Obituaries
Irwin Roffman
Oct 17, 2014
Irwin Roffman, 86, died from Alzheimer's on October 17, 2014. Irwin was born in Dallas and grew up where the Katy Trail Ice House is today. He served in the Navy at the end of WW II, became a nationally respected printer, and started a printing company that grew to one of the largest of its type in the US....
Bud Murphy
Oct 11, 2014
BUD MURPHY, age 84, a lifelong resident of Irving, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 in Carrollton, Texas. Born February 24, 1930, he was the son of William Leroy Murphy and Merle Buchanan Murphy. Bud was a U.S. Army veteran. On August 29, 1952 he married Betty Ranft in Aurora, Texas. She preceded him in death on May 21, 1999. Bud...
Chaney Diane Yarnall
Oct 11, 2014
CHANEY DIANE YARNALL, age 73, a resident of Irving since 1964, died Saturday at Texas Health, Harris Methodist Hospital in Bedford. Born June 14, 1941 in Little Rock, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late William and Helen OBrien. She attended St. Edwards School of Nursing in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She moved to Irving in 1964. On May 20,...
Hall S. Bond
Oct 11, 2014
HALL S. BOND, age 90, a resident of Irving for 62 years, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center at Irving. Born January 5, 1924 in Abilene, Texas, to William Dixon Bond and Lula Mae Brunson Bond, he married Janelle Bartos on July 14, 1945. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II...
Opal Marie Tarver
Oct 10, 2014
Opal Marie Tarver was born on April 1, 1923 near Mangum, Oklahoma and passed away in Irving, Texas on October 10, 2014. Opal was preceded in death by her parents, Carl Bowden Miller & Alta Estalee Miller; husbands, Charles Jerry Stepan and Urbane E. Tarver; son, Darrell Dean Cook; brother, Malvern Miller; and sisters Edna Earle Miller and Carlene Conner....
Mary Irene Waddle
Oct 10, 2014
The Lord called Mary home, Friday, October 10, 2014 at the age of 74. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Alice Scharfenberg and sister Shirley Pinti all of Steubenville, OH. She is survived by brother Ralph Scharfenberg of Bushnell, FL and by brother David Scharfenberg and sister Elsie Seman, both of Kissimmee, Florida. She is survived...
Donald Gene Critchfield
Oct 9, 2014
DONALD G. CRITCHFIELD, age 86, a resident of North Richland Hills, died Thursday, October 9, 2014. Born December 15, 1927 in Geary, Oklahoma to Herbert Mason and Jessie Critchfield, he was married to Billie Marie Hoffman on November 9, 1947. He served in the Navy for two years, stationed in Guam. He moved to Texas in 1965 and was manager...
Bobby G. Stringer
Oct 3, 2014
BOBBY G. STRINGER, age 82, a resident of Irving, died Friday, October 3, 2014 in a local care center. Born October 9, 1931 in Delta County, Texas, the son of Truman Black Stringer and Effie Mae Moore Stringer, he was the owner of Klondike Kitchens. He married Martha Mozelle Williams on November 13, 1953 in Dallas. He was preceded in...
Bill Gartrell
Oct 1, 2014
BILL GARTRELL, age 92, a resident of Irving since 1964, formerly of Shreveport, Louisiana, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at his home. Born April 9, 1922 in Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Richard Wesley Gartrell and Thelma Kunukau, Bill was proud of his Hawaiian heritage. A U.S. Army veteran, he married Gnell Baker on July 5, 1945 in Tyler, Texas....
Platon M. Lerma
Oct 1, 2014
PLATON M. LERMA, age 87, a resident of Irving, died Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at an Irving care center. Born February 16, 1927 in Laredo, Texas, the son of Enrique Lerma and Luz Martinez Lerma, he was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, serving as a Medic. Platon married Delfina Garcia on June 29, 1963 in San Antonio. He was...
Joyce Elizabeth Range
Sep 30, 2014
JOYCE ELIZABETH RANGE, age 90, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at an Irving care center. Born October 31, 1923 in Prescott, Arkansas, the daughter of Euless Earl Palmer and Forrest Ward Palmer, she moved to Irving at the age of 14. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Irving since 1937, and a 1941 graduate of Irving High...
Ngoc Tan Nguyen
Sep 29, 2014
Ngoc Tan Nguyen, age 73, a resident of Irving since 1994, died Monday, September 29, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Richardson. Born May 29, 1941 in Vietnam, he was the son of Sung Tan Nguyen and Tuong Nguyen. He was an electronics assembler. Survivors include his wife, Tuyet Tran of Irving; son, Chanh T. Nguyen and wife Cathy Tran...
Adele Waghorn
Sep 28, 2014
ADELE WAGHORN, age 85, a resident of Irving for 6 years, formerly of Amarillo, Texas for 65 years, died Sunday, September 28, 2014 at home. Born June 20, 1929 in Post, Texas, the daughter of Carter Ellis Thompson and Jettie Mae Wells Thompson, she grew up in many cities in West Texas. She earned her Associates Degree from Amarillo College...
Harvey Wuistinger
Sep 24, 2014
HARVEY WUISTINGER, age 85, a resident of Irving for 59 years, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at a Flower Mound care center. Born April 6, 1929 in Hamilton, Texas, he was the son of Walter Herman and Sophia Wuistinger. Harvey married Norma Lee Witten in 1953. He was a former crew chief at American Airlines, and a member of the...
Clinton Daniel 'Bill' Duncan, Jr.
Sep 24, 2014
Clinton Daniel Duncan, Junior (Bill) went to be with the Lord on September 24, 2014 after suffering a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Margie, of 51 years; 3 sons, Don Cargill of Irving, Richard Duncan and wife Tommie Lu of Mexia, David Duncan and fiance Sarah Neece of Keller; 3 daughters, Debbie Wheat and husband Ray of...
John W. 'J.W.' Banks
Sep 22, 2014
JOHN W. J.W. BANKS, 93, a resident of Irving since 1963, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, September 22, 2014, at his home. Born January 27, 1921 in Everman, Texas, he was the son of the late Ralph Andrew Banks and Margie Lee Jones Banks. He attended North Texas Agricultural College in Arlington (Now the University of Texas...
Roberta Johnson
Sep 21, 2014
ROBERTA JOHNSON, age 91, a resident of Irving for 64 years, died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Carrollton. Born December 22, 1922 in Arkansas City, Kansas, she was the last of seven children of James Burris Hughes and Marie Burley Hughes. On June 24, 1942, Roberta married John T. J.T. Johnson in Cleveland, Oklahoma. She was...
Marion Kenneth 'Ken' Vaughn
Sep 20, 2014
Marion Kenneth Ken Vaughn, 87, died September 20, 2014, in Amarillo, Texas, surrounded by family and friends. Ken was a man of strong faith, gentle spirit and compassion. Ken was the first of six children and grew up in Lithonia, Georgia. He graduated high school in 1943 and became a Christian in 1944. At a time and place of racial...
Jeannie Tussey
Sep 20, 2014
JEANNIE TUSSEY, age 69, a resident of Irving for over 40 years, died Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Las Colinas Medical Center in Irving. Born April 21, 1945, she was the daughter of Logan and Jackie Buchanan. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors include her son, Jim Tussey and his fiance, Belynda; brothers, Bobby Buchanan and...
Ruth L. Jeffcoat
Sep 18, 2014
RUTH L. JEFFCOAT, age 89, a resident of Irving, formerly of Kansas, died Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Baylor Medical Center in Irving. Born October 29, 1924 in Caldwell, Kansas, she was the daughter of John and Mabel Grove Kalbfleisch. On September 8, 1954, she married Raymond Jeffcoat in Dallas. Preceded in death by her son, John Jeffcoat in 2013,...
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