Obituaries

Nov 24, 2020

Evelyn Fae Thurmond was born July 4, 1946 to the parentage of Ruby Rossum and Herman Smith.

Evelyn was baptized and accepted Christ as her Savior at Corinth Church of Christ (now New Hope Church of Christ).

Evelyn was a strong woman with a feisty spirit.  She had a...

Nov 1, 2020

Randy Gardell Holt was born on July 11, 1966 to the parentage of the late George L. Holt Sr. and Claudia Wheat Robinson.

He attended Elder Elementary School and graduated from Kilgore High School. He played football and loved to sing acapella which he was very good at. His special hobby was fishing.

Randy worked...

Oct 26, 2020

Beatrice was born to Emma Bell Ross and Robert McDavid on December 26, 1922.  She departed this life on October 26, 2020.  She married B. B. Gilstrap the first day of April in 1940.  She later married Frank Minor, Sr. and even later in life remarried her first husband, B. B. Gilstrap and remained together until his death.  Beatrice...

Oct 21, 2020

Charles Ray James was born to the late Leonard Ray James and Maudie Dean Bell-James on August 16, 1964 in Dallas, TX.

Charles attended Marshall schools and worked for a cabinet company. He enjoyed fishing, playing with his grandchildren, and spending time with his family. He met and married the love of his life Eloise Chance on...

Oct 16, 2020

Rubye Jean Hilburn Fort was born on October 10, 1921 in Rusk County, TX to Eugene and Caroline Hilburn.

Rubye obtained her bachelor’s degree from Butler College and spent 36 years as a third and fourth grade teacher in the Kilgore Public Schools. Mrs. Fort was beloved by her students in part because of her kind, loving...

Oct 6, 2020

Joe Franklin Washington was born July 27, 1941 in Tyler, Texas to the late DeWitt Washington, Sr. and Naomi Rider Washington.  He is a graduate of Jackson High School, Tyler, Texas. He enlisted in the United States Army shortly after graduation.

Joe married the love of his life, Jo Nell Garrett of Kilgore, on October...

Sep 26, 2020

Upon Saturday, September 26, 2020. Our beloved Pastor Billy Joe Jackson Sr. was called to rest in God's comforting arms.

Billy J. Jackson Sr. was born on January 15, 1951 to the late Frank Jackson and Mozell Jackson Ingram.

Billy attended Fredonia and C.B. Dansby schools. He furthered his education and attended Interdenominational Theological Center...

Sep 21, 2020

Eugene Allen Jones of Longview, Texas was born to the Rev. LA and Mary L. Jones on March 2, 1969 in Lompoc, California. He departed this earthly life for a life of glory with the Lord on Monday, September 21, 2020.

Eugene began his education with the Lompoc Unified School District. He graduated with honors in his...

Sep 18, 2020

Mrs. Lela Mae West Ragsdale was born on May 12, 1937, to the late Berlin West Sr. and Mary Lou Campbell West, in Oakwood, TX. She attended Arp Industrial High School. She united in Holy Matrimony to Odell Ragsdale and to this union five sons were born.

She was a compassionate and loving "people person", she always...

Sep 13, 2020

Robert Earl Clayborn was born September 6, 1947 in Kilgore Texas.  Robert the third son to the Rev. Cain and Bobbie Cleveland Clayborn.   At an early age he united in Christ at New Mt. Calvary Baptist Church.  He was a proud 1967 graduate of North Chapel High School where he excelled in band as a drummer.

Sep 13, 2020

Mr. Guillory was born on September 29, 1953 and passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020.

Aug 30, 2020

Aundrea Sharell Powe was born to Bobbie Nell and Willie Joe Powe on November 26, 1982 in Longview, Texas. She was a resident of Kilgore, Tx and received her education at Kilgore ISD and Kilgore College. She attended worship services with her family at Faith Tabernacle C.O.G.I.C. in Kilgore, Texas.

Sharell, as she was affectionately...

Aug 20, 2020

Edward Thomas Bowers, Sr. was born on July 30, 1933 to the late Mabel Moore Hoskins and the late Jessie Bowers in Dallas, TX. Edward attended the public-school system of Dallas and graduated from Lincoln High School. After graduation, Edward enlisted in the United States Navy in 1952, where he served his country with pride. During his active duty...

Aug 20, 2020

On the eve of The Great Depression, Willie Ruth Brown was welcomed into this world on May 11, 1926 by his parents Ruth Scott and Roosevelt Brown Sr.

Willie was a true outdoorsman, loving to camp, hunt, and especially fish. Fishing was his favorite pastime. Some could say that he not only fished for the catch, but...

Jul 23, 2020

~First Lady Katherine Freeman Lockhart~

Katherine was born to the parentage of George Brittain and Lee Bertha Freeman in Longview, TX on May 30, 1956. Frank Coleman played a part in raising her.

She attended Weldon Elementary/Intermediate and Gladewater High School in Gladewater, TX. She accepted Christ at a...

Jul 4, 2020

Nathaniel Woods was born April 10, 1936 in Monroe, Texas to the late Sam and Essie Woods.

He was a faithful member of Kilgore Baptist Church where he served faithfully until his death.  He graduated from C.B. Dansby High School and attended Kilgore College. He worked at Petrolite Oil for 43 years. He was married...

Jun 28, 2020

Mr. Dewitt Washington Jr., 83, was born on March 1, 1937 and passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2020.

Jun 20, 2020

Aubrey Neal Durham was born January 22, 1959 to the parentage of Bruce Earl Daniels and Dolly Jean Jones at Kilgore Hospital. He attended Kilgore ISD where he participated in football, acapella choir as well as working full time at Good Shepherd Medical Center where he met the love of his life and best friend Pamela Coates....

Jun 18, 2020

Linda Faye Douglas was born in Laird Hill, Texas on December 15, 1948 to the late Andrew and Minnie Brown.

She attended C.B. Dansby High School in Kilgore, Texas where she graduated.

She united in marriage to Theadore F. Douglas and to this union two children were born Sharon Douglas-Lockwood of Los Angeles,...

Jun 8, 2020

"Mr. Melvin DeWayne Palmer was a powerful and knowledgeable well known electrician & HVAC expert! He could fix just about anything he laid his hands on. Melvin was affectionately known as "Wayne" by all of his family and dear friends, but "Daddy" to his loving daughters. He didn't play about his Mother, whom he affectionately called "Mimi" and he...