Obituaries
Odessa Pierce
Jan 2, 2020
Services for Odessa Pierce, 93 of Kilgore will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home with Brothers Richard Crawford and Bradley Reed officiating. Burial will follow at Gary Cemetery in Gary, Texas. Mrs. Pierce completed her earthly journey on Thursday, January 2, 2020, in Longview. Family will receive friends on...
Robert (Bob) "Crasher" Paul Corbin
Jan 2, 2020
Robert (Bob) Paul Corbin On Thursday, January 2, 2020, Robert (Bob) Paul Corbin, affectionately known as "Crasher", passed away at the age of 81. Bob was born on January 15, 1938, in Skowhegan, Maine to Juanita H. Easler Corbin. He lived in Canada during his formative years, and began traveling for a living at the age of 18. He was...
Vivian Martin Patton
Jan 2, 2020
Funeral services for Mrs. Vivian Martin Patton, 89, of Kilgore will be held 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Kilgore with Reverend Ben Bagley officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Lee Cemetery in Winnsboro. The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore on Tuesday from 6:00 p.m....
Joan Lightfoot
Jan 1, 2020
Cremation arrangements for Joan Lightfoot, 90 are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mrs. Lightfoot passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, in Longview. A private family service will be scheduled for a later date. Joan was born on August 23, 1929 in Hartlepool, England to the late Robert Henderson and Nancy O’Connor. Mrs. Lightfoot was a...
Peggy Joyce Rhoden Mcbride
Dec 27, 2019
PEGGY JOYCE RHODEN MCBRIDE Services at the graveside will be held at 4 pm on Monday, December 30, 2019, in the Danville Cemetery. Mrs. McBride completed her earthly journey, went home to be with her Lord and join her husband of 39 years on Friday, December 27, 2019, in Kilgore. Peggy was born on April 3, 1946, in Gilmer to...
Smith Eugene "Tack" Nichols
Dec 27, 2019
SMITH EUGENE “TACK” NICHOLS, JR. Services at the graveside for Smith Eugene "Tack" Nichols, Jr. 63, of Kilgore, will be held at 2 pm on Friday, January 3, 2020, in the Danville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 5 until 7. Tack completed his earthly journey in his home on Friday, December...
L T Mobbs
Dec 26, 2019
Services for L T Mobbs, 86, of Lake Cherokee will be 2:00 pm Monday, December 30th at Highland Park Baptist Church of Kilgore with Reverend John Woodard and grandson, Nate Mobbs officiating. Burial will follow in Elderville Cemetery. Mr. Mobbs died on Thursday, December 26, 2019. L T was born July 16, 1933 in Longview, Texas to William Travis and...
Wayne Bass
Dec 24, 2019
WAYNE BASS Services at the graveside for Mr. Wayne Bass, 82, of Kilgore will be held at 11 a m on Saturday, December 28, 2019 in the Hickory Grove Cemetery with Rev. Mark Fried officiating and under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening from 6 until...
Barry Stone
Dec 22, 2019
Barry Thurman Stone Kilgore Funeral services for longtime Kilgore resident Barry Stone are scheduled for Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 2 PM at Rader Funeral Home with Reverend David Hampton officiating. There will be a visitation in the chapel one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Kilgore Memorial Gardens. Barry Thurman Stone was born January 24, 1947...
Betty "Honey Gal" Ready
Dec 21, 2019
Betty Randell Ready ~ aka Honeygal Ready March 19, 1936 ~ ~ Dec. 21, 2019 Betty Randell Ready made her debut in Vivian, La. at the home of her parents, Viva Yawn & Randell Ready at a starting weight of 2 & 1/4 pounds, the small size never hampered her at all. When first seen by her grandmother Daisy Yawn,...
Doris Marie Kellis Iker Davenport
Dec 20, 2019
Doris Marie Kellis Iker Davenport was born November 14, 1930, to Ben Franklin Kellis and Sudie Elizabeth Starr Kellis, as the second of four children. As a child, Doris lived and attended school in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Shreveport, Louisiana, Tyler, Texas, and Longview, Texas. Shortly after beginning high school, she became ill and did not return to school, but was...
Renee' Routon Conner
Dec 20, 2019
Reneé Routon Conner, 80, a long-time Kilgore resident, died on Friday, December 20, 2019 at Christus Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 27, at First Presbyterian Church in Kilgore with Reverend Will Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at the Danville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church prior...
Shirley Lively Mcgee
Dec 18, 2019
Memorial graveside services for Mrs. Shirley Lively McGee, 83, of Kilgore will be held on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Gladewater Memorial Park Cemetery in Gladewater. Mrs. McGee passed away in Kilgore on Tuesday, December 18, 2019 Shirley was born on December 2, 1936 in Gladewater, she was the daughter of Herbert John Lively and Louise McCool...
Dylan Scott Leach
Dec 15, 2019
Memorial services for Dylan Leach 27, of Kilgore will be held on 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Leach passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2019 in Longview. Full obituary will be available upon family approval.
Gay Attaway Lastrapes
Dec 14, 2019
Gay Attaway LaStrapes GAY “TINKER” ATTAWAY LASTRAPES Services at the graveside for Gay “Tinker” Attaway LaStrapes, 68, of Athens formerly of Kilgore, will be held at 11 a m in the Hickory Grove Cemetery on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, with Rev. Juan Moreno officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 from 6...
Johnny Johnson
Dec 12, 2019
JOHNNY MARSHALL JOHNSON A Service of Witness to the Resurrection for Johnny Marshall Johnson, 72, of Kilgore will be held at 2 pm on Monday, December 16, 2019, in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Interment will follow in Kilgore Memorial Gardens. Reverend Will Wilson will be officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from...
Luther Fred Swan
Dec 9, 2019
Services for Luther Swan, 92, of Kilgore will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dr. Paul Michael Vacca officiating. Mr. Swan died Monday, December 9, 2019 in Kilgore, Texas. Burial will follow in Lakeview Cemetery, Longview, Texas. Luther Fred Swan was born on October 10, 1928 in Shongaloo, Louisiana. He was the...
Alfred "Big Al" Gildon
Dec 9, 2019
ALFRED “BIG AL” GILDON A celebration of life service for Alfred Lynn Gildon, 57, of Kilgore will be held at 2pm Friday, December 13, 2019 at the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Ken Davis officiating under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Gildon passed away on Monday, December 9, 2019 in Tyler. Alfred was born on...
Jimmy David Wilson
Dec 6, 2019
Memorial services for Mr. Jimmy D. Wilson, 80, of Kilgore will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore. Mr. Wilson passed away in a Longview hospital on Friday, December 6, 2019. Jimmy was born on September 18, 1939 in Kilgore. He was the son of the late Wright and...
Robert "Bobby" D. Barber
Dec 5, 2019
ROBERT “BOBBY” BARBER Funeral services for Mr. Robert “Bobby” Barber, 40 of Gladewater will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. in the Chapel at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with burial following at Gladewater Memorial Park with Pastor Tom McDaniels officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M....
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