Obituaries

Jun 11, 2021

James Robert Whitehead, 69, went home to glory Friday morning, June 11, 2021, after a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Master Chief Willie Robert Whitehead (USN) Ret. and Ethel (Stotler) Whitehead and step-son of the late Mary O. Whitehead. Mr. Whitehead, a graduate of North Kingstown High School, took...

May 31, 2021

Kenneth “K.W.” Barrett, 77, of Kirbyville passed away on Monday, May 31,2021 in Kirbyville. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, June 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home with interment to follow at Bean Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Thursday, June 3, 2021...

May 29, 2021

Mike Kent, 64, of Magnolia Springs passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper. The family will greet friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

May 28, 2021

John Ray Lewis, 73 of Jasper passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Jasper with Bro. Donnie Wiltshire officiating. Interment will follow at North Baptist Cemetery in Jasper. The family will greet friends...

May 27, 2021

Barbara Hataway, 70, of Jasper passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021 in Jasper. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper with burial to follow at Zion Hill Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Tuesday evening from 4:00 p.m....

May 23, 2021

Dorothy Ann Smith, 93, of Jasper passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in Jasper. A Celebration of Life Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at West Oaks Cemetery in Jasper. The family will greet friends on Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in...

May 11, 2021

Lois Terrell Williford, 72, of Jasper, Texas passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Harbor Hospice in Jasper, Texas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. at the Kirbyville Apostolic Church in Kirbyville with Brother Russell Hennigan officiating. The family will greet friends at the...

May 10, 2021

John Koogler, 69, of Newton passed away on Monday, May 10, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sunday, May 16, 2021at 2:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

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Apr 27, 2021

Laurene Lindley Cowart, 90, of Jasper, TX, passed away on April 27, 2021 at home in Jasper. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Shultz Funeral Home with interment to follow at West Oaks Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Saturday at the funeral home from...

Apr 26, 2021

Glenda Joan Vickery, 79, of Sour Lake passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021 in Sour Lake. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Monday, May 3, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper with interment to follow at Morse Cemetery in Buna. The family will greet friends at the funeral home...

Apr 25, 2021

Richard Tyler Johnston, 18, of Hemphill passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church with interment to follow at Campground Cemetery in Woodville. The family will greet friends on Friday, April 30, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00...

Apr 22, 2021

Tawana Clemmons, 40, of Kirbyville passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021. A Private Celebration of Life Service was held by her friends and family. Tawana was born on April 30, 1980 in Travis Air Force Base, California, to Gary &Sarah Clemmons. She is survived by her father Gary Alan Clemmons &mother Sarah...

Apr 19, 2021

Pat Militzer, 71, of Jasper passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Adams Memorial Baptist Church in Jasper.

Pat was born on March 20, 1950, in Bonne Terre, Missouri to Willard &Patsy...

Apr 10, 2021

Carl Busby, 94, of Orange passed away on April 10, 2021. A private Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, April 16, 2021 and interment at Simpson Cemetery. Masonic Services will be under the direction of Madison Lodge #126 in Orange, Texas.

Carl Sil Vester Busby was born in...

Apr 4, 2021

Jo Merka, 86, of Jasper passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021in Center, Texas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, April 9, 2021at 3:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home. The family will greet friends at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

A native of Groveton, Jo...

Mar 27, 2021

Dorothy Williams, 90, of Jasper passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2021 in Jasper. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper. A private interment will be at Little Hope Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00...

Mar 26, 2021

Cody Kernechel, 35, of Buna passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021 in Buna. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Cody was born on November 29, 1985 in...

Mar 25, 2021

Shelly Denise Lopez Rogers, 49, of Brookeland passed away on Thursday, March 25, 2021 in Tyler, Texas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper.

Shelly was born in Jasper on January 7, 1972 to Marvin Wayne...

Mar 17, 2021

Karilyn Stagner, 70, of Hemphill passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in Hemphill. Karilyn was born on October 25, 1950 in Pueblo, Colorado to George Woodrow &Genevieve Marie Byrd. A resident of Hallsville, she had been a resident of Hemphill for the past three years. She is survived by her Husband Delbert, whom she married on...

Mar 16, 2021

Brenda Kay Craig Sharp, 57, of Jasper passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, March 19, 2021 at Shultz Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. in Jasper.

Brenda was born on December 22, 1963 in Hemphill, Texas to J. R. Craig Jr....