Mercedes Mcmillian
Jul 4, 2018
Mercedes McMillian, 98, of Carthage, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 4, 2018, at her home in Carthage. She was born on Oct. 15, 1919, in Carthage to the late Henry McMillian and Effie Mitchell. She lived most of her life in Carthage and was a member of Mt. Zion C.M.E. Church. She was preceded in death by her...
Nathan Lee Hough
Jul 2, 2018
Nathan Lee Hough, 56, of White Oak, TX, passed away on Monday morning, July 2, 2018, in Longview. He was born on Sept. 26, 1961, in Center, TX to R.K. and Shirley Louise Cathey Hough. Nathan attended school in Houston, Logansport, and Carthage. He worked as a truck driver for many years. Nathan enjoyed fishing, hunting, collecting knives, motorcycles,...
Syble Refay Elkins
Jun 30, 2018
Syble Refay Maples Elkins, 89, of Carthage, TX, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Carthage. She was born on March 12, 1929, in James, TX, to the late Johnny and Dovie Maples. She was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Lee Elkins, Sr. on July 3, 1996, and granddaughter, Michelle Lampin on May 13, 1985. Survivors are...
Darlene Fern Miller
Jun 29, 2018
Darlene Fern Miller, 79, passed away Friday morning, June 29, 2018, at her home in Carthage, Texas. She was born February 12, 1939, in Barron, Wisconsin, the daughter of Edwin and Ella (Jacobson) Rust. Darlene attended school, worked various jobs, married and divorced in Barron County until she and her children moved to Galena Park, Texas in 1977. Darlene...
Ted Michael Miller
Jun 28, 2018
Ted Michael Miller, 67, of Carthage, passed away on Thursday afternoon, June 28, 2018, in Shreveport. He was born on Dec. 4, 1950, in Galveston to the late Frank Wright and Ethel Lavern Strait Miller. He attended schools in Alvin, Port Sulphur, LA, and Magnolia, Ark. Mr. Miller served his country in the U.S. Army. He married Belinda Susan...
Clarice K. Murrah
Jun 26, 2018
Clarice Murrah, 91, was born February 1, 1927 in Angelina County, Texas to the marriage of Will Kirk and Annie Kirk. She passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in a nursing facility in Carthage, Texas. One of six siblings, Clarice was raised and schooled in Angelina County, graduating from Lufkin High School with the Class of 1944 and also attended...
Darlton Layne Calcote
Jun 26, 2018
Darlton Layne Calcote, 65, of Carthage, Texas, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in Carthage. He was born on Feb. 14, 1953, in DeRidder, LA to the late Carl Joseph and Nina Mae Clark Calcote. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Gilbert Calcote. Survivors include his loving wife of 43 years, Bonnie...
Thomas Marshall Helms
Jun 24, 2018
Thomas Marshall Helms, 100, of Carthage, passed away on Sunday evening, June 24, 2018, in Carthage. He was born on Sept. 22, 1917, in El Dorado, Ark. to the late George William and Mattie Green Helms. Mr. Helms attended Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, Ark. and he served his country in the U.S. Army during WWII. He married Vesta...
Milly Roberts
Jun 24, 2018
Milly Roberts, 77, of Ft. Worth, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2018, at her daughter's home on Lake Murvaul. Viola Mildred "Milly" Roberts was born on May 15, 1941, in Silverton, TX to the late Arthur Martin and Dora Belle Stout Perkins. She moved to Lake Murvaul in January of 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
Kedrick Tramaine Parker
Jun 20, 2018
Kedrick Tramaine Parker, 34 of Beckville, passed away on Wednesday morning, June 20, 2018, near Beckville due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born on Nov. 22, 1983, in Marshall to Willie Earl Cartwright and Paula Denise Parker. Kedrick accepted Christ in his life at an early age and attended Mt. Zion CME in Carthage. He...
June Reeves Smylie
Jun 19, 2018
June Reeves Smylie, 89, of Floresville, TX, formerly of Carthage, passed away on June 19, 2018. She was born on June 1, 1929, in Carthage to the late J. Weldon and Monsie Crawford Reeves, and that is where she grew up. Mother to her kids and Granny to her seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren June embraced the life of a...
Gladney Velie Burns
Jun 11, 2018
Gladney Velie Burns , 86, of Carthage, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018, in Carthage. She was born on May 8, 1932, in Panola County, to the late Willaim Oswell and Lena Sessum Downing. Mrs. Burns was a homemaker and spent her lifetime in Carthage. One of her hobbies that she enjoyed very much was working...
Bernando L. Franklin
May 31, 2018
Bernando L. Franklin , 42, of Carthage, passed away on Thursday morning, May 31, 2018, in Carthage. He was born on Oct. 31, 1975, in Carthage to Barry and Toni Ware Franklin. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1994. He attended Texas Tech University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in...
Billie Jean Lister
May 29, 2018
Billie Jean Lister , 78, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018, in Carthage. She was born on March 24, 1940, in Delray, Texas to the late Eugene and Ella Mae Hicks Rayson. Billie Jean was captain of her basketball team at Turner High School where she graduated with the class of 1958. She...
Ruby Jean Brown
May 25, 2018
Ruby Jean Brown, 77, of Carthage, passed away on Friday night, May 25, 2018, in Carthage. She was born on Nov. 23, 1940, to the late Lizzie Mae Smith Davis and Carzie Brown. Ms. Brown attended Turner School where she graduated from High School with the class of 1961. She joined the church at an early age where she...
Billy J. Langford
May 22, 2018
Billy J. Langford , 89, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Carthage. He was born on Oct. 3, 1928, in Shreveport, LA to the late Homer Baugh and Ivy Mae Jarvis Langford. Mr. Langford graduated from Carthage High School. He married Varnell "Nell" Hammons on Dec. 10, 1949, in Beckville and she...
Nancy Tiller
May 22, 2018
Nancy Tiller, 87, of Carthage, TX, passed away on Tuesday evening, May 22, 2018, at her home near Carthage. Nancy Ellis Fite Tiller was born on Feb. 12, 1931, in Carthage to the late William Ellis and Mary Emaline Holt Fite. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1949, and attended Panola College. Mrs. Tiller married...
Charles Raymond Williams, Sr.
May 12, 2018
Ray Williams, 84, of Beckville, passed away on May 12, 2018, in Longview. Charles Raymond Williams, Sr. was born on Oct. 26, 1933, in Rosebud, TX to the late John Thomas "Tom" and Thelma Bean Williams. He worked as a mechanic until his retirement and then began working at the City of Beckville where he was currently employed. Mr....
Gene Mcdaniel
May 8, 2018
Gene McDaniel, 74, of Carthage, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, May 8, 2018, in Longview. Curtis Gene McDaniel was born on Sept. 23, 1943, in Panola County to the late S.A. "Shorty" and Hazel Marie Gray McDaniel. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1962. Gene married Brenda Doggett March 30, 1985, in Carthage. He worked...
Odessie Lee Brown Weldon
May 4, 2018
Odessie Weldon, 94, of Carthage, passed away on Friday afternoon, May 4, 2018, in Carthage. Odessie Lee Brown Weldon was born on Nov. 1, 1923, in Tonkawa, OK to the late Will and Minnie Thompson Brown. She attended Tonkawa schools and later married Quincy Kenneth Weldon. She was a longtime member of First Christian Church in Carthage. Mrs. Weldon...
