Obituaries

Apr 15, 2011

Gregory Mack Simmons, 50, died Friday afternoon while serving in the line of duty fighting wildfires in Gorman, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held at First Baptist Church of Sachse, 2412 3rd St, Sachse, Texas 75048, Saturday April 23rd at 11:00 A.M. Greg was born December 26, 1960, in Dallas, Texas. He served with the Sachse Fire Department for...

Apr 11, 2011

Dorothy Louise Fears, 80, of Blue Ridge, Texas passed away on April 11, 2011 in Blue Ridge, Texas. She was born June 28, 1930 in McKinney, Texas to Willie Petway and Lorene Drake Petway. She was a homemaker. Graveside services will be held on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. Family and...

Apr 10, 2011

On April 10, 2011, Edward Ervin Watson, 58, passed away at his home in Garland, Texas, of complications after recent heart surgery. He was born on June 20, 1952 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Edward was a graduate of Marshall High School, served honorably in the U.S. Navy, and received an Associates degree in Electronics from San Diego Community College. Edward was...

Apr 8, 2011

Rita Anne (Nowicki) Usbug, 73 of Dallas Passed away at Signature Pointe on the Lake in Dallas, TX. She was born to Walter and Celia(Glowacki)Nowicki on February 25,1938 in Milwaukee,Wi.She was a loving mother and a Catholic. She was an Administration Analyst for IBM. She is survived by one daughter Deniz Usbug, 2 sons Deren and Devin Usbug. A memorial...

Apr 7, 2011

Margie Walden, 73, of Princeton, Texas passed away on Aril 7, 2011 in McKinney, Texas. She was born March 31, 1938 in Golden, Texas. Visitation was held on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. with burial in Highland Cemetery in Melissa,...

Apr 7, 2011

Joy McKee Gorder was born on May 30, 1923 in Durant, Oklahoma. She passed away April 7, 2011 quietly and peacefully at Baylor Hospital in Garland, Texas.Joy was preceded in death by her parents Ward and Roxie McKee, sister Fran, brother David, husband Floran, son David, daughter Cecilia, and granddaughter Kaci.Her surviving children are Debbie and spouse Faouzi, Genie, Jeff,...

Apr 6, 2011

Ruben Oliva, age 73, passed away April 6, 2011 in Plano,TX. He was born August 15, 1937 in Rosebud,, TX. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Helen Oliva in December 1994.Ruben dedicated over 25 years of his life to his job at Ben E. Keith Beers in Dallas, TX.He is survived by his daughter Amanda Tapia and...

Apr 3, 2011

Age 26, 1st Lt. Robert F. Welch III, died Sunday of wounds he received when insurgents attacked his base April 3, 2011, in Khowst Province, Afghanistan. Robby was an ordnance officer assigned to Company B, 201st Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke.

Robby graduated from UT-Arlington in 2008 with a degree in military...

Apr 2, 2011

Age 78, passed from this life in Garland, Texas April 2, 2011, Kenneth was born June 16, 1932 in Bowling Green, Kentucky to parents, Kenneth H Stamps, Sr and Annie Kathrine (Morris) Stamps who have preceded him in death. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Kenneth received his Electrical Engineering degree from the University of...

Apr 1, 2011

Lloyd Dewitt Yarnell, 85, died Friday, April 1, 2011 at the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center in Bonham, TX. He leaves his wife of 61 years, Phyllis Yarnell; his daughter and son-in-law Sharyn & John Art of Allen; son and daughter-in-law Bryan & Debbie Yarnell of Lone Oak; daughter and son-in-law Kim & Patrick Costello of Frisco; and son and...

Apr 1, 2011

Harlan H. Bristol, 81, (aka "Mr. B") formally of Big Spring, left peacefully from this earthly realm to be with our Father in Heaven on April 1, 2011 at 6:55 a.m. in Richardson, Texas following several long battles, he finally succumbed the war to complications of Alzheimer’s Disease. Harlan was born September 26, 1929 in Valentine, Nebraska to Homer and...

Apr 1, 2011

Signe was born April 14, 1956 in Wakeeney, Kansas and passed awayunexpectedly on April 1, 2011. She is survived by family & friends who loved her dearly. That includes Stephen Hall her fianc, parents Jack and Rena Gilley, her brother Jeff & wife J Gilley, her children Danielle Messmer and son Gregory Messmer. In the early years of her life,...

Mar 30, 2011

Age 35, passed from this life March 30, 2011 at his home in Watauga, Texas with his family by his side. He had a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born December 9, 1975 in Dallas, Texas to Donald Wesley Hoover and Pamela Jane (McFadin) Hoover. Jason grew up in Dallas and after high school he went on...

Mar 28, 2011

Age 49, Steve passed from this life unexpectedly, Monday, March 28, 2011 in Winchester, Tennessee. He was born February 6, 1962 in Winchester, Tennessee but claimed Texas as his home, to parents, William Behtel and Dorothy Marie (Walls) Dudley who have preceded him in death. Also preceded by brothers, Ben Harlin Dudley, Carson Dudley, Eddie Chris Dudley, sister, Sally Dudle....

Mar 26, 2011

Mr. Luther S Wafford, Jr., age 78, passed from this life March 26, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. He was born October 24, 1932 in Dallas, Texas to parents Luther S. Sr. and Ruby Faye (Gunter) Wafford who have preceded him in death. Luther worked as a diesel mechanic during his working life. He is survived by his children; Lisa Lawrence,...

Mar 25, 2011

Elizabeth Adella "Betty" Frerichs was born in Houston, Texas October 30th, 1927 to T. W. and Selena Ryals. She passed from this life on Friday, March 25th surrounded by her children.Betty had been a very active member of Casa View Christian Church in Dallas, Texas working with the various youth groups there as well as the CWF. Betty received a...

Mar 22, 2011

Funeral service was held Friday, March 25, 2011 at Charles W. Smith & Sons Chapel in McKinney for Mrs. Marlene Richardson, 74, of Plano, Texas. Mrs. Richardson died March 22, 2011 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident.Marlene Richardson was born in Blloomberg, Texas. She was retired as Secretary from Glass Contractors of Allen.Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by...

Mar 18, 2011

The world lost an Illinois flatlander-turned-Texan when Howard Wayne Martin -- a humble man with a big heart and a wonderful curiosity about many things in life -- passed away Friday, March 18 at the age of 65 at his home in Wylie, Texas. Howard, who forever carried the nickname "Butch", was born Feb. 28, 1946 in Olney, Illinois, to...

Mar 13, 2011

Age 84, went to be with Our Lord March 13, 2011 in Mesquite, Texas. Joyce was born September 22, 1926 in Cabin Creek, West Virginia to parents, William and Molly Mae Robinson. She grew up in Kayford, West Virginia and moved to Kentucky in 1959. Later she and her family moved to Carlinville, Illinois, then made another move back to...

Mar 11, 2011

Visitation 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday March 23, 2011 at Eastgate Funeral Home. Graveside services 2:00 p.m. Thursday March 24, 2011 Mills Cemetery Garland, Texas.