Obituaries

Jan 24, 2024

Juanita Sanders McGinnis, 85, passed into God’s heavenly presence on January 21, 2024. Born in Los Angeles in 1938 to Richard and Grace Sanders, Juanita graduated from Burbank High School in 1956 and UCLA in 1959. After graduation, she taught school for a year and worked for the Rand Corporation. She later joined Campus Crusade for Christ, serving as...

Jan 24, 2024

Linda Ann Norman Watkins met her Savior face-to-face on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, after a yearlong battle with pancreatic cancer. Linda was born on October 29, 1943, in Henderson, Texas, to Gracie & Selton Norman.  She graduated from Laneville High School and moved to Dallas where she met and married Bobby Watkins. They were married on December 14, 1963,...

Jan 24, 2024

Richard Dale Gerke of Plano, Texas, age 89, passed away peacefully on January 24, 2024. He was born December 10, 1934, at the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne to Rudolph and Marie (Cozik) Gerke.

He graduated from South Side High School in Fort Wayne and Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Richard was honorably discharged from the U.S....

Jan 23, 2024

Ruth Riley White, 85, of Plano, Texas passed away on January 23, 2024 due to Cardiac complications. Riley was born on August 25, 1938 in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Maurice & Joyce Renner. After Riley graduated from Fayetteville High in 1956, She went on to study at Cottey College and Western Colorado University.

In 1965 Riley met her...

Jan 21, 2024

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved daughter, Alexis Cole, on January 21, 2024. Born in Dallas, Texas, on December 11, 1995, Alexis graced our lives with her presence from the very beginning.

From her earliest years, Alexis exhibited a remarkable resilience, a zest for life, and an adventurous spirit that...

Jan 20, 2024

Ernesto Alfredo Castanheira, 60, of Richardson, Texas, passed away January 20, 2024, at home, from the effects of an aggressive cancer which he boldly fought for the past two years.

Ernesto was born on February 2, 1963, in Chimoio, Mozambique to Ernesto Castanheira and Nora Ellis Castanheira.  Ernesto enjoyed growing up around the family farm and hunting...

Jan 17, 2024

Judy Annette Oldham Williams stepped across the threshold from this life into God’s heaven at 1:37pm on Wednesday January 17, 2024 at the Baylor Scott & White Heart Hospital in Plano.  Baylor Heart and Baylor Plano became like second homes to Judy in the past few years, where she was cared for by world class medical teams and the...

Jan 15, 2024

Almaza Frances (Rahhal) Wolf, 81, of Plano, Texas, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Baylor Scott White, T.B, Pickens Cancer Center in Dallas, Texas.

Frances was born in Healdton, Oklahoma, on August 21, 1942, to S. A. (Frank) and Helen (Mettry) Rahhal. She was named after her maternal grandmother which translates to “Diamond” that perfectly...

Jan 14, 2024

SPANISH

Alan Jesús Chávez, nació un día 11 de Octubre del 2005 y pasó a la presencia del señor el día 14 de Enero del 2024 a la edad de 18 años. Le sobreviven su mamá Martha Soto, su papá Máximo Chavez, y sus dos hermanos mayores Máximo Chavez e Ivan Chavez. Alan...

Jan 14, 2024

Robert “Bob” Eugene Russell – of Floyd, New Mexico, age 90, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024. Bob was born in Clovis on February 26, 1933. He married Mary Jean Shafer on January 26th, 1952.

Immediately after high school he joined the US Navy. He served 5 tours overseas on ships. He was a seaman apprentice when...

Jan 10, 2024

Georganna Hammett was born December 26, 1932, in Ballinger, Texas and died in Dallas, Texas on January 10, 2024. She was the second of three children born to Helen Lathrop and Walter Elmore Edmiaston.

Walter came to Ballinger, Texas from Arkansas in a covered wagon. He was a printer and song writer, her mother a teacher who...

Jan 9, 2024

Sharon Brown Bradshaw went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 9, 2024, due to complications from bulbar onset ALS.  She was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on January 28, 1952.  She was the oldest of 6 siblings, a quintessential mother hen with a knack for sewing, and a smile that lit up the room.

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Jan 9, 2024

Phyllis Jean Wilkes, born April 2, 1931, in Happy, Texas to parents W. H. (Budd) and Zelma (Curley) Selvidge went to be with her Lord and Savior January 9, 2024.

Jean graduated from Happy High School and devoted herself to serving God through her family and the church. She actively participated in the Deaf Ministry of First...

Jan 8, 2024

Daniel “Dan” Garasich, 78, of Plano, Texas, passed away on Monday, January 8, 2024.  He was born in Paris, France to Francis and Yvette Garasich on January 8, 1946.

Dan grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where he met and married his high school sweetheart Patricia “Pat” Garasich.  He became a successful salesman who transferred his family to...

Jan 7, 2024

Brian Dale Woodrick peacefully passed away all too soon on January 7, 2024, in his home in Plano, Texas at 57 years old.

Brian (Woody) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 26, 1966. His beginnings in Wisconsin led to him becoming an enduring Green Bay Packer fan. He later moved to New Jersey and attended Milburn...

Jan 7, 2024

Heaven gained an angel on January 7, 2024, when Judy Ann Van Dinter left this earth to be with our Lord.  Judy was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, leaving home at 18 years old to join the Army where she met the love of her life, Thomas G. Van Dinter Sr.  They were married on July 19,...

Jan 6, 2024

Shirley Marie (Lyons) Cusick, 87, of Allen, Texas, devoted mother and wife, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2024 in her home. She was born January 31,1936 in Sharon, Pennsylvania to Thomas and Teresa (Cumley) Lyons.  She attended Kent State University.  She worked as a legal and educational secretary for many years at Lacy Katzen, LLP, McQuaid Jesuit High School...

Jan 6, 2024

Wynn Henson Beidleman, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, died January 6, 2024. He had the blood of a true patriot to his country, and as a native Texan, a heart the size of Texas.

Wynn was born August 6, 1931, in Crowell, Texas to Fay and Beulah Beidleman.  His parents ran a local café in...

Jan 6, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carol Lynn (Anderson) Boyle, aged 75 on January 6, 2024. Carol's spirit departed peacefully, surrounded by her family after a 22-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Born April 12, 1948, in Wichita, Kansas, to William Riley and Clara Genevieve Anderson, and sister to Michael Anderson, Carol is...

Jan 5, 2024

Billy (“Bill”) Franklin Archer, 79, of Plano, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 5, 2024.  He was born July 24, 1944, in Ft. Worth, Texas, to Rufus & Lucile Archer.  He attended Arlington State College, which is now known as the University of Texas at Arlington.  Bill worked for several different companies during the course of his career,...