Obituaries
Jim 'Bud' Ragsdale
Jan 20, 2012
JIM BUD RAGSDALE, age 76, a resident of Irving for 45 years, died Friday, January 20, 2012 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born March 4, 1935 in Dallas, he was the son of Orville Acton and Lucille Segroves Ragsdale. He married Sandra Carter May 1, 1964 in Dallas. Owner of ASAP Concrete Coring for eleven years, he had worked...
Donna Abate Shafer
Jan 19, 2012
DONNA ABATE SHAFER, age 70, a resident of Arlington for 10 years formerly of Irving and Simpson, Illinois, died Thursday, January 19, 2012 at Medical Center of Arlington. She was born March 11, 1941 in Gary, Indiana to parents, Walter Stone and Emma Hacker Stone. Donna was a Registered Nurse serving at Medical Center of Arlington, hospice care at Baylor...
Wanda Louise Black
Jan 18, 2012
WANDA LOUISE BLACK, age 86, a resident of Irving since 1991 formerly of Grand Prairie, Texas, died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at her home. She was born August 17, 1925 in Ferris, Texas to parents, Walter and Myrtle OBriant Wickliffe. She married Paul Logue Black on November 8, 1942 in Oklahoma. Preceded in death by her husband, survivors include her...
James David Aleman
Jan 16, 2012
JAMES DAVID ALEMAN, age 55, a resident of Irving for 24 years, died Monday, January 16, 2012 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born April 16, 1956 in Georgetown, Texas, he was the son of Albert and Maria Rodriguez Aleman. He married Edna Rodriguez March 26, 1988 in San Antonio, Texas. A loved and respected teachers assistant at Nancy Mosley...
Carol Rose Alfieri
Jan 14, 2012
Carol Rose Alfieri, 79 of Irving TX went to be with her Lord Jan 14th 2012 after an extended illness. She was born in Montreal Canada in 1932, and married her soul mate, Tino Alfieri in 1956, with whom she shared over 54 years of life and love, and raised four children. Carol and her husband Tino owned and operated...
William M. 'Bill' Miller
Jan 10, 2012
WILLIAM M. BILL MILLER, age 88, a resident of Irving for 40 years, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012. He was born September 5, 1923 in Pawnee, Illinois to parents, John Herbert Miller and Nova Ann Keen Miller. Bill was a U.S. Navy retired veteran of WWII and Korea. Preceded in death by his wife, Mary Jean Talkington Miller, son, David...
Mary Ellen Donnelly
Jan 6, 2012
MARY ELLEN DONNELLY, age 84, co-founder of Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home in Irving, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born June 14, 1927 in Marshall, Texas, she was the daughter of Jackson and Mary Bibb Porter. She and her husband A. M. Donnelly, Sr. established Colonial Funeral Home in Irving in 1963. She was a...
Ray Raulston
Jan 6, 2012
RAY RAULSTON, age 71, a resident of Irving since 1973, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at his home. Born December 15, 1940 in Hugo, Oklahoma, he was a graduate of the U S Naval Academy. A Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a commercial airline pilot for Braniff, Piedmont and U S Air. A member of Plymouth Park...
Eula Belle Neeson Warren
Jan 4, 2012
Eula Belle Neeson Warren was born October 22, 1922 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana to Henry Grady Neeson and Eulalie Julia Hanks Neeson. She died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 after a lengthy illness, yet her indomitable spirit and loving grace will live on. Eula was known for her beauty, her lively mind and her strong will. At the beginning of World...
Linda Todd Bishop
Jan 4, 2012
LINDA TODD BISHOP, age 57, a resident of Irving for 12 years formerly of Scottsdale, Arizona, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 in Dallas. She was born July 22, 1954 in Germany to parents, William Todd and Millie Venable Todd. Preceded in death by her father, Linda is survived by her husband, Mike Morgan of Irving; mother Millie Todd of Scottsdale,...
Daryl E. Murphy
Jan 3, 2012
Daryl E. Murphy, age 76, a resident of Irving, Texas, aviation and automotive writer, died at his home in Irving on January 3, 2012. Daryl was born in Sterling, Kansas on November 14, 1935 to Clyde E. and Alice M. Burke Murphy and was the grandson of early homesteaders, Ralph I. Murphy and Julia Elinor Burns Murphy. He graduated from...
Joe Mcclure
Jan 2, 2012
JOE McCLURE, age 72, a resident of Irving for 42 years, formerly of North Carolina, died Monday, January 2, 2012 at home. He was born September 1, 1939 in Clay County, North Carolina to parents, Frank McClure and Frankie Penland McClure. On August 16, 1969, he married Charlene Kimberlin in Dallas. Joe was a member of the Assembly of God...
Donald Allen Hicks
Jan 1, 2012
Donald Allen Hicks, of McKinney, Texas went to be with the Lord on January 1, 2012. Don was born on a military base in LaChapelle St. Mesmin, France on September 6, 1954. He lived in Oklahoma most of his life and graduated from Midwest City High School in 1973. Don met the love of his life, Joyce Hallman, in 1974...
Adolph H. 'Buddy' Giesecke
Dec 24, 2011
ADOLPH H. BUDDY GIESECKE, age 79, a resident of Irving for 51 years, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at home. He was born April 19, 1932 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to parents, Adolph Hartung and Goldia Linn Giesecke. On June 11, 1954, he married Veronica Roni Morel in Galveston, Texas. Buddy was a graduate of the Texas Military Institute, University...
James M. Black, Iii
Dec 20, 2011
JAMES M. BLACK, III, age 58, a resident of Malakoff for 16 years, died Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at East Texas Medical Center in Tyler. He was born August 18, 1953 in Abilene, Texas to parents, James Black, Jr. and Mary Adams Black. James was the owner of Dynamic Conveyor Products in Arlington. An avid pet lover, he especially loved...
Charles Kenneth Kenyon
Dec 20, 2011
CHARLES KENNETH KENYON departed this life in the morning hours of Tuesday, December 20, 2011 in Irving, Texas from complications of Alzheimers. He died the way he lived, with class and dignity. Mr. Kenyon was born March 22, 1931 in Carthage, Missouri, the first son of Caroll Eugene Kenyon and Maxine Holland Kenyon. He grew up throughout the South and...
Earney Emmons
Dec 13, 2011
EARNEY EMMONS, age 71, a resident of Euless, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 in Bonham. He was born May 17, 1940 in Dallas, Texas. Earney was a Baptist and a truck driver. Preceded in death by his father, J. D. Emmons and sister, Joyce Rachal, he is survived by his mother, Juanita Shultz of Euless; daughters, Debbie Young of Fort...
Steven Craig Higginbotham
Dec 12, 2011
STEVEN CRAIG HIGGINBOTHAM, age 58, a resident of Grapevine, Texas for 10 years, formerly of Dallas, died Monday, December 12, 2011. He was born November 6, 1953 in Dallas, Texas to parents, Jim Lynn Higginbotham and Dorothy Jean Cleghorn Higginbotham. He was a dispatcher at PAM Transportation for 5 years and a member of Demolay. Preceded in death by his...
Benga 'Ben' Mangawe
Dec 11, 2011
BENGA BEN MANGAWE, Born November 20, 1957, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa, to Mr. Benga Babemba and Mrs. Panambi Ayingba, Benga Ben Mangawe moved to the USA in 1983. Ben lived in San-Antonio, Texas before settling in the Dallas/Fort-Worth metroplex precisely in Irving, Texas and then later in Lewisville, Texas. Ben worked at the DFW Airport as an...
Jerry Lee Dobbins
Dec 9, 2011
JERRY LEE DOBBINS, age 76, a resident of Irving for 45 years, died Friday, December 9, 2011 in Irving. Jerry was born to Milas Lee Dobbins & Odessa Carwile Dobbins on September 5, 1935 at home on the farm in Drasco, Runnells County, Texas. He attended elementary schools in Drasco & Baldwin Communities and Junior and High School in Winters,...
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