All Obituaries

Services for Joan Johnson, of Jefferson, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Corinth Baptist Church in Jefferson, Texas. Burial will follow at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction of Lewis & Walker Funeral Home in Jefferson.  There will be a wake from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home. Joan Carter Johnson was born to Rosie and Fletcher Carter, Sr. on July 24, 1947 in Houston, Texas, where she graduated from Kashmere High School...

Services for Bobbie J. Williams, 80, of Jefferson, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Jefferson Community Center. Burial will follow at Bethlehem Cemetery under the direction of Lewis & Walker Funeral Home in Jefferson. Mr. Williams will lie in state from 11:00 until 5:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Mr. Williams was born December 30, 1938 and passed away August 1, 2019.

Services for Dijon Watkins, 30, will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 2019 at Jefferson Jr. High School Auditorium. A private family burial will follow. There will be a time of visitation from 8:30 until 9:30 Friday evening at Eternal Rest Funeral Home Chapel, 1200 North Hampton Rd. Desoto, Texas 75115. Mr. Watkins was born July 24, 1988 and passed away July 13, 2019.

Services for Leodis Buckley, 82, of Jefferson, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 6, 2019 at  Watts Chapel C.M.E., Lodi, Texas. Burial will follow at Mt. Olive Cemetery under the direction of Lewis &Walker Funeral Home. There will be a time of visitation from 12:00 until 5:00 Friday at the funeral home.  Mr. Buckley was born September 22, 1936 and passed away June 26, 2019. 

Services for Rosetta Gill will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 6, 2019 at Ebernezer C.M.E., Lodi. Burial will follow at Whitaker Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Lewis & Walker Funeral Home in Jefferson. There will be a time of visitation form 12:00 until 5:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Ms. Gill passed away June 25, 2019.