Obituaries
Joel Franklin Goodwin,, D.D.S. Sr.
Sep 13, 2010
Joel Franklin Goodwin, Sr., D.D.S., a resident of Dallas, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at the age of 86. Born September 9, 1924 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, he was the son of Rev. Abb L. and Ethel Broyles Goodwin. Dr. Goodwin served with the U.S. 3rd Army in Europe during World War II. He graduated from Baylor College of Dentistry in...
John E. Kellar
Sep 13, 2010
John E. Kellar, a resident of Georgetown, Texas, died Monday, September 13, 2010 at the age of 53. He was born March 13, 1957 in Williston, North Dakota. John served in the Navy, he played and coached soccer. Survived by daughter, Shelley Kellar, of Georgetown; mother, Iris Rowe of Irving; father, Keith Kellar of North Dakota; 4 sisters; and several...
James R. Gartrell
Sep 10, 2010
James R. Gartrell, 60, of Cleburne, long-time accountant with Lone Star Gas, TXU, and Atmos Energy in Dallas, died Friday, September 10, 2010 at his home after a two year illness. Born May 24, 1950 in Tyler, Texas, he is the son of Bill and Gnell Baker Gartrell. He grew up in Louisiana, Mesquite, and Irving, Texas. He served in...
Jay L. Taylor
Sep 1, 2010
JAY L. TAYLOR, age 90, a resident of Irving, Texas for 54 years, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010 in Irving. Born October 8, 1919 in Cushing, Oklahoma, he was the son of Ralph and Ina Brown Taylor. On December 21, 1945, he married Arlene Pederson in Los Angeles, California. Jay served in the U.S. Army. He retired from Jones-Blair Paint...
Edmond M. Leroux
Aug 29, 2010
Edmond M. LeRoux of Argyle, Texas passed away on August 29, 2010. He was born on September 5, 1918 in Martintown, Ontario, Canada. He moved with his parents and five siblings in 1923 to become citizens in upstate New York, settling in North Bangor, N.Y. He graduated from Franklin Academy in Malone, N.Y. after attending North Bangor Union School. He...
Juanita L. Norris
Aug 26, 2010
JUANITA L. NORRIS, age 83, a resident of Euless, Texas formerly of Irving, died Thursday, August 26, 2010 at her home. Born March 27, 1927 in New Madrid, Missouri, she was the daughter of Herman and Ida Bell Clark Lindsey. On June 1, 1946, she married Jack L. Norris in East Prairie, Missouri. A homemaker, seamstress and former teacher, she...
Robert Martin Nelson
Aug 23, 2010
Robert M. "Bob" Nelson, born December 28, 1926, long time Irving resident and civic supporter, died Monday, August 23, 2010. He was 83. Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bob graduated from Ohio State University and was a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. A veteran of two wars, he served in the U.S. Navy on a Destroyer Escort during...
John Edward Griffin, M.D.
Aug 14, 2010
John Edward Griffin, M.D. 83, passed away August 14, 2010. He was born December 31, 1926 in Grand Prairie, TX. He was the son of John Early and Lillian Fay Bussey Griffin. John is survived by his much loved wife of sixty-one years, Virginia Claire (Smith), and three children, Rev. Brenda Warren (husband Harvey), David Griffin, J.D. (wife Becky), and...
Molly Latrille Davies
Aug 13, 2010
MOLLY L. DAVIES, age 62, of Irving, formerly of Abilene, Texas, died Friday, August 13, 2010 at an Irving hospital. Born April 12, 1948 in Post, Texas to William Elbert "Lefty" Davies and Ruby Ray Harrison Davies, she moved to Abilene at an early age. She attended the Highland Church of Christ Handicapped Program and West Texas Rehabilitation Center. After...
Ferooza Rudo Mheta
Aug 12, 2010
FEROOZA RUDO "BREANNA" MHETA, age 16, of Irving, died Thursday, August 12, 2010 at Medical City Hospital of Dallas. Born December 19, 1993 in Harare, Zimbabwe, she moved to Irving in 2005. A student, she was to begin the 2010 school year at the Jack E. Singley Academy of the Irving Independent School District. She was a member of Calvary...
Thelbert Ray Herndon
Aug 11, 2010
THELBERT RAY HERNDON, age 87, a resident of Irving, Texas, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Irving. Born September 11, 1922 in Pecan Gap, Texas to O. C. and Gladys Butler Herndon, he served in the U.S. Air Force during WW II and Korea. Ray retired from Bell Helicopter after 32 years. A lifelong member of the Masons, he was...
Karen Kay Williams
Aug 11, 2010
KAREN KAY MILLER WILLIAMS, age 67, of Irving, Texas, entered eternal life on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 in Flower Mound, Texas. Born April 21, 1943 at Natawaka, Kansas to Carl and Doris Mueller Miller, she graduated from Mayatta High School in Mayatta, Kansas in 1961. She received a secretarial certificate from Clark's Business School of Topeka, Kansas in 1962. Karen's...
Edward 'Eddie' Geren
Aug 4, 2010
EDWARD "EDDIE" GEREN, age 70, resident of Irving, TX for 50 years, died August 4, 2010 at his home. Born August 11, 1939 in San Antonio, TX, he was the son of Wiley and Winnie Hopkins Geren. Preceded in death by his loving wife, Tina Geren, in 2009, survivors include his mother, Winnie Leonhardt; brother, Landon Geren; step-daughters, Anna Poston,...
Freddie Melina Gomez
Jul 29, 2010
Freddie Melina Gomez, age 86, a resident of Irving TX, passed away at her home Thursday July 29, 2010. Born May 21, 1924 in Omaha Nebraska to Sebastiano and Carmela Pagliaro. After graduating from Elizabeth Hospital School of Nursing in Lincoln Nebraska, she moved to Irving, TX in 1954. She excelled as a nurse working for many years at Irving...
Mary Caine Gibbs
Jul 29, 2010
MARY CAINE GIBBS, age 86, resident of Irving since 1963, died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at her home. Born June 22, 1924 in Zama, Mississippi, she was the daughter of John A. DuBard and Ethel Lee Johnson Dubard. She married Charlie L. Gibbs May 25, 1946 in Baytown, Texas. A school teacher for 32 years, she also taught Sunday School...
Jerry Allan Meagher
Jul 21, 2010
JERRY ALLAN MEAGHER, died while in Bogot, Colombia, South America. Survivors include his wife of 16 years, Norma Meagher; sons, Allan Meagher, Jeremiah Meagher and Mark Meagher; daughters, Jenice Cutler, Michelle Harlow and Crystal Meagher; nine grandchildren; sisters, Pat Capps, Donna Easterling and Bonnie Isom. Visitation 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home. Graveside service 10:00 a.m.,...
Joann Maxwell Dragoo
Jul 20, 2010
JOANN MAXWELL DRAGOO, age 69, of Grand Prairie, Texas, formerly a resident of Irving for 37 years, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at the Medical Center of Arlington. Born February 28, 1941 in Llano, Texas, she was the daughter of Chester Clyde Maxwell and Mary Orlena McMurray Maxwell. She graduated from Rankin High School in Rankin, Texas and from the...
Nola Ray
Jul 20, 2010
NOLA RAY, age 82, a resident of Irving, Texas since 1972, died Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Ethicus Hospital in Grapevine. Nola was born June 22, 1928 in Azle, Texas to George and Opal Key Burrows. On December 13, 1947, she married Gorden Ray. Nola was an office clerk for Boy Scouts of America for 15 years and a member...
Fred Arlington Alsbury
Jul 19, 2010
Fred Arlington Alsbury, 86, passed away July 9, 2010 in Irving, Texas after struggling for several months with multiple health issues. He was born in Houston, Texas September 20, 1923 to Electa Smith and Edward Merritt Alsbury. Although he grew up in the big city, he spent many summers with his mothers family in Blanket, Texas where his grandparents owned...
Nikki N. Allen
Jul 14, 2010
NIKKI N. ALLEN, of Euless, TX, died on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at the age of 55. Born October 25, 1954 in Laredo, Texas, she was the daughter of Douglas Maurice Neal and Rose Marie Kelley Neal. Preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Richard Neal and Dana Neal; and husband, Roy Allen, she is survived by her daughter, Kathryn...
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