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William Clenton Argo

William Clenton Argo

Apr 9, 2013

William Clenton Argo, 78, of Kemp, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 09, 2013. He was born on October 5, 1934 at home in the Cooper Creek Community in Denton County to Clarence Argo and Tressie Faye Rainey Argo. He married Dorothy Wilson on February 2, 1957. She has preceded him in death. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April...

Bernice Waldrop

Bernice Waldrop

Apr 9, 2013

Bernice Waldrop, 88, of Denton, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. She was born on December 16, 1924 in Kingsland, Arkansas to Harlie Bryant and Senora Elizabeth McCoy Bryant. She married Robert Waldrop on December 24, 1941. He preceded her in death in 1997. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm at...

Robin Rene Morales

Robin Rene Morales

Apr 8, 2013

Robin Rene Morales, 53, of Denton, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013. She was born on January 30, 1960 in Tulsa, OK to Gerald Wayne Henricks and Twyla Jean Martindale Henricks. She home schooled her daughters, she loved to read, loved her family, and most of all she loved the Lord. She married Tony Morales in Tulsa, OK in...

Jerry "Bob" Lawson

Jerry "Bob" Lawson

Apr 7, 2013

Memorial services for Jerry "Bob" Lawson, 68, of Lake Dallas & formally of Gainesville, Tx will be held at DeBerry Funeral Home, 2025 W. University Dr., Denton, Tx on Wednesday April 10, 2013. Family will accept visitors beginning at 1:00 with the memorial service beginning at 2:00 with Steve Herbold officiating assisted by Jerry Garrett. Jerry passed away following his...

Dr. George E. Holladay

Dr. George E. Holladay

Apr 5, 2013

Dr. George Erwin Holladay, 78, of Denton, TX, passed away April 5th, 2013. Born July 31, 1934, in Camden, TN, to John Milton Holladay and Sara Elizabeth Agnew Holladay, he attended the Columbia Military Academy, the University of Tennessee, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and later served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force...

Jimmy Marion Reece

Jimmy Marion Reece

Apr 4, 2013

Jimmy Marion Reece, passed away at the age of 68, in Denton Texas on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Denton. He was born October 15, 1944 in Blairsville Georgia to Paul Eugene Reece and Willa Bell Fritz Ensley Caylor. He served in the U.S. Air Force during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and retired after nearly thirty years of...

John Robert Deek

John Robert Deek

Apr 4, 2013

John Robert Deek December 31, 1973 – April 4, 2013 John Robert Deek, 39, of Northlakes, formerly of Denton, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, April 4, 2013. He was born on December 31, 1973 in Denton to Sami Deek and Judy (Deek) Giese. John graduated from Denton High in 1992, was a 1997 graduate of Amherst College and...

George Attaway

George Attaway

Apr 3, 2013

George Attaway He was a good man. A very good man, full of integrity and devotion to all he loved and cherished. Deeply rooted in his Christian faith, he believed in the goodness of the world and in the people who were fortunate enough to come his way. Intelligent and multi-talented, he was a consummate artist and an avid writer....

Mary Leona Merrill Foster

Mary Leona Merrill Foster

Apr 3, 2013

Mary Leona Merrill Foster, 86, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2013. She was born on December 5, 1926 in Dallas to Robert W. Merrill and Lean Hannah Buster Merrill. She graduated from Pilot Point High School and The University of North Texas. She was retired from The University of North Texas as the Assistant to the...

Donald Shifflett

Donald Shifflett

Mar 30, 2013

Donald Shifflett went to his heavenly home on March 30, 2013 at the age of 85 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease. He was born to Orlan and Bernys Baker Shifflett on October 26, 1927 in Harlingen, TX. Donald's family moved to the Plainview community west of Krum in 1929. Donald graduated from Krum High school at the age of 15...

George Watkins

George Watkins

Mar 29, 2013

George Edwin Watkins of Denton, Texas, went home to live with the Lord on Good Friday, March 29, 2013, days after celebrating his 79th birthday with his family. He fought a very long, difficult battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mr. Watkins was born to JB Watkins and Zena Cue Veal on March 19, 1934 in Denton, Texas. He...

Karen Leann Foster

Karen Leann Foster

Mar 28, 2013

Karen Leann Foster, 50, of Ponder, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors, Larry Reynolds and Mitch Beckman officiating. Burial: will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at DeBerry Funeral Directors. She was born on April 6, 1962, in Montrose, Colo., to Irven L. Barber...

Ruth Katherine Thomas

Ruth Katherine Thomas

Mar 28, 2013

Ruth Katherine Thomas went to be with Our Lord at age 96 on Thursday, March 28, 2013. She was born in Detroit, Texas on September 26, 1916. She resided in Denton, Texas for over 60 years. Her parents were Anderson and Mildred Guest. She is preceded in death by her brothers, Wyatt Guest, Dyke Guest, and Queb Guest; sisters, Dolly...

Edgar Joseph Bierschenk

Edgar Joseph Bierschenk

Mar 27, 2013

Edgar Joseph Bierschenk, 76 of Era, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at the Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born in Lindsay on August 2, 1936 to William Joseph and Mary Neu Bierschenk. He served in the U.S. Army and married Barbara Forester in Valley View on April 3, 1970. He was a retired truck driver. A memorial service...

Ona Hoke Shirley

Ona Hoke Shirley

Mar 25, 2013

Ona Hoke Shirley, 90, of Denton, passed away on Monday, March 25, 2013. She was born on February 17, 1923 in Bradshaw, Texas to Martin Luther Hoke and Ethel June Tindle Hoke. She moved to Denton on her 14th birthday. She studied art at Texas State College for Woman, now TWU. Ona married Jack Shirley in 1942 who preceded her...

Willie Mabel Sherman

Willie Mabel Sherman

Mar 25, 2013

Willie Mabel Sherman, 89, of Sanger, Texas passed away in the early morning of March 25, 2013. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, April 28, 2013 in the Chapel of Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors at 2:00 pm. It is located at 2025 W. University Dr. in Denton, Texas. Mabel was born in Iowa Park, Texas in February of 1924...

Chase Isaiah Anderson

Chase Isaiah Anderson

Mar 23, 2013

Chase Isaiah Anderson was born March 14, 2012 as the bouncy, happy, big cheeked baby boy of Tedashii and Danielle Anderson and completely adored little brother of Jaden. Chase's sweet life was filled to the brim with love, music, and complete affection from his big brother and parents. God made Chase a resiliently sweet baby, able to handle and enjoy...

Rachel Maurine Lindgren

Rachel Maurine Lindgren

Mar 22, 2013

Rachel Maurine Osborne Lindgren, 82, of Denton passed away Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Denton Regional Medical Center. Her sons and priest were by her side. She was born August 9, 1930 in Harlingen to Harrell Sherburne and Edna Morris Osborne. Rachel married Bruce Frank Lindgren on July 8, 1951 here in Denton. He preceded her in death on...

John Benson

John Benson

Mar 21, 2013

John Curtis Benson, 58, of Valley View, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 21st at the Presbyterian Hospital in Denton, Texas. He was born January 27, 1955 in Viroqua, WI to Albin and Lela Turner Benson. John was a devoted and loving husband and father who will always be remembered for his honesty and generosity along with his great wealth...

Charles Anthony Townsend

Charles Anthony Townsend

Mar 20, 2013

Charles Anthony Townsend, 54, passed away in Tennessee. He was born on March 21, 1959 in Denton to Robert William Townsend and Opal Charlene Alexander Townsend. He was a 1977 graduate of Denton High School. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 from 6-8 pm at DeBerry Funeral Directors. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April...

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