Obituaries
Joyce Carolyn Bratcher
Feb 1, 2022
Joyce Carolyn Kirk Bratcher was born August, 18, 1938 in Waco, Texas to Norman Ernest Kirk and Minerva Rachel Drake Kirk. Joyce is preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. She is survived by daughter Tamara Lord and husband Tom of Lavon, daughter Patricia Tsybulnik, and son Darroll Bratcher and wife Staci. She has 3 grandchildren, 10 great...
Verlyn Ballard
Feb 1, 2022
Verlyn Ballard of Parker, Texas passed away February 1st, 2022 after a brief illness. Funeral Services will be held at Big Springs Baptist Church in Garland, Texas, Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Greg Oppenhuis officiating. Interment will follow immediately at Big Springs Cemetery in Garland, Texas. Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 8th at 1:00 p.m....
Mickie Beth Smith
Feb 1, 2022
Mickie Beth Smith was born on May 28, 1952 and passed away February 1, 2022. Mickie was a member of the Lone Oak United Methodist Church. She was the director of Lone Oak Library and a board member of the Aldridge Educational Foundation. Mickie enjoyed fishing and being with her dogs. Mickie is survived by her husband Micky, sons, Shaun...
Mehdi Seifi
Jan 31, 2022
Mehdi Seifi passed away on January 31, 2022, at the age of 91. He was born on March 21, 1930 in Ahvaz, Iran. He married his wife, Nasrin, on November 15, 1962.In 1956, he received his law degree from Tehran University in Iran. He practiced corporate law for a while until he established his own law firm. He was recognized...
Pourandokht Varjavand
Jan 31, 2022
Pourandokht Varjavand of Kerman, Iran at eighty one years young passed away January 31st, 2022 at her house surrounded by her family. Pourandokht, or as some of the people who loved her most would like to call her, Maman, Madarbozorg, Poori, Khaleh, Ameh was always full of love and selflessness. Pourandokht was a women of faith of Zoroastrianism and truly...
Linda Marie Dillard
Jan 30, 2022
Linda Marie Dillard, a resident of McKinney, Texas for 23 years, passed away on January 30, 2022 at Medical City McKinney at the age 65. She was born on November 25, 1956 in Dallas, Texas to Marvin Ray and Nannie Marie (Grandstaff) Lafon. Linda graduated from Princeton High School in 1975, and she married Edwin Keith Dillard on March 13,...
Nicole Annalise Idlett
Jan 30, 2022
Nicole Annalise Idlett was born on March 1, 2001, and passed from this life on January 30, 2022, in Plano, Texas, at the age of 20 years, 10 months, and 29 days. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 12, 2022, at First United Methodist Church of Plano, Texas 75074. Visitation will be held Sunday, February...
Marion Edward Egger
Jan 29, 2022
Marion Edward Egger was born April 28, 1934 to Ed and Emma Egger in Bigelow, Arkansas. Marion went to work for the railroad after graduating from Bigelow High School. He met the love of his life, Beth Sisler, and married her on April 16, 1954. Marion and Beth lived in Iowa, Oklahoma, and Texas as he continued his education and...
Harlan Ray Ashley
Jan 28, 2022
Harlan Ray Ashley went home to glory on January 28, 2022 at home in Nevada, Texas following a lengthy battle with lung cancer, at the age of 78. Funeral services will be held at Bethlehem Baptist Church at 1pm, Monday, February 7, 2022 with Reverend Larry Don Ashley, Reverend Jay Newsom, and Reverend Leslie Fitzgerald officiating. Interment will follow at...
Lloyd Dean Mathenia
Jan 27, 2022
Lloyd "Dean" Mathenia was born on October 10, 1937 to the late Earl and Ida Mathenia in Portageville, Missouri. He was the second of five sons born to the Mathenias. Dean passed away in Wylie, Texas on January 27, 2022 at the age of 84 following a final battle with cancer.Dean was the beloved husband of 64 years to Audrey...
Joe Allen Patterson
Jan 27, 2022
Joe Patterson age 80, of Garland TX passed away January 27, 2022 in Richardson, TX.Joe was born in Clarksdale, MS on October 14, 1941 to James and Corrin Patterson, who proceeded him in death, he was one of thirteen siblings. He moved from Mississippi to Texas in 1967, where he met and married his wife Donna of 47 years in...
Ruth Genuske
Jan 25, 2022
On January 25, 2022, Ruth Genuske of Richardson, Texas passed away at the age of 89. Ruth was born to Melvene and Ed Wolz on September 25, 1932 in Downers Grove, IL. She received her bachelors of education in 1954 from Elmhurst University. She and Ray Genuske married shortly thereafter and moved to El Paso, Texas. Together they raised 4...
Leon 'Smitty' Stevenson
Jan 24, 2022
Leon "Smitty" Stevenson was born in DeQuincy, LA on March 3, 1947. He departed this life on January 24, 2022, at Medical City Hospital in Plano, TX. He was the first-born child of the late Oscar Stevenson, Sr. and Vera Mae Grant-Stevenson. Smitty graduated Valedictorian from Grand Avenue High School in 1965. He attended Southern University and A&M College in...
Ryan Garrett Daugherty
Jan 24, 2022
Ryan Garrett Daugherty, 30, of Plano, Texas passed away on January 24, 2022 from unexpected heart disease. Always a faithful son, Ryan enjoyed a Sunday brunch at his parents' house, visited with them, left his dog to play with their dog, and went to play a recreational hockey game with his friends. Later, at his home, Ryan was watching television,...
Ava May Digges
Jan 23, 2022
Miss Ava May Digges was born asleep on January 23, 2022 in McKinney, Texas to parents Robert and Tori Penrose Digges.Ava is also survived by grandparents Mike and Kim Penrose and Jeff and Gilda Digges.
Emmett Leon Gilmore
Jan 23, 2022
Emmett Leon Gilmore, of Lavon, Texas, passed from this life on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the young age of 78. He was born on November 23, 1943, in Vernon, Alabama. He married Sara Bagwell of Aberdeen, MS on April 12, 1967, and then moved to Texas shortly afterwards. In Texas, he pursued a career in the printing industry where...
Vernon Doyle Cowart
Jan 22, 2022
Doyle, a young man, tall and lanky, made his way from the hills of Arkansas to the plains of Texas. The rest is his legacy. Born on May 28, 1942, Vernon Doyle Cowart was raised in the family cabin in Mineral Springs, Arkansas. After high school, he moved to Garland, Texas and worked at a cab stand. There he met...
Louie H Pratt
Jan 21, 2022
Louie Pratt passed away January 21, 2022. He was born on March 5, 1934 in Marion, Alabama to Wilburn and Mabel Pratt. He was the 5th of their children.He attended school in Livingston, Alabama and joined the Army in 1956 and served on bases in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Panama. After his Army service he returned to Livingston, Alabama...
Tony Mayes
Jan 21, 2022
Michael Anthony (known by all as "Tony"), age 64 of Princeton, Texas was born on July 12, 1957 in Dallas, Texas to Carolyn Sue (Arney) Fisher & James Madison Mayes, Jr. Michael passed away on January 21, 2022 in McKinney, TexasHe was loved and respected by many and was always willing to provide a helping hand. Emotional, high energy, and...
William Michael Burrow
Jan 21, 2022
William Michael Burrow was born into this earthly life on November 6, 1946, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He passed to his heavenly home on January 21, 2022, in Dallas, Texas. For most of his life Mike was a resident of Dallas County, Texas. He attended Highland Park Schools before graduating from high school in Blytheville, Arkansas. After studying at Arkansas State...