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 revealed on October 17th, 2019 that Dorothy Jane Wertz Mitchell passed away in Kilgore, Texas.  Mitchell was 88 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Dorothy Jane Wertz's life.

It was noted by Pine Bluff Commercial on July 13th, 2019 that Barbara Ann Joseph (Pfeffer) passed on in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.  Ms. Joseph was 85 years old and was born in Kilgore, TX.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Barbara Ann's life.

It was written by Tyler Morning Telegraph on July 5th, 2019 that John Lee Jackson passed away in Kilgore, Texas.  Jackson was 71 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor John Lee's life.

It was noted by Washington Post (Sun) on March 3rd, 2019 that Jane McBride (Griffin) passed away in Washington, District of Columbia.  Ms. McBride was 101 years old and was born in Kilgore, TX.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Jane's life.

It was revealed by White Oak Independent on May 3rd, 2018 that Modene Hope "Nannie" Joiner (Watson) perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Ms. Joiner was 94 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Modene Hope "Nannie"'s life.

It was reported by White Oak Independent on May 3rd, 2018 that Loletia Taliaferro (Gregory) perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Ms. Taliaferro was 71 years old and was born in Ferriday, LA.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Loletia's life.

It was revealed by White Oak Independent on March 22nd, 2018 that Donald James Anderson passed on in Kilgore, Texas.  Anderson was 62 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Donald James's life.

It was written by White Oak Independent on March 1st, 2018 that Patsy Walker (Watson) passed away in Kilgore, Texas.  Ms. Walker was 80 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Patsy's life.

It was reported by Daily Press on January 9th, 2018 that Roberta "Bert" Ivory (Harp) passed on in California.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Roberta "Bert"'s life.

It was disclosed by White Oak Independent on November 16th, 2017 that David Doyle Ferguson perished in Kilgore, Texas.  Ferguson was 79 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor David Doyle's life.

History

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. By 1885 the population had reached 250 and the community possessed two cotton gins, a church, and its own school. Kilgore is a city in Gregg County, Texas and Rusk County, Texas Counties in the East Texas part of the US state of Texas. 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. Oil production maintained a breakneck pace throughout the early 1930s, with more than 1,100 producing oil wells within city limits at the height of the boom.

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