Obituaries
David V. Stroud
Dec 20, 2021
David V. Stroud, age 77, of Kilgore, passed away Monday, December 20th, 2021. He was born in Tyler to Vernon and Inez (Garrett) Stroud on August 30th, 1944. A 1963 graduate of Henderson High School, he joined the United States Marine Corps in February, 1964, and was among the first Marines sent to Vietnam, in 1965, where he was an...
George Gary Pendergast
Dec 17, 2021
Services for George Pendergast, 73 of Kilgore will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Kilgore Bible Church with Pastor Barry Metz officiating. Private family burial will follow at Danville Cemetery. Mr. Pendergast passed away on Friday, December 17 at his residence in Kilgore. George was born on October 1, 1948, in Bozeman, Montana to the late Francis Victor...
Carol Waldman
Dec 16, 2021
Carol Waldman passed away on December 16th following a brief illness. She was 68. Carol was a native of Kilgore. She graduated from Kilgore High School in 1971. Carol attended Kilgore College before graduating from The University of Texas At Arlington. Carol had a lengthy career in the legal department of Cinemark USA in Plano, Texas. Throughout her career, she...
Craig Alan Ballew, I
Dec 15, 2021
Craig Alan Ballew I, 61, of Madisonville, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on December 15, 2021, He passed peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Craig was a graduate of Kilgore High School in 1978, and later graduated with degrees in Physics and Aerospace Engineering from Kilgore College in 1991. He was a member of Phi Theta...
Jack Evans
Dec 12, 2021
Services for Jack Evans, 66 of Kilgore will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 20, 2021 at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with Reverend Robert Besser officiating. Burial will follow at Danville Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 20, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.; one hour prior to the service. Mr. Evans passed away on...
Joe Clyde Horton
Dec 9, 2021
Joe Clyde Horton Joe Clyde Horton, 93, of Kilgore, completed his earthly journey on December 9, 2021, in Longview. A memorial visitation will be held from 5:30 until 7:30 in the evening on Friday, December 17, 2021, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Joe was born on November 23, 1928, in the Danville community to Kyle and...
Nita Kay Attaway
Dec 6, 2021
Funeral services for Mrs. Nita Kay Attaway, 68, of Kilgore will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 11, 2021, in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore with Reverend David Hampton officiating. Burial will follow at the Hickory Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Mrs....
Don K. Rone
Dec 5, 2021
Mr. Donald Ken Rone Services for Mr. Don Rone will be hosted by his family on a later date. Cremation arrangements for Don are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Don ended his earthly journey on December 5, 2021, in Longview. Don was born on December 3, 1938, in Sweetwater, Texas, to Ima Mae Nunn and L.C....
Herbert "Herb" Edward Griffith
Dec 4, 2021
Herbert “Herb” Griffith went home to be with the Lord on December 4, 2021, at the age of 83. He passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Herb stayed strong till the end, fighting till the last second and continuing to keep spirits high all around him. Born in Long Branch, TX...
Charlie Vanmeter
Dec 3, 2021
Charles Franklin VanMeter, “Buddy”, of Longview, Texas, went home to the Heavenly Father at age 71 on December 4, 2021, surrounded by Family and Friends. He was a graduate of Sabine High School in 1969, where he was a member of the National Honor Society, Captain of the football and basketball teams, and was First Team All-District on both offense...
Allen Burke Green
Dec 3, 2021
Memorial services for Allen Burke Green will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 6, 2021, at the First Presbyterian Church of Kilgore with the Reverend Will Wilson officiating. Mr. Green died Friday, December 3, 2021, in Kilgore surrounded by family. He was born October 28, 1927, in Henderson, Texas to Armine and Blanche Green. Burke was a 1947 graduate of Henderson...
Sharon Brantley
Dec 2, 2021
Memorial services for Sharon Brantley, 77 of Kilgore will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with Rev. David Hampton officiating. Mrs. Brantley passed away on Thursday, December 2, 2021, in Longview. She was born on June 24, 1944 in Lillie, Louisiana to Guyton and Jimmie Colvard. Sharon graduated from Logansport...
Roy "Red" Pruitt
Nov 27, 2021
Roy "Red" Pruitt Roy Kennith “Red” Pruitt was born on June 2, 1939 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Charles Noah Pruitt and Juanita Gillette Pruitt. He passed on Friday, November 27, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Barbara Jean Pruitt, his brother Gary Donald Pruitt, and his son Bryan Charles Pruitt. He is survived by...
Bobby Ray Dotson
Nov 26, 2021
Bobby Dotson Bobby Dotson, 73, of Kilgore completed his earthly journey on Friday, November 26, 2021, in Longview. A celebration of life for Bobby will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at the Dotson family home. Bobby was born on April 28, 1948, to Bea Alley and A.A. Dotson in Haskell, Texas. He spent his youth with his six...
Wynema "Sue" Jones
Nov 25, 2021
A Funeral Service for Wynema "Sue” Jones will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Kilgore at 11: 00 a m with Rev. Darwood Galaway and Rev. Ben Bagley officiating. Pending burial will be held in Sunset Memorial Gardens in Lawton, Oklahoma. Wynema "Sue" Jones, the 4th child in a family of 14 children...
David Frost
Nov 25, 2021
David Frost David Frost, 56 of Hallsville completed his earthly journey on Thursday, November 25, 2021, in his home surrounded by his family following a courageous battle with cancer. David was born on April 23, 1965, in Victoria, Tx to James Frost and Thelma Hammons. He graduated high school in Victoria and moved to Kilgore to pursue a degree in...
Leslie Anne Gordon
Nov 24, 2021
Leslie Anne Gordon, Archibald, Beaver, Gordon, 64 of Kilgore, Texas died November 24, 2021 at Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview. Leslie was born in Northridge California, March 28, 1957. She was raised in San Jose California and graduated from Prospect High School in neighboring Saratoga, Class of 1975. After graduating from the University of California, Davis in 1990...
Winona Lyda Hamilton Hightower
Nov 23, 2021
Winona Lyda Hamilton Hightower Service for Winona Lyda Hamilton Hightower, 82, of Kilgore will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2021, at two o’clock in the afternoon at Danville Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore from six till eight o’clock in the evening. Mrs. Hightower passed away on Tuesday 24, 2021 at...
Larry Joe Perry
Nov 23, 2021
Larry Joe Perry, 74, of Liberty City, completed his earthly journey on November 23, 2021, in Longview. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at 3:00pm, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore, with Rev. Thomas Thompson officiating. Rev. Thomas Thompson became the brother in law of Larry after he introduced Larry and Judy many...
Jay W. Westbrook
Nov 22, 2021
Cremation arrangements for Mr. Jay W. Westbrook, 78, of Kilgore are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Westbrook passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021, at his home in Kilgore. Jay was born on January 13, 1943, in Mercedes, Texas. He was the son of the late Earnest A. Westbrook and Mary H. Spears Westbrook. Jay...
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