Obituaries

Mary Loretta Forse, 79, of Pineland, Texas passed away Friday, June 9, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her family. She was born August 4, 1943 to Issac Elbert Dickerson and Bertie Thornton Dickerson.

Troy Jefferson Brown, 60, of Milam, Texas passed away one Friday, June 2, 2023 in Many, Louisiana. Troy was born on November 5, 1962 in Washington DC to James Brown and Annie Pearl Hadnot. He was a member of the US ARMY.

Nancy Jane Dugger, 86, of Geneva, Texas passed away Monday, June 5, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Cleveland, OH on January 9, 1937 to Eugene Bernard Burberry and Dorothy Jane Mulbarger Burberry. She worked for many years as a manager for AT&T and Southwestern Bell phone companies.

Jefferson Chilton Lyda, 95, of Brookeland, Texas passed away on Saturday, June 4, 2023 at his residence. He was born on January 14, 1928, in Chico, to Ben Lyda and Etta Morrow Lyda.

Michael Wade Polk, 77, of Hemphill, Texas passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at his residence with his wife, JoAnn, and his dear friends Montie and Fay Barmore and Gene and Carolyn Hungerford by his side.

Mary Jane Townsend, 87, of Pineland, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Larkspur Nursing Home in Lufkin, Texas after a long illness. She was born on April 28, 1936 in Pineland, to the late John Dewey Buckley and Eva Josephine Craig Buckley.

William Anthony “Bill” Barcheers born August 24, 1950, peacefully passed into his eternity on Sunday, May 28, 2023, surrounded by his family at the age of 72. Bill was a lifelong resident of Hemphill, Texas.

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Ella Lou Jean Rainwater, 83, of Hemphill, Texas passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her family Monday evening, May 29, 2023. She was born in Beaumont, on November 1, 1939 to Wallace Judalet and and Eva McBride Judalet.

Gretchen Horn, 84, of Bronson, Texas passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023 at Hemphill Care Center. She was born on January 31, 1939, in Houston, to John Henry Schoelzchen and Joyce Cordel.