Obituaries

Ron Matzke

Nov 5, 2022

Ronald L. Matzke was born on April 18, 1933, to Otto and Sophia (Sturm) Matzke.  He was the youngest of six children.  Raised on an apple orchard in Tieton, Washington, he worked alongside his father and siblings.

Although he enjoyed being an Eagle Scout, he had an intense love for music.  Ron attended Highland High School, in...

Harry Bushnell George Iii

Nov 2, 2022

Harry B. George III, “Buzz,”88, died peacefully on November 2, 2022, in Plano, Texas. Harry was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to parents Harry Bushnell and Maybelle (Grohosky) George Jr.

He lived in Winnetka, Illinois through seventh grade and then moved to Scarsdale, New York where he graduated high school in 1952.

Harry attended Dartmouth College...

Britton Clay Dossman

Nov 2, 2022

Britton Clay Dossman was born June 30. 2000, in Plano, Texas to parents Carlton and Kelly (Kurka) Dossman.

A natural born competitor and amazing athlete Britton found joy on the lacrosse field, baseball field and soccer field.

Britton was a special light in so many people’s lives. He lived humbly and always put others before...

Rebecca Jean Anthony

Oct 29, 2022

Rebecca Jean Meadows was born on January 10, 1944 in Austin, Texas to James Howard and Emma Jean Meadows. Her family would later move to San Angelo, Fort Worth and then to Midland, where she was part of the first graduating class of Midland Lee High School.

After high school, Rebecca attended San Angelo State College and...

Tensyl Hortense Jones

Oct 29, 2022

Tensyl Valentine “Hortense” Jones, affectionately known as “Manda or Ms. Tensie,” passed away on Saturday, October 29, 2022 surrounded by her children and grandchildren .

Tensyl was born on March 2, 1929, in Jamaica, West Indies to parents Luther and Geraldine McFarlane. She attended the Cairn Curran elementary school and was a member...

Merlene Corley

Oct 28, 2022

Merlene Martha Tevis Corley was born February 5, 1943, in Beaumont, Texas, to parents Floyd and Gladys (Parks) Tevis.

A Native Texan, Merlene was born in Beaumont, Texas, the city her family founded. She spent her young life growing up in Beaumont as the youngest of seven girls, a 20-year age gap from the oldest to the...

Mandy Tschoepe

Oct 27, 2022

Amanda Lea Tschoepe was born July 31, 1970, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to parents Joseph Paul and Barbara Ellen (Naylor) Innis.

Mandy spent her early years in Plano, Texas and graduated from Plano Senior High School in 1988. She graduated as a National Merit Scholar, Captain of the Flag Corp , a flutist in Symphonic Band, and...

Kaliyah Marie Patterson

Oct 22, 2022

Kaliyah Marie Patterson, age 19, of Allen, TX, by way of Pittsburgh, PA passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Texas Presbyterian Allen.

As a younger child Kaliyah enjoyed cheer, basketball, volleyball, and graduated to acting in plays and musicals.; “Hairspray ~ The Broadway Musical,” “Ashgirl,” “High School Musical, Jr.,” “Pippin,” “Mama Mia!” She made...

William (Bill) Gantzer

Oct 20, 2022

William Elliott Gantzer was born in Tacoma, Washington on June 14, 1936. He was raised in New York by his mother Margret (LaPrell) Gantzer. He attended Buffalo University where he earned a master's degree in Geology/Geography.

Lieutenant Commander William Elliott Gantzer served proudly in the United States Navy from 1961 – 1981 and was married to Mary...

James (Jim) Fair

Oct 17, 2022

James Clifford Fair II of Dallas, Texas, age 73, passed away peacefully at home Monday, October 17, 2022. He was born on January 9, 1949, in Hutchinson, Kansas, son of the late James “Cliff” and Martha (Woodall) Fair.

Anyone blessed to have known Jim would be quick to tell you he was “kind-of a big deal.” Known...

John Parker

Oct 16, 2022

John Joseph Parker passed away peacefully at home after a yearlong battle with cancer. John was born in 1948 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan to Harold and Mary Ann Parker. He attended high school at Austin Catholic Preparatory School and graduated in 1966. It was at Austin that John made many lifelong friends and developed the basketball skills that...

Karen Ruth Kotzbach Mccreary

Oct 14, 2022

Karen Ruth (Kotzbach) McCreary made her final trip to her eternal home with God on Friday, October 14,2022. She was born on October 18, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio to Russell Otto Kotzbach and Marion Collette (Malone) Kotzbach.

Karen was devoted to God and strived to always live for God. A steadfast wife of nearly 59 years and...

Paul D. Wood

Oct 13, 2022

Paul D. Wood, 77, of McKinney, Texas, passed away unexpectedly at his home of a cardiac event, on October 13, 2022. Paul was born July 27, 1945, in Denver, Colorado; he was the son of the late Russell and Clara (Eigenman) Wood.

Paul graduated from Alameda High School in Colorado, June of 1963. Upon graduation, he enlisted...

Kelly Ann Guffey

Oct 10, 2022

Kelly Ann Guffey was born April 4, 1976, in Columbus, Ohio to parents Thomas and Karlene (Patten) Lynn.

As a young child she enjoyed dance, swimming and sports and worked as a lifeguard in high school; she was also a member of the 1993 girls' basketball championship team.  Kelly graduated from Plano East High Senior High School...

Konstantinos "Gus" Koroneos

Oct 5, 2022

Konstantinos “Gus” Koroneos, age 72, of Parker, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.  He was born in Athens, Greece on February 18, 1950.

At age 16, he moved with his family to the United States where they settled in Chicago, Illinois.  He worked in the restaurant industry and eventually opened his own...

Paul Ger

Oct 4, 2022

Paul Ger was born on September 12, 1934, in New York City (the Bronx – with a quick relocation to the noble and notable streets of Brooklyn), to the late Charles Ger and Ida Drucker. Paul departed this life on the evening of Yom Kippur, October 4, 2022.

Following his military service in Colorado, the majority of...