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Iris Patterson
Dec 21, 2016
Iris Patterson, age 81 of Carthage, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 in Longview. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at Jimerson Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel in Carthage with Rev. Keefe Cropper officiating. Inurnment will follow at Restland Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday at the...
Charles Thomas "Bull" O'Bryan
Dec 14, 2016
Charles Thomas "Bull" O'Bryan, 69, DeBerry, passed away on Wednesday morning, Dec. 14, 2016, in Dallas. He was born on March 12, 1947, in DeBerry to the late John Baker and Kathryn Langford O'Bryan. Bull attended Elysian Fields schools and graduated from Harleton High School. He served his country in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Bull worked in the oil...
Varnell "Nell" Hammons Langford
Dec 9, 2016
Varnell Hammons "Nell" Langford, 85, of Carthage, passed away on Friday morning, December 9, 2016, in Carthage. She was born on Nov. 6, 1931, in Carthage to the late Walter Grady and Emma Lee Jones Hammons. Mrs. Langford graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1950. She married Billy J. Langford on Dec. 10, 1949, in Beckville. Mrs....
Emit Leonard George
Dec 3, 2016
Mr. Emit Leonard George, 87 years of Carthage, Texas passed away on Saturday morning, December 3, 2016, in Carthage, Texas. He was born on May 31, 1929, in Denton, Texas to the late William Morgan and Virgie Luvina Phillips George. He graduated from Sanger High School with the class of 1946. He served his country in the National Guard and...
Iris Mccauley Jones
Dec 2, 2016
Iris McCauley Jones, 93, of Carthage formerly of Center, passed away on Friday morning, Dec. 2, 2016, in Carthage. She was born on May 31, 1923, in San Augustine to the late James Noah and Ida Doris Borders McCauley. She graduated from Shelbyville High School with the class of 1940. Mrs. Jones married Melvin Jones on Oct. 25, 1941, and...
Mary Jo Rogers Shubert
Dec 1, 2016
Mary Jo Rogers Shubert, 86, of Carthage, passed away on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 1, 2016, in Carthage. She was born on Jan. 4, 1930, in Tyler. She graduated from New London High School. Mrs. Shubert married Nathan Robinson Shubert on Feb. 14, 1947, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 4, 2016. She was also preceded in death by...
Heather Brooks Gibson
Nov 30, 2016
Heather Brooks Gibson, 42, of Tatum, passed away on Wednesday morning, Nov. 30, 2016, in Carthage. She was born on Sept. 1, 1974, in Milford, DE to Patrick Michael and Carol Morton Melson Gibson. Heather graduated from Middletown, DE High School with the class of 1993. She attended Tyler Jr. College and earned her bachelors and masters degrees from UT-Tyler....
Joseph "Joe" Pate
Nov 29, 2016
Joseph "Joe" Pate, 63, of Carthage, passed away on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, 2016, in Tyler. He was born on May 12, 1953, in Dallas to the late Cleveland and Josephine Holt Pate. He graduated from Palm Springs High School with the class of 1971. He worked as a carpenter in the Carthage area most of his life. Joe loved...
Toy Sue Meyers
Nov 23, 2016
Toy Sue Moss Meyers, 55, of Carthage, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Carthage. She was born on May 27, 1961, in Leveland, TX to the late Cecil Thomas and Hazel Irene Ruthardt Moss. She graduated from Daingerfield High School with the class of 1979. She married Charles Lee Meyers on Dec. 19, 1994, in Carthage. She enjoyed...
Albert Lee Collins
Nov 16, 2016
Albert Lee Collins, 57, of Gary, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at his home in Gary. He was born on June 1, 1959, in Houston to John Wesley and Bettie Jo Pierce Collins. He moved to Gary from Cleveland, TX in 1980, and married Kathy Lynn Lenox on July 7, 1984, in Gary. Albert worked as a sheer...
Geraldine Lynch Wilkerson
Nov 15, 2016
Geraldine Lynch Wilkerson, 85, of the Shiloh Community, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15, 2016, at her home in Shiloh surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Jan. 2, 1931, in Shreveport to the late Paul Travis and Edna Clara O'Neal Lynch. She graduated from Longstreet High School. Geraldine married Joe Lee Wilkerson on Sept. 23, 1950,...
Billy Frank Gray
Nov 15, 2016
Billy Frank "Shine" Gray, 58, of Carthage, formerly of Tenaha, passed away on Tuesday evening, Nov. 15, 2016, in Carthage. He was born on Aug. 8, 1958, in West Monroe, LA to the late Waymon Franklin and Annie Christine Glass Gray. He served in the Louisiana National Guard. Mr. Gray worked as a heavy equipment operator and welder in the...
Russell Fredrick Speers
Nov 14, 2016
Russell Fredrick Speers, 78, of DeBerry, TX, passed away on Monday night, Nov. 14, 2016, in Carthage. He was born on Feb. 9, 1938, in White Owl, SD to Glen Elmer and Edna Marie Harris Speers. Mr. Speers worked in quality control for General Motors, retiring after 35 years. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother,...
Tammy Fields Abshire
Nov 12, 2016
Tammy Denise Fields Abshire, 54, of Gary, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016. She was born on June 27, 1962, in Carthage to Jerrel Henry and Linda Kay Mayhaw Fields. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1980. Tammy married Kirk Gerard Abshire on Aug. 20, 1982, in Carthage. She was a loving, giving, and caring...
Eva Loise Brooks
Nov 12, 2016
Eva Loise Brooks, 70, of Carthage, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, in Longview. She was born on Oct. 6, 1946, in Shreveport. She graduated from Carthage High School and attended SMU where she earned a double masters degree in Oriental and Latin American Studies. She worked in service as an educator for many years until her retirement. She...
Peggy Rowe Allison
Nov 9, 2016
Peggy June Rowe Allison, 62, of Old Center, passed away on Wednesday night, Nov. 9, 2016, at her home in Old Center. She was born on Aug. 7, 1954, in Carthage to the late June and Geneva Louise Smith Rowe. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1972, and attended Stephen F. Austin State University. Peggy worked...
Gregory Franklin Gray
Oct 31, 2016
Gregory Franklin Gray, 58, formerly of Carthage, passed away Monday, October 31, 2016, in Fort Worth. He was born October 24, 1958, in Carthage to the late Franklin William and Alice Pauline Twomey Gray. Mr. Gray was a former member of Rehobeth United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include a brother, Professor Robert Gray...
Lanell Choate
Oct 27, 2016
Lanell Choate, 79, of Carthage, passed away on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 27, 2016, in Henderson. She was born on April 27, 1937, in Woodville, TX to the late Robert E. and Phoebe Young Oates. Lanell graduated from Woodville High School as the Valedictorian of the class of 1955. She attended Tyler Business School. She married Leon Choate on June 21,...
Gail Ann Ross
Oct 25, 2016
Gail Ann Tracey Ross, 61, of Beckville, TX, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 25, 2016, in Longview. She was born on May 29, 1955, to the late John H. and Lione A. Harrison Tracey in Chicago, Ill. She graduated from Amundsen High School in Chicago with the class of 1973. Gail earned an Associates Degree in Electronics from Morton...
Robert Taylor Finney
Oct 21, 2016
Robert Finney, 73, of Carthage, passed away Friday, October 21, 2016 at his residence in Carthage. He was born June 19, 1943 in Tuskegee, Alabama to James L. and Willie Mae Lamb Finney. He was a truck driver and was a veteran in the U.S. Army. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home. A guestbook may be...
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