Obituaries

Obituaries

Jefferson Garrison

Jefferson Garrison

Nov 1, 2014

Jefferson Lee Garrison was born December 30, 1929 in O'Donnel, Texas. He passed away November 1, 2014 after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Jeff grew up in Lubbock, Texas with 9 brothers and sisters. He served in the United States Army as a radio specialist in Alaska. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1958 with dual degrees in...

Walter L Reed Jr

Walter L Reed Jr

Oct 28, 2014

Walter Lyle Reed, Jr, 75, passed away on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. He was surrounded and supported through his battle with cancer by his wife, children, brother and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter L. Reed, Sr. and Eleanor Brady Reed. He is survived by his loving wife, Joan Knapp Reed;...

Christopher Hughes

Christopher Hughes

Oct 28, 2014

Christopher Lee Hughes, age 56, residing in Plano, Texas passed away on October 28, 2014. Chris was born to Bob and Lou Hughes on September 6, 1958 in Ann Arbor, Michigan and lived in Trenton until third grade when he moved to Margate, Florida. After graduating high school, he moved back to Trenton for a short while before heading...

Linda Rowden

Linda Rowden

Oct 25, 2014

Linda G. Rowden of Plano, Texas was born on December 26, 1939 and peacefully passed from this life into eternity on Saturday, October 25, 2014 following a lengthy battle with melanoma. Linda was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Surviving are her son, Mitch Rowden and husband David Birdwell of Plano, Texas, daughters, Cyndi Rowden of Salina, Kansas...

Dan Mobley

Dan Mobley

Oct 24, 2014

Charles Daniel (Dan) Mobley was born on September 29, 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Cullen Albert Mobley and Alma Mae Bookout Mobley. Dan enjoyed riding his Paso Fino horses and announcing at horse shows throughout Texas and Louisiana. He began each morning by completing the daily New York Times crossword puzzle. He was an avid reader and...

Liberato (Tito) Maldonado

Liberato (Tito) Maldonado

Oct 21, 2014

Liberato Maldonado, 92, was a great man. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather and friend. Everyone knew him as Tito. He will be missed by family and friends alike. Liberato was born September 8, 1922 in Las Vegas, New Mexico to Manuel Reyes Maldonado and Donaciana Lopez Maldonado. He grew up in Mineral Hills, near...

Betty Soden

Betty Soden

Oct 18, 2014

Elizabeth R. (Betty) Soden was born on June 5, 1927 in Rio Grande City, Texas to parents Harold Albert Smith, Sr. and Elizabeth Ross Glass Smith. She passed from this life into eternity on October 18, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Betty moved to Dallas at age 6 with her family in 1933, grew up in Oak Cliff on Hampton...

Glen Deen

Glen Deen

Oct 15, 2014

Glen William Deen passed away on October 15, 2014, in Plano, Texas due to complications from a heart attack. Glen was born May 31, 1935 in Dallas, Texas to Lucile Davis and William Harle Deen. After attending Crozier Tech High School in Dallas, he attended Arlington State College and SMU before settling at the University of Texas at Austin,...

Kelle Whitlock

Kelle Whitlock

Oct 14, 2014

Kelle Kay (Brown) Whitlock passed away on October 14, 2014 after battling an extended illness. Kelle was born on June 22, 1957 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, the first of five children born to Carol and Mickey Brown. Kelle attended school in Blackwell where she was involved in several activities including student council, band, sports, and cheerleading. After graduating from Blackwell...

Marnita Louise Holt

Marnita Louise Holt

Oct 12, 2014

Marnita "Nita" Louise Holt, 51, of Melissa, TX., passed away peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 12, 2014 of natural causes. Nita was born on Feb. 22, 1963 in New Orleans, LA. The Lord has taken her to heaven to be with her mom, Anita Montaldo. She was also preceded in death by her nephew Bryan Thames, her first...

Mark Mcmahan

Mark Mcmahan

Oct 11, 2014

Mark Allan McMahan spent the first 12 years of his life in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, his birthplace. His parents were Jerry and Judith (Sheehy) McMahan. Mark, and his younger brother Sean, moved with their parents to Canada in 1975. Two years later, they moved to Plano, Texas. Mark graduated from Plano Senior High School and North Texas State University...

Shon Harris

Shon Harris

Oct 8, 2014

After a long and devastating illness, Shon passed away on October 8, 2014. Shon founded and was CEO of Logical Security, an information consultant, a former engineer in the Air Force Information Warfare unit, instructor and best-selling author of many books on IT Security. Shon was recognized as one of the top 25 women in the Information Security field....

Merlon B Carter

Merlon B Carter

Oct 2, 2014

Merlon B. Carter was born at home on October 23, 1939. He attended Brownsboro Elementary School and graduated from Brownsboro High School in 1958, where he played basketball and was also a member of the band. He attended Tyler Junior College from 1958 to 1960 and then attended the University of Texas at Austin where he earned his Bachelor...

Melinda King

Melinda King

Sep 27, 2014

Melinda Jean Rife King was called home by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on September 27th, 2014. Melinda was born December 21st, 1968 in Phoenix, Arizona to William and Verna Rife. She was their fourth and final child. She was married December 27, 1991 to Steven King. They celebrated 22 wonderful years of marriage. They had two children,...

Claire Vrana

Claire Vrana

Sep 26, 2014

Claire Marie Vrana was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 16, 1955. Claire was the youngest and only girl of four children to Joseph and Doris Victor. Claire and Al Vrana were married on August 23, 1975 in Chicago, Illinois. They celebrated 39 wonderful years of marriage just one month ago. Surrounded by friends and family, Claire passed away...

Andrew (Andy) Gibson

Andrew (Andy) Gibson

Sep 21, 2014

Memories of Andrew as told by family and friends: My little brother Andrew was an amazing person overall. He always was willing to help anyone, anytime. One particular fond and outstanding memory I have of him was his graduation from Melissa High School. I didn't have one so, being able to watch my little brother graduate and seeing him...

Harold Clay Henderson

Harold Clay Henderson

Sep 17, 2014

On September 17, 2014 a respected physician, of 30 years and my best friend, went with the angels to heaven. Dr. Harold Clay Henderson, M.D. passed after struggling from chronic heart and lung complications. Clay was born in 1956 at the Dow Chemical Hospital in Lake Jackson, Texas. As a boy he enjoyed playing baseball and pretending to be...

Juanita Caskey

Juanita Caskey

Sep 17, 2014

Juanita "Nita" Caskey was born December 5th, 1923, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Janie Lee Zakas and Victor Zakas. Her mother, Janie, was a native of Atlanta and her father, Victor, emigrated from Greece at the age of 14. Juanita, along with her older brother Melvin, lived a fairly normal life as kids in the 1920's, until the Great Depression...

Tom Branch

Tom Branch

Sep 13, 2014

Tom Branch was born in Paris, France on October 13, 1959. He was the oldest of three children born to Parker and Lorraine Branch. Surrounded by friends and family, Tom left us way too soon in the early morning hours of September 13, 2014 after a courageous 9-month battle with kidney cancer. He is survived by his wife Gina,...

Rosa Belle Golden

Rosa Belle Golden

Sep 7, 2014

Rosa Belle was born the 7th of 9 children to John and Betty Trapp of Paris, Texas on May 14, 1928. She started at an early age working in various fields ranging from the cotton fields, to a bank, to working at the picture show. As an adult here in Richardson, she worked for DK Jones Construction Company and...