Obituaries

May 22, 2021

Diane Carol Gibson was born August 5, 1965, and stepped peaceably into Heaven on May 22, 2021, at the age of 55 in Plano, Texas.

She was born and raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas. After high school, she moved to Dallas to pursue modeling. Finding that unfulfilling, she became involved with the oil and gas industry. She...

May 16, 2021

Eugene Hunter Freeman, another of the Greatest Generation, was born on November 12, 1926, in Tulsa, Oklahoma to parents, Eugene Chapman Freeman and Jessie Ethel Dockery.  Returning to the Lord on May 16, 2021.

He was baptized and confirmed into the Roman Catholic Church.  He attended St. Francis from the first through eighth grade, ninth grade at...

May 16, 2021

Our beloved Patricia Eileen Collins left our world on May 16, 2021.

Pat was born January 28, 1935 in Alta, Iowa to Lael and Gretta Peterson.   She was the oldest of four children.  Pat moved with her family to Alameda, California in 1939.  She graduated from San Francisco State and then served in the USO in Germany. ...

May 15, 2021

Gerald (Jerry) Gehrlein was born on March 17, 1931 in Buffalo, New York, and was called home to the Lord at the age of 90 on May 15, 2021 in Plano, Texas.

After graduating from high school, Jerry worked for the Rochester Gas & Electric where he met Antonina (Toni); they were married for 60 blessed years...

May 12, 2021

Arlene Frances Bischoff-Clemente, age 66, of Plano, Texas, passed away May 12, 2021, in Dallas. She was a caring wife, mother, sister, and friend.

She was born to Frederick and Frances Bischoff on April 19, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York. She grew up in Oceanside, New York. She fell in love with Vinny Clemente, Sr. and married...

May 12, 2021

Susan Dunbar Geddes was born on March 16, 1963 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to parents David H. Dunbar and Marjorie Anne (Smith) Dunbar.  She passed away peacefully in her home in Plano, Texas on the evening of May 12, 2021, surrounded by her family.

Upon graduation from high school in Houston, Texas in 1981, Susan headed to the...

May 12, 2021

Dorothy Buccola McGuill was born December 10, 1935 in Dallas, Texas to parents Antonio and Lucia (Cutrera) Buccola.

Dorothy was the youngest of 5 sisters, and the daughter of Italian immigrants. Antonio and Lucia Cutrera Buccola came to the United States through Ellis Island from Palermo and Mezzoinzo, Italy.

She was the first of the...

May 10, 2021

Amy Renee (Jackson) O’Roark was born on Valentine’s Day 1973 in Dover Delaware. She grew up with her mother and father, Faye and Charlie Jackson, on the family farm in Smyrna, Delaware surrounded by aunts, uncles and cousins. She often spoke of corn forts and tractors and the wonder of being on the farm.

She attended Smyrna...

May 6, 2021

Robert (Bob) Hall Terry, Jr was born September 23, 1940 in Natchitoches, Louisiana to parents Robert Hall Terry, Sr., and Clotilde (Houk) Terry.  On May 6, 2021, the Lord called Bob to his heavenly home.

Bob graduated from University High School in Baton Rouge, LA in 1958.  Bob was highly active in high school sports; he played...

May 6, 2021

Dana L. Thompson was born on February 2, 1965 in Washington D.C, to parents John McKinley and Josie Marie (Eason) Thompson.  He passed away on the morning of May 6, 2021, at the age of 56.  He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, pastor, author, and mentor.

Dana was an ambitious young man who had a passion...

May 5, 2021

It’s not the years in your life that count.  It’s the life in your years.  (Abraham Lincoln)

That being the case, Katy truly outlived many of her elders, for her brief number of years were filled, packed down and overflowing with abundant life.

Katy was a flowing stream.  Her life was positively influenced by so...

May 5, 2021

Jamie Lyn Stafford was born February 19, 1962 in Pampa, Texas to parents Forrest and Ruby Stafford.

The world lost a cherished mother, sister, daughter, and Nana, on May 5, 2021. Jamie was the kind of person who touched the lives of those around her.

Although we know that she is happy in heaven, she...

May 3, 2021

Mark Preston Austin was born January 10, 1957 in Alton, Illinois to parents Eugene and Lois (Williams) Austin.  He passed away on May 3, 2021 in Plano, Texas.

Mark graduated from West Covina High School in 1975.  He attended Worth Arkansas Community College in Harrison Arkansas from 1976-1978 and earned his associate degree.  In 1979 Mark joined...

May 3, 2021

Rebecca “Becky” Sue Telfer (nee Reese) was born April 6, 1949 in Carroll, Iowa to her parents T. Robert and Barbara Reese. She grew up in Onawa and Waterloo, Iowa, graduating from West Waterloo High School in 1967. Attending the University of Northern Iowa, she received her degree in Elementary Education in 1971. Her first job was teaching second...

May 2, 2021

Robert “Bob” Vincent Deen was born on January 28, 1946 to George and Annie Deen.  He was diagnosed with cancer in November of 2019 and died at home on May 2, 2021.

After graduating from Texas Christian University, he served three years as an officer in the Marine Corps with a tour in Vietnam.  Upon his return,...

Apr 29, 2021

Erica Renea Fulton, 49, passed away in Fort Worth, Texas on April 29, 2021.

Erica was born September 19, 1971 in Goshen, Indiana. She was raised in Garland, Texas and lived in the Dallas area for many years before moving to Fort Worth. Erica was kind, intelligent, and a great conversationalist. She loved making new friends.  Early...

Apr 25, 2021

José Ramón Vélez Álvarez was born in Mayagüez Puerto Rico on July 5, 1926 son of Julio Vélez Odiot Martínez and Maria Rosario Álvarez Rivera Castillo. Died peacefully on April 25, 2021.

Don José familiar amongst his siblings and his family as Mon and known as Ramón by family in-laws. José Ramón relocated from his native Mayagüez,...

Apr 22, 2021

Irene “Leena” Pinto, 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 22, 2021 surrounded by her family.  She was the daughter of Alexander and Winifred Castelino.  She was born in Mangalore, India and in her 50's immigrated with her family to the United States. She was an avid gardener and loved to cook.  Most of all she loved her family, and...

Apr 22, 2021

Ricky Daniel Dugan was born on July 1, 1960 in Big Spring, Texas to parents James and Jane Dugan. It is with great sorrow and heartache that we report that Rick Dugan has passed on from this life, on April 22, 2021.

He is the dearly beloved son, brother and father to his family: James Dugan (Father),...

Apr 22, 2021

Linda Lou Stockstill (Barnes) was born May 14, 1940 in Ada, Oklahoma to parents Clyde and Gertrude Barnes.  She was raised in Ada and graduated from Ada High School.  Linda was married in July of 1958, raised her family in Wadsworth, Ohio and Ada, Oklahoma and moved to Plano, Texas 1985.  She was a loving daughter, mother, grandmother, great...