Obituaries

Jan 9, 2020

Larry Gene Witte was born on December 1, 1945 in Dexter, Iowa to Raymond and Irene (Leeper) Witte. He passed away on January 8, 2020.

Ramona “Mona” Margaret (Cash) Witte was born on April 14, 1948 in Kansas City, Kansas.  She passed away on January 9, 2020.

From their daughter, Sundi –

My...

Jan 8, 2020

Violet Ulala Stewart, affectionately known as "Ms Downer" or "Aunt Punchu" to her family and close friends, was born on July 9, 1928 in Trelawny, Jamaica in a town called Stettin.  She was born to the late Robert Downer and Edith Downer.  She attended school in Albert Town, Trelawny and also met her husband, the late Harold Stewart there....

Jan 8, 2020

Gerry (Gerald) Vivero was born September 24, 1947. My beloved husband of 31 years and life partner for 40 years loved life, lived it to the fullest, with gusto. Gerry was the love of my life, my soul mate, my all-time favorite “to hang out with”. We enjoyed adventurous travels to new places, meeting people from other cultures. He...

Jan 7, 2020

Gloria June Wilson was born in Nevada, Missouri on March 12, 1937 to Orbin Young and June Grace Young. Gloria grew up in Nevada, Missouri. She met her husband LeRoy Wilson there. They married on March 20, 1954. LeRoy and Gloria enjoyed 64 wonderful years of marriage until his death in February of 2018.

Gloria and LeRoy...

Jan 7, 2020

James Edwin (Jim) Perry was born December 4, 1933, in Clarksville, Texas, to Mona and Dan Perry and passed away peacefully January 7, 2020 in Plano. Jim graduated from Annona High School in 1950 at the age of 16, where he excelled in basketball, baseball and tennis. After high school, he attended Paris Junior College then East Texas State...

Jan 1, 2020

Sun Ye (Cho) Taylor was born in Korea on November 30, 1936 to Do Bong and Ulye Cho.  She passed away on January 1, 2020.

Sun Ye Taylor - affectionately known as Sunny - immigrated to Anchorage, Alaska from Seoul, Korea where she worked around the clock to provide for her two young daughters.  She retired in...

Dec 28, 2019

Carl Sanford “Sandy” Peck, age 75 of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 after a long courageous battle from leukemia, heart and liver disease. He had recently moved to Plano, Texas to live and spend his last days with his son, daughter and grandchildren.

He was born on June 7, 1944 in Elk...

Dec 26, 2019

Justin Owen White, of Allen, Texas was born in Plano, Texas on November 28, 1980 to parents Carol Jan (White) Young and Robert Owen White.

He is survived by his parents and grandmothers, Carol Lewis and Wilma White.

The family will receive friends and family for an Afternoon of Remembrance on Saturday, January 18, 2020...

Dec 25, 2019

Jack Redeker was born on April 14, 1938 in the town of Hominy, Oklahoma to parents William and Frances (Wetzel) Redeker.

One morning when he was six, his parents, tried to get him up out of bed but he couldn’t move. They rushed him to the hospital where they learned he had polio. The doctors told his...

Dec 25, 2019

John (Jack) Richard Knetzger was born May 9, 1958 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to parents Robert L and Evelyn (Sis) (Austin) Knetzger.

Jack’s formative years were spent in Shorewood, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee. His family moved to Scottsdale, AZ in 1974, where he graduated from Chaparral High School in 1976. He earned a Journalism degree from the...

Dec 24, 2019

Robert Parish was born December 15, 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas to parents David and Masako Parish; and passed from this world December 24, 2019.

Rob's love of people was obvious in all he did.  This along with his sense of humor, generosity, sensitivity and love of life created a strong appeal to all he met.  Rob's...

Dec 24, 2019

Mary Jo Deems was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia on February 12, 1931 and went to be with the Lord on December 24, 2019.

Mary Jo attended high school in Ravenswood, West Virginia where she participated in F.H.A., Glee Club, and the National Honor Society. After completing high school she attended Marshall College in Huntington, West Virginia...

Dec 23, 2019

Elke was the first born to Dale and Ellen Rogers coming into this world on August 18th ,1963. She grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee and graduated from Farragut High School in June of 1981. After High School Elke attended the University of Tennessee and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in August of 1986.

Dec 20, 2019

Dan Leon Nicewander was born on June 22, 1941 in Bartlesville Oklahoma to Dorothy Margaret Kloss and Daniel Andrew Nicewander. Dan was first in his class throughout his life from first grade on, graduating Valedictorian in 1959 from Denver City High School and was granted the Denver City High School Rotary Club Scholarship. Dan played baseball and basketball He...

Dec 12, 2019

Charles Douglas Rich, having lived a full, giving and he would say, a blessed life, died peacefully on Thursday, December 12 th , 2019 at the age of 81, after an extended illness.

He was born in Ft. Worth, Texas to Henry Bruce Rich, Sr. and Mattie Naomi (Fanning) Rich on February 7 th , 1938. Over...

Dec 12, 2019

Pamela Rae Cerny was born on February 11, 1968 in Artesia, New Mexico to parents Bob and Mary Lynn Cerny. She graduated from high school in 1986 after studying abroad in Holland for her senior year. Pam earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and her master’s degree from Texas Tech.

Pam had a...

Dec 12, 2019

Maxine Annette Sears, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, was born on March 1, 1935 and passed from this life on December 12, 2019.

At Elder Junior High School, she met her first and only love, Donald Sears. They dated all through their tenure at North Side High School and were married in 1954. They enjoyed 64...

Dec 11, 2019

Cynthia Gayle Clark Stockley was born in McKinney, Texas on November 2, 1960 and passed from this earth on December 11, 2019.  She is survived by her husband, Edward Eric Stockley, and their son, Edward Eric Stockley, Jr., her parents, John and Barbara Clark, her sister, Lori Clark Preston, her husband, Paul, and sons, Noah and Luke, her brother,...

Dec 10, 2019

Leon Reed Pettitt passed away on December 10, 2019. He was the son of Reed Hooper Pettitt (deceased) and Jesse Mae Derreberry Pettitt (deceased), and was preceded in death by siblings James A. Pettitt, John C. Pettitt and Phyllis Pettitt Williams Garland. Survived by wife Martha Joan Patty Pettitt, daughters Julie Mahan (Anthony) of Prosper, Laurie Gough (Richard) of...

Dec 9, 2019

Larry Carl Schroeder was born on August 7, 1948, in Litchfield, Illinois to Carl Henry and Lorraine Henrietta (Weyen) Schroeder. He went to be with our Lord on December 9, 2019, with his wife by his side at the age of 71.

Larry was named after his mother’s Coastguard nickname, “Larry.” He was the oldest of six...