Obituaries

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...

Sep 16, 2018

Nellie Summers, 76, passed away on Sunday night, Sept. 16, 2018. She was born on Nov. 7, 1941, in Waskom to the late Bill and Mary Hendricks Philpot. She attended Waskom schools and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Waskom. Mrs. Summers married Carroll DeWayne Summers, Sr. on Apr. 18, 1958, in Jefferson. She volunteered for...

Sep 15, 2018

Larry Alan Wells, 43, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Saturday night, Sept. 15, 2018, in Panola County due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on Dec. 28, 1974, in Houston to S.J. and Kathryn Wear Wells. He attended Gruver, TX schools. Larry loved the outdoors including hunting, fishing, camping, and metal detecting. He moved...

Sep 15, 2018

Mary Russell, 77, of Burleson, TX formerly of Carthage, TX, passed away on Saturday morning, Sept. 15, 2018. Mary Lou Alexander Russell was born on Nov. 25, 1940, in the Midyett Community in Panola County to the late Charlie Cordie and Lucile Reeves Alexander. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1959, and attended Panola College...

Sep 12, 2018

LaVerne Strong Wall, 81, passed into the hands of her Heavenly Father on September 12, 2018. Memorial funeral services celebrating her life will be on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Jackson and Dr. Monty Pierce officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral...

Sep 5, 2018

Jeff LaGrone, 79, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Wednesday morning, Sept. 5, 2018, in Carthage. Jeff Raymond LaGrone was born on Oct. 19, 1938, in Deadwood, TX. He was the 9 th of 10 children born to the late Jeff David and Oleta Beatrice Plunkett LaGrone. Growing up, he lived in Deadwood and attended Carthage schools, graduating from...

Sep 2, 2018

Godfrey Earl Ingram, 51, of Carthage, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. He was born on Oct. 22, 1966, in Carthage, to James Ingram, Sr. and the late Dorothy Booty Ingram. He attended Carthage Public Schools and married Linda Marshall. Mr. Ingram lived his lifetime in Panola County where he worked in the logging business for many years....