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Local obituaries for Kilgore, TX.
Tristan Bernard Dunn
Nov 4, 2023
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, and they shall walk and not faint – Isaiah 40:31
Born June 1, 1991, in Longview, Tx, Tristan Bernard Dunn is the eldest child of Tony and Laconia Dunn....
Evie May Coleman
Nov 1, 2023
Mrs. Evie Fagans Coleman was born on October 3, 1957 to the parentage of M.T. Fagans and Mattie Pickron Fagans.
She attended Kilgore ISD. She worked at the Gregg Home of the Aged for many years. She met and married Larry Coleman and to this union two children were born. She was a kind, loving person who...
Kendrick Lamond Young
Oct 30, 2023
On April 20, 1996 Kendrick Lamond Young was born to Kenneth and Della Young. Kendrick graduated from Chapel Hill High School in 2014. He worked at Ser Amigo LLC. He developed a passion for fishing and hunting. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends in his community called Berry Lane. On October 30, 2023 Kendrick was called to...
Aeriel Le'Shea Samples Popkie
Oct 27, 2023
Aeriel Le’Shea Popkie ~ beloved wife, mother, daughter, and friend passed away on Friday, October 27, 2023 after a brief illness. She attended school in Kilgore & Austin, Texas. She attended Kilgore College and LeTourneau University. She was employed at Tyson Foods in Springdale, Arkansas. She was dedicated to her work as Director of Organizational Change & Enablement. She...
Tasha Jeanetter Lacy
Oct 18, 2023
Ms. Tasha J. Lacy was born on September 8, 1977 to the parentage of Burnett Lacy Sr. and Dorothy Lacy. She attended Carlisle High School in Price, TX.
She was a member of Harmony Pirtle Baptist Church. Her health took a turn for the worse causing her to become disabled early in life. Tasha liked to walk,...
Rutha Paralee Jernigan Bowers
Oct 9, 2023
Rutha Paralee Jernigan-Bowers was born in Gregg County on April 16, 1934 to Eddie Mitchell and Carrie Mitchell.
At an early life she was baptized at Corinth Christian Church and attended Kilgore Schools. She specialized in airplane technology. She was a loving caring wife, mother, and aunt. She was very generous and kind to all she knew...
Barbara Alice Butler
Sep 27, 2023
On Wednesday, 67 years ago, on the 7th day of March, the late Jimmy Charles Butler and Irene (Rena) Goodacre welcomed a beautiful ray of sunshine, Mrs. Barbara Alice Butler. She would be reared in the Overton Texas area. She attended Overton Colored School and would receive a Master's in Education of Life Lessons. She worked many years in...
Earnest Lee Gray
Sep 14, 2023
Earnest Lee Gray, of Longview, Texas passed away in the early morning of Thursday, September 14, 2023.
Mr. Gray, as he would introduce himself, was born October 9, 1949 in Marshall, Texas the son of Earnest Lee Gray and Corrine Mitchell.
He was educated in the Marshall School District and graduated from Pemberton High School....
Billy E. Harvey
Aug 20, 2023
Billy Ester Harvey was born February 1, 1944, in Rusk County, Texas to the late Bernice Harvey and the late Cears (Kiddo) Harvey. Bill graduated from CB Dansby High School in 1963 later joined the U.S. Army and continued his education at Kilgore College. He united with Pirtle Baptist Church at an early age and later united...
Debra L. Wheeler
Aug 1, 2023
Debra Wheeler was born on December 29, 1952, in Overton, TX to W.O. "Shorty" Meyer and Georgie Bell Hall Meyer and was the youngest daughter out of her 10 siblings.
She married Robin "Pogo" Wheeler on April 12, 1970 and the couple had 3 children.
She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, and...
Mary Marie "Rie" Sanders
Jul 28, 2023
Mary Marie Mapps Sanders was born on August 14, 1949, to the late Mr. M.C. Mapps Sr. and the late Mary Augusta Smith Mapps in Troup, Texas. On Friday, July 28, 2023, Mary departed this life to go home to be with our Heavenly Father.
Mary accepted the Lord at a very young age and was a...
Virginia Jones Harper
Jul 5, 2023
Virginia Nell Jones Harper was born on September 18, 1949, in Amarillo, Texas, to Lenard Pete Jones and Ruby Lynn Jones. She attended elementary and junior high school in Amarillo. Virginia later moved to Winnsboro, Texas, but due to segregation, attended Frederick Douglass High School in Pittsburg her freshman year. After integration in 1965, she was able to attend...
Harold Thompson Jr.
Jun 24, 2023
Harold Thompson, Jr. was born in Longview, Texas on November 20, 1965, to Harold Thompson and Thelma Cox Thompson Caldwell.He received his formal education from Longview High School. He graduated with the class of 1985. He joined and was baptized at Philadelphia Baptist Church at a very young age. Harold knew God for himself. He fellowshipped with Bibleway Fellowship...
Thomas Andrew Williams
May 26, 2023
A loving father, husband, brother, and friend. Thomas Andrew Williams joined his Heavenly family on May 26, 2023. He was born to Andrew and Alline Williams. He leaves behind his daughter Shoness Williams and his shared family with his late wife Diane Williams, Thomas Scott, Tammy Ebachia, and Denise Smith. His siblings include Shirley Phillips, Charles (Dianna) Williams, and...
Teola B. Pinkard-Williams
May 16, 2023
Mrs. Teola B. Pinkard-Williams was born April 3, 1928, in Kilgore, TX to the parentage of Earnest L. Samples and Henrietta Thomas-Samples.
Teola accepted Christ at an early age and was a faithful member of Mount Pleasant CME Church. She later moved to California and attended Traveler’s Rest Baptist Church until she moved back to Dallas, TX,...
Carrie Evette Pickron
May 7, 2023
Carrie Evette Pickron was born September 27, 1983 to the parentage of Willie Mae Pickron-Ngene and Johnny B. Loyd. She went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 7, 2023.
Carrie was a quiet person who kept to herself. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino, and just having fun. She will be missed...
Jermile Jerome Jimerson
Apr 27, 2023
Jermile Jerome Jimerson was born on June 26, 1990 to the parentage of Annette Williams Jimerson and Otis Turner. He was blessed with an amazing stepfather Early Jimerson who had a hand in his raising.
He attended Longview ISD and received his GED. He worked at Texas Best. He enjoyed bowling, football, basketball, and most of all...
Bruce Earl Stewart
Apr 25, 2023
Bruce Earl Stewart was born on June 11,1958 to the late James Lee Stewart and Mildred Stewart Willis.
He attended Whitehouse High School and graduated in the class of 1977 where he was a standout basketball player. Bruce attended Whitehouse COGIC at an early age.
He then became a member of Shady...
Gloria Jean Pittman
Apr 13, 2023
Gloria Jean Pittman was born June 17, 1946, to the parentage of Ruby Jewel Thomas and T.D. Pittman in Gregg County, Texas. Both parents preceded Gloria in death. She was raised in the Fredonia Community. To the family of Gloria, she was known as (Sue Baby). She attended CB Dansby High School in Kilgore, Texas....
Rev. Charles E. Gray
Mar 22, 2023
Rev. Charles Edward Gray was born to the late Robert and Elizabeth (Lizzie) McKissick Gray, the fifth of seven children, on March 8, 1932, in Jacksonville, Texas. At an early age, he became a Christian, joining Sweet Union Baptist Church. Rev. Gray attended elementary through high school in Jacksonville, Texas, graduating from Frederick Douglass High School...
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