Obituaries

Linda Kay Hilz
Mar 18, 2018
There will be a memorial service for Linda Kay Hilz on Saturday March 24, 2018 12:30 pm at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church 1200 North Shiloh Road Garland, Texas 75042.
Howard John Scheib
Mar 17, 2018
Howard Scheib, beloved husband, father, grandfather and exemplary trombone player, died March 17, 2018, after a long illness.
Howard, a longtime California Army and National Guard bandsman and Social Security Administration employee, moved to Dallas, Texas from Northern California in the early 2000s and began playing brass instruments and string bass in Dallas-area orchestras, jazz combos, and bands. He was a...
Billy Ray Cave
Mar 16, 2018
Billy Ray Cave was born in Princeton, Texas on September 28th, 1924. Bill attended Princeton schools and graduated from Princeton High School class of 1942 where he played quarterback for the Panthers in 6-man football and was President of his Senior class. Bill then enlisted in the U.S. Naval Air Force at the age of 18 and served in WWII...
Benedict Ngwa Foma
Mar 14, 2018
Benedict Ngwa Foma, age 66 of Garland, TX passed away on March 14, 2018 in Dallas, TX. Benedict was born in Bamenda, Cameroon, Benedict worked as a teacher-teaching Biology and Chemistry, before moving to the United States in 1997. After moving to the United States, Benedict settled in Garland, TX and for the last 17.5 years, he worked for Fry's...
Harry D. Aston
Mar 13, 2018
Harry D. Aston, age 80 of Garland, TX, passed away March 13, 2018 in Dallas, TX. He was born on December 22, 1937 in Ft. Worth, TX to George and Irene Sargent Aston. Harry was in the real estate business his entire working career. He was a longtime member and Elder Emeritus of First Christian Church of Garland. Harry also...

Darren Andrew Knechtly
Mar 10, 2018
Darren Andrew Knechtly was born in Garland Texas on July 14, 1989. He graduated from Wylie High School in 2007. After attending college, he decided on a career as a fireman/paramedic. He was always interested in medicine and human anatomy as attested by the posters still on the wall of his old room!
His greatest and most precious treasures were...
David John Dyson
Mar 9, 2018
David “Dave” Dyson, age 77 of Lauderhill, Florida passed away March 9,2018. He was born in Wellington, New Zealand December 19, 1940 to proud parents Dorothea and Arthur Dyson.
Dave is survived by family who love him dearly. His wife Julia, son Tony and wife Buffie, daughters Sharon and Lisa, and husband Eddie. He has one sister, Caroline and brother-in-law,...
Harlin Wayne Mounger
Mar 9, 2018
Harlin Wayne Mounger, 79 passed away March 9, 2018, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be held at Charles W. Smith Funeral Home in McKinney, Tx. on Sunday, March 11, 2018 from 2:00-4:00.Graveside services will be Monday, March 12, 2018 at 4:00.He was born January 27, 1939 in Culleoka, Tx. to Pete and Sally Mounger. He served as the past...
Tommy Joe Blankenship
Mar 8, 2018
Tommy Blankenship of Princeton, Texas passed away at home on March 8, 2018.
He was born June 23, 1956 in McKinney, Texas to Archie and Doris (Williams) Blankenship.
Tommy married Cindy Newell on April 14, 1994, and was a lifelong resident of Princeton where he worked in security.
Tommy was a member of First Baptist Church of Princeton. He spent his free time...
Ruby Beatrice Duke
Mar 7, 2018
Ruby Beatrice Lewis was born on April 2, 1923 to James Albert Lewis and Hattie Helens Holladay Lewis in Greenville, Alabama. She was 13th of 14 children.
She grew up on a farm outside of Greenville and graduated from Greenville High School in 1940.
She married Henry Hillary Duke on September 5, 1946 in Ouachita, Arkansas.
The Air Force moved them to Montgomery,...
Carl Ray Warren
Mar 4, 2018
Carl Ray Warren, age 77 of Denton, Texas passed away March 4, 2018. He was born February 11, 1941 in Grant, Oklahoma to Hubert James Warren and Nora Etta Long.
Carl was in real estate sales.
Carl was precede in death by his parents, two sisters; Claudean Lane and Tommie Fowler and one brother, Harold Warren.
Carl is survived by wife Laverne and...
Raymond Harold Anderson
Mar 3, 2018
My beloved son, you are going to be missed
Raymond Harold Anderson
February 1, 1965 – March 3, 2018
Raymond Anderson was born in Dallas, Texas to Billy Joe Anderson and Dolores Moya Anderson.
After many years of illness, Raymond went to be with the Lord, he was a resident of the Balch Springs, Texas, Dallas County.
Revelation 21:4,...
Alfred Lurie
Mar 3, 2018
Alfred Lurie, 95, died on March 3, 2018 after a brief illness. He was born March 28, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois to Albert and Rose Lurie.After receiving his Bachelor of Science degree from Harvard in 1943, he served as a Field Artillery Officer in WWII. He joined WBAP-TV, Fort Worth, shortly after the station signed on in 1948. Recalled...
Raymond Charles Smith
Mar 3, 2018
Charlie was born March 1st, 1958 in Dallas Tx to Tannie and Ruby Smith.
Charlie always felt privileged and lucky to be surrounded by countless family be friends through-out his life.
We will all miss you Charlie, more than anyone can imagine.
He is survived by wife Brenda Smith; sons, Lynn Gilbreath and Brendan Gilbreath; daughter, Maranda Gotcher;...

Gail Arden Haggard
Mar 2, 2018
Gail was born August 15, 1939 in Dallas, Texas and passed away March 2, 2018 at her home in Quitman, Texas.She is survived by her son Darren Harvey, Kevin Cozzo, Collin Cozzo, her sister Rene Parton of Kentucky, four (4) grandchildren, and two (2) great-grandchildren.There will be a graveside service at the Oakland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas at a later...

John Robert Russell
Mar 1, 2018
John Robert Russell, 67, of Tomball, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Houston, Texas.
John was born to Doreen and Willy Russell on June 20, 1950 in Minot, North Dakota, and grew up in Sachse, Texas, where his family eventually settled when his father retired from the US Air Force. Most recently, before relocating...
Marjorie Wingo
Feb 28, 2018
Marjorie "Mamaw" Wingo, 94, of Garland, Texas, passed away on February 28, 2018. She was born on September 16, 1923 in Nevada, Texas to Dan Stover Meade and Bertha Ellen(Pippin) Meade.She was a long timemember of First Baptist Church of Garland.Marjorie is survived by her loving family;daughters, Brenda (Billy) Merriman and Jean Rives; four grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.Visitationwill...
Margaret Martin
Feb 26, 2018
Margaret Martin, age 89 of Sachse, Texas, passed away February 26, 2018 in Richardson, Texas. She was born on April 12, 1928 in Putzbrunn, Germany to Georg and Rosalia (Riedmaier) Weber. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Wylie. She was a life member of Gold Star Wives of America and DAV Auxiliary.
Margaret is...
Parker William Pritz
Feb 25, 2018
Parker age 15 of Fairview Texas, passed away February 25, 2018. He was born on November 8, 2002, in Tulsa Oklahoma to Mary and Blake Pritz. Parker lived with his grandparents Tommy and Michelline Todd along with his brother Gabriel Gillespie.
Parker is survived by his parents Mary Pritz and Blake Pritz, his brother Gabriel, sister Maddison, Aunts and Uncles Tommy,...
Charles T. White
Feb 22, 2018
Charles T. (Bo) White, age 86 of Wylie, TX, passed away February 22, 2018 in Rowlett, TX. Bo was born on November 8, 1931 in Blue Ridge, TX to Orvel and Lillian (Sellers) White. He was a Dairy Farmer in Blue Ridge, TX for 20+ years and then worked for Hill Tire in Richardson, TX for 20 years before retiring...