All Obituaries

Funeral services for Pamela Cole Richardson, 70, of Pittsburg, will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19, 2020 at First Baptist Church with Wendell Eakins officiating. Interment will be Macedonia Cemetery in Camp County.  Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home.  Mrs. Richardson passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 in a Longview hospital. Mrs. Richardson was born September 16, 1949 in Commerce, TX to Billy Ray and Doris Juanita Byrd Cole.  She is a...

Funeral Services for Bobby Ray Presley, 82 of Pittsburg are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Clarksville Funeral Home with Bro. James Brown officiating.  Burial will follow at Lanes Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Clarksville Funeral Home.  Bobby "B.R." passed away on January 15, 2020 in Tyler, Texas. Bobby Ray Presley was born on Peter's Prairie outside of Clarksville on November 6, 1937 to the late Wiley Richard Arvle Presley and...

Mrs. Talma Overstreet age 96, of Pittsburg passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 in Mt. Pleasant. She was born September 29, 1923 to Stanley and Lessie Smith Nelson in Camp County. Mrs. Overstreet worked for Mike Benet in Pittsburg and was a Baptist. She is survived by her son, Stan Overstreet and wife, Charlotte; daughter, Carolyn Wetzel and husband, Raymond; grandchildren, Virginia Pearson, Gary Dale Wetzel, Kipper Overstreet, Kyle Overstreet and Lindsey Overstreet; sister, Lois...

Jonathan Russell Jeter, 47, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2020 surrounded by loved ones at UT Health East Texas Hospital in Tyler, Texas. Jonathan was born to Mary (Edwards) and Jesse Lee Jeter III on November 29, 1972 in Pasadena, Texas and grew up in Jefferson, Texas. He graduated Jefferson High School in 1991. Jonathan moved to Arkansas to accept a job at Smith Fiberglass. It was there he met Kristie Merckx (Collins) and the two later married and had a son, Gentry Cole...

Royal Francis Wertz, Jr. , 77, of Pittsburg, TX passed away on January  10, 2020 after a battle with cancer.  He was born May 7, 1942 in Amarillo, Texas to the parents of Dr. Royal Francis Wertz & Vera Cramer Wertz.  Royal graduated from Kemper Military Academy in Booneville, Missouri in 1959 and then the University of Colorado Boulder in 1964.  He went on to Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island in 1965, then served his country as a lieutenant in the...

Mrs. Doris Fountain age 93, of Pittsburg passed away on Friday, January 10, 2020 in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Fountain was born September 25, 1926 to Robert Thomas and Sallie Seale Suber in Camp County. Mrs. Fountain was a house wife and a member of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Pittsburg. Mrs. Fountain is survived by her son; Richard Fountain and wife Darline, daughter; Sue Hart, grandchildren; James Graham, Don Graham, Andrea Fountain, Kevin Fountain, and Lindy Hart, and...

Funeral services for Steve Applegate, 61, of Pittsburg, TX will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the Erman Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Kizer and W.H. Elrod officiating. Interment will be in Macedonia Cemetery in Camp County.  Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home.  Mr. Applegate passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in a Tyler hospital. Mr. Applegate was born July 1, 1958 in Wood County to Herman James and Dorothy Mae Nunley...

Funeral services for Billie Faye Nelson, 87, of Pittsburg, TX will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Pittsburg, TX with Bro. Kyle Smith and Rev. Alyus Nelson officiating. Interment will be at Piney Grove Cemetery in Upshur County.  Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home.  Mrs. Nelson passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 in a Longview hospital. Mrs. Nelson was born January 3, 1933 in Camp County to George Washington...

Mr. Robert “Friendly Bob” Adams was born July 16, 1942 in Livingston, Texas to the late J.C. and Annie Pace Adams and passed away at Longview Regional Hospital on January 2, 2020 after a 3 ½ year battle with cancer. Mr. Adams graduated from Seminole High School and attended Texas Tech, was a Manager at Safeway, Piggly Wiggly and retired from Crosby Lebus manufacturing company. He was a member of the Church of Christ and loved to play pool. He is survived by his...

Mr. James Shaw age 76, of Pittsburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at his home in Pittsburg. Mr. Shaw was born May 15, 1943 to James Earl and Mary Alice Fowler Shaw in Vivian, LA. Mr. Shaw was a member of the First Baptist Church in Pittsburg and was a retired Service Tech for Pilgrim’s Pride. He is survived by his loving wife, Joann Shaw, son; Jim Shaw and wife Sherry, daughter; Breanna Mc Ferran and husband Andy, grandchildren; Juliana Shaw, Brantley Womack, Ashytn...