Obituaries
Marlon Ricardo Pleitez Valladares
Jan 22, 2019
The beautiful life song of Marlon Ricardo Pleitez Valladares (Tito) came to an unexpected end January 22, 2019. Marlon Ricardo (Tito) was born April 7, 1995 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras to his adoring parents Marlon and Glenda Pleitez. From an early age he developed a love for music and mastered the art of playing guitar. After he placed his...
Doris Jo Crocker
Jan 19, 2019
Doris Crocker Born August 1, 1924 in Colin County, Texas, passed away January 19, 2019 in Dallas, Texas following a brief illness. Doris was a member of Eastridge Park Christian Church of Mesquite at the time of her death and had been for many years. She formerly was a member and secretary of Lakeview Christian Church in Dallas and served...
Claude Thompson
Jan 16, 2019
Thompson, Claude, Jr., 77, of Dallas, passed away January 16, 2019, unexpectedly from a pulmonary embolism, concluding a full and satisfying life. He was born in Vicksburg, MS on March 23, 1941 to Claude Thompson, Sr. and Edna Cathleen Trucks Thompson. Claude was a member of the first class to graduate from H.V. Cooper High School in Vicksburg in 1958...
Joy Post
Jan 14, 2019
Joy Layne Post lost her courageous battle with cancer in her home in Sachse, closely surrounded by her loved ones, on January 14, 2019. Joy was born on November 11, 1943, in Paris, Texas, to Rufus Andrew Coleman Jr. and Lucy Pauline Coleman. Joy became known as Mimi over the years by her family and was a wonderful wife, mother,...
Marguerite Guarnacci
Jan 13, 2019
Marguerite "Peggy" Louise Guarnacci, 91, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on January 13, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.Born May 29, 1927 in Brooklyn, New York to George and Catherine (Tobin) Swan, she attended Los Angeles State College and Saint Vincent's College of Nursing and practiced as a registered nurse. On July 16, 1955, she married Frank Joseph Guarnacci...
Alera Corine Welch
Jan 13, 2019
Alera Corine Welch, 89, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 13, 2019.Alera was born in Henderson, Texas, on July 1, 1929, to Albion and Dora Jackson Welch. She lived and worked on the family's East Texas farm until the mid-1980's, when she moved to the Dallas area to join her sister, Elsie Johnson. Together, the sisters shared many...
James Billy Culpepper
Jan 12, 2019
James Culpepper (Bill), passed away peacefully on January 12, 2019. He was from Garland, Texas and worked for Betz Laboratory for 45 years before he retired. He was in the army and served in the Korean War. He enjoyed spending time with his family, drinking his coffee in the morning outside on his porch, and he never met a stranger....
Bonnie Faye Jackson
Jan 11, 2019
Bonnie Faye Jackson, 75, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday January 11, 2019 in Garland, Texas. Bonnie was born on July 15, 1943 in Mount Calm, Texas to parents Dollie Eva Bowman Hill and Arcie Waymon Hill. Bonnie, also loving called Grammy and Aunt Bon Bon was a beautiful person on the inside and out. She was an...
Kathleen Elaine Claytor
Jan 11, 2019
Kathleen (Kathy) Elaine Claytor lost her battle with cancer on January 11, 2019. She died peacefully in her home surrounded by her immediate family. Kathy was born in Ogden, Utah on August 17, 1945. She attended Clearfield High School and graduated in 1963. During her high school years, she enjoyed taking care of her younger brother and sisters and loved...
Chloe Charlisle Frye
Jan 10, 2019
Chloe Carlisle Frye, age 75, was born in Rochester, NY on August 14, 1943, and passed away on January 10, 2019, in Plano, TX after a lengthy illness. Chloe is survived by her son, Carlyle Johanson, Jr. (C.J.), her daughter, Julie Johanson, her step-son, Brian Frye, his wife, Amanda, their four children and three grandchildren, and her brother, Jeff Thompson....
Mary Jane Bearden
Jan 9, 2019
Mary Jane Bearden, age 85, died 1-9-2019, in Richardson, Texas. Mary Jane is preceded in death by her husband, Don. She is survived by her children: Don Jr, Minneapolis, MN; Paul Sr, Clear Lake, MN; Joe I, Fate, TX; Daneen, Richardson, TX; and 13 grandchildren. Mary Jane was born in east Carondelet, IL, in 1933. She lived in Toledo, OH...
Thurman Pittsinger
Jan 8, 2019
Simon Thurman Pittsinger, 87, of Sachse, Texas, passed in peace on January 8, 2019, in Plano, Texas. Thurman was born in Denton, Texas, on November 10, 1931, to Charles and Ruby (Morris) Pittsinger. He was a longtime Deacon at First Baptist Church Sachse, served on the Sachse City Council, and also served on the City of Sachse Volunteer Fire Department....
Kenneth Whittle
Jan 8, 2019
Kenneth Whittle, 76, of Princeton, Texas passed away on January 8, 2019. He was born December 7, 1942 in Mount Pleasant, Texas to Charlie and Bernice Whittle.Kenneth and Peggy were married for 46 years, and raised their 3 sons in Princeton. Kenneth managed Princeton Food Mart and David's from 1974 to 2010. He was also an ordained Baptist Minister. Kenneth...
Sue Ann Hoser
Jan 7, 2019
On Monday, January 07, 2019, Sue Hoser, loving wife and mother, passed away at the age of 77 after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease.Sue was born August 29, 1941 in Gonzales, Texas. She spent her early years in south Texas. She married David Hoser, Sr. on August 9, 1957 and they then moved to the Dallas area. They had...
Marvin Frank Dobecka
Jan 7, 2019
76-year-old Marvin Dobecka of McKinney, TX passed away at his home January 7, 2019.He is preceded in death by his father Frank Dobecka, his brother Arnold Dobecka, and mother Lillian Dobecka. Marvin was born in Mesquite, TX April 30, 1942. He was raised in Grapevine, TX where he attended Grapevine schools. He played the saxophone in the school band in...

Marvin Frank Dobecka
Jan 7, 2019
76-year-old Marvin Dobecka of McKinney, TX passed away at his home January 7, 2019.He is preceded in death by his father Frank Dobecka, his brother Arnold Dobecka, and mother Lillian Dobecka. Marvin was born in Mesquite, TX April 30, 1942. He was raised in Grapevine, TX where he attended Grapevine schools. He played the saxophone in the school band in...

Lalen Milton Duty
Jan 4, 2019
Lalen was born on February 1, 1963 and passed away on Friday, January 4, 2019.Lalen was a resident of Murphy, Texas.
Kenneth "Bert" Freeman
Jan 3, 2019
Kenneth Bertrand (Bert) Freeman passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 3, 2019. Born in Stratford, Oklahoma, on January 26, 1928 to Frank Freeman and Dorothy Potter Freeman, Bert later served his country by joining the Army Air Corps in 1946. After that, he met the love of his life, Doris Joan Freeman and they married on August 6, 1949 in...
Merle C. Mueller
Jan 3, 2019
Merle C. Mueller, 94, of Sun City, Texas passed away on Thursday, January 3rd. After he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, he attended the University of Texas, Austin, graduating with a Bachelors in Aeronautical Engineering with a Naval Reserve Commission. After his military service he was employed with Luscombe Airplane Company in Garland, then Temco (subsequently...
Paula Jeanne Johnson
Jan 3, 2019
Paula Jeanne Johnson passed peacefully at 9:46 PM on January 3, 2019 at City Hospital White Rock in Dallas, Texas. Paula Jeanne Johnson, daughter of Allie Vee and William Paul Johnson was born in Dallas, Texas November 4, 1949. She had been an artist since she was a young child. Paula would always be drawing and sometimes writing little 'books'...