
Irene Williams, 76, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Longview. Irene Sheffield Williams was born on Aug. 5, 1943, in Waller, TX to the late Virgil and Luda Mae Clepper Sheffield. She earned a cosmetology certificate and worked as a hairdresser for many years. She later worked as a sitter until retirement. Irene enjoyed...
Larry A. Weaver
Jan 18, 2020
Larry Weaver, 84, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 18, 2020, at his home in Beckville. Larry Ambrous Weaver was born on May 22, 1935, in Beckville to the late Clifford and Inez Porter Weaver. He graduated from Beckville High School with the class of 1954. Mr. Weaver married Melba Louise Barton on Dec. 25, 1970,...
Willie Pearl Westmoreland
Jan 18, 2020
Willie Pearl Westmoreland, 73, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Carthage, TX. She was born on Oct. 20, 1946, in Beckville to the late Kennis and Luvina Jefferson Westmoreland. She graduated from Sunset High School in Beckville with the class of 1964. Willie earned her bachelors and masters degrees in Early Childhood Development at...
Margaret Ruth Wilkerson
Jan 17, 2020
Margaret Ruth Wilkerson, 76, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday morning, Jan. 17, 2020, in Carthage. She was born on Nov. 15, 1943, in Panola County, TX to the late Eugene S. and Eunice Mims Wilkerson. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Gladys Miller, Olgia Faye Stephenson, Oredian Cranmore, Robbie Frizzell, and Avis Wilkerson; and...
Margaret Helen Duke
Jan 14, 2020
Margaret Duke, 88, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14, 2020, in Carthage. Margaret Helen Chadwick was born on Aug. 7, 1931, in Long Branch, TX. She was the only child born to the marriage of the late William Erbert and Ellen Virginia Philp Chadwick. She graduated from Carthage Schools with the class of 1949, and...
Linda L. Morton
Jan 11, 2020
Linda L. Morton, 82, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Saturday night, Jan. 11, 2020, in Carthage. Linda Lou Taylor was born on May 18, 1937, in Pittsburg, TX to the late John and Vade Burkham Taylor. She married Jack Morton on Sept. 11, 1981, and he preceded her in death on Apr. 2, 2006. Mrs. Morton was of...
Clifford C. Townsend
Jan 10, 2020
Cliff Townsend, 81, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday afternoon, January 10, 2020, at his home in Carthage. Clifford Carson Townsend was born on March 4,...
Robby Smith
Jan 9, 2020
Robby Smith, 72, of Tyler, TX formerly of Carthage, TX passed away on Thursday morning, Jan. 9, 2020, in Tyler. Robert Allen "Robby" Smith was born on Dec. 5, 1947, in San Antonio to the late Dr. William Cecil "W.C." and Margaret Eugenia Gill Smith. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1966. He earned a...
