Obituaries

Tom 'Casper' Young

Tom 'Casper' Young

Feb 5, 2015

TOM CASPER YOUNG, age 68, a resident of Grapevine, Texas for 20 years, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at the VA Medical Center in Dallas. Born July 9, 1946 in Wichita, Kansas, he was the son of Jack Seymour Young and Josephine Lucille Fallot Young. Tom (Casper) Young recently retired from Envoy (formerly American Eagle Airlines) after more than 25...

Clyde 'A.C.' Johnson

Clyde 'A.C.' Johnson

Feb 5, 2015

CLYDE A.C. JOHNSON, age 82, a resident of Grand Prairie, Texas for 55 years, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 in Arlington. Born September 27, 1932 in Ireland, Texas, the son of George Coleman Johnson and Martha Adeline Bennett Johnson, he married Peggy Richards on June 10, 1957 in Dallas County. A.C. was a mechanic at Consolidated Freight Ways, a longtime...

Forrest L. Davis

Forrest L. Davis

Feb 4, 2015

FORREST L. DAVIS, age 86, a resident of Keller, Texas, formerly of Dallas for more than 50 years and Dawsonville, Georgia, died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in a Dallas hospital. Born April 30, 1928 in Weatherford, Texas, a graduate of Adamson High School in Dallas, he was married to Alta Mae Etheridge for 53 years. Employed at U.S. Gypsum Company,...

Karishma Deepak Sham

Karishma Deepak Sham

Feb 2, 2015

KARISHMA DEEPAK SHAM, age 45, a resident of Irving, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at a Dallas hospital. She was born May 17, 1969 in India. Karishma is survived by her husband, Deepak Sham; daughter, Yashmeena Sham of College Station; sons, Hemayu Sham and Sahil Sham; father, Vishandas Bhojwani; mother, Pramila Bhojwani, all of Irving; and brother, Johnny Bhojwani and...

Ruth Kinkeade

Ruth Kinkeade

Jan 31, 2015

Gaye Ruth Caudle Kinkeade went home to be with her Lord Jesus on January 31, 2015. Born June 8, 1918 on a farm in Mount Vernon, Texas to James and Gaye Caudle. In her teens her father died, and she and her Mom moved to Longview, Texas. With fifty dollars, the two of them built a thriving boarding house. After...

Dan Beaver

Dan Beaver

Jan 30, 2015

DAN BEAVER, age 62, a resident of Irving for more than 40 years, died Friday, January 30, 2015 at Baylor Medical Center at Irving. Born August 7, 1952 in Carlsbad, New Mexico, to George Beaver and Patricia Mourer Beaver, he married Dorthy Overall on December 3, 1971 in Carlsbad. Dan was a member of Mater Dei Latin Mass Parish in...

Velora Womack

Velora Womack

Jan 28, 2015

VELORA WOMACK, age 85, a resident of Irving since July 1959, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving. Born November 30, 1929 in Delight, Arkansas, the daughter of William Ruel Rather and Minnie Ethel Applegate Rather, she married James C. Womack on December 25, 1948 in Delight. James preceded her in death on November 8,...

Carolyn Hudson

Carolyn Hudson

Jan 28, 2015

CAROLYN HUDSON, 78, passed at home in Irving Texas with family at her side. Known to many as Carolyn but to most as Mom or Granny, she was daughter to Millie and Walter, deceased. Mother to Reggie, Bridget (Husband Steve), Brian, Brenda (Husband Sattar), Millie, deceased, Leslie (Wife Lori) & Rose (Husband Matt). Grandmother to J.d. (Wife Veronica ), Chrystal...

Sylvester Elmore

Sylvester Elmore

Jan 28, 2015

SYLVESTER ELMORE, age 74, a resident of Euless, died Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at home. Born January 22, 1941 in Dallas, Texas, he was the son of James Franklin Elmore and Ruby Maggie Matthews Elmore. Preceded in death by his parents, a son, Sylvester Oliver Elmore, Jr. and a sister, Evelyn Gregory, survivors include his wife, Linda Elmore; son, Dave...

April Trotter

April Trotter

Jan 21, 2015

APRIL TROTTER, age 49, a resident of Irving, exchanged this life for her eternal life in heaven with Jesus on Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Born July 10, 1965 in Irving, she was the daughter of Jere and Martha Ward. April was preceded in death by her daughter Boston Michelle. Survivors include her husband, James Trotter Sr., and sons James Trotter...

Lila Farmer

Lila Farmer

Jan 20, 2015

LILA FARMER, age 78, a resident of Farmers Branch for 21 years, died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Heart Hospital Baylor in Plano. Born November 30, 1936 in Paris, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Paul Shirley and Hazel Weaver Shirley. Lila was preceded in death by her parents, and husband James Harvey Farmer in 1996. Survivors include her sons,...

Jerry Marion Jenkins

Jerry Marion Jenkins

Jan 18, 2015

JERRY M. JENKINS, age 72, a resident of Irving for seven years, died Sunday, January 18, 2015, at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born April 3, 1942 in Marshalltown, Iowa, he taught school for many years before working for Reserve Life Insurance Company retiring after 25 years of service. He had lived in Balch Springs prior to moving to Irving....

Lanny R. Greer

Lanny R. Greer

Jan 17, 2015

LANNY R. GREER, age 67, a former resident of Irving, died Saturday, January 17, 2015 at home in Colleyville, Texas. Lanny was born March 7, 1947 in Dallas, Texas to Woodrow Wilson Greer and Frances Loraine Springfield Greer. Lanny worked for Deluxe Check Printers for 20 years. He attended Irving High School, and he was a veteran of the U.S....

Randy Stafford

Randy Stafford

Jan 16, 2015

RANDY STAFFORD, age 53 a life-long resident of Irving, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at William P. Clements, Jr. University Hospital, at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. Born September 6, 1961, in Dallas County, Texas, to Carl Randolph Stafford and Trelby Erist Cleghorn Stafford, he married Daphne Leigh Francis on October 14, 2006 in Irving. Randy worked as a plant...

Florence M. O'Leary

Florence M. O'Leary

Jan 16, 2015

FLORENCE M. OLEARY, age 79, a resident of Irving for 45 years, died Friday, January 16, 2015 at an Irving care facility. Born December 15, 1935 in St. Louis, Missouri, to August Nicholas Angelo and Therese Schaefer Angelo, Florence married Thomas OLeary on September 27, 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri. She worked for J.C. Penney for more than 26 years...

Amaryllis J. Fischer

Amaryllis J. Fischer

Jan 16, 2015

AMARYLLIS J. FISCHER, age 87, a resident of Irving, Texas since 1985, went to be with the Lord Friday, January 16, 2015 at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HEB. Amaryllis was born March 9, 1927 in Bertha, Minnesota to John Gjerstad and Matilda Dalby Gjerstad. She was stricken with polio at 17, and spent her entire life conquering those challenges....

Billie R. Lindahl

Billie R. Lindahl

Jan 15, 2015

BILLIE R. LINDAHL, age 85, a resident of Irving since 1953, died Thursday, January 15, 2015, at a local care center. Born January 20, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Andy Morelock and Lillian Ruth Hunter Morelock. She grew up and graduated from high school in Euless, Texas and later attended business school. On November 16, 1953, she...

Helen Banno

Helen Banno

Jan 10, 2015

HELEN BANNO, age 84, a resident of Irving for more than 51 years, died Saturday, January 10, 2015 at a care center in North Richland Hills, Texas. Born May 2, 1930 in Mansfield, Texas, the daughter of James Marcus Harmon and Cordie Mae Howell Harmon, she married Salvador Banno on June 6, 1953 in Dallas. Together they owned and operated...

Jack Reid

Jack Reid

Jan 10, 2015

JACK REID, known to his family as "Pop," returned to his Heavenly home on Saturday, January 10, 2015 around 7:45 PM. He was 92 years old. Jack was born in Polar, Texas on April 24, 1922, graduated from Midland High, and soon joined the Army, serving two tours as a Radio Operator and rifle marksman. He received the Meritorious Unit...

Lee Roy Voss

Lee Roy Voss

Jan 10, 2015

Lee Roy Voss, known for his love and great hugs, was born in Levita, Texas and died in Irving. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Doris Coleman Voss, his daughter and her husband, Tonna Miller Brock and Wayne Brock of McKinney, daughter-in-law, Nikki Potter Voss of McDonough, GA, five grandchildren, Myka Miller of Los Angeles, CA, Mekala...