Obituaries
Barbara Kelley Perkins
Jul 18, 2015
BARARA KELLEY PERKINS, age 81, a resident of Tyler, Texas, peacefully yielded her valiant spirit into the arms of The Lord on Saturday, July 18, 2015, while being cared for by a friend and family. She may have lost her battle with cancer, but she won an eternity in Heaven with her husband, Richard Lynn Perkins. She will always be...
Jenebel S. 'Jenny' Chandler
Jul 15, 2015
JENEBEL S. JENNY CHANDLER, age 85, a resident of Irving Texas since 1961, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Sonoma House Assisted Living in Carrollton. Born April 7, 1930 in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, she was the daughter of Earl O. Sandlin and Juliet Davidson Sandlin. Jenny was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 18 years, Wallace Wayne...
Barbara Smith Grogan
Jul 12, 2015
BARBARA GROGAN, age 93, a long-time resident of Irving, died Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her home. Born February 8, 1922 in Weatherford, she graduated from Weatherford High School and Weatherford College. She married her high school sweetheart Douglas Reid Grogan, and spent the remaining years as a devoted, loving wife, mother, and homemaker. She was a member of the...
Marissa Martinez Meza
Jul 10, 2015
Marissa Martinez Meza, age 42, passed away unexpectedly on July 10, 2015. Marissa was born in Laredo, Texas on February 7, 1973. After graduating from Nixon High School in 1991, she moved to Austin to attend the University of Texas. She lived in Austin until she became a resident of Irving, Texas in 2005 where she married the love of...
Claude Cheatheam
Jul 9, 2015
CLAUDE CHEATHEAM, age 90, a resident of Irving, formerly of Bedford, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Villages on MacArthur in Irving. Born March 4, 1925 in Childress, Texas, he was the son of Samuel Llannis Cheatheam and Willie Bayless Avary Cheatheam. Claude was a former plumbing designer at Carter and Burgess Engineers. He was a member of the...
Terry A. Rutschman
Jul 5, 2015
TERRY A. RUTSCHMAN, age 72, a resident of Irving from 1965 until 2007, died Sunday, July 5, 2015 at the Denton Regional Medical Center in Denton. Born September 20, 1942 in Dallas, she was the daughter of the late James Bass Houser and Hettie Cleo Cheatwood Houser. She married Charles Rutschman February 27, 1965 in Greenville. He preceded her in...
Lewis Wayne Monroney
Jul 2, 2015
Lewis Wayne Monroney (92) of Dallas, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 2, 2015, just one week from his 93rd birthday. He suffered a cardiac arrest at the DFW Airport on his way to visit family in California. Wayne was born in Hazel Dell, Illinois on July 11, 1922. His parents were Garrett and...
Ruth Coley
Jul 2, 2015
Ruth Coley was born August 23, 1931 in Germany. She passed away at Baylor Medical Center in Irving on Thursday, July 2, 2015. She was eight years old when World War II erupted. Her family was forced to go to Poland, where they endured many hardships. Her father was in both world wars and her mother was left to provide...
Robert F. 'Bob' Skelton
Jun 30, 2015
ROBERT F. "BOB" SKELTON, JR., age 88, a long-time resident of Irving and Cumby, Texas, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Silverado in Dallas. Born August 28, 1926 in Dallas, he was the son of the late Robert F. Skelton, Sr. and Rosa Lee Fondren Skelton. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was owner and...
Billy F. Day, Jr.
Jun 30, 2015
Billy F. Day, Jr. was a renaissance man. Not only was he physically strong and athletic but he was an artist, a skilled carpenter possessing the ability to construct, remodel and repair anything. He was a print shop owner and operator but most importantly he was the person that you could ask for help and he would be there. He...
J. B. Watkins
Jun 27, 2015
J.B. WATKINS, age 92, a resident of Irving, died Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Brookdale Senior Living in Plano. Born October 2, 1922 in Portales, New Mexico, he was the son of Harley Watkins and Stella Adams Watkins. J.B. was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of WWII, and a longtime member of Oak View Baptist Church in Irving. He...
Jose P. Vasquez
Jun 22, 2015
JOSE P. VASQUEZ, age 84, a resident of Irving for 43 years, died Monday, June 22, 2015 at his home. Born May 21, 1931 in Illiff, Colorado, he was the son of Ramon C. and Maria Pinedo Vasquez. He married Erma Hinojosa on May 4, 1955 in Immokalee, Florida. Jose was employed at Kroehler Furniture Manufacturing for 18 years and...
Linda Hitter
Jun 20, 2015
LINDA HITTER, 74, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Irving, TX. She was born to Albert Ed Starkey and Gloria (Dismukes) Starkey on April 1, 1941 in Jewett, TX where she grew up and attended school. Linda married Glenn J. Hitter on January 14, 1972. Linda was a skilled nurse for over 40...
Max William Webb
Jun 19, 2015
MAX WILLIAM WEBB, age 76, a resident of Big Spring, Texas, died Friday, June 19, 2015 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Max was born May 21, 1939 in Muncie, Indiana. He was a graduate of Selma High School in Muncie, NYU in New York, and Ball State University in Indiana. Max was active in the Big Spring community, serving...
Mary Cramer
Jun 18, 2015
MARY CRAMER, age 74, a resident of Irving for 19 years, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 18, 2015 at her home. Born December 22, 1940 in Harlingen, Texas, to Lee Baird Cramer and Ruby Henrichson Cramer. She was a retired teacher from the Irving ISD. Survived by her son, Michael McCorkle and wife Hikaru of New York; daughter, Corrine Mills...
Angela Mech
Jun 18, 2015
ANGELA MECH, 77, of Grand Prairie, died Thursday, June 18, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born March 24, 1938 in Chrzanow, Poland to Stanislaw Marzec and Katarzyna Porada Marzec. She moved to the United States after World War II. She married Henry Mech June 25, 1960 in Buffalo, New York. They moved to Irving in...
Sue 'Mimi' Borunda
Jun 16, 2015
Sue Mimi Borunda, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully on June, 16, 2015 with her loved ones by her side. Sue was born on February 27, 1934 in McAlester, Oklahoma to James Rae Coghill and Catherine Cecilia Hynal. She was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she graduated from Holy Family Catholic School and proceeded to...
Nancy Light Rogers
Jun 14, 2015
NANCY LIGHT ROGERS, age 77, of Coppell, formerly of Salado, died Sunday, June 14, 2015 at her home. Born March 30, 1938, she was the daughter of Felix Irvin Sanders and Harvie Victoria Burns Sanders. She grew up and graduated high school at Belton, Texas. She operated clothing and furniture stores in Salado for a number of years. She was...
Harold Nicholson
Jun 12, 2015
HAROLD NICHOLSON, age 84, a resident of Irving since 1950, died Friday, June 12, 2015 at his home. Born January 3, 1931 in Carter, Oklahoma, he was the son of Irvin Martin Nicholson and Nellie V. Green Nicholson. He married Virginia Warren July 17, 1950 in Hollis, Oklahoma. He retired as director of transportation with Arkansas Best Freight (ABF) in...
Carl M. Williams
Jun 9, 2015
CARL M. WILLIAMS, age 82, a resident of Irving for forty-five years, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at an Arlington hospital. Born June 7, 1933 in Garvin, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late John L. Williams and Margie Wooten Williams. A Korean War Navy veteran, he was a long-time truck driver. Preceded in death by his wife Teresa...
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