All Obituaries

Robert Wallace 67, of Paris entered eternal rest on April 17, 2024, at Stillhouse Rehab and Healthcare Center. Funeral Services are set for 11:00 am Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Graham Street Church of Christ. Bro. Clifton Boyd will serve as eulogist. Robert Glen Wallace was born November 16th, 1956. One of eleven siblings to the parentage of Vernon and Lettie B. Wallace. Robert attended Lamar County schools including the final year of Gibbons School and He was a graduate of Paris High...

Elbert Louis Desmond 91, of Paris went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2024, at Stillhouse Rehab and Healthcare Center. Funeral services are set for 1:00 pm Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. The Rev. Doris Smith will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow to Restlawn Garden Cemetery.

Bertha Young 79, of Paris entered eternal rest on April 15, 2024, at Medical City, Dallas. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Greater Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard Jones, pastor and the Rev. Joe Liggins, eulogist.  Bertha Young was born on February 13, 1945, to the late Willie and Lula Young. She loved spending time with her family, particularly her children and grandchildren.  Loved ones who remain are daughters, Angela Walters and...

James Woods 75, of Paris went to be with the Lord on April 15, 2024, Graveside services are set for 12 Noon, Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Restlawn Garden Cemetery. Supt. Bruce Rollerson will serve as eulogist.  

Linda Faye Savage-Cooper, 79, went to be with the Lord on April 6, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Paris New Generation Baptist Church. The Rev. Shannon McGuire, pastor and the Rev. Gary Dean, eulogist. Interment will follow to Restlawn Garden Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Maxey Funeral Home Friday, April 12th from 5-6 pm.

Janice Brigham-Wallace 56, of Paris passed away April 24, 2024, at Paris Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are set for 2:00 pm Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Maxey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow to Fairland-Littlejohn Cemetery.

Cecil B. Bray entered eternal rest on March 26, 2024. Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 am Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the South Central District Building in Hugo, Oklahoma. The Rev. George Fisher will serve as eulogist. Interment will follow to Frogville Cemetery under the direction of Alberta Funeral Home.  

Derrick Roberts, 44, of Cooper, Texas passed away on March 20, 2024, in the comfort of his home. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at 2:00 PM in Mt. Zion CME Church in Cooper, Texas. The Rev. Shannon McGuire will serve as eulogist and the Rev. Fergus Jacobs, pastor.

Charles Ray Embry, 81, of Pittsburg, TX entered eternal rest on March 10, 2024, in Pittsburg Nursing Home. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 2 pm in Maxey Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Al Jones will serve as eulogist.