Obituaries

Nov 28, 2019

Joe D. Savage was born on April 24, 1942 in Danville, Virginia to Joe and Jean (Foard) Savage.  The family moved many times while Joe was growing up including a move to Medellin, Columbia where Joe became fluent in Spanish.  This is also where he learned to play soccer, which became a life-long sport for him as a player,...

Nov 24, 2019

Christopher Lee Jones was born December 23, 1970 in Little Rock, Arkansas to parents Donald Lee and Deborah (O’Neal)Jones.

Chris graduated from J.J. Pearce High School in 1989. He started cooking at a young age and soon became a talented chef and caterer. He owned a successful backflow testing business, but continued to cook for fun.

Nov 23, 2019

Billy Carroll (Bill) Rice was born May 9, 1935 in Waco, Texas to parents Olan and Hazel (Jones) Rice.  He passed away November 23, 2019 at the age of 84.

Bill was the oldest of four children and he honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corps.  Bill graduated from Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science/Gupton-Jones...

Nov 21, 2019

Norma Jean Gill passed away on November 21, 2019, at the age of 93.  She was born on August 30, 1926, in Massillion, Ohio, to S. Earl and Bernice Ackley.  Norma was the youngest of three children.  After graduating from Massillion High School and Denison University, she attended Ohio State University to pursue her Master’s Degree.  She married Emery...

Nov 20, 2019

Dan Batkiewicz was born August 27, 1967 in Streator, Illinois to Jerry and Louise (Novotney) Batkiewicz. He passed away November 20, 2019 at the age of 52.

Dan grew up mostly in Waco, Texas attending Midway Schools.  He graduated from Methacton High School, Audubon, Pennsylvania in 1985.  He received an Associate’s degree from Rets Electronics Institute.  He...

Nov 19, 2019

Margaret "Maggie" Elizabeth Drower passed away on November 19, 2019.  She was born on June 9, 1962 to William and Florence Eileen (Garwood) Drower.

She is survived by her husband, Bill Sanchez; sons, Thomas Drower and Christopher Sanchez; grandchildren, Alyson and Joshua and siblings, Phil Drower (Jenn) and Jennifer Drower.

There will be an Afternoon...

Nov 17, 2019

Myers Crawford Kendall was born April 12, 2018 in Dallas, Texas to parents Clayton and Ashley (Bowdon) Kendall.

Myers was a loyal brother, cuddly toddler, carb-loader who loved listening to his sister sing him twinkle-twinkle and "this little light of mine". He loved going on walks with his brother and sister and always dominated a bag of...

Nov 16, 2019

Mary Rogene Steinkirchner was born on December 23, 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska. She attended Bishop Ward High School in Kansas City, Kansas and Kansas State University. She married Kenneth Kay Steinkirchner on April 19, 1952 and he preceded her in death on February 3, 2017.

Mary lived a great life, raising her family throughout the states of...

Nov 16, 2019

Eight years ago, Robert Leslie Stacey took up his battle against pancreatic cancer. At 3 p.m. on November 16, 2019, he laid down his weapons and stepped gently into the arms of his Lord and Savior. He was at his home in Allen, Texas, surrounded by his family, fellow warriors in the fight against this terrible disease.

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Nov 15, 2019

Beloved wife and mother Rebecca Ann Reyes passed away on Friday November 15, 2019 in Plano, Texas at the young age of 45.

Rebecca was born on April 24, 1974 to Jay E Miller and Marcia Clauss in Somerset, PA. She is survived by her husband Arnold Reyes whom she married on July 5, 2007 and daughter...

Nov 9, 2019

Eugene (Gene) T. Flynn was born October 3, 1926, in St. Joseph, Missouri, and died on November 9, 2019, in Dallas, Texas.  Gene was both a devoted husband to his wife Joy and father to their 5 children.

Gene served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force before retiring after 20 years of service in the...

Nov 9, 2019

Marilyn Adelle Miller Lippincott was called to her heavenly home on Saturday November 9, 2019 at 5:20am. She passed away at the Faith Presbyterian Hospice Pickens Center in Dallas after a 3-year battle with ovarian cancer. Marilyn is survived by her daughter Lillian Adelle Passauer and her husband Josh, and their three sons, Joel (6), Camden (4), and Micah...

Nov 8, 2019

C.Richard “Dick” Turnbow, age 96, of Dallas Texas, died November 8, 2019. Dick was an extremely devoted and loving husband to his wife, L. Elizabeth “Betty” Turnbow of 68 years and to his two children.

Dick was born October 26, 1923 in Arcola, Illinois to Jess and Irene Turnbow and attended early school in Centralia, Illinois. He...

Nov 7, 2019

Alafair (as she was known to all) began her life on December 23, 1927 just in time to celebrate Christmas with her parents A.B. and Lucy Maye Burton on their small farm in Axtell, Texas.  She ended her journey on November 7, 2019 in Mesquite, Texas. There is no doubt that if Alafair was asked to describe her life...

Nov 7, 2019

James E. “Jim” Andrews was called to his heavenly home to be with Jesus on Thursday, November 7, 2019.

Jim, aka Jimmy / Dad / Papa / Grandpa Jim / Big Dog was born in Saint Joseph, Missouri on July 6, 1959.

Jim was raised on the family dairy farm in Hopkins, Missouri and graduated...

Nov 7, 2019

Norene Elizabeth Moore was born on July 18, 1945 in Winnsboro, Texas to parents C.O. Moon and Fae Marie Westfall Moon. She was called home to be with her Lord on November 7, 2019 at her home in Plano, Texas with family by her side.

Norene is survived by her daughters Shanna and Kara, her sister Sandra,...

Nov 6, 2019

With praise and thanksgiving, we welcomed Ashton Tyrone Agnew Jr. “King AJ” into this world on June 27, 2019 at 9:25 am, weighing 7lb 1 oz. He brought immeasurable joy to his family. His big sister, Autumn affectionately hugged, kissed, and snuggled her “bubba”. King AJ wiggled and cooed as his sister and cousin Genesis danced around him. He...

Nov 4, 2019

1946 - 2019

Oylune Chun, who was born in India to Chinese parents some seventy years ago, grew up in an ever-expanding family—eight siblings and an equal number of “adopted” children.  She grew up in a loving environment with plenty of playmates making her gregarious, fun-loving, caring and creative. This carried over to her adult life and...

Oct 29, 2019

Richard Ernest (Rick) Kraft was born in Pipestone, Minnesota on January 5, 1947 to Ernest William Kraft and Elvira Marie (Arend) Kraft.

Rick was raised in Trosky, Minnesota where he attended a one-room school through the 4 th grade then consolidated into the Pipestone school system.  He graduated from Pipestone High School in 1965 and went on...

Oct 28, 2019

Carol E Wassenar, 71, of Plano, was called to eternal rest on October 28, 2019. She was born October 20, 1948 in Montgomery, Alabama, the only child of parents Durward and Mary (Owen) Easterling.

She graduated from Sidney Lanier high school in Montgomery and attended Troy State University for a short time before starting work at First...