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 perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Lawler was 35 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Judge's life.

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

It was noted by Tyler Morning Telegraph on June 29th, 2021 that Tonya Sheree Beall passed on 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 perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Jackson was 66 years old and was born in Sallisaw, OK.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Walter Richie's life.

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

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

It was written by Tyler Morning Telegraph on October 1st, 2020 that Patricia Ann Evans passed on 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 share your condolences and honor Derwin Ray's life.

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

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

History

By the mid 1930's the oil boom had begun to subside, and most of the small oil companies and wildcatters had sold out to major corporations. The explosive growth left most civic services overwhelmed, and as a result Kilgore was forced to incorporate in 1931. "Dad" Joiner struck oil near the neighboring town of Henderson, Texas This well, known as the Daisy Bradford #3, marked the discovery of the vast East Texas Oil Field Texas Oilfield, and seemingly overnight Kilgore was transformed from a small farming town on the decline into a bustling boom town. Kilgore is a city in Gregg County, Texas and Rusk County, Texas Counties in the East Texas part of the US state of Texas. Prosperity came to a halt, however, when Kilgore was dealt severe blows by a steep decline in cotton prices (on which most of the town's economy had been based), and the effects of the Great Depression.

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