Obituaries

Mar 12, 2021

Carolyn "Tootie" Vanveckhoven, 71, of Kirbyville passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Vision Outreach Church in Kirbyville at 2:00 p.m.

Carolyn was born on November 19, 1949 to Bobby &Anetha McKinney in Nederland, Texas. A resident...

Mar 11, 2021

Ethel McLain, 87, of Jasper passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Ethel was born on July 9, 1933 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Ernest &Viola Verdin. She is survived by her son Oliver M. Blount Jr. of Jasper. She is preceded in death by her husband David McLain. A private Celebration of Life service was held...

Feb 26, 2021

Dusty "Dirt Road" Wolfford, 26, of Jasper passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church with interment to follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Jasper. The family will greet friends on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until...

Feb 23, 2021

Frank Boykin, 74, of Jasper, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 in Beaumont. A native of Zavalla, Frank was born on February 12, 1947 to G.W. &Ruby Boykin. A veteran of the United States Army, he was a lifelong resident of Jasper. He is survived by his sons Brian Boykin of Jasper, Texas...

Feb 22, 2021

Kevin Shivers, 55, of Jasper passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 in Lafayette, Louisiana. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, February 26, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper. The family will greet friends from 5:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Kevin...

Feb 21, 2021

Thomas E. Chambliss, age 71, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at home surrounded by the love of his wife, children, and grandchildren. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Shultz Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. prior to the service.

Feb 17, 2021

Brenda Walker, 59, of the Town Bluff, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Fairview Baptist Church with interment to follow at Town Bluff Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday....

Feb 16, 2021

Jane Palmer Stewart, 79, of Jasper passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper with interment to follow at Little Hope Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Saturday from 12:00 p.m....

Feb 9, 2021

Don Young, 71, of Jasper passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sunday, February 14, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home. The family will greet friends on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.

A native of Bessmay, Texas, Don was born on April...

Feb 8, 2021

Tito Perez, 80, of Jasper passed away on Monday, February 8, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, March 12, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper.

Tito was born on November 27, 1940 in Nuevo Laredo to Honorato &Maria Luisa Perez. A...

Feb 6, 2021

Mitchell Tyler, 67, of Kirbyville, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021. A Celebration of Life Graveside Service will be held on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Lewis Chapel at 12:00 p.m. with a reception to follow the service.

A resident of Kirbyville for 35 years, Mitchell was born on May 13, 1953...

Jan 27, 2021

Patricia Ann Glenn Warner, 87, of Lafayette, Louisiana passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home with interment to follow at West Oaks Cemetery.

Patricia was born on July 3, 1933 in...

Jan 22, 2021

Lynn Matthews, 78, of Jasper passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at the Little Hope Cemetery Pavilion with interment in Little Hope Cemetery. The family will greet friends at Shultz Funeral Home on Saturday from 12:00...

Jan 17, 2021

Allan Clerc, 58, of Jasper passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021 in Beaumont. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at Shultz Funeral Home of Jasper with interment to follow at Homer Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00...

Jan 16, 2021

Dorothy Collier, 86, of Erin passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2021in Lufkin, Texas. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Erin Missionary Baptist Church with interment to follow at Magnolia Springs Cemetery. The family will greet friends on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Erin...

Jan 14, 2021

Ann Couder, 56, of Nederland passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 in Webster, Texas. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Shultz Funeral Home in Jasper. The family will greet friends on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment...

Jan 7, 2021

Marian Thordsen, 64, of Newton passed away on Thursday, January 7, 2021 in The Woodlands. A private Celebration of Life Service was held on Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Marian was born on September 7, 1956 to Carl &Ruth Redmon. A loving mother and grandmother she...

Jan 7, 2021

Rev. Vernon Ray Martindale, Sr., 86, passed away on January 7, 2021. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at First Baptist Church of Elton. Burial will follow at Little Hope Cemetery in Jasper, TX at 3 p.m.

The family will receive visitors on...

Jan 6, 2021

Judy Pence of Jasper, Texas passed away on January 6, 2021 at the age of 79. She was born on August 25, 1941 to Johnnie Cornelius and Audrey Jessie (Gammons) Vaughn in McKinney, Texas.  Judy married Buford B. Pence on September 3, 1979 in McKinney, Texas.  She was a member of Peachtree Baptist in Jasper, Texas and...

Jan 6, 2021

Tamara "Tammy" Louise Hill, age 62, passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Holly Springs, Texas. She was born to Virgil Nolan Hill, Sr. and Nancy Louise Hill (Pace) on August 15, 1958 in Dallas, Texas.

Tammy enjoyed life and family. She enjoyed being an aunt to many nieces and nephews....