Obituaries
Sharon Kay Baker
Nov 28, 2015
Sharon Kay Baker, 59, was called home to Heaven on November 28, 2015 after succumbing to the symptoms related to failing health due to a stroke suffered in January 2015.Sharon was born in Dallas TX on August 7, 1956 to Ernest Gail Baker (“Gail”) and Nelda Sue Baker. She was a life-long native of Dallas, who worked at the Fireman’s...
Ben Taylor Floyd
Nov 27, 2015
Benjamin Taylor Floyd, age 29, of Wylie, Texas, passed away November 27, 2015 in Garland, Texas. He was born December 16, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to Texas at the age of seven. Ben grew up in the Richardson and Garland area. He was a 2004 graduate of Berkner High School in Richardson. He graduated in 2007 from Richland...
Robert Michael Hamilton
Nov 26, 2015
Robert M. Hamilton, age 55, of Garland, TX, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on November 26, 2015. He was born April 18, 1960 in Okmulgee, OK to Robert and Amelia Hamilton. Robert worked for General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems for about 26 years. Robert is survived by his parents, Robert and Amelia; brothers, Daniel (Laura) Hamilton...
Lorraine Clare Giesick
Nov 24, 2015
Lorraine Clare Giesick, passed away in Rowlett, TX on November 24, 2015. She was born May 11, 1947 in Salida, CO to John and FloraDee Sampson. Lorraine married Robert in February of 1967 in Brighton, CO. They have been married for 48 years. She has been a resident of Dallas for the past year and previously resided in San Jose,...
Brad Fay Heflin
Nov 24, 2015
Brad Fay Heflin, passed away in Wylie, TX on November 24, 2015. He was born September 4, 1936 in Tennessee. Mr. Heflin was an Army Vietnam Veteran, an avid fisherman, and member of First Baptist Church in Wylie. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Colleen Heflin; and his son, Shell Heflin. Brad is survived by his...
Ruth Helen Holmes Denton
Nov 22, 2015
Ruth Helen Holmes, known to most here today as Helen Denton, was born on May 18, 1928 on the eastern side of Paris Texas, Lamar County, to Grace Elena Kemp Holmes and Joseph L. Holmes. She attended East Paris Elementary School and graduated from Paris High School in May of 1946. She worked several jobs including Kress Department Store until...
Stella Marie Lyles
Nov 16, 2015
Stella Marie Lyles, passed away in her home in Mesquite, TX on November 16, 2015. She was born February 28, 1946 in Forth Worth, TX to William and Lila Enis. Stella was a loving wife, sister, aunt and friend. She will always be remembered for her love to decorate. She was loved and will be deeply missed by all. She...
Edweina Cecil Liles
Nov 15, 2015
Edweina Cecilia (Ferrell) Liles, 86, passed on her journey to her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, 11/15/15, after a short illness, at a hospital in North Dallas (Carrollton), Texas. Edweina, or Eddy, as she preferred, was born in McComb, Mississippi on May 11, 1929, to parents Robert Edgar Ferrell, and Ruth Cecilia (Richmond) Ferrell, both of McComb, Mississippi....
Gibson Morris Braswell
Nov 14, 2015
On August 4, 1940, Gibson Morris Braswell Sr. was born and raised in Altoga, Texas. He was the oldest of three children to John Houston and Cleo Braswell. He passed away on November 14, 2015 at the age of 75, and was proceeded in death by his parents and brother, Clerance Ray. He is survived by son, Gibson Braswell Jr....
Pat Cochran
Nov 13, 2015
Pat Cochran, age 76, of Sachse, Texas, passed away November 13, 2015 in Richardson, Texas. She was born March 4, 1939 in Plano, Texas.Pat enjoyed gardening and loved to rescue and care for wild animals. Pat loved her family and will truly be missed.She was preceded in death by her grandson, Taylor Skinner; mother, Dorothy Lee Clark; father, Willard B....
Barbara Kay Cohen
Nov 12, 2015
Barbara Kay Cohen, 80, of McKinney, Texas passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, November 12, 2015. Barbara was born in Hamlin, Texas to Roy and Jeffie Mae Flowers and spent most of her childhood in Stamford, Texas. After graduating from Stamford High School in 1953, she attended Midwestern State University and Texas Tech University. After college she moved to...
Lee Wesley Tapp
Nov 6, 2015
Lee Wesley Tapp, passed away in his home in Garland, TX on November 6, 2015. He was born March 5, 1935 in Hunt County, TX to John and Oma Tapp. Mr. Tapp owned and operated Lee's Auto Glass in Garland for many years. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Pearl Tapp; and his children, Danny Branum...
Dudley Richard Scalf
Nov 4, 2015
Dudley Richard Scalf made his home in the Denton, Texas area. A graduate of McKinney High School in 1970 and he loved playing in the High School band. He was machinist by trade in Dallas, Texas. He loved to hunt and fish for fun. In 1994 he opened his home to his disabled brother, Gerold, and cared for him for...
Delmar Lee Swearingen
Nov 4, 2015
Delmar "Del" Lee Swearingen, 83, of McKinney, TX passed away 11:13 A.M. November 4, 2015 at Villagio Memory Care due to Alzheimer's. He was born November 20, 1931 in Bloomington, IL son of John Harold Swearingen and Effie Reed Swearingen. Del attended Bloomington and McLean schools as well as earning both a Bachelor's (1953) and Master's (1956) degree from Illinois...
Nayoma Joyce McQueary
Nov 4, 2015
N Joyce McQueary, 66, of McKinney, TX passed away unexpectedly November 4, 2015 of natural causes at her home.She was retired from Rene Bates Auction Services. She and her husband John had a successful insulation business before his death in May of 1999.Born December 29, 1948, Joyce was the youngest child of twelve children born to Edward Richard and Eunie...
Leo R. Scott
Nov 3, 2015
Leo R. Scott - April 8, 1941- November 3, 2015 Leo Scott, a lifetime Dallas resident, passed in the peace of Christ on November 3, 2015. He is preceded in death by his parents, R.B. and Dorothy Scott, wife, Amanda Nelline Scott, sister, Patricia Scott Shaw and niece, Susan Evans. He is survived by his daughter, Heather Scott, sister, Linda...
Edna Marie Blackwell
Nov 2, 2015
Edna Marie Blackwell went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 2nd, 2015. She was born on August 3rd, 1945 in Cottle County Texas. Her mother and father were Ester & Buster Armstrong. She married Thomas Joe Blackwell Sr. on August 27th, 1963 in Dallas Texas. They were married 36 years and lived in McKinney Texas, where they...
Mary Elizabeth Arterburn
Oct 31, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Arterburn, "Aunt Doll," passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2015, in McKinney, Texas.
Daniel Louis Whitley
Oct 30, 2015
Daniel "Dan" Louis Whitley, age 78, of Sachse, Texas, passed away October 30, 2015 in Sachse. He was born June 20, 1937 in Dallas, Texas.Dan was preceded in death by his daughter, Karen Whitley; and his parents, Cecil and Catherine Whitley.He is survived by his wife of sixty-one years, Shirley Whitley; two sons, Michael Whitley and his wife, Sandi and...
Richard Bannon
Oct 29, 2015
Richard passed away in the comfort of his home in Princeton, Texas on the morning of October 29, 2015 from esophageal cancer. Richard was 66 years old.Richard was born in Wichita, Kansas on February 4, 1949 to William Olin Bannon and Rachel Virginia Bannon (Fields).After attending technical school, Richard worked in the dental industry servicing equipment and designing offices. He...
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