Obituaries
Pearlene Garner Bass
Jul 3, 2014
PEARLENE GARNER BASS, age 94, a resident of Irving for 50 years, died Thursday, July 3, 2014 at a local care center. Born November 13, 1919 in Brashear, Texas, she was the daughter of Arthur N. and Daisy Mallory Garner. She grew up in Brashear. On July 15, 1950 she married Jordan T. Bass in Lubbock, Texas. She was in...
Carolyn Harris
Jul 1, 2014
The unique and well loved Carolyn Harris, beloved wife of Bruce Harris, mother of Allyson Huff and husband Dean, Christopher Tausend, Angela Fincher and husband Rob, proud grandmother of Jared Banker, Angela Bradshaw, Drew Fincher, Sam Fincher, Molley Tausend, sister Anne McClaren and extended family Sherry Wilson and Gorkem Ozcelebi, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Carolyn's love of music enriched...
Ruby E. Dixon
Jul 1, 2014
RUBY E. DIXON, age 61, a resident of Irving since 2001, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at home. Born October 21, 1952 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, she was the daughter of Harry Dixon and Bertha Catlett Dixon. Ruby was employed as a custodian at Air Serv for ten years. She retired from Owens Illinois Company where she was a selector...
Salomon 'Mon' G. Solis
Jun 28, 2014
SALOMON "MON" G. SOLIS, age 85, a resident of Dallas for most of his life, died Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Methodist Medical Center in Dallas. Born July 5, 1928 in Taylor, Texas, he was the son of Manuel Solis and Regina Gonzalez Solis. In September of 1948, he married Santos De La Garza in Dallas. Mon was a painter...
Melinda Lark Rembert Wells
Jun 24, 2014
MELINDA LARK REMBERT WELLS, age 42, a resident of Coppell, Texas died June 24, 2014 at MD Anderson after a valiant battle with brain cancer since 2007. Wherever she went, her Christian witness and wonderful spirit were obvious to all. She truly had the glow of Jesus Christ in her life. Born September 23, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, she is...
Gene Reese
Jun 23, 2014
GENE REESE, age 50, of Grapevine, died Monday, June 23, 2014 at his home. Born Lyndel Eugene Reese on March 4, 1964, he was the son of Gary Lee Miller and Janice Sue Kenemore Miller. Involved in commercial construction, he was a member of the Shutter Bugs Photography Club and Off Road Clubs and had enjoyed Boy Scouts with his...
Grace T. Church
Jun 21, 2014
GRACE T. CHURCH, age 86, a resident of Mabank, formerly of Gun Barrel City and Irving from 1963 to 2000, died Saturday, June 21, 2014 in Mabank. Born 14th of 15 children on January 15, 1928 in Lone Oak, Texas, she was the daughter of Samuel Noel Mays and Emma Starkey Mays. Grace married Claude Henry Church on September 26,...
Janet Patricia Durham
Jun 6, 2014
JANET PATRICIA DURHAM, 79, born December 18, 1934, passed away in Irving, Texas on Friday, June 6, 2014. Janet was born in Oklahoma City to Alice and Harvey James and grew up in Choctaw, Oklahoma. Janet is survived by her three sons: Steve and wife, Hope; Keith and wife, Debbie; and Phil. Janet has 4 grandchildren: Laura, Mathew, Ashley and...
Clarke 'Papa' Grady
Jun 2, 2014
CLARKE "PAPA" GRADY, age 89, a resident of Bedford for four years, formerly of Irving from 1959 to 2010, died Monday, June 2, 2014 in an Irving care center. Born January 3, 1925 in Oswego, Kansas, Clarke was the son of John Francis Grady and Marian Cecile Clarke. A U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II, he was part...
Beulah 'B J' Jenkins
May 31, 2014
BEULAH MAE "B J" JENKINS, age 69, of Dallas, Texas, died Saturday, May 31, 2014 at her home. Born November 21, 1944 in Karnack, Texas, she was the daughter of Howard and Bertha Mae Weisner Jenkins. She was a lifelong resident of Dallas. She worked for American Honda for 25 years. In later years, she worked with Goodwill Industries. Survivors...
Laverne Baumert
May 31, 2014
LAVERNE BAUMERT, age 87, a resident of Grapevine for 15 years, died Sunday, May 31, 2014 at a Grapevine hospital. Born December 28, 1926, in Childress, Texas, she was the daughter of Thomas Emmett Dismukes and Pernie Izona Hall Dismukes. A homemaker, she was an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Grapevine, where she served on the welcoming committee....
Richard Johannes 'Dick' Thomes
May 30, 2014
RICHARD JOHANNES "DICK" THOMES, DVM. Dick was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 11/3/35. He graduated from Dom Bosco High School in Milwaukee. He attended Texas A&M earning an undergraduate degree in 1957 and his veterinary degree in 1960. Dick succumbed to a lengthy illness on Friday, May 30, 2014 caused by multiple strokes. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June...
Natha L. Conaway
May 28, 2014
NATHA L. CONAWAY, age 89, a resident of Irving since 1965, and formerly of Houston for 20 years, died Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at an Irving care center. Born June 25, 1924 in Maryneal, Texas, the daughter of Joseph Arthur Walker and Mattie Dillon Walker, Natha graduated from high school at Highland High School in Maryneal. She worked for Salt...
Johnny Lee Bacon
May 24, 2014
Johnny Lee Bacon, age 67, born February 25, 1947 returned home to his loving Father May 24, 2014. Survived by his wife of 47 years, Linda Turner Bacon; daughter, Angela Bacon Kidwell, "the apple of his eye"; son-in-law, John Kidwell; beloved son, Chad Bacon; devoted mother, Mattie Lou Bacon; loving sister, Rhonda Bacon Miller; two precious grandsons, Bleu Kidwell, Trusten...
Delores Meadows
May 17, 2014
DELORES MEADOWS, age 84, a resident of Irving, died Saturday, May 17, 2014 at her home. Born September 24, 1929 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Hugh Alfred Bradshaw and Rita Marie Hembree Bradshaw. Delores lived in Oklahoma until she was a young adult and then resided in California until her husbands retirement. A homemaker, she was preceded...
Dan E. Jenson
May 14, 2014
DAN E. Paw Paw JENSON, age 85, a resident of Irving since 1965, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at his home. Born February 4, 1929 in Dallas, Texas, he was the son of Martin H. and Saleta W. Jenson. He served in the United States Army during the Korean conflict stationed in Japan. A 1950 graduate of Texas A &...
Alice 'Granny' Richburg
May 12, 2014
Alice Granny Richburg, age 81, a long-time resident of Irving, died Monday, May 12, 2014 at a local care center. Born April 24, 1933 in Dallas, Texas, she married Roy Richburg, Jr. there on July 3, 1948. She was a customer service supervisor for the Student Division of United Insurance Company for about 30 years. She was a member of...
Mildred 'Millie' Porter
May 7, 2014
MILDRED "MILLIE" KATHLEEN BEGLEY PORTER was taken to heaven by angels on May 7, 2014 after a long illness. Born in Hyden, Kentucky to Theodore (Theo) and Olive Begley on April 4, 1931, she was preceded in death by her parents. Mildred was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 48 years, Michael John Porter, and by one...
Darlene S. Kobylar
May 6, 2014
DARLENE S. KOBYLAR, age 68, a resident of Irving for 44 years, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. Born March 31, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas, she was the daughter of Arthur Brun and Mildred Koppelman Brun. On June 6, 1970, Darlene married Richard Kobylar in San Antonio. She was employed as a teacher...
Joe Ferina
May 6, 2014
JOE FERINA, age 75, a resident of Marietta, Oklahoma, formerly of Irving, Texas, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at his home. Born July 10, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Jacob Ferina and Sandi Anzelone Ferina, he was a U.S. Army veteran. Joe was owner of Ferina Carbide Tool Company, a company that manufactured carbide tool bits. He loved...
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