Obituaries

Mary Ann Rembert

Mary Ann Rembert

Dec 28, 2018

Mary Ann Rembert, 79, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 28, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. She is survived by husband of 53 years, Dr. Franklin C. Rembert, Jr., daughter Dr. Melanie Rembert Sorrell, and husband Charles Vernon Sorrell and preceded in death by her daughter, Melinda Rembert Wells, and parents Lindsay Comfort Poindexter and Mary Jeannette Lark...

Frances Jean Mitchell

Frances Jean Mitchell

Dec 24, 2018

Frances Jean Mitchell, age 74, a resident of Irving since 1961, died Monday, December 24, 2018, at her home. Born October 11, 1944, she was the widow of Gaylon E. Mitchell, whom she married September 11, 1971 in Grand Prairie. Survivors include five daughters, Tammie Lynn Mitchell, Dianna Lynn Castillo and husband Benny, Bobbie Jean Thompson and husband Tony all...

Arnoldo Rodriguez

Arnoldo Rodriguez

Dec 23, 2018

Arnoldo Rodriguez, age 71, a resident of Irving for 14 years, formerly of McAllen, Texas, died Sunday, December 23, 2018 in Carrollton. Born Mary 23, 1947 in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, he was the son of the late Jose Rodriguez and Olivia Anzaldua Rodriguez. He married Ramona Olga Ortiz December 24, 1973 in Reynosa, Mexico. A retired technician in the oil...

Eloise Jones

Eloise Jones

Dec 22, 2018

Eloise Jones, 91, a resident of Irving since 1957, died Saturday, December 22, 2018 at a local care center. Born November 16, 1927 in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late John Coy and Era Smith. She moved to Irving in 1957. On December 21, 1962, she married Roy Lee Jones. She was a homemaker and was Baptist....

Chaka Dwanette Hall

Chaka Dwanette Hall

Dec 21, 2018

Chaka Dwanette Hall, 42, a resident of Irving since 2000, and a Human Resource Trainer for Dallas County Juvenile Department, died Friday, December 21, 2018 at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Irving. Born February 14, 1976 in Osceola, Arkansas, she is the daughter of Roy Pugh and Katrina Hall. She graduated from Arkansas State University and worked for...

Dan Molendyke

Dan Molendyke

Dec 21, 2018

Dan Molendyke, 63, of Coppell, died after sudden illness while attending a musicians event in Chicago, Illinois. Born February 26, 1955 in Paterson, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Molendyke. He married Wendy Dreisbach July 17, 1999 in Butler, New Jersey. He was a Senior software engineer for DST, a software company based...

Edmund Perry Eldridge, Iii

Edmund Perry Eldridge, Iii

Dec 21, 2018

Edmund Perry Eldridge, III, age 61, a resident of Irving since 1999, died suddenly Friday in Plano. Born April 18, 1957, he was the son of the late Edmund Perry Eldridge, Jr. and Joan Estelle Finerfrock Eldridge. He married Susanne Weant July 19, 1986 in Grand Prairie. He was the safety coordinator and assistant superintendent for Jonsco, Inc. an industrial...

Joe G. Jeter

Joe G. Jeter

Dec 16, 2018

Joe Glidewell Jeter was born on November 13, 1925 in Delta County near Cooper Texas. He weighted 13 pounds at birth. His parents were William Clay and Ruby Mae Jeter of Irving, Texas. When he was a young boy, he went around Cooper, Texas passing out fliers for a country tent revival meeting. That same evening, he accepted Christ as...

Floyd D. Ellis

Floyd D. Ellis

Dec 13, 2018

Floyd D. Ellis, 75, of Wills Point, formerly of Krum and Irving, died Thursday, December 13, 2018 at a Dallas hospital. Born March 6, 1943 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Paul and Naomi Ellis. He served in the U S Navy during the Viet Nam war, married his wife Joyce April 9, 1960, and was...

William D. 'Bill' Potts

William D. 'Bill' Potts

Dec 12, 2018

William D. "Bill" Potts, 96, a resident of Azle, Texas, formerly of Irving, died Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Medical City Fort Worth. Born October 9, 1922 in Steele, Missouri, he was the son of the late Thomas D. Potts and Edna A. Bess Potts. He served in the U S Army during World War II. He married Shirley Hasemeyer...

Parfait Kipasa

Parfait Kipasa

Dec 11, 2018

Parfait Kafung Kipasa, 28, died in a Lubbock hospital on December 11, 2018. Parfait was born on October 1, 1990 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo to the late Thuku Louis Kipasa and Lengi Vicky Kipasa. He grew up in Arlington and Grand Prairie and attended James Bowie High School. He is also survived by son, Kyrie Jessy Kipasa; siblings,...

Ted Phipps

Ted Phipps

Dec 7, 2018

ROY "TED" PHIPPS, age 90, of Irving went home to be with his Lord and Savior on December 7, 2018. He was born in Sherman, Texas on February 20, 1928 to Clarence and Leta Nunley Phipps. A 1946 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School he married Carnella Davis on September 4, 1948. Ted served in the United States Air Force...

Vernon L. Crane

Vernon L. Crane

Dec 7, 2018

Vernon L. Crane, age 73, of Irving, died on December 7, 2018. He was born on September 1, 1945 in Dallas. Texas to Vernon H. and Mary Alta Stephens Crane. Vernon married Sharon Kay Hulien on November 27, 1974. Most of his life he did woodworking on antique furniture. Vernon is survived by his wife, Sharon of Irving; daughters, Robyn...

Robert Talavera, Sr.

Robert Talavera, Sr.

Dec 6, 2018

Robert Talavera, Sr., 89, a resident of Irving for fifty-three years, died Thursday, December 6, 2018 surrounded by his family at his home. Born November 16, 1929 in San Antonio, he was the son of the late Roberto Rodriguez and Carmen Hernandez Rodriguez. He married Mary Ruth Bailey August 21, 1951 in Hope, Arkansas. He served in the U. S....

Johnetta Courtney

Johnetta Courtney

Dec 5, 2018

Johnetta Courtney, age 76, a resident of Irving since 1973, died Wednesday, December 5, 2018 at her home. Born January 20, 1942 in Paris, Texas, she was the daughter of the late John Calvin Wood and Alice Viola Shannon Wood. She married Marion Courtney July 23, 1965 in Wichita Falls, Texas. A Master Florist, she owned and operated with her...

Pete H. Briseño

Pete H. Briseño

Dec 4, 2018

Pete H. Briseno, 86, a resident of Irving since 1964, died Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at Medical City Las Colinas. Born August 19, 1932 in Dallas, he was the son of the late Encarnacio and Mauricia Hernandez Briseno. He married Rachel Araujo December 17, 1949 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Dallas. He was a tile setter and worked many...

Belinda F. Portis

Belinda F. Portis

Dec 3, 2018

Belinda F. Portis, age 67 of Irving, died Monday, December 3, 2018 at a local care center. Born June 27, 1951 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Paul J. Bishop and Nadelle Pitts Bishop. She was a U S Postal Carrier for many years. She was a member of the Irving North Christian Church. Preceded in...

Betty Bruring

Betty Bruring

Dec 1, 2018

Family graveside services for Betty Joyce Quicksall Bruring will be held Thursday December 6, 2018 at 10:00am at the Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving, Texas with Ben Willingham, Minister of the Callisburg Church of Christ officiating. Betty was born October 11, 1936 in Dallas, Texas to Dewey and Sally Overstreet. In 1952 she met and married John Thomas Quicksall....

Patricia S. Outlaw

Patricia S. Outlaw

Dec 1, 2018

Patricia S. Outlaw, 86, of Irving, died on Saturday, December 1, 2018 in Carrollton, Texas. She was born on October 23, 1932 in Henderson, Texas to James Elwood and Sheba (Whitecotten) Hamil. Patricia is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth Outlaw; sisters, Mona George Shelton and Aralee Ross. Survivors include: companion, Edward Stone of Irving; children, Joe Outlaw...

Jerry R. Pitman

Jerry R. Pitman

Nov 28, 2018

Jerry R. Pitman, 88, a resident of Irving for 52 years, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at a local care center. Born April 29, 1930 in Haskell, Texas, he was the son of the late Calvin Pitman and Abbie Lena Thompson Pitman. The family moved to Grand Prairie when he was young. He served in the U. S. Navy Reserve...