Obituaries

Jun 13, 2025

Harold Dean "Harry" Rutland, age 89, of Tatum, Texas, passed away on Friday night, June 13, 2025, in Jefferson, Texas. He was born on April 26, 1936, in San Angelo, Texas to the late Durward L. and Alice Irene Cathey Rutland. Harry's siblings were Durward and Barbara. Harry joined the U.S. Marines in 1953, where he served...

Jun 10, 2025

Nannette Lambright, age 69, of Lindale, Texas, formerly of Longview, Texas, passed away Tuesday morning, June 10, 2025, in Lindale. She was born on April 12, 1956, in Houston, Texas, to the late James Raymond "J.R." and Carole Jean Jackson Luce. Nannette graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1974. She attended Panola College where...

Jun 5, 2025

Carla Davis, age 62, of Carthage, Texas, passed away Thursday afternoon, June 5, 2025, in Carthage. Carla Jean Hudson was born on July 11, 1962, in Carthage to Robert Earl Hudson, Sr. and Marion Beverly Nikkola Hudson. She attended school at Channelview and North Shore in Houston, Texas. She married Mark Stephen Davis on December 21, 1979,...

Jun 1, 2025

Larry Dean Donald, Jr., "Bubba" age 40, of DeBerry, Texas, passed away Sunday morning, June 1, 2025, in Shreveport, Louisiana, due to injuries he sustained from an automobile accident in Bethany, Louisiana. Bubba was born on May 15, 1985, in Longview, Texas to Larry Dean Donald, Sr. and Deborah Gail Shields Donald. He graduated from Carthage High...

May 25, 2025

Richard W. Applegate, 75, of Carthage, Texas, son of W.C. "Bill" Applegate and Dorothy Salk Applegate was born on August 15, 1949 in Shreveport, Louisiana and passed away on Sunday morning May 25, 2025 at his home in Carthage.

After graduating from Carthage High School in 1967, he furthered his studies at SMU...

May 23, 2025

Rose Hrotko Palka, born on January 16, 1934, was sent to her eternal home on May 23, 2025, in Carthage, TX at the age of 91.

Rose was born in New York City where she grew up. Later on she met Robert Palka, marrying on Feb 21, 1954. During this time, she lived...

May 22, 2025

Brenda Lightfoot, 61, of Carthage, Texas, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 22, 2025, at her home in the Riderville Community near Carthage. Brenda Lee Hartley was born in Carthage, Texas on May 7, 1964, to Edward Burke "Bert" and Bobbie Elaine Coleman Hartley. She graduated from Carthage High School with the Class of 1982 and attended Panola...

May 17, 2025

Carolyn Cariker Hillin has died after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.  She met her final illness head-on, and she won the battle on May 17, 2025. She will be greatly missed, and the sting of being separated from loved ones is painful.  However, because of her faith in Jesus Christ, they have confidence that she is...

May 16, 2025

Serena Esquivel, 49, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Friday morning, May 16, 2025, in Carthage. She was born on October 1, 1975, in Idaho. Cremation arrangements are by Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.

She earned a business degree and worked as a legal assistant for many years. Her hobbies included calligraphy, contributing to her...

May 15, 2025

Joyce Reider, age 93, of Gary, Texas, passed away on Thursday afternoon, May 15, 2025, at her home near Gary. Joyce LaVerne Collins was born on July 28, 1931, in Gary to the late John Vernon and Pearl Springer Collins. She graduated from Gary High School as the Valedictorian of the Class of 1949, and later graduated...

May 15, 2025

Tommie George Davis was born on September 13, 1934, in Shreveport, Louisiana, the only child of Tom Rucks and Moselle Tiller Davis.

He passed away on Thursday morning, May 15, 2025, at his home in Carthage at the age of 90.

He grew up in the country (Latex) surrounded...

May 12, 2025

Hey guys it's Justin, well this sucks but y'all better dry them tears out there! I have no time for that. For those of you that knew me well, you'll get a kick out of this! If you didn't then you better ask somebody!

I was born May 6, 1985, in good ol...

May 11, 2025

Carolyn Morehead, age 80, of Beckville, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday evening, May 11, 2025, at her home near Beckville. She was born on March 16, 1945, in Stephenville, Texas to the late AC and Clarazell Smith Bearden. Carolyn graduated from Green B. Trimble High School in Fort Worth, Texas with the...

May 10, 2025

Elbert "Bubba" Dewayne Jones passed away May 10th, 2025, in Carthage, Texas, after losing a bitter short battle with kidney cancer at the age of 59, although he would probably call it a draw. This tough-as-nails redneck finally found something more stubborn than him.

Born on January 6th, 1966, in Center, TX, and...

May 5, 2025

Bro. Freddy Mason, age 79, of Carthage, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Monday morning, May 5, 2025, at his home in Carthage. Freddy Mason, Jr. was born on Nov. 30, 1945, in Texarkana, AR to the late Fred and Pansy Joy Wood Mason. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class of...

May 3, 2025

Wesley James Gleason, age 50, of Carthage, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at UT- Health hospital in Tyler. He was born on March 8, 1975, in Columbus, Georgia, to George Joe and Barbara Ann Gleason.

Wesley graduated high school with the Class of 1994. He went on to work as...

May 2, 2025

Jerry Bissell, 70, of Lake Murvaul, passed away on Friday evening, May 2, 2025, in Tyler, TX. Jerry David Bissell was born on August 6, 1954, in Shreveport, LA to the late Leroy Bissell and Rosie Marjean Kellogg. Mr. Bissell loved the water and every activity related to the lake, including boating, skiing, and fishing. He was...

Apr 27, 2025

Ryan Alexander Medlin, age 50, of Aransas Pass, Texas, formerly of Carthage, passed away on Sunday night, April 27, 2025, at a hospital in Corpus Christi. He was born on February 15, 1975, in Garland, Texas, to Gary Randall Medlin and Barbara Jean Evans Medlin.

Ryan graduated from Carthage High School with the...

Apr 19, 2025

Patricia Ruth Dahna, known lovingly as Pat, passed away peacefully on April 19th, 2025, in Tatum, Texas. Born on September 14th, 1946, in Benkelman, Nebraska, Pat lived a life marked by grit, grace, and quiet strength.

The youngest daughter of Leonard and Charlotte Parker, Pat's early years were shaped by a tragic car...

Apr 17, 2025

Tina Hampton-Courtney, age 67, of Tatum, Texas, passed away on Thursday afternoon, April 17, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. Frances Christina Fink was born on July 12, 1957, in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Francis Leo and Alla Mae Nelson Fink. She owned and operated Tatum Feed Store for many years before her retirement. Tina married James Michael...