All Obituaries

Funeral services for Karen Harper, 66, of Dallas, Texas, are pending with Lewis & Walker Funeral Home.  Karen was born July 11, 1955 and transitioned June 27, 2022. Ms. Harper was 66 years old. A full obituary will be added.

Doris was the first child of Thelma and Willie (Bill) Smith born on January 15, 1929 in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas.  She attended both elementary and high school in Jefferson at Central.  She graduated from high school in 1946.  Doris joined Valley Plain Methodist Church at an early age.  Valley Plain later became Plain View and later merged with St. Paul United Methodist Church.   Doris married Thomas Alvin Nelson on July 24, 1950.  To this union two...

Sean Bellamy Rice was the youngest of 8 children born to Exeree Jefferson & Edgar L. Rice III, born June 17, 1963 in Fort Worth, Texas  He departed from this life on June 16, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas at Baylor All Saints Hospital. Sean attended school in Fort Worth until the family moved to Jefferson. He attended school in Jefferson until his graduation in 1981.  After high school we went to Kilgore College where he earned an Associate degree in the field of engineering....

Johnnie Chisom was born January 27, 1946 in Avinger, Texas to the late L.B.  and Sweetie Chisom.  Johnnie received his education at Duncan Elementary School in Avinger, Texas. He graduated from Traylor High School in Avinger, Texas  in 1964.  He confessed his faith in Christ at Mt. Moriah Baptist  Church in Avinger, Texas. He worked at Bradley Logging Company until he retired.  Proceeding Johnnie in death was his father L.B. Chisom, mother Sweetie Chisom,...

Katherine Ann Joyce passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on June 7, 2022.  She was born Dec. 28, 1958 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Lindell Grady Kizziar and Mammie Louis Kizziar of Jefferson, Texas. She is survived by her father Lindell Kizziar; husband Kenneth Joyce; brothers Jim Kizziar and wife Cherry, Michael Kizziar and wife Tathona, Kenny Kizziar; daughters Brandy Clark and husband Carl Clark of Longview, Tammy Byrd and husband Bo Byrd of Jefferson, Shey Cawood and...