Obituaries

Mary Elisabeth Kurth

Mary Elisabeth Kurth

Jan 6, 2012

Mary Elisabeth was born in Omaha, NE to John and Mary Kathryn (Meier) Taylor. Elisabeth and her brother, Jack (John Taylor) grew up in Grand Island and it was there that she was given the nickname "Sissy". During her school years, her closest friends were known as the "Shmoos". These ten friends continued to stay in touch through the years...

Gilbert Thomas

Gilbert Thomas

Jan 4, 2012

Born January 26, 1939 in Clinton, Indiana and passed away January 4, 2012 in Plano, Texas.He was the owner of an Exxon station in Richardson, Texas for seventeen years. Gilbert served in the United States Army. He had a passion for cars and loved his grandkids.Gilbert is preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert and Mabel Thomas; brother, Charlie Thomas;...

Ralph E. Rodgers

Ralph E. Rodgers

Jan 3, 2012

Ralph E. (Bud) Rodgers, 90, passed away on January 3, 2012. He was born February 20, 1921 in Cape Girardeau, MO to William Henry and Dorothy (Henson) Rodgers. Bud married Dorothy Slinkard February 17, 1944. Bud served his country in WWII as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific. He moved his family to Dallas, Texas in 1954. After the...

Virginia Lee Hurley

Virginia Lee Hurley

Dec 30, 2011

Born February 1, 1935 in Syracuse, New York and passed away December 30, 2011 in Frisco, Texas.She was preceded in death by her husband, Dexter Hurley; her parents, Harold and Genevieve Downing; and her two sisters, Thelma Pangburn and Frieda Dumont. Virginia is survived by her son, Brian Hurley and his wife, Holly; three grandchildren, Jacob Hurley, Katie Hurley and...

Johan Vaandrager

Johan Vaandrager

Dec 30, 2011

Dr. Johan Vaandrager died peacefully at home December 30, 2011. He was born September 7, 1928 in New Sinkel, Indonesia where he grew up and was later interned in a Japanese POW camp as a teen. He survived and went back to the Netherlands with his family where he attended college and medical school at the University of Leiden. After...

Harry Glenn Stone

Harry Glenn Stone

Dec 30, 2011

Born September 28, 1929 in Sachse, Texas and passed away December 30, 2011 in Garland, Texas.He was a graduate of Garland High School and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Harry retired from TI after 34 years.He is preceded in death by his parents, Clifton and Sallie Stone. Harry is survived by his wife of...

Jerry Don Young

Jerry Don Young

Dec 29, 2011

Jerry, "the little red baby", was born May 13, 1935 in Royse City, Texas to William and Ruby Young. He went home to be with his Lord on Dec.29, 2011. Jerry married Connie Smith, his high school sweetheart on June 15, 1957 and enjoyed a great marriage and love affair that will always serve as a world class example to...

Miles Thomas Autry

Miles Thomas Autry

Dec 28, 2011

Age 59, owner of Miles Autry Auctioneers for 25 years. Survived by Wife Janet, daughter Michelle Autry grandson Nicholas Miles Autry, and brother Don Autry.Past President and State Champion of Texas Auctioneers Association. Member of Texas Auctioneer Hall of Fame.Born and raised in Dallas, graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, 1971, Mr Autry was a graduate of North Texas State...

Dorothy Helen Genszler

Dorothy Helen Genszler

Dec 27, 2011

Dorothy Helen Genszler accepted her Lord’s invitation to come home on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. She was born January 24, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Margaret Mezinis. Her family moved to Racine, Wisconsin when she was 18 months old where she grew up, graduated high school, attended vocational college and on June 15, 1940 married Rev. G. William...

Grenville Lewis

Grenville Lewis

Dec 27, 2011

Grenville Lewis III, 84, passed away on December 27, 2011, his family by his side as he joined Christ in eternity. A private memorial service was performed on Thursday, December 29th at the Eastgate Funeral Home in Garland, TX attended by family members and a few close friends.Gren was born December 28, 1927, in Pittsburgh, PA to Grenville, Jr. and...

Joanne Paula Wilcox

Joanne Paula Wilcox

Dec 27, 2011

Dr. Joanne Paula Ames Wilcox, M.D., loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, age 83 of Melissa, Texas went to be with her Lord on December 27, 2011. She was born November 4, 1928 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada to Paul and Della Hebel Ames. In 1932 they returned to the United States where she grew up on a farm near Brooklyn,...

Jackie A. Myers

Jackie A. Myers

Dec 26, 2011

Age 74, passed from this life in Dallas, Texas. She was born in Krebs, Oklahoma to Riley and Maudie Kilpatrick Peak. She was known as Grandma by her family. She was loved and cherished by sons, Rick and Paul Morrissette, daughters, Kim, Kimberly and Lori Morrissette, grandchildren, Chelsea, Brian and Dillon Morrissette, Nicki Cocks and husband Leonard and many other...

Jonathan Gabriel Hall

Jonathan Gabriel Hall

Dec 24, 2011

Born November 27, 2011 in Dallas, Texas and passed away December 24, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. He is preceded in death by his maternal great-grandfather, A.D. Kendrick and paternal great-grandparents, Dorothy Harrison and Calvin and Laura Hall. Jonathan is survived by his parents, Timothy and Andrea Hall; his sister, Lydia Hall; his brother, Benjamin Hall; maternal grandparents, Mark and Peggy...

Bobby Brininstool

Bobby Brininstool

Dec 17, 2011

Born January 22, 1938 in Carlsbad, New Mexico and passed away December 17, 2011 in Wylie, Texas.Bob owned Triple A Muffler in Garland, Texas for forty-three years. He is preceded in death by his parents, Walter and Inas Brininstool; and two brothers, Walter Brininstool and Don Brininstool.Bob is survived by his wife of fifty-two years, LaVita Brininstool; daughter, Marie Thorhauer...

Charles Lindley Carroll

Charles Lindley Carroll

Dec 16, 2011

Charles Lindsey Carroll was born on June 24th, 1925 in Waxahachie, Texas. At the age of 17 he joined the United States Marines and fought for 3 and a half years in the Pacific. He received the Purple Heart medal, as well as other medals and awards while in service. After the war, he attended Southern Methodist University where he...

Carla Jane McClain

Carla Jane McClain

Dec 11, 2011

Age 82 passed from this life in Athens, Texas. She was born in Dallas County, Texas to Alfred and Ruth Brown Adair. She was a longtime resident in the Pleasant Valley area. Carla enjoyed collecting and trading in antiques. She was loving wife, mother and grandmother. She leaves behind to cherish her memories, two sons; Steve McClaine and wife Diane...

Minnie Evelyn Smith

Minnie Evelyn Smith

Dec 10, 2011

Age 89, passed from this life in Wylie, Texas. She was born in Locksburg, Arkansas to parents Bryce and Carrie Dean Raley. She was a longtime Garland resident for over sixty years. Minnie was a member of Axe United Methodist Church in Garland, Texas. She had worked as an accounting clerk for Electronic Data Systems and Varo in Garland, Texas...

Mary Kathrine Miller

Mary Kathrine Miller

Dec 6, 2011

Age 95, passed from this life in Garland, Texas. She was born in Talco, Titus County, Texas to parents, Henry Clay and Nevada Bare Morgan. She married Anderson Leon Miller and moved to Garland, Texas in 1954. Kathrine was a registered nurse. She was the first Red Cross nurse on the scene of the New London accident in 1930's. She...

James Milton Chandler

James Milton Chandler

Dec 3, 2011

FELT YOUR SOFT TOUCH AND HEARD YOUR MOURNFUL CRY. YOU KNOW I WAS LEAVING. YOU HELD ONTO MY HAND, YOUR HEART HEAVY WITH GLOOM, AS I PASSED FROM THIS LIFETIME AND ROSE UP FROM THE ROOM. IT HAPPEN SO QUICKLY; IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. MY HEART WAS TOO WEAK, NO STRENGTH FOR GOODBYE, YOU SAW IT, I KNOW...

Fred George Owles

Fred George Owles

Dec 3, 2011

Born November 28, 1964 in Winter Park, Florida and passed away December 3, 2011 in Dallas, Texas.He is preceded in death by his father, Fred Owles and his mother, Fae Owles Moxley.Ted is survived by his wife, Natalie Owles; two sons, Austin Owles and Nathan Owles; sister, Alyson Owles; father in-law and mother in-law, Dr. & Mrs. Walter Urbanski; numerous...