Obituaries

Manuel "Buck" Wesley Lowe, 85, of Brookeland, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022, at his residence. He was born on Nov.

Kenneth Earl Wright, Sr., 84, of Hemphill, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022. He was born on Sept.

Burl Wesley "Wes" Youngblood Jr., 54, of San Augustine passed away Feb. 18, 2022.

Lillie Pearl DuBose, 75, of Hemphill, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born in Center, on Nov.

Ruby Joann Karpienski, 82, of Geneva, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Nacogdoches Medical Center in Nacogdoches. She was born in Bronte, on Oct.

James T. Coker, III, 75, of Bronson, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022, in Jasper.

Theresa May Dietz, 74, of Hemphill, passed away Friday, May 20, 2022, at her residence. She was born in Eunice, LA, on March 1, 1946, to Raul Veronie and Iris Lejuene Veronie.

Sandra Jeanette McDonald Fondon 77, of Montgomery, AL, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022. She was born March 15, 1945, in Beaumont, to Floyd 'Mac' Franklin and Florence Ella Bobbitt McDonald.

Hivie G. McCowan was born to Green Hamilton, Sr., and Rosa Johnson Hamilton on Nov. 21, 1926 in Hemphill. She came here with a twin, Arma G. Her immediate family expanded to include 13 siblings. Their sisters included, Hettie Solomon, Verline Thomas Davis, Elvie Sneed and Mary Bass. Her brothers included; Simon, Lenzy, Miles, Lenon “Jack,” Green, Jr., Lemon and Herbert Hoover, all to which preceded her in death. She was the last sibling of her family.