Obituaries

Maria Elida Escobar

Maria Elida Escobar

Dec 8, 2010

MARIA ELIDA ESCOBAR, age 54, a resident of Irving for 20 years, died December 8, 2010. Born on April 4, 1956 in El Salvador, to Santos and Francisca Montoya Escobar, she was a member of the Ministerio Casa de Dios Iglesia. A homemaker, Marie was an excellent cook and loved caring for her hen house and recycling. Survived by her...

Francis M. Brown

Francis M. Brown

Dec 7, 2010

FRANCIS M. BROWN, age 90, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010 in Irving, TX. He was born in Muncie, IN, the son of Paul D. and Mary A. (Traub) Brown. He was a school teacher, and retired after 34 years as a claims adjuster with the Social Security Administration. Preceded in death by brothers, Paul A., Adam, and Thomas J., sisters,...

Eutha Mae Hill

Eutha Mae Hill

Dec 2, 2010

EUTHA MAE HILL, 86, of Irving, Texas, died Thursday, December 2, 2010 at the Grand Prairie Healthcare Center. Born November 17, 1924 in Farmington, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Harve Crowder and Lucy Eubanks Crowder. She married Richard W. (Dick) Hill in 1953 in Arkansas. They moved to the Dallas area in 1953. He died April 21, 1983 A...

Diane Harmon

Diane Harmon

Nov 29, 2010

DIANE HARMON, age 78, a resident of Georgetown, Texas for three years, formerly of Irving, Texas, died Monday, November 29, 2010 in Georgetown. Born February 28, 1932 in Marietta, Ohio, she was the daughter of Herbert and Grace Stewart List. Diane married Robert "Poppy" Harmon on September 17, 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a member of Irving North Christian...

Michael Rasor

Michael Rasor

Nov 26, 2010

MICHAEL RASOR, age 52, a resident of Irving, Texas since 1994, died Friday, November 26, 2010 at home in Irving. Born April 10, 1958 in Sweetwater, Texas, he was the son of Clealen James and Jessie Mae Moore Rasor. Michael was a member of Oak View Baptist Church and the Elks Lodge. Survivors include his soul-mate, Linda Rasor; mother, Jessie...

Julian Jatip

Julian Jatip

Nov 25, 2010

JULIAN JATIP, age 69, a resident of Irving, Texas for the past five years, formerly of California, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at his home. Born November 22, 1941 in Victoria Durango, Mexico, he was the son of Mohammed Jatip and Sarah Flores Jatip. He was a delivery driver in the aerospace industry. A member of the Catholic Community of...

Tim Davis

Tim Davis

Nov 24, 2010

TIM DAVIS, age 59, a resident of Euless, Texas for 10 years formerly of Arizona, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at home. Born February 18, 1951 in Lubbock, Texas, he was the son of John Rolla Davis and Billye Nell Pipkin Davis. He lived most of his life in Texas. On March 26, 1983, he married Kathleen Ebbesmeyer in Euless....

Leola Ringley Bleuler

Leola Ringley Bleuler

Nov 24, 2010

LEOLA RINGLEY BLEULER, age 80, a resident of Irving, Texas, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010 after a lengthy battle with Alzhiemer's disease. Born October 3, 1930 in Adrian, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Ernest Ringley and Rebecca Bowser Ringley. She married Harold R. Bleuler April 9, 1955 in Massillon, Ohio. Employed by Coca Cola Bottling, Montgomery Wards, City Corp...

Janice Marie Davis

Janice Marie Davis

Nov 20, 2010

Janice Marie Davis, beautiful and loving mother, grandmother and true friend to many passed away Saturday, November 20, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. She was born the second child to William Howard Huffman and Edna Louise Reed on January 26, 1955. Jan worked several jobs assisting sales at Darr Equipment (later Holt), Mario Sinicola and Bobcat of Dallas but her primary...

Anthony R. 'Tony' Martin

Anthony R. 'Tony' Martin

Nov 18, 2010

Anthony R. "Tony" Martin, age 45, a resident of Irving, Texas formerly of Georgia, died Thursday, November 18, 2010 in a Dallas hospital. Born August 13, 1965 in Dallas, he was the son of John R. and Alecia Beasley Martin. Tony was a member of North Irving Baptist Church. He is survived by his mother, Alecia Martin of Irving; brothers,...

Bonnie Pauline Polly Belt Welborn

Bonnie Pauline Polly Belt Welborn

Nov 17, 2010

Bonnie Pauline "Polly" Belt Welborn, age 90, a resident of Irving, Texas since 1974, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at an Irving nursing center. Born January 13, 1920 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of Thomas and Lizzie Story Belt. Preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Ray Welborn in 1988; siblings, Leon Belt, Florene Hayes, Ernestine Railey; and,...

Inocencia Duarte Mendoza

Inocencia Duarte Mendoza

Nov 17, 2010

Inocencia Duarte Mendoza, born April 28, 1927 in Bridgeport, Texas to Merced Duarte and Gertrude Rios. Died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at home in Irving, Texas. Preceded in death by parents and one son. Survived by husband of 30 years, Victor Mendoza; daughters, Olivia Cipirano, Mela Valdez, Elida (Chevy) Valdez; sons, Merced (Pete) Rodriguez and Juan A. Valdez; 17 grandchildren;...

Austin Six

Austin Six

Nov 17, 2010

Austin Six, age 93, a resident of Irving, Texas for 40 years, formerly of Dallas, Texas, died Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at an Irving nursing center. Born July 3, 1917 in Erie, Kansas, he was the son of Homer Jay and Grace Adamson Six. Raised in Independence, Kansas and Tulsa, Oklahoma, he graduated from Tulsa Central High School. On June...

Rosie M. 'Easter' Brogden

Rosie M. 'Easter' Brogden

Nov 16, 2010

ROSIE M. "EASTER" BROGDEN, age 91, a resident of Irving for 58 years, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born April 20, 1919 in Childress, Texas, she was the daughter of Arthur James Gossett and Tarlie Elizabeth Hale Gossett. She married Homer Adrian Brogden January 2, 1937 in Lubbock, Texas. They moved to Irving from...

Ruth Pearl Mckey-Graham

Ruth Pearl Mckey-Graham

Nov 14, 2010

Ruth Pearl McKey-Graham, born September 10, 1920 in Richland, Texas, died Sunday, November 14, 2010 at the age of 90 years, 2 months and 4 days. A resident of Grand Prairie, Texas for 22 years, she died at Baylor Medical Center at Irving. Ruth was a member of the Belt Line Road Church of Christ in Irving for 20 years....

Andrew H. Bogner

Andrew H. Bogner

Nov 14, 2010

Andrew H. Bogner, age 69, a resident of Irving, Texas for 12 years, formerly of Plano, died Sunday, November 14, 2010. Born March 24, 1941 in Dodge City, Kansas, he was the son of Jacob and Agnes Droste Bogner. Andrew served in the U.S. Army. He was an accountant. Preceded in death by his wife, Theresa Bogner, they married December...

Allen Keith Kent

Allen Keith Kent

Nov 8, 2010

Allen Keith Kent, age 45, a resident of Dallas, Texas for 20 years, died Monday, November 8, 2010 at a Dallas hospital. Born August 12, 1965 in Waco, Texas, he was the son of Ray and Judy York Kent. He was a member of Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving and a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity at...

Jane Welch Schlehr

Jane Welch Schlehr

Nov 7, 2010

Jane Welch Schlehr, age 90, a resident of Irving, Texas, passed away on November 7, 2010 at her daughter's home in Denton, Texas, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in 1920 in Kentucky and spent most of her childhood in Ohio. The daughter of the late Reverend Harry Houchens Welch and the late Cornelia Cynthia Welch, Jane was...

Bryce William Massengale, Jr.

Bryce William Massengale, Jr.

Nov 4, 2010

After a valiant battle, Bryce William "PawPaw" Massengale Jr., age 70, a resident of Irving, Texas went to be with his Savior on November 4, 2010 at home. He was a member at Northwest Bible Church in Dallas. Bryce was born on July 26, 1940 in Fort Worth, Texas to Bryce William Massengale and Oleta Hale Massengale. He served in...

Virginia Evelyn Withers

Virginia Evelyn Withers

Nov 3, 2010

Virginia Evelyn Withers, age 98, a resident of Irving, Texas, peacefully passed away at home on November 3, 2010. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Donald James Withers. She is survived by sons, Donald (Heather) of Ames, Iowa, Alan of Renton, Washington; daughters, Jean (Bela) Lindenfeld of Benton Harbor, Michigan, Mary of Irving; three grandchildren...