Obituaries

Obituaries

Bill Roy Houghton

Bill Roy Houghton

Nov 6, 2011

Bill passed away November 6, 2011 and is now with his precious lord and Savior. He was born July 3rd 1921 in Ranger Texas to the parents of J.B. Houghton and Caroline Oswald Houghton. He met his wife, Catherine, also born and raised in Ranger Texas, as a child. They grew up together in Ranger and married in 1946,...

Sue Ellen Higgins

Sue Ellen Higgins

Nov 5, 2011

Sue Ellen Higgins was born March 26, 1939 in Chicago, IL and passed away in Plano, TX on November 5, 2011. She was a long time resident of North Little Rock, AR and has been a resident of Plano since 1976. Both she and her siblings graduated from University of Arkansas then Sue went on to the University of...

Chuck Maulding

Chuck Maulding

Nov 3, 2011

Charles "Chuck" Vernon Maulding Jr. was born on August 26, 1944 and passed away on November 3, 2011 at home after a 7 month long battle with cancer. Loving husband, father, grandpa, brother and friend. Chuck, as friends knew him, grew up in Linwood California. Born to Charles Sr. and Ruth, Charles was a plumber and Ruth was a...

Melvin (Mel) Patton

Melvin (Mel) Patton

Nov 1, 2011

Melvin Alton Patton was born on June 23, 1945 in Birmingham, Alabama to parents Palmer and Hazel Patton. He was in the music sales industry for over 30 years during which time he had the opportunity to meet numerous artists from a variety of music genres. Mel was a devoted father and coached his children in baseball and soccer....

Laquintha A Kent

Laquintha A Kent

Oct 31, 2011

Laquintha Ann Kent, age 74 loving sister, mother and grandmother, went to be with our Lord in heaven on Monday October 31, 2011 following a courageous 3 year battle with cancer. She was born September 1, 1937 in Kaufman, Texas to W.A. and Jaunita Heflin. Laquintha graduated from Sudan High School in 1955. She married James Mack Smith in...

Rene Simpson

Rene Simpson

Oct 24, 2011

Elsie Lorraine Jones Simpson, known to friends as Rene' died at the age of 83 on Monday, October 24, 2011 in Plano, Texas. She passed away after fighting cancer. Rene' was born on June 6, 1928 in Memphis, Texas to William Thomas Jones and Nora Beatrice Anthony Jones. She was the 2nd of 9 children. She was raised and...

Aarian Lee Romo

Aarian Lee Romo

Oct 24, 2011

Aarian Denise Lee was born on September 7, 1978 in Weisbaden Germany to parents Gerald Nelson Hall and Patrice Adele Lee. She attended elementary school in Germany and in Phoenix, Arizona. She completed her public school education in 1997 in Eagan, Minnesota. Aarian's relationship with God was always first in everything she did. She connected well with people and...

Chet Dumanski

Chet Dumanski

Oct 23, 2011

Chester (Chet) Dumanski, Jr. passed away October 23, 2011 after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. Chet is survived by his wife of 38 years. Christine, daughters Anna Pallone of Plano, her husband Frank, Amy Wallace of Ruckersville, VA and her husband Patrick, grandchildren Daniel Bridges, Graeson Wiggins and Sara Wallace, his mother Adele Dumanski of Berlin, NJ and...

Ann Perry Scruggs

Ann Perry Scruggs

Oct 15, 2011

Ann Scruggs, mother, sister, and friend went home to our Lord October 15, 2011 after battling cancer. Surrounded by her loving family and friends, she was at peace with where she was going and comforted those she loved by saying, "It is, what it is." Ann was born in San Angelo, Texas November 30, 1931 to Herman and Thelma...

Edward Self

Edward Self

Oct 9, 2011

Edward Leonard Self was born in McKinney, Texas on August 12, 1924, to Eliga Edward Self and Ora Edna (McCluskey) Self. He was a graduate of the 1941 class of McKinney High School. He served as editor of the high school paper, The Lion Roar, in 1941, and Associate Editor in 1940-41. In 1942 he attended St. Mary's College...

Grady H Belew

Grady H Belew

Oct 8, 2011

Grady H. Belew was a lifelong Texas resident, born on September 14, 1923 in South Maid, Texas. He passed away peacefully at 3:45 p.m. on October 8, 2011 in Allen, Texas. He attended high school in Wellington, Texas and was associated with farming much of his life. He liked very much to reminisce about working long hot days as...

Evelyn Marie Massey

Evelyn Marie Massey

Oct 6, 2011

Evelyn Maria Massey was born on September 7, 1922 in Fairfax, Oklahoma to loving parents Whitney and Lula Mauldin. After a wonderful life she went to join her Father in Heaven on October 6, 2011. Momma, Ma, and Grandma are all names that Evelyn went by during her life. Evelyn enjoyed her time in each of these roles. She...

Molly Chapman

Molly Chapman

Oct 3, 2011

Molly died peacefully after living with her cancer for more than 13 years, surrounded by her son, her close friends and her pastor. She was born in Tacoma, Washington to Capt. William "Bill" Badgett and Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Hicks. After the death of Capt. Badgett in 1951 in Alaska, Molly, her mother and her younger brother Bill Badgett moved...

Virginia Utt

Virginia Utt

Oct 3, 2011

The most important things in Virginia Utt's life were God, her family and her business. Mrs. Utt died on Monday, October 3, 2011 after a yearlong battle with Cancer. She was born on January 2, 1931 in Marion, North Carolina to Pearl and Dan Webb, who was a builder. She moved all around the country wherever her father's building...

Leah Bryn Powell

Leah Bryn Powell

Oct 1, 2011

On December 1, 2011 Leah woke up in the arms of Jesus. She was a beautiful loving gift from God with a very playful spirit. The family will receive friends at a visitation on Saturday December 3, 2011 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM at Allen Family Funeral Options, 2120 W. Spring Creek Pkwy Plano, TX. 75023. Her life will...

Robert Decrosta Sr

Robert Decrosta Sr

Sep 26, 2011

Robert G. DeCrosta, Sr. "The Rock" was born on December 10, 1933 and passed quickly and peacefully at 5:12 p.m. on September 26, 2011. He attended Hudson High School in Hudson, New York where he excelled in all sports, but especially in football. He was a Naval veteran who played scholarship football at Louisiana State University and then went...

Betty Sue Robertson

Betty Sue Robertson

Sep 21, 2011

Betty Sue Robertson was born on October 2, 1945 and passed into heaven on September 21, 2011. Betty was born in Smithville, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas in Austin. Music was always a very important part of Betty's life and she could play many instruments including the banjo, guitar, piano and bass. She was a member...

Palma Mistretta

Palma Mistretta

Sep 20, 2011

Palma Frustaci Mistretta, formerly of Brooklyn, New York, residing in Plano, Texas died September 20, 2011. She was 93 years old. She was born on May 3, 1918 in Warwick, New York to Carmella Demare and Joseph Frustaci. At the age of 3 her mother died, so she, with her two sisters traveled to San Giovanni, Italy where she...

Pauline (Gargus) Paul

Pauline (Gargus) Paul

Sep 18, 2011

Pauline Paul was born on April 17, 1921 at home in Indianapolis, Indiana to Gerald and Mary Loftis. She went home to be with her Lord early Sunday morning on September 18, 2011. A beautiful child, Polly won 2nd place in a beauty contest when she was 3. The family left for Texas in November 1929 when Polly was...

Craig Collins

Craig Collins

Sep 18, 2011

Craig Ryan Collins was born on October 29, 1979 in Joplin, Missouri to Cliff and Lynda Collins. Craig was bright eyed and inquisitive right from the start. Craig was adventurous and loved to be outdoors. He liked all kinds of sports; in grade school he played soccer, baseball and football. Craig was popular in school and was always surrounded...