Obituaries

Frances M. Gauthier

Frances M. Gauthier

Sep 18, 2014

Frances M. Gauthier, age 94, beloved ball of fire, (aka Mimi) of Ocklawaha, FL passed away peacefully on September 18, 2014 after suffering a stroke earlier in the month. She will be buried in Dallas, TX alongside her husband of 61 years and lifelong soul mate, Raymond H. Gauthier, at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2014 in the Dallas/Fort...

Cyndy Cruz

Cyndy Cruz

Sep 16, 2014

CYNDY CRUZ, age 61, a life-long resident of Irving, died Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at her home. Born January 1, 1953 in Dallas, she married Pete Cruz on February 14, 1992 in Oklahoma. Survivors include her husband, Pete of Irving; daughters, Rebecca Gee of Irving, Cheryl Bourland and husband Daniel of Mansfield, Christa Jack and husband Terry of Arlington, and...

Lavera Florene Borah Nance

Lavera Florene Borah Nance

Sep 12, 2014

Lifelong resident and pioneer of the Irving, Texas area, LaVera Florene Borah Nance died peacefully on Friday, September 12, 2014 in Irving, Texas at the age of 94. Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Steven Nance and his wife Gayland; her daughter, Mary Hunt and her husband Jerry; one granddaughter, Makai Nance; and many friends and relatives....

Fauna I. 'Mi Mi' Garrett

Fauna I. 'Mi Mi' Garrett

Sep 11, 2014

FAUNA I. GARRETT, age 90, a resident of North Richland Hills, formerly of Irving, and 40 year resident of Nevada, died Thursday, September 11, 2014 at Universal Hospice of Fort Worth. Born September 10, 1924 in Knox County, Texas, she was the daughter of E. J. Brazell and Flora Fenter Brazell. She was married to Frank Edwin Garrett for 69...

Atanacio 'Tacho' Duarte

Atanacio 'Tacho' Duarte

Sep 8, 2014

ATANACIO TACHO DUARTE, age 91, a resident of Irving for two years, died Monday, September 8, 2014 at home. Born August 30, 1923 in San Pedro, Durango, Mexico, he was the son of Filemon Duarte and Valeriana Miranda Duarte. A former farmer, Tacho was of Catholic faith. He is survived by his wife, Laurencia Lazcano de Duarte of Irving; children,...

Larry Dan Gwinn

Larry Dan Gwinn

Sep 6, 2014

LARRY DAN GWINN, age 54, a life-long resident of Irving, died Saturday, September 6, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center. Born May 4, 1960 in Dallas, Texas, he is the son of Lloyd L. Gwinn, Jr. and Beth Creed Gwinn. Preceded in death by a brother, Mike in 1971 he is survived by sons, Travis Jackson of Lewisville, Jake Jackson of...

Roy Rodgers

Roy Rodgers

Sep 5, 2014

ROY RODGERS, age 72, a resident of Irving since 1975, died Friday, September 5, 2014 in an Irving care center. Born May 6, 1942 in Hope, Arkansas, the son of Glenn Rodgers and Irene Harmon Rodgers, he grew up near Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Roy served in the U.S. Air Force, and he was member of the Church of Christ. He was...

John A. 'Jack' Lawrence

John A. 'Jack' Lawrence

Sep 4, 2014

JOHN A. JACK LAWRENCE, age 91, a resident of Irving, died Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving. Born August 23, 1923 in Victoria, Texas, he was the son of Robert Lee Lawrence, Sr. and Josephine Jecker Lawrence. Jack was a 1st Lt. Fighter pilot in the 494th Squadron in the US Army Air Corps serving...

Evelyn Edwards

Evelyn Edwards

Sep 4, 2014

EVELYN EDWARDS, age 81, a resident of Irving for 47 years, died Thursday, September 4, 2014 in Bedford. Born June 29, 1933 in Amarillo, Texas, she was the daughter of Edgar F. Putman and Elsie Luttrel Putman. She was a flower designer and a member of the Christian faith. Preceded in death by her husband, Wesley Autry Edwards on July...

Fred R. Taylor, Sr.

Fred R. Taylor, Sr.

Sep 3, 2014

FRED ROBERT TAYLOR was born March 26, 1922. He attended schools in both the Township of Johnsonville and Monrovia, Liberia, respectively. He served the Liberian government as Superintendent of Prisons for 8 years. Commissioner for the township of Johnsonville for 10 years, and during his term in office, he erected a school building, a clinic, and a cafeteria. The school...

Charles Harold Radford

Charles Harold Radford

Sep 2, 2014

CHARLES HAROLD RADFORD, age 70, a resident of Irving for 37 years, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 in San Antonio, Texas. Born May 9, 1944 in Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlie Radford and Alice Hardwich Radford. He married Brenda Greer Radford in Abilene, Texas. He was a driver for U.S. Express for 10 years and was a former member of...

Marks Wilburn Reid

Marks Wilburn Reid

Aug 31, 2014

Marks Wilburn Reid was born in Flint, Michigan on May 14, 1930 and passed away on August 31, 2014 after a valiant battle against cancer. Preceded in death by his mother, Freida Gumm Reid; father, German Marks Reid; sister, Judy Reid Corning, all of Flint, Michigan. Survived by his wife of 60 years, Lynette Richardson Reid of Irving, Texas; son,...

Sharon Ann Hartman

Sharon Ann Hartman

Aug 24, 2014

SHARON HARTMAN, 71, a resident of Irving for 46 years, died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at her home surrounded by her family. Born August 18, 1943 in Eldon, Missouri, she was the daughter of Leland D. Kelsay and Roberta E. Strange Kelsay. She married Kenneth T. Hartman October 19, 1963 in Tipton, Missouri. They moved to Irving in 1968 from...

Guadalupe 'Lupe' Ramirez

Guadalupe 'Lupe' Ramirez

Aug 24, 2014

GUADALUPE LUPE RAMIREZ, age 91, a resident of Irving since 1960, died Sunday, August 24, 2014, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born August 18, 1923, she was the daughter of Juan Rivera and Gracianna Caudillo Rivera. She married Hilario G. Lonnie Ramirez on February 1, 1941 in Rockwall. He preceded her in death in 1989. She was a...

Faye Smith

Faye Smith

Aug 22, 2014

FAYE SMITH, age 82, of Irving, died Friday, August 22, 2014 at her home. Born September 17, 1931 in Bentonia, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Anderson Brewer and Clara Grace Foster Brewer. Preceded in death by her first husband and father of her children, William Rothrock on July 18, 1997, and second husband, Billie M. Smith on May 28,...

Dorothy May Redman

Dorothy May Redman

Aug 22, 2014

Dorothy May Redman, 88, passed away on August 22, 2014, with her family by her side in Las Colinas, Texas, of congestive heart failure. Dorothy was born on May 29, 1926 to John and Myrtle June Schmelling Priddis in Berwyn, Illinois. She graduated from Guthrie Oklahoma High School, then attended Oklahoma State University. Dorothy married Victor L. Redman in Guthrie...

Peggy Jo Dunn

Peggy Jo Dunn

Aug 19, 2014

Peggy Jo Dunn was born February 16, 1934 in Comanche, Texas, to Carrol and Frankie Loudermilk. She left this earthly realm on August 19, 2014 from complications of a stroke. She married William F. (Bill) Dunn, Sr. on July 17, 1955. Jo and Bill had two sons, Frank and Philip. Jo was very active while her sons were growing up:...

Catherine Neese

Catherine Neese

Aug 15, 2014

CATHERINE NEESE, age 99, a resident of Houston, formerly of Lubbock, died Friday, August 15, 2014 at ManorCare Health Services-Willowbrook in Houston. Born November 22, 1914 in Stry, Austria, she was the daughter of Fred Tchir and Kate Kruk Tchir. Preceded in death by her husband, Claude Neese in 1971, she is survived by her daughter, Carole Mason of Spring,...

Jimmie 'Red' Skelton

Jimmie 'Red' Skelton

Aug 14, 2014

JIMMIE "RED" SKELTON, age 79, a resident of Irving for 63 years, died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born September 7, 1934 in Lewisville, Texas, he was the son of James Skelton and Nannie Hilliard Skelton. A Navy veteran, he married Barbara Miller on June 3, 1955 in Grand Prairie. Jimmie was a computer technician...

Lee A. Richardson, Jr.

Lee A. Richardson, Jr.

Aug 11, 2014

LEE A. RICHARDSON, JR., age 89, a resident of Irving since 1966, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at Van Healthcare Center in Van, Texas. Born February 8, 1925 in Pasadena, California, he was the son of Lee Allen Richardson, Sr. and Nellie Mae Hoffman Richardson. On July 23, 1946, he married Rubye Marie Journey in Oklahoma. She preceded him in...