Obituaries

David Donald Larsen

David Donald Larsen

Oct 18, 2013

DAVID DONALD LARSEN David Donald Larsen was born December 5, 1938 to Mika and Frances O'Malley Larsen in Garvin, Minnesota. David passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on October 18, 2013. He was raised in Garvin and then entered the U. S. Navy in 1957. After the service David moved to Illinois where he was an ink maker for...

Shirley Glen Sorenson

Shirley Glen Sorenson

Oct 15, 2013

SHIRLEY GLEN SORENSON November 22, 1960 - October 15, 2013. Shirley Glen Chambers Sorenson born in Dallas, Texas to Billy Joe Chambers Sr. and Glenda Cullum Nicholson. Proceeded in death by her parents, grandparents, sister Teddie Chambers and nephew Marcus Reyes. Those left behind to cherish her memory boyfriend James Hallum of Kaufman. Brothers Billy Joe Chambers of Tyler, Randy...

Dorothy Carol Barnes

Dorothy Carol Barnes

Oct 14, 2013

DOROTHY CAROL BARNES Dorothy Carol Barnes was born in Durant, Oklahoma on December 3, 1935 to Elzie "Jack" Robertson and Elmer Alene Beal. Dorothy passed away at her home in Scurry, Texas on October 14, 2013. Dorothy was raised in Durant and moved to Queen Creek, Arizona for a while before moving to Texas. In 1981 Dorothy moved to Scurry....

Jane C. Young

Jane C. Young

Oct 11, 2013

JANE C. YOUNG Jane C. Young was born in Crown Point, New York on February 4, 1935 to Gerald Albert Cowan and Eva Marion Ward. Jane passed away in a Mesquite, Texas hospital on October 11, 2013. Jane was raised in Ticonderoga, New York and started working for New England Telephone Company. She moved to the Crandall area in 1978...

Melissa Sue Stroud

Melissa Sue Stroud

Oct 10, 2013

MELISSA SUE STROUD Melissa Sue Stroud passed away in a Mesquite hospital on October 10, 2013. Melissa was born in Dallas on October 28, 1971 to Bobby Joe Burk and Frances Lavern Hudson. She was raised in Kaufman and in 2003 moved to Texarkana, Texas where she attended school. Melissa moved back to Kaufman in 2005. She was a member...

Daniel James Mercer

Daniel James Mercer

Oct 3, 2013

DANIEL JAMES MERCER Daniel James Mercer passed away October 3, 2013 at a Kaufman, Texas hospital. Daniel was born in Aledo, Illinois on July 7, 1952 to Hayden James Mercer and Dorothy Joy Decker. Daniel was raised in Pontiac, Illinois and later moved to Florida where he lived for several years. He moved to Texas in 2003 and later moved...

LaVonne Clark Childers

LaVonne Clark Childers

Sep 20, 2013

LaVONNE CLARK CHILDERS LaVonne Clark Childers was born in Kaufman on February 23, 1941 to John Riley Clark and Jewel Cade. LaVonne passed away at her home in Kemp on September 20, 2013. LaVonne was raised in Seagoville and then moved to Kaufman. She was in the Estate Sales and Antique Business for many years in Kaufman County. LaVonne moved...

Juanita May Fitzgerald

Juanita May Fitzgerald

Sep 19, 2013

JUANITA MAXINE MAY FITZGERALD Juanita Maxine May Fitzgerald was born in Scurry, Texas April 16, 1923 and died in Carrollton, Texas September 19,2013. She was the daughter of Willie and Ester May and the sister to Billie Marie May. She moved to Dallas in 1939 where she was employed at South Western Bell Telephone Company and later E.D.S. She is...

Annie Frances Cox

Annie Frances Cox

Sep 17, 2013

Annie Frances Morgan Cox was born on January 22, 1929 to Douglas Lee and Velma Mae Watson Morgan in Bridgeport, Texas. Annie had four brothers and four sisters that pre-ceded her in death. They are D.L. Jr., James, John, and T.J. Morgan, sisters are Buelah Valentine, Sue Brown, Dorothy Wyatt, and Edna Morgan. Her only surviving sister is Geraldine White...

Lawrence Carl Shaw III

Lawrence Carl Shaw III

Sep 9, 2013

LAWRENCE CARL SHAW III Lawrence Carl Shaw III of Kaufman passed away at his home on September 9, 2013. Larry was born in Natchez, Mississippi on March 1, 1952 to Lawrence Carl Shaw Jr. and Billie Jo Campbell. Larry was raised in Natchez and lived in several areas around the country managing different ranches before moving twenty years ago to...

Barbara Chandler Roland

Barbara Chandler Roland

Sep 9, 2013

BARBARA CHANDLER ROLAND Barbara Chandler Roland of Kaufman passed away at her home on September 9, 2013. Barbara was born in the Abner Community on July 1, 1939 to Marvin Herbert Harmon and Iva Lee Bulloch. She was raised in Abner and then moved to Kaufman when she was four. Barbara lived in Dallas for twenty years before moving back...

Earl Junior Taylor

Earl Junior Taylor

Sep 1, 2013

EARL JUNIOR TAYLOR Earl Junior Taylor was born in Lydia, Texas on September 8, 1924 to John Wesley Taylor and Linnie Mae Peek. Earl passed away in his Kaufman, Texas home on September 1, 2013. Earl was raised in Lydia and served in the U. S. Army during World War II for a short time. After the service Earl married...

Laurie Kay Ketterman

Laurie Kay Ketterman

Aug 30, 2013

LAURIE KAY KETTERMAN Laurie Kay Ketterman of Kemp, Texas passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on August 30, 2013. Laurie was born in Kaufman, Texas on August 4, 1961 to Jesse Murrell Lindsey and Mary Alma McKenzie. She was raised in Grays Prairie and moved to Kaufman where she lived most of her life. She later moved to Kemp,...

Janet Russell Wilson

Janet Russell Wilson

Aug 27, 2013

JANET RUSSELL WILSON Janet Russell Wilson was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 13, 1920 to James Hamilton and Margaret Leggett. Janet passed away in Terrell on August 27, 2013. Janet was raised in Pennsylvania and later moved to Virginia and Kansas City, Missouri. On May 13, 1942 Janet married George Irvin Wilson in Morton, Pennsylvania. Janet and George moved...

Esther Beatrice Smith

Esther Beatrice Smith

Aug 20, 2013

ESTHER BEATRICE SMITH Esther Beatrice Smith was born in Kaufman, Texas on January 13, 1925 to Emerson "Eli" Nobles and Alma Hickman Nobles. Esther passed away in a Mesquite, Texas hospital on August 20, 2013. Esther was raised in the Egypt Community where she lived all her life. She worked for Kaufman County Sheriff Roy Brockway for four years as...

Margie Louise Polley

Margie Louise Polley

Aug 16, 2013

MARGIE LOUISE POLLEY Margie Louise Polley was born in Baxter Springs, Kansas on June 12, 1940 to Ira Lewis and May Rosson and passed away in Kaufman, Texas on August 16, 2013. Margie was raised in Treece, Kansas and moved to Wilmer, Texas and later moved to Victory Park in Dallas. She later moved to Scurry, Texas where she lived...

Tommy Leon Funderburk

Tommy Leon Funderburk

Aug 11, 2013

Tommy Funderburk was born in Plainview, Texas on December 22, 1952 to Claude Cone Funderburk and Rachel Irma Wiggins. Tommy passed away in Rockwall, Texas on August 11, 2013. His parents preceded him in death and he is survived by his brother: Coy Funderburk and his wife Sandra of Heartland, Texas, niece: Jennifer Wilcox of Crandall, Texas, nephew: Kevin Funderburk...

Robert Allen Andrews

Robert Allen Andrews

Aug 7, 2013

ROBERT ALLEN ANDREWS Robert Allen Andrews was born on September 4, 1949 to Willie Ray Andrews and Catherine Mary Fielder in Corsicana, Texas. Robert passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on August 7, 2013. He was raised in Bowie and Dallas. Robert entered the U. S. Army in 1967 and served one year in Viet Nam. After the service...

Don Braudrick

Don Braudrick

Aug 7, 2013

DON BRAUDRICK Don Braudrick was born in Blue, Oklahoma on June 10, 1946 to Richard and Mabel Nelson Braudrick. Don passed away at his home in Scurry, Texas on August 7, 2013. Don was raised in Durant, Oklahoma and then moved to the Dallas area. Later, in 1998 Don moved to Scurry. He owned his own electrical company and then...

Jackie Wayne Long

Jackie Wayne Long

Aug 2, 2013

JACKIE WAYNE LONG Jackie Wayne Long was born in Kaufman, Texas on October 26, 1959 to Billy Wayne Long and Janice Kay Coker. Jack passed away at his home in Athens, Texas on August 2, 2013. He was raised in Kaufman and later moved to Arkansas for a short time before moving back to Kaufman. Jack is survived by his...