Obituaries

Theodore Jude Voisin

Theodore Jude Voisin

Oct 31, 2013

Theodore J. Voisin, 67, a long-time resident of Houma, Louisiana died Thursday, October 31, 2013 in Irving, Texas. Born October 16, 1946 in Houma, he was the son of Linwood J. and Winona C. Voisin. He worked as a commercial fisherman with his father for many years. He spent the last three years living in Texas. Preceded in death by...

Nina Jean Reed

Nina Jean Reed

Oct 29, 2013

NINA JEAN REED, age 85, a resident of Irving for 47 years, died Tuesday, October 29, 2013. She was born March 15, 1928 in Cordell, Oklahoma to John Littleton Long and Martha A. Sanders Long. Nina retired from Exxon in Irving after 32 years in customer service. She was a member of the Red Hat Society. Preceded in death by...

Brian Lee Ost

Brian Lee Ost

Oct 27, 2013

BRIAN LEE OST, age 32, of Coppell, formerly of Irving, died Sunday, October 27, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Irving. Born December 10, 1980 in Irving, he is the son of Stanley Ost and Julia Williams Ost. An auto mechanic, he is survived by his father, Stanley Ost of Grand Prairie; his mother, Julia Williams of...

Glenn Cox

Glenn Cox

Oct 26, 2013

GLENN COX, age 68, a resident of Irving for 50 years, died Saturday, October 26, 2013 at his home. Born January 12, 1945, in Sudan, Texas, to Isaac Cox and Edith Tyler, he married Leanna Joyce Shean on July 9, 1966. He was a printer. Preceded in death by his parents and later his wife Leanna on July 10, 2012,...

Rev. Gene Allen

Rev. Gene Allen

Oct 24, 2013

Rev. Gene Allen, 86, of Keller, a former long-time resident of Pampa, died Thursday, October 24, 2013 at his home. Born August 10, 1927 in Temple, Oklahoma, he was the son of Willie George Allen and Bessie Caroline Carpenter Allen. He graduated from Cotton County High School in Oklahoma and later attended Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He served in...

Robert 'Bob' O. Berry

Robert 'Bob' O. Berry

Oct 23, 2013

ROBERT BOB O. BERRY, age 69, of Grapevine, a former resident of Irving for 40 years, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at a Grapevine hospital. Born December 15, 1943 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Thomas P. and Gladys Berry. He grew up in Hawaii. On March 6, 1965, he married Kassandra Kemp in Weatherford, Texas. He owned...

Norma Wuistinger

Norma Wuistinger

Oct 22, 2013

NORMA WUISTINGER age 90, resident of Irving for 53 years, died October 22, 2013 in Irving. Born October 19, 1923 in Middleton, KY., to Ida and Wren Witten, she was a member of First United Methodist Church. She is preceded in death by sons, Fred Edlin and Bill Wuistinger. Survivors include her husband, Harvey Wuistinger of Irving; son and daughter-in-law...

Tonya Taylor

Tonya Taylor

Oct 22, 2013

Tonya Taylor, age 39, a lifelong resident of Irving, died October 22, 2013 at her home. Born on May 13, 1974, she was the daughter of Earl and Ethel Tomlinson Taylor. Tonya was Baptist. Preceded in death by her parents and sister Gay Renay Taylor, she is survived by her husband, Daniel L. Taylor, sons Xavier Clubb and Jason L....

Clydene Henderson

Clydene Henderson

Oct 21, 2013

CLYDENE HENDERSON, age 71, a former resident of Irving for 25 years, died Monday, October 21, 2013 in a Bedford hospital. Born June 28, 1942 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of Clyde and Elvie Brown Davis. Clydene was a longtime employee of National Semi-Conductor and a member of Metro Bible Church in Southlake. Survivors include her daughter, Vicky...

Mary Giustini Ofchinick

Mary Giustini Ofchinick

Oct 20, 2013

MARY GIUSTINI OFCHINICK, 49, died in Dallas. Born February 4, 1964 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of Faustino and Elizabeth Louise Durkin Giustini. Preceded in death by her father, Mary is survived by sons, Daniel Ofchinick of Grand Prairie and Jacob Ofchinick of McKinney; her mother, Elizabeth Giustini of Miami, FL.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Maria...

Maurice Honea

Maurice Honea

Oct 19, 2013

MAURICE HONEA, age 79, a resident of Irving since 1965, died Saturday, October 19, 2013, at his home. Born July 26, 1934 in Frost, Texas, he was the son of James Walter and Ruby Cecil Honea. Married to Lynn Talley Herring July 29, 1967 in Irving, he worked at J.I. Case as a parts manager for 32 years before retiring...

Kathleen Margaret Denman

Kathleen Margaret Denman

Oct 14, 2013

Kathleen Margaret Denman died October 14, 2013 in Dallas, Texas at the age of 99. She was born to Reverend Walter Stanley and Hannah Morris in Spencer, Nebraska on June 15, 1914. Responding to a call from the Methodist church in England for pastors willing to serve in the United States, her father and mother emigrated from Wales and settled...

Joseph K. Rajan

Joseph K. Rajan

Oct 12, 2013

Joseph Karimpeneth Rajan (Rajchan) was born on June 1st, 1947 in Pulikezhu, Thiruvilla, Kerala, India to the Late Karimpeneth Varkey Joseph and Achamma Joseph. On April 22, 1971, he married Eliamma Rajan (Ammini) at the young age of 23. Soon after, he left for the U.S. to study computer technology in New York after graduating from The Polytech Institute in...

Linda F. Raines

Linda F. Raines

Oct 7, 2013

LINDA F. RAINES, age 70, a resident of Irving since 1969, and retired, long-time special education teacher with the Irving Independent School District, died Monday, October 7, 2013 at her home. Born December 14, 1942 in Galveston, Texas, she was the daughter of Moses A. and Dorothy E. Haymon. She was a member of Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving....

Marion Perryman Harper

Marion Perryman Harper

Oct 5, 2013

MARION PERRYMAN HARPER, age 80, a resident of Irving since 1974, died Saturday, October 5, 2013 at her home. Born February 22, 1933 in Liberty, Texas, she was the daughter of Richard M. Perryman, Jr. and Marguerite McFadden Perryman. On May 4, 1951, Marion married Richard Dean Harper in Galena Park, Texas. He preceded her in death on December 20,...

Ronald 'Ron' L. Preston

Ronald 'Ron' L. Preston

Oct 3, 2013

RONALD RON L. PRESTON, age 70, a resident of Irving for 25 years, died Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born January 5, 1943 in Boca Raton, Florida, he was the son of Oakley Leon Preston Jr. and Margaret Jane Oakley Preston. Ron was an I.T. computer technician for UNISYS Company in Dallas for ten years...

Allison Nicole Hale

Allison Nicole Hale

Oct 1, 2013

ALLISON NICOLE HALE, age 21, of Dallas, formerly of Irving, died Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in a car accident. Born August 26, 1992 in Irving, she was the daughter of Bill Hale and Jerri Hall Hale. Survivors include her father Bill Hale and wife Elizabeth of Irving; mother, Jerri Hale of Dallas; and her maternal grandmother Betty Parker of Dallas....

Velma 'Lou' Smith

Velma 'Lou' Smith

Sep 30, 2013

VELMA LOU SMITH, age 89, a resident of Irving for 60 years, died Monday, September 30, 2013 at a care center in Allen, Texas. Born March 2, 1924 in St. James, Missouri, she was the daughter of Samuel A. Sullivan and Gertrude A. Holberg Sullivan. Lou was a Christian believer. She loved to dance. Lou loved her family and supported...

Patricia Mae Lawrence

Patricia Mae Lawrence

Sep 30, 2013

Patricia Mae (Hill) Lawrence, age 63 of Bonham, Texas, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2013 in Irving, Texas. Born on October 11, 1949. She was the daughter of James Luther Hill and Eula Doris (Spikes) Hill. She lived in the Dallas area working in the printing industry before moving to Bonham in 2005. She loved her children, her cat...

Dr. David M. Tate

Dr. David M. Tate

Sep 30, 2013

"So light, so free, now sails my soaring soul." His first and greatest love was Jesus Christ. David M. Tate, DDS, age 81 met his Savior on Monday, September 30, 2013 at his home. Born July 3, 1932 in Paris, Texas, he was the son of David and Wynema Tate. He grew up in Clarksville, Texas and graduated from Baylor...