Obituaries

Bobby Lamoine Cummons

Bobby Lamoine Cummons

Apr 20, 2017

Bobby "Bob" Lamoine Cummons, 85, of Irving passed away April 20, 2017. Born in Paris, Texas to the late Blake and Gertrude (Watson) Cummons. He served in the US Navy and later married Ella Faye Bassinger in Mesquite, Texas. Before his retirement, Bobby was an air-conditioning technician. He is survived by his loving wife Faye; sons: Johnny of Arlington, Larry...

Eason 'Bud' Leddrew Wright, Jr.

Eason 'Bud' Leddrew Wright, Jr.

Apr 18, 2017

Eason Bud Wright, Jr, a resident of Irving for 64 years, died on April 18, 2017 at the age of 82. He was born in Alto, Louisiana on October 31, 1934 to Eason Leddrew Wright, Sr. and Ruth Mae (Thompson) Wright. Eason married Patricia Ann Harper on November 10, 1961 in Farmers Branch, Texas. He was a quality control technician...

Joe Oneal

Joe Oneal

Apr 14, 2017

Joseph (Joe) Charles Oneal, 88, of Irving, Texas passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 14, 2017 surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 22, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, in Irving. Joe Oneal was born in Chicago, IL to John and Maud Oneal on August 16, 1928. Joe...

Lester Lee Williams, Iii

Lester Lee Williams, Iii

Apr 13, 2017

Lester Lee Williams, III, a life-long resident of Irving, died on Thursday, April 13, 2017 in Carrollton at the age of 56. Lester was born on August 6, 1960 in San Antonio, Texas to Lester Lee Williams, Jr. and Corina Herrera Williams. He worked in logistics at Delta Airline. He is survived by sons, Austyn Lee Williams of Dallas and...

Sherry Diane Burns

Sherry Diane Burns

Apr 12, 2017

Sherry Burns was born May 17, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma and passed away at home surrounded by family on April 12, 2017 in Irving, TX. Graduating from Tulsa University with a degree in History and Elementary Education, she was a proud member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. As the wife of a military fighter pilot, Sherry started her family...

David Edison Roberts, Ii

David Edison Roberts, Ii

Apr 12, 2017

David Edison Roberts, II, of Euless, died on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in Grapevine, Texas. He was born on May 22, 1969 in Irving to David Edison and Janelle Hedy (Wells) Roberts. David married Cindy Smith on August 1, 1998. He was an Engineer for the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine. He loved to fish, hunt, shoot and was an avid...

Annette 'Bambi' Rhoades Burkhart

Annette 'Bambi' Rhoades Burkhart

Apr 12, 2017

Annette Bambi (Rhoades) Burkhart, of Garland, passed away on Wednesday, April 12 in Tyler, Texas at the age of 56. She was born on November 4, 1960 in Riverside, California to Daryl Dean and Sonia Kay (Dobyns) Westergaard. She is survived by her three children: Jennifer Le and husband Robert of Fort Worth, Matt Rhoades and wife Kalisse of Arlington...

Ola J. Welborn

Ola J. Welborn

Apr 7, 2017

OLA J. WELBORN, born on September 25, 1947 in Checotah OK, to Elliehue and Lelia Osborn Cooper, passed away at the age of 69 on April 7, 2017 in Dallas. Ola was a homemaker and a loving grandmother to her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 51 years, John Lee Welborn; sons, Steven Lee Welborn and daughter in-law,...

John Hall

John Hall

Apr 3, 2017

John Hall, a long-time Irving resident, died on Monday, April 3, 2017 at the age of 68. John was born on November 12, 1948 in Abilene, Texas. He was a member of the Heart of Texas Model Aircraft Club and worked as a manager for Rochester Gauge in the Aerospace industry for over 40 years. John is preceded in death...

Eddie De La Cruz

Eddie De La Cruz

Apr 2, 2017

Eduardo Cuevas Eddie De La Cruz, a resident of Irving, died at his home on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Eddie was born on January 21, 1952 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Monico and Maria (De La Luz Cuevas) De La Cruz. He married Diana Ruelas on January 10, 1976 in San Antonio Texas. After serving 32 years in the...

Charles R. Neal

Charles R. Neal

Apr 1, 2017

Charles R. Neal, a long-time resident of Irving, died at his home on Saturday, April 1, 2017. He was born on December 16, 1946 in Waco, Texas to Earl Dempsey and Mary Helen (Ashcraft) Neal. Charles was a store manager for Minyards. He was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses in Irving. He is preceded in death by...

Evelyn 'Evie' Curtis

Evelyn 'Evie' Curtis

Mar 30, 2017

Evelyn Evie Elizabeth Burt Curtis was born on January 1, 1930 in Manchester, Iowa. She died March 30, 2017. Evie graduated from Cornell College and did graduate work at Iowa University where she met and married her husband Bill in 1954. Together they had seven children and were happily married for over 52 years. Evie was preceded in death by...

Joe A. Maldonado

Joe A. Maldonado

Mar 25, 2017

Joe A. Maldonado, 79, of Irving, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017. He was born August 27, 1937 in El Paso, Texas to the late Roberto and Lydia (Paredes) Maldonado. He was married to Maria Mary Magdalena Ortiz on February 17, 1957. Joe was a joker and story teller, entertaining many people over the years. He served as Grand...

Bettie L. Malone

Bettie L. Malone

Mar 24, 2017

BETTIE L. MALONE, 80, a life-long resident of Irving, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at her home. Born August 21, 1936 in Irving, she was the daughter of the late Herman L. Malone and Alice C. Palmer Malone. She graduated from Irving High School in 1954 and attended North Texas University in Denton. She worked as a teller and in...

Frances Young

Frances Young

Mar 20, 2017

Frances Young, 67, a resident of Irving, died on Monday, March 20, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. Frances was born on December 2, 1949 in Dallas to the late John Riley J.R. and Lula Barnetta Bonnie (Rhine) Keeton. Frances enjoyed traveling, being a grandmother, spoiling her granddaughters and taking Caribbean Cruises. She is survived by son, Tony Young and wife Sara...

Mary Houghton

Mary Houghton

Mar 20, 2017

Mary Houghton, 89, a long-time resident of Irving, died Monday, March 20, 2017 at her daughters home in Southlake. Born June 16, 1927, she married Jessie B. Houghton, Jr. November 9, 1946. He preceded her in death June 12, 2013. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Irving. Survivors include her son Randy Houghton of Denton; daughter, Pamela...

Isabel Mbah

Isabel Mbah

Mar 20, 2017

Isabel Mbah, a resident of Grand Prairie, died on Monday, March 20, 2017 at the age of 40. She was born on December 12, 1977 in Widikum, Cameroon to Anthony Abang Mbah and Agatha Anong. Isabel was a nurse. She is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include nine siblings: Mariana Mbah of Allen, Maurice Dinka-Mbah of Plano, Mary...

Phyllis Papa

Phyllis Papa

Mar 18, 2017

Phyllis L. Papa, 87, a resident of Irving for 56 years, died at her home Saturday, March 18, 2017. Born January 10, 1930 in Elkhart, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Iris Crouch Kile. She was the widow of Tony Papa, who died in 1992. Together they owned and operated Mamma Papas Pizzaria in Irving. She...

Tony Pellegrine

Tony Pellegrine

Mar 14, 2017

Age 69, a long-time resident of Irving, passed away peacefully at home on March 14, 2017. Born April 1, 1947 in Hattiesburg, MS to Anthony A. Pellegrine, Sr. and Vivian (Garner) Pellegrine. Tony and Dana McDougal met and have been together since December of 1990. They committed their lives to each other in marriage on March 26, 1999. He was...

Anna Long

Anna Long

Mar 14, 2017

Anna Long, a previous resident of Irving for over 50 years and a 14-year resident of Kemp, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at a Care Center in Kemp at the age of 94. Anna was born in Mabank, Texas on June 18, 1922 to Howard Wilson and Maggie Ruth (Lewis) Hall. She married Oscar Ulysses Long on May 20,...