Obituaries

Jul 28, 2017

Fred Burdett was born in Douglasville, Georgia on March 2, 1930 to Wade Emmett Burdett and Fronnie Ingram Brooks Burdett. When he was age 5 the family moved to Guntersville, Alabama where he attended school and graduated in 1948 from Marshall County High School. He worked for the textile mill there and played baseball with the company team. In...

Jul 19, 2017

Col. James 0. Hivner, USAF, Retired, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away July 19, 2017 surrounded by his family in Plano, TX at the age of 86. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Phyllis, only 10 short months ago. They were married for 61 wonderful years. Jim was born February 20, 1931 in Elizabethtown,...

Jul 14, 2017

Warren David Howard was born on September 6, 1931, to parents David and Lena Howard. He passed away peacefully on July 14, 2017, surrounded by his loving family. Warren was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was always selfless and never wanted much except for the happiness of his family. Warren was born and raised in...

Jul 11, 2017

Lloyd Darton Blaylock, 81, passed away on July 11, 2017. He was a 4th generation Dallasite born on December 9, 1935, to Lloyd Blaylock and Mary Elizabeth Blaylock. Lloyd attended Highland Park High School and graduated from Irving High School in 1954. He graduated from SMU with a degree in Civil Engineering and was member of Kappa Alpha fraternity....

Jul 8, 2017

Kenneth Wayne "Tex" Burrows was born January 1, 1990 in Dallas, Texas to parents Kevin Wayne and Kimberly Helton Burrows. He passed away very unexpectedly into the arms of God on July 8, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was the first son, the first born, the big brother, the friend and even someone that many looked up to. His...

Jul 3, 2017

Selma Lee Hill was born in Dallas, Texas on November 16, 1917. She died in Plano, Texas on July 3, 2017 – just a few months shy of what would have been her 100th birthday. She leaves behind 3 daughters (Sylvia Jean Stanley, Patricia Ann Doliana, Vicki Hill), 1 son-in-law (Michael Riedel), 10 grandchildren (Sheila Rai Allen, Ricky Glynn...

Jun 30, 2017

James “Darrell” Harrison was born June 16, 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee to parents James “Jim” and Barbara (Dunn) Harrison. Darrell passed away peacefully on June 30, 2017 after a hard fight against brain cancer. Darrell loved the outdoors. He enjoyed fishing, camping, hunting, and any excuse to have comradery with friends and family. Growing up, Darrell would spend hours...

Jun 27, 2017

Claudia Marie Endres Taylor was born February 14, 1946 in Muenster, Texas. Born an old soul, she learned responsibility young. After graduating high school salutatorian Claudia went on to St. Paul’s School of Nursing where she started a long rewarding career of taking care of people. Claudia met the love of her life, Dennis Taylor at a party and...

Jun 24, 2017

John Edward Lupe, III (better known as Johnny to family and friends) was born on July 29, 1969 in Akron, Ohio to parents John Edward Lupe, II and Betty Jo Davis Lupe. Johnny was strong, fit, healthy and totally devoted to his family. He attended the University of Oklahoma and was a lifelong Sooner fan and loved sports of...

Jun 12, 2017

Peggy (Dorothy A.) Welter, age 86, of Plano, Texas, died June 12, 2017. She was born June 5, 1931 in Nevada, Missouri, to Roscoe C. and Genelda Bush, and was the eldest of four siblings. She was extremely responsible and dependable, going to work at the age of 12 for the Barron Movie Theater in Pratt, Kansas. After high...

Jun 11, 2017

Shirley J. Hodges, age 86 passed away on June 11, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born to John and Kate Autry on December 18, 1930 in Medina, Texas. Shirley graduated from Overton High School as a member of The National Honor Society and attended Kilgore Junior College. During her early adult years,...

Jun 4, 2017

Paula Jean was born to Robert and Myrtle (Erickson) Outland in Wilmette, Illinois in 1939. She was the first daughter of four girls, including Marianne, Barbara, and Sally. From her earliest years, Paula assumed the helpful role of secondary mother to each of her siblings. Every sister recalls and is inspired by her steady kindness and protective concern. Paula’s...

Jun 1, 2017

1936年9月27日，北京密云肖家的大小姐出生了，那就是我的奶奶肖雅兰。奶奶出生在一个家境殷实的家庭，父亲肖法章人称肖八爷，母亲曹凤仪是那个年代不多的读过书的女人，还做过老师。奶奶家里有两个哥哥，肖福洪和肖福州，还有一个妹妹肖雅芳。大哥去世的早，二哥和妹妹都健在，一直在北京生活。 On Sept. 27th of 1936, the first daughter of the Xiao Family of Miyun, Beijing was born. She was my grandma, Yalan Xiao. Grandma was born in a fairly well-off family. Her father, Fazhang Xiao, was addressed as Sir Xiao 8th, while her mother, Fengyi Cao, was one of the few educated woman at the time and was...

May 31, 2017

Former Hampton Roads resident Charlene P. Delos-Santos, 74, passed away May 31, 2017 at Baylor Heart Hospital of Plano in Plano, Texas. Charlene was born February 28,1943 in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents, who preceded her in death, were Rudolfo and Evelyn Montemayor. Charlene served her country as a wife of a serviceman for over 18 years. And no...

May 28, 2017

James Allen Cunningham was born July 1,1927 in Samnorwood, Texas to parents Tom and Cordie Cunningham. He was peacefully and swiftly called home by the Lord, on Sunday, May 28, 2017, in Plano, Texas. He was 89 years old.

James attended and graduated valedictorian from Samnorwood High School, and continued his education at Texas Tech University, where...

May 27, 2017

Jeanette C. Wallace, age 73, was born on March 2, 1944 in Wichita, Kansas to Charles W. Cooper and Vera J. Cooper. She found her way to Phoenix, Arizona where she eventually married John Chandler Wallace on September 9, 1967 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. They later moved to Payson, Arizona and later made a home in each of the...

May 25, 2017

Michael Penaska’s life story began when he was born in San Antonio, Texas on June 12, 1986. Though his parents, Sharon and John Penaska would divorce a few years later. Both of his parents would remarry and he went from an only child to one of many with two families. Michael spent his early grade school years in North...

May 18, 2017

Donald Weston Holcomb, age 82 was born the third child of four on March 24, 1935 in Sterret, Texas to Oscar Weston Holcomb and Mattie Celene Arnold. He grew up on a farm in Itasca, Texas with his brother and two sisters. He attended school at North Dallas High School where he was proud to have played football and...

May 18, 2017

Alton Lois Stone, age 81, passed away May 18, 2017 in Allen, Texas. Born the sixth child of nine in Pangburn, Arkansas, she will always be remembered by her passion for sewing and love for gospel music. After watching her mother sew for the family, Alton, at the age of seven, began sewing on her own and never stopped....

May 15, 2017

Carol G. Turner 1933 - 2017 Carol passed away peacefully at home, as she wished, privately with her daughter and grand dog on May 15, 2017, watching her favorite television shows. A celebration of her life will be held at Temple Emanu-EL, Stern Chapel, Dallas, Texas Wednesday, May 24 at 3:00 pm. The family requests privacy after the funeral...