Obituaries

Obituaries

Jim Mulkey

Jim Mulkey

Apr 10, 2015

Jim Mulkey was a well-respected man. Passionate for the cause of Christ, he gave his life to full-time Christian ministry with the desire to make a difference in our world that is in such need of a Savior. In his own words referring to ministry, Jim said, "I do not want to spend my time trying to convince the...

Patricia Clements

Patricia Clements

Apr 6, 2015

Patricia Friel Clements, 72, originally from Birmingham, Alabama, and recent resident of McKinney, Texas, passed away April 6, 2015, in her home following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Pat was born on June 14, 1942, in Birmingham to the late Harold Francey Friel and Mary Elizabeth Friel. Pat was a devoted wife, loving mother, and precious "Mimi"...

Katharine Taylor

Katharine Taylor

Apr 5, 2015

Mary Frances (Katharine) Taylor, 78, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, April 5, 2015 with her daughters at her side. She was a loving and proud mother to Sharon Rybak Portugal, Susan Rybak Bunting, Elizabeth Rybak Mitchell and Maggy Rybak Cruz. Katharine was the proud grandmother of Rachel and Ian Bunting and Julia, Cameron, Nico and Alex...

Landon Smith

Landon Smith

Apr 4, 2015

Landon loved trucks, cars, and motorcycles. For him, remotes or phones were the best inventions ever. He could reprogram a complicated remote or download games on a phone in less than a minute. Passwords were no barrier. Landon loved to tell jokes. "Do you know what's in my car? Seats" When Landon would pray he would ask God to...

Dr Charles B Shuey Jr

Dr Charles B Shuey Jr

Apr 4, 2015

Dr. Charles Bliss Shuey, Jr. died early Saturday morning at Baylor University Medical Center after a long struggle with Congestive Heart Failure. He was born on October 25, 1936 in Dallas, Texas to parents Charles Bliss Shuey, Sr. and Mary Grace Hassell Shuey. After graduating from Highland Park High School, Dr. Shuey attended Southern Methodist University where he earned...

Erik Johansen

Erik Johansen

Apr 3, 2015

Erik was born November 9, 1954 in the small town of Bolderslev in Denmark. The oldest of 5 children, Erik completed military training in the Danish Army and acquired a degree in agriculture. He came to Texas to study at CFNI in Dallas in the early 80's, where he met Clarissa. Plano became their home as they built a...

Mark Carlile

Mark Carlile

Apr 2, 2015

Mark Carlile was born October 18, 1963 in Kermit, Texas to parents John and Lola Carlile. He grew up in Lubbock, Texas and was the youngest of four boys. Mark and his family survived the Lubbock tornado of 1970. He graduated from Texas Tech University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mark worked for...

Jack Rohwer

Jack Rohwer

Mar 30, 2015

Jack Stephen Rohwer, 14 passed away March 30, 2015 in McKinney, Texas. He was born June 15, 2000 at 8:26 pm in Dallas, Texas to parents Jim and Rebecca (Lagos) Rohwer Jack, a freshman at Prosper High School loved his school and his lifelong classmates. Jacks' passions included watching his Vancouver Canucks with his dad, confiding and playfully conspiring...

Samuel Son

Samuel Son

Mar 28, 2015

Samuel Son was born on June 15, 1936 in Korea. During the Korean War, he became separated from his mother and younger sister, never to see them again. As a young man, he learned English by listening to the American Armed Forces radio broadcasts. He graduated from a Methodist theological seminary in Seoul, and then came to the United...

Shirley Johnson

Shirley Johnson

Mar 23, 2015

Shirley Johnson gave. On December 13th 1946, in Nashville Tennessee, she gave her parents their youngest daughter. She gave her brother and sisters a playmate and someone to babysit. She went on to give St. Cecilia Academy one heck of a basketball player, graduating in 1964. She gave her fandom and support to the University of Tennessee Volunteers, but...

Jane Decker

Jane Decker

Mar 23, 2015

Jane (Janie) Decker died peacefully at her home in Dallas on March 23, 2015. She was born August 26, 1947 in Los Angeles, California. She lived on the west coast for many years, before embarking on several years of travel around the world. She lived a brief time in Florida, lived in Plano for 27 years, and most recently...

Jared Chambliss

Jared Chambliss

Mar 22, 2015

Jared Jack Blackmon Chambliss was born on July 1, 1994 in Longview, Texas. He was a truly unique and remarkable young man. From his birth in 1994 and throughout his 20 years on this Earth he battled chronic heart problems, which were compounded by a series of extensive medical issues over the last 2 years. Through it all, his...

Elizabeth Holcomb

Elizabeth Holcomb

Mar 19, 2015

Elizabeth (Beth) Ann Holcomb was born March 27, 1936 and passed away March 19, 2015. She was born in Tyler, Texas and was the youngest of 7 children. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles K. Holcomb, her parents, Robert Raymond Scruggs and Rebecca Elizabeth Woolverton Scruggs and 5 siblings Lou Butcher, Mary Stryjewski, R.O. Scruggs, Charlcye...

Robert Thrash

Robert Thrash

Mar 16, 2015

Bob Thrash was a genuine and honest man and he never met a stranger. He was a standup guy and treated everyone with kindness. He was a loving and dedicated husband of 45 years and father to two sons. He wore many hats and wore them well - husband, Dad, Grandpa, brother, uncle, cousin, friend and coach. He always...

Jack Gulino

Jack Gulino

Mar 12, 2015

Deacon Jack Gulino passed away at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving, Texas on March 12, 2015. He was born on June 15, 1952, in New York, New York to Anna and Giaacchino Gulino. Both of his parents were Sicilian immigrants and Jack was the sixth of seven children. Italian was Jack's first language. His sister Lena taught him...

Evelyn Rose Archer

Evelyn Rose Archer

Mar 11, 2015

Evelyn Rose Archer, loving Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, passed on March 11, 2015 at the age of 95 in her home in Allen, Texas. She was born to the late Nicholas Gross and Marie Pfeifer in New York and was the youngest of their five children. Evelyn lived most of her adult life in New York and New...

Douglas Iselt

Douglas Iselt

Mar 10, 2015

Douglas Wayne Iselt was born February 20, 1958 to parents Norris and Betty Iselt and he was baptized as a baby at Faith Lutheran Church in Grand Prairie, Texas. Doug graduated from Plano Senior High School in 1976. He was a very hard worker in the family business, Iselt Drywall from the time he graduated until 1988 when he...

Ben Jackson

Ben Jackson

Mar 7, 2015

Benjamin Jackson, 41, went home to be with His Lord and Savior on March 7, 2015. He was born to Bill and Gerry Jackson on December 12, 1973 in Austin, Texas. Besides his parents, he leaves two sons, Tyler (18) and Heath (13) and their mother, Jennifer. He also leaves two brothers, Randy Jackson (Laura) of Springdale Arkansas and...

Jackie Millaway

Jackie Millaway

Mar 6, 2015

Jacqueline "Jackie" Marie Millaway died peacefully at the young age of 41 on March 6, 2015 in Plano, Texas. Jackie was born on November 22, 1973 in Des Moines, Iowa and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jackie thoroughly enjoyed playing sports, camping, being outdoors, spending time with her children, reading books, leading her son's Boy Scout troop, involvement...

James Love Jr

James Love Jr

Mar 5, 2015

James Allen Love, Jr, was born on August 18, 1941, in Greenville, Texas, to James A. Love and Edgar Pearl Love (Sunshine). Welcomed to the family later were Benjamin Preston and Joseph Edgar. Stories from Sunshine state that as a child Jim had a knack for taking objects apart and re-assembling them, which grew into a passion for cars...