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Nancy Mitchell
Nov 22, 2020
Nancy Carol Mitchell, 54, passed away on November 22, 2020. She was born on May 15,1966 to Jack W. and Melba Darnell Bass. She lived her entire life in the Kaufman area. Nancy was a very outgoing, sweet and independent person with a fighting spirit. She lived in Forney and worked for Albertson; both her home and work were very important to...
Joe Edmon Cox
Nov 19, 2020
Joe Edmon Cox, 99, was called to his eternal resting place on November 19, 2020. He was born on February 18, 1921 to John P. and Eula Mapp Cox in Kaufman, TX. He lived his entire life in the Kaufman area, attending school in several rural locations. In 1942, he answered his call to service, as our country entered World...
Herman D. Tharp
Nov 17, 2020
Herman was born in Kemp, Texas, on December 21, 1930, to Bessie Shaw and Henry Tharp, both of whom preceded him in death. He was the eldest of three children. Brother Jerry Tharp and sister Virginia Tharp Williams preceded him in death. On November 17, 2020, Herman passed away peacefully, ending a well-lived life of 89 years.
Herman married Geneva...
Gerald Wayne Scott
Nov 16, 2020
Gerald Wayne Scott, 82, of Trinidad, TX passes away on November 16, 2020 in Kaufman, TX. Gerald was born on April 14, 1938 to Hawk and Ruby Jack Scott in Murchinson, TX. He went to school in Murchinson and went straight into the Marines where he served from 1956-1959. After leaving the marines he married Lana Scott, and they were...
Ruby Cozzle Truelove
Nov 15, 2020
Ruby Cozzle Truelove passed away in Kaufman, Texas on November 15, 2020. Ruby was born in Marshall, Texas to Leon and Annie Mae McGee on April 10, 1937. On November 2, 1951 Ruby married Joe Carl Truelove in Grays Prairie, Texas. She was the oldest of seven children. Ruby was a loving and caring lady who loved her family especially...
Roy Gene Wren
Nov 12, 2020
Roy Gene Wren passed away at his home in Scurry, Tx on November 12, 2020 at the age of 69 years old. Roy was born on August 20, 1951 in Amarillo, Tx to Otis and Bertha Wren. Roy grew up in Southeast Oklahoma for most of his childhood before moving to Garland, Tx where he attended and graduated high school...
Billy Wayne Darnell
Nov 9, 2020
Billy Wayne Darnell, 84, of Scurry, TX went home to be with his Lord and Savior peacefully on November 9, 2020, in Seagoville, TX after a hard fight with dementia. Bill was born on December 11, 1935, to Calvin and Lily Darnell in Paris, TX. He owned and operated with his wife and family the Video Vision in Kaufman for...
Linda Ann Thomas
Nov 7, 2020
Linda Ann McKinney Thomas, 77, of Kaufman passed away on November 7, 2020. Linda was born on April 10, 1943, to Milton and Trillia Faye McKinney in Kaufman, TX. She was raised in the Rand Community, north of Flat Rock. Linda spent her early life on the farm of McKinney Hill. She attended the Kaufman schools and graduated in 1961....
Jackie Wayne Martin
Nov 6, 2020
Jackie Wayne Martin, 76, of Kemp, TX passed away on November 6, 2020, at home. Jackie was born on October 7, 1944, to Roland and Mary Martin in Denison, TX. Jackie grew up in Dallas. He married Donna Martin in 1984, and they were together from 1977 till she passed away in 1995. Jackie spent 23 years working for JN...
Tim H. Elmore
Nov 5, 2020
Tim H. Elmore, 68, of Kemp, Texas passed away at his home in Kemp, Texas on November 5, 2020. Tim was born in Friona Texas on June 25, 1952 to W.V.(Bud) and Arvilla Elmore. Tim graduated from Texas A & M University Commerce with a masters degree. He began his education career in Lamesa, Texas as a librarian. After 40...
Mary Elizabeth Creecy
Oct 29, 2020
Mary Elizabeth Creecy, Granma, Mom, teacher and friend passed away on October 29, 2020 at the age of 78 after a hard-fought battle with leukemia. Mary is survived by her daughter, Trona Jurden and husband Jerry of Lavon, Texas, daughter, Melinda Polk of Kaufman; son, Ken Nguyen and wife Thuy of Allen, TX, Grandchildren: Ellie (Jurden) and husband Ryan Ross...
Thomas Robert Mason
Oct 22, 2020
Thomas Robert Mason, 70, of Kaufman, TX passed away on October 22, 2020 at home. Thomas was born on March 5, 1950 to Zack Ellis and Mary Francis Mason in Waco, TX. He went to high school in Dallas and graduated from Bryan Adams High School. He served as a police officer for the Dallas County Sheriffs' department and Richardson...
Sidonia Grimes
Oct 19, 2020
Sidonia Grimes passed away on October 19, 2020 at age 90 in Oklahoma City, OK.Sidonia “Sid” (Busby) Grimes was born in Van Alstyne, Texas on December 24, 1929 to Sidney Franklin Busby and Rosa Florence (Robinson) Busby, the third of six children.Sid married J A Grimes in 1948 at age 18 in Kaufman, Texas. They moved to Dallas, Texas, where...
Hershell Smith, Jr.
Oct 13, 2020
Henry Hershell Smith Jr born November 18, 1939 went to his Eternal home on October 13, 2020 at the age of 80. He succumbed to a short but hard fight with Covid at Baylor Hospital.
He was born and raised in the Cedarvale community of Kaufman Texas to Henry Hershell Smith Sr and Gracie Florene Glenn Smith. He is the...
Doris Faye Moffitt
Oct 12, 2020
Doris Faye Moffitt, 80, of Kaufman, TX passed away on October 12, 2020. Doris was born on July 20, 1940, to James Thomas (a.k.a. Pete) and Elna Olivia Smith in Dallas, TX. She graduated with honors from South Oak Cliff High in 1958 and went on to work a wide variety of jobs from being an executive secretary at Graybar...
Karen Kay Acevedo
Oct 6, 2020
Karen Kay Acevedo, 52, of Kaufman, TX passed away on October 6, 2020. Karen was born on May 20, 1968, in Dallas, TX and her parents were Henry “Pete” and Lynda Hammock. She grew up in Kaufman and graduated from Kaufman High School in 1986. Karen worked as a social worker for the state in Health and Human Services in...
Ina Faye Reynolds
Oct 5, 2020
Ina Faye Sain was born to James Edward and Nona Mae Sain in Grandview Texas on December 11, 1930. Ina was the 9th of 13 children. Growing up, they lived on a farm and the older siblings helped take care of the younger siblings. When she was in grade school, they moved from Grandview to Irving where she met Herschel...
Dorthy Lee Woodard
Oct 5, 2020
Dorthy Lee Woodard, 92, of Dallas, TX went home to her Lord and Savior on October 5, 2020. Dorthy was born in Quitman, TX to James and Maggie Reynolds on July 26, 1928. Dorthy married Jack Woodard in Dallas, TX on June 15, 1946. She did volunteer work at Baylor Hospital. Dorthy served as president of PTA at John Quincy...
Peggy Ruth Kines
Oct 2, 2020
Peggie Ruth Kines was born August 9, 1934 to Hoyt and Nell Wright. She lived the majority of her life in Kemp, Texas. She was very involved in the community and served on the Kemp City Council for several years and as Kemp City Secretary. She was responsible for numerous city projects including the Texas Sesquicentennial. She especially loved helping...
Joanne Knowles Perry
Sep 30, 2020
Joanne “Memee” Perry passed away in Kaufman on September 30, 2020 with her loved ones by her side. Joanne was born on January 20, 1932 in Del Rio, Texas to Homer Lee and Cora Knowles. Joanne has been a member of the First United Methodist Church of Kaufman and the United Methodist Church at Wilson Chapel. Joanne lived in Del...
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