Obituaries

Nov 13, 2019

Dewey Clyde Walker, 88, of Tatum, TX, passed away on Wednesday morning, Nov. 13, 2019, at his home near Tatum. He was born on July 14, 1931, in Canton, TX to the late Johnny and Florence Rogers Walker. Mr. Walker worked as an electrician for Letourneau in Longview until his retirement in 1993, after 37 years of service. He...

Nov 8, 2019

Darlene Rhiddlehoover, 60, of Tatum, TX, passed away on Friday morning, Nov. 8, 2019, in Tyler, TX. Ranona Darlene Beard was born on Oct. 8, 1959, in Athens, TX to the late Odie James and Agnes Lucille Hudson Beard. She graduated from Athens High School with the class of 1978. Darlene worked for many years as a security guard....

Nov 5, 2019

Harvey Franklin Ritter, 69, of DeBerry, TX, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. He was born on Feb. 28, 1950, in Rockford, Illinois to the late Hugh Lee and Velma Waulene Dickson Ritter. Harvey graduated from Auburn High School in Rockford with the class of 1968. He served a total of 8 years in the U.S. Army before...

Oct 30, 2019

Patsy Kyle, 85, of Tenaha, TX, passed away on Wednesday morning, Oct. 30, 2019, in Carthage. Patsy Colene George Kyle was born on July 16, 1934, in Perryton, TX to the late Paul Benard and Mary Leona Miller George. She graduated from Perryton High School. Mrs. Kyle married Smithee Laurin Kyle and he preceded her in death. She worked...

Oct 29, 2019

Freddie Jackson, 64, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2019, in Longview. He was born on March 14, 1955, in Carthage to the late L.A. Allison, Sr. and Bernice Louise Jackson. He moved back to Carthage in August of 2019, from Dallas. Freddie was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his...

Oct 29, 2019

Herbert Lynn Hudson, 80, of Carthage, TX, was born on August 17, 1939, in Shreveport, Louisiana and passed away on October 29, 2019, in Carthage, Texas.  He was the only child of the late Eurby Arreleas Hudson and the late Ada Bell Barton Hudson.  He graduated from Elysian Fields High School with the class of 1958. He married the...

Oct 19, 2019

Joe Albert Rios, 37, of San Angelo, TX formerly of Beckville, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, Oct. 19, 2019, in Beckville. He was born on April 25, 1982, in Henderson, TX to Rosa Irma Cuj and Eloy De la Cruz Rios. Joe attended Beckville schools. He married Georgina Lopez on Dec. 1, 2004, in Carthage. Joe worked for...

Oct 18, 2019

Charles David Walden, 78, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Friday afternoon, Oct. 18, 2019, in Marshall. He was born on March 31, 1941, in Carthage, TX to the late Edwin Lee and Opal Irene Burgess Walden. Charles graduated from South Park High School in Beaumont with the class of 1959. He married Patricia Gray on July 1, 1961,...

Oct 16, 2019

Lizzie Johnson Wilcots, 88, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday evening, Oct. 16, 2019, in Carthage.  Lizzie Mae Johnson was born on March 10, 1931, in Carthage to the late Jacob and Kizzie Alberta Brown Johnson. Lizzie attended Beckville schools. She worked for many years in electronics and as a caregiver before her retirement. Lizzie was a longtime...

Oct 7, 2019

Dennis Mark McLaughlin, 65, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday afternoon, Oct. 7, 2019, in Longview. He was born on July 11, 1954, in Lawrence, MA to the late James and Eileen Dunlavey McLaughlin. He lived his early years in Bridgeport, CT and graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1972. He played football and basketball in high...

Oct 6, 2019

Karen Lynn Whipple, 38, of the Price Community, Rusk County, TX, formerly of the Antioch Community, Panola County, TX, passed away on Sunday morning, Oct. 6, 2019. Karen Lynn Bellmore Whipple was born on Aug. 4, 1981, in Ft. Hood, TX to Kenneth Frank and Mary Katherine "Kathy" Turley Bellmore. She attended school in Excelsior Springs, MO and College...

Oct 6, 2019

To the union of Ms. Essie Dee Williams and Mr. James Williams, six children were born. They are James, Allen, Mattie, Vincent, Essie, and Telford.

Vincent Ray Williams was born on Nov. 16, 1956, in Galveston, Texas. Ray was the fourth child of the Williams family. At an early age, Ray accepted Christ and was baptized a...

Oct 5, 2019

Charles Wayne McElroy, 83, of Carthage, TX, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, Oct. 5, 2019, at his home near Carthage. Charles Wayne McElroy was born on June 26, 1936, in Tenaha, TX to the late Sam Coy and Gladys Pauline "Polly" Parker McElroy. Charles began pipelining at the age of 14, where he spent most of his years,...

Oct 5, 2019

Emma Louise Godwin Donald Corley, 81, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, Oct. 5, 2019, at her home near Carthage. Emma Louise Godwin was born on Nov. 22, 1937, in Panola County, TX to the late Melvin Hartwell and Euginia Louise Turnage Godwin. Emma owned and operated Emma's Fireworks and Emma's Coffee Shop for many years before...

Oct 4, 2019

LaNell Bachtell, 86, of Tatum, TX, formerly of Brookhaven, MS, passed away on Friday night, Oct. 4, 2019, in Carthage. Roxie LaNell Smith was born on Dec. 27, 1932, in Brookhaven to the late Charles Butler Smith, Sr. and Lena Mae McClelland Smith. She graduated from Brookhaven High School with the class of 1955, and attended Mississippi Baptist College...

Oct 1, 2019

Debbie Sharp Bennett, 64, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2019, at her home in Beckville. Debbie Sharp was born in Carthage, TX on Feb. 23, 1955, to the late Excell L. and Alice Maurine Sanders Sharp. She attended Beckville Schools. Debbie married Donny Bennett on July 10, 2004, in Kilgore. She moved back to...

Sep 27, 2019

Mary Lou Johnson, 95, of Tatum, TX, passed away on Friday night, Sept. 27, 2019, in Longview. Mary Lou Sanders Johnson was born on Aug. 4, 1924, in rural Rusk County, TX to the late Louis and Susan Regan Sanders. She married Olin Ray Johnson and he preceded her in death in the 1950's. Mrs. Johnson lived most of...

Sep 26, 2019

Patsy Willis Smith Long, 81 of Gary, TX died Thursday, September 26th, 2019 at home at Lake Murvaul surrounded by her family. Local arrangements are by Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.

A native of Beaumont she was a longtime resident of Vidor and was a member of the Eastern Star before moving to Gary 14 years ago....

Sep 18, 2019

Sue Keen, 69, of Shreveport, LA, passed away on Wednesday morning, Sept. 18, 2019, in Shreveport. Bennie Sue Nelson was born on Dec. 3, 1949, in Haughton, LA to the late Lloyd and Eunice Scott Green. She graduated from Haughton High School with the class of 1967. Sue worked for many years in the home health business, founding Arklatex...

Sep 14, 2019

U.C. Johnson, 78, of Carthage, TX, passed away Saturday evening, Sept. 14, 2019, in Carthage.  He was born on Aug, 20, 1941, in Carthage, to the late Jacob and Kizzie Alberta Brown Johnson. He attended Beckville schools and was a long-time member of Jerusalem Baptist Church in Fairplay. He worked many years for Beckville I.S.D. in the custodial department. ...