Obituaries

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. ...

Sep 11, 2019

Ruth Walton Beck, 75, of DeBerry, TX, passed away on Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, 2019, in Longview. She was born on April 22, 1944, in Carthage, TX to the late Alex Walton, Sr. and Iree Smith Walton. Ruth graduated from Turner High School with the class of 1962. She married Leon Baker Beck on March 19, 1967, in Center,...

Sep 5, 2019

Jerry Cloud went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday morning, September 5, 2019. A funeral service celebrating his life was held at 11:00 am, Monday, September 9, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church of Mineola with Rev. Reggie Day officiating. A private Masonic graveside service was held at the Tatum Cemetery in Tatum, Texas....

Aug 24, 2019

Bessie Mae Scott, 79, of DeBerry, TX, passed away on Saturday night, Aug. 24, 2019, in Carthage. She was born on Oct. 16, 1939, in Mansfield, LA. Bessie married Willie Scott in 1966, and moved to DeBerry. She was a passionate woman with a heart of gold who raised many children who needed love, food, a place to stay,...

Aug 22, 2019

Ellen Jane Arnold, 72, of Ore City, TX, formerly of Carthage, TX, passed away on Thursday morning, Aug. 22, 2019, at her home in Ore City. Ellen Jane Pendleton was born on Nov. 15, 1946, in Colorado City, TX to the late Jessie E. and Ellen Sims Pendleton. Mrs. Arnold worked in healthcare for many years. She moved to...

Aug 21, 2019

Frances Hopkins Frasier, 101, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday morning, Aug. 21, 2019, in Carthage. Frances Jordan was born on June 22, 1918, in Panola County, TX to the late Edgar B. and Emma Elliott Jordan. She accepted Christ in 1938, and was a member of Central Baptist Church in Carthage where she taught Sunday school for...

Aug 17, 2019

Joe Nathan Allred, 59, of Jefferson, TX formerly of Beckville, TX, passed away on Aug. 17, 2019, in Marshall, TX due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on April 26, 1960, in Idabel, OK to the late Nathan Carroll and Daisy Jimmerson Allred. He graduated from Beckville High School with the class of 1978. Joe...