Obituaries
Jacqueline Marie Porter
Mar 15, 2013
Jacqueline Marie Porter, 80, of Irving, Texas was born October 21, 1932 in Leavenworth, Kansas. This beautiful, strong, courageous woman passed to heaven on March 15, 2013. After attending St. Mary's College in Kansas and teaching first through eighth grade in a one room school house, she met and married Leo E. Porter on February 17, 1953. Shortly after they...
Ethel Florene Taylor
Mar 14, 2013
ETHEL FLORENE TAYLOR, age 77, a resident of Irving since 1969, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at home. Born February 28, 1936 in Gordon County, Georgia, she was the daughter of Winford Tomlinson and Irene Chastian Tomlinson. On August 20, 1960, Florene married Earl Dean Taylor in Gordon County, Georgia. She was a member of North Irving Baptist Church. Preceded...
Cherish D. Wright
Mar 13, 2013
CHERISH WRIGHT, age 43, a resident of Irving for 26 years, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at her home. Born April 19, 1969 in Borger, Texas, she was an administrative assistant in the Irving Independent School District for 13 years. She was heavily involved with the Hawks Baseball League and an avid Texas Rangers fan. She was a member of...
Paul E. Chambers
Mar 12, 2013
PAUL E. CHAMBERS, age 84, a resident of Irving since 1973, died peacefully Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at his home with his wife Carol by his side. Born November 16, 1928 in Toronto, Canada, he was the son of Harold and Loretta Chambers. He married his soul mate Carol Maynard on January 29, 1955. Preceded in death by his parents...
Cynthia J. Miller
Mar 12, 2013
CYNTHIA J. MILLER, age 74, a resident of Irving since 1968, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving. Born September 8, 1938 in Fairmont, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Robert M. Sheets and Madeline Megna Sheets. An Irving Chamber of Commerce member, Cynthia was the former owner of Irving Florist and Cindys Bridal...
Shanon Layne Walters Kuykendall
Mar 10, 2013
On Sunday, March 10, 2013, Shanon Layne Walters Kuykendall passed from this earth into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ. Those who will miss her vibrant smile and compassion for others are husband John and son Damon; Mother Jan Thompson and husband David; sisters Jana Walters, Kelly Walters and Sandy Slinde and husband Jeff; families-in-law, Dorothy Welch, Linda Wise,...
Leonard Wayne Holle
Mar 4, 2013
LEONARD WAYNE HOLLE, age 69, a resident of Irving, died Monday, March 4, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born April 4, 1943 in Waco, Texas, he was the son of Melvin and Elfrieda Koester Holle. After high school, Leonard started in the contact lens industry, reaching the position of Manager at Universal Contact Lens of Dallas. He was...
Marzell E. Choate
Mar 1, 2013
Marzell E. Choate, 87, a long-time resident of Irving, Texas, died Friday, March 1, 2013 in Irving. Born November 10, 1925 in Hunt County, Texas, she was the daughter of Louis Arthur Vandiver and Lillie May Farmer Vandiver. She grew up on a farm in Dallas County, at the present site of Eastfield College in Mesquite. She graduated from Mesquite...
Carmen C. Urias
Feb 28, 2013
CARMEN C. URIAS, P.C., Carmen Carrasco Urias, age 46, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday February 28, 2013 in Irving, TX. She was born on July 29, 1966 in Midland, TX. She is survived by her parents Ramon G. Carrasco and Beatriz Meraz Carrasco; ex-husband, Noe Urias; son, Noe Michael Urias; grandson, Eden Jude Urias; siblings, Michelle...
Larry Jordan
Feb 27, 2013
LARRY JORDAN, age 62, a lifelong resident of Irving, went on to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born April 24, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, he was the son of James J.E. Jordan, Sr. and Bonnie Brown Jordan. Preceded in death by his father, he is survived by his...
Patricia Hines
Feb 27, 2013
PATRICIA HINES, age 84, a resident of Irving since 1967, died Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at a Dallas hospital. Born September 22, 1928 in Greenville, Texas to Benjamin and Alice Taylor Smith, she married Harold Hines on May 31, 1952 in Greenville. A 1950 graduate of Texas State College for Women which is now TWU, Patricia taught third grade for...
Isabelle W. Lebel
Feb 24, 2013
Isabelle W. LeBel passed away at her home in Virginia City Highlands, Nevada on Saturday, February 24, 2013. Isabelle was born in Somersworth, New Hampshire to Emma and Wilfred Willett. She married R.V. (Val) LeBel in 1939, and they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in September 2009. Val predeceased Isabelle in October 2009. Isabelle is survived by her two loving...
Doris Elaine Jones
Feb 23, 2013
DORIS ELAINE (WILSON) JONES, age 86, a resident of Irving for 37 years, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center at Irving. Born March 19, 1926 in Denison, Texas, she was the daughter of Frederick Williams Wilson and Margaret Sopha Roberts Wilson. On January 14, 1949, Doris married Bob Jones in Greenville. He preceded her in death in...
William F. 'Bill' Emerson, Jr.
Feb 20, 2013
WILLIAM F. BILL EMERSON, JR., age 69, a resident of Irving for 38 years, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at his home. Born December 22, 1943 in Greenville, Texas, he was the son of William Frank Emerson, Sr. and Ruby Mae Cobb Emerson. He served in Vietnam in the United States Marine Corps. He graduated from Dallas Baptist College with...
Wayne Champion
Feb 19, 2013
WAYNE CHAMPION, age 86, a resident of Carrollton, formerly of Irving, died Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Born November 5, 1926 in Ft. Cobb, Oklahoma to John Raby and Agnes Rodgers Champion. Wayne was a member of the Independent Order of Foresters and loved traveling the country with various RV clubs. Preceded in death by his first wife, Peggy Joyce Meier...
Ella P. Bolin
Feb 16, 2013
ELLA BOLIN, 91, a resident of Irving, since 1949, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Charlton Methodist Hospital in Dallas. Born May 2, 1921 in Hamilton, Texas, she was the daughter of Albert Peters, Sr. and Clara Siems Peters. She married George W. Bolin, Jr. September 19, 1947 in Dallas. A homemaker, she was a member of First United Methodist...
Jean Burney
Feb 16, 2013
JEAN BURNEY, age 84, a resident of Irving since 1951, died Saturday, February 16, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born July 3, 1928 in Stigler, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of Tom and Pearl Martindale Basher. She graduated from high school in Quinton, Oklahoma where she later married Clay P. Burney, Jr. August 2, 1951. She worked with...
Carolyn Sue Graves
Feb 12, 2013
CAROLYN SUE GRAVES, age 71, a lifetime resident of Irving, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013 in a Cleburne hospital. Born May 8, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of Daniel Auley Martin and Idia Mae Chant Martin. Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Sam Mitchell Graves; and grandson, Logan Mitchell Fidurski. She is survived by...
Virgil Chrestman
Feb 9, 2013
Virgil Chrestman was born in Lonoke, Arkansas on September 17, 1930 and passed on to be with the Lord on February 9, 2013. He was the son of Thomas Lorenzo Chrestman and Daisy Belle Moreland Chrestman. Virgil was a member of First Baptist Church in Dallas and was a dedicated Bible scholar with a deep love for his church. He...
Michael Austin Freeman
Feb 7, 2013
MICHAEL AUSTIN FREEMAN, age 60, a resident of Dallas for 15 years, was called home on February 7, 2013. Born October 29, 1952 in Big Springs, Texas, to Everett Freeman and Evelyn Teer. Michael was a Security Officer at G4S Secure Solutions in Dallas. Survivors include his brother, Harlese Freeman and wife Tiffany of Euless; and nephews, Cory Freeman and...
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