Obituaries

Jul 6, 2022

Leonard F. Betts, son of Mrs. Julie Betts and Mr. Leonard Betts was born October 11, 1939 in Chicago, IL. Leonard passed away on July 6, 2022 in McKinney, TX at age 82. During his tenure as a member of the Air Force, he was a boxer who won 61 matches, and was a veteran of the Vietnam war. Leonard...

Jul 6, 2022

After spending a family weekend with his wife, children, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren, Timothy Dolan Nicholson, Sr., 79, passed peacefully on July 6, 2022, having endured a year-long illness that he managed through with steadfast faith and with the quiet strength for which he was known and admired for by all.

Tim attended Le Moyne College (Syracuse,...

Jul 6, 2022

Jimmy C. Trevillion Sr. was Born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 18,1973 and passed on July 6,2022 in Plano, Texas.

Jimmy moved to Port Gibson, MS at the young age of 2 Years old. He was a happy, fun, loving child that wouldn't sit still for long... Always liked throwing balls or playing kickball. The family moved...

Jul 5, 2022

Laura Loyless Hobbs, homemaker and clubwoman, died on July 5, 2022. She was born February 16, 1928, in Pecos, Texas, the fourth child and youngest daughter of Roy and Mary Loyless. Roy lost his Dodge dealership in the Great Depression and the family moved to Galveston. Laura would always remember roller skating on the sea wall of that city...

Jul 3, 2022

Zachary (Zach) Andrew Moore was born in Odessa, Texas on August 17, 1979. He passed away among relatives and friends on Sunday, July 3, 2022.

Zachary was a member of First Baptist Church of Allen, Texas. He attended Allen High School where he played soccer and football. Zachary obtained a bachelor’s degree in Geography Education from Eastern...

Jun 27, 2022

Charles Everett Naylor was born on September 14, 1943, to Dr. Everett and Dorothy Naylor of Massillon, Ohio. He passed away suddenly on June 27, 2022.

He was the greatest dad and grandpa, AKA Chuck, Chas, and Big Papa Pump. He enjoyed family gatherings and celebrating life.

He had a very happy childhood with memories...

Jun 25, 2022

Ronald David Jones, Sr., was born on October 22, 1946, in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, to parents, Jack Jones and June (Shaw) Jones, Sr.

Ron moved to Texas with his parents, brother, and sister in 1954. Upon his arrival at his new home in Richardson, he was disappointed to learn there were no cowboys and Indians as portrayed...

Jun 23, 2022

Donnie (Donelda) Hawley was born August 23, 1938, in Pueblo, Colorado to parents Leslie Victor and Jane Eileen Queen.

After graduating high school, she attended community college in Pueblo, and Colorado State University in Greely, Colorado earning her teaching degree. In 1959 she married John Hawley, having met him at a high school dance years before. These...

Jun 20, 2022

John Edward Hunt was born November 14, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois to parents John Baptist and Kathleen Mary (Shinners) Hunt.

Above all else, John Hunt was an exceptional husband and father. The twelve pairs of hands who are helping to write this now could tell you in a million ways how true that is. Our dad dedicated...

Jun 17, 2022

Barbara Elizabeth Morant was born March 5, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York to parents Carlson Leslie and Geraldine Helen Banks.  The Lord beckoned Barbara Morant to enter the Pearly Gates on June 17, 2022.

After graduating from Our Lady of Victory High School, she went on to work at the New York Telephone company before marrying William...

Jun 17, 2022

Daisy Baines Bailey was born December 16, 1925, in Whaleyville, Virginia to parents Joseph Hurley and Daisy (Eason) Baines. She passed peacefully to her eternal home on June 17, 2022, in Plano, Texas at the age of ninety-six.

Daisy grew up on the Baines family farm as one of eleven children. She graduated from Whaleyville High School....

Jun 17, 2022

Robert Juel Lium, better known as Bob, was born October 23, 1944, in Minot, North Dakota to Juel Lium and Erma Jane Hanley Lium. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on June 17, 2022, following declining health in recent years.

Bob was raised in Minot with his three brothers Jim, Larry, and Tom. He attended...

Jun 14, 2022

Author, Speaker, Evangelist Alan John Burns was born on June 25, 1957, on Cocoa Beach Florida, Airforce Base to John Paul and Frances Veronica (Donato) Burns.

He was promoted to be with our Heavenly Father on June 14, 2022, after suffering a massive heart attack; his life was extended a month. However, through various complications, he is...

Jun 14, 2022

On June 14, 2022, Dawson Reese Sorrels passed away near his home in McKinney. He was 29 years old.

Dawson’s story began in Ft Worth in 1992 and was filled with love and accomplishments.  Dawson’s earliest years were spent traveling the Pacific Rim while living in South Korea with his parents.  Growing up back in the USA,...

Jun 14, 2022

Marshall W. (Neal) Abernathy was a quiet man of few words whose life speaks volumes. When faced with adversity, pain and illness, he met it with perseverance, endurance, acceptance and faith. When he contracted West Nile, he never questioned his circumstances or asked, "why me?". He simply worked every day doing the things necessary for his recovery....

Jun 12, 2022

Karen Moore Schoelerman Baxter was born May 12, 1943, in Riverside, California to parents Jay Kenneth and Melba (Blood) Moore. She passed away June 12, 2022, after a lengthy illness.

Karen's father served as a career military officer in the U.S. Army during WWII and the Korean War. He was stationed in numerous European countries and later...

Jun 11, 2022

Beth Ellen Wells Jankovsky passed away peacefully on June 11th in Plano, Texas. Beth was born in Pontiac, Michigan to Garland Wells and Ora Moore Wells.  She was the seventh child in a family of nine children.  Beth described her childhood as full of love, laughter, music, and faith. After graduating from high school in Clarkston, Michigan, Beth got...

Jun 10, 2022

Gary Aston was born on September 18, 1957, and passed away on June 10, 2022, at his home in Southlake, Texas.  His sudden passing is an unfathomable loss to his family and so many friends who will all miss his towering presence with his affable Texas sized smile.

Gary graduated from Skyline High School in 1976, attended...

Jun 5, 2022

Dr. Sherry Lee ( Dale ) Cusumano was born on May 17, 1951 in Los Angeles, California, to parents Robert Dale and Velta Lee ( Stanley ) Dale. Sherry passed away peacefully at age 71 on June 5, 2022, in Plano, Texas.

Dr. Sherry Cusumano, RN, LCDC, MS, DPN served as the Administrative Director of Community Education...

Jun 5, 2022

Martha “Marty” Watts Viola of Frisco, Texas and formerly of Dallas, Texas and Littleton, Colorado, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, June 5, 2022 at the age of 74 after a valiant and courageous battle with cancer.

Preceded in death by her parents, Gladys Anne Peebles and Walton O’Hara Watts, parents-in-law Laura McWhirter Harker and...