Obituaries

Leslie H. 'Les' Johnson

Leslie H. 'Les' Johnson

Jun 1, 2015

LESLIE H. LES JOHNSON, JR., 86, a resident of Irving since 1950, went home to be with the Lord Monday, June 1, 2015 at his home. Born May 27, 1929 in Dallas, he was the son of the late Leslie H. Johnson, Sr. and Billie Lucille Stogner Johnson. He married Madge Joyce Bisland January 18, 1947 in Dallas. He began...

Jerry Sue Nelms

Jerry Sue Nelms

May 31, 2015

JERRY SUE NELMS, age 69, a resident of Royse City, Texas, formerly of Krum, died Sunday, May 31, 2015 at home. Born January 27, 1946 in Dallas, she was the daughter of Albert Lee Nelms and Jewell Fincher Nelms. Jerry Sue was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Molly Gafford; and brother, Dwight Nelms. She is survived by her...

Derwood Young

Derwood Young

May 30, 2015

DERWOOD YOUNG, age 98, a resident of Irving since 1954, died Saturday, May 30, 2015 at a North Richland Hills care center. Born December 25, 1916 in Carlton, Texas, he was the son of Oscar E. and Charlie Young. Derwood was an Army Air Corps veteran of WW II. He was a longtime member and Deacon at Plymouth Park Baptist...

Chang Won Kim

Chang Won Kim

May 29, 2015

CHANG WON KIM, age 70, a resident of Irving, died Friday, May 29, 2015, at his home. Born December 1, 1944 in Seoul, South Korea, he has lived in the United States since 1990. A former CEO for a manufacturer in Korea, he was retired. He was a member of the Korean Central United Methodist Church of Dallas located in...

Sharon Darlene Summy

Sharon Darlene Summy

May 28, 2015

Age 65, a resident of Irving for 55 years, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at her home. Born November 15, 1949 in Irving to George Wayne Hagin and Frankie Earlene Stack Hagin. Sharon married James William Summy on April 15, 1971 in Irving. She is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her loving husband, James; daughters, Suzanne...

Robert S. Bob Lugo

Robert S. Bob Lugo

May 26, 2015

ROBERT S. BOB LUGO, age 89, a resident of Irving since 1970, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born December 17, 1925 in Waco, Texas, he was the son of Charlie Lugo and Ninfa Sillers Lugo. Bob graduated from Waco High School, Texas Military Institute in San Antonio, attended Texas A & M University and...

James Sidney Wilson

James Sidney Wilson

May 21, 2015

JAMES SIDNEY WILSON, age 63, died Thursday, May 21, 2015 at his home. James was born December 2, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. He served in United States Marine Corps and is survived by his wife, Sandra Lynn Wilson; father, Sidney James Wilson of Island Lake, IL., mother Joanne Bradford and brother Mark Wilson both of Rochester Hills, Michigan; sisters, Diane...

Manuel G. Carranza

Manuel G. Carranza

May 18, 2015

Age 84, a resident of Irving for 52 years, died Monday, May 18, 2015 in Irving. Born December 12, 1930 in Dallas, Texas, he was the son of Manuel Carranza and Giselda Guedea Carranza. On September 11, 1954, he married Irene Torres. Manuel was a dental technician at the VA Hospital in Dallas for 35 years, and a member of...

June G. Mccoy

June G. Mccoy

May 17, 2015

JUNE G. McCOY, age 90, a resident of Irving since 1954, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 at her home. Born December 10, 1924 in Basin Springs, Texas (near Sherman), she was the last surviving sibling of ten children born to Robert Milam Greene and Grace Edna Siebman Greene. She was involved in opera and womens basketball prior to her marriage...

Dovie Patterson

Dovie Patterson

May 15, 2015

Age 89, a resident of Irving since 1958, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. She was born May 1, 1926 in Corsicana, Texas to Thomas Ratliff and Willie Jones Ratliff. After 35 years as a technician, Dovie retired from Texas Instruments (TI) in Richardson. Preceded in death by her parents and husband August D....

Nancy Jean Stanley

Nancy Jean Stanley

May 14, 2015

NANCY JEAN STANLEY (nee-Line) of Carrollton, Texas died peacefully on May 14, 2015. She was born August 5, 1942 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Al and Marie Line. She spent most of her life in Texas and as a single mother of 4, graduated from Amarillo College with a Nursing Degree. She spent the next 40 years caring for others...

Douglas Weldon Brewer

Douglas Weldon Brewer

May 7, 2015

DOUGLAS WELDON BREWER went to be with the Lord on May 7, 2015 following a sudden illness, at the age of 76. He was born November 27, 1938 in West Monroe, Louisiana to parents Winfred and Pauline Brewer. With a passion for football, he played at West Monroe High School, graduating in 1957. Doug attended Northwestern State University and graduated...

Kevin Miles

Kevin Miles

May 5, 2015

KEVIN MILES, age 44, a resident of Irving, formerly of Grand Prairie, Heavener, Oklahoma and Mansfield, Texas, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Irving. Born August 13, 1970 in Irving, the son of Michael Lee Miles and Candace Sue Glavin Kinsey, he graduated from Brownwood High School. Previously employed in commercial refrigeration, Kevin was presently working at Home Depot in...

Louise Branson

Louise Branson

May 4, 2015

LOUISE BRANSON, age 90, a resident of Irving since 1952, died Monday, May 4, 2015 in Irving. Born May 29, 1924 in Forney, Texas, she was the daughter of James Columbus Townsend and Ettie Mae Nash Townsend. A homemaker, Louise was a member of various church groups at Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving where she was a member, and...

Joann Nevada Hatch

Joann Nevada Hatch

May 4, 2015

JOANN NEVADA BOOTH HATCH, age 74, a resident of Irving for 15 years previously from Pittsburg, Texas, went to live with our Lord on Monday, May 4, 2015. Joann was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and church member beloved by all. Born April 2, 1941 in Hawthorne, Nevada, she was the daughter of Roland Booth and Delbertina Bowcutt Booth. On...

Laci C. Larose

Laci C. Larose

May 3, 2015

LACIE CHRISTABELLE LaROSE, age 19, a resident of Irving, a student at Blinn College at College Station, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 in College Station. Born February 2, 1996 in Irving, she is the daughter of Robert L. and April R. Hollinghead LaRose. Other survivors include her paternal grandmother, Janis LaRose, maternal grandparents James and Frances Hollinghead, paternal great grandfather,...

Kay Holman

Kay Holman

May 3, 2015

MARILYN "KAY" HOLMAN, age 66, a resident of Grand Prairie, Texas, died Sunday, May 3, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Born March 3, 1949 in Wichita Falls, Texas, she was the daughter of Bill and Gertrude Teakell Durham. She grew up in Byers, Texas, but lived most of her adult life in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She was...

Kara Renee Barry Anderson

Kara Renee Barry Anderson

May 2, 2015

Kara Renee Barry Anderson ended her hard fought battle with cancer in the early morning of Saturday, May 2, 2015. She will be remembered by a life filled with love and bringing joy to each and every person in her vibrant life. Some of the things she enjoyed most were raising her children, spending time and celebrating anything to do...

W. Yvonne Riccius

W. Yvonne Riccius

May 1, 2015

W. Yvonne Hicks Riccius passed away on May 1, 2015, at Charlotte, North Carolina after a long illness with Alzheimers. Yvonne was born on January 17, 1926 in Waco Texas. She was the daughter of the late Joe Melvin Hicks and Mary Elizabeth Slaughter. Yvonne graduated from Waco High School in 1943 and went on to the University of Texas...

Mary Frances Edwards Ollar

Mary Frances Edwards Ollar

May 1, 2015

MARY FRANCES EDWARDS OLLAR joined her family in Heaven on Friday afternoon, May 1, 2015. She was a highly successful Stay-At-Home Mother and Grandmother. She passed away at Cherokee Rose Nursing Home in Glen Rose, Texas which was her home for over a year and where she made many friends. She previously had lived in Irving, Texas for 67 years....