Obituaries
Barbara R. Miller
Apr 3, 2014
BARBARA R. MILLER, age 87, a resident of Irving since 1963, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at Redbud Assisted Living in McKinney. Born February 19, 1927 in Independence, Missouri, she was the daughter of Ray D. and Ruth Klein. She graduated from William Chrisman High School in Independence and from Park College in Parkville, Missouri. On November 1, 1958, she...
Novelle Cook Lyon Odom
Apr 3, 2014
NOVELLE COOK LYON ODOM, age 97, of Keller, formerly of Irving, the Mid-Cities area and Wichita Falls, died Thursday, April 3, 2014 at a Keller nursing center. Born August 23, 1916 at Pleasant Valley in Clay County, Texas, she was the daughter of Huey Allen Cook and Elona Lavada Fancher Cook. She was a member of the Irving Church of...
Brent Thurman
Apr 2, 2014
BRENT THURMAN, age 48, of Irving, formerly of Arlington, died Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at his home. Born March 15, 1966 in Irving, he is the son of James C. Thurman and Lucille Baer Thurman. He was a lift truck mechanic for Darr Equipment for 28 years. Survived by his wife, the love of his life, Shelley Givens Thurman; a...
Joyce Lynn Alexander
Apr 1, 2014
JOYCE LYNN ALEXANDER, 70, a resident of Decatur, formerly of Garland and Irving, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Medical City Hospital in Dallas. Born July 30, 1943 in Collin County, she was the daughter of Willie Thomas Kimberlin and Laura Lee Smith Kimberlin. She married Oscar Lee Alexander August 23, 1958 in Irving, Texas. They moved to Decatur in...
Walter Linville
Mar 31, 2014
WALTER (WALT) LINVILLE, age 84, a resident of Irving, died Monday, March 31, 2014 at home. Born August 5, 1929 in Hays, Kansas, he was the son of William Leslie Linville and Bertha Aleen Williams Linville. He was a resident of Colby, Kansas for 23 years, graduating from Colby High School. Walt made a profession of faith in 1948. On...
Juanita V. Burch
Mar 27, 2014
JUANITA V. BURCH, age 90, a resident of Irving for 50 years, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. Born February 19, 1924 in Chisolm, Texas, she was the daughter of Thomas Lee Vaughan and Laura Bell LaRue Vaughan. Juanita was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Irving. Preceded in...
Odes Jasper Choate
Mar 25, 2014
Odes Jasper Choate, 89, a life-long resident of Dallas County and resident of Irving for over 65 years, died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at a Dallas hospital. Born June 7, 1924 in Dallas County, he was the son of Odes Clarence Choate and Essie Lee Martin Choate. He graduated from Crozier Tech High School in Dallas. A U S Army...
Bobbie Ruth Willhelm
Mar 22, 2014
BOBBIE RUTH WILLHELM, age 82, a lifelong resident of Irving, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at UT Southwestern St Paul Hospital in Dallas. Born December 12, 1931 in Irving, Texas, she was the daughter of Marion Hampton Altom and Ola Gertrude Swindle Altom. On June 29, 1950, she married Harlan E. Willhelm in Irving. Bobbie was a homemaker and a...
Dolan L. Miller
Mar 22, 2014
DOLAN L. MILLER, age 92, completed his earthly life on March 22, 2014 in an Irving hospital. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, 2014 in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Carroll of Good Shepherd Lutheran...
Billie 'Gran' Harbison Griffith
Mar 22, 2014
BILLIE "GRAN" GRIFFITH, age 87, a resident of Irving for 57 years, formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma, died Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born January 12, 1927 in Bogata, Texas, she was the daughter of William Harbison and Lizzie Wright Harbison. She graduated from Bogata High School and Hillcrest Nursing School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After the...
Elizabeth A. 'Betsy' Joza
Mar 13, 2014
ELIZABETH "BETSY" JOZA, age 73, a resident of Irving for more than 30 years, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born March 7, 1941 in Ashland, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Charles Wolfe and Hilda Quack Wolfe. On June 6, 1960, she married David William Joza in Hammond, Indiana. Betsy was a homemaker, a...
Marjorie Vigen
Mar 11, 2014
MARJORIE VIGEN, age 85, a resident of Irving for 48 years, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Medical Center of Plano. Born December 19, 1928 in McAlester, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of George Mace and Gussie Cope Mace. On July 25, 1953, Marjorie married Melvin Edward Vigen in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker and a member of Holy...
Sandra Kay Holmes
Mar 11, 2014
SANDRA KAY HOLMES, a resident of Irving since 1963, born September 27, 1935 in Gentry, Missouri, left her heavenly body Tuesday, March 11, 2014. She is survived by her husband, Richard L. Holmes. They married on September 16, 1962 in Saint Louis, Missouri. Also surviving are her sister, Joan King of Illinois; two former exchange students, Morton Hagan of Denmark...
Clata M. 'Betty' Escobedo
Mar 10, 2014
Clata M. Betty Escobedo, 86, a resident of Irving since 1972, died Monday, March 10, 2014 at a local care center. Born May 3, 1927 in Bone Cave, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Elzie and Recie Russell. She was a seamstress at Mary Lyn Embroidery for a number of years and in later years was a homemaker. She was...
Louise Hall
Mar 7, 2014
LOUISE HALL, age 72, a resident of Hurst, Texas for three years, formerly of Irving, died Friday, March 7, 2014 at Harris Methodist HEB Hospital in Bedford. Born March 30, 1941 in Pueblo Pintado, New Mexico, she was the daughter of Willard Dennison and Ruth Charley Dennison. On January 30, 1965, she married Robert "Bob" Hall in Dallas. He preceded...
David Paul Hoffman
Mar 3, 2014
DAVID PAUL HOFFMAN, age 60, a resident of Irving, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born January 28, 1954 in Dallas, Texas, he was preceded in death by his father, Buford Douglas Hoffman, Jr. in 1989, brother, Doug Hoffman in 1999 and step-father, Bill Wasson in 2005. David is survived by his mother, Dolores Wasson;...
Glenn W. Smith
Mar 3, 2014
GLENN W. SMITH, age 81, a resident of Irving for 54 years, died Monday, March 3, 2014 at a care center in Coppell. Born November 28, 1932 near Bonham, Texas, the son of Willie A. Smith and Sallie Jo Tarpley Smith, he married Ina Lee Dale on February 16, 1952 in Bonham. Glenn was a graduate of East Texas State,...
Margaret Ann Taglavore
Feb 27, 2014
Age 72, a resident of Irving for 35 years, formerly of DeSoto, died Thursday, February 27, 2014 in Irving. Born November 29, 1941 in Carlisle, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Lester Palestine Matlock and Virginia Evelyn Jordan Matlock. Margaret grew up in Carlisle and graduated from Ozark Academy High School in Arkansas. On August 8, 1959, she married Alphonse...
Nan Snyder Jeffus Mayberry
Feb 25, 2014
NAN SNYDER JEFFUS MAYBERRY, age 82, a resident of Irving since 1961, formerly of Atlanta, Texas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 surrounded by her children at an Irving care center. She and her twin sister, Ann, were born April 26, 1931 in Elaine, Arkansas, the daughters of Romey Neal Snyder and Myrtle McCarty Snyder. Nan moved to...
Sandra 'Sandy' Mulkey
Feb 23, 2014
SANDRA SANDY MULKEY, age 70, died Sunday, February 23, 2014 at home. Born October 2, 1943 in Ypsilanti, Michigan, she was the daughter of Ben Thomson and Mary Jordan Thomson. Sandy graduated from high school in Greenville, Texas. On May 21, 1965, she married Jimmy Neil Mulkey in Fort Worth. A resident of Irving since 1966, she was an office...
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