Obituaries

Robert Charles Graves

Robert Charles Graves

Mar 19, 2020

ROBERT CHARLES GRAVES Private graveside services will be held for Mr. Robert Charles Graves, 88, of Tyler under the direction of Rader Funeral Home Kilgore. Mr. Graves passed away March 19, 2020 in Tyler. Robert was born March 23, 1931 in Anthony, Kansas to Clifford Ray and Lena Graves. He was a Navy veteran having served in the Korean War....

Art  Penney

Art Penney

Mar 18, 2020

Arrangements for Mr. Art Penney, 83, of Liberty City are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Penney passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Wednesday evening March 18, 2020. Art was born on April 21, 1936, in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Art joined the Air Force at age 17, serving in Korea and retired...

Estelle  Ricarda Sanchez Flores

Estelle Ricarda Sanchez Flores

Mar 13, 2020

Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Estelle Ricarda Sanchez Flores, 43, of Kilgore will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Christ The King Catholic Church in Kilgore with burial to follow at the Kilgore Memorial Gardens. Rosary service will be held on Monday at 6:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel with a family and...

Tami Strickland Sanchez

Tami Strickland Sanchez

Mar 12, 2020

Visitation for Mrs. Tami Strickland Sanchez, 59, of Kilgore will be held on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. Wednesday evening at Rader Funeral Home. Tami passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born on September 1, 1960 in Fordyce, Arkansas to the late Jimmy Rex Strickland and Rose Marie Tatman....

Bob Melton

Bob Melton

Mar 12, 2020

Funeral services for Mr. Bob Melton, 88, of Kilgore will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 14, 2020 in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore with Reverend Earl W. “Buddy” Duggins and Reverend Don Beebe officiating. Burial will follow at Kilgore Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m....

Anup Bhandari

Anup Bhandari

Mar 10, 2020

Mr. Anup Bhandari, 40, of Longview passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at Hospice Homeplace in Tyler. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 12, 2019, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Anup was born in Nepal on March 8, 1980. He was the son of Achyut P. and Nirmala Bhandari. Anup...

Nancy Hall Majors

Nancy Hall Majors

Mar 9, 2020

Services for Nancy Hall Majors, 86, of Kilgore will be 4:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Grandson Myles Adamson officiating. Burial will follow in Kilgore Cemetery. Mrs. Majors passed away on Monday, March 9, 2020 at her residence in Kilgore. She was born September 2, 1933 in Henderson, Texas to the late James Vernon...

Chris Carpenter

Chris Carpenter

Mar 8, 2020

Celebration of Life Services for Chris Carpenter, 56, of Kilgore will be held on Friday, March 13, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the First Baptist Church in Kilgore with Dr. Pete Freeman officiating. Mr. Carpenter went home to be with the Lord on Sunday March 8, 2020 in Longview. Chris was born on December 19, 1963 in Longview, Texas to...

Christie Henley Morgan

Christie Henley Morgan

Mar 8, 2020

CHRISTIE HENLEY MORGAN A Celebration of the Life of Christie Dawn Henley Morgan, 46, formerly of Kilgore will be held at 11a m on Thursday, March 12, 2020 in the Crossing at Mobberly Baptist Church in Longview under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Rev. Charles Barham officiating. Interment will follow in the Danville Cemetery in Kilgore. Christie...

Betty Sue Harris

Betty Sue Harris

Mar 1, 2020

BETTY SUE HARRIS Cremation services for Betty Sue Harris, 69, of Kilgore are being handled by Rader Funeral Home of Kilgore. No services are planned at this time. Betty passed away on March 1, 2020 in Longview. Betty was born on January 4, 1951 in Longview to Carl Ivey Warren and Lola B. Clark. Betty was a homemaker and she...

Murphy Everett Ponthieux

Murphy Everett Ponthieux

Feb 27, 2020

Services for Murphy Ponthieux, 82, of Kilgore will be held 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mike Gribble officiating. Mr. Ponthieux passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Kilgore. Mr. Ponthieux was born on February 23, 1938 in Glenmora, Louisiana to the late P. Ponthieux and Bernice Melder. He served in...

John  Carl "J.C."  Buckley

John Carl "J.C." Buckley

Feb 27, 2020

Cremation arrangements for John Carl “J.C.” Buckley, 66, of Kilgore, are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Buckley passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in Kilgore, after a lengthy illness. John was born on March 3, 1953 in Chandler, Oklahoma to Robert Buckley and Bobbie Wilson. He served in the US Air Force during the...

Debbie Hayes Ware

Debbie Hayes Ware

Feb 27, 2020

Services for Debbie Hayes Ware, 65, of Kilgore will be held on Monday, March 2, 2020, at 2:00 P.M. in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore with Reverend Freeman Pierce officiating. Burial will follow at the Danville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. Debbie passed away on...

Jimmy Bradberry

Jimmy Bradberry

Feb 24, 2020

Services for Jimmy Bradberry 69, of Kilgore are pending with Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Bradberry passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020 in Longview. Full obituary will be available upon family approval.

Ronnie Hearn

Ronnie Hearn

Feb 24, 2020

RONNIE HEARN A Celebration of the Life of Ronnie Hearn, 70 of Kilgore will be held at 2 pm, on Friday, February 28, 2020, in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Kilgore under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with Dr. Glenn Young, Dr. Pete Freeman and Rev. Dale Perkins, Sr. officiating. A musical interment with Rev....

Dana  Melroy Ransom

Dana Melroy Ransom

Feb 20, 2020

DANA RANSOM Funeral Services for Dana Ransom, 85, of Kilgore will be held at 11am on Tuesday February 25, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Kilgore with Dr. Pete Freeman and Dr. Glenn Young officiating. Mr. Ransom passed away on February 20, 2020 in Tyler. Dana was born on July 9, 1934 in Pampa, Texas to Ronald Richards Ransom...

Diane Bullock Kain

Diane Bullock Kain

Feb 20, 2020

Memorial services for Mrs. Diane Bullock Kain, 76, of Kilgore will be held on Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 10am at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore with inurnment following at Hickory Grove Cemetery. Diane passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Longview after a lengthy illness. Diane was born on November 15, 1943 in San Francisco, California....

Myrtle Irene Dillard

Myrtle Irene Dillard

Feb 19, 2020

Mrs. Myrtle Irene Dillard Myrtle Dillard, 93, of Overton, formerly of Kilgore, a loving mother, grandmother, and friend went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Services will be held at 10AM on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with Pastor Kevin Pogue officiating. Interment will follow at the Kilgore...

Amy M. Sorrell

Amy M. Sorrell

Feb 18, 2020

AMELIA SORRELL Services for longtime educator, Amelia “Amy” Sorrell, 89 of Kilgore will be 10:00 am, Friday, February 21, 2020 at Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend David Hampton officiating. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup, Texas. Mrs. Sorrell died Tuesday, February 18, 2020 in Longview, Texas. She was born March 9, 1930 in Shiner, Texas to Domingo and...

Micah Mitchell

Micah Mitchell

Feb 14, 2020

Funeral services for Mrs. Micah Mitchell, 75, of Kilgore will be held on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. at the First Christian Church in Kilgore with Reverend Jeneille LaGrone and Reverend David Hampton officiating. The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore on Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Micah passed away on...