Obituaries

Obituaries

Catherine Lafon Wilson

Catherine Lafon Wilson

May 14, 2016

Catherine LaFon Wilson passed away peacefully May 14, 2016. Born August 6, 1943 in Lawton, Oklahoma, she grew up in Dallas and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1961. She received a bachelor's and master's degree from East Texas State University and was the librarian at William M. Anderson Elementary School for close to 38 years. She was...

Martha Hensley

Martha Hensley

May 14, 2016

Martha Ann (Cantrell) Hensley was born in Houston Texas to parents Edward (Edd) and Eula Belle (Ivey) Cantrell. She died Saturday, May 14, 2016 after an extended battle with cancer. She grew up in Maysville, Oklahoma, graduated from Maysville High School and Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She was in St. Louis, Missouri for...

Raymond Lapp Kurtz Jr

Raymond Lapp Kurtz Jr

May 10, 2016

Raymond Lapp Kurtz, Jr. age 99, of Ft. Clark Springs in Brackettville, Texas passed away in Dallas on May 10, 2016 after a short illness just 10 days prior to his 100th birthday. He was born in Flint, Michigan on May 20, 1916 to Raymond Lapp Kurtz and Sarah Viola Owen. He graduated from South Bend High School in...

Brian Ruble

Brian Ruble

May 10, 2016

Brian Lee Ruble was born August 6, 1957 in Bloomington, Illinois to parents Wesley and Mary Ellen (Goff) Ruble. He passed away peacefully at his home in Plano, Texas Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Brian grew up in McLean, Illinois with a genuine love for music, gardening, and sports; he was a life-long Chicago Cubs fan. He graduated from Olympia...

Derrick Beecham

Derrick Beecham

May 9, 2016

Psalm 23, verse 6: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Dickey, dad, grandpa - you are dearly missed by all of us - love always from your family: Jessie, Cerilla, Darryl, Jen, Hayden, Thessaly, Mikayla, Corbin and Alex!! Derrick Frederick Beecham...

Kazuko Scott

Kazuko Scott

May 3, 2016

Kazuko Scott was born March 9, 1955 in Japan to parents Kenji and Masumi (Egami) Dan. She passed into the arms of Jesus Christ on May 3, 2016. Kazuko came to the U.S. in 1983 to marry her husband, Raymond. They met in Japan while they were both working for an English language school. Through Raymond's testimony, she accepted...

William (Bill) Herbert Cahn

William (Bill) Herbert Cahn

May 3, 2016

William Herbert Cahn was born February 6, 1928 in New York City, New York to parents Oscar and Florence (Guth) Cahn. He passed away May 3, 2016 in Plano, Texas. Bill Cahn was the smartest, most honorable man we've ever met who loved his family deeply; especially his loving wife of 65 years --Dolores. He was always there for...

Wendi Annette Jones

Wendi Annette Jones

Apr 29, 2016

Wendi Annette Jones, 51, of Frisco, Texas was born on September 13, 1964 in Shreveport, Louisiana to parents James Curtis Lyons and Velva Annette Hines. She passed away on April 29, 2016 in Frisco, Texas. A Mother's Legacy Written by: All Those Who Knew Her Wendi Jones She was Amazing, The sweetest, Super awesome, Wonderful, A nice lady She...

Alfred (Al) James Nappo

Alfred (Al) James Nappo

Apr 28, 2016

Al was born in Chicago, Illinois and passed away peacefully in Plano, Texas two days before his 78th birthday. The previous weekend he was blessed to see and talk with his five children and two brothers, all of whom but one had come from other states to bid farewell to their beloved father and brother. Al was a devoted...

Blaine Gentry Smith

Blaine Gentry Smith

Apr 27, 2016

Blaine Gentry Smith was born in Spring, Texas September 17, 1979 and grew up in Magnolia, Arkansas. From birth he courageously faced many medical trials and overcame them with dignity, grace and humor. His childlike faith, even in the most difficult times, never wavered. He was a selfless individual who always considered others more than himself. He never met...

Malcolm Lyons Duke

Malcolm Lyons Duke

Apr 24, 2016

Malcolm Duke, 71, a retired banker, passed away peacefully April 24, 2016 at home with his wife, Kathie, by his side. Malcolm was born in Beaumont, Texas. He married Kathleen Marie Kleifgen April 6, 1968 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Houston, Texas. He attended Schreiner Military Institute in Kerrville, Texas where he excelled, receiving many academic honors and...

Silvia Mistrot Money

Silvia Mistrot Money

Apr 22, 2016

Silvia Mistrot Money, 72, passed away on April 22, 2016, at Plano Presbyterian Hospital surrounded by her husband, daughters, and family, following a four-month hospitalization. She was diagnosed with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in late November 2015, but due to a misdiagnosis her lung disease progressed too rapidly, and she did not respond to treatment. Silvia was born in Bainbridge,...

Frederick (Fred) Weber

Frederick (Fred) Weber

Apr 21, 2016

Frederick Anthony Weber was born July 14, 1945 in Trenton, Michigan to parents Frederick and Ruth (Charron) Weber. He passed away April 21, 2016 in Plano, Texas. Fred was the oldest of four children and grew up in Wyandotte Michigan where he attended Mt. Carmel grade school and high school. He received a Bachelor's Degree from Wayne State University...

James (Jim) Edward Lynn

James (Jim) Edward Lynn

Apr 18, 2016

James Edward Lynn was born on March 1, 1934, to Marabelle Fern Leonard and Walter Ensign Lynn in Canfield, Ohio. Jim loved growing up in that small town with his younger brother, and a host of relatives close by. He attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, and received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1956. Following...

David Hugh Bartlett

David Hugh Bartlett

Apr 8, 2016

David was born in Toronto, Canada, April 2, 1948. His family moved to Dallas when he was 8 years old. He was in the Boy Scouts and played Ice Hockey. He collected stamps and loved traveling. He attended college at Stephen F. Austin where he met Judy, his wife of 45 years. He completed his degree at North Texas...

Charlotte Aileen Henning

Charlotte Aileen Henning

Apr 6, 2016

Charlotte was born in Upper Darby, PA on October 25, 1935. She went home to be with the Lord on April 6, 2016. Her childhood years were spent in Upper Darby and in West Philadelphia with foster parents, and then later in Havertown with her mother, Dorothy Madden Ridgley and her step father, Ralph Ridgley. In Havertown, she attended...

Virginia "Marcy" White

Virginia "Marcy" White

Apr 5, 2016

Marcy was born on Feb 4, 1932, in Blevins, Arkansas. She was the youngest of three daughters of Cecil and Mary Smith. She grew up in Hope, Arkansas, and graduated as valedictorian of Hope High School in 1950. She went to work at University of Arkansas and met the love of her life, John White. He was studying to...

Maxine Largin

Maxine Largin

Apr 1, 2016

Maude Maxine Jones was born March 30, 1924 to Robert Joseph "Joe" Jones and Lucile Adeline Robinson in Houston, Texas. Maxine had an older sister, Frances Elizabeth. Maxine, nicknamed "Mackey," graduated in 1942 from Wichita Falls High School, where she was a cheerleader. She met Oscar Largin, in 1940. They married in 1944 and after he returned from military...

Michael Ray Moreno

Michael Ray Moreno

Mar 27, 2016

Major Michael Ray Moreno, 63 years-old, of Plano, Texas, passed away after courageously battling Hodgkin's Lymphoma for 6 years. Throughout his journey, his wife of 40 years, Peggy Moreno, three children, Jeffrey, Julie and Jennifer, and many other amazing family and friends, supported and cheered him on. He never complained about his illness and always had a positive outlook...

Calvin Stewart

Calvin Stewart

Mar 26, 2016

Calvin James Stewart was born March 12, 1997 in Plano, Texas to parents Bruce and Tami Stewart. He passed away March 26, 2016 in Austin, Texas at 19 years of age. Calvin was an honor graduate of Plano West Senior High. An avid hockey player since the age of six, he played for the Plano West Wolves for four...