Obituaries

Charles Clifford Huckabee

Charles Clifford Huckabee

Jan 7, 2015

CHARLES CLIFFORD HUCKABEE, age 90, a resident of Irving, Texas passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Charles is survived by his wife, Margaret Huckabee of Irving, Texas; son, Jeff Huckabee of Austin, Texas; daughter, Paige Young of McKinney, Texas; stepchildren, Tim Thomasson of Coppell, Texas and Cindy Neinast of Dallas, Texas. He was a wonderful grandfather to 11...

Betty Norris

Betty Norris

Jan 5, 2015

BETTY NORRIS, age 80, a longtime Irving resident, died Monday, January 5, 2015 at Hospice Care Center of Wichita Falls. Born May 7, 1934 in Vernon, Texas, the daughter of Herman Schwarz and Minnie Bohot Schwarz, Betty lived in Irving from 1953 to 2005 when she moved to Burkburnett, Texas. She was a Lutheran. Preceded in death by her sister,...

Charles 'Chuck' H. Perraut

Charles 'Chuck' H. Perraut

Jan 5, 2015

CHARLES CHUCK H. PERRAUT, age 84, a resident of Irving for 46 years, died Monday, January 5, 2015 at home. Born November 5, 1930 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, he was the son of George Herman Perraut and Rena Alice Mains Perraut. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Chuck was the only enlisted man in the Strategic Air Command. He was...

Alfred B. 'Al' Cook

Alfred B. 'Al' Cook

Jan 3, 2015

ALFRED B. AL COOK, age 78, a resident of Grand Prairie formerly of Irving, died Saturday, January 3, 2015 at home. Born June 22, 1936 in Abilene, Texas, the son of Benjamin Parker Cook and Thelma Suber Cook, he graduated from Technical High School in Fort Worth. On November 23, 1981, Al married Erlinda Lapidario in Las Vegas. He was...

Nancy Lynn Pierce Browning

Nancy Lynn Pierce Browning

Jan 2, 2015

NANCY LYNN PIERCE BROWNING, age 58, a resident of Irving, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at home. She was born February 24, 1956 in Tyler, Texas. Nancy was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Preceded in death by her mother, Helen Francis Rowe Pierce and by her brother, Robert C. Pierce, Nancy is survived by her son,...

Carolyn Sue Martens

Carolyn Sue Martens

Jan 2, 2015

CAROLYN SUE MARTENS, age 67, a resident of Irving, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born September 24, 1947 in Texarkana, Arkansas to John Rubin Hardin and Audrey Potts Hardin, she married Ron Martens on September 16, 1966. Carolyn was a longtime hairstylist in Irving and an active member of Plymouth Park Baptist Church. Preceded...

Dorothy E. Howell

Dorothy E. Howell

Jan 1, 2015

DOROTHY E. HOWELL, age 92, a resident of Irving, died Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born March 29, 1922 in Petrolia, Texas, she was the daughter of J. F. Byas and Lora Priscilla Cowan Strickland Byas. Dorothy was a member of First Baptist Church of Irving, the Irving Historical Society and Bona Fide. She was...

John Julius Westerfeld

John Julius Westerfeld

Jan 1, 2015

JOHN JULIUS WESTERFELD, age 89, a resident of Dallas, passed away on January 1, 2015. Born January 16, 1925 in Brownwood, Texas, the son of Lee Westerfeld and Aleph Alexander Westerfeld, he graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas. After serving in WWII as a navy fighter pilot, he received a BS degree from SMU. He met and married Jackie...

Marshall Tucker Burns

Marshall Tucker Burns

Dec 24, 2014

Age 20, a lifelong resident of Irving, passed away December 24, 2014. Born October 14, 1994 in Dallas, to Kevin Burns and Melissa Holbrook. Marshall was a 2013 graduate from Irving High School, a baseball player, wrestler, as well as an avid reader and writer. Preceded in death by his fathers grandparents and numerous uncles. Survivors include his parents; step-dad,...

Donna F. Cash

Donna F. Cash

Dec 24, 2014

DONNA F. CASH, age 64, a resident of Garland for 21 years, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at her home. Born October 22, 1950 in Maryville, Tennessee, she was the daughter of Martin Lee Hubbs and Dorothy Hill Hubbs. Donna was employed at Timberlawn Psychiatric Medical Center in Dallas as a registered nurse. She was a member of the Church...

Frances Laville Gesford Johnson

Frances Laville Gesford Johnson

Dec 19, 2014

FRANCES LAVILLE GESFORD JOHNSON. Born September 27, 1931 in Lufkin, Texas to Felix Jackson Gesford and Allie Myrl Clark Gesford. Died December 19, 2014 in Irving, Texas. Survived by: children, Patsy Johnson Crawford and her spouse, Brad Crawford (Lewisville), Charles Johnson (Irving) and Wanda Johnson Halcom (Lewisville); one grandson, Cody Crawford (Frisco). Frances retired from Sears on Lamar in Dallas...

Ruby Lowe

Ruby Lowe

Dec 18, 2014

Age 93, resident of Irving for 38 years, passed away December 18, 2014 at her home. Born February 23, 1921 in Novice, TX to William Parker and Clara Merideth Parker. She was a member of Oak View Baptist Church in Irving. Preceded in death by her parents and eight siblings, she is survived by daughter, Carolyn Pittmon and husband Gary...

Linda Ann Colby

Linda Ann Colby

Dec 13, 2014

Linda Ann Colby slipped quietly into eternal life early on the morning of 13 December 2014. She was born 13 June 1942 in Dallas, Texas, the sixth child of Leroy Smith and Josie Mae Prindle. Linda was a graduate of Adamson High School in Dallas, where she was honored in her senior year as the school's top Home Economics student....

Rita Breitler Conroy

Rita Breitler Conroy

Dec 11, 2014

RITA BREITLER CONROY, age 67, a resident of Keller for 14 years formerly a longtime Irving resident of 53 years, died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at home. Born May 24, 1947 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of George A. Breitler and Dorothy C. Threadgill Breitler. Rita graduated from Irving High School. On June 17, 1972, Rita married Jerry...

Laura W. Cain

Laura W. Cain

Dec 9, 2014

LAURA W. CAIN, age 86, a resident of Irving for 53 years, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born August 8, 1928 in Premont, Texas, she was the daughter of Clyde Lee Wright, Sr. and Virginia McBryde Wright. Laura was a member of the University of Texas PHI MU Sorority. A homemaker, she was a...

Arthur Gene Burris

Arthur Gene Burris

Dec 8, 2014

Arthur Gene Burris, died peacefully on Monday, December 8, 2014 in Irving, Texas. Born October 17, 1934, he was the son of William Railey Burris and Katherine Marie McKeon Burris. Gene graduated from Ennis High School in 1953 and worked for the Southern Pacific Railroad starting on September 16, 1953 and remained there his entire career, retiring January 1, 2000...

Carole Orwig Pound

Carole Orwig Pound

Dec 7, 2014

CAROLE ORWIG POUND, age 52, a resident of Hurst, died Sunday, December 7, 2014. She was born September 6, 1962 in Brighton, England. Carole was a school bus driver for the Hurst ISD. She is survived by her parents, John A. Pound of Los Angeles, California; mother, Claire Daring of Irving; children, Matthew Orwig of Dallas, Mark Orwig of Rexburg,...

Paul Dwight Putnam

Paul Dwight Putnam

Dec 7, 2014

PAUL DWIGHT PUTNAM, age 69, a resident of Irving for 48 years, died Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born September 22, 1945 in Hamilton, Texas, he was the son of Kenneth Putnam and Pauline Baker Putnam. Preceded in death by his father, Kenneth and brother, Dwayne Putnam, Paul is survived by his wife of 48...

Walter Carl Caldwell, Jr.

Walter Carl Caldwell, Jr.

Dec 4, 2014

Walter Carl Caldwell, Jr., age 97, a resident of Irving, died Thursday, December 4, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Born October 27, 1917 in Cherryvale, Kansas, he was the son of Walter C. Caldwell, Sr. and Iva Stephens Caldwell. A machinist for Sun Oil Company in Richardson for 30 years, he was a long-time resident of Irving....

Gwen Williams

Gwen Williams

Dec 3, 2014

GWEN WILLIAMS, age 52, a resident of Fort Worth for two years, died Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in a Fort Worth hospital. Born July 8, 1962 in Dallas, Texas, she was the daughter of Dennis Wayne Jones and Tina Monday Jones. Known as a Harley Girl, Gwen was a receptionist at Bens Auto Parts in Dallas for 12 years. Preceded...