Obituaries
Harlan Ray Ashley
Jan 28, 2022
Harlan Ray Ashley went home to glory on January 28, 2022 at home in Nevada, Texas following a lengthy battle with lung cancer, at the age of 78. Funeral services will be held at Bethlehem Baptist Church at 1pm, Monday, February 7, 2022 with Reverend Larry Don Ashley, Reverend Jay Newsom, and Reverend Leslie Fitzgerald officiating. Interment will follow at...
Lloyd Dean Mathenia
Jan 27, 2022
Lloyd "Dean" Mathenia was born on October 10, 1937 to the late Earl and Ida Mathenia in Portageville, Missouri. He was the second of five sons born to the Mathenias. Dean passed away in Wylie, Texas on January 27, 2022 at the age of 84 following a final battle with cancer.Dean was the beloved husband of 64 years to Audrey...
Joe Allen Patterson
Jan 27, 2022
Joe Patterson age 80, of Garland TX passed away January 27, 2022 in Richardson, TX.Joe was born in Clarksdale, MS on October 14, 1941 to James and Corrin Patterson, who proceeded him in death, he was one of thirteen siblings. He moved from Mississippi to Texas in 1967, where he met and married his wife Donna of 47 years in...
Ruth Genuske
Jan 25, 2022
On January 25, 2022, Ruth Genuske of Richardson, Texas passed away at the age of 89. Ruth was born to Melvene and Ed Wolz on September 25, 1932 in Downers Grove, IL. She received her bachelors of education in 1954 from Elmhurst University. She and Ray Genuske married shortly thereafter and moved to El Paso, Texas. Together they raised 4...
Leon 'Smitty' Stevenson
Jan 24, 2022
Leon "Smitty" Stevenson was born in DeQuincy, LA on March 3, 1947. He departed this life on January 24, 2022, at Medical City Hospital in Plano, TX. He was the first-born child of the late Oscar Stevenson, Sr. and Vera Mae Grant-Stevenson. Smitty graduated Valedictorian from Grand Avenue High School in 1965. He attended Southern University and A&M College in...
Ryan Garrett Daugherty
Jan 24, 2022
Ryan Garrett Daugherty, 30, of Plano, Texas passed away on January 24, 2022 from unexpected heart disease. Always a faithful son, Ryan enjoyed a Sunday brunch at his parents' house, visited with them, left his dog to play with their dog, and went to play a recreational hockey game with his friends. Later, at his home, Ryan was watching television,...
Ava May Digges
Jan 23, 2022
Miss Ava May Digges was born asleep on January 23, 2022 in McKinney, Texas to parents Robert and Tori Penrose Digges.Ava is also survived by grandparents Mike and Kim Penrose and Jeff and Gilda Digges.
Emmett Leon Gilmore
Jan 23, 2022
Emmett Leon Gilmore, of Lavon, Texas, passed from this life on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the young age of 78. He was born on November 23, 1943, in Vernon, Alabama. He married Sara Bagwell of Aberdeen, MS on April 12, 1967, and then moved to Texas shortly afterwards. In Texas, he pursued a career in the printing industry where...
Vernon Doyle Cowart
Jan 22, 2022
Doyle, a young man, tall and lanky, made his way from the hills of Arkansas to the plains of Texas. The rest is his legacy. Born on May 28, 1942, Vernon Doyle Cowart was raised in the family cabin in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. After high school, he moved to Garland, Texas and worked at a cab stand. There he met...
Louie H Pratt
Jan 21, 2022
Louie Pratt passed away January 21, 2022. He was born on March 5, 1934 in Marion, Alabama to Wilburn and Mabel Pratt. He was the 5th of their children.He attended school in Livingston, Alabama and joined the Army in 1956 and served on bases in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Panama. After his Army service he returned to Livingston, Alabama...
Tony Mayes
Jan 21, 2022
Michael Anthony (known by all as "Tony"), age 64 of Princeton, Texas was born on July 12, 1957 in Dallas, Texas to Carolyn Sue (Arney) Fisher & James Madison Mayes, Jr. Michael passed away on January 21, 2022 in McKinney, TexasHe was loved and respected by many and was always willing to provide a helping hand. Emotional, high energy, and...
William Michael Burrow
Jan 21, 2022
William Michael Burrow was born into this earthly life on November 6, 1946, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He passed to his heavenly home on January 21, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. For most of his life Mike was a resident of Dallas County, Texas. He attended Highland Park Schools before graduating from high school in Blytheville, Arkansas. After studying at Arkansas State...
Regina Diane Reed
Jan 20, 2022
It's with deep sorrow we announce Regina Diane Reed, 56, passed away January 20, 2022 in North Richland Hills, Texas. A Tennessee native, Regina was born in Memphis on December 30, 1965 to the late Willie Paul Reed and Shelby (Bohannon) Reed. Regina graduated from Clearwater High School, Clearwater Florida in 1984 and attended college afterwards. Over her lifetime she...
Jill Furness Wulf
Jan 18, 2022
Beloved mother and wife, Jill Furness Wulf (71) passed away on January 18, 2022, surrounded by family. She entered this world with a grand arrival, not allowing her parents to make it across the bridge from Mud Lake, ID on route to Rexburg on May 24, 1950. She joined Jayne, Jolene, Kent, and Karen to complete the family for Jay...
Charles "Chuck" Jim Esralian
Jan 17, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Jim Esralian, age 97 of McKinney, Texas, passed away on January 17, 2022. He was born on November 23, 1924 in New York City, New York to Harry and Mary (Tatigian) Esralian. Charles was a resident of McKinney since 1975 and worked as a Committee Man for General Motors (GMC) for thirty years. He served in WWII in...
Ricardo Arvizu
Jan 17, 2022
Ricardo passed away Monday morning, January 17, 2022 in Dallas. He was a beloved son, brother, father, and friend that bought life into every room he entered. Ricardo is preceded in death by his grandparents Leonel, Aurelia and Erasto as well as his fiancé Ivette. Ricardo is survived by: his four daughters Adrienne, Gianna, Leilani and Sophia; his mother, Mary;...
Anna Theresa Henderson
Jan 17, 2022
Henderson, Anna Theresa, age 71, passed away on Monday, January 17, 2022. Anna was born in Maryland, the tenth of eleven children. She lived in many different states with her husband and children, finally settling in Richardson, TX in 1984. Anna was the person everyone loved to have at a party. She never met a stranger, and loved to hear...
Shirley Gifford Ballard
Jan 16, 2022
Shirley Gifford Ballard passed away peacefully and went to be with Jesus on January 16, 2022, just before her 91st birthday. She was surrounded and supported by loved ones who will continue to honor her legacy by mirroring the love of Christ in their lives. Shirley was born on February 26th, 1931, in Memphis, TN amid the depression era. She...
Kiley Eileen Tate
Jan 16, 2022
Kiley Eileen Tate, lovingly known as Lou Lou, was born in Plano, Texas at 11:26 am on June 26, 2000 and went to be with her Lord and Savior January 16, 2022.Her momma said she had the most painful birth and cried when she saw Kiley! Not because she was beautiful...Her mother says she was such an ugly baby that...
Loreta Bridges
Jan 14, 2022
Loreta Curry Bridges passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022 in Mesquite, TX. She was born in Haskell, TX on April 13, 1926 and moved with her family to Three Rivers, TX when she was 11 years old. Loreta married Garland Lumas Bridges in 1943. She graduated from Three Rivers High School and received her Bachelor of Science degree from...
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