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Elizabeth Morris
Nov 4, 2026
Helen Elizabeth Morris passed away peacefully on November 4th, 2026, in Tyler, Texas. She was 93 years of age. She is remembered as a woman who served others well and loved her family dearly. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother.
Elizabeth was born in Gilmer, Texas on the 20th of October 1933. She attended East Mountain High where...
Hugh Darrell Harvey
Nov 3, 2026
Hugh Darrell Harvey was born on March 27, 1940, in Carthage, Texas, to the late Jodie and Mattie Pauline Coleman Harvey. He passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at his home in Arp. Mr. Harvey graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1958. He married Barbara Warren in April 2000, and his family expanded. Throughout his life,...
Donny Holland
Nov 3, 2026
Donny Holland, age 83, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday night, November 3, 2026, in Tyler, Texas.
Hurley Don “Donny” Holland was born on July 5, 1943, in Carthage, Texas, to the late Hurley Brown and Monnie Lou Waites Holland. He grew up in the Brooks Community of Panola County and graduated from Beckville High School. A lifelong resident of...
Mary Ann Williamson
Nov 2, 2026
Mary Ann Williamson, age 94, of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Monday morning, November 2, 2026, in Carthage, Texas. She was born on June 19, 1932, in Clarksville, Arkansas, to the late F.T. Garrett, Sr. and Avis May Self Garrett. Mary Ann graduated from Carthage High School and attended Panola College. She married Ralph Williamson in April of 1951, and...
Judy V. Pierce
Oct 26, 2026
Judy V. Pierce, born on April 11, 1958, passed away on October 26, 2026, following a courageous battle with cancer. Judy was a beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, and devoted fur mama. She will be deeply missed by her son, Ja Head, and his wife, Heidi; her four grandchildren, Logan, Jade, Nolin, and Avery; her three siblings; and her beloved...
Allie Pipkins Greer
Oct 22, 2026
Allie Mae Harris Greer was born on May 4, 1944, to the late Young and Mae Gladys Harris. She was the eldest of seven daughters, a beloved sister, and a treasured member of a family built on love, faith, and togetherness.
Allie graduated from Turner High School in 1964 and continued her education at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas. She later...
Jerry Stacy
Oct 17, 2026
Jerry Raye Stacy, age 86, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Saturday morning, October 17, 2026, in Carthage. He was born on December 4, 1939, in Blanchard, Oklahoma, to the late Willie Raye and Lahoma Ruth Garrison Stacy.
Jerry graduated from Galena Park High School in Houston, Texas, with the class of 1958. He attended both Baylor University and Panola College,...
Buster McCarthy
Oct 16, 2026
Maurice Montreze “Buster” McCarthy, age 48, of Tyler, Texas, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026, in Tyler. He was born on January 6, 1978, in Panola County, Texas, to Jewell McCarthy, Jr. and Laurice Williams.
Buster attended school and played football in both Carthage and Wichita Falls. He later completed truck driving school and went on to enjoy a career...
Debora Kay Holcomb
Oct 14, 2026
Debora Holcomb, 69, of Carthage, TX passed away on Wednesday morning, October 14, 2026, at her home in Carthage. Debora Kay Holcomb was born on September 12, 1957 to Tommy Woods Sr. and Judith Andrus. She graduated from John Ehret High School in Marrero, Louisiana with the class of 1976 and shortly thereafter moved to the Carthage area. She soon...
Linda Keltner
Oct 13, 2026
Linda Keltner, age 80, of Tatum, Texas, passed away on Tuesday morning, October 13, 2026, in Longview, Texas. Linda Carol Spencer was born on January 8, 1946, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to the late Dow Davis and Mozelle Allene Reeder Spencer. She attended North Hopkins County Schools and moved to Longview in 1970, where she attended and graduated from cosmetology...
Bruce McCumber
Sep 30, 2026
Bruce McCumber, age 65, of Gary, Texas, passed way Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in Longview. Ernest Bruce McCumber was born on September 5, 1961, in Robstown, Texas, to the late Benjamin Franklin and Ida Myrtlene Hoppe McCumber. He was of the Baptist faith and attended Southside Baptist Church in Carthage. Bruce married Karen Kay Smith on May 2, 1992, in...
Joseph Anthony Mulla
Sep 28, 2026
Joseph Anthony Mulla, age 90, of Gary, Texas, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, September 28, 2026, in Gary.
Joseph was born July 18, 1936, in Houston, Texas, to the late Angelo and Rose Marie Sicola Mulla. He was a graduate of St. Thomas High School in Houston, Class of 1954. On June 20, 1957, Joseph married Maria Dolores Cano in...
Diane May
Sep 16, 2026
Diane May, age 84, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Wednesday evening, September 16, 2026, in Carthage.
Linda Diane Ballard was born on June 27, 1942, in Mexia, Texas, to the late Charles Phillip and Mary Elizabeth Douglas Ballard. She graduated from Mexia High School with the class of 1960 and attended junior college in Henderson County. Diane married Billy James...
Sharon Sue Cole
Sep 15, 2026
Sharon Sue Cole was called home to Heaven on September 15, 2026, at the age of 79. Sharon was born June 6, 1947, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to the late Arthur and Odell Cummings. She was raised and educated in Lonoke, Arkansas. It was while looking through the bookstore window at Arkansas State University-Beebe, that Sharon met the love of...
Dale Koonce
Sep 14, 2026
Levy Dale Koonce, age 76, of the Chapman Community in Rusk County, Texas, passed away on Monday morning, September 14, 2026, at his home. He was born on October 13, 1949, in Marshall, Texas, to the late Levy Washington and Alice Moneil Skelton Koonce.
Mr. Koonce graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1968. He married Tambra Larue “Tammy”...
Patricia Lynn Bertram
Sep 14, 2026
Patricia Lynn Jeffress Bertram, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, teacher, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on Monday morning, September 14, 2026, surrounded by those who loved her most. She was 78 years old.
Pat was born November 28, 1947, to Roy Douglas and Oretha Maines Jeffress of Carthage, Texas. On April 13, 1968, she married the love of her...
Dwain Harvey Rieke
Sep 9, 2026
Dwain Harvey Rieke, age 56, formerly of Beckville, Texas, passed away on Wednesday afternoon, September 9, 2026, in Tyler, Texas. He was born on December 22, 1969, in Grand Prairie, Texas, to Dock Harvey “Jack” and Rebecca Gaile Osburn Rieke. Dwain attended schools in Arlington and Beckville. He married Judith Junice Johnson on December 28, 2009, in Longview, Texas.
Dwain worked...
Sylvia Young
Sep 8, 2026
Sylvia Young, age 85, of Carthage, Texas, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2026, in Longview, Texas. Sylvia May Hale was born on August 6, 1941, in Colbert, Oklahoma, to the late John B. and Tressie May Davis Hale.
Sylvia had a love for scrapbooking and was known by her family as the best cook ever. She especially loved feeding...
Roy Lee Waits
Sep 1, 2026
Roy Lee Waits, age 76, of Carthage, Texas, passed away Tuesday morning, September 1, 2026, at his home. He was born March 22, 1950, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to the late Elroy and Myrtle Lucille Baxter Waits. Roy graduated from Carthage High School with the class of 1968. Roy married Linda Gail Robinett on May 14, 1970, in Carthage, and they...
Lamar Coon
Sep 1, 2026
Ed L. “Lamar” Coon, age 75, of Carthage, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday night, September 1, 2026, in Jacksonville, Texas. Lamar was born on December 2, 1950, in Jena, Louisiana, to the late Hazel Odell Hailey Coon and Earl Ray Coon.
Lamar graduated from Jena High School with the class of 1969. He married Kathy Elizabeth...
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