Funeral Homes in Kilgore, TX

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: David Van Os (politician and lawyer).

Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the home of Kilgore College. It was the childhood residence from the age of six of the noted classical pianist Van Cliburn. The population was 12,975 at the 2010 census; a 2014 estimate placed it at 14,948.

Kilgore Obituaries

It was disclosed by Tyler Morning Telegraph on April 5th, 2022 that Judge Lawler died in Kilgore, Texas.  Lawler was 35 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Judge's life.

It was written by Cincinnati Enquirer and Cincinnati Post on July 9th, 2021 that Laura Temea Morelock perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Morelock was 61 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Laura Temea's life.

It was noted by Tyler Morning Telegraph on June 29th, 2021 that Tonya Sheree Beall passed away in Kilgore, Texas.  Beall was 51 years old and was born in Ann Arbor, MI.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Tonya Sheree's life.

It was reported by Tyler Morning Telegraph on May 1st, 2021 that Walter Richie Jackson died in Kilgore, Texas.  Jackson was 66 years old and was born in Sallisaw, OK.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Walter Richie's life.

It was revealed by Tyler Morning Telegraph on February 28th, 2021 that Wesley Keith Washburn perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Washburn was 45 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Wesley Keith's life.

It was noted by Tyler Morning Telegraph on December 5th, 2020 that David Wayne Tidwell died in Kilgore, Texas.  Tidwell was 74 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor David Wayne's life.

It was noted by Tyler Morning Telegraph on October 1st, 2020 that Patricia Ann Evans perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Evans was 85 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Patricia Ann's life.

It was reported by Tyler Morning Telegraph on April 7th, 2020 that Derwin Ray Stegall passed away in Kilgore, Texas.  Stegall was 88 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Derwin Ray's life.

It was noted by Tyler Morning Telegraph on April 2nd, 2020 that Carrie Bell Shepard perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Shepard was 92 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Carrie Bell's life.

It was written by Tyler Morning Telegraph on February 22nd, 2020 that Joyce Matlock died in Kilgore, Texas.  Matlock was 78 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Joyce's life.

History

The Kilgore Independent School District was organized in 1910, and by 1914 the town had two banks, several businesses, and a reported population of 700. Kilgore is a city in Gregg County, Texas and Rusk County, Texas Counties in the East Texas part of the US state of Texas. The population was 11,301 at the United States Census, 2000 census.

Kilgore was founded in 1872 when the International-Great Northern Railroad completed the initial phase of rail line between Palestine, Texas and Longview, Texas The rail chose to bypass a small community approximately southeast of Longview, New Danville, in lieu of a new townsite platted on sold to the rail by Constantine Buckley Kilgore, the town's namesake. On one occasion, help had to be summoned from the Texas Rangers Division Rangers in order to keep the peace. Businesses began to close and by the middle of 1930 the population had fallen to 500; the community appeared destined to become a ghost town.

The official website for the city of Kilgore is http://cityofkilgore.com.