Obituaries
Alice May Moore
Jan 12, 2012
Alice May Moore passed from this life on January 12, 2012 in McKinney, Texas. She was born in Palmer, Massachusetts on July 3, 1945 to Mac and Dorothy Willet and was adopted by her Aunt Dorothy Gardner. Alice operated heavy equipment on construction projects in the Austin area where she lived for some 42 years. She recently moved to McKinney....
Loa Jean Conner
Jan 11, 2012
Loa Jean Conner, 79, loving mother, grandmother, and friend went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, January 11, 2012. Loa was a faithful charter member of New World United Methodist Church and worshipped there for over 40 years, where she served in a variety of mission capacities. Even in the final weeks, Loa enjoyed her church family and time...
Peter Richard Rasmussen
Jan 11, 2012
Born February 17, 1936 in Tecumseh, Nebraska and passed away January 11, 2012 in Plano, Texas.He is preceded in death by his parents, Peter A. and Josephine Rasmussen.Pete is survived by his wife of 45 years, Shirley Rasmussen; his son, Tyler Rasmussen; three granddaughters, Haley Rasmussen, Carly Rasmussen and Ashley Rasmussen; his sister, Alice Wingfield and her husband, Gus; his...
Nathaniel Marcus Bradley Best
Jan 9, 2012
Nathaniel Marcus Bradley BestNathaniel Marcus Bradley Best, went to be with our Lord on January 9, 2012. He was born on November 20, 1987 in Dallas, TX. and graduated from Garland High School in 2006. Nathaniel enjoyed cooking and entertaining. He was a loyal friend and could be counted on for favors. He was noted for his high kick. His...
John Dale Ray
Jan 8, 2012
John Dale Ray, 87, of Arlington died January 8, 2012. He was born to C. H. and Emma Whittenberg Ray on September 4, 1924. John was raised in Prosper,Texas where, in 1943, he was a graduate of the local high school. He served in the Navy during WWII after which he married Lou Etta Willock on June 16, 1950. John...
Stephen Paul Leonard
Jan 8, 2012
Age 58, of Holly Lake Ranch, Texas, passed away January 8, 2012 at his brother's home in Garland, Texas after a brief illness. He was born May 7, 1953 to Ted and Patricia Leonard in Davenport, Iowa. He graduated from Mt. Pleasant Community High School in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa and the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Steve was...
Mary Elisabeth Kurth
Jan 6, 2012
Mary Elisabeth was born in Omaha, NE to John and Mary Kathryn (Meier) Taylor. Elisabeth and her brother, Jack (John Taylor) grew up in Grand Island and it was there that she was given the nickname "Sissy". During her school years, her closest friends were known as the "Shmoos". These ten friends continued to stay in touch through the years...
Gilbert Thomas
Jan 4, 2012
Born January 26, 1939 in Clinton, Indiana and passed away January 4, 2012 in Plano, Texas.He was the owner of an Exxon station in Richardson, Texas for seventeen years. Gilbert served in the United States Army. He had a passion for cars and loved his grandkids.Gilbert is preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Mabel Thomas; brother, Charlie Thomas;...
Ralph E. Rodgers
Jan 3, 2012
Ralph E. (Bud) Rodgers, 90, passed away on January 3, 2012. He was born February 20, 1921 in Cape Girardeau, MO to William Henry and Dorothy (Henson) Rodgers. Bud married Dorothy Slinkard February 17, 1944. Bud served his country in WWII as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific. He moved his family to Dallas, Texas in 1954. After the...
Virginia Lee Hurley
Dec 30, 2011
Born February 1, 1935 in Syracuse, New York and passed away December 30, 2011 in Frisco, Texas.She was preceded in death by her husband, Dexter Hurley; her parents, Harold and Genevieve Downing; and her two sisters, Thelma Pangburn and Frieda Dumont. Virginia is survived by her son, Brian Hurley and his wife, Holly; three grandchildren, Jacob Hurley, Katie Hurley and...
Johan Vaandrager
Dec 30, 2011
Dr. Johan Vaandrager died peacefully at home December 30, 2011. He was born September 7, 1928 in New Sinkel, Indonesia where he grew up and was later interned in a Japanese POW camp as a teen. He survived and went back to the Netherlands with his family where he attended college and medical school at the University of Leiden. After...
Harry Glenn Stone
Dec 30, 2011
Born September 28, 1929 in Sachse, Texas and passed away December 30, 2011 in Garland, Texas.He was a graduate of Garland High School and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Harry retired from TI after 34 years.He is preceded in death by his parents, Clifton and Sallie Stone. Harry is survived by his wife of...
Jerry Don Young
Dec 29, 2011
Jerry, "the little red baby", was born May 13, 1935 in Royse City, Texas to William and Ruby Young. He went home to be with his Lord on Dec.29, 2011. Jerry married Connie Smith, his high school sweetheart on June 15, 1957 and enjoyed a great marriage and love affair that will always serve as a world class example to...
Miles Thomas Autry
Dec 28, 2011
Age 59, owner of Miles Autry Auctioneers for 25 years. Survived by Wife Janet, daughter Michelle Autry grandson Nicholas Miles Autry, and brother Don Autry.Past President and State Champion of Texas Auctioneers Association. Member of Texas Auctioneer Hall of Fame.Born and raised in Dallas, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, 1971, Mr Autry was a graduate of North Texas State...
Dorothy Helen Genszler
Dec 27, 2011
Dorothy Helen Genszler accepted her Lord’s invitation to come home on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. She was born January 24, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Margaret Mezinis. Her family moved to Racine, Wisconsin when she was 18 months old where she grew up, graduated high school, attended vocational college and on June 15, 1940 married Rev. G. William...
Grenville Lewis
Dec 27, 2011
Grenville Lewis III, 84, passed away on December 27, 2011, his family by his side as he joined Christ in eternity. A private memorial service was performed on Thursday, December 29th at the Eastgate Funeral Home in Garland, TX attended by family members and a few close friends.Gren was born December 28, 1927, in Pittsburgh, PA to Grenville, Jr. and...
Joanne Paula Wilcox
Dec 27, 2011
Dr. Joanne Paula Ames Wilcox, M.D., loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, age 83 of Melissa, Texas went to be with her Lord on December 27, 2011. She was born November 4, 1928 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada to Paul and Della Hebel Ames. In 1932 they returned to the United States where she grew up on a farm near Brooklyn,...
Jackie A. Myers
Dec 26, 2011
Age 74, passed from this life in Dallas, Texas. She was born in Krebs, Oklahoma to Riley and Maudie Kilpatrick Peak. She was known as Grandma by her family. She was loved and cherished by sons, Rick and Paul Morrissette, daughters, Kim, Kimberly and Lori Morrissette, grandchildren, Chelsea, Brian and Dillon Morrissette, Nicki Cocks and husband Leonard and many other...
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