Obituaries
Eileen M. Otts
Aug 2, 2018
Eileen M. Otts, 96 formerly of Irving, died on August 2, 2018 in Fort Worth. She was born on July 24, 1922 in Girard, Illinois to Charles B. and Ruth (Killam) Laycock. Eileen loved to cook and bake; always making too much. She also had fond memories of traveling to Hawaii and Miami. A sweet, polite and mannerly woman, Eileen...
Velma White
Jul 31, 2018
Velma White, 83, of Irving, died on July 31, 2018 at a local hospital. She was born in Tolosa, Texas on January 17, 1935 to Roy and Sybil (Cole) Elliott. She had been the church secretary at Calvary Baptist in Tolosa, OK. She was active in the Irving Heritage Society, Irving Centennial Committee, Recycle Irving and had been a member...
Frances Hughes
Jul 28, 2018
Frances L. (Stewart) Hughes, 82, of Irving Texas, went home to be with our Heavenly Father on Saturday morning, July 28th 2018. She was surrounded by her loving family. Born October 13, 1935 to Juanita Lopez Stewart and Frank Stewart in Elmore City Oklahoma, Frances was the eldest child followed by four brothers. Ellie Stewart and Billy Stewart predeceased her....
Paul Richard Shanahan
Jul 21, 2018
Paul Richard Shanahan, 56, of Irving, died peacefully of brain cancer on Saturday, July 21. Born on July 26, 1961, in Dallas, he was the son of Richard and Betty Shanahan of Irving. Paul was an active member of Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving, and worked on interfaith refurbishment of local homes. He retired early and formed...
Richard Allen Buck
Jul 18, 2018
Richard Allen Buck, 87, of Irving, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 18, 2018 in Irving. He was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas on September 3, 1930 to Virgil Allen and Norma Grace (Thomason) Buck. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. A member of First Baptist Church in Irving since 1972, he is...
Virginia Lee Quigley
Jul 14, 2018
Virginia Lee Quigley, 89, died on July 14, 2018 at her home. She was born on September 5, 1928 in Buffalo, New York to Robert E. and Margaret (Winstel) Lee. She is preceded in death by her husband, John William Quigley (1966) and son, William John Quigley (1992). Survivors include daughter, Susan Quigley of Irving, sons, David Quigley and wife...
E. Raymond 'Jeff' Jeffcoat
Jul 13, 2018
E. RAYMOND "JEFF" JEFFCOAT, 93, of Irving, died Friday, July 13, 2018 at his home. Born December 7, 1924 in Blue Ridge, Texas, to Clarence Jeffcoat and Merzie Estelle Reeves Jeffcoat. Jeff was a senior in high school at Wolfe City High School (Texas) when the Pearl Harbor bombing took place on his birthday. He joined the US Army Air...
Mary L. King
Jul 7, 2018
Mary L. King, 89, died on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Longmeadow Health Care Center in Justin, Texas. She was born on February 19, 1929 in Austin, Texas to Vernon Clyde and Ethel (Holybee) Roye. She married Lonnie Edward King on April 16, 1949 in Austin, Texas. Mary was a member of Oak View Baptist Church in Irving. She is...
Dawn L. Roy
Jul 6, 2018
Dawn Leigh (Horsley) Roy, 50, passed away unexpectedly from surgical complications on Friday, July 6, 2018 in Grapevine, TX, surrounded by her two daughters. Dawn was born in Wheaton, IL on November 2, 1967 to Donald and Yvonne (Triplett) Horsley. The family moved to Irving, TX when Dawn was just 3 years old and though Texas was essentially her home,...
William 'Bill' Strong
Jul 5, 2018
William Francis Strong, who passed away on July 5, 2018, never met anyone who was a stranger. Bills ability to talk to anyone came from his capacity for truly seeing the good in everyone. Born in Hartford, Connecticut on August 31, 1937, he married the center of his world, Roberta Strong, in 1962 and never had greater happiness than married...
Carolyn Weir
Jul 4, 2018
Carolyn Weir, 92, a resident of Irving since 1956, died on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 in Carrollton, Texas. Carolyn was born on March 23, 1926 in Dallas, Texas to Charles Henry and Jessie Marie (Chambers) Brown. She is preceded in death by husband, Arnold Jean Weir and a sister, Marjorie Marie Rainwater. Survivors include: Marjorie Lynn Weir, Catherine Leigh Colaianni...
Merle Buck
Jun 27, 2018
Merle Buck, 85, a resident of Irving since 1970, passed away at a local hospital on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. She was born on August 16, 1932 in Manning, Arkansas to Earl and Lela (Everett) Porter. Merle was a member of First Baptist Church since 1972. She worked in the Irving Independent School District as an attendance clerk for 15...
Juanita 'Wonnie' Seastrunk
Jun 26, 2018
Juanita Marie Seastrunk, known by her friends as "Wonnie", was born on June 28, 1929 in Star, Texas to Alvin and Opal (Jones) Harper. She became a Christian at an early age, probably 6 or 7 years old, and was baptized in the Lampasas River. Wonnie moved to Union Bower (now within the city of Irving) when she was in...
Dr. Harold Irwin Nachimson
Jun 25, 2018
Dr. Harold Irwin Nachimson passed away at his home in Las Colinas in the company of his beloved family on June 25, 2018, just five days before his 90th birthday and only a few months after retiring from a 55-year medical career. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on June 30, 1928, Dr. Nachimson spent the next nine decades creating a...
Tammy Trevino
Jun 25, 2018
Tammy Trevino, 55, of Irving, passed away June 25, 2018. She was born in Baraboo, Wisconsin to Wilfred W. and Ramona Christine (McNamara) Bruce in 1962. Tammy is best known for her selflessness and willingness to help others. Despite her own struggles, the last 2 years had been her best. With the help of Cenikor Foundation of Fort Worth, she...
Joe Garcia Valdez
Jun 24, 2018
Joe Garcia Valdez, 74, a resident of Irving, died Sunday, June 24, 2018 at a local care center. Born February 27, 1944 in Alma, Michigan, he was the son of the late Albert Valdez, Sr. and Cecilia Garcia Valdez. He grew up in Brownfield, Texas, attended Sunset College of Ministry in Lubbock, lived in Andrews for seven years, and Dimmitt...
Redge Thompson
Jun 21, 2018
Redge S. Thompson, 62, of Grand Prairie, died Thursday, June 21, 2018 at Baylor, Scott and White Medical Center in Irving. Born October 8, 1955 in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Germany, he was the son of the late Joe Thompson and Marguerite J. Brahy Thompson. He was married to Colleen J. Pearson Thompson. He worked in quality control for Boeing/BAE and was...
Margaret F. Massey
Jun 18, 2018
Margaret F. Massey, age 91, of Bedford, formerly a long-time resident of Irving, died Monday, June 18, 2018, at Elmcroft Senior Living Center in Bedford. Born October 8, 1927 in Dallas, she was the daughter of the late Andy Davis Walker and Mary Ruth Powell Walker. She married Roy Massey September 24, 1945 in Irving. He preceded her in death...
Theresa 'Terry' Pellow
Jun 17, 2018
Terry Renton Pellow died on June 17, 2018. Terry was born in New York City on August 14, 1924 and grew up in Tuckahoe, New York with her parents and five siblings. Terry was an athlete in her youth, excelling in swimming and speed skating. She won the US National Speed Skating championship (womens intermediate) in Washington, DC in 1941....
Duv Randell Keeling
Jun 16, 2018
Duv Randell Keeling, 55, passed away June 16, 2018 in West Virginia. He was born in Plainview, Texas in 1963. Duv loved and trained horses and was thought of as being a whisperer. He was proud to be a pipeliner, where he found his calling as an Operator. He worked with heavy equipment and was a jack of all trades....
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