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Laura Smith

Laura Smith

May 20, 2017

Laura Smith, 76, of Denton passed away on May 20, 2017.  She was born on June 3, 1940 in Denton to Otis F. and Sally Smith.  She married the love of her life, Alvin Don Smith, on May 21, 1956.  He preceded her in death on January 4, 2014.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great...

Jean Hartline

Jean Hartline

May 18, 2017

Jean Hartline, 91, died on May 18, 2017 after many years of complications from a stroke she suffered in 2000. Jean was born on January 2, 1926 in Decatur, TX. The O'Brien family moved to Denton when Jean was a young teen. She graduated from Denton High School and Texas Woman's University with a degree in music education. During...

Helyn L. Mcgee

Helyn L. Mcgee

May 18, 2017

Helyn L. McGee, 87, of Denton passed away on May 18, 2017, in Denton, Texas.  She was born in Lindsay, Oklahoma, to Lattie Earl and Ruby (Smith) Jones on May 16, 1930.

She was an administrative assistant for most of her life, retiring at the age of 85. In addition to cooking, she loved playing dominos and...

Zan Chappell Webb

Zan Chappell Webb

May 18, 2017

Zan Chappell Webb, 90, passed away on May 18, 2017, in Denton, TX. She was born in Mabank, TX, on August 8, 1926, to Alexander and Willie Smith Chappell.

Zan married Donald D. Webb on August 18, 1945, after his return from WWII. She moved to Denton in 1947, where she was employed by the Allen Butane...

Joye Florence Brewer Woodson

Joye Florence Brewer Woodson

May 17, 2017

Joye Florence Brewer Woodson, beloved Mother, took the hand of Jesus and crossed into eternity on May 17, 2017. Joye was born May 30, 1930 to Ben F. and Lena Mobley Brewer in Cedar Hill, Texas.

She grew up in a large, close family during the Depression. She graduated Valedictorian in her class at 16 years old...

Keith Haren

Keith Haren

May 15, 2017

Keith Haren, 73, a native of Denton, TX and resident of Thibodaux, LA passed away on May 15, 2017. He is survived by his, daughters, Audra Choate and husband Richie, Stacy Southall and Ashley Carse and husband Jim; grandchildren, Jaylon, Alden, Simone, Dylan, Marley, Nolan, Georgia, and Benjamin, and sister, Louise Anderton. He was preceded in death by his...

Bill Deberry

Bill Deberry

May 13, 2017

In Loving Memory

Bill DeBerry of Denton, entered into Gods eternal care on May 13, 2017. He was born in Whistler, Alabama to Edmond Clyburn and Ella Nora (Briggs) DeBerry.

The family moved to Galveston, Texas in 1948, a short time later Edmond died. Bill quit school and went to work at various...

Patricia Darlene Downey

Patricia Darlene Downey

May 13, 2017

Patricia Darlene Downey, 63 of Denton passed away on May 13, 2017 in Denton , Texas . She was born in Ft. Worth , Texas to Laverne and Mary Ellen ( Arnold ) Bynum. She will be laid to rest beside her husband John Downey and her granddaughter Angela.

Patty was a fighter, a strong willed woman...

Charles Jack Cross

Charles Jack Cross

May 13, 2017

Charles Jack Cross, Sr., 92 of Denton, TX passed away peacefully at home on May 13, 2017. Born February 12, 1925 in Freeport, Illinois to Charles H. and Wilma Ickes Cross.

He was preceded in death by his parents and only sibling Jim Cross.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betty Jo...

Wanda Jean Newton

Wanda Jean Newton

May 11, 2017

Wanda Jean Newton, 83 of Argyle, TX. went to be with the Lord on May 11 th , 2017 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.  She was born March 19, 1934, in Snyder, Texas, to parents E.P. Rainwater & Irene (Stone) Rainwater. She graduated from Snyder High School and attended Howard Payne College in Brownwood, TX.  where she studied music. Wanda...

Michael Clifton Bates

Michael Clifton Bates

May 10, 2017

Michael Clifton Bates was born on July 11, 1977, went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 10, 2017 at 7:27 A.M. He was born in Lewisville, Texas to Clifton and Arlene Bates.

He is survived by his loving wife Brandi, four beautiful boys, Michael Clifton Bates II, Eric Brian Aponte both of Farmer Branch,...

Mona Larue Eggleston

Mona Larue Eggleston

May 10, 2017

Mona LaRue Eggleston, 75 of Lake Dallas, Texas, died at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2017, in Texas Presbyterian Hospital in Denton, Texas. She was born on August 11, 1941, in Spur, Texas, the daughter of Gradie and Susanna Ritchie Norman. She married Robert "Bob" Glenn Eggleston, on October 5,1958, in Dallas, Texas. She was preceded in death by her...

James Genneken

James Genneken

May 10, 2017

James Genneken, 79, of Sanger, Texas passed away on Wednesday May 10, 2017.  He was born June 11, 1937 in Passaic, N.J. to Andrew and Jennifer (Klosterman) Genneken.

James is survived by three daughters, Karen Genneken and husband Bob Ohlemann, Linda Genneken Chapa and husband Ozzie all of Sanger, Donna Hageman and husband Leon of Oklahoma City,...

Henry David Wright Jr.

Henry David Wright Jr.

May 9, 2017

Henry David Wright Jr., of Krum passed away Tuesday May 9 th , 2017 at home with family. He was born September 9 th 1960 at Flow Memorial Hospital in Denton, Texas. He was the son of Henry David Wright Sr.

He graduated high school at Denton High School in 1979. He was a hard working man...

C.B. Robinson

C.B. Robinson

May 9, 2017

C.B. Robinson II, 87, of Denton passed away on May 9, 2017 in Denton, Texas. He was born on April 19, 1930 to Glenn and Alice (Richardson) Robinson in Joplin, Missouri. He was a Pilot in the U.S. Air Force. He married Cecelia Contrata in Dallas, Texas on April 22, 1957. He retired as a Captain from American Airlines in...

Mildred Ann Hodges

Mildred Ann Hodges

May 9, 2017

Mildred "Meme" Hodges passed away at home in Albuquerque, N.M. on May 9, 2017. She was born in Celina, Texas on April 13, 1937 to T.J. and Bessie (Smiley) Crone. She was retired from Morrison Milling and was married to the late H.J. Hodges. She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn Redwine and husband Greg of Albuquerque, sisters; Louise Taylor...

Jimmie "Dee" Bickley

Jimmie "Dee" Bickley

May 8, 2017

Jimmie Dee Bickley 100 of Denton peacefully passed away Monday morning, May8, 2017 at the Willow Bend Assisted Living Center. She was born in Lake Dallas (Little Garza) on November 16, 1916 to Robert Anderson Batterton and Martha Eliza Whited Batterton. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years Jeff Bickley. Dee was an active member of...

Milton Ray Morris

Milton Ray Morris

May 7, 2017

Milton Ray Morris 85 of Providence Village, TX passed away at home on Sunday, May 7, 2017.  He was born in San Antonio to Bailey Culberson and Annie Elizabeth Lee on November 19, 1931.  He served in the USA Navy as a Radar Technician and worked for the US Government as a Radar Technician for 27 year before his...

Richard Dick Gentry

Richard Dick Gentry

May 7, 2017

Richard W. Gentry (Dick) of Denton passed away on May 7, 2017 at Lake Forest Good Samaritan in Denton.  He was born on October 21, 1924 in Fort Dodge, Iowa to Roy Gentry and Lillian Miller. He served in the United States Army Air Corps in WWII, and after the war began a long and successful career in the...

Jeryl C. Golden

Jeryl C. Golden

May 6, 2017

Jeryl C. Golden, 56, of Denton, left this world and entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on May 6, 2017. Jeryl was born in Paris, Tennessee on August 24, 1960 to Jack and Regina (Pryor) Golden. Jeryl graduated from Denton High School and attended McMurry College. He married Donna Parker on June 20, 1980 in Sherman, Texas. Jeryl was a...

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