All Obituaries

Graveside services for Patsy Jo Starrett, of Pittsburg, will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Leesburg Cemetery with Bro. Kyle Smith officiating.  Interment will be in Leesburg Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home.  Mrs. Starrett passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in a Tyler hospice. Mrs. Starrett was born July 29, 1933, in Leesburg to James Harvey and Emma Faye Lineberger Martin. She retired from Pittsburg Independent...

 Katie Ann Stone, 36, of Pittsburg, passed away on March 21, 2023. Her family held a private memorial service in honor of her memory. Katie was born on January 1, 1987, to Gregory and Tina (Belcher) Stone at San Diego, CA. She was the General Manager of the Hampton Inn at Mt. Pleasant. In her spare time, she enjoyed cooking, spending time in her garden, and vacationing at the beach. Above all, her greatest joys in life were found in being a mother and grandmother. She was preceded in...

Funeral services for Daniel Trinidad, 27, of Pittsburg, will be at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana of Pittsburg with Pastor Javier Valdez officiating. Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home.  Mr. Trinidad passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, in a San Antonio hospice. Mr. Trinidad was born March 20, 1995, in Oklahoma City, OK to Jesus and Maria Garcia Trinidad.  He was...

Graveside services for Sandra Gay Burton, 80, of Coppell, will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, 2023, at Rose Hill Cemetery with Reverend John Coleman officiating.  Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.  Mrs. Burton passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023, at her residence. Mrs. Burton was born February 9, 1943, in Gilmer to George Aubrey and Frances Reynolds Hess.  She was a retired school teacher, realtor, and a member of the Baptist faith. She is survived by her husband,...

Gilbert Claude Wilson Jr., 78, of Pittsburg, passed away on March 11, 2023 in Mt. Pleasant. He was born on January 8, 1945 at Ft. Worth, TX. to Gilbert Claude and Ruth (Kyle) Wilson. Services are pending as of this time.

Charlotte Winifred Turner, 84, of Hughes Springs, passed away on March 10, 2023 in Pittsburg. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 11:00 AM with a visitation 1 hour prior to the service at Ebenezer Friendship Baptist Church, Pittsburg, Texas. Burial will follow the service at Ebenezer Cemetery. A visitation will also be held on Monday, March 13, 2023 from 3:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Erman Smith Funeral Home in Pittsburg. Charlotte was born on August 27, 1938 to Ruford...

  Memorial service for Robert ‘Bubba” Edward French, Jr., 60, of Pittsburg, will be held at 6:00 p.m., Friday, March 24, 2023, at Union Hill Cemetery.  Mr. French passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023, at his residence. Mr. French was born May 28, 1962, in Pittsburg to Robert Edward and Peggy Dinmore French. He worked in the oil field as a truck driver, loved his kids, and hunting and fishing. He is survived by his sons, Kendall Blake French and Kody Blayne French;...

Carolyn Nan Baker, 79, of Pittsburg, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at her home. A funeral service for Carolyn will be held on Friday, March 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Erman Smith Funeral home with Brother Kevin Harris and Reverend Don Sides officiating, with burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 9, 2023 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Erman Smith Funeral Home. Carolyn was born on May 11, 1943 at Gilmer, Texas to Wallace C. and...

Funeral services for Emigdia Mendez-Perez, 81, of Pittsburg, will be at 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 6, 2023, at First Baptist Church in Pittsburg with Pastor Randel Trull and Hugo Alfaro officiating.  Interment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home.  Ms. Mendez-Perez passed away peacefully Thursday, March 2, 2023, at her residence. Ms. Mendez-Perez was born August 5, 1941, in Veracruz, Mexico to Telesforo Mendez and...

  Earl “Big Earl” Linwood Cheney, Jr., of Pittsburg, Texas was born August 12, 1950, in Gladewater, Texas to Earl Linwood Cheney, Sr. and Lillian Matilda Brisco Cheney and passed away in a Longview hospital on March 1, 2023.  Mr. Cheney served in the United States Navy for 21 years and the United States Air Force for 5 years. He was a Christian and a member of the Frank Sexton Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, and Sharon Shrine, where he also was a Shrine clown....