Obituaries
Ella Brown
Jul 30, 2012
Mrs. Ella (Shinn) Brown was born June 30, 1948 to Lennie and Iantha Shinn in Pike Co, Missouri. She was raised with 12 brothers and sisters in Bowling Green, Missouri, where she met and married her husband of 46 years, Joe Brown. This couple ventured out from their roots and took up residence in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex in 1981,...
Elizabeth Francina James
Jul 29, 2012
Elizabeth "Dutsie" James, 77, passed away on July 29, 2012 in McKinney, Texas surrounded by her family and friends. Elizabeth is survived by her five children, June McCullough of McKinney, Willie James (Janice) of Van Alstyne, Elizabeth Treadway (Larry "Buck") of Princeton, Frances Evans (Gene) of Princeton, Rita Romine-Trout (Edwin) of McKinney, 21 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. She is...
Daniel Charles Young
Jul 29, 2012
Daniel Charles Young 37, born to Charles Luther Young and Sherry McAfee on September 20, 1974 in Wichita Falls, Texas, left this earth on July 29, 2012 to be reunited with his parents, Treva Morgan (mother), Ma, Melba King, Dear Friends Dana Wilson and Matthew Reardon.Daniel Graduated from Petrolia High School in Petrolia, Texas, in 1994 where he played both...
John Vincent Gabe
Jul 22, 2012
John Vincent Gabe, age 79, was born September 10, 1932 to Charles Emmett Gabe and Ruth Cleveland Vincent in Searcy, Arkansas where he met his wife of 61 years, Quinta Crozier Gabe. A great tenor, John spent many years singing in his church choir and in men’s quartets. On July 22, 2012 John went home to be with his Lord...
Lee Ann Gowens
Jul 22, 2012
Mrs. Gowens passed away at her residence on July 22, 2012. She was born to Roger Lee and Carolyn (Molloy) Pletcher on June 15, 1962 in New Orleans, LA. She married Bill Gowens Feburary 2, 1985 in Dallas, TX. She was a bus aide for the Garland Independant School District, She had a great love for the kids and the...

Marian Ganoe Cameron
Jul 21, 2012
Marian Ganoe Cameron, 93, of Celina, Texas died on July 21, 2012. No services are planned at this time.

Darrel Dwayne Baird
Jul 21, 2012
Darrel Dwayne Baird, age 56, of McKinney, Texas passed away July 21, 2012. He was born October 14, 1955 in Houston, Texas to Billy James Baird and Carolyn Maxine (Chumley) Baird (Martin). He was preceded in death by his father, Billy James Baird. Darrel graduated from Brownwood High School in 1974 and then attended the University of Texas at Arlington....

Gwendolyn Faye Alexander
Jul 19, 2012
Gwendolyn Faye Alexander, 72, of Princeton, Texas died on July 19, 2012. She was born on January 30, 1940 to Otis and Eula Belle McLain. She married Lewis Wayne Alexander on June 21, 1958. She is survived by her husband, Lewis, of Princeton, daughter Debra Malone (Keith) of Cordell, Oklahoma, son Donnie (Brenda) of Princeton, sister Bobbie Hendricks of Como,...

Mary Catherine Meyer
Jul 19, 2012
Mary Catherine Meyer, 89, of McKinney, Texas died on July 19, 2012. No services are pending at this time.
Patricia Ann Mapes
Jul 19, 2012
Patricia Ann MapesGarland, Texas - Patricia Ann Mapes, 82, of Garland, Thursday, July 19, 2012, in the wee hours of the morning, her angels came and took her on her journey home. She is now at peace. Born Mar. 11, 1930, in Columbus, Ohio. She was the daughter of the late Gordon Eugene Mott and Charlotte Kerr Mott. She graduated...

Susan Hilliard Hudson
Jul 18, 2012
On July 24, 1926 God sent an angel to live among us in the person of Susan Ann Hilliard Hudson. She was the 11th child born to the late Sidney Davis Hilliard and Lula Ann Hunter Hilliard. She was born and reared in Nash County, NC where she received her formal education. Susan accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior...
Shannon Lee Settle
Jul 17, 2012
Shannon Lee Settle, 40, of Dallas, Texas, died on July 17, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. He was born on February 29, 1972 in Dallas, Texas. Shannon attended Prosper High School and received his diploma in 1990 from Hillcrest H.S.. He served in the United States Army and was stationed in Freidburg, Germany. Since leaving the Army he worked in the...
Bedford Gene Webb
Jul 16, 2012
Bedford Gene Webb, 84, of Mesquite, Texas passed into the Lord’s presence on July 16, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. He was born February 6, 1928 in Monette, Arkansas to Norris Webb and Benita Rainey Webb. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Pat Neighbors; and sister, Virginia Wolfe.Gene was a graduate of Monette High School and earned a...

Michael Robert Bell
Jul 16, 2012
Michael Robert Bell, 54, beloved father, brother and friend, passed away of natural causes in his home on Monday, July 16th. Mike was born on January 21st, 1958 in Cornwall, New York to Robert and Patricia Bell. He graduated from Wallkill Senior High School in New York in 1976. Mike resided in Melissa, Texas where he owned an irrigation company...
Keith Mitchell
Jul 14, 2012
Calvin Keith Mitchell, 48, of Sachse, Texas, passed away July 14, 2012 in Dallas, Texas. He was born May 25, 1964 in McKinney, Texas.Keith was a 1982 graduate of Garland High School and was an avid hunter. He enjoyed race cars and fishing.He was preceded in death by his father, Calvin Mitchell; great-nephew, Eric Dalton Rios; brother in-law, Bobby Tapp;...

Audrey Evone Lightner
Jul 14, 2012
Audrey Evone Lightner, age 75, of Princeton, Texas, passed from this life on July 14, 2012. She was born September 2, 1936 in Itan, Texas to Aubrey V. and Alcie Vera Brown Walker.Evone was a member of First Baptist Church in Princeton. As a local business owner Evone prepared individual and small business tax returns at her own firm, Lightner...
Carol E. West
Jul 12, 2012
Carol West, age 70, of Princeton, Texas, departed this life to be with Jesus on July 12. She was born January 25, 1942 in Dallas County to Charles & Katherine Bechtol.Preceding her to eternity were her parents Charles & Katherine Bechtol along with two brothers, Bobby & Clois Bechtol and one sister, Eva Maude Preston. There were many other loved...
Jack Harold Bonner
Jul 10, 2012
Jack was born February 17, 1959 in Dallas, TX to Jack Harold Bonner, Sr. and Wanda Bonner. Jack enjoyed hunting, racing, softball, running the family business, spending time with his family, but most of all relishing in good conversations with family and friends. Jack really listened, he didn't just hear words he felt feelings. Jack touched every person he met,...
Daisy Aleman Van Assen
Jul 10, 2012
86, born February 26, 1926 in Managua, Nicaragua and passed away July 10, 2012 in McKinney, Texas.Daisy was preceded in death by her husband, Garrit Van Assen; son, Kenneth Van Assen; and her parents, Antonio and Lenora Uribe Aleman. She is survived by two sons, Bob Van Assen and Paul Van Assen and his wife, Rebecca; three daughters, Anna Monges...

Frances Louise Hand
Jul 10, 2012
Frances Louise Hand, 79, of McKinney, Texas, died July 10, 2012. A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at Ridgeview Cemetery in Allen, Texas.