Obituaries

William Reese Brunt

William Reese Brunt

Feb 18, 2014

William Reese Brunt (Bill, Daddy, Grampa, Gumpy, Papa, Great Grandpa) passed away quietly on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. He will be greatly missed by the love of his life, his wife, Ramona (Chavez) Brunt, whom he met at the USO at his first night in his new assignment in Albuquerque, New Mexico. They married six months later, and were dance...

Joo Hyo Hwang

Joo Hyo Hwang

Feb 17, 2014

JOO HYO HWANG, age 89, a resident of Irving for 30 years, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at Methodist Medical Center in Dallas. Born August 27, 1924 in Korea, he was an Elder at Korean Central United Methodist Church in Irving. Survivors include his wife Jung Hwang of Irving; sons, Chul Hyun Hwang of Lewisville and Jual Su Hwang of...

Carol Dobbs Beyerstein

Carol Dobbs Beyerstein

Feb 16, 2014

Carol L. Beyerstein, 62, a resident of Irving since 1984, passed away into the healing arms of her Savior on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at Vitas hospice. Carol was born in Beaumont, Texas on May 31, 1951, and raised in Anahuac, Texas. She was the daughter of Roy E. Dobbs and Margie Dean Dobbs. Carol is survived by two children,...

Mason B. Baccus

Mason B. Baccus

Feb 15, 2014

MASON B. BACCUS, age 42, a resident of Irving all of his life, died Saturday, February 15, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born July 13, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, he attended Highland Park Presbyterian school and the Winston School. Formerly employed at Muzak, Mason was the owner of Baccus Communications. He was a member of Plymouth Park Baptist...

Anthony James Alexander

Anthony James Alexander

Feb 14, 2014

Anthony (Tony) Alexander, 67 years old of New Iberia/New Orleans, Louisiana, residing in Irving, Texas passed away February 14, 2014 as a result of a long battle with cancer. He was the first born to Namon Alexander, Jr. and Dorothy Mae Small Alexander (of St. Mary Parish and Weeks Island, Louisiana.) He attended Daniel Small Elementary School (named for his...

Ginny Weidenberner

Ginny Weidenberner

Feb 13, 2014

GINNY WEIDENBERNER, age 88, a resident of Irving for 60 years, formerly of Danville, Illinois, died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born July 31, 1925 in Clarksdale, Mississippi, she was the daughter of Henry Alton McClurg and Myrtis Bell Wilkinson McClurg. Ginny married John S. Weidenberner on February 12, 1945 in San Bernardino, California. A...

John R. Page

John R. Page

Feb 12, 2014

JOHN R. PAGE, 94, of Plainview, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lois, and is survived by his son, and daughter-in-law, Garry and Ann Page; grandchildren, Deanna Page, Jared and Darla Page, Jason and Emily Davis, and Amanda Page; great grandchildren, Machaela, Hannah, Benjamin, Jacob and...

Wiley Mae Ficklin

Wiley Mae Ficklin

Feb 7, 2014

WILEY FICKLIN, age 89, a resident of Farmers Branch for 58 years, died Friday, February 7, 2014 at a care center in Carrollton, Texas. Born April 26, 1924 in Crisp, Texas, she was the daughter of Alvin A. Brashear and Minnie Killen Brashear. Wiley attended Crosier Tech in Dallas. She was an accountant at Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Oak...

Cecil Leon Lawrence

Cecil Leon Lawrence

Feb 7, 2014

CECIL LAWRENCE, age 95, a resident of Irving for 45 years, then later of Denton, died Friday, February 7, 2014 in Denton at a local care facility. Born February 11, 1918 in Ovalo, Texas to Roy Lawrence and Sadie Wright Lawrence, he married Dora Laverne Nickell on October 7, 1984. Cecil was an auto glass salesman, a member of Irving...

Vickie Ewers

Vickie Ewers

Feb 4, 2014

VICKIE EWERS, age 50, a resident of Grand Prairie, Texas, died Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in Greenville, Texas. Born January 21, 1964 in Irving, Texas, she went to Nimitz High School in Irving and was a resident of Grand Prairie for 20 years where she raised her family. Later she was a resident of Cedar Hill, Texas and Omaha, Nebraska....

Phillip Lynn Brun

Phillip Lynn Brun

Jan 31, 2014

PHILLIP LYNN BRUN, age 62, a resident of Irving, died Friday, January 31, 2014 in Irving at a local nursing facility. Born April 11, 1951 in San Antonio, Texas, to Arthur Brun and Mildred Koppelmann Brun. Phillip is preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his sister, Darlene Kobylar and husband Rich of Irving; and brother, Tom Brun and...

Raimundo 'Ray' Izquierdo, Jr.

Raimundo 'Ray' Izquierdo, Jr.

Jan 31, 2014

RAIMUNDO RAY IZQUIERDO, JR., age 58, a resident of Irving for over 30 years, and an employee of Southwest Airlines for over 35 years, died Friday, January 31, 2014, at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born December 11, 1955 in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, he was the son of Raimundo Izquierdo, Sr. and Berta Suarez Izquierdo. He married Patricia Demers...

Thuku Louis Kipasa

Thuku Louis Kipasa

Jan 30, 2014

THUKU LOUIS KIPASA, age 56, a resident of Grand Prairie, Texas, died Thursday, January 30, 2014 at home. Born July 28, 1957 in Kikwit in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he was the son of Wilson Kipasa and Gelani Masita Kipasa. Louis was preceded in death by his son, Jessy Kipasa. Survivors include his wife, Vicky Kipasa; daughters, Grace and...

Dorothy Powell

Dorothy Powell

Jan 27, 2014

DOROTHY POWELL, age 87, a resident of Dallas, formerly of Mississippi, died Monday, January 27, 2014 in Irving. Born March 17, 1926 in Durant, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of James Herron Gannon and Nora Granberry Gannon. Dorothy is survived by her daughter, Truzzie Howard and husband Ronnie of Dallas; son, Thomas D. Maroon of Arlington; son, Jacob W. Powell...

William Alfred Altman, M.D.

William Alfred Altman, M.D.

Jan 27, 2014

William Alfred Altman, M.D. was born in Sherman, Texas on September 30, 1913 and died in Dallas on January 27, 2014. He graduated from Sherman High School in 1931; Rice University in 1935; and Harvard Medical School in 1939. After an internship at John Sealy Hospital, Galveston, Texas in 1940, he served a three year Fellowship in Surgery at Scott...

Linda Arnold

Linda Arnold

Jan 26, 2014

LINDA JO ARNOLD, age 70, a resident of Irving for 49 years, died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at her home. Born June 15, 1943 in Big Spring, Texas, the daughter of Edward Elmo Phillips and Dorothy Belle Riggs Phillips, she was a retired bookkeeper and nanny. Linda married Norman R. Arnold May 1, 1964. She coached junior bowling and was...

Nathan 'Wes' Davenport

Nathan 'Wes' Davenport

Jan 19, 2014

Nathan Wes Davenport, age 63, of Irving, Texas passed away, Sunday, January 19, 2014 surrounded by family at James L. West Alzheimer Center under the care of Community Hospice of North Texas. Born August 11, 1950 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was the son of Wes Harris Davenport and Winnie Dee Pitmon. He graduated from MacArthur High School in Irving. A...

Mary Grace Santos

Mary Grace Santos

Jan 19, 2014

MARY GRACE SANTOS, age 81, a resident of Irving for 62 years, died Sunday, January 19, 2014, at a local care center. Born March 21, 1932 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of Philipe C. Ruiz and Antonia Lara Ruiz. She married Manuel Santos November 9, 1952 in Dallas. A homemaker, she was a member of Holy Family of...

Amada Martinez

Amada Martinez

Jan 17, 2014

AMADA MARTINEZ age 84, a resident of Irving for over 30 years, died Friday, January 17, 2014, at a local care center. Born March 9, 1929 in Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, she was the daughter of Enrique Jaramillo and Consuelo Ardines Jaramillo. She was a homemaker and member of St. Lukes Catholic Church. Survivors include daughters, Nelly Cantu, Marla Cantu...

Kathryn Dew Gates

Kathryn Dew Gates

Jan 16, 2014

Kathryn Dew Gates, 77, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2014 at her home while under hospice care surrounded by family and friends. She was born at Saint Mary's hospital in Enid, Oklahoma on August 21, 1936 to Evelyn Lee and Paul Corley Gates. She attended Enid public schools, graduating from Enid High School in 1954 and receiving her BS in...