Obituaries

Gerard Joseph Gaudreau
Jun 4, 2014
Caring husband, friend and mentor to many, Gerry was always there and willing to help people. His strength and tolerance helped him to face life's many challenges and learn from them. His wisdom and enlightenment eased troubled minds and provided comfort and insight to friends and family alike. Although he missed his former home in New Orleans after living there...
Jonathan Masih
Jun 3, 2014
Jonathan Masih, 17, of Rowlett, Texas, passed away on June, 2014 in Tyler, Texas. Jonathan was born on April 17, 1997 in Pakistan. Jonathan enjoyed watching Looney Tunes and the Dallas Cowboys play football. Jonathan is survived by his father Patras, mother Aster, and three brothers David, William, and Andrew.Funeral Services will be held at the Charles W. Smith and...

Eugene Jericho
Jun 3, 2014
Eugene Jericho born April 20, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri passed away on June 3, 2014. He went into the Army Air Corp at the age of 17 to become a flying instructor until the end of WWII. He then graduated from SMU Law School and joined the Strasburger, Price Law Firm where he practiced for 45 years. Gene served...
Katricia Lee West
Jun 2, 2014
Katricia West, 54, of Garland, Texas, passed away June 2, 2014 in Garland. She was born February 27, 1960 in Dallas, Texas to Bobby Gene Sadler and Nada Lee Kilpatrick Sadler. Katricia is survived by her husband, Eric West; daughter, Kristie LaRue; sons, Jason West and wife Catrina and Justin West; grandchildren, Katelynn and Richard LaRue and Haylen and Ethan...
Rita G. Murrell
May 31, 2014
Rita G. Murrell, age 80, of Wylie, Texas, passed away May 31, 2014 in Wylie. She was born March 7, 1934 in Jena, Louisiana to William Oliver and Mamie Jewel King Smith.Rita was preceded in death by her son, H.A. "Buddy" Murrell, III; grandson, Brent Murrell; her parents; four brothers; and three sisters.She is survived by her husband of sixty-five...
Maurine Justice
May 30, 2014
Maurine Justice - 1914 to 2014 - passed away last week after 99 years of afabulous life. She was married for seventy years to her husband, who died sixyears ago, and had four children: Milton, Judy, Larry and Wayne, and fivegrandchildren: Amy, Carey, Lilly, Alex and Lachlan. She was a long timemember of the White Rock United Methodist Church, an...
George David Krech
May 30, 2014
George David Krech of McKinney, TX, formerly of Needham, MA passed away on May 30, 2014. He was born in Boston, MA on September 16, 1933 to George Henry Krech, Jr. and Adeline Caroline Thiessen. He graduated from Needham High School, Class of 1951. He married Carol Densmore Latham on January 15, 1955. He was employed in the textile industry...
Janette Amelia McCasland
May 29, 2014
Janette Amelia McCasland 42, passed away peacefully at her home in Princeton, Texas on May 29, 2014. She was born in Dallas, Texas on April 3, 1972. She is survived by her father, Roger McCasland; mothers, Cheryl McCasland and Linda McCasland; Sisters, Diana Payne, Debbie Hernandez, Christie Garza, Natasha Powell; Sons, Richard and his wife Christina Bingham, Keaton and his...

Dora Dee Hernandez
May 29, 2014
Dora Dee Hernandez, age 65, of Wylie, Texas, passed away May 29, 2014 in Plano, Texas. She was born August 27, 1948 in Perryton, Texas to Willie Bate and Alta Ruth Templeton Bybee. Dora was preceded in death by her husband, Augustino Hernandez; her parents; brother, Billy Don Bybee; and sister, Anita Jenkins.She is survived by her twin sister, Nora...
Vincent C. Tufano
May 26, 2014
Vincent C. Tufano, 83, passed away Monday May 26th, 2014. He is survived by daughters Bonnie DonDiego, Maria Myers and husband Mike Myers, Vinette Dewitt and husband Doug Dewitt and son Maurice Tufano.Viewing will be Wednesday May 28th from 7-9 pm at Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home, 601 S Tennessee St. McKinney, Texas 75069. Funeral services will be...
Steven Jackson
May 25, 2014
Steven Jackson, 50, of Sachse, Texas, passed away on May 25, 2014 in Dallas, Texas. Steven was born on April 16, 1964 in Willows, California.Steven was raised in Willows until the age of 15 when he relocated to Antlers, Oklahoma where he graduated from Antlers High School in 1982. Steven worked as a Field Engineer for Custom Hardware Engineering for...
Wilma Laverne Goodwin
May 22, 2014
On Thursday, May 22, 2014,Wilma Laverne Goodwin passed from this life. Laverne was born on September 16, 1932 to Thomas Edward Smith and Edna Earl Nix in Eldorendo, Decatur County, Georgia. The oldest of seven siblings, she was preceded in death by Harold Smith, Carl Smith and Ruth Smith Shuford, and is survived by Jim Smith, Johnny Smith, and Carolyn...

Esmeralda Tinajero
May 21, 2014
Esmeralda Rodriguez Tinajero, "Maye", 64, died on May 21, 2014 in McKinney, Texas. She was born on December 8, 1949 in Abernathy, Texas to her parents George and Olivia Rodriguez. Mrs. Tinajero is survived by her husband, Fernando Tinajero; her daughters, Anna Rodriguez, Roberta Rodriguez and Christina Tinajero; her son Fernando R. Tinajero; grandchildren Desiree Rodriguez, Christian Alonzo, Albert Rodriguez,...
Robert Owen Lane
May 20, 2014
Robert "Bob" Owen Lane, 80, of Wylie, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.Bob was born on March 1, 1934, in Oak Cliff to Robert and Vivian (Stinson) Lane.Bob was a Vietnam Vet who served and protected our country for 21 years in the United States Air Force from which he retired. After his service to our country Bob...

Jacqueline Ann Mahan
May 20, 2014
Jackie Ambelang Mahan was born August 1, 1961 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Jackie attended South Garland High School. She married the love of her life James Mahan II. Survived by her father Phillip Ambelang; mother Mary Ambelang; sisters Lori Hudgins, Michelle Jobe, and brother, Bryant Ambelang; husband James Mahan II; her three children Misty, James, and Kelli; her five grandchildren, Rene,...
Sam J. Jobe
May 19, 2014
Sammie J Jobe, 87, passed away on May 19, 2014. Mr. Jobe was born on August 8, 1926 to parents Johnny Lilburn Jobe and Mary Catherine Jobe. He graduated from Delano High School in California in 1944 and enlisted into the U.S. Army on November 2, 1944. He served during World War II in the Italian campaign and was stationed...
Marie Seidel
May 17, 2014
Marie Seidel, age 82, of Allen, Texas, passed away May 17, 2014 in Allen, Texas. She was born November 28, 1931 in Kerwin Heights, Pennsylvania to Walter Oliver and Cora Mae Simpson Morris. Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Art Seidel, Jr.; son, Arthur "Butchie" Seidel, III; and her parents.She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Sheffield and...
Rudolph Nelson
May 16, 2014
Rudolph "Rudy" Nelson, age 82, a longtime resident of Quinlan, Texas, passed away May 16, 2014 in Greenville, Texas. He was born February 5, 1932 in Hatton, Arkansas to Henry William and Opal Lillian Towry Nelson.Rudy grew up in Hatton and moved to Texarkana, Texas. He left Texarkana and moved to Dallas where he was very well known in the...
Barbara Vaughn
May 16, 2014
Barbara Ann Vaughn 76 of Richardson, Texas passed away May 16, 2014 in Richardson. She was born May 18, 1937 in Nashua, New Hampshire to Clarence and Eleanor Worster."Nana" was a very loving mother, grandmother and was a friend to all. She was a member of the Red Hats Society, Dallas Amputee Network, TX Scottish Rite PALS group, and a...
Benjamin Sylvenous Fox
May 15, 2014
Benjamin Fox 82, of McKinney, Texas passed away on May 15, 2014 in McKinney. Mr. Fox was born in Luray, Virginia on May 12, 1932 to parents Sarah and Lloyd Fox. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va. in 1953 and joined the U.S. Air Force and rose to the rank of Major. During his service he received...