Obituaries
George N. Wilson, Jr.
Apr 27, 2013
GEORGE N. WILSON, JR, age 84, a resident of Garland for 8 years, passed away April 27, 2013 at his home. Born August 1, 1928 in Lancaster, Texas, to George N. Wilson, Sr. and Easter Huckeba Wilson, he was an engineer at Southwestern Bell Telephone and a member of the Bell Singers and Irving Garden Club. George was preceded in...
Montez Dodd Vasek
Apr 23, 2013
MONTEZ DODD VASEK, age 74, a resident of Irving for 49 years, went home to be with her Savior on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Born December 9, 1938 in Cameron, Texas to Louie and Ruth Dodd, she retired as an Executive Assistant from GTE in Irving. Montez was a longtime member of South MacArthur Church of Christ and Irving Bible...
Harold M. Gordon
Apr 22, 2013
HAROLD M. GORDON, age 87, a resident of Irving since 1968, died April 22, 2013 in Arlington, Texas. Born May 15, 1925 in Saugus, Massachusetts to Francis B. Gordon and Hazel Monroe Gordon, he married Madeline Elizabeth Glaspy on December 18, 1948 in Sherman, Texas. Harold served in the U.S. Navy and later retired from the U.S. Air Force in...
Maria E. Reynolds
Apr 22, 2013
MARIA E. REYNOLDS, age 89, a resident of Irving for 45 years, passed away Monday, April 22, 2013. Born February 2, 1924 in Hauenstein, Germany to Hauns and Rosina Lorber, she was a member of Oak Haven United Methodist Church in Irving and a member of the Mercedes Benz Club. Maria is survived by her husband of 54 years, Claude...
Kasonga Guy Mavula
Apr 22, 2013
KASONGO GUY MAVULA, age 55, a resident of Justin, Texas, died Monday, April 22, 2013 at his home. Born November 17, 1957 in Kimbilanjundu, Congo to Andre Mavula and Bernadette Shamata, he was an Electronic Mechanical Engineer at Airbase Services in Grand Prairie. Survivors include his wife, Chantal Mavula of Justin; sons, Gandhi Mavula and Prince Mavula; daughters, Betty Mavula,...
Lee J. Stieber
Apr 19, 2013
LEE STIEBER, age 93, of Oklahoma City, formerly a long-time resident of Irving, Texas, died Friday, April 19, 2013 in Oklahoma City, OK. Born July 1, 1919 in Marathon City, Wisconsin, he was the son of Leo Henry Stieber and Marie Daniels Stieber. He attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, and later the Diaconate Program with the Dallas Diocese of the...
Nancy Jane Johnson
Apr 19, 2013
NANCY JANE JOHNSON, age 81, a resident of Irving since 1965, died Friday, April 19, 2013 in Grapevine. Born April 26, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, Nancy was the daughter of Frank VanBuskirk and Jane White VanBuskirk. Preceded in death by her parents Frank and Jane VanBuskirk; her husband, Stanley Richard Johnson; sisters, Betty Pitts and Jacqueline Adams; brothers, Dale VanBuskirk...
Dr. Ronald Maly
Apr 14, 2013
Dr. Ronald Maly passed into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Sunday, April 14, 2013 in Euless, TX. Ron was born on May 30, 1933 in Crofton, NE to Joseph and Theresa (Guenther) Maly. He was raised on a farm north of Crofton in a large family. He spent his first few years in High School attending Conception Seminary...
Howard F. 'Papa' Hott
Apr 13, 2013
HOWARD F. PAPA HOTT, age 91, a resident of Irving since 1958, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born April 24, 1921 in Whitewright, Texas, he was the son of Wilbur E. and Bessie Hott. A retired contractor with Exxon, he was a member of Calvary Church. He married Barbara Ford December 28, 1956 in...
Barry Cook Williams
Apr 11, 2013
BARRY COOK WILLIAMS, age 51, of Dallas, formerly of Irving, died Thursday, April 11, 2013 in an apartment fire there. Born April 22, 1961 in Dallas, he is the son of the late Leonard W. Williams and Edna Cook Williams. A former veterinarian tech, he is survived by a sister, Yvonne Yielding of Dallas; and two brothers, Larry Gene and...
Agnes Day
Apr 8, 2013
AGNES DAY, age 68, a resident of Irving for 22 years, died Monday, April 8, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Born August 14, 1944 in Concordia, Kansas, she was the daughter of Daniel Hamilton and Doris Porter Hamilton. On April 2, 1971, Agnes married Robert Day in Dallas. She was a member of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano....
Shirley E. Pitts
Apr 4, 2013
SHIRLEY E. PITTS, age 71, a resident of Dallas since June 2012, formerly a twenty-seven year resident of The Bronx, New York, died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Doctors Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Dallas. Born January 10, 1942 in Honduras, she was the daughter of Charles Webster and Gladys Donaldson Webster. A home care attendant, she was a member...
Robin Elaine Wiese
Apr 1, 2013
Robin, age 54, a resident of Irving for 29 years, died Monday, April 1, 2013 of complications from Myotonic Dystrophy. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who was loved and will be missed by many. Preceded in death by parents, James H. Nelms and Gloria Woody Nelms. Survived by husband, Richard, and daughter, Ethany Miller both of Irving;...
Doris Christene Melton
Mar 28, 2013
Born on a white Christmas Morning on her parents farm, Doris Christene Melton "Tene to her friends came into the world. She had 11 brothers and sisters. She attended Frost High where she was a cheerleader. She married her best friend, Syble's cousin while he was home on leave from WW II. She was 17 years old. Ethan and Christene...
Gloria Whetstone
Mar 26, 2013
GLORIA WHETSTONE, age 86, a resident of Irving since 1960, died March 26, 2013 at her home. Born March 23, 1927 in Vivian, Louisiana, she was the daughter of Ira and Annie Merle Westbrook. A dance teacher from age 16 and a member of Dallas Ballet Company, Gloria owned the Gloria Whetstone School of Dance from 1962-1987. Her legacy of...
Leo Irving 'Skip' Smith, Ii
Mar 24, 2013
LEO IRVING SKIP SMITH, II, age 63, of Irving, a resident of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex for over 40 years, died Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Irving. Born September 24, 1949 in Washington, D.C., he is the son of Martha Ingersoll Smith of New York and the late Leo Irving Smith. He had served in the United States Air Force...
Sandra Kaye Darby
Mar 23, 2013
SANDRA KAYE DARBY, age 65, a resident of Irving TX, died Saturday, March 23, 2013. Born December 20, 1947, in Wichita Falls TX, she was the daughter of David and Geneva Darby. Sandy was an active member of First Baptist Church Dallas, and a faithful member of the sanctuary choir. She loved music and served as an organist several times...
Mary Elizabeth Phillips
Mar 21, 2013
Mary E. Phillips, 90, of Irving, went to be with her Lord and Savior after a seven year battle with Alzheimers on March 21, 2013. She was born the youngest of seven children on February 8, 1923 in Miller County, Arkansas. Mary was a resident of Irving since 1959 where she worked many years as a talented seamstress. She was...
Elton E. Reinhardt
Mar 21, 2013
Elton E. Reinhardt, age 88, of Irving, TX, passed away in his home on March 21, 2013. Born in Dallas on October 30, 1924 and a graduate of Sunset High School. In 1943, Elton joined the U.S. Navy, he was a proud veteran, serving on a Destroyer, The U.S.S. Porterfield in World War II. Elton married Sue Gillispie in 1947...
Mary L. Villanueva
Mar 17, 2013
MARY L. VILLANUEVA, age 96, a resident of Irving for 92 years, joyfully went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 17, 2013. Born June 7, 1916 in West Liberty, Iowa to Marcelino and Beatrice Ponce, she married Edward Villanueva on November 30, 1932 in Hunt County, Texas. The Ponce family was the first Hispanic family in Irving. For...
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