Obituaries

Obituaries

Virginia Virdin

Virginia Virdin

May 6, 2014

Virginia Virdin was born on March 16, 1927 in Mancos, Colorado to Arthur Durham & Elsa Reim and died peacefully in her sleep on May 6, 2014 in Plano, Texas. She knew Jesus as her Savior & Lord and is with Him now. Ginny to many (and mom to us) loved school, especially English literature & grammar, which explains...

Harry Henry

Harry Henry

May 4, 2014

Harry George Henry was born on February 26, 1948 in Sidney, Nebraska to parents Russell S. Henry and Bonnella Henry. He was raised in Colorado and proudly served our country as a Staff Sargent in the United States Army during the Viet Nam Conflict. Harry was always happy to help anyone in need and he often donated money to...

Nicole Wilson

Nicole Wilson

May 3, 2014

Nicole Bergen Wilson was born March 2, 1999 in Dallas, Texas to parents Chris and Deirdre Wilson. God blesses you with children. But he doesn't necessarily give you the knowledge of how to raise them. No owner's manual. So you do your best - taking cues from how your parents raised you, friends, etc. Then you find out one...

Dennis Michael Schulz Jr

Dennis Michael Schulz Jr

May 2, 2014

Dennis Michael Schulz, Jr. was kind and patient. He never passed judgment and never held resentment, but was always self-sacrificing. Among other things, he was a great dad and always put his girls first. There wasn't a person he couldn't get along with and there wasn't a person who couldn't speak highly of him. He always looked to the...

Charlotte Dearien

Charlotte Dearien

Apr 29, 2014

Charlotte Susan Nicolai Dearien passed away peacefully at home in Dallas, Texas. She was born July 1, 1929, to Frank and Charlotte Urbahn Nicolai in Brooklyn, New York. Sue was baptized February 11, 1933, along with her sister Elaine, at the English Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in St. Albans. Her confirmation was at the same church on...

Max Patterson

Max Patterson

Apr 29, 2014

Max Patterson was born on March 6, 1923 in Celeste, Texas to parents Lloyd and Esther Patterson. He was the oldest of four children and was a provider for his family from his teenage years until he married his wife Joyce Beane on July 21, 1949. Prior to his marriage, Max was a member of the United States Army...

Stanley (Stan) Shutts

Stanley (Stan) Shutts

Apr 23, 2014

Stanley (Stan) Shutts of Murphy, Texas passed from our arms into the arms of Jesus, where there is no Post-Polio, and he was greeted by loving family and friends who were already there waiting for him. Stan was born on June 19, 1939 and raised in Wichita, Kansas by parents Harold and Erma Shutts. He graduated from East High...

Frances Farabee Jones

Frances Farabee Jones

Apr 19, 2014

Frances Farabee Jones went to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven on Saturday April 19th, 2014. She was born on January 19th 1942 in Shreveport Louisiana to parents Ernest Cecil Farabee, Jr. and Winnie McDonough Farabee. The Family relocated to Jonesboro, Arkansas where she grew up and went to school. Frances was co-valedictorian of the 1959 Class...

Beatrice Santner

Beatrice Santner

Apr 18, 2014

Beatrice Fleo Santner, a woman of faith, family and community, was born on May 6th, 1955 and passed to eternal life on Good Friday, April 18th, 2014. Her compassion and vibrancy was displayed through her liturgical ministry, love of sacred music and gathering friends and family around the table. She is survived by her husband, John Santner; children, Christina...

Josephine Tafelski

Josephine Tafelski

Apr 15, 2014

Josephine Dorsa entered this life on January 13, 1925 born to Sarah Giordano and Onofrio Dorsa at Old St. Paul Hospital in Dallas Texas. Josephine was the fifth of six children; Anthony, Rosie, Mamie, Mary, Josephine and Don. The family lived on Powhatten Street in Dallas and spent much time on Ackard Street, where Onofrio owned a dairy and...

Jc Coker

Jc Coker

Apr 15, 2014

Mr. J.C. Coker, age 75, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on April 15, 2014 at the Plano Specialty Hospital in Plano, Texas. Mr. Coker was born March 5, 1939 in Eureka, Texas to Lonnie and Eulema Coker. Mr. Coker married Mary Elizabeth Mitchell on December 20, 1969 in Dallas, Texas, where they lived at the time, and...

Lawrence Joseph Archer

Lawrence Joseph Archer

Apr 8, 2014

Born "outside Paris" in the "early part of the 20th century" (his words!), Larry was described as an "international 'bon vivant'" by his mother. He was born in Ossining, New York, and was named after his father and spent his formative years surprising teachers, weeding his mother's gladiolas, parking and washing cars, waiting tables, and spending time with his...

Glenda Stevens

Glenda Stevens

Apr 5, 2014

Mary Glendalyn Stevens was born on September 11, 1941 in Paris, Texas to parents Jeanne Snyder Holman and Harold "Ike" Holman. Glenda graduated from Tulia High School in Tulia, Texas in 1959 and on August 29th of that same year married her husband Dwight Stevens. She was employed by the Dallas Independent School District for 31 years as a...

James Meador

James Meador

Mar 29, 2014

James Ronald "Ronnie" Meador, 76, of Plano died peacefully Saturday, March 29, 2014 surrounded by his family. He was born May 31, 1937 to Roy and Mildred Meador in Magnolia, Arkansas. Ronnie is a veteran of the US Navy. He had a rewarding career in banking in Arkansas and Louisiana and is a graduate of banking programs at the...

Alan Lecklitner

Alan Lecklitner

Mar 19, 2014

Mr. Alan DeVoy Lecklitner, 78, of Plano, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 due to complications from a fall and declining health from Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Canton, Ohio on January 21, 1936 as the eldest son to Dr. Myron and Margaret Lecklitner. Alan grew up in various states such as Ohio, Minnesota, Arkansas and Missouri...

Mary Ruth Matney

Mary Ruth Matney

Mar 11, 2014

Mary Ruth Garrison Matney was on born on December 31, 1936 in Wolfe City, Texas and passed away on March 11, 2014. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Jack R. Matney, parents Travis L. and Mattie Traylor Garrison, her sister and best friend Edwina Garrison Martin and brother she adored, Travis L. "Jack" Garrison. Mary graduated...

Helen Sludden Johnston

Helen Sludden Johnston

Mar 3, 2014

Helen Sludden Johnston passed away peacefully in her home in Richardson, Texas on March 3, 2014 surrounded by her three children, Patti Parthemore of Sherman, Connecticut, John Johnston of Richardson, Texas and Teri Myers of Dallas, Texas. Helen was born in Glenboig, Scotland on April 13, 1922. After graduation Helen worked for a while at Woolworths' cosmetic counter in...

Max Walton Cook

Max Walton Cook

Mar 2, 2014

Max Walton Cook, P.E. passed away on March 2, 2014. He was born in Wilmington, North Carolina on October 4, 1933 to Hugh H. Cook and Anna Appelberg Cook. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Kathleen Williamson Cook, daughters Hope and husband David Basinger of Colorado, Maxine and husband Mike Pelkey of Texas, four granddaughters Janette...

Julia Kathleen Mcintyre

Julia Kathleen Mcintyre

Mar 1, 2014

Julia Kathleen (Kay) McIntyre went to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven on March 1, 2014. Kay was born on October 10, 1944 in Nashville, Tennessee to parents Rodney Marcus Doville and Flora Mae Doville. She married the love of her life Gary Joe McIntyre on September 18, 1963 in Atlanta, Georgia and they recently celebrated their...

Dr Edgar Allen Newfeld

Dr Edgar Allen Newfeld

Feb 24, 2014

Dr. Edgar Allen Newfeld was a retired pediatric cardiologist. He ended a long struggle with Alzheimers and passed with a smile on his face. Edgar is survived by his wife Lucky, three children, David Newfeld and daughter in law Megumi Newfeld, Amy Newfeld, and Ellen White and son in law Mark White and four grandchildren KayLee Bowman, Noah and...