Obituaries

Obituaries

Lois Annette Jenkins Hale

Lois Annette Jenkins Hale

Jul 25, 2025

Annette Hale, our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother who displayed such a sweet spirit, died peacefully on July 25, 2025. She was 88 years old.

Though there were struggles, Annette lived a very full and happy life. We will remember her gentleness, strength, good humor, hospitality and abiding faith.

Lois “Annette” Jenkins Hale was born to Willis Gale “Bill” and Myrtle...

Melissa San Miguel

Melissa San Miguel

Jul 22, 2025

Melissa San Miguel, 54, went to be with the Lord on July 22, 2025. Melissa was born on September 13, 1970, in Lima, Ohio to Oscar San Miguel and Leonarda Figueroa.

Melissa was always full of life, made friends with everybody, and always helped when she could. She left family and friends with so many good memories and we will all...

Nan Shelton Hooper

Nan Shelton Hooper

Jul 21, 2025

Nan Shelton Hooper aka Mom, Momma, Nana or Nana Banana died peacefully in her sleep on July 21, 2025, in Dallas, Texas. Mom was loved and cared for until the very end. Even in times of pain, she found a way to make everyone laugh, or someone to pick on (aka Doug). Mom is now in heaven, making people laugh,...

Klaus J. Gebhardt

Klaus J. Gebhardt

Jul 20, 2025

Klaus J. Gebhardt was born September 5, 1945, in Waldkappel, Germany and died July 20, 2025, at 79 years of age in Plano, Texas.

The oldest of 4 siblings, Klaus emigrated to the United States with his family as a 5-year-old. Post-war Germany was not, in his father’s estimation, a safe place for raising a family. They left the family home,...

Irma Mesina Castro

Irma Mesina Castro

Jul 19, 2025

Our hearts are heavy to share the passing of our beloved Mama and Apo, Irma Mesina Castro.

Irma, age 83, of Plano, Texas, went to be with our Lord on July 19, 2025. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren until her last breath.

Irma was born on March 1, 1942, in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, to Vicente Mesina and Marcosa...

Judith Ann Ridlen

Judith Ann Ridlen

Jul 18, 2025

Judith Ann Ridlen (née Hardin), age 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 18, 2025, at her group home in Plano, Texas.

Born on October 20, 1942, in Atlanta, Georgia, Judy was the eldest of three children to Brigadier General Joseph S. Hardin and Mary Hardin. As the daughter of a career Army officer, Judy spent her childhood in various locations...

Marvin L. Rosine

Marvin L. Rosine

Jul 17, 2025

Marvin L. Rosine, 89, of Allen, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 17, 2025.

Born in Flint, Michigan, in 1936, Marvin lived a life marked by strength, steady purpose, and deep devotion to the people he loved. A proud graduate of the University of Michigan, Marvin was a lifelong U of M football fan, carrying the spirit of the Wolverines with...

Kelly Ann Cleghorn

Kelly Ann Cleghorn

Jul 16, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of our beloved Kelly.

Kelly Ann Cleghorn, age 47, of Lewisville, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 16, 2025, after a brave and heroic battle with breast cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family until her last breath.

Kelly was born on September 7, 1977, in Tyler, Texas, to Joe and...

Dimitri Alexander Lukshin

Dimitri Alexander Lukshin

Jul 14, 2025

Dimitri (Miki/Mike) Alexander Lukshin passed away late in the evening of Monday, July 14, 2025, in Plano, Texas. Mike was 88.

Mike was born June 11, 1937, to Alexander John (of Simbirsk, Russia) and Martha Booth (of Marietta, Ohio) Lukshin in Beirut, Lebanon. Mike moved to the United States in 1941 and grew up in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Mike received his Bachelor of...

Arlys Lee (Assink) Straayer

Arlys Lee (Assink) Straayer

Jul 13, 2025

Arlys Lee (Assink) Straayer died On July 13, 2025, at age 81 in her home in Plano, Texas of dementia and kidney failure. Arlys (Lee to most of her friends) was born in Clarion, Iowa to Harold Lee Assink and Nettie (Christians) Assink.

She was raised in Kanawha, Iowa where she scanned the horizon, dreaming of travel. After high school, Arlys...

Charles R Wofford

Charles R Wofford

Jul 13, 2025

Charles Wofford, 92, of Plano, Texas passed away peacefully on July 13, 2025. Charles was born in Santa Rita, New Mexico on February 16, 1933, to Rhotten (“Jack”) and Nina (Edwards) Wofford.

He lived in many places while growing up, including Waco, Marble Falls and El Paso, Texas where he graduated from Austin High School. He joined the Navy along with...

Wallace Charles Manning

Wallace Charles Manning

Jul 11, 2025

Wallace Charles Manning, 97, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Plano, Texas. He was born April 4, 1928, in Racine, Wisconsin to Fred and Irene (Eisenhut) Manning.

Wally grew up in Racine, Wisconsin where he graduated from Horlick High School in 1946. He worked delivering blocks of ice for “ice boxes” and for a local funeral home. Wally was...

Sandra Sue Folmar Taylor

Sandra Sue Folmar Taylor

Jul 6, 2025

Sandy Taylor, at the age of 77, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Sunday July 6, 2025. She transitioned to her Eternal Life peacefully in her home with her family by her side after a 4-year battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Sandra Sue Folmar, born July 13, 1947, in Winnsboro Texas, leaves a legacy of love and devotion...

Homer Kyle Whitlock

Homer Kyle Whitlock

Jul 1, 2025

Homer Kyle Whitlock passed away on July 1, 2025, at the age of 88. He was born on November 10, 1936, to Ernest B. and Zelma F. Whitlock in New Albany, Mississippi.

In 1969, Homer married Linda Holstein, and they began a life together with Homer’s two sons, Dave and Steve. Homer’s career with Rainbo Bakery Company took the growing family...

Patricia McDonald Dinkins

Patricia McDonald Dinkins

Jun 30, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Patricia McDonald Dinkins on Monday June 30, 2025, in Allen, Texas. Patricia was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 10, 1945, and was preceded in death by her sister Valerie McDonald Musgrove. She was best known for her loving and caring nature, as well as her...

Margoth Velez de Garcia

Margoth Velez de Garcia

Jun 29, 2025

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Margoth Velez de Garcia, who departed from her earthly vessel peacefully on Sunday, June 29, 2025. With profound gratitude we can state that Margoth was a very bright soul that kept her joy and sense of humor to the very end of her time on Earth; because for...

Rita N Purple

Rita N Purple

Jun 28, 2025

Rita Navarro Purple, a pillar of love and devotion, passed away, leaving behind a legacy of cherished memories and a family forever changed. As a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, Rita's life was a testament to the power of unconditional love and unwavering support.

Her family was the center of her world, and she spent her life nurturing, guiding, and...

Roselyn Turner Hulse

Roselyn Turner Hulse

Jun 26, 2025

Roselyn Turner Hulse, 89, was born on October 22, 1935, in McComb Mississippi. She went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, June 26, 2025.

She attended and graduated from McComb High School in Mississippi. Afterwards she went on to attend Blue Mountain College where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1956. She also did post-graduate studies...

Judy Kay Peterson

Judy Kay Peterson

Jun 26, 2025

Judy Kay Peterson passed into the presence of her wonderful savior Jesus Christ June 26, 2025. She had fought a valiant battle against an aggressive form of cancer. She is now free of all pain and suffering.

Judy was born June 27, 1951, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was blessed to be a member of a large and loving extended family....

Kay June Highsmith

Kay June Highsmith

Jun 25, 2025

Kay June Highsmith, 83, was a beloved mother and “Meema.” She passed away on June 25, 2025, and was born on February 28, 1942, in San Francisco, California. She married her high school sweetheart, Norman Donaldson, soon after graduation and together they had 3 children. Though the marriage ended in divorce, she remarried and lived in Hawaii, then Midway Island...