Marshall News Messenger

CARTHAGE — A funeral service for Debora Holcomb, age 69, of Carthage, Texas, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2026, at Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Restland Memorial Park near Carthage. Visitation is from 1-2 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home prior to the funeral service. Mrs. Holcomb passed away on Wednesday morning, October 14...

DEBERRY — A celebration of her beautiful life will take place on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 10:00 AM at Walnut Springs Baptist Church, where Rev. Buddy Briggs will officiate the ceremony. Interment will follow in Walnut Springs Cemetery, honoring the life and legacy of Dorothy Frances Briggs. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at 9:00 AM. All services wi...

MARSHALL — A visitation for Mike Kennedy, 75, of Marshall, Texas will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2026, at Downs Funeral Home in Marshall, Texas. Mr. Kennedy passed away on October 13, 2026, in Longview, Texas.

MARSHALL — Playing in front of an exciting crowd in Ornelas Gym on the Pink Out match, No. 20 East Texas Baptist University (15-5, 3-1 ASC) swept McMurry University (5-11, 0-2 ASC) 3-0. ETBU hit .398 with 41 kills and 11 service aces in the 25-18, 25-13, 28-26 sweep, controlling the set from start to end.

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WHITE OAK — Gladewater Police Department investigator David Burrows walked through tall grass beside a creek, then circled around a baseball field at the White Oak City Park while holding a strange-looking device in his hand.

The device — a radio frequency tracking receiver — emitted a chirping sound whenever he walked in the right direction. He was looking for a radio...