Obituaries

Celestino 'Tino' Andrade, Jr.

Celestino 'Tino' Andrade, Jr.

Jan 16, 2014

CELESTINO TINO ANDRADE, JR., age 69, a resident of Irving for 40 years, died Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born March 27, 1944 in San Angelo, Texas, he was the son of Celestino Andrade, Sr. and Pabla Gonzales Andrade. He married Rita Aguirre May 11, 1967. An aircraft mechanic, he worked for Southwest Airlines for...

Frances J. Allmon

Frances J. Allmon

Jan 13, 2014

FRANCES J. ALLMON, 94, a resident of Irving for 60 years, died Monday, January 13, 2014 at her home. Born July 21, 1919 near Ladonia, Texas, she was the daughter of John Burl Mullins and Amy Alice Hunter Mullins. She married Paul Newton Allmon October 18, 1935 at Atoka, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death June 13, 1998. She was...

Mary Lavoyce Giddens

Mary Lavoyce Giddens

Jan 8, 2014

MARY LAVOYCE GIDDENS, age 78, a resident of Irving, TX passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2014. Born June 24, 1935 in Delta County, Texas, she was the daughter of Woodrow and Mavis Stanley Giddens. LaVoyce was preceded in death by her mother, Mavis Stanley Giddens in 1970, her father, Woodrow Giddens in 1975 and her brother Hiram Stanley...

Shirley Ann Layman

Shirley Ann Layman

Dec 30, 2013

SHIRLEY ANN LAYMAN, age 78, a resident of Irving for 47 years, died Monday, December 30, 2013 at a care center in Granbury, Texas. Born September 10, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas, she grew up in Ragley, Louisiana and graduated from Louisiana School for the Deaf. Shirley married William Alvin Layman on January 21, 1961 in Garland, Texas. He preceded...

Darlene Pullen

Darlene Pullen

Dec 30, 2013

Darlene Mary Pullen, age 52, a resident of Bedford, Texas passed away on Monday, December 30, 2013 after a brief illness. Born April 19, 1961 in Saint Clair, Michigan, daughter of Jack and Meredith LaGruth of Marysville, Michigan, Darlene was a member of Compass Christian Church in Colleyville, Texas. She was an employee of Trane and a member of DORBA,...

Rhonda E. Rangel

Rhonda E. Rangel

Dec 29, 2013

RHONDA E. RANGEL, age 48, a resident of Irving for 10 years, died Sunday, December 29, 2013 in Irving. Born March 14, 1965 in Junction City, Kansas, she was the daughter of Dwight Edwin Mhire and Katherine Flynn Mhire. On November 20, 2005, she married Marcus Rangel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rhonda was Catholic. Survivors include her husband, Marcus of...

Ruth Wahl Mitchell

Ruth Wahl Mitchell

Dec 28, 2013

RUTH JEANETTE WAHL MITCHELL, age 76, of Irving, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 28, 2013, one day before her 77th birthday at home. Her loving daughter, Deborah Susan Arthur, her caregiver for the past seven years, was at her side when she went home to be with the Lord. Born December 29, 1936 in Lincoln, Indiana, she was the daughter...

Jan Lynn Hernandez

Jan Lynn Hernandez

Dec 16, 2013

JAN LYNN HERNANDEZ, a resident of Irving for most of her life, died Monday, December 16, 2013 at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Born in Dallas, she was the daughter of the late Virgil Lamar Jaques and Glenda Jo McCallum Jaques. Preceded in death by her father Virgil Jaques, survivors include her husband Daniel Hernandez of Irving; a son, Leon D....

David Wright Taylor, Sr.

David Wright Taylor, Sr.

Dec 16, 2013

DAVID WRIGHT TAYLOR, SR., age 89, a resident of Irving for 58 years, died Monday, December 16, 2013 at his home. Born February 22, 1924 in Erie, Pennsylvania, he was the son of Clifford M. Taylor and Norma Wright Taylor. David served in the U. S. Army Ordinance Corp from 1944-1946. He was a flight engineer at American Airlines for...

Cliff Morgan Evans

Cliff Morgan Evans

Dec 15, 2013

CLIFF MORGAN EVANS, age 85, a resident of Irving, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center at Irving. Born July 14, 1928 in Irving, he was the son of Loyie B. Evans and Mary Magdalene Hampton Evans. On February 22, 1946, Cliff married Helen Ramey in Irving. He received an Associate Degree in Business at Delmar College in...

Dr. Alfredo Guillermo Antonetti

Dr. Alfredo Guillermo Antonetti

Dec 15, 2013

Dr. Alfredo Guillermo Antonetti was born May 11, 1917 in Santiago, Cuba, the first of two sons born to Alfredo R. Antonetti II and Maria Muniz. He had a Catholic upbringing, having attended first the Dolores Jesuit School in Santiago followed by the La Salle Academy in Havana. During Alfredos childhood his father attended the University of Havana School of...

Ruth Nulty

Ruth Nulty

Dec 11, 2013

RUTH NULTY, 93, of Irving, died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at a local care center. Born November 5, 1920 in Trenton, New Jersey, she was the daughter of John Huff and Ertha Stubbleline Huff. She married John C. Jack Nulty, Sr. December 21, 1941 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. She was a homemaker and member of St. Marks Episcopal Church....

Amy Dimsdale

Amy Dimsdale

Dec 10, 2013

AMY DIMSDALE, age 53, a resident of Irving for 28 years, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center at Irving. She was born August 31, 1960 in Dallas, Texas. She pursued many varied activities, including art, sculpture, piano, and dancing lessons from Rosemary Goldammers Studio of Dance. She was a gifted and dedicated swimmer, first at Irving YMCA...

Violet Northcutt

Violet Northcutt

Dec 10, 2013

VIOLET NORTHCUTT, age 84, a resident of Irving for 60 years formerly of Oak Cliff, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center at Irving. Born August 4, 1929 in Tuxedo, Texas, she was the daughter of Emmitt Hartin and Rudie Mae Farrell Hartin. On January 6, 1951, she married Kinnie Dwayne Northcutt in Oak Cliff. Violet was a...

James R. 'Jamie' Chalker

James R. 'Jamie' Chalker

Dec 10, 2013

JAMES R. JAMIE CHALKER, age 87, a resident of Irving since 1960, died Tuesday, December 10, 2013, at a local care center. Born December 2, 1926 in Marietta, Georgia, he was the son of Amos R. Chalker and Laura Mae Clackum Chalker. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He was Baptist. He married Mildred Sebak...

Shirley Justice

Shirley Justice

Dec 9, 2013

Shirley Justice was born on June 23, 1937 in Mills Hollow, Missouri. In addition to numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, she is survived by one daughter and two sons: Jeanna West and her husband Dwayne, Andy Justice and his wife Wendy, and Rusty Justice and his wife Tracey. Her parents, Delbert Shelley and Mable (Beaver) Shelley, preceded her in death. Shirley...

Curtis Crawford Lambert, Jr.

Curtis Crawford Lambert, Jr.

Dec 5, 2013

CURTIS CRAWFORD LAMBERT, JR., age 78, a resident of Irving, died Thursday, December 5, 2013 at his home. Born August 21, 1935 in Buffalo Gap, Texas, he was the son of Curtis Crawford Lambert, Sr. and Mary Katherine Salyers Lambert. He was first chair in trumpet in high school at Abilene High School and at Big Spring High School and...

John Wesley West

John Wesley West

Dec 5, 2013

John Wesley West, 80, of Irving died on Thursday, December 5, 2013 at his home. Born March 15, 1933 in Coleman TX, he was the son of the late James Oliver West and Ora V. Pardue West Price. Preceded in death also by his step-father, Palmore Rankin Price, brother, Benjamin Bennie West, sister, Lester Sis West Duncan, his wives, Laverne...

Ronnie Keeth

Ronnie Keeth

Dec 4, 2013

RONNIE KEETH, age 54, a resident of Irving for 13 years, died Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at his home. Born June 23, 1959 in Dallas, Texas, he was the owner of Ronnie Keeth Trucking, Inc. in Mesquite. Ronnie was a member of Stonewater Church in Granbury, the Christian Motorcycle Association and the Bill Glass Prison Ministry. He was preceded in...

Virginia L. Countryman

Virginia L. Countryman

Dec 1, 2013

VIRGINIA L. COUNTRYMAN, age 84, of Lewisville, a former long-time resident of Irving, went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ Sunday, December 1, 2013 at Vitas Inpatient Hospice in Irving. Born December 23, 1928 in Garfield, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Robert Lee Graham and Sarah Jane Jones Graham. She grew up in Northeastern Oklahoma. On January...