Obituaries

Katherine Thompson

Katherine Thompson

Jul 12, 2022

We are heartbroken to announce the death of our sister, Katherine "Kathy" Ann Thompson. She passed away on July 12, 2022. Even throughout her struggles, Kathy viewed everything in life as "cool beans". She never met a stranger; she loved deeply and was loved by many.Kathy was predeceased by her parents, Robert " Bob " and Vicky Thompson and her...

Steven Ferguson

Steven Ferguson

Jul 11, 2022

Steven Greer Ferguson, 74, passed away July 11, 2022, in McKinney, TX, with the love of his life Mary V Ferguson by his side. Steve was a very loving, generous person and truly amazing person. He was born September 14, 1947, in Jefferson, North Carolina, son of William C and Ollie M (Greer) Ferguson and loved growing up in North...

Garry Don Stephens

Garry Don Stephens

Jul 10, 2022

Garry Don Stephens was born in Houston, Texas, on October 6, 1947, the eldest child of Elmo Garrett Stephens (aka Steve) and Margaret Zellah Stutts Stephens. He grew up in Keene, Texas, with his parents and siblings and helped his father in the family's sign business. Discontent with small town life, Garry voluntarily joined the army in January 1967 and...

Fred W Roberts

Fred W Roberts

Jul 9, 2022

Fred Wallace Roberts was born October 2nd,1936, in Pottsville, Arkansas to Clyde and Lois Kendrick Roberts. He was the youngest of eight children who grew up on Crow Mountain. He lost his father at the age of 3 and was raised by his mother who taught him to love the Lord and to love others.Fred graduated from East Texas State...

Valerie Evelyn McGilvery

Valerie Evelyn McGilvery

Jul 9, 2022

Valerie Evelyn McGilvery age 78, on July 9th, 2022 ,went on to join her husband and soulmate, Paul Raymond McGilvery in perpetual peace and harmony with our lord and savior Jesus Christ. Valerie was a loving and devoted mother of Lawrence, Linda and Leonard. A Memorial Service will be held at Charles W. Smith and Sons Funeral Home in Sachse,...

Jill Kay Bowles

Jill Kay Bowles

Jul 6, 2022

Jill Bowles "Jillybean"- beloved mother, grandma, sister, wife, and friend gained her wings and went to paradise on the evening of July 6, 2022 with her close family surrounding her. She was reunited in Heaven with her parents, Tommie and Bill Skinner, and brothers Terry Ray and Larry Lynn. Jill was born March 20, 1958 in Seymour, Texas. Jill adored...

Johnny Mack Bradley

Johnny Mack Bradley

Jul 6, 2022

Johnny Mack Bradley sadly passed away on July 6, 2022, in the nursing home where he had been for the last couple of months. Johnny was a happy person that loved to be on the go. He enjoyed playing golf, bowling and bingo. Johnny was a jokester. He liked laughing, having fun, and enjoyed telling stories about his trips to...

Blanche A Lafon

Blanche A Lafon

Jul 5, 2022

On July 5, 2022, Blanche Addison LaFon went to be with her Lord. She gave her life to the Lord at an early age and her last desire was to be with Him. Blanche was born at home in Laclede County, Missouri on June 27,1927. She was the youngest of eleven children born to John and Fannie Addison. Soon after...

Michael Linnon Morgan

Michael Linnon Morgan

Jul 5, 2022

Michael Linnon Morgan passed peacefully into the hands of our Lord on July 5, 2022, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 72. He was born on July 10, 1949, at Scott Air Force Base in Bellville, Illinois to Linnon B. Morgan and Darlene Jean Ballinger Morgan. Michael lived in many places as a child, including Japan, while his father...

Richard Fuja

Richard Fuja

Jul 3, 2022

Richard John Fuja passed on July 3, 2022 in Mesquite, Tx beside his loving family. He leaves behind his loving wife and best friend of 60 years, Judy Fuja. He is also survived by his children, Debbie Brown and husband Dean Brown, Donna Lumenti and husband Gary Lumenti, and Sandy Hamel and husband Brad Hamel. He leaves behind 8 wonderful...

Ruby Gladys Slaughter

Ruby Gladys Slaughter

Jul 2, 2022

SLAUGHTER, Ruby Gladys passed away on July 2, 2022, the day before her 83rd birthday, at her home in Rockwall, Texas. She was born in Swedeborg, MO. and moved to Dallas, Texas as a teenager with her mother and 2 older sisters. She loved to travel and had an exciting career in the airline industry before becoming a mother to...

Jacob Varghese Vathalloor

Jacob Varghese Vathalloor

Jul 2, 2022

JACOB VARGHESE VATHALLOOR (THAMBAN) WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 3, 1937, TO HIS LATE PARENTS VARGHESE CHACKO VATHALLOOR AND ALEYAMMA VARGHESE OF VATHALLOOR HOUSE, BHARNIKAVU KATTANAM, KERALA, INDIA. HE GREW UP IN A PENTECOSTAL FAMILY AS THE 2ND OF 8 CHILDREN, TOOK WATER BAPTISM, AND RECEIVED THE HOLY SPIRIT AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. HE MOVED TO BHOPAL, M.P., INDIA IN...

Richard Thomas Finnegan

Richard Thomas Finnegan

Jul 1, 2022

Richard Thomas Finnegan was born on May 8th 1963 at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, Tx to father, Frank J. Finnegan, and mother, Catherine Elizabeth Bowler Finnegan. Rich passed away peacefully on July 1st 2022 at 6:20 pm in the comfort of his home in Wylie, Tx surrounded by all his loved ones. He is survived by his brother, Robert...

Brendan Joseph Gahan

Brendan Joseph Gahan

Jul 1, 2022

Brendan Gahan, age 88, of Wylie, TX, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, July 1, 2022. He was born in Providence, RI on July 24, 1933, and was preceded in death by his parents, James and Helen (Wade) Gahan.He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Luhman) Gahan, the love of his life, his daughter, Karyn...

Robin Lynn Ayres

Robin Lynn Ayres

Jun 28, 2022

Robin Lynn Waide Ayres, 61, of Dallas, Texas, died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. She was born on February 13, 1961, in Perryton, Texas, the second daughter of Ronnie Lee Waide and Sue Williams Waide. Robin attended Canyon High School, graduating with the class of 1979. She then attended West Texas State University,...

Diana Elisa Gutierrez Breedlove

Diana Elisa Gutierrez Breedlove

Jun 28, 2022

Diana Elisa Gutierrez Breedlove, age 52, of Wylie, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, after a long and tedious battle with breast cancer. Diana was born March 24, 1970 at Grissom Airforce Base outside of Peru, Indiana, to Ernesto and Ida Gorham Gutierrez. On January 15, 1994, Diana married Joseph P. Breedlove and they had two of the...

Larry Melcher

Larry Melcher

Jun 28, 2022

This man knew how to love.Born November 17, 1947, the third of four sons, to Louie and Iris Melcher of Slaton, Texas, he had a knack for making friends and would go on to graduate from Slaton High School in 1965 having been voted Class Favorite. As a proud Veteran, he served in the U.S. Air Force from 1968 to...

Linda Marie Ridgway

Linda Marie Ridgway

Jun 27, 2022

Linda Marie Ridgway (Nee Egger) was born to Marion and Beth Egger on October 3, 1954 in Atlantic, Iowa. Linda and family moved to El Reno, Oklahoma where she attended Rose Witcher and Lincoln Elementary, Etta Dale Jr High, and El Reno High School, graduating in 1972.Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford was her college of choice, where she majored...

Christie Chapman

Christie Chapman

Jun 25, 2022

In the afternoon of June 25th, 2022, Christie Lee Chapman of McKinney, Texas passed away at the age of 46. Christie was born to Rick and Ruth Mitchum in 1976.She had dedicated her adult life to the care of others as a Registered Nurse. For the past decade, she was a leader at several Dallas area hospitals serving to improve...

Charles Russell Hamilton

Charles Russell Hamilton

Jun 24, 2022

Charles Russell Hamilton, Jr. was born on May 10, 1934 to Grace Burns and Charles Russell Hamilton in Chewalla, Tennessee. He was raised by his uncle Jake where he helped run the family farm raising cotton and other crops.In the 1950s, Charles moved to Dallas, where he met and married Marilyn Wilson in 1955. They moved to Garland and had...