Obituaries

Feb 11, 2022

Gretchen Ceil Hopkins of Rockwall, Texas passed away unexpectedly on February 11, 2022, just six days after the passing of her beloved husband, Gary Hopkins who she lovingly cared for over recent years as he suffered with Parkinson’s.

She was born on May 19, 1955 in Dallas, Texas to George and Mildred Werner. In 1973 after graduation...

Feb 10, 2022

Vannora Lay was born October 7, 1983 in Houston,Texas to parents Sokhom Chay and Kim Lay. He was just 38 years old and passed away unexpectedly February 10, 2022. The family is deeply saddened by his sudden death. He had lived in Carrollton, Texas.

Vannora loved family gatherings, going camping, and fishing. During his spare time he...

Feb 9, 2022

Elena Nikolaevna Yerokhina was born on February 10, 1983, in Vladimir, Russia, and passed away on February 9, 2022, in Dallas, Texas.

Lena was adopted on May 6, 1997, and came to America on May 9, 1997, fulfilling her dream of coming to America and having a family.

The name Lena means light and she...

Feb 6, 2022

John Hawley was born March 25, 1934, in Pueblo, Colorado to parents Daylett Francis and Helen Marie (Morrissey) Hawley.

After graduating high school, John joined the US Marine Corps, where he studied electronics. After his service he returned to Pueblo and started college at the University of Colorado. In 1956 he met the love of his life,...

Feb 5, 2022

Gary Lee Hopkins was born in Guthrie, Oklahoma, on May 4, 1945. He grew up in a raucous but loving home with his brothers Carl and Leslie and his parents, Wilburn Jackson (“WJ”) and Irene Hopkins.

Even as a child, Gary was determined. He excelled at school, joined ROTC and was the first in his family to...

Feb 4, 2022

James Carl Amstutz (Jim) passed away peacefully on February 4, 2022. Born on April 17, 1930 in Willard OH, son of the late Carl James and Aileen (Pedicord) Amstutz.

Jim graduated Willard High in 1948 then joined the US Navy and served in the Korean War from 1948-1952 on the destroyer USS Helena. He then attended Heidelberg...

Feb 4, 2022

Beloved daughter, grand-daughter, mother, niece, and friend Chelsea Jarvis, 24, of Allen, Texas died unexpectedly on February 4, 2022. We are deeply saddened by her loss.

Chelsea was born on January 9, 1998, to Lisa R. Ryan and Christopher W. Jarvis in Plano, Texas. Chelsea attended St. Paul, Plano and Allen schools. She started her years as...

Feb 3, 2022

Albert Johan Meyer passed away at home peacefully on the 3rd of February, 2022 in Plano, Texas surrounded by his family.

Albert was born on March 11th, 1951 in Cape Town, South Africa, to Francis and Esther De Beer Meyer.  Albert qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1983 after he had completed graduate and post-graduate degrees in...

Feb 3, 2022

Arthur Floyd Gibson passed away on February 3, 2022 at his home in The Colony, Texas.  He was born on December 21, 1945 in Sacramento, California to Edith Laura (Hancock) and John Clarence Gibson.

He was a successful Business Owner/Entrepreneur and wonderful provider for his family.

He is pre-deceased by his wife, Jean "Jeannie" Lois...

Feb 2, 2022

Virginia Ann (Kirkley) Bishop, age 84, entered her Eternal Home on February 2, 2022. She was born September 15, 1937, in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, to Homer Lee Frederick and Eula Belle (Turner) Kirkley. She was one of nine children.

Early in her life, her family relocated to Poteau, Oklahoma, where she grew up, graduating from Poteau High School...

Jan 31, 2022

On January 31, 2022, Jo Ann Gregory met Jesus face to face for the first time as He wrapped His loving arms around her welcoming her home. Upon her arrival she was reunited with her dearly loved husband, Marshall, her parents, Leonard and Theo Little, her brother, Charley and other extended family and sweet friends.

Jo Ann...

Jan 31, 2022

Edward McGehee Moore Jr., affectionately known throughout his life as Mickey, was born December 13, 1937 in McComb, Mississippi to Edward M. Moore Sr. “McGehee” and Janie Dean Mayes Moore. He left his earthly life on January 31, 2022. Mickey liked to tell everyone he spent his early years in prison. Technically he did, as his dad was the...

Jan 31, 2022

Pamela Anne Love Taylor was born May 5, 1947, in Danbury, Connecticut.  As the first child of Sol and Betty Anne (Esch) Love, Pam learned to love family, faith, music, family history, and spoiling her dogs.  Before Pam’s first birthday, the family moved to Dallas, Texas, where her two sisters, Debbie and Missy, and her brother, Mike, were born. ...

Jan 30, 2022

AMILEENA AGATHA PRINCE, 84 of Allen Texas and formerly of New Amsterdam, Berbice, Guyana passed away on January 30,2022 on the day that her husband Thomas Prince was buried, one year ago. She was born on September 27,1937 to the late Edward McCurdy and Sybil Pieters. She was known to many in New Amsterdam Berbice as Sister Prince. Fondly...

Jan 28, 2022

Graveside Services for Bradley Steven Taylor, age 66, are scheduled for 11:00 am on Monday, February 7, 2022 at Tira Cemetery in Tira, Texas.

He was born on June 15, 1955 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, Texas to Billy George and Myron Taylor and grew up in the Lochwood area of east Dallas with his two younger...

Jan 27, 2022

Bobby Frank Hull was born April 23, 1932, the oldest of three children, in Oswalt, Oklahoma, to Frank and Mary Thelma (Northcutt) Hull.  He developed a strong work ethic early in life, driving the tractor for his family’s farming operation.  The family moved to Johnston County, Oklahoma where they farmed for a few years, then to the Bromide “Y”,...

Jan 27, 2022

A few days after entering the world in 1961, Beverly was adopted from Hope Cottage in Dallas, by Hilda and Lyle Blair. She remained a life-long resident of Dallas, graduating from Hillcrest High School in 1979. In her senior year she was a top-of-the-pyramid cheerleader, and Homecoming Queen.

After spending one year at Baylor University in Waco,...

Jan 26, 2022

Donnett Sharn Bell-Williams was born on February 20, 1960, in Montego Bay, Jamaica to parents Christine Cantero, Herbert and Norma Bell.

As a child she moved to Brooklyn, New York. There she attended Queen of all Saints Catholic school, Saint Nicholas High School and Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School.

Sharn loved doing hair and makeup...

Jan 25, 2022

Carla Carlton Bateman was born in Lovell, Wyoming on October 5, 1927 to loving parents, Annie Jensen Carlton and Hiram Cash Carlton.  She grew up in Lovell alongside her younger sisters, Wilda Rae and Lela Mae.  Her senior in high school brought a family move to Logan UT.  She graduated from the St Marks School of Nursing in Salt...

Jan 25, 2022

Harold M. “Mike” Hougland Jr. was born September 26, 1951, in Quincy, Illinois to Harold M. Hougland Sr. and Helen L. Hougland. His brother, Russell, was born eight years later.  It is with grief that this Christian passed away on January 25, 2022, with his wife of 40 years, Mary Evelyn at his side,

During his youth,...