Gloria Schmitz
May 1, 2015
Gloria ("Glo") S. Schmitz died Friday, May 1, 2015, at her home in Denton. She was 93. She was born on April 23, 1922, in Akron, Ohio, to James E. and Mary (Anderson) Spegal. In Akron, she was a member of the Civic Opera Company and did solo church work starting at age 12. Mrs. Schmitz graduated from the University...
Robert Mike Johnson
May 1, 2015
Robert "Mike" Johnson of Aubrey, Texas passed away on May 1, 2015 at his home. Mike was born on February 27, 1947 in Denton, Texas to Thomas and Cora (Lawrence) Johnson. Mike graduated from Denton High School and North Texas College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and completed four tours of duty in Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
Danny Lee Grider
May 1, 2015
Danny Lee Grider born on November 25, 1951, joined his parents, son, and brother in heaven on May 1, 2015. He was a hard worker all his life. He loved his family and friends. Danny graduated from R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton in 1969. He worked for Authur Equipment and Hoss Equipment until retiring. Visitation will be Tuesday, May...
Elaine Couch
Apr 30, 2015
Elaine Couch, 68, of Lake Dallas passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015 at her residence. She was born August 29, 1946 in Long Beach, CA to Balford and Evleyn Barrett Morrison. She was an executive assistant. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. in the chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors. Elaine is survived by...
Randall "Poppy" Kopeny
Apr 29, 2015
Randall "Poppy" Kopeny, 72, of Denton, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015 in Denton. He was born December 26, 1942 in Chicago, IL to Clarence and Alvina Kopeny. He served bravely in the Merchant Marines during the Viet Nam War. He married Nancy Polley on May 22, 1987 in Denton. He worked for American Eagle and was Secretary of the...
Carolyn Kay (Bagley) Kimbrell
Apr 28, 2015
Carolyn Kay (Bagley) Kimbrell born December 7, 1946 in Sulphur Springs, TX to Leon and Melva (Lewis) Martin passed away on April 28, 2015. She attended Como, Texas and Bridgeport, Texas schools. She was employed by Bagley Farms of Krum. Carolyn is survived by sons, Jerry and wife Ann Bagley of Krum, Terry and wife Sherri Bagley of Krum, and...
Blanchard "Bud" Davis Stewart
Apr 25, 2015
Blanchard "Bud" Davis Stewart, 92, of Justin passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 in Denton. Bud was born on March 20, 1923 in Ponder, Texas to Charlie and Launa E. Stewart. He married Minnie Bell Reeves on November 22, 1948 at the Tarrant County Court House in Fort Worth, TX. She preceded him in death on August 26, 2010....
George Ray Hatridge
Apr 24, 2015
George Ray Hatridge of Denton, Texas passed away Friday, April 24, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. George Ray was born October 2, 1949 in Krum, Texas to George Edgar and Dorothy Nell Hatridge. George Ray graduated from Denton High School in 1968. He attended University of North Texas. After college, George Ray enlisted in the U.S. Marines. After leaving...
Mary Dennis Poulter
Apr 21, 2015
Beloved music teacher and musician Mary Dennis Poulter, 72, of Westford, MA and Denton, TX, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 after a valiant fight against pancreatic cancer. Mary was born August 2, 1942 in Pasadena, CA to Howard Drayton Dennis and Vera Hawkins Dennis. Vera passed away shortly after Mary's birth. Mary was raised by her paternal grandmother, Mabel...
Ruby Nell Starnes
Apr 21, 2015
Ruby Nell Starnes, 85, of Denton passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in Denton. She was born on July 26, 1929 in Frisco to Henry Earl Birdsong and Georgia Wells Birdsong (Walters). She married LeRoy Starnes on June 14, 1947 in Decatur. She worked for Sears in the Customer Service, was a member of Willowwood Church of the Nazarene and...
Lou Ephraim Smith
Apr 20, 2015
Lou Ephraim Smith of Argyle, TX, passed away peacefully on April 20, 2015 in Denton, TX. She was born in Uvalde, TX on January 8, 1939 to William Brown "Cotton" Howerton and Fleta Bell Howerton, and was the third of four daughters. Lou married Jesse "Paul" Ephraim, Jr. on June 8, 1957 in Uvalde, TX. Husband Paul preceded her in...
Dr. Joe Weldon Tynes
Apr 19, 2015
Dr. Joe Weldon Tynes, Jr. of Denton, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the age of 79. Memorial Service: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Cole Chapel at First United Methodist Church of Denton. Dr. Joe was born on October 1, 1935 in Groesbeck, TX to Joe and Jackie Tynes. As an only child, Joe...
Alice Janettie Harford
Apr 18, 2015
Alice Janettie Harford, 91, of Denton passed away on April 18, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas. Alice was born on June 13, 1923 in Harlem, Montana to Harold and Marie (Dark) Jones. She graduated Rich Hill High School in Rich Hill Missouri and was a member of the Methodist Church. Alice married Bobby Wilson Harford in 1946. Alice was active...
Dortha Shorter Buller
Apr 16, 2015
Dortha Shorter Buller, 94, of Granbury, Texas, went to be with the Lord on April 16, 2015. She was born May 23, 1920 to Lee and Mate Shorter on their farm near Hillsdale, Oklahoma. She married Leonard Buller, of Goltry, Oklahoma, on September 15, 1940 at her family farm. Early in their marriage, they relocated for a time to Long...
Yoshiko Takenaka Jackson
Apr 15, 2015
Yoshiko (Takenaka) Jackson, died peacefully at her Denton home on April 15, 2015. Born in Kyoto, Japan, August 3, 1926 to Shin and Otokichi Takenaka, she was the youngest of five children. In 1954 she married native Texan, Allen G. Jackson and started her life as a career Army wife. She was a devout Buddhist, practicing Nichiren Buddhism since1960 as...
Vernon Reginald Richardson
Apr 15, 2015
Vernon Reginald Richardson, 91, of Denton passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Lewisville. He was born August 19, 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland to Harry and Irene Green Richardson. He retired from New York City Police Department as a New York City Transit Officer. He served in the U.S. Navy during WW II. Funeral services will be held in the...
Eugenio Mario Porras
Apr 15, 2015
Eugenio Mario Porras, 51, of Denton passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015 in Dallas. He was born January 31, 1964 in Muleshoe, Texas to Delia Porras. He married Janie Contreras on August 18, 1984 in Muleshoe. He was the permit officer for FTS International. Visitation will be Friday, April 17, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM at DeBerry Funeral Directors....
Don Brian Collier
Apr 14, 2015
Don Brian Collier, 71, of Mineral Wells passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 in Mineral Wells. He was born January 9, 1944 in Paris, TX to Lyle and Beatrice Shannon Border. John Collier adopted him at 4 years old. He graduated from Denton High School and attended the University of Hawaii. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Viet...
Norman "Skeeter" Wayne Lowrie
Apr 14, 2015
Norman Wayne "Skeeter" Lowrie, 81, of Denton passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2015 in Denton. He was born September 4, 1933 in Nocona, Texas to Clarence Lowrie and Viola Georgia Haney Lowrie. His stepfather was Joe E. Edwards. He married Greta Katherine Martin on January 26, 1955 in Denton. He served in the U.S. Navy. He pastored in Denton, Weatherford,...
Charles Lewis Carson
Apr 11, 2015
Charles L. Carson of Denton, Tx passed away on April 11, 2015. We was born September 8, 1930 in Boonesville, TX to E.W. "Kit" and Othello Jones Carson. He grew up in Greenwood, Texas, attended Slidell High School and University of North Texas. He married Moleana Mason Carson on April 4, 1950 and recently celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. "Charlie"...
