Obituaries
Nathy Mubiome Mafuta
Mar 14, 2017
Nathy Mubiome Mafuta, of Irving, died on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at the age of 35. She was born on September 21, 1981 in the Democratic Republic of Congo to Damas Mafuta and Therese Kasongo. She is survived by her husband, Guylain Kavuanda; daughter, Audrey Kavuanda; mother, Therese Kasongo; six siblings: Cora Mwenze, Yves Mafuta, Marco Mafuta, Yali Mafuta, Karel...
Joseph Eugene Castilleja
Mar 13, 2017
Joseph Eugene Castilleja, a life-long resident of Irving, died on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the age of 21. Joseph was born in Irving on February 21, 1996 to Eugene Joe and Michelle Annette (Castillo) Castilleja. A graduate of Nimitz High School, Joseph also attended North Lake College. He was a mortgage operations support technician for PennyMac in Fort Worth...
Carol Argenbright
Mar 10, 2017
Carol Francis Argenbright was born on March 24, 1930 in Los Angeles, California to James and Miriam Leathy with twin sister, Kathryn Tarver. Carol passed away on March 10, 2017 at her home in Irving, Texas from complications of COPD. She married Doyle Argenbright on November 22, 1951 at Lackland Air Force Base in Lackland, Texas and they traveled over...
Mary Sue Gillespie
Mar 10, 2017
Sue Gillespie, a resident of Irving for four years and previously of College Station, died on Friday, March 10, 2017 at the age of 96. She was born near Birmingham, Alabama on April 23, 1920 to George Traylor and Annie Lou (Dudley) Edwards. Sue was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, painting and playing bridge. She is preceded in death by...
Julia Ann Young Mcneely, Rn
Mar 8, 2017
Julia Ann Young McNeely, RN passed peacefully at her home at the age of 88 on March 8, 2017. Julia was many things and she loved many things! Known as Judy by most of her friends and family members, she was a daughter, sister, mother, nurse, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, mother-in-law, caregiver, and friend. She loved the time she spent with...
Manu Mathew
Mar 8, 2017
Manu Mathew, a 29-year resident of Irving, died at his home on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. He was born in India on March 20, 1944 to P.M. Varghese and Sosamma Simon. Manu married Icy Joseph on November 17, 1986. He was a self-employed artist. He is survived by his wife Icy of Irving; son, Merrill Mathew of Houston and daughter,...
Billy R. Pierce
Mar 3, 2017
Billy R. Pierce of Irving, died on Friday, March 3, 2017 at home at the age of 91. He was born on February 3, 1926 in Tyler, Texas to Clayton Cecil and Essie Mabel (Tomlinson) Pierce. Billy served his country in the US Navy and afterward, served his community as a Peace Officer. He is preceded in death by his...
Kay D. Drennan
Mar 2, 2017
Kay D. Drennan of Ft. Worth, formerly of Rockwall and Irving, died on Thursday, March 2, 2017 in Plano at the age of 72. She was born on April 7, 1944 to Rayford and Mary Ella (Putnam) Pannell. Kay married Stephen Austin Drennan on June 1, 1968 in Chicago, IL. Kay had been a service rep for Southwestern Bell for...
John G. Solis
Mar 2, 2017
John G. Solis, a resident of Irving for 63 years, died at his home peacefully with his family at his bedside on March 2, 2017 at the age of 94. John was born on September 18, 1922 in Thorndale, Texas to Manuel and Regina (Gonzales) Solis. He served in the aircraft division of the US Navy during World War II...
Harry Russell Mulkey
Feb 25, 2017
Harry Russell Mulkey of North Richland Hills, died on February 25, 2017 at the age of 83. Harry was born on October 26, 1933 in Ashland, Kentucky to the late Ernest R. and Mary Belva (Hill) Mulkey. Harry served in the US Navy during the Korean War as a Hospital Corpsman. Harry married Billie Albritton Stewart on May 4, 1991....
Richard D. Vannest
Feb 23, 2017
Richard D. Rick Vannest, a resident of Denton, died at his home on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the age of 69. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on July 22, 1947 to the late Neal and Marjorie (Blew) Vannest. Richard was a research scientist for Abbott Laboratories for 35 years. He is survived by his wife of 38 years,...
Evelyn Percle
Feb 22, 2017
Evelyn (Beadle) Percle, 87, a long-time resident of Irving, Texas, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2017. She was born May 19, 1929 in Morgan City, Louisiana to the late Junius and Theresa (Barras) Beadle. She is preceded in death by her parents, loving husband John Percle and sister Elaine and husband Jessie Voisin. Survivors include her dedicated children: Judy and...
Charles Sumbu, Sr.
Feb 20, 2017
Charles Sumbu was born on July 11, 1935 in Boma, in the Bas-Congo region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the youngest of Casimir Zinga and Albertine Winis three children. His other siblings were the late Paul Goyo and the late Marie Mvumu. He attended high school at the prestigious Colony of Boma, where he graduated in 1955....
Christine Hopper
Feb 19, 2017
Ouida Christine Hopper passed into eternal life on February 19, 2017 at her home at The Bentley in Dallas Texas surrounded by her loving family. Christine was born on February 3, 1922 in Banks, Arkansas to Dillard and Jewel Gardner (Wolfe) the fifth of seven children. She and her husband Jewel Edmund Eddie Hopper relocated to Port Neches, Texas in...
Claudine Gardner
Feb 19, 2017
CLAUDINE GARDNER, 80, a long-time resident of Irving, died Sunday, February 19, 2017 at a local care center. Born December 18, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Vera Fay Lancaster. She married Rodney E. Gardner June 25, 1955. He preceded her in death on March 5, 2015. She was a homemaker and member of the Arlington...
Gloria Frances Mooney
Feb 17, 2017
GLORIA FRANCES MOONEY, age 91, a resident of Carthage, previously of Fort Worth for 16 years, passed away on February 17, 2017 in Euless. Born June 15, 1925, in Ashdown, Arkansas to William Kersten and Zona Mae (Stephens) Kersten, she married the late George Ellis Mooney, Sr. Gloria was a restaurant manager and was a member of Northside Christian Church...
Sue Peters
Feb 16, 2017
Sue Barnes Peters, age 86, passed away on February 16, 2017 in Irving, Texas. Sue was born in Dallas and moved to Irving when she was 12 and graduated from Irving High School when she was 17. She married the love of her life, William Bill R. Peters in 1949. After having worked for Irving Bank & Trust she soon...
Ronald Louis 'Ron' Hula
Feb 15, 2017
RONALD LOUIS RON HULA, age 78, a resident of Irving since 1968, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at Las Colinas Medical Center after a three year battle with glioblastoma. Born November 21, 1938 in Caldwell, Kansas, he was the son of the late Louis J. Hula and Teresa Olivier Hula. He graduated from Oklahoma State with a bachelor degree in...
Roy L. Haveron, Sr.
Feb 14, 2017
Roy L. Haveron, Sr., a resident of Irving for 53 years, died on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at the age of 89. He was born on January 22, 1928 in Bryan, Texas to Albert and Annie (Matecek) Haveron. He served in the US Navy during World War II. Roy was a construction superintendent for over 25 years with Ruff Construction....
James Clyde Miller
Feb 11, 2017
James Clyde Miller of Irving, Texas passed away on February 11, 2017 at the age of 84. He was born in Winslow, Arkansas on January 31, 1933, the son of James Oscar and Blanche Lyons Miller. He graduated from West Fork High School (West Fork, AR), Draughon School of Radio (Little Rock, AR) and attended Oklahoma University. He worked for...
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