Obituaries

Jean Hopson

Jean Hopson

Mar 8, 2018

Bobbie Jean Hopson was born August 31, 1929 in Marshall, Texas to W.D. and Lillian F. Tittle. She grew up in Marshall and attended Hockaday College Preparatory School in Dallas. In 1950 she graduated from Texas Christian University with a degree in Education. Her first teaching job was in Sinton, Texas where she met her devoted husband James (Jim) S....

Therese 'Terry' Hodge

Therese 'Terry' Hodge

Mar 4, 2018

Therese J. Hodge, born December 26, 1948, went to be with our Holy Father and her mother, Helen Muldoon Dixon on March 4, 2018. Leaving her husband of 41 years, Roy L. Hodge; daughter, Paige J. Gregoire; son-in-law, Dustin and two wonderful grandchildren, Aubrey and Colton. Terry was preceded in death by her parents Kenneth F. Muldoon and Helen M....

Mary A. Victory

Mary A. Victory

Mar 1, 2018

Mary Alice (Sullivan) Victory, age 74, passed away peacefully in her home on March 1, 2018. She was born on April 2, 1943 in Janesville, Wisconsin to Raymond and Alice (Zimmerling) Sullivan. Her family moved to Texas when she was still very young, and she grew up in Grand Prairie as the youngest of four children. She married the love...

Irene Sharp

Irene Sharp

Mar 1, 2018

Minnie Irene Green Sharp was born on March 29, 1931 in the small town of Zwolle, Louisiana, to Cue Elick and Addie Lola (Galloway) Green. She was raised in Dallas, Texas where she met and married Grover Eugene Gene Sharp on July 4, 1947. They made their home in Irving, where she remained for the rest of her life and...

Hamlet Julio Zurita

Hamlet Julio Zurita

Feb 24, 2018

Hamlet Julio Zurita, 63, of New York, died in Irving, Texas on February 24, 2018. He was born on January 4, 1955 in Ecuador to Cristobal and Mercedes (Reyes) Zurita. Memorial services will be held at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 28 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway, Irving, Texas 75062. Rev. Armando Alvarado will officiate. SERVICES...

Joelle Roddy

Joelle Roddy

Feb 22, 2018

Joelle (Philpot) Roddy, 45, of Irving, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2018. Born in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, she was a life long resident of Irving, Texas. She was an eclectic individual who loved many types of music and to shop and browse through thrift shops, garage sales and the mall, always on the lookout for a new purse or set...

Louise Sharp

Louise Sharp

Feb 19, 2018

EDNA LOUISE SHARP, 77, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 19, 2018 at Peterson Regional Medical Center in Kerrville. Born July 29, 1940 in the home of her great aunt and uncle in Teague, Texas, she was the daughter of Joe Lincoln Sharp and Jessie Ezell Sharp. In 1941 the family moved to Waco where she...

Susie R. Tobias

Susie R. Tobias

Feb 17, 2018

Susie R. Tobias, 83, a long-time resident of Irving, died on February 17, 2018 at a local hospital, She was born in Bertram, Texas on January 19, 1935 to Benjamin and Antonia (Jass) Ramirez. Susie was a member of Holy Family of Nazareth Catholic Church in Irving. She is survived by her children, Antoniette Tobias (Roxie) of Hurst, Abel Tobias...

Nellie Mancillas

Nellie Mancillas

Feb 17, 2018

Manuela (Nellie) Mancillas, Born Sept. 27, 1923. Left us on February 17, 2018. Nellie was preceded in death by her parents, Braulio and Herlinda Lopez Quinones, brothers, Liborio Quinones & Pedro Quinones, a sister, Isabel Beltran and her husband, Phillip Garcia Mancillas. She is survived her brother, Adan Quinones; sisters, Hermenia (Minnie) Cluke, and Apolinar(Opal) Gonzales, all of Waco, Texas....

Frances Cassels

Frances Cassels

Feb 15, 2018

Frances (Fran) Marilyn Leeper Cassels, Age 75, of Irving/Las Colinas, Texas, died suddenly on Thursday, February 15, 2018. Fran, her husband James and their close friends, Roy and Ginger Battle, were on a Caribbean cruise celebrating the Cassels 53rd wedding anniversary. Fran is survived by her husband, James Cassels, son Greg Cassels and his fianc Laury Miceli, son James Boyakin...

Paul C. Burke

Paul C. Burke

Feb 13, 2018

Paul C. Burke, age 89, a resident of Irving since 1958, and former principal at MacArthur High School in Irving, died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at the Vitas Hospice Unit at Baylor, Scott and White Medical Center in Carrollton. Born October 6, 1928 in Cameron, Texas, he was the son of the late Leonard Clark Burke and Jimige Vitwar Burke....

Sharon Jane Beyer

Sharon Jane Beyer

Feb 13, 2018

Sharon Jane (Lankford) Beyer, age 73, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, February 13, 2018 at a nursing facility in Irving TX. She was born November 9, 1944 in New Orleans, LA to Mack and Yvonne (delaHoussaye) Lankford. Her family moved to Irving where she married the love of her life, Bruce Beyer. She was preceded by her husband, her parents...

Maria Ojeda Perez

Maria Ojeda Perez

Feb 11, 2018

Maria Ojeda-Perez, 68, a resident of Grand Prairie, died Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Arlington Memorial Hospital. Born April 21, 1949 in San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guadalupe Perez. She was a homemaker and was Catholic. She was preceded in death by her husband Orlando J. Miranda in 2014. Survivors include...

Bradford G. Felty

Bradford G. Felty

Feb 10, 2018

Bradford Glenn Felty, 57, a resident of Irving for over 30 years, died Saturday, February 10, 2018 at Baylor, Scott, and White Medical Center after a sudden illness. Born April 6, 1960 in Dallas, Texas, he was the son of the late Glenn D. Felty and Murl Ivy Boring Felty. He graduated from Hillcrest High School in Dallas and received...

Sammy Kellum

Sammy Kellum

Feb 5, 2018

Samuel Lee "Sammy" Kellum, age 70, passed away Monday, February 5, 2018 in Irving, Texas. He was born to the late Samuel Wayne and Willie Lucille (Davidson) Kellum on December 31, 1947 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Sammy served in the US Army during the Vietnam war, later working as an aircraft mechanic until his retirement. On July 4th, 1969, he married...

Peggie J. Batis

Peggie J. Batis

Feb 1, 2018

Peggie Jewel Batis, 86, of Irving, died on February 1, 2018. She was born in Aubrey, Texas on July 12, 1931 to Oscar Ross and Dollie (Conway) Thompson. Peggie was a secretary for Xerox for 22 years. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl Eugene Batis in 1996; siblings: Joseph Lavern Thompson, Dorothy Lee Thompson and Ruth...

Dick Comstock

Dick Comstock

Jan 30, 2018

Richard Allan Comstock was born July 22, 1938 in El Dorado, Kansas and died January 30, 2018. His family moved to Texas in 1948 where he lived the remainder of his life as a proud Texan and even prouder Texas Longhorn. As a fire protection engineer, he spent his entire career with The Fire Prevention and Engineering Bureau, later Insurance...

Lynda H. Stroud

Lynda H. Stroud

Jan 27, 2018

Lynda Lucille Hassell Stroud passed away in Irving on January 27, 2018 after having health issues since November. She was born in Frisco, Texas on June 9, 1929 to Herman and Alma Dudley Hassell. She was raised in Eastland, TX along with her sister Judy and her brother Herman also known as Fuzzy. Lynda graduated from Texas Weselyn University in...

Anna Lou Nelson

Anna Lou Nelson

Jan 26, 2018

Anna Lou Carpenter Nelson age 70, died at her home in Arlington, Texas on Friday, January 26, 2018. Anna was born in Dallas, Texas on June 6, 1947, the daughter of Edna and Robert Carpenter. She graduated from Irving High School. Anna was a member of the Walnut Ridge Baptist Church. Anna worked for the Caterpillar Tractor distribution center in...

James 'Jim' Oliver Cason

James 'Jim' Oliver Cason

Jan 23, 2018

James Jim Oliver Cason, 94, of Irving, died on January 23, 2018 in Carrollton, Texas. He was born in Palo Pinto County on August 15, 1923 to the late Oscar Cornelius and Stella (Williams) Cason. Jim served in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant during World War II. He was awarded the Silver and Bronze Service Stars. Jim married...