Funeral Homes in Longview, TX

Facts about Longview, Texas

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Forest Whitaker (actor and film producer), Willie Andrews (american football player), Josh Scobee (american football player), Malcolm Kelly (american football player), José Francisco Torres (football player), Fred Talley (american football player), and Robert Newhouse (american football player).

Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. Highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River.Longview is the principal city of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area, comprising Gregg, Upshur, and Rusk counties (population 217,481). Longview is considered a major hub city for East Texas, as is the nearby city of Tyler. In 2014, Forbes magazine ranked Longview as the sixth fastest-growing small city in the United States.

Longview Obituaries

It was written by White Oak Independent on August 9th, 2018 that Melanie Beak (Griggs) perished in Longview, Texas.  Ms. Beak was 44 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Melanie's life.

It was reported by White Oak Independent on August 9th, 2018 that Charles Maurice Dance passed on in Longview, Texas.  Dance was 83 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Charles Maurice's life.

It was reported by White Oak Independent on August 9th, 2018 that Bobby Ryle Evans passed on in Longview, Texas.  Evans was 77 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Bobby Ryle's life.

It was reported on July 17th, 2018 that George Lawrence Sr Deweese perished in Longview, Texas.  Deweese was 78 years old and was born in Sophia, WV.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor George Lawrence Sr's life.

It was disclosed by White Oak Independent on July 12th, 2018 that Ethan Daniel McCaskill died in Longview, Texas.  McCaskill was 10 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Ethan Daniel's life.

It was reported on July 7th, 2018 that Shirley Baggett (Yelverton) passed on in Palm Coast, Florida.  Ms. Baggett was 82 years old and was born in Longview, TX.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Shirley's life.

It was written by White Oak Independent on June 28th, 2018 that Erma Sue Hodges (Smith) perished in Longview, Texas.  Ms. Hodges was 86 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Erma Sue's life.

It was written by White Oak Independent on June 7th, 2018 that Glenda Brackeen (Hosch) died in Longview, Texas.  Ms. Brackeen was 62 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Glenda's life.

It was reported by White Oak Independent on June 7th, 2018 that Betty Jo Shaw (Barnes) perished in Longview, Texas.  Ms. Shaw was 89 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Betty Jo's life.

It was written by White Oak Independent on June 7th, 2018 that Patricia Ann Smith (Gregory) passed away in Longview, Texas.  Ms. Smith was 72 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Patricia Ann's life.

History

27, 1871. The population was 73,345 at the 2000 census, but a 2006 estimate placed the city's population at 77,793. After the Civil War, the Southern Pacific Railroad Company began to expand toward California from its terminus at Marshall. Longview is a commercial hub for the Longview, Texas metropolitan area Metropolitan Statistical Area

= The original site of Longview lay on the western outskirts of Earpville, an early Upshur County community along the old Marshall-Tyler Road (today known as US 80). On May 17 1871, the one-square-mile town of Longview was incorporated.

The official website for the city of Longview is https://www.longviewtexas.gov/.