Obituaries
Buddy C. Byrd
Jan 25, 2020
Buddy C. Byrd, 85, of Irving, died Saturday, January 25. He was born April 30, 1934 to the late Cyrus Cecil Byrd and Essie Lovingood Byrd in Maryville, Tennessee. A 1956 graduate of Carson Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee with a degree in Business Administration, Buddy worked for Anderson Clayton in Austin. He later earned a Masters degree from...
Roger H Hill
Jan 25, 2020
Roger Hill was born on September 21, 1937, in Springfield, Illinois. He lost his valiant fight against cancer on January 25, 2020, in Grapevine, Texas. He met his Savior while surrounded by his family. Roger spent his youth in Pawnee, Illinois where he graduated Valedictorian of his class of 1955. He attended Bradley University from 1955-1959 receiving a B.S. in...
Don C. Butler
Jan 21, 2020
Don Carey Butler, 87, of Flower Mound, a former long-time resident of Irving, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Avanti Assisting Living Facility in Flower Mound. Born August 1, 1932 in Olden, Texas, he was the son of the late Carl Butler and Jeannie Hammett Butler. He graduated from Texas Tech University with a Civil Engineering degree. He married Estella...
David W. Spray
Jan 21, 2020
David Wayne Spray, 64, a resident of Keller for the past fifteen years, formerly of Irving, died Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Texas Health Alliance Harris Methodist Medical Center in North Fort Worth. Born December 20, 1955 in Fort Worth, he was the son of the late Walter Wayne Spray and Wanda Pearl Fisher Spray. He graduated from Irving High...
Dolores Robinson
Jan 20, 2020
Dolores Robinson, a long-time resident of Irving, Texas, died on Monday, January 20, 2020 in Irving at the age of 89. She was born on October 7, 1930 in Dallas, Texas to Earl Woodruff and Mary Vera (Walker) Choate. Dolores was a senior executive secretary for most of her working life. She was a member of First Baptist Church in...
Robert 'Bobby' Moreno
Jan 18, 2020
Robert "Bobby" Moreno, aka Taco, 58, died Saturday, January 18, 2020 at his home in Burleson, Texas. Born February 10, 1961 in Riverside, California to Pete and Mary Maldonado Moreno he grew up in Irving Texas and graduated from Chester W. Nimitz High School. Prior to retirement, Bobby was a site supervisor at DMI Technologies of Ft. Worth for nine...
Alice Cox Byrd
Jan 13, 2020
Alice Cox Byrd, 86, a resident of Irving, died Monday, January 13, 2020 in Carrollton. Born June 30, 1933 to the late William Seaton Cox and Della Lou Montgomery Cox, she grew up in Haskell and graduated from Paint Creek High School. Alice was married to Joe Gardner from 1951 until his accidental death in 1963. On November 19, 1965...
Kathleen A. Kinser
Jan 12, 2020
Kathleen Annette Kinser, 73, a resident of Irving since 1965, died Sunday, January 12, 2020 at her home. Born October 16, 1946 in Dallas, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius Murrah and Dorothy Smithson Murrah. She grew up in Dallas. On March 27, 1965, she married Douglas E. Kinser in Dallas. She was a homemaker and member of...
Sara G. Vance
Jan 10, 2020
Sara Goodenough Vance, 74, of Irving died Friday, January 10, 2020 at Baylor, Scott & White Hospital in Irving. She was born June 17, 1945 in El Paso, Texas to the late Walter B. Goodenough and Doris Keathley Goodenough. Sara and Lyle R. Vance were married on June 14, 1963 in Corpus Christi, Texas and moved to Irving in 1972....
David Kenneth Sweet
Jan 5, 2020
Mr. David Kenneth Sweet, died at his home in Irving on Sunday January 5th; he was 56. He died in his sleep in front of the TV waiting for his friend to pick him up to go to dinner for his birthday. That was a perfect day for David. David was a resident of Irving, Texas for most of his...
Jerry Lane Sanchez, Sr.
Jan 4, 2020
Jerry Lane Sanchez, Sr., age 66 a life-long resident of Irving, died Saturday, January 4, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Born April 13, 1953 in Dallas, he was the son of the late Manuel M. Sanchez, Sr. and Josephine Martinez Sanchez. He worked for Halliburton in Carrollton for 37 years before his retirement. He was Catholic. He...
Ruby N. Doherty Cooper
Jan 1, 2020
Ruby N. Doherty Cooper, 75, of Flower Mound, formerly a resident of Irving for over 48 years, died suddenly, Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at her home. Born September 11, 1944 in Ennis, Texas, she is the daughter of the late Homer Lee Doherty and Laura Bell Wilhoite Doherty. She grew up and graduated from high school in Ennis and lived...
Frances 'Fran' Davis
Dec 29, 2019
Frances "Fran" Davis, 90, of Bedford, Texas died Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Parkwood Healthcare in Bedford. Fran was born January 28, 1929 in Prim, Arkansas to the late Hillis Sproul and Mary Eva "Evie" Powell Sproul. Fran worked for the Irving Convention Bureau for 20 years and volunteered as an Ambassador at D/FW International Airport for more than 20...
Matthew 'Alex' Aikin
Dec 28, 2019
Matthew "Alex" Aikin, 61, a life-long resident of Irving, died Saturday, December 28, 2019 in a Cedar Hill care center. Born October 3, 1958 in Dallas, he was the son of the late Harold G. Aikin and Claudette Moore Aikin. He was a 1977 graduate of Nimitz High School. He worked in construction and was Baptist. Preceded in death by...
Odilia “Vita” U. Garcia
Dec 28, 2019
Odilia U. Garcia, 81, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully on December 28, 2019. Born March 25, 1938 in San Angelo, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Pedro Urias and Martina Flores Urias. She was married for 64 years to Gregorio Garcia, Jr. of Lubbock, Texas. They moved to Irving in 1972, where they raised four children....
Shirley Brice
Dec 22, 2019
Shirley Brice, 82, a resident of Irving since 1962, died Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Avant Rehabilitation Center. Born December 23, 1936 in Nocona, Texas, she was the daughter of Ernest Thurman and Ola Faye Orrell Thurman. She worked for General Telephone, now known as, Verizon for thirty years. She was Baptist. She is preceded in death by son, Ernest...
Robert 'Bob' Davies
Dec 20, 2019
A lifelong resident of Irving TX, Robert "Bob" Davies, age 88, passed away December 20, 2019. Born in Dallas, TX August 4, 1931 to Ruth May (Durkee) and Glen Marshall Davies. Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and an adherent of the "12 step program". He was preceded in death by brothers, Dick and Ronnie Davies. Bob is...
Patrick Katuala
Dec 18, 2019
Patrick Katuala, 31, of Azle, died suddenly Wednesday, December 18, 2019 in Euless. Born December 3, 1988 in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he is the son of Kapinga Tshimanga Katuala and the late Celestin Katuala. He was a licensed vocational nurse. Survivors include his mother, Kapinga Katuala of Azle; four brothers Ilunga Kioika Katuala, Ngandu Katuala, Katanga Katuala and...
Tom J. Boone
Dec 15, 2019
Tom J. Boone was born on February 4, 1922 and went to be with the Lord on December 15, 2019. He is preceded in death by his wife, Gradis Boone, parents, Alonzo Earl and Estella Freeman Boone, brothers, Jack and Joe Boone, and sister, Sally Roberts. He is survived by his wife, Dora Lou Boone, and children Thomas Boone (Patricia)...
Mike Hagey
Dec 15, 2019
Michael Paul Hagey An avid learner, Mike was always acquiring new hobbies and disciplines. Some of Mikes favorite hobbies included cycling, where he once biked from Dallas to Houston, fly fishing, woodworking, and, of course, spending time with his cherished wife and daughters. Mike passed on December 15th, 2019 at his home in Irving, TX. Mike was born in Oklahoma...
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