Obituaries
Vickie Sue Jenkins
Nov 19, 2013
Vickie Sue Jenkins (Sissy), 65 of Blueridge, Texas passed away on November 19, 2013 at Medical City of Dallas after a 3 year battle with cancer. Sissy was born on August 27, 1948 in Bedford, Indiana to Beulah Allen-Jenkins and Richard James Jenkins. She retired from city of Garland in 2009 after more than 25 years of service; she devoted...
Betty Jean Smith
Nov 17, 2013
Betty Jean Smith "Ms Betty" longtime resident of Sachse passed away Sunday November 17, 2013 with her loving family at her side. She was born August 31, 1950 to George Edwin Rushing and Willa Brooks Hicks Rushing in Dallas, Texas. She married Tommy Ray Smith on February 10, 1975 in Garland, Texas. She was a Librarian and retired after over...
Mary George
Nov 17, 2013
Mary George was born on June 15, 1945 in Kaviyoor, Kerala, India. She was married to Pastor P.M George and God blessed them with three children-Suja, Saji and Binu. She was the youngest of six siblings. She came to know Jesus as her personal savior in 1976. She pursued studying in nursing and started working as a nurse in Bhopal...
William Balsley
Nov 15, 2013
William Balsley, retired Air Force Captain, died recently in his home in Garland, TX. He is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and sons, Kent, Keith and Kirk, daughters-in-law, five grandchildren: Matthew, Rachael, Blake, Nicholas and Audra, and five great grandchildren. Bill was from Janesville, Wisconsin, where he married the former Marilyn Motor, also from Janesville, in 1950. He joined the...
William Balsley
Nov 15, 2013
William Balsley, retired Air Force Captain, died recently in his home in Garland, Texas. He is survived by his wife Marilyn and sons Kent, Keith and Kirk, daughters-in-law, five grandchildren: Matthew, Rachel, Blake, Nicholas and Audra, and five great-grandchildren. Bill was from Janesville, Wisconsin where he married the former Marilyn Moter, also from Janesville in 1950. He joined the Army...
Dorothy McCann Thoirs
Nov 14, 2013
Dorothy Jane McCann Thoirs passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013 in Garland, Texas. She was born in Berkeley, California on March 19, 1922 to Lauren Bisbee McCann and Helen Dorothy McCann. She graduated from Ysleta High School and attended Placer Junior College in Auburn, California for one year. She retired as Supervisor in Safe Deposit Department of Texas Commerce Bank,...
Barbara Jean Trevinio Johnson
Nov 13, 2013
Barbara Jean Trevio Johnson was born on October 11, 1949, daughter of Ricardo and Della Trevio. She was the eldest of 9 children, mother of three beautiful children, and grandmother of two gorgeous grandchildren.Barbara was a wonderful and caring mother, grandmother, and aunt. She was very proud of her entire family, and was always eager to brag about everyone's latest...
Cody Garrett Hensley
Nov 10, 2013
Cody Garrett Hensley, 17, of McKinney, Texas passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2013. He was born in El Cajon, California on March 14, 1996 to Christopher and Julie Hensley. Cody was a senior at McKinney North High School. He attended Collin County Cowboy Church and had a deep love of God, his family, friends, and girlfriend, Jai Hernandez. He...
Artelle George Stiff
Nov 9, 2013
Luvois Artelle George Stiff went to be with her Heavenly Father on November 9, 2013 in McKinney, Texas. Artelle was born February 13, 1920 in Blue Ridge, Texas. She was the fourth child born to James Matthew and Altha Lee Sellers George. Her early childhood was spent in Clayton, New Mexico. At the age of fourteen, her family returned to...
Jesus Acuna Garcia
Nov 9, 2013
Jesus Acuna Garcia, 84, of Princeton, Texas, passed away on November 9, 2013 in McKinney, Texas. He was born December 24, 1928 in Sinton, Texas, to Manuel and Josefa Acuna Garcia. He worked for the Plano I.S.D. in grounds maintenance. He is survived by his wife Amalia Garcia; daughter Diana (Benny) Williamson; sons Jessie (Linda) Garcia, Alfonso (Esmeralda) Garcia and...
William D. Spurlock
Nov 7, 2013
William D. "Bill" Spurlock, 92, of Garland, Texas, passed away November 7, 2013 in Garland, Texas. He was born June 5, 1921 in Reinhardt, Texas to E.F. and Delma Spurlock, Sr. Bill was a Funeral Director in the Dallas area for over 50 years. He was a member of Centerpoint Church in Mesquite, Texas. Bill graduated from Garland High School...
Francis Lorene Griffith
Nov 6, 2013
Francis Lorene Griffith, 90, of Sachse, Texas, passed away November 6, 2013 in Rockwall, Texas. She was born July 5, 1923 in Caney, Kansas. Francis was preceded in death by her husband, Bert Griffith; son, Bert A. Griffith; her parents, Grayson Henry and Roxey Lee Orr; two brothers, Jack Orr and Gene Orr; and sister, Florence Schultz.She is survived by...
Donald Martin Mast
Nov 4, 2013
Donald "Don" Martin Mast, 52, passed away November 4, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. He was born December 14, 1960 in Detroit, Michigan.Don grew up in Dearborn, Michigan. He graduated from Dearborn High School in 1979 and was a graduate of Northwood University in Midland, Michigan. He played the guitar and enjoyed classic rock and fishing. Don was preceded in death...
James George Bogle
Nov 2, 2013
James George Bogle III, "Jim," entered the world on November 15, 1940, born by midwife in the family's farmhouse in Dawson, Texas to James George Bogle, Jr. & Albuquerque Bogle. He attended Waco High School, and then Navarro Junior College, where he met and married the love of his life, his wife of 50 years, Carol Daly Cryer, on February...
Alan Leroy Hochstein
Nov 1, 2013
Alan Leroy Hochstein passed away November 1, 2013 at age 75 in Garland, Texas. He was born on August 3, 1938 to Vern and Sue Hochstein in Osceola, Iowa. After high school graduation Alan served in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1959, with the Airborne Early Warning and Control System based in Guam. He graduated from Iowa State...
Carolyn Cavitt Turner
Oct 31, 2013
Carolyn Cavitt Turner passed away peacefully from this life on October 31, 2013 at Garnet Hill Rehabilitation and Skilled Care Facility in Wylie. Carolyn was born January 18, 1947 in Durant, Oklahoma to Margie and Lavoyd Cavitt. She married Orville Turner Jr. on November 6, 1976 in Greenville, Texas. She was preceded in death by her son, Wesley Scott Davis...
JoAnne Saunders
Oct 31, 2013
JoAnne Saunders, 83, of Sachse, Texas, passed away October 31, 2013 in Garland, Texas. She was born November 10, 1929 in Charleston, West Virginia to Homer and Mable Sheets.JoAnne was preceded in death by her husband, James Richard Saunders; her parents; and brother, Homer Sheets.She is survived by her son, James R. Saunders, Jr. and his wife, Crystal; granddaughter, Kaitlyn...
Barbara Nell Hall
Oct 31, 2013
69, of Garland, Texas, passed away October 31, 2013 in Mesquite, Texas. She was born March 9, 1944 in East Saint Louis, Illinois.Barbara was a member of First Baptist Church of Garland. She enjoyed making receiving blankets for the Friendship House, doing mission work and reading.Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert R. and Wilma Earselle Earley.She is...
Dorothy Opal Bryant
Oct 29, 2013
85, of Sachse, Texas, passed away October 29, 2013 in Wylie, Texas. She was born October 18, 1928 in McKinney, Texas to Arthur and Mamie Lee. Dorothy was a resident of Sachse for fifty-one years. She was a Charter Member of the First Baptist Church of Sachse.Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, James Bryant; son, William Gerald Bryant;...
Crystal Renee Sanchez
Oct 26, 2013
Crystal Renee Sanchez, 40, of Melissa, Texas, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013 in McKinney, Texas. She was born November 19, 1972 in McKinney, Texas to Willie and Flora Gonzales Sanchez. Crystal is survived by: Gabrielle R. Garza, Isreal Garza, Willie and Flora Sanchez, Jesus and Diana Garza, Connie Garza, Andrew and Ophelia Sanchez, Timothy and Holli Garcia, Eduardo and...
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