Life Stories

A Life Celebration® funeral service for Darrell Lynn Burkhart, will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 14th, 2021 in The Cammack Family Welch Funeral Home. The family will receive friends for a time of visitation 1 hour prior to the strart of the service. Darrell was born on November 2, 1956 in Amarillo, Texas and died on April 09, 2021 in Dallas, Texas.

Helen Ruth Everett went home to Jesus on April 9, 2021 at the age of 86. She was born to Bill and Amilee Burnett on December 25, 1934 in Tyler, Texas. Christmas was always her favorite holiday, as she loved sharing her birthday with Jesus. Helen married her husband, Ralph Everett in 1954 and they immediately traveled to San Diego, California where Ralph was stationed in the U.S. Navy. They eventually moved back to Tyler and later settled in Longview where they raised their two children,...

Marla Jean Bishop was born on September 5th, 1962, in Henderson, Tx and passed away on April 4th, 2021, in Longview Texas. Marla married the love of her life at the young age of 17 and celebrated 41 years of marriage on March 11th, 2021. Her greatest joy was being a mom to her three children and a NeNe to her three grandchildren. You could always find Marla in the kitchen making the best southern dishes handed down by her mother and baking sweet treats for her husband and grandchildren....

Very early on Easter morning, April 4, 2021, Richard Warren Clark, Sr. left this world to continue his eternal life in the presence of his Lord. Born February 10, 1934 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, the doctor had trouble making it to the country farmhouse for the delivery. It was about -20 degrees that wintry day. Growing up in Windham, OH, which his ancestors had helped settle in the 1800’s, Richard was the oldest of 4 siblings. He had many happy memories of his childhood, his 6 years...

Our beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, Lorna Jean Hays, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 31, 2021. She was born on April 18, 1949, in Danville, Illinois to Robert and Helen Wright. She graduated from Westville High School and attended Danville Area Community College. She married Hugh Fredrick Hays on April 2​2, 1967. Lorna was a remarkable lady who treated others well, and she had a way of making people feel welcomed and valued. She was loved by everyone who had the honor of...

Special note to my Mom - When you use the term "Mother," it brings a lot of things to mind. My mom was all of those things; she showed her love by cooking great food and worrying when you where out too late. Always there for you, chauffeuring you and your friends to the movies or to spend the night on the weekends. With the help, my dad, Harold Reid, she provided childcare to working parents. She leaves behind many children, now adults, who loved her and called her "Maw," much like mine,...

Services for Wanda Gay Majors age 86, of Longview, Texas will be held at The Cammack Family Welch Funeral Home on Thursday, March 25, 2021, at 2:00 P.M. in Longview, Texas with Rev. Jay Jackson officiating. Visitation will be prior and after the funeral service. A private entombment will be held at Lakeview Mausoleum under the direction of The Cammack Family Welch Funeral Home. Wanda was born on January 24, 1935, in the Gum Springs Community to Sim and Mildred Williams. On December 5, 1954,...

Bailey Keith Baker was born on January 7th, 1978, in Longview, Texas and passed away on March 6th, 2021, in Longview. Bailey grew up in White Oak, Texas graduating from White Oak High School and from Texas State Technical College. In high school Bailey was very active in athletics, playing baseball, football and track all of his high school years. After graduating from TSTC, he worked as an industrial maintenance technician. Bailey was known for his kind heart and sweet smile. He enjoyed all...

Robert William Burns, 41, was called home to the Lord on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. His last moments were spent with the love of his life, Jennifer, where they were able to express their eternal love, affection, and appreciation for one another just moments before he left his earthly home. Robert Burns was born on December 30, 1979. He grew up in Longview, Texas, a place he was proud to call home. As a young boy Robert enjoyed exploring his musical talents with the baritone, playing soccer,...

Lucille Marie Prell Kyser was born on August 14, 1923 in Stevens Point, WI and died March 3, 2021 in Sachse, TX. She spent her childhood and early adult life in St. Louis, MO where she was the daughter of an Evangelical & Reformed Church pastor. There she made countless life-long friends with whom she enjoyed opera, musicals and plays. It was also there, through mutual friends, that she met a U.S. Army Lieutenant, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, named Hubert Kyser. They married in...