Obituaries

Sep 5, 2018

Jay L. Green was a wonderful man who was greatly loved, is deeply missed and will always be cherished. Our “Papaw”, as his grandchildren would call him, and “Jaybird” as he was called by his beloved wife, was an amazing husband, father and grandfather and was a teller of old stories and funny (oftentimes irreverent!) jokes like no other....

Sep 5, 2018

David left this current life on September 5, 2018 at the age of 84. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware on June 2, 1934 to Norman Leroy Sharp, Sr. and Beatrice Evelyn Missimer Sharp. He married Nancy Long in Delaware and they had two daughters, Barbara and Linda.

David was baptized as an infant in West Presbyterian...

Sep 3, 2018

John Robert Carmack, loving partner, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly from a heart attack on Monday, September 3rd at the age of 74. John was born April 13, 1944, in Glendale, California, to the late Robert “Bob” Marion and Dorothy Eloise Carmack. John grew up in Glendale and Eagle Rock, California. He attended...

Aug 30, 2018

Jim was born in Tulsa to E.F. “Bud” and Enola Carney and was raised in Oklahoma City. He attended the University of Oklahoma, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta, before transferring to S.M.U. to graduate. In Dallas, he was a partner with his family in Carney Sunglass Co., and he traveled to France, Italy, Japan, and...

Aug 27, 2018

Connie (Conelia) Aston Rodgers, age 77, of Plano, Texas passed away peacefully, August 27, 2018, after a short illness. She was born in Corsicana, Texas, September 26, 1940 and lived her adult life in the Dallas area.

Always the life of the party, Connie was a fun-loving, witty and intelligent lady who loved people, tennis and gardening...

Aug 22, 2018

Stuart Earl Smith was born December 13, 1945 in England to parents Albert Earl (Major, US Army during World War II) and Iris Margaret Ashby. He was baptized March 3, 1946 in the Kettering Parish Church. He moved from England with parents and younger brother, Rodney, to New Jersey when he was 5 years old. His younger sister, Deborah,...

Aug 21, 2018

Jeanne Germaine (Caron) Albright, 94 years old, of Plano Texas, a devout Catholic, entered her next journey of life on August 21, 2018. She was born March 28, 1924 in East Taunton, Massachusetts to Rosanna and Jean Baptiste Caron. Jeanne graduated from Commercial High School in New Haven, Connecticut. After graduation she married a Navy sailor Walter Earl Albright....

Aug 18, 2018

Stephen Jeffrey Foster was born August 14, 1951, in Dennison, Ohio to Charles and Easter (Myers) Foster. Steve lived a full life and called “home” many places across the country: Upper Arlington, Ohio, Kansas City, Kansas and Canton, Connecticut to name a few. Ultimately, he settled in Plano, Texas, a city and state he loved and lived in for...

Aug 16, 2018

Thai Quan Lieu passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2018 in Allen, Texas under the care of his family. He was 40 years old. Thai was born in Saigon, Vietnam on August 25th, 1977 to his mother Sang Thai and father Sang Lieu. Thai immigrated to the United States in 1983 with his father Sang and brother Trong where...

Aug 15, 2018

Timothy Alan Church was born May 28, 1949 in Lansing, Michigan to parents Leonard and Jane (Casady) Church. Father Tmothy Alan Church passed away at his home surrounded by his family on August 15th, 2018, the Feast of the Assumption of Mary. Fr. Tim, a dedicated Catholic priest, was married for fifty years and had three children and six...

Aug 15, 2018

Sidney Jack Thrash was born in Rotan, Texas, January 5, 1947 to Rufus and Kathleen Thrash. Sid, as he was known to his many friends, passed away in Fairview, Texas on August 15, 2018.

Sid and his family relocated from Rotan, Texas, to Shoals, Indiana, in the summer of 1956. Sid graduated in 1965 from the Shoals...

Aug 13, 2018

Samuel Lawrence Thompson, age 83, of Plano, Texas passed away on August 13, 2018. He was born on September 1, 1934 in Washington, D.C. to parents George Hiller Thompson and Alma Elizabeth Bragdon Thompson. Sam served his country as a United States Navy Corpsman and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a retired firefighter from the...

Aug 13, 2018

Janet (Jan) McGath was born December 1, 1950 in Lawrence, Kansas to parents William and Mabel (Morris) Toman. She lived in Kansas City until her early 20’s and then moved to Texas and started her career of 32 years with the Department of Health and Human Services. Ashley, her “favorite” daughter, was born in August of 1978. Jan married...

Aug 11, 2018

Robert (Bob) Lorenc was born October 26, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois to parents Edward and Alvina (Krepel) Lorenc. He grew up and attended school in Lockport, Illinois. He was a talented musician who played several instruments including folk and electric guitars, banjo, ukulele, drums, electronic keyboards, the organ and harmonica. He played in bands called The Pole Cats and...

Aug 11, 2018

Helen Marie Chenette (Anderson), age 93, passed away on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Vitality Court in Allen, Texas in the company of her daughter Karen. She was born in Cairo, Illinois on January 5 th , 1925 to Femicha and Bob Anderson. She grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota where she met her husband and love of her life...

Aug 10, 2018

Ross Lyle was born February 19, 1959 in Othello, Washington to parents Elwyn and Dorothy Lyle. “The Rooster” Lyle of Richardson, Texas passed away August 10, 2018. He grew up on the family wheat farm in Connell, Washington with his three siblings, Craig, Ed, and Sharon. Ross graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Washington State University where...

Aug 9, 2018

Santos Leocadio Garza was born December 9, 1929 in Mission, Texas to parents Victoriano and Santos (Moreno) Garza and passed away August 9, 2018 in Richardson, Texas. Preceded in death by wife of 54 years Erna Gress Garza, brothers Ismael and Roberto Garza, sisters Sara Garza Gorena and Margarita Garza Hayes. Survived by daughter Karen Garza-Beck and son-in-law David...

Jul 28, 2018

Patricia ‘Pat’ Campbell (Ashwood), age 79, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2018 in the comfort of her home. Beloved wife of the late Marvin A Campbell. Caring mother of Nigel Campbell, and Stuart & Christina Campbell . Doting grandmother ‘Nanny’ to granddaughter Natalie Campbell. Sister to Kenneth Ashwood (Perth, Australia) and Pauline Kinchin (Birmingham, UK). Friend to so...

Jul 28, 2018

Marion Donald Elliott was born September 29, 1930 in Binger, Oklahoma to parents Monroe and Ruby (Hooker) Elliott. Don attended first through twelfth grades in a small school in Oney, Oklahoma and attended one year of college. He married Jo Kathryn Mason on September 13, 1947. He then served his country for four years in the Air Force. Don...

Jul 27, 2018

On July 27, 2018, Linda Fordyce Howard passed from this earth from the effects of a stroke and other complications. Born in Linz, Austria to American parents stationed overseas, she was a self-described “Army Brat”, spending most of her childhood and adolescence around various military bases in this country, Canada, and Europe.  Linda graduated from San Pedro High School,...