Obituaries

Rhonda LeAnn Hopgood

Rhonda LeAnn Hopgood

Jan 31, 2016

RHONDA LEANN HOPGOOD

Rhonda LeAnn Hopgood was born in Dallas, Texas on October 2, 1986 to Davey William Hopgood and Kathy Marie Hume. Rhonda passed away in a Rowlett, Texas hospital on January 31, 2016. Rhonda was raised in Arlington and the East Texas area. She lived the last four years in Corsicana, Texas. She loved to spoil her son...

Marion Louise Armstrong

Marion Louise Armstrong

Jan 31, 2016

 

MARION LOUISE POWERS ARMSTRONG

Marion was safely carried by her loving heavenly Father to great rejoicing in heaven Sunday, January 31, 2016. Words are never adequate to describe the life well-lived with such joy and embracing all of her life with great unselfish love. “Mimi” fully lived 98-1/2 years. She was born in 1917 in Dallas and grew up...

Brian Mitchell Whisennand

Brian Mitchell Whisennand

Jan 30, 2016

BRIAN MITCHELL WHISENNAND

 

Brian Mitchell Whisennand passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on January 30, 2016. Mitch was born in Houston, Texas to Karl and Ramona Whisennand. Mitch was raised in Houston and later moved to Scurry, Texas in 1998. He retired from the telecommunications industry in 2002 with Avaya. He was a member of the Country Bible...

Jerry Wayne Sulc

Jerry Wayne Sulc

Jan 28, 2016

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Mildred Allene Bailey

Mildred Allene Bailey

Jan 28, 2016

MILDRED ALLENE BAILEY

 

Mildred Allene Bailey was born in Kaufman, Texas on October 14, 1918 to Claud Birdsong and Josephine Garlitz. Mildred passed away in Fort Worth, Texas on January 28, 2016. Mildred was raised in the Jiba Community and graduated from Kaufman High School in 1936. She moved to Dallas, Texas in 1937 and later moved back to...

Marisela Maldonado

Marisela Maldonado

Jan 27, 2016

MARISELA MALDONADO

 

Marisela Maldonado was born in Mexico on December 16, 1954 to Leonel Gomez and Margarita Martinez. Marisela passed away in a Dallas hospital on January 27, 2016. Marisela was raised in Mexico and graduated from Tecnologico De Saltillo University with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. Marisela moved to Kaufman in 1974 where she worked for Aberdeen and...

Robert Lee Rice Jr.

Robert Lee Rice Jr.

Jan 16, 2016

 

ROBERT LEE RICE JR.

Robert Lee Rice Jr. was born in Kaufman, Texas on May 22, 1949 to Robert Lee Rice Sr., and Patsy Clark Rice. 

Bob passed away at his home in Kaufman on January 16, 2016. Born and raised in Kaufman, he graduated from Kaufman High School in 1967.  Bob began working for Falcon Steel...

Virginia W. Ayres

Virginia W. Ayres

Jan 16, 2016

VIRGINIA AYRES

 

Virginia Watt Ayres was born in Hedley, Texas on June 28, 1922 to Fred Guy Watt and Byrda Ruth Akers Watt. She passed away at Avante Rehabilitation Center, Irving, TX on January 16, 2016.  Virginia was raised in Hedley and graduated from school there in 1939.  She attended Clarendon Junior College and West Texas State Teacher’s College,...

Brian Kimble Housewright

Brian Kimble Housewright

Jan 11, 2016

BRIAN KIMBLE HOUSEWRIGHT

Brian Kimble Housewright was born in Dallas, Texas on January 21, 1959 to Floyd Kimble Housewright and Betty Jo Taylor. Brian passed away at his home in Kaufman, Texas on January 11, 2016. Brian was raised in Garland and graduated from South Garland High School. He moved to Kaufman in 1986 and worked for Motor Parts in...

Mitchell Shawn McGuire

Mitchell Shawn McGuire

Jan 8, 2016

Mitchell “Mickey” McGuire was born on October 18, 1966 in Mesquite, Texas to Frank L. and Alane McGuire. Mitchell passed away on January 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. Mickey was a loving and caring father to his two sons Lane and Luke. Mickey was an avid fan of Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys. Along with his enthusiasm of sports also...

Bennie Ruth Angell

Bennie Ruth Angell

Jan 8, 2016

 

 

Bennie Ruth Angell was born on February 2, 1933 in Kaufman, Texas to Ben and Essie Mayfield Bardin. Bennie passed away on January 8, 2016 in Dallas, Texas. Bennie was born and raised in Kaufman and attended Kaufman Schools. She married J.L. Angell on October 26, 1951 in Oak Cliff, Texas. Soon after marrying J.L. she moved to...

Katie Louise Calhoun

Katie Louise Calhoun

Jan 1, 2016

KATIE LOUISE CALHOUN

Katie Louise Calhoun was born in Hill County, Texas on November 18, 1924 to Earnest Edgar Reames and Hallie Ruby Brock. Katie passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on January 1, 2016.  Katie was raised around Frost and Mertens.  Later she moved to Kaufman where she attended Kaufman schools.  Katie worked for Aberdeen Manufacturing for twelve...

Barbara Ann Sloan

Barbara Ann Sloan

Dec 31, 2015

BARBARA A. SLOAN

 

Barbara Ann Dunson Sloan – a woman of style, beauty, grace, and talented at whatever she set her mind to do, passed from this life on the morning of Thursday, December 31st, 2015. Her family is convinced she decided it was time to go because her beloved husband Waymon, who preceded her in death in May,...

Billy Ray Jones

Billy Ray Jones

Dec 28, 2015

Billy Ray Jones

 

Billy Ray Jones was born on February 25, 1950 in Amarillo, Texas to Willie Bob and Lula Oleta Jones. Billy passed away at his home in Kaufman, Texas on December 28, 2015. Billy married Carolyn Pollard on February 2, 1980 in Dallas, Texas. They had a loving marriage that lasted over 37 years. Billy was a...

Ernest Wayne Cook

Ernest Wayne Cook

Dec 22, 2015

Ernest Wayne Cook

 

 

Ernest Wayne Cook was born on July 13, 1948 in Dallas, Texas to Samuel and Mary Ellen Cook. Wayne passed away at his home in Kaufman, Texas on December 22, 2015. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas in 1967. Wayne married Nancy Carol Cook on October 15, 1988 in Kaufman, Texas....

Judith Jeanette Curtis

Judith Jeanette Curtis

Dec 20, 2015

JUDITH JEANETTE CURTIS

Judith Jeanette Curtis was born in Talcott, West Virginia on October 13, 1945 to Jesse Jack Raines and Vivian Evelyn Williams. Judith passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on December 20, 2015. Judith was raised in Talcott, West Virginia and graduated from Talcott High School. She later moved to Dallas, Texas in 1967 and then lived...

Esther Marie Smith

Esther Marie Smith

Dec 19, 2015

ESTHER MARIE SMITH

Esther Marie Smith was born in Forney, Texas on August, 2, 1929 to Schuyler Jackson Smith and Violet Lurline George. Esther passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on December 19, 2015.  Esther was raised in Crandall, Texas and graduated from Crandall High School in 1946.  She graduated from Texas Women’s University in Denton, Texas with two...

Dorothy O'Banion

Dorothy O'Banion

Dec 12, 2015

 

 

Dorothy O’Banion was born April 4, 1927 in Rison, Arkansas. She married Alfred O’Banion on May 9, 1946. They lived in Baton Rouge, LA, and later moved to Alexandria, LA, where they raised 8 children. She is preceded in death by her husband Alfred, two sons Tim O’Banion and Bob O’Banion, and one daughter Carolyn Dehtan.  She is...

Margaret Frances Palmer

Margaret Frances Palmer

Dec 11, 2015

Margaret Francis Palmer passed away December 11, 2015 in Terrell, Texas at the age of 91. Margaret was born October 11, 1924 in Kaufman to Roy L. and Francis Bell Palmer. She was their only child.   Margaret attended Kaufman schools, graduating at the top of her class at the age of 16. She was in the Kaufman High School...

Sandra Elaine Brooks

Sandra Elaine Brooks

Dec 9, 2015

Sandra was born in Dallas, Texas on December11, 1944 to John Corlan Brooks and Virginia Roach Brooks.  Elaine passed away at her home in Kaufman, Texas on December 9, 2015. Elaine was raised in Dallas and graduated from Bryan Adams High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society.  Elaine also attended Abilene Christian College.  She owned and operated an antique store...