Obituaries

Claude Dunn

Claude Dunn

Mar 30, 2016

CLAUDE DUNN, age 85, a resident of Irving since 1954, formerly of Coppell for 20 years, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at a local care center. Born January 12, 1931 in Grapevine, Texas, the son of John Carter Dunn and Eugenia Jones Dunn, he was a Sgt. 1st Class serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. On September...

Bonnie Goodman Mathis

Bonnie Goodman Mathis

Mar 29, 2016

BONNIE GOODMAN MATHIS, age 87, a lifelong resident of Euless, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at an assisted living center in Grapevine. Born November 20, 1928 in Richland, Indiana, she was the daughter of James Goodman and Margaret Day Goodman. Bonnie was a member of the Methodist faith. She is survived by her daughter, Janet Davis and her husband Randy...

Francine Dodson

Francine Dodson

Mar 28, 2016

FRANCINE DODSON, 88, a resident of Euless for 46 years, died Monday, March 28, 2016, at a local care center. Born January 17, 1928 in Rains County, Texas, she married Clinton Cleveland Dodson in 1945. She was a homemaker and was Baptist. Preceded in death by her husband 1/10/1985; three sisters, and five brothers, she is survived by her children,...

John Marcellus Rebelukag

John Marcellus Rebelukag

Mar 28, 2016

JOHN MARCELLUS REBELUKAG, age 62, a resident of Irving, Texas, died on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Baylor, Scott & White Hospital in Irving. Born January 16, 1954 in Yap, Federated State of Micronesia, he was the son of Elias Yorlang and Carmen Mangtnag Yorlang. Services will be held in Walla Walla, Washington.

Bette Mae Crawford

Bette Mae Crawford

Mar 26, 2016

Bette Mae (Germ) Crawford, 89, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter in Double Oak, Texas, on March 26, 2016. Born December 7, 1926, in Pueblo, Colorado to Joseph and Margaret Germ, Bette grew up in Pueblo and graduated from Central High School. She was employed at Colorado Supply and New York Life in Pueblo, and at St....

Edwin Garwood 'Colonel' Hays

Edwin Garwood 'Colonel' Hays

Mar 26, 2016

EDWIN GARWOOD COLONEL HAYS, 94, a resident of Irving since 1977, died Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Baylor, Scott and White Medical Center in Irving. Born June 15, 1921 in Lexington, Texas, he was the son of the late Thomas Richard Hays and Julia Gould Hays. He graduated from Lexington High School in 1938 and entered the US Navy serving...

Shirley Witt Asbury

Shirley Witt Asbury

Mar 21, 2016

Shirley Witt Asbury was born September 29, 1935 in Bucyrus, Kansas to the late Irwin and Opal Witt. She attended Lansing High School in Lansing, Kansas where she was a cheerleader, played the saxophone in the marching band and was active in the Thespian Club. After graduation, she began her career as an X-ray technician initially in Kansas City at...

Michael Mastrianni

Michael Mastrianni

Mar 20, 2016

MICHAEL MASTRIANNI, age 61, a resident of Irving, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at home. He was born March 22, 1954 in West Point, New York to Edmund Mastrianni and Mary Christine Reilly Mastrianni. A graduate of L.D. Bell High School in Hurst, Texas, he was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served in the U. S. Air Force...

Otis Alton 'Al' Hamm

Otis Alton 'Al' Hamm

Mar 20, 2016

On March 20, Otis Alton Hamm, a long-time resident of Irving, died in Sarasota, Florida, at the age of 93. Al was born on 7 January 1923 in Monroe, Louisiana, then joined the US Navy in 1943. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and 3 Gold Stars for his service as a Navy fighter pilot in World War II...

Richard Earl Niethamer

Richard Earl Niethamer

Mar 20, 2016

RICHARD (DICK) EARL NIETHAMER, age 81, a resident of Irving for more than 40 years, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, March 20, 2016. Born October 2, 1934 in Fort Monroe, Virginia, the son of Lt. Col. William F. Niethamer and Luella Marie Schneider Niethamer. Dick lived most of his early years in San Antonio, Texas. He graduated from...

Penny Charlene Fitzgerald

Penny Charlene Fitzgerald

Mar 9, 2016

PENNY CHARLENE FITZGERALD, age 53, a lifelong resident of Irving, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at a Dallas care center. Born November 9, 1962 in Dallas, she was the daughter of Charles C. Fitzgerald, Sr. and Lucille Hampton Fitzgerald. Penny was preceded in death by her mother in 2005 and by her brother, Jerry Thomas Watson. Survivors include her father,...

Marianne Eckels Ketchersid

Marianne Eckels Ketchersid

Mar 6, 2016

MARIANNE ECKELS KETCHERSID, 83, a resident of Irving since 1964, died Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Baylor, Scott, and White Medical Center in Irving. Born August 19, 1932 in Cleveland, she was the daughter of the late Parl Otto Eckels and Grace Sherrill Eckels. She graduated high school at Highland Park Dallas. She married Dr. James B. Ketchersid December 20,...

William 'Keith' Mason

William 'Keith' Mason

Mar 3, 2016

William "Keith" Mason, age 90, died on March 3, 2016, at his home in Irving, Texas. Keith was born on March 6, 1925 in Seagraves, Texas to parents Yancy and Grace Mason. They precede him in death, along with three brothers, Ervin, Robert, and Eugene, and one sister Janie, as does his wife of 68 years, Dorothy (Hubley) Mason and...

H. Wayne Smith

H. Wayne Smith

Mar 3, 2016

H. WAYNE SMITH, age 84, born in Mount Pleasant, Texas, passed away March 3, 2016 at home in Irving, Texas. Wayne was employed at Praetorian Insurance Company for 20 years. He then purchased Harris Industries, a manufacturing company, in Longview, Texas in 1983. He was a longtime member of Grace Bible Church in Dallas. He is survived by wife, Betty;...

Illorson Gregory Yorife

Illorson Gregory Yorife

Mar 2, 2016

ILLORSON GREGORY YORIFE, age 61, a resident of Arlington for 20 years, died Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center in Mansfield, Texas. Born June 6, 1954 in the Republic of Cameroon, Illorson was the son of Godfrey and Veronica Illorson. A track and field star, he represented Cameroon in the Olympics, and ran in competition with Carl...

Marilyn Ramsey

Marilyn Ramsey

Feb 27, 2016

Marilyn would want her loved ones to know that your choices are yours only and your days are limited, so: Forbidden beverages are the sweetest. If you want diet coke then you should %$#! well drink one. Fried chicken is better when consumed in line at Tom Thumb, not after you get home. Why would you wait until you got...

Daryl Gene Hayes

Daryl Gene Hayes

Feb 27, 2016

DARYL HAYES, age 77, a resident of Dallas formerly of Irving, died Saturday, February 27, 2016 at home. Born October 24, 1938 in Lincoln, Illinois, the son of John C. Hayes and Florence Butler Hayes, he grew up in San Diego, California, graduated from Mission Bay High School there and attended the University of San Diego and San Diego City...

Alan York

Alan York

Feb 26, 2016

Alan York, 82, a resident of Irving for 57 years, died Friday, February 26, 2016 at his home. Born Warren Alan York March 19, 1933 in Dallas, he is the son of the late Thomas Arthur York and Nettie O. Dewees York. He grew up in Dallas and Oak Cliff, graduated from Sunset High School and later Texas Tech University....

David Wayne Turnbo

David Wayne Turnbo

Feb 23, 2016

DAVID WAYNE TURNBO age 58, of Irving, died February 23, 2016 in Irving. Born February 6, 1958 in Dallas, he was the son of the late Joseph V. Turnbo and Melba Hackett Turnbo. He is survived by a son, Thomas Wayne Turnbo; two daughters, Amanda Turnbo and Amy Turnbo; two brothers, Charles Turnbo and Randall Turnbo; four sisters, Brenda Allen,...

Sam M. 'Reece' Johnson, Jr.

Sam M. 'Reece' Johnson, Jr.

Feb 20, 2016

SAM M. REECE JOHNSON, JR., age 66, a life-long resident of Irving, died Saturday, February 20, 2016, at an Arlington hospital. Born October 25, 1949 in Dallas, he was the son of the late Samuel Maurice Johnson, Sr. and Billie Hughes Johnson. An Eagle Scout, he was a former assistant scout master for Troop 770; served on the board of...