Obituaries

Mar 27, 2018

Ralph Boyd Calvert, age 95, of Plano, Texas and formerly from Florida and Pennsylvania, went peacefully to the Lord on March 27, 2018 after a short battle with cancer. He was born on November 9, 1922 in Altoona, Pennsylvania and graduated from Altoona High School in 1940. Ralph served honorably in the Navy during WW II as an Electrical...

Mar 22, 2018

Nancy Lee Matthews was born October 14, 1950 in Fulton, New York to parents James and Elizabeth (Castiglia) Tetro. As a daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, cousin, godmother, niece, teacher, mentor, influencer, friend; Nancy welcomed the opportunity to take on these roles with grace, compassion, and love. Her bright smile and kind heart stood out in the world. One...

Mar 16, 2018

Xavier De La Torre was born May 22, 1971 in Los Angeles, California to parents Tiburcio and Celia De La Torre.  He passed away March 16, 2018 in Mc Kinney, Texas surrounded by his family and friends. He is survived by his loving wife Giselle De La Torre and siblings Israel De La Torre, Delia Rivera, Abel De La...

Mar 13, 2018

John T. Bechtold, 59, of Allen, Texas, passed away suddenly of cardiac arrest on March 13, 2018 in route to Hawaii, excited to watch his daughter, Kelsey, become engaged to Ryan Hall. Born in Pennsylvania on October 25, 1958, John was well known to the SBA community as the owner of Accredited Valuation Services, Inc. The firm has valued...

Mar 13, 2018

Joseph Henry Adams III (Joe) passed away March 13th 2018 in McKinney, Texas, at the age of 60. Joe was born October 23, 1957 in Dallas,Texas. Joe was a devoted father and husband. He loved hunting, fishing and all things outdoors. He also enjoyed being on the farm fishing in the pond and working with his cattle. Joe is...

Mar 9, 2018

Robert Kent Carr, age 60, of Arlington, Texas, died March 9, 2018.

Rob, as he was known, was born in Houston to Rosemarie (de Launay) Carr and James Howard Carr, Jr. on December 3, 1957.

He moved to Uvalde with his family in 1967 and graduated from Uvalde High School in 1976. After graduation he...

Mar 5, 2018

Brenda C Dawson McGuire was born December 28, 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri to parents Lincoln and Magnolia (Moland) Dawson. She passed away unexpectedly March 5, 2018. Brenda was an amazing mother, sister and aunt. She was full of life and had a heart of gold. Brenda often found herself in the good graces of others putting everyone before...

Mar 3, 2018

Carolyn Leming Rommel was born May 14, 1940 in Jersey City, New Jersey to parents William (Bill) and Ceclia (Maloney) Leming. She passed away March 3, 2018 in Plano, Texas. Carolyn was raised in Jersey City and upon graduation from high school, she began her career as a keypunch operator for Royal Globe Insurance. She married George in 1959...

Mar 1, 2018

Paul James Cassidy of Plano, Texas was a loving husband of Marla Jean Cassidy for 57 years, Cassidy. He passed away peacefully on March 1, 2018, with his family at his side. Paul was born February 11, 1935, in Saratoga Springs, New York, the site of the nation’s oldest race track. He was the son of the late John...

Mar 1, 2018

Rita Louise (Riggert) Brtek,55, of Plano TX, Passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 after more than a decade long battle with cancer. Rita grew up in Waterloo IA, where she graduated from West High School and the University of Northern Iowa. She was a resident of Omaha NE for 20 plus years, where she worked in the banking and...

Mar 1, 2018

Ricky Ledbetter, better known as “Rick”, was born on November 11, 1962 in Grand Forks, North Dakota to parents Larry and Donna Ledbetter. Rick went to be with our Heavenly Father on March 1, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones. He spent his childhood growing up in La Belle, Missouri, before moving down south to Texas. He was always...

Feb 25, 2018

Charles Edward Schuelke, Jr. was born April 21, 1964 in Gunnison, Colorado to parents Charles Edward, Sr and Anne Schuelke. Chuck went to be with his Heavenly Father, unexpectedly on February 25, 2018 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Chuck moved to Texas as a teen and was a member of the debate team at Plano Senior High School in...

Feb 20, 2018

Rich was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a good and loyal friend. His quick wit and sense of humor made him fun to be around. Highly passionate about everything he did and everyone he loved made him someone you could always count on. Willing to go the extra mile, he never disappointed. Rich loved to read,...

Feb 17, 2018

Stanley Bruce Barton was born September 4, 1930 in Valentine, Nebraska and was the second child to his Presbyterian preacher father Thomas Andrew Barton and his wife Harriett (Erickson) Barton. It was a special day because he shared his birthday with his father Thomas. A preacher's family may have had it as bad as anyone in the depression because...

Feb 12, 2018

Joan Peters Frost was born on May 6, 1928, and went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on February 12, 2018. She was born in Mineral Wells, Texas, to Morris Garner and Charles David Ingram, Sr. She was born into a Christian home and accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior and was baptized...

Feb 12, 2018

Ling Zhou (周玲), from Jiangyin in China's Jiangsu province, passed away unexpectedly with her loving husband of 49 years by her side in Dallas Texas. Zhou studied at the Applied Physics Department of Peking University during 1959-1965. After graduation, she worked as a researcher in the Atomic Energy Academia Sinica. In 1987, she arrived in the USA as an...

Feb 11, 2018

Henry (Hank) LeRoy Wilson was born in Vernon County, Missouri on March 26, 1928 to Earl and Zella Wilson. He lived on a farm, in Vernon County, until his high school years, when he moved to Menard, Texas, where he helped an aunt and uncle on their ranch. It was in Menard that LeRoy fell in love with Texas....

Feb 10, 2018

James Howe was born September 21, 1942 in Paris, Texas to the late James and Louise (England) Howe. He passed away peacefully on February 10, 2018 in Plano, Texas. James lived in Paris, Texas with his parents and grandparents for many years and then moved to Dallas with his parents. His father was a Baptist minister. James sang in...

Feb 3, 2018

Martha Phagan Womack was born April 27, 1927 in Fayetteville, Tennessee to the late Edward and Bonnie Phagan. She was raised on a farm in Tennessee with her older brother James and her younger sister Mary Helen. Martha married Bryan Womack February 22, 1948. She worked at the phone company when they got married. When the family moved to...

Jan 30, 2018

Brend Dather-Pommerenke was born on December 20, 1943 in Heidenheimer, Germany to parents Rudolf and Mary (Pommerenke) Dather. He passed away at the age of 74 at his Plano residence with his family by his side. He grew up in Germany and by the young age of 14, he had dreams of coming to America. The only way to...