Obituaries

Bobby Wayne Weatherford, 81, of Broaddus passed away Monday, February 20, 2023. He was born July 26, 1941, on the family homeplace in the Hebron community to Enoch Daniel Weatherford and Ollie Mae Williams Weatherford.

Willma Irene Mitchell Smith, 99, San Augustine, died Feb. 26, 2023, at The Summit.

Henry Annette Conner, 78, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill. She was born in Carthage, on August 15, 1944 to Marcy Aaron Collins and Unibell Hamilton Collins.

Alisa Legae Barnett, 51, of Pineland, Texas passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023 at Baylor St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born in Nacogdoches, on October 26, 1971 to James Landy Barnett, Jr. and Reba Jean Clark Barnett. She graduated from Hemphill High School with the Class of 1990.

Mozell Byley, 84, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023 in Nacogdoches, Texas. She was born on May 8, 1938 in Hemphill to Hubert Henry West and Minnie Herrin West. She was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a member of East Mayfield Baptist Church.

Debra Dianne Lavender, 61, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at her residence. She was born in Bastrop, LA on March 28, 1961 to Harry Leonard Anderson and Rebecca Jo Smith Anderson.

Henry Arthur Lavigne, 88, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, at 07:45 PM. He was born in Lawrence, MA, on December 9, 1934.

Douglas Wayne Welch, 59, of Pineland, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born in San Augustine, on September 28, 1963 to Dick Welch, Sr.

Lee Roy Ebarb, 82, of Bronson, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023 at his residence. He was born in Hemphill, on October 16, 1940 to Rex Ebarb and Viola Woodard Ebarb. He was a member of First United Pentecostal Church of Hemphill and had worked as a logger in the timber industry for many years.

Billy Moran Wise, 82, of Milam, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023 at his home. He was born on May 28, 1940 on the Sabine River at Moran Crossing in Sabine County to Robert John Wise and Melissa Ardell Neal Wise.