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Alford Johnson, 77, of Carthage, passed away Mon., Mar. 7, 2022, in Carthage. Visitation from 5-8PM, Wed., Mar. 9th, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Graveside service at 2PM, Thurs., Mar. 10th at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center. Bro. Richard Windham will officiate. Born Dec. 29, 1944, in Velma, OK, Alford is the son of Juanita Seymore and George Johnson. His hobbies included fishing, golfing, hunting, and woodworking. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Diana Kay Johnson of Carthage; children, Jesse Johnson and wife Sumeyye of Kilgore, Yvette Johnson and husband Lance Grote of Victoria, James Johnson of Wyoming, and Crystal Johnson and husband Chris...

Alford Johnson, 77, of Carthage, passed away Mon., Mar. 7, 2022, in Carthage. Visitation from 5-8PM, Wed., Mar. 9th, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Graveside service at 2PM, Thurs., Mar. 10th at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center. Bro. Richard Windham will officiate. Born Dec. 29, 1944, in Velma, OK, Alford is the son of Juanita Seymore and George Johnson. His hobbies included fishing, golfing, hunting, and woodworking. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Diana Kay Johnson of Carthage; children, Jesse Johnson and wife Sumeyye of Kilgore, Yvette Johnson and husband Lance Grote of Victoria, James Johnson of Wyoming, and Crystal Johnson and husband Chris...

Alford Johnson, 77, of Carthage, passed away Monday, March 7, 2022, in Carthage. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center. Graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 10, 2022, at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center. Bro. Richard Windham will officiate. Born December 29, 1944, in Velma, Oklahoma, Alford is the son of Juanita Seymore and George Johnson. His hobbies included fishing, golfing, hunting, and woodworking. He was of the Baptist faith. He is survived by his wife, Diana Kay Johnson of Carthage; children, Jesse Johnson and wife Sumeyye of Kilgore, Yvette Johnson and husband Lance Grote of...

Juana Bowlin McCann, 88, of Stonewall, LA, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Shreveport, LA. Funeral service will be 2PM, Sat., March 12th at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center, TX, with visitation at 1PM. Interment will be at Ramah Cemetery. Bro. David Radford will officiate. Born March 2, 1934, Juana is the daughter of Elsie Godwin and Benjamin Morris Bowlin Sr. She retired as a Registered Nurse. Her hobbies included yardwork, gardening, sewing, and playing Skip Bo. Juana served as a Girl Scout leader for many years and also a member of North DeSoto Church of God. She enjoyed traveling on mission trips to Alaska and Dominican Republic. She is survived by her daughters,...

Gilbert Scott Porter passed away on March 3, 2022 after a seven year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was 65 years old. Gil was born in El Dorado, Arkansas on October 11, 1956 to Ruth Ann and Watson Porter. Gil spent an idyllic childhood in Tyler, Texas and graduated in 1975 from Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler. He played baseball throughout his early years and was a second baseman for Robert E. Lee High School, Tyler Junior College and Northeast Louisiana University. Thereafter, he graduated from The University of Texas at Austin-Red McCombs School of Business with a degree in Business and Petroleum Land Management. He began his career as a petroleum field landman working primarily...

Judy Ann Matthews Foster, age 71, of Center, Texas went to her heavenly home on February 23, 2022, with her family by her side. Judy was born May 30, 1950 to Josephine Morrison Matthews and Virgil "Slick" Matthews in Lamesa, Texas. After graduation from Lamesa High School, she attended Texas Tech University and Lubbock Commercial College. She married Terry Foster on July 14, 1973 and started a beautiful life with three children, Allison, Scott & Whitney, and a bonus daughter, Kelly. In 1974, Judy and Terry moved from Lubbock to Center and started farm life, raising cattle, chickens and kids. Judy first worked for Herider Farms, until Scott was born, and then later for Bounds Insurance....

Charles Garrison Hooker, was born April 11, 1929 in Carthage ,Texas, the son of the late Eunice Lolette Knight Hooker and Charles Benjamin Hooker. He passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022 at his home. Charles lived ninety-two wonderful years, blessed with good health, surrounded by loving families and friends. He was a wonderful husband, dad, Pop and uncle Charles, and a true gentleman who enjoyed helping others. After attending public school in Carthage, Texas, he served two years in the military and enjoyed a lifelong career in the pipeline industry for 63 years and married the love of his life, Carolyn Cross in 1960. They made their forever home in Tenaha raising two wonderful children,...

Roy Manning Crump Jr., 57, of Joaquin, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, in Joaquin. Funeral service will be held Noon, Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation one hour prior. Interment will follow at Truitt Chapel Cemetery in Shelby County. Born March 2, 1964, Roy is the son of Roy Manning Crump Sr. and Joyce "Sally" Rutherford Crump. Growing up on the river was paradise to him. He truly loved crappie fishing and spending time with family. He was a member of Joaquin Class of 1982. An avid golfer, Roy was a member of Center Country Club, where over the years, he made many lifelong friends and memories. He is survived by his daughter,...

Murlene K. Lambert of Joaquin, TX, a former employee of Crystal Oil, P&O Falco, InterNorth, EOTT Energy, Planes Marketing, and O'Brien Energy of Shreveport, LA, passed away Sat., Nov. 20, 2021. Visit is 6-8PM, Fri., Nov. 26, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with funeral at 2PM, Sat. Online condolences can be sent at www.watsonandsonsfh.com

J.D. Thompson, 81, of Hayneville, AL, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021, in Hayneville. He was born October 4, 1940. Visitation will be 6-8 PM, Thursday, October 28, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with funeral at Noon, Friday, October 29, 2021. Burial at Restland Memorial Park in Panola County.

Visit 6-8PM, Aug. 30 at Watson & Sons in Center. Funeral 10AM, Aug. 31 at Watson & Sons. Graveside 5PM, Aug. 31 at Rest Haven in Rockwall.

Rebecca Lee Risinger Eddins, 36, of Center, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, in Tyler. She was born June 15, 1984, in Nacogdoches. Funeral service will be 2 PM, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, at Watson & Sons Funeral Home in Center with visitation at Noon. Interment will be at Simpson Cemetery in the Woden Community of Nacogdoches, Texas.

Octavius Eulalee Bowers Epps passed away peacefully in the presence of family on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Christus Good Shepherd Hospital, Longview, Texas at the age of 100 years and 8 months. Octavius was born on March 15, 1920 in Center, Texas to John B. and Gertrude Hayden Bowers. She lived most of her life in Center, growing up on a large cotton farm just outside of town. She was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church. She graduated as Salutatorian from Center High School in 1937. That summer she moved to Houston to attend Draughon's Business School. Her first job was in the business office of a trucking company near the Houston Ship Channel. Shortly after the trucking...

Born September 28, 1929 in Chicago, IL, Jeanne peacefully passed away September 19, 2020 in the presence of her loving family after a brief illness. Jeanne attended Public school in Chicago, graduating from Jones Commercial High School in 1947, before attending Northwestern University on a Journalism scholarship. On December 28, 1953, she married the love of her life, Fred Sawyer. The family lived in Maryland, Florida, and New Jersey before settling in the Brookhaven area of Farmers Branch, TX during 1973. Jeanne is a past member of the First Presbyterian Church of Dallas and Brookhaven Country Club. During the past 35 years, Jeanne has been an active member of Faith United Presbyterian...

Julian Lee Peddy, 91, of Tenaha, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020, in Tenaha. Funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 28, 2020, at First United Methodist Church in Tenaha with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Bro. Rusty Kilpatrick will officiate. Interment will follow at Ramah Cemetery in Tenaha. Mr. Peddy was born May 6, 1929, in Tenaha, to Walter Chambers Peddy Sr. and Ollie Lee Pou Peddy. He retired from USPS as a mail carrier. Mr. Peddy enjoyed farming cattle and timber and in his younger years, he enjoyed square dancing and travel. He was a lifelong member of First United Methodist Church in Tenaha. He is survived by his wife, Elaine McMahon Peddy of...

Weeda P. Lowry, 80, of Center, passed away Wed., April 1, 2020, in Center. Graveside service will be held at 2 PM, Sun., April 5, at Timpson Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. Born April 12, 1939, in Shelby County, she was the daughter of the late A. A. Flournoy and Zelma Wilkerson Flournoy. She worked as a RN with Good Shepherd for many years. She is survived by her sons, Jerry Russell and wife Lisa of Center and Larry Russell of Huntington; grandchildren, Kurt and Heather Russell; great grandsons, Ryan and Ryland Russell; 3 step grandchildren; 12 step great grandchildren; brother and sisters, Guy and Joyce Flournoy of Shreveport, LA, Rachael and Ronnie Brannon of Longview, Viola and...

Susan Wennerbom, 73, of Dallas, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019, in Dallas. Graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center with Bro. Gordon Vaughn officiating. Visitation will be held for a half hour prior to service. Ms. Wennerbom was born August 24, 1946, in Beaumont, to Magnus Thurston Wennerbom Jr. and Doris Bailey Wennerbom. She graduated from Beaumont ISD and went on to earn her Bachelor's Degree. She worked in a variety of fields including teaching and marketing. Ms. Wennerbom was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha. She is survived by her mother, Doris Wennerbom of Center; nephews, Bill Weatherall and his family of The...