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Kylene Hobbs Gerstner

Kylene Hobbs Gerstner

Feb 20, 2023

Services for Kylene Gerstner, 70 of Kilgore will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, February 27, 2023 at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with Rev. David Hampton officiating. Burial will follow at Kilgore Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Kylene passed away on Monday,...

Peggy Till Jones

Peggy Till Jones

Feb 19, 2023

Peggy Till Jones, 93, of Kilgore, Texas, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 19, 2023. Peggy was born on December 28, 1929 to Felix and Viola Till in Trees, Louisiana. She was a spunky little girl, always up to something whether it be catching the house on fire to see kittens under the porch, climbing trees to sneak into the...

Wayne Easley

Wayne Easley

Feb 18, 2023

Carl Wayne Easley, 88 of Kilgore completed his earthly journey on Saturday, February 18, 2023, in Longview. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore at ten o’clock in the morning with Rev. David Hampton officiating. Interment will follow in Hagansport Cemetery in Hagansport, TX. The family will receive...

Nancy Carol Timmons

Nancy Carol Timmons

Feb 16, 2023

Cremation arrangements for Nancy Carol Timmons, 88 of Kilgore are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at ten-thirty in the morning at Kilgore Bible Church with Pastor Barry Metz officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Kilgore Bible Church. Mrs. Timmons went...

Larry R.  Dorsey

Larry R. Dorsey

Feb 14, 2023

Graveside services for Mr. Larry R. Dorsey, 82, of Kilgore will be held Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at the Danville Cemetery. Mr. Dorsey passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in a Longview hospital.

Larry was born on January 8, 1941, in Overton. He was the son of the late Oliver Raymond Dorsey and Wilma E. Jones Dorsey....

Gary Glenn Gray

Gary Glenn Gray

Feb 12, 2023

Services for Gary Glenn Gray, 88, of Kilgore will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at eleven o’clock in the morning at St. Luke’s Methodist Church of Kilgore with Rev. Dr. Allison Andrews officiating. Mr. Gray completed his earthly journey on Sunday, February 12, 2023, at his home in Kilgore surrounded by his loving family. 

Gary was born in...

Lethie Coffey Mulanax

Lethie Coffey Mulanax

Feb 9, 2023

Private service arrangements for Lethie Coffey Mulanax, 90, of Kilgore are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Lethie passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at her residence in Kilgore surrounded by her loving family.

Mrs. Mulanax was born on June 22, 1932 in Kilgore, Texas to Melton Clyde Coffey and Mary Elizabeth Cox. Lethie was a member...

Sheldon Burleson

Sheldon Burleson

Feb 7, 2023

Funeral services for Mr. Sheldon Lynn Burleson, 82, of Kilgore will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Jason Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday afternoon from 3:00 until 5:00 p.m. Mr. Burleson passed away...

Rocky Bumgardner

Rocky Bumgardner

Feb 7, 2023

Memorial services for Rocky Bumgardner, 66 of Kilgore will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore with Tim Bryan officiating. Mr. Bumgardner passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 in Kilgore.

Rocky was born on November 5, 1956 in Wichita Falls, Texas to the late Edward Clinton and Ruby...

Betty Jo Jeter

Betty Jo Jeter

Feb 6, 2023

Betty Jeter, 87, of Kilgore, completed her earthly journey on Monday, February 6, 2023, at her residence in Kilgore. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore, with Rev. Farrell Alexander officiating. Interment will follow Danville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home...

Bill D Hedrick

Bill D Hedrick

Feb 6, 2023

Bill D. Hedrick

Bill D. Hedrick, 91, of Kilgore, completed his earthly journey, in his home surrounded by his family, on Monday, February 6, 2023. Funeral services for Mr. Hedrick will be held on Monday, February 13, 2023, at 11 a.m., in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore, with Rev. Riley Pippen officiating. Interment will follow in Danville Cemetery....

Verna Lee Sullivan

Verna Lee Sullivan

Feb 6, 2023

Verna Lee Sullivan passed away on February 6, 2023. She was born in Alvin, Texas on January 17,1928 to George Haggard and Pearl King Haggard. She is survived by a niece, Jane D. Landry (Mark) of Metairie, Louisiana and sister-in-law, Carol Kay Cannon of Carmel, Indiana. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Larry J Sullivan and her sister,...

Ricky Don Greer

Ricky Don Greer

Feb 3, 2023

 Memorial services for Ricky Don Greer, son of Emogene Adamson, will be held at Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 2:00 PM with Rev. Bonnie McGuire officiating. Mr. Greer passed away on Friday, February 3rd, at Longview Regional.

Ricky was born in Longview, Tx on August 7th, 1959. He spent the majority of his life...

Johnnie Brogoitti

Johnnie Brogoitti

Jan 31, 2023

Services for Mrs. Johnnie L. Goolsby Brogoitti , 97 of Longview will be held on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at three o’clock in the afternoon at Post Oak Road Church of Christ with Dale Hendricks officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Private family interment will follow in Danville cemetery in Kilgore. Mrs. Brogoitti completed her...

Carl  Loyd Chamberlain

Carl Loyd Chamberlain

Jan 31, 2023

Carl Loyd Chamberlain of Liberty City, Texas, passed away on January 31, 2023 after a two-year battle with complications arising from COVID-19. He was 89 years old and no doubt annoyed that he did not reach his oft-stated goal of living to be 103.

Loyd (also known to some as “Slim” and “Lefty”) was born in New Salem, Texas, on April...

Jackie Don Carpenter

Jackie Don Carpenter

Jan 29, 2023

Mr. Jackie Don Carpenter

Funeral services for Mr. Jackie Don Carpenter, 87, of White Oak will be held on Friday, February 3, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. at the White Oak Baptist Church. Burial will be at New White Oak Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore on Thursday from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Mr. Carpenter...

John Vincent Butts

John Vincent Butts

Jan 29, 2023

John Vincent Butts

Funeral services for John Vincent Butts, 46, of Kilgore will be held 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Peatown Church with Rev. Bill Blanks officiating. Burial will follow in the Peatown Cemetery. The family will receive friends before services from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Peatown Church. John passed away on Sunday, January 29,...

Joe Wendell Clark

Joe Wendell Clark

Jan 28, 2023

Joe Clark, 76, of Tatum, Texas passed away in his home on Saturday, January 28, 2023 after a long bout of multiple illnesses. He was born in Kilgore and went on to attend Sabine and Kilgore Schools. He briefly attended Kilgore College before enlisting in the Air Force. During this time he married Mary Poteet of Liberty City and remained...

Raymond Leveritt, Jr.

Raymond Leveritt, Jr.

Jan 26, 2023

Raymond Anthony Leveritt, Jr.

Funeral services for Raymond Leveritt, Jr., 45, of Kilgore will be held on Wednesday, February 1, 2023, at 10:00 A.M. in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel in Kilgore with Pastor Mike Park officiating. Burial will follow at the Danville Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m....

Birdie Easley

Birdie Easley

Jan 22, 2023

Birdie Nell Crowston Easley

Birdie Nell Crowston Easley, 85, of Kilgore, completed her earthly journey on Sunday, January 22, 2023, in her home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with kidney disease. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 1 p.m., in the Chapel of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore, with Rev. Joshua Howington officiating....

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