Obituaries

Jul 31, 2022

Richard (Rich) Earl Bull was born December 24, 1944, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Joyce Byron and Reba Estelee (Basham)Bull. He joined older brother and sister James and Carolyn followed by baby sister Elizabeth.

At the early age of seventeen, he joined the U.S. Army and served one tour in Vietnam. He met his future wife, Jane,...

Jul 31, 2022

William Edwin Neisel, 87, passed peacefully on July 31, 2022. He was born to William J. Neisel and Janet M. Neisel in New York, New York on June 25, 1935.  He will be missed by all who knew him.

He married Christine Murphy in 1961, and after stays in Indianapolis, Manhattan, and Charlotte, they settled in Plano,...

Jul 29, 2022

Beautiful. Loving. Adventurous. Forgiving. These are only a few words to describe Dana Carol Garrison. She touched the lives and hearts of so many people. She was always happy and spread optimism wherever she went, in spite of the difficult journey life gave her.

She was born in Wichita, Kansas on June 23rd, 1964, her family moved...

Jul 28, 2022

Carmen’s story began in 1950 in Battle Creek, Michigan where she was born to Julio and Katherine Espinoza.

Soon after, her family moved to their new hometown of Waukegan, Illinois, where she grew up and graduated from Waukegan High School with the Class of 1968.

Immediately after high school, she went to work as a...

Jul 26, 2022

Ed was born on August 16, 1930, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Vera Lucile and Andy Lee Ledbetter.  On July 26, 2022, Edward Eugene Ledbetter passed away at the age of 91 in Plano, Texas

He attended Oklahoma Baptist University where he was captain of the track team.  He was inducted into the OBU Athletic Hall of Fame...

Jul 26, 2022

On July 26, 2022, Joseph T. Gorman passed away at the age of ninety-one.

Joe was born on March 23, 1931, in Detroit, Michigan to Catherine and Stephen Gorman. He attended Catholic boarding school for most of his education and graduated from Marmion Military Academy in Aurora, Illinois. Joe served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...

Jul 23, 2022

Stephen James Powers, age 64, passed away from natural causes on Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. Stephen, Steve as many knew him, was born on July 28, 1957, in Dallas, Texas to Joann Tyler Powers and James Norman Powers.

He graduated from WT White High School in 1975 and received a degree in American Studies...

Jul 23, 2022

Pamela Jan (Dennis) Cowser was born on June 25, 1952 in Dallas, Texas. At the age of 19 she boarded a plane for Los Angeles and began a lifelong adventure of Christian ministry with Covenant Players that would last until her passing in Plano, Texas on July 23, 2022. She is survived by her husband, Bart Cowser; and siblings,...

Jul 22, 2022

Melvin Lovae Beard, 82 years of age, from Allen, Texas passed away July 22, 2022, while at his home in Allen. He was born in Sweetwater, Illinois on October 3, 1939, to parents Willis Lovae Beard and Ruby Eileen Beard.

Melvin was honored to serve his country for six years from 1956 to 1962. He joined the...

Jul 21, 2022

Douglas Lee Day passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on July 21, 2022 in Carrollton, Texas. Doug was born on October 16, 1939, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was the eldest son of the late Samuel Douglas and Irene Lee Day.

In his early years, Doug was a member of the Boy Scouts, earning an...

Jul 21, 2022

Martha Sue Austin was born on April 20,1935 in Dallas, Georgia to parents Wallace Beecher Thomas and Ruth Jeanette Thomas. Sue, as she was known to her family and friends, passed peacefully from this life into eternity on July 21, 2022, in Plano, Texas.

Sue was a loving wife to her husband Howard Haskell Austin (who passed...

Jul 19, 2022

John “Terry” Detrick was born February 11, 1936, in Eldon, Iowa to parents John Wilbur and Gladys (Cowan) Detrick. He took his last breaths July 19, 2022, around 6:30 p.m.

Terry lived a life of adventure. He was a Navy Officer that missed the Korean War and Vietnam War. He quit working with IBM when they wanted...

Jul 19, 2022

William Colbern Hulse, 81, was born on January 15, 1941 in Illinois on Scott Air Force Base to William Seward and Mary Beverly (Bunny) Hulse.  He went to be with the Lord on July 19, 2022.

He met and married his wife, Rosie, on October 29, 1960.  In 1962 their daughter Cathy was born, followed in 1963...

Jul 19, 2022

Donna Marie Krasnesky was born April 19th, 1937, in Chicago Illinois to parents Gertrude and Arthur Schroeder. She passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at The Healthcare Resort of Plano on July 19th, 2022.

She married the love of her life Russell Krasnesky on February 23, 1957, at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Chicago, Illinois....

Jul 19, 2022

Kevin Scott Kitchens was born January 21, 1978, in Dallas, Texas to parents James Robert Kitchens and Debra Elaine Kitchens. He passed away July 19, 2022, in Denton, Texas.

Kevin was a Cub Scout, Webelo and Boy Scout reaching the rank of Eagle Scout. Attending Philmont Scout Ranch with his father and fellow scouts of Troop 744...

Jul 17, 2022

June Elena De Angelis was born in Orange, New Jersey on October 24, 1946, to parents Joseph A and June (Cerbone) De Angelis of whom were lifelong residents of the same city. She was educated in the Catholic school system form elementary school through college. She felt she was fortunate and grate to receive an excellent education in these...

Jul 17, 2022

On July 17, Ronald Lee Jones of Plano, passed peacefully away from this life. He was born on September 8, 1944 in McKinney, TX and spent the first five years of his life there.

After miraculously surviving the McKinney tornado of 1948, the family moved to Lubbock, where his father worked in the cotton industry. The early...

Jul 15, 2022

David Dean Owens, born July 5, 1938, is the son of John Newton and Claris Owens of Sulphur Springs. In 1955 David married Judith Jenkins of Greenville, the love of his life, and they were married for 65 years.

As newlyweds, David and Judy made their home in Sulphur Springs and were members of The First Baptist...

Jul 7, 2022

George Joseph (Joey) Fister, III was born July 21, 1968, in Gainesville, Florida to parents George Joseph Fister, Jr and Ann (Brock) Fister. He passed away peacefully at his home in Plano, Texas.

Joey graduated from St. Louis High School and played the tuba in the marching band. He attended the Governors Program for the musically gifted...

Jul 7, 2022

Eugene John Koschella passed away July 7, 2022.  He will be greatly missed by those he left behind.

Gene was born in Detroit, Michigan on October 18, 2022, to John and Eleanor Koschella.  He was the oldest of four children and the only son.  He grew up in Dearborn, Michigan where he worked for Ford Motor Company...