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Doris Marie Kellis Iker Davenport

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Nettie D. Laroux

Nettie D. Laroux

Dec 2, 2019

Graveside services for Nettie D. LaRoux, 85 of Kilgore will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 6, 2019 at Danville Cemetery with Rev. Paul Phillips officiating. Mrs. LaRoux passed away on Monday, December 2, 2019 in Kilgore. Full obituary will be available upon family approval.

Eldon Leach

Eldon Leach

Dec 1, 2019

Graveside services for Eldon Leach, 95 of Kilgore are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Kilgore Cemetery with Brother Mark Hendrick and Brother Mitchell Powell officiating under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Leach passed away on Sunday, December 1, 2019 in Longview, Texas. Mr. Leach was born on February 29, 1924 in Atlanta,...

Martha Ruth Rice

Martha Ruth Rice

Dec 1, 2019

Martha Ruth Rice was born on January 2, 1928 to Sanford Lorenzo Cundiff & Mosey Lee Duncan Cundiff in Homer, LA, the youngest of 4 children. The farnily moved to Kilgore, TX where she grew up and graduated from Kilgore High. She was married to Lee Oran Peyton in 1945 and started their family of two sons, Lee and Virgil....

Patricia L Sage

Patricia L Sage

Nov 30, 2019

PATRICIA L. SAGE A Celebration of the Life of Patricia L. Sage, 80, of Kilgore, will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, December 5, 2019, at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Kilgore with Rev. Ben Bagley officiating. Inurnment will take place in the Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, CA. Mrs. Sage completed her earthly journey on Saturday,...

Julia Annette Ponder

Julia Annette Ponder

Nov 25, 2019

JULIA ANNETTE PONDER Funeral services for Julia Annette Ponder, 53, of Overton, will be held on Friday, November 29, 2019 at 2pm in the Rader Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Freeman Pierce officiating. Interment will follow at Danville Cemetery. Julia passed away on November 25, 2019 surrounded by her family at home. Julia was born on July 27, 1966 in...

Evelyn Waller Banda

Evelyn Waller Banda

Nov 24, 2019

Evelyn Waller Banda, a strong and steadfast representative of the Greatest Generation, passed from this life into the life of perfect service in God’s heavenly kingdom on November 24, 2019. She was born on the 28th of June 1924 a fifth-generation Texan and a direct descendant of one of East Texas original pioneer families. Evelyn, the ninth child out of...

James Thomas "J.T" Johnson

James Thomas "J.T" Johnson

Nov 22, 2019

Graveside services for James Thomas “J.T.” Johnson, 79 of Kilgore are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 6, 2019 at Danville Cemetery with Rev. David Hampton officiating under the direction of Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. Johnson passed away on Friday, November 22, 2019 at his residence in Kilgore, Texas. Mr. Johnson was born on July 13, 1940 in...

Banona  Fay Watson

Banona Fay Watson

Nov 21, 2019

Services at the graveside for Banona Fay Watson, 92, of Kilgore, will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 2 pm in the Danville Cemetery with Rev. Earl W. “Buddy” Duggins officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening from 5 until 7. Mrs. Watson completed her earthly journey on Thursday, November 20, 2019,...

Robert George Mcgown

Robert George Mcgown

Nov 20, 2019

Arrangements are pending for Mr. Robert George McGown, 92, of Kilgore at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mr. McGown passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in a Longview hospital.

Jamie Lee Harris

Jamie Lee Harris

Nov 18, 2019

Jamie Lee Harris Services at the graveside for Jamie Lee Harris, 72, of Kilgore, will be held on Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at 2 pm in the Kilgore City Cemetery with Rev. Barry Metz and Dr. Tom Beets officiating. Ms. Harris completed her earthly journey and went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 18, 2019 in...

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