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Fleur Etta Deaton

Fleur Etta Deaton

May 30, 2015

Fleur Etta "Biddy" Deaton, 85, of Lake Dallas passed away at her home on Saturday, May 30, 2015. She was born on November 17, 1929 in Pampa, Texas to David and Maude (Ratliff) Russell. She attended Pampa schools and graduated Byng High School in Ada, Oklahoma. She married Muriel Deaton in Sherman, Texas on July 16, 1948. She was a...

Wanda Ann Conner

Wanda Ann Conner

May 30, 2015

Wanda Ann Sherrer Conner 59 of Lavon, Texas passed away Saturday May 30, 2015. She is preceded in death by her mother; Viola Ann Melugin, her husband, Ron Conner and sister Eula Faye Melugin. Wanda loved her family and spending time with them. Whether she was camping in an exciting location, attending a concert, or watching TV at home on...

Dee Hassenpflug

Dee Hassenpflug

May 29, 2015

Dee Hassenpflug, 93 of Sanger, passed away on May 29, 2015 in Denton, Texas. Dee was born on December 5, 1921 in Spearman, Texas to Jim Hollingsworth and Rosie (Fellers) Hollingsworth. Dee is survived by her son, James Vandever of Sanger, sister Verma Fedrick of Sanger. Grandchildren, Doug Vandever of Sanger, Steve Vandever and Julie Smith of Sanger, three great...

June Gentry

June Gentry

May 28, 2015

June Gentry, 85, Argyle, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 in Flower Mound. She was born June 25, 1929 in Styx, Texas to Jasper Lee Elston and Ollie Lee Bateman Elston. She married Robert Clyde Gentry on July 19, 1948 in Beaumont, Texas. He preceded her in death on May 11, 2013. She was a member of Argyle Church of...

Emmogene Leveridge

Emmogene Leveridge

May 26, 2015

Emmogene Leveridge, 87, of Arlington, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 in Arlington. She was born March 30, 1928 in Honey Grove, Texas to Herbert and Ila Stephenson Coker. She was a member of Meadowbrook United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 10:00 – 11:00 A.M at Shannon Rose Hill Chapel in Fort Worth with the...

Joanne Ellen Thorson

Joanne Ellen Thorson

May 26, 2015

Joanne Ellen Thorson, 86, of Roanoke, Texas passed away on May 26, 2015. She was born on November 23, 1928 to Charles and Minnie (Larson) Hildebrand in Sioux City, Iowa. She married the late Russell Thorson on July 15, 1949 in Sioux City, Iowa and was a member of the Bolivar Baptist Church. She worked for Hawkins Associates in accounts...

Laura "Jean" Smeltzer

Laura "Jean" Smeltzer

May 24, 2015

Laura I. "Jean" Smeltzer, 83, of Denton passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 in Denton. She was born December 1, 1931 to Susie Audrey and John Homer Casey in Brookston, Texas. She was a member of the Sherman Drive Church of Christ. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with the service to...

Carolyn Ray Reno

Carolyn Ray Reno

May 24, 2015

Carolyn Ray Reno, 71, of Cotulla, Texas passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 in Cotulla. She was born November 5, 1943 in Childersburg, AL. She married Charles Reno on April 11, 1968 in Chicago, IL. Visitation will be Friday, May 29, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at DeBerry Funeral Directors. Graveside service will be Saturday, May 30, 2015 at...

Marjorie Helen Bentley

Marjorie Helen Bentley

May 23, 2015

Marjorie Helen "Marji" Bentley, 90, a resident of Denton for 50 years, died on Saturday, May 23, 2015. For the last 9 years she was a resident of Good Samaritan Village, where she played Happy Birthday serenades on the violin to residents. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Frank Loyd Tullis and Sara Elizabeth Hazelwood Tullis. She graduated from...

Francis Eugene Testerman

Francis Eugene Testerman

May 23, 2015

Francis Eugene Testerman, 96, of Denton passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 in Denton. Francis was born on December 14, 1918 in Denton to Frank and Lena Testerman. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from May 1942 - November 1945. Francis married Irma Testerman on December 14, 1946 in Denton. She preceded him in death in 2002....

Josie Marion Sides

Josie Marion Sides

May 22, 2015

Josie Marion Sides, 99, of Sanger passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 in Denton. She was born July 7, 1915 in Green Valley, Denton County, Texas to Alvin and Katie Bell Johnson Mays. She married A.R. Sides on July 8, 1933 in Aubrey. He preceded her in death. She was a member of Blue Mound United Methodist Church and had...

Russell Noel Bookser

Russell Noel Bookser

May 22, 2015

Russell Noel Bookser, 63, of Denton, Texas, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital, Denton, after a long illness. Russ was the beloved husband of the late Debra (Keast); beloved son of Betty (Crowley) Bookser and the late Charles E.; brother of Marilynn Berner (Kenneth) and Michael (Margaret). He is also survived by...

Thelma Ruth Davis

Thelma Ruth Davis

May 21, 2015

Thelma Ruth Creelman Davis, 86, of Pilot Point passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 in Denton. She was born March 18, 1929 in Empire City, OK to William Thomas Creelman and Lydia Litchford Creelman. She was married to the late Wayne T. Davis. Visitation will be Friday, May 22, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at DeBerry Funeral Directors. Funeral...

Phyllis Maxine Hupp

Phyllis Maxine Hupp

May 13, 2015

Phyllis Maxine Hupp, 79, of Denton passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton. She was born February 20, 1936 in Wayne, NE to Max and Ella Francis Benthack Glover. Phyllis was a member of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, TWU Faculty Wives, Denton Community Chorus, and Joy Singers. She also participated in the Denton Community Theatre...

Manette Ann Head

Manette Ann Head

May 12, 2015

Manette Ann Head, 54, of Denton passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1960 in Dallas to Thomas Clifton Head and Mary Gregory Head. A funeral service will be Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 1:30 PM in the Ivy Chapel of the Denton State Supported Living Center. Burial will follow at...

Robert L. Gillum

Robert L. Gillum

May 6, 2015

Robert L. Gillum, 75, of Denton passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born October 2, 1939 in Tioga, Texas to George Walker Gillum and Nattie Carrius Martin Gillum. He married Pat Lyons on June 18, 1982 at Lake Kiowa, Texas. He has retired from Peterbilt Motors after 29 years. A memorial service will...

William Presley Carpenter, Jr.

William Presley Carpenter, Jr.

May 5, 2015

William Presley Carpenter, Jr., 68, of Argyle, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Coppell. He was born June 29, 1946 in Denton to William Presley Carpenter, Sr. and Oleta Reed Carpenter. He graduated from Denton High School in 1964. He married Jackie Greener on August 13, 1966 in Lewisville. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Argyle,...

Audrey Ann Scheitel

Audrey Ann Scheitel

May 4, 2015

Audrey Ann (Weiler) Scheitel the wife of the late Neal Scheitel of Aubrey, died on May 4, 2015, at Aubrey,Texas. She was born on June 19, 1929, at Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Valentine and Alice (Finnigan) Weiler of Lincoln, Nebraska. She spent her childhood in Lincoln, Nebraska, attended and graduated from Cathedral High School in Lincoln in 1947. She...

Jo An Baria

Jo An Baria

May 3, 2015

Jo An Baria, 82, of Denton, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 in Denton, TX. She was born February 12, 1933 in Mesa, AZ to Archie Erastus Jacobson and Reba Catherine Pauline Jacobson. Jo An was raised in West Virginia with her extended family on Mary Street Hill in Charleston and often shared wonderful stories of her experiences growing up...

Diana Campbell

Diana Campbell

May 2, 2015

Diana Campbell, 75, of Denton, Texas, passed away on May 2, 2015, in Denton. Diana was born on March 17, 1940, in Richmond, Virginia, to Brewster and Ruby Snow. She grew up at Natural Bridge Station, Virginia. Following graduation from Natural Bridge High School, she attended Longwood College and in 1962 earned a B.S. in Education. She married Randolph "Mike"...

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