Obituaries

Jan 25, 2025

Kay Schalck, 85, of the Riderville Community in Panola County, Texas, passed away on Saturday night, January 25, 2025, at her home in Riderville after a brief illness. Kay Fern Gressett was born on March 14, 1939, in Ferris, Texas to the late William Arthur and Ruth Agnes Hamm Gressett. She was also raised by her beloved...

Jan 22, 2025

Edwin Eugene Smith, 72, of Long Branch, Texas, formerly of Kilgore, Texas, passed away Wednesday evening, January 22, 2025, in Longview, Texas. He was born to Moultrie Smith, Jr. and Sybil Jean Akin Smith in Nacogdoches, Texas on May 15, 1952. Ed was a Kilgore High School graduate.  He worked as a welder in the oil and...

Jan 19, 2025

Frank Vaughn, age 80, of Bronson, Texas formerly of Gary, Texas, passed away on Sunday afternoon, January 19, 2025, in Hemphill, Texas. Dyral Franklin Vaughn was born on October 30, 1944, in Freeport, Texas to the late Dyral Cortez and Bernice Marshall Vaughn. He graduated from Gary High School with the class of 1963, where he played...

Jan 18, 2025

Melba June Nutt, 87, of Carthage, Texas, formerly of Beckville, Texas passed away in Longview, Texas on Saturday, January 18, 2025, after lengthy illness. She was born in the Sandhills Community of Beckville, Texas on April 10, 1937, to Clifford and Inez Porter Weaver. June attended Beckville school, graduating as Valedictorian in 1955. She continued her education...

Jan 18, 2025

Bryan Edward Young was born on June 19, 1963, in Anderson, Indiana and passed away on Saturday morning, January 18, 2025,  at his home near Carthage at the age of 61.

Jan 17, 2025

Don Nunley, 86 of Whitehouse, Texas, passed away on January 17, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. He was born on July 26, 1938, in Logansport, Louisiana to the late Luther H. and Nellie May Hawthorne Nunley. Don graduated from Oak Grove High School in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana with the class of 1956. He served in the U.S. Army...

Jan 12, 2025

George McKinney, 65, of Marshall, Texas, passed away Sunday morning, January 12, 2025 in Texarkana, Texas. George Thomas McKinney was born July 3, 1959 in Corsicana, Texas. He attended Marshall schools and graduated from Marshall High School with the class of 1977. George worked for Smith Steel Company in Marshall for 26 years and later for General Cable Company...

Jan 8, 2025

Sally Ann Bourlon, 82, of Carthage, Texas, formerly of McAllen, Texas, passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 8, 2025, in Carthage. She was born in Casa Grande, Arizona on July 8, 1942, to the late Clive Clarence and Ethel Mae Amos Gadberry.

Sally married Paul Edward Bourlon, Jr. on December 23, 1959, at the...

Jan 8, 2025

A Memorial Service celebrating the life of Jack Lemore Daniels, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, January 13, 2025, at Sugar Land Methodist Church, 431 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land, Texas. Dr. Daniels died on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at The Reserve at First Colony Assisted Living, in Sugar Land, Texas. Born on July 13, 1930,...

Jan 6, 2025

Dr. J. Wayne Kyle, 92, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Monday afternoon, January 6, 2025, in Tyler, Texas. James Wayne Kyle was born on October 26, 1932, in the Woods Community of Panola County, Texas to the late Kit Carson Kyle, Sr. and Berta Elizabeth Hooker Kyle. He graduated from Carthage High School with the class...

Dec 22, 2024

Sonny Brasher, 79, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Sunday afternoon, December 22, 2024, in Carthage, Texas. Dewey Glenn "Sonny" Brasher, Jr. was born on February 12, 1945, in Marshall, Texas to the late Dewey Glen Brasher, Sr. and Mary Edsel Pratt Brasher. He graduated as Valedictorian from Beckville High School with the class of 1963, where...

Dec 18, 2024

Talmadge Raymond Centers, Sr. (Tal), age 85, a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, went to meet his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 18, 2024.

Tal is the son of the late Raymond and Ila Mae Centers. He was born in Lumbard, Kentucky, the second of 5 children. He lived in...

Dec 16, 2024

Joyce Ransom, age 83, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Monday night, December 16, 2024, in Longview, Texas. Joyce Fay Berry was born on December 4, 1941, in Olla, Louisiana to the late Crawsen Linus "C.L." and Irma Poole Berry. She graduated from high school in Jena, Louisiana with the class of 1959. Joyce worked for the...

Dec 11, 2024

Morgan Ray Rabon Sr., 72, of Dotson, Texas, passed away peacefully in the hospital on December 11, 2024, surrounded by his devoted wife of 50 years, Debra, and the rest of his loving family.

Born on September 29, 1952, in Conroe, Texas, Morgan grew up in Montgomery, where he graduated from Montgomery High...

Dec 11, 2024

Rev. Elbert Davis Jones, age 80, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, December 11, 2024, in Carthage, TX. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 21, 2024, at the Church of the Living Waters in Tatum, TX, officiated by Bro. Gary Chambers, a longtime friend and fellow servant of the Lord. For more...

Dec 3, 2024

Mike Nail, 69, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 3, 2024, at his home. Edward Michael Nail was born on June 4,1955, to B.H. and Reba Nell Mayhaw Nail. Growing up, he went to Pine Tree and Carthage schools. Mike attended church at Abundant Life and Northside Christian Center. He enjoyed fishing and hunting....

Dec 2, 2024

Funeral services for Mrs. Bernice Dean Franks were on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Marksville, Louisiana with Deacon Ken Primeaux officiating. Interment was at St. Joseph #2 Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, Marksville. Local arrangments are by Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home....

Dec 2, 2024

David Kent Kitzman, age 74 years of Carthage, Texas formerly of Big Falls, Wisconsin, passed away on Monday evening, December 2, 2024, at his home at Lake Murvaul. He was born on July 15, 1950, in Clintonville, Wisconsin to the late Edwin L. and Jane Hagen Kitzman. He served in the U.S. Navy during Vietnam where he...

Nov 29, 2024

Claudette Kaylon Copeland, 77, of Dallas, Texas and formerly of Carthage, Texas, entered immortality November 29, 2024. She was born to Claude and Vera Chandler Copeland in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana on September 5, 1947. Claudette spent her early years in Carthage, ultimately graduating from Panola College in that city. Claudette worked for many years as a...

Nov 27, 2024

Leta Faye Ross, 94, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday morning, November 27, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Leta Faye Hall was born on November 4, 1930, in Gary, Texas to the late Zach and Adelle Laura Bell Hall. She graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1947, and attended Panola College....