Obituaries

Alberta D. Brickey

Alberta D. Brickey

Jan 19, 2021

Alberta D. Brickey, 87 of Irving, died Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Texas Health H.E.B. in Bedford, Texas. She was born October 1, 1933 in Eunice, Louisiana to Eddie and Eula (Herbert) Daigle. Alberta lived in Irving for five years and was a member of the Catholic church. She was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her husband...

Mary E. 'Mary Beth' Lee Comstock

Mary E. 'Mary Beth' Lee Comstock

Jan 15, 2021

Mary Elizabeth Lee "Mary Beth" Comstock, 80, a resident of Irving for 53 years, died Friday, January 15, 2021 in Sunnyvale, Texas. She was born July 23, 1940 to the late Martin Homer Lee and Vera Geneva Woodford Lee. She grew up in the citrus farming community of Lemon Cove, California. After graduating from The University of the Pacific, she...

Russell William Spears

Russell William Spears

Jan 15, 2021

Russell William Spears, 31, of Euless, formerly of Irving, was found dead on Friday, January 15, 2021 at his home of natural causes. Born February 25, 1989 in Bedford, he is the son of Stuart and Michelle Spears. He graduated from the Academy in Irving and was employed by the United States Homeland Security as a part of the TSA....

Tom Jones

Tom Jones

Jan 12, 2021

Thomas Clay Jones Jr., Tom, aged 90, passed away peacefully at his home on January 12, 2021. He was born on December 4, 1930, in Lone Oak, Texas, to Thomas Clay Jones Sr. and Golda (Greaves) Jones. Tom served in the United States Air Force from January 1951 to November 1954 as an Airman Second Class. On February 3, 1956...

Al Rabe, Jr.

Al Rabe, Jr.

Jan 12, 2021

On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, William Alfred Rabe, Jr, or Al, passed away at the age of 85. After a sudden decline in health due to COVID-19, he died peacefully with his beloved wife by his side. Al was born on January 5, 1936, in Lexington, Kentucky to William Alfred Rabe and Lyda Stevens Rabe. As the oldest of two...

Sylvia Prado

Sylvia Prado

Jan 11, 2021

Sylvia Prado, 68, of Dallas, died January 11, 2021 in Dallas. Born October 29, 1952, in Harlingen, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Esequil Ramos and Lily Munoz Ramos. A homemaker, she loved to cook and cater parties. She will be remembered as loving her family and she had big heart. Survivors include her husband, Bernardo Prado; her...

Randy Sanford

Randy Sanford

Jan 9, 2021

Robert Randolph, "Randy" Sanford, 71, of Grapevine, formerly of Irving, died Saturday January 9, 2021 in Grapevine. Born July 26, 1949, he was the son of the late Robert Marne Sanford and Bobbye Jackson Sanford. He was and installation estimator for commercial construction and a real estate investor. Preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Marleen Kay Sanford, and...

Lee Allen Walker

Lee Allen Walker

Jan 8, 2021

Lee Allen Walker, 80, a resident of Irving since 1945, died Friday, January 8, 2021 at a local care center. Born May 19, 1940 in Dallas, Texas, he was the son of the late Homer Lee and Fannie Mae Allen Walker. He married Kathey Walker February 22, 1960 in Denton, Texas. He served in the United States National Guard during...

Danny Ray Vandagriff

Danny Ray Vandagriff

Jan 4, 2021

Danny Vandagriff, age 59, of Milano,TX passed away January 4, 2021 after a valiant battle with cancer. He was born January 21, 1961 in Dallas, Texas the second son of the late Earney and Jean Adkins Vandagriff. Danny was a proud business owner for 18 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Danny was a lifelong true Dallas Cowboys fan. He...

Evelyn Marie Nesselrotte

Evelyn Marie Nesselrotte

Jan 4, 2021

Evelyn Nesselrotte, 94, of Irving, TX died Monday, January 4, 2021 at Methodist Dallas Medical Center. She was born September 18, 1926 in Jarrell, Texas to the late William Paul and Hermina Marie Holub Gelner. Evelyn was an owner and operator of a restaurant and a member of North Irving Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband...

William 'Bill' E. Malloy, Jr.

William 'Bill' E. Malloy, Jr.

Jan 4, 2021

William E. Malloy, Jr. September 1, 1931 January 4, 2021 William ("Bill") Earl Malloy, Jr., age 89, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2021 in Grapevine, Texas. Bill was born in San Pedro, California, the only son of Edith and William Malloy, Sr. and grew up in San Diego. He attended Saint Augustine High School. He served as a Sergeant...

Pam Burke

Pam Burke

Jan 3, 2021

Pam Burke, 86, a resident of Irving since 1958, died Sunday, January 3, 2021 in a Plano hospital. Born September 3, 1934 in Salado, Texas, she is the daughter of the late Alfred Eugene Smith and Mabel Rozelma Smith. Formerly an administrative assistant in the public school system, she later was a homemaker. She was married to Paul Clark Burke...

Tim Joel Foret

Tim Joel Foret

Jan 3, 2021

Tim Joel Foret, 63, of Watauga, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Baylor, Scott, and White Medical Center in Grapevine. Born July 5, 1957 in Houma Louisiana, he was the son of Easton Joseph Foret and Anna Lee Boudreaux. He was a consultant with Home Depot building supplies. He was preceded in death by both of his parents....

Bob Ponath

Bob Ponath

Jan 1, 2021

After a long and full life, Bobby Ray Ponath of Flower Mound entered fully into the presence of his Lord and Savior on January 1, 2021 at the age of 92. He leaves behind his two children, two grandchildren and a great granddaughter. Bob was born on June 27, 1928 in Bonham, Tx to father Helmith Otto Ponath and Mother...

Bonnie Nell O'Hara

Bonnie Nell O'Hara

Dec 31, 2020

Bonnie Nell OHara, age 86, of Irving, died Thursday, December 31, 2020 at a local care center. Born July 4, 1934 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Thurmon Farris and Media Johnson Farris. She grew up in Sulphur Springs and Lake Worth. On August 2, 1952 she married Patric OHara in Irving. He preceded her...

Robert Henry Ridgway

Robert Henry Ridgway

Dec 31, 2020

Robert Henry Ridgway, age 89, a longtime resident of Colleyville, TX, passed away December 31, 2020. He was born December 27, 1931 to Madeline Clyde (Latson) Ridgway and Robert William Ridgway in Dallas, Texas. Robert was a self-employed electrical engineer by trade, using those skills in operating and repairing sophisticated fishing equipment for his clients. This business afforded him the...

Doris P. Deming

Doris P. Deming

Dec 29, 2020

Doris Norene Powell Deming passed away peacefully into Heaven early in the morning on December 29, 2020. Doris was born on January 16, 1923 in Carrollton, TX to James (Jack) Mason Powell and Nora Dean Utley Powell. Doris was the middle child and only daughter of five children. Shortly after she was born, the family moved to Aubrey, TX where...

Anita C. 'A.J.' Johnson

Anita C. 'A.J.' Johnson

Dec 29, 2020

Anita C. "A.J." Johnson, age 86, passed away December 29, 2020 in Bedford Texas. Born in Oak Cliff December 28, 1934 to Willie Bell (Sturges) and Ernest Calaway, she leaves behind an indelible legacy to all who knew and loved her. She was a resident of Irving for over fifty years. A devoted member of Plymouth Park Baptist Church where...

Estela Martinez

Estela Martinez

Dec 28, 2020

ESTELA MARTINEZ, age 93, a resident of Irving for 8 years and Fort Worth for 46 years, died Monday, December 28, 2020. Born June 15, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jesus and Concepcion DeLeon Martinez. A native of San Antonio for 33 years she moved and worked at the Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle in...

Millie Markham York

Millie Markham York

Dec 27, 2020

Millie York, 84, a resident of Irving for 61 years, died Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Baylor Irving Hospital. A retired school teacher with IISD and member of the JOY Group at Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving, she is survived by two daughters, Alana Bailey and her husband Geary of Irving and Connie Yow and her husband Craig of...