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Lorne Wayne Johnson
Oct 3, 2022
Lorne Wayne Johnson, 57, of Dallas, TX passed away on October 3, 2022, in Mesquite, TX. Lorne was born on November 16, 1964, to Billy and Lucy Johnson in Cleburne, TX. He graduated from Cleburne High School in 1983 and went to Abilene Christian University for a little while. Lorne worked several different jobs till he married the love of...
Joni McKinney
Oct 1, 2022
Joni McKinney was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister to four sisters, aunt to 17 nieces and nephews, a faithful friend, and a proud Kaufman Lion. On October 1st, 2022, Joni went home to be with Jesus, safe in the knowledge that when she closed her eyes in this life, she would open them to eternal life with him.
Joni...
Hollis Gene LaRoe
Sep 30, 2022
Hollis Gene LaRoe, 89, of Spring, TX passed away on September 30, 2022. Hollis was born to Sam and Gladys Hall LaRoe on August 25, 1933, in Kaufman, TX. He graduated from Kaufman High School in 1952 and went to Tarleton State University and earned an Associates degree in 1954. On April 6, 1957, Hollis married Margaret Griffin in...
Sarah Faye Smith
Sep 22, 2022
On September 22, 2022, Sarah Faye Smith of Scurry, TX, loving wife, and mother of three passed away at age 80. She was born on December 23, 1941, to Earnest and Georgia Dickerson of Seagoville, TX. She worked for 30 years as a Center Director for both the Kaufman County and Dallas County Senior Citizen Services before retiring in...
Sandra Ellen Martzen
Sep 11, 2022
Sandra Ellen Martzen
1948 – 2022
Sandra was born on December 19, 1948, in Visalia, California to Antonio & Alexandria (Perry) Mancebo. She was the last of eight children and grew up surrounded by her large Portuguese family on her father’s dairy farm in the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley.
She attended Elbow Creek Elementary School, then a small...
Concepcion Duran Chaparro
Sep 11, 2022
Concepcion Duran Chaparro, 66, of Kaufman, TX went to be with the Lord on September 11, 2022. Concepcion was born in Delicias, Chihuahua, Mexico to Jesus Chaparro Reyes and Maria Concepcion Duran Martinez on March 14, 1956. She was raised in Mexico and moved to Kaufman on June 17, 1985. Shortly after moving here, she started working at Madix in...
Steve Robert Kovar
Sep 4, 2022
Steve Robert Kovar, 77, passed away on September 4, 2022, in Ennis, TX. He was born to Kermit and Louise Kovar in Kaufman, TX on July 18, 1945. He worked for Ben E. Keith Co. in Dallas, TX for many years and sheet metal workers in Terrell, TX until he retired. He married Mary Cates with children, Deniese Cates and...
Toivo Mike Vilbas
Aug 28, 2022
Toivo Mike Vilbas, 65, of Kaufman, TX went to be with the Lord on August 28, 2022. Mike was born on August 24, 1957, to Vladimir and Saimi Vilbas in Miami, FL. Growing up in Miami he played football and went on to be given a football scholarship to Henderson County Community College in Athens, TX, where he met his first...
Phyllis Jeanne Mason
Aug 26, 2022
Phyllis Jeanne Mason, 80 years of age from Mabank, Texas went to be with our Lord on the morning of August 26, 2022. Phyllis was born to Clifton and Ruth Bookout in Seymore, Texas on June 8, 1942. She married the love of her life, Richard Grady Mason, on July 18, 1959. Phyllis and Richard were happily married for 61...
Curtis Ray Donawho
Aug 25, 2022
Curtis Ray Donawho was born in Kaufman Texas on February 16, 1947 and died on August 25, 2022. His parents were William Otto and Maude Dockery Donawho. He grew up in Rosser, Texas and graduated from Scurry-Rosser High School in 1965. He joined the United States Navy where he served aboard the USS Matthews and USS Valley Forge during the...
Tamara Sue Lovern
Aug 24, 2022
Tamara Sue Hill Lovern, 53, of Kaufman, TX went to be with the Lord on August 24, 2022. Tamara was born in Kaufman, Tx on January 20, 1969, to Jesse and Martha Hill, Jr. Tamara graduated from Scurry Rosser High School in 1987. She went to DeVry University and then later got her Masters Degree while working as a teacher...
Robert W. Williams
Aug 21, 2022
Robert W. Williams, 59, of Rowlett, TX passed away on August 21, 2022, in Dallas. Robert was born on July 22, 1963, in Kaufman, TX. He graduated from Lakeview Centennial High School in Garland in 1982. Robert worked at TL Thompson & Associates and that’s when he met Cheryl. He and Cheryl would marry on April 12, 1997, and they...
Newton Eugene Stokes
Aug 18, 2022
Newton Eugene Stokes, 82 of Kaufman, TX passed away on August 18, 2022. Eugene was born on September 2, 1939, to Leslie and Rosie Stokes in Refugio, TX. He was raised in South Texas and joined the Marines in 1959 until he lost his brother who served in the Army. After the Marines, he worked for the Federal Government at...
William Barfield
Aug 17, 2022
William Franklin Barfield, 80, of Kaufman, TX passed away on August 17, 2022, at home. William was born on February 13, 1942, to Frank Ewell Barfield and Johnie Talbot Barfield in Kaufman. He was a man of many talents. He tried numerous jobs, but enjoyed hauling rock, wood working, building bird cages and traps, going to First Monday, hauling hay...
Albert Lee Norris
Aug 17, 2022
Albert Lee Norris, 77, of Kaufman, TX went to be with the Lord on August 17, 2022. Al was born on November 29, 1944, to Albert Paul and Ruby Aline Norris in Beebe, AR. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad for 26 years and then at Baylor Dallas as a Security Guard. Al married Glada Norris on April 4,...
Dean Ellis Clemmons
Aug 16, 2022
Dean Ellis Clemmons, 78, of Rosser, TX passed away on August 16, 2022, in Kaufman. Dean was born on May 30, 1944, to Clarence and Marie Clemmons in Alvarado, TX. He was raised in Rosser, TX and lived there his entire life. Dean was on the Rosser Volunteer Fire Department, a former Alderman on the Rosser City Council, as well as...
Peggy Jean Cooper
Aug 12, 2022
Peggy Jean Cooper, 84, of Frisco, TX went to be with the Lord on August 12, 2022. Peggy was born on March 14, 1938, to H.R. and Floreine Cates in Kaufman, TX. Born and raised in Kaufman she graduated from Kaufman High School in 1956. On September 15, 1956, she married her high school sweetheart, the love of her life,...
Arnulfo Pena Sylva
Aug 9, 2022
Arnulfo (Erine) Pena Sylva, 64, of Kemp, TX passed away on August 9, 2022. Erine was born on September 3, 1957, to Valentin and Oralia Sylva in Victoria, TX. Raised in Victoria he graduated from high school there. He worked as a warehouse manager for many years, most recently with Madix in Terrell. Erine has lived in the Kemp...
Brenda Benson Pate
Aug 5, 2022
Brenda Benson Pate, 72, of Kaufman, TX, went to be with the Lord on August 5, 2022, at home. Brenda was born on September 10, 1949, to Holton and Ollie Mae Benson in Kaufman. Brenda was raised in Kaufman graduating from high school in 1968. She went on to East Texas State University where she earned her bachelor's degree in...
Jean Carolyn Upchurch
Aug 3, 2022
Jean Carolyn (Fortner) Upchurch, 84, of Scurry Texas went to be with the Lord on August 3, 2022. She was born on April 4, 1938 to Raymond Fortner & Malta Fortner (Ewing). Jean had a big heart, never meet a stranger, and was always ready and willing to lend a hand to anyone in need.
Jean graduated from Scurry...
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