Obituaries

Jul 15, 2025

Paul Wayne Whitaker, age 73, of Shreveport, Louisiana, formerly of Carthage, Texas, passed away Tuesday morning, July 15, 2025, in Bossier City, Louisiana. He was born in Carthage on October 17, 1951, to the late Cleo Wilson and Flora Merle Wiggins Whitaker. Paul graduated from Fair Park High School in Shreveport. He worked in parts sales and...

Jul 14, 2025

Mr. John Dale Jeffress, age 80, of the Murvaul Community of Panola County passed away Monday, July 14, 2025, at his home in the Murvaul Community. John was born December 7, 1944 in Panola County, Texas to John Arnold and Sylvia Parrish Jeffress. He graduated from Clear Creek High School in Liberty, Texas and later received an...

Jul 11, 2025

Alice Weaver, age 80 years, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Friday evening, July 11, 2025, in Carthage, Texas. Alice Faye Smith was born on August 16, 1944, in Marshall, Texas to the late William Austin and Phala Lucille Jackson Smith. She graduated from Beckville High School with the class of 1962. Alice married Phillip Weaver in...

Jul 10, 2025

Baby Colsen Clay Wimberley was born on  June 27, 2025, in Dallas, Texas and passed away on Thursday afternoon, July 10, 2025, at a Dallas hospital.

Baby Colsen is survived by his parents, Dylynn and Jayden Wimberley of Beckville; sister, Hadlee Mae Wimberley; grandparents, Tabitha and Mike Caryl, Ronnie Gilbert, and Hank and...

Jul 4, 2025

Donna Westbrook, age 76, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Friday morning, July 4, 2025, at her home near Carthage. Donna Ruth Harris was born on July 11, 1948, in Hobbs, New Mexico, to the late Lloyd and Marie Dillard Harris. She graduated from high school in Conroe, Texas with the class of 1967, and attended Houston...

Jun 21, 2025

Donald Barry Ray, age 86, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Carthage. He was born on January 23, 1939, in Salem, Virginia to the late W.H. and Margaret Smith Ray. He served in the U.S. Air Force for 8 years. Donald married the love of his life Linda Grace Stevens on March...

Jun 21, 2025

Eric Narith Chan, age 23, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2025, in Carthage. He was born on March 23, 2002, in Memphis, Tennessee to Saroun Chan and Tha Mian. Eric graduated from Rice Academy in Tyler, Texas with the class of 2020, and he was recognized for perfect attendance. He moved to Carthage...

Jun 20, 2025

Mary Ann Evans, age 92, of Lake Murvaul near Gary, Texas, formerly of Anahuac, Texas, passed away on Friday night, June 20, 2025, in Henderson, Texas. Mary Ann Hicks was born on November 4, 1932, in Nacogdoches, Texas to the late Prentice Ferguson and Ethel Roena Berry Hicks. She graduated from Nacogdoches High School with the class...

Jun 16, 2025

Gary Eugene Cline, 66 of Atlanta, Texas passed away Monday, June 16, 2025, at his home in Atlanta. He was born November 3, 1958, in Shreveport, LA to the late Ernest Eugene Cline and Marilyn Jean Sistrunk Cline. Gary graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1977. He retired from International Paper Company.

Jun 15, 2025

James Lynn Marshall Jr., affectionately known as "Jlo," passed away on June 15, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 28. Born on January 15, 1997, in Nacogdoches, Texas, he was the beloved son of James Lynn Marshall Sr. and Dionne Webb. The youngest of his siblings, James naturally became the adored "baby" of the...

Jun 14, 2025

On June 14th, 2025, Harold Dean Stewart, Jr., affectionately known as Dean, went to be with his Lord and Savior, surrounded by his family. He was born on January 11, 1968, in Longview, Texas.

Dean lived every moment to the fullest. He especially enjoyed golfing with friends, watching his nephews play football, cheering...

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...