Obituaries

Nov 23, 2018

Irma Hernandez, 81, of Tatum, passed away on Friday morning, Nov. 23, 2018, at her home. She was born on July 5, 1937, in San Jose de Aura, Coahuila, Mexico to the late Fermin Cadena and Hortencia de la Fuente. She married Eduardo Hernandez on June 23, 1953, in Nueva Rosita, Coahuila, Mexico. Irma loved her family dearly and...

Nov 23, 2018

Mildred McCrary, 95, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Friday morning, Nov. 23, 2018, in Carthage. Mildred Brack "Millie" Orr McCrary was born on Oct. 3, 1923, in Waskom, TX to the late Henry Stanley and Thelma Carswell Orr. Mrs. McCrary graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1939, and went on to earn a bachelor's degree...

Nov 23, 2018

Charlet Laverne Westbrook, 63, of Lake Murvaul, passed away on Friday morning, November 23, 2018.  She was born in Tarrant County to Jean Walter and Dovie Yancy Westbrook. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Howard Westbrook in May of 2005. Cremation arrangements by Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.

Nov 22, 2018

Rod Sharpe, 68, of Carthage, passed away on Thursday evening, Nov. 22, 2018, in Carthage. Rodney Andrew "Rod" Sharpe was born on July 21, 1950, in Longview to the late Andrew Clifton "Andy" and Nima Joyce Wheeler Sharpe. Rod graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1968. He was the owner and operator of Sharpe Electric in...

Nov 22, 2018

Mae Stella Sanders Walls, 84, of Carthage, passed away on Thursday morning, Nov. 22, 2018, in Carthage. She was born on Oct. 5, 1934, in Panola County to the late Hady Sanders, Ella Mae Toler Sanders, and step-mother, Arline Galloway Sanders. Mae Stella attended Turner High School. She worked for many years at Thiokol Ammunition Plant in Karnack until...

Nov 15, 2018

Peggy Sue Boyd was born February 3, 1951 in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Robert Scott Boyd and Alice Maines Boyd. She passed away November 15, 2018 in Brenham, Texas at Focused Care of Brenham. Peggy was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Dorothy Mullis and Mary Bauer; niece, Melinda Mullis; nephews, and Scott Mullis and Scott Bauer. She...

Nov 14, 2018

Lois Davenport, 82, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 14, 2018, in Carthage. Lois Jacqueline Williams Davenport was born on Aug. 12, 1936, in Houston, TX to the late Evander Lee Williams, Sr. and Lois Irene Townley Williams. She graduated from Aldine High School in Houston. Mrs. Davenport was an excellent cook. She was preceded in...

Nov 13, 2018

Rodger Cunningham, 71, of Tatum, TX, passed away on Tuesday morning, Nov. 13, 2018, near Tatum, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Rodger Gale Cunningham was born on June 2, 1947, in Jacksonville, TX, to the late Willie Arthur "W.A." and Wriley Mae Pittman Cunningham. He graduated from Tatum High School with the class of 1965. He...

Nov 9, 2018

Patrick Neal McPeek, 32, of Tatum, TX, passed away on Friday afternoon, Nov. 9, 2018, in Longview. He was born on Feb. 20, 1986, in Corsicana, TX to Ronald Neal and Gay Lynn Zoch McPeek. He graduated from Tatum High School with the class of 2004. Patrick attended Kilgore College where he earned an Associate of Arts and an...

Nov 5, 2018

William Plato Sewell, Sr., 82, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Monday morning, Nov. 5, 2018, in Carthage. He was born on Jan. 26, 1936, in Arkansas to Sam and Alma Sewell. Cremation arrangements are by Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.

A guestbook may be signed online at www.jimerson-lipsey.com.

Nov 3, 2018

Travis Leon Walton, 74, of Carthage, passed away on Saturday morning, Nov. 3, 2018, in Carthage. Mr. Walton was born on July 2, 1944, in Carthage to the late Jack and Emma Lee Sims Walton. He graduated from Turner High School with the class of 1962, where he lettered in football and served as the team captain. He worked...

Nov 2, 2018

Ivora Thompson, Jr., 56, of Angleton, TX, passed away Friday night, Nov. 2, 2018, at his home. He was born on June 5, 1962, in Carthage, TX to Ivora Thompson, Sr. and Sedonia Marie Holland Thompson. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1980, where he played football, basketball, ran track, and played in the band....

Oct 24, 2018

Linda Hanlon, 75, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday night, Oct. 24, 2018, in Longview. Linda Diane Stull Hanlon was born on Oct. 23, 1943, in Portland, OR to the late Lincoln Carlisle and LaVeda Maxine Baker Stull. She graduated from Enid, OK High School with the class of 1962, and earned a bachelor's degree from Phillips University...

Oct 16, 2018

Sidna LaGrone, 78, of the Deadwood Community in Panola County, TX, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 16, 2018, in Longview. Sidna Dorcas Gillis LaGrone was born on Dec. 17, 1939, in Pearsall, TX to the late John Sidney and Eva Doris Strickland Gillis. She graduated from Roy Miller High School in Corpus Christi with the class of 1958....

Oct 13, 2018

Lessie V. Adams, 100, of Bedford, TX formerly of Beckville, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, Oct. 13, 2018, in Dallas. Lessie V. Jones Adams was born on Sept. 23, 1918, in Beckville to the late Euell and Dovie Jones. She attended Beckville schools and graduated from Sunset High School. Mrs. Adams married Oren Adams on June 3, 1944,...

Oct 7, 2018

Billy Wayne Strickland, 76, of Tatum, TX, died on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 7, 2018, in Longview after a long illness. He was born March 3, 1942, in Winnfield, LA to the late James Harold and Viola Boone Strickland. Billy was the co-valedictorian of the 1960 class of Calvin High School, Calvin, LA and was known as a "spiffy" dresser...

Oct 6, 2018

Jewel Pryor Kyle, 105, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Saturday night, Oct. 6, 2018, in Carthage. She was born on Sept. 9, 1913, in Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, TX to the late Joseph Walter and Nona Cox Pryor. She attended Jasper County Schools and graduated from Kirbyville High School with the class of 1932. Mrs. Kyle moved to...

Oct 5, 2018

Carolyn Glover, 85, of Tyler, TX, passed away on Friday morning, Oct. 5, 2018, at her home in Tyler after a lengthy illness. Carolyn Joy Duran Glover was born on Sept. 11, 1933, in Carthage, TX to the late James Ross and Annie Mae Hooker Duran. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1952. She attended...

Sep 28, 2018

Gordon Lewis Reynolds, Jr., 48, of Deadwood, TX, passed away Friday morning, Sept. 28, 2018, in Shreveport. He was born on March 25, 1970, in New Orleans, LA to Gordon Lewis Reynolds, Sr. and Ramona Ann Bott Reynolds. He graduated from Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, LA with the class of 1988, and attended LSU in Baton Rouge....

Sep 27, 2018

Martha Ann Widner Kyle, aged 78, passed peacefully on September 27, 2018, at Heritage at Longview in Longview, Texas. She was born January 27, 1940, in Center, Shelby County, TX, and was known to her family as "Pete."

Martha graduated from Carthage High School in 1958 and attended Panola College. On November 7, 1959, she married Charles...