Obituaries
Laura Elizabeth Allison Dehaes
Mar 18, 2011
Laura Elizabeth Allison DeHaes, born in Monroe, Louisiana on July 29, 1911, entered eternal life on March 18, 2011. The daughter of Agnes and Rupert Allison, they lived in Oak Cliff where Laura graduated from Oak Cliff High. She met and married Louis Phillip DeHaes in 1928 at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Irving where they made their home. Their...
Gladys Allen
Mar 16, 2011
GLADYS ALLEN, age 86, a resident of Irving and Lake Fork, Texas, died Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at her daughters home in Irving. Born January 24, 1925 in Grapevine, Texas, she was the daughter of Allen W. and Ruby Lee Murff Day. Gladys was a administrative assistant at G.E. Medical Systems in Dallas, retiring after 34 years, and she was...
Peggy Broom
Mar 15, 2011
PEGGY BROOM, age 71, a resident of Las Colinas for more than 20 years and a great neighbor to all, died March 15, 2011 at home. She was born August 20, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Peggy was a flight attendant for American Airlines, retiring after 42 years. Preceded in death by her parents, Marie and Clay Ferguson, she is survived...
Nedra Robbins
Mar 15, 2011
NEDRA ROBBINS, age 68, a resident of Irving, Texas for 50 years, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at home. Born July 13, 1942 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, she was the daughter of Floyd and Nellie Bloodsworth Morehead. On August 6, 1960, she married Ronnie Robbins in Dallas. Nedra was a member of Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving. She was...
William O. 'Bill' Carroll
Mar 13, 2011
WILLIAM O. BILL CARROLL, age 80, a resident of Arlington for eight years, formerly of Irving for over 50 years, died Sunday, March 13, 2011 at a local hospital. Born October 16, 1930 in Brownsboro, Texas, he was the son of William M. and Vera Sizemore Carroll. On August 6, 1953, he married Ruth Bolin in Irving. Bill was a...
Edwin S. Schafer, Jr.
Mar 12, 2011
EDWIN S. SCHAFER, JR., born June 21, 1928, in Dallas, Texas, passed away March 12, 2011 in Irving, Texas at age 82. Ed was a retired Operations Manager for Murray Management Corp. He owned and operated his own business, The Maintenance Co. for 43 years. He has served our city through the Irving Community Development Corp. since 1999. He is...
Matt Clark
Mar 11, 2011
MATT CLARK, age 29, a resident of Irving, Texas for 5 years, formerly of Lancaster, Texas, died Friday, March 11, 2011 at his home. He was born September 7, 1981 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Matt was employed at Optical Telecom Services for more than four years. As a lead service technician there, he had the opportunity to travel across the...
Orvetta Caldwell
Mar 8, 2011
ORVETTA CALDWELL, age 80, a resident of Irving since 1957, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Born December 1, 1930 in Allison, Texas, she was the daughter of Judd Warren Hunter and Bessie Alma Talley Hunter. Orvetta was a member of the Gospel Lighthouse Church in Dallas. Preceded in death by her husband, Claude D. Caldwell; her parents; two sisters; and...
William 'Bill' R. Green
Mar 6, 2011
WILLIAM BILL R. GREEN, age 84, a resident of Irving, Texas since 1982, died Sunday, March 6, 2011 at a Bedford nursing center. Born February 6, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, he was the son of Edgar Ray and Ethel Kinsley Green. Bill retired from the U.S. Navy in 1982, after over 30 years of service. He graduated from Seattle University...
James Elmer 'Jim' Empting
Mar 5, 2011
JIM EMPTING, age 84, resident of Irving, died Saturday, March 5, 2011. Born in 1926 at Algona, Iowa, he was a graduate of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. He was an Ensign in the United States Navy and was a district office manager for the Maytag Company for over 30 years, retiring in 1982. Preceded in death by his wife...
Raymond Lynn Pillion
Mar 4, 2011
Raymond Lynn Pillion, 67, a resident of Irving, Texas since 1981, died March 4, 2011 at a Dallas hospital. Born May 23, 1943, in Joliet, Illinois, he was the son of Joseph Lynn Pillion and Dorothy Mahoney Pillion. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. He married Linda Gail Jones, April 19, 1980, in Texarkana, Arkansas....
Joe Hall, Jr.
Feb 28, 2011
JOE HALL, JR., age 75, a resident of DFW since 1958, died, Monday, February 28, 2011 in Dallas. He was born August 23, 1935 in Batesville, Arkansas. Joe was an oil and gas operator at Joe Hall Operating and the owner of Fort Worth Kirby Vacuum Company for 25 years. Preceded in death by the mother of his children, Elsie...
Keith W. Colberg
Feb 26, 2011
KEITH W. COLBERG, age 64, a resident of Irving, Texas since 1972, died Saturday, February 26, 2011 in Irving. Born January 29, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of Theodore and Iris Colberg. On October 20, 1986, he married Belinda Tonic in Las Vegas, Nevada. Keiths career was based in sales with companies such as: General Tire, Kelly...
Pauline 'Nannie' Odom
Feb 24, 2011
PAULINE NANNIE ODOM, age 93, a resident of Red Oak for eight years formerly of Irving, died Thursday, February 24, 2011 at her home. Born February 4, 1918 in Waxahachie, Texas, she was the daughter of James and Eva Lee Pharis Huffstetler. Pauline was a member of Calvary Church in Irving. Preceded in death by her husband, Don Odom in...
Bertha Murray
Feb 24, 2011
BERTHA MURRAY, age 91, of Irving, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, February 24, 2011 in Irving. Born July 8, 1919 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to Nellie and Jim Barnes. She lived in Irving for the past 58 years. She was the widow of R. W. Murray who preceded her in death in December 1993. She was a member of First...
Bryan Dean Hays
Feb 23, 2011
BRYAN DEAN HAYS, age 44, of Duncanville, died Wednesday, February 23, 2011 at his home. Born August 7, 1966 in St. Louis, Missouri, he is the son of Winferd Hays, Jr. and Mary Camille Felty Hays. He married Gwendy Freeman January 22, 1994 in St. James, MO. An automotive procurement specialist, he was a member of First Baptist Church of...
Charles 'Charlie' Hammett
Feb 19, 2011
Charles Charlie Hammett, 82, of Irving, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 in Irving. Born August 4, 1928 in Houston, Texas, he was the son of Charles Marvin Hammett, Sr. and Cora Maye Kelly Hammett. He graduated from Houston High School and the University of Houston and later served in the United States Army. He married Mary Pickle February 15, 1972...
Roy Lohden
Feb 18, 2011
Roy James Lohden, a Dallas Icon, passed away at 70 years of age on February 18, 2011. He was born in Lane, Oklahoma in a log cabin with a dirt floor. Although he was born in Oklahoma, he moved to Texas as soon as he could. Roy was the second of six children. He grew up knowing the values of...
William Earl 'Bill' Love
Feb 18, 2011
WILLIAM EARL BILL LOVE, age 78, a resident of Irving since 1963, died Friday, February 18, 2011, at his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 31, 1932 in McKinney, Texas, he was the son of Benjamin and Leva Love. A graduate of McKinney High School and The University of North Texas where he has been an active...
Delores Bates
Feb 17, 2011
DELORES BATES, age 82, a long-time resident of Irving, Texas, died Thursday, February 17, 2011 in Irving. Born September 19, 1928 in Rising Star, Texas, she was the daughter of Lester Lee Kirkland and Essie Mae Horne Kirkland. She married R. C. Bob Bates December 12, 1947 in Dallas. She retired from the accounting office of the Southland Corporation. She...
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