Obituaries
Edward William Fitzsimmons
Jul 30, 2021
Ed Fitzsimmons was born in Springfield, IL to Edward Francis and Betty Fitzsimmons. He went to Griffin High School, graduating in 1965, where he met his future wife, Monica Gant Fitzsimmons. He then went on to earn a degree in 1969 from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. His love for the...
Suzanne F. Hanson
Jul 30, 2021
Suzanne F. Hanson was born November 14,1970 and passed on July 30, 2021 at the age of 50.She is survived by her husband Mark Way and daughter Jessica Lynn Beeghly and step sons Kiel and Kris Way. She has 7 grandkids, Hannah, Lexie, Kielee, Zane, Kash, Kendall and Karleigh. She has two sisters Jana Upchurch and Julia Flowers and one...
Harlen L. Stafford
Jul 28, 2021
Harlen Leon Stafford of Bonham, 59 years of age, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in Denison Texas. He was born on August 29, 1961 in Dallas, Texas to Harlen Eugene and Wanda Jewell [Coker] Stafford. He attended Mesquite High School and was a 1979 graduate. During his school years in Mesquite he enjoyed playing guitar and was in...
Monty Ray Vandergriff
Jul 28, 2021
Monty Ray Vandergriff, Jr. of Wylie, Texas, better known as "Jay", passed away peacefully on July 28, 2021, at 58 years young in Richardson, Texas. Jay was born on August 3, 1962, in Odessa, Texas to Sylvia and Monty Ray Vandergriff, Sr. He was preceded in death by his father. Jay graduated from North Mesquite High School and went on...
Tate Wells Wood
Jul 26, 2021
Tate Wells Wood passed away on Monday, July 26, 2021 in Houston, Texas after a very courageous two year battle with cancer. He was 24 years old. Tate was born on May 21, 1997 in Arlington, Texas. He graduated from Wylie East High School in 2015 where he was a member of the Varsity Golf Team. Although Tate had to...
Sylvia Solis Garza
Jul 26, 2021
Sylvia Solis Garza age 75 of Sachse Texas passed away on July 26th, 2021 at T Boone Pickens Hospice after a long hard battle with cancer. She was born February 10, 1946 in Rockport, Texas. She was married to the love of her life Juan Q Garza on August 19th, 1960, and they shared 60 beautiful years together. Sylvia was...
Betty Jo Flynt
Jul 25, 2021
Betty Jo Rippy Flynt was born in Richardson, Texas on December 20, 1927 to Porter Oather Rippy and Annie Jewell Jackson Rippy. Betty passed away on July 25, 2021 in Dallas, Texas. Betty grew up in Richardson and graduated from Richardson High School. She married H. Brooks Flynt in 1948, and they enjoyed 72 years of faithful love and laughter...
Myles Gregory Mooney
Jul 21, 2021
Myles G. Mooney was born January 8, 1947 in Highland Park, IL and passed away from sudden cardiac arrest on July 21, 2021. Myles graduated from Highland Park High School and attended the University of Arizona where he graduated with a BS in Production Management in 1969. He was hired by Texas Instruments out of college and soon moved into...
John Russell Moon
Jul 18, 2021
John Russell Moon was born in Grand Prairie, TX on May 10, 1968 to Russell & Lilly Moon and went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, July 18, 2021 in Rowlett, TX.John is best known for being a faithful member of Destiny Christian Center as well as a loving son, brother, and uncle. While...
Sterling Ray Lester
Jul 17, 2021
Sterling Ray Lester, affectionately called "Tadpole", was born on July 17, 2021 in McKinney, Texas to Cynthea Nichole Beltran & Chance Ray Lester. Baby Sterling went to be with his Lord the very same day, on July 17, 2021. He is preceded in death by Laura Christina "Nawnaw" Recer, and many other loved ones. He is survived by his mother,...
Geraldine Phillips
Jul 16, 2021
Geraldine Gordon Phillips of Wylie, Texas, passed away peacefully Friday, July 16th, 2021 from complications after a major stroke. She was in the care of Hospice while residing at Harrison House Assisted Living Center in Greenville, Texas.She was born May 15, 1937 in Pavo, Georgia to John and Katie Gordon. Geraldine "Red" spent her growing up years in Daytona Beach...
Richard "Dick" Franklin Wyatt
Jul 15, 2021
Richard (Dick) Franklin Wyatt was born November 4th, 1956, in Dallas, Texas, son of Bob and Peggy Wyatt. Dick passed away in the early morning hours on Thursday, July 15th, 2021, at his home in Rockwall, Texas. He graduated from Lake Highlands High School in 1975. He married the following year and had three boys, Corey Wyatt, Caig Wyatt and...
Caleb Couch
Jul 15, 2021
Caleb Brandon Couch, son of Brandon Couch and Jessica Crawford, was born on January 15, 2004 and passed away on July 15, 2021.Caleb was known for his extraordinary kindness, his quick wit, and his love for life. He was friendly, outgoing, and made lasting impressions on most everyone he met. One of his teachers described him as hard working, kind,...
J. B. "Jake" Terry
Jul 13, 2021
Funeral services for J. B. "Jake" Terry of Dallas, Texas, will take place in the Chapel at First Baptist Church of Garland at 10:00AM on Monday, July 19, 2021, with Bro. Jack Schmid officiating. Interment will follow at LaurelLand Memorial Park in Dallas. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Jake was born on September 25, 1922,...
Wanda Rodrigues
Jul 12, 2021
Wanda Mae Scott-Rodrigues was born in Mundell, Arkansas on October 10, 1937 to C.C. and Maude Scott and passed away July 12, 2021 in Garland, Texas. She grew up in the Eureka Springs area and graduated from Eureka Springs High School in 1955. She then moved to the Tulsa, Oklahoma area where she began her career as a realtor. Wanda...
John William Francis
Jul 11, 2021
John William Francis recently celebrated his 75th Birthday! He was born in Indianapolis, IN on Flag Day, June 14, 1946. John was proud to say that he shared his birthday with former President Trump. His parents were George William Francis and Emma Cook. And, like his father, he was an only child. John went to be with our Lord and...
Doris Allene Roberts
Jul 10, 2021
Doris Allene (Rish) Roberts, age 81, of Fairview, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on July 10, 2021.She was born on October 13, 1939 in Columbia, South Carolina, to Julius and Grace (Hussey) Rish. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Fred W. Roberts; their two daughters...

Paul Hallett Rawley
Jul 10, 2021
Rawley, Paul Hallett, born February 22, 1938 in Shreveport, LA and passed away July 10, 2021 in Denton, TX.Paul was preceded in death by his parents Parker Hallett "Red" Rawley and Ann Bachert Rawley. He is survived by his wife, Clemence Romanet Rawley of Denton, TX, his daughter Lisann and son-in-law Bryant, sons Paul Christopher and Louis Parker "Skip" Rawley,...
Velma Ann McKeever
Jul 7, 2021
Velma Ann Brummett McKeever was born 12-11-1932 in Utahn, Utah to Wesley B. and Alice G. Brummett joining a family of boys, earning the nickname "Dolly". As the only girl, she may have been just a little "spoiled"! Early life included living on several different family farms throughout the Uintah Basin in Utah. With a family of strong boys, and...
Emmanuel Bhatti Shafi
Jul 6, 2021
Emmanuel Bhatti Shafi was born on August 13, 1947 to Mr. and Mrs. Shafi and Rehmat Masih in Kot Ani Singh Pakistan. He did his secondary education from Murry College Sialkot and Bachelor in Pharmacy from Punjab University Lahore, Pakistan. As a pharmacist, he started his own business in pharmaceuticals in Lahore. He was well respected by his peers and...