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Jamie Franklin Matthews, Iii

Jamie Franklin Matthews, Iii

Jul 27, 2014

Jamie Franklin Matthews, III, died Sunday, July 27, 2014 at his home in Denton. Mr. Matthews was born on August 9, 1958 to Jamie Franklin Matthews, Jr. and Mary Ellen (Bush) Matthews. Jamie received his Associate's degree in Nursing from Cooke County College in 1984, licensed as an RN. He also achieved his BA in physics from the University of...

Billy Gene Evans

Billy Gene Evans

Jul 26, 2014

BILLY GENE EVANS, 78 OF ARGYLE, TEXAS WENT TO GLORY SATURDAY, JULY 26, 2014. HE WAS BORN IN FANNIN COUNTY NEAR TELEPHONE, TEXAS SEPTEMBER 6, 1935 TO WILLIE THOMAS AND JOSIE MARIE (LANKFORD) EVANS. HE ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN TEXAS AT BIGBEE COMMUNITY, TELEPHONE, PARIS, AS WELL AS GILA BEND, ARIZONA. HE GRADUATED FROM DENTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, DENTON, TEXAS IN...

Shirley Demple Sprayberry

Shirley Demple Sprayberry

Jul 26, 2014

Shirley Demple Sprayberry, 76, passed away on July 26, 2014 in Denton, TX. Shirley was born on November 21, 1937 in Sanger, TX, the daughter of Archie Lee Dial and Josie Fay Bland Dial. Shirley is preceded in death by her husband of 56 years Homer Sprayberry. Shirley is survived by her son Ricky Sprayberry of Sanger; daughters Joann Dumm...

Silvia Margareta Guarino

Silvia Margareta Guarino

Jul 25, 2014

Silvia Margareta Guarino, 60, born December 31, 1953, passed away on Friday, July 25, 2014, in Denton. She is survived by her loving husband, of 33 years, John.

Edmond Stillman Maxon

Edmond Stillman Maxon

Jul 24, 2014

Edmond Stillman Maxon, III, 65, born October 4, 1948 to Edmond and Emma Brewer Maxon in Lubbock, Texas, passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014 in Dallas.

Billy Loyd Hester

Billy Loyd Hester

Jul 23, 2014

Billy Loyd Hester, 86 of Denton passed away on Wednesday Juy 23, 2014 at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. He was born July 27, 1927 in Denton to Henry and Lucy Mae (Gore) Hester. He was a graduate of Denton High school, and a member of the Baptist Church. He was a retired Postal Clerk at the TWU Post Office. He...

Sidney G. Owens

Sidney G. Owens

Jul 22, 2014

Sidney G. Owens, 68, born April 15, 1946 to Sidney Earl and Aletta Mae Vanlandingham Owens in Granite, OK., passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, in Plano. Visitation will be held at 12:00 Noon, one hour prior to the funeral service at 1:00 PM in the Prestonwood Baptist Church Chapel, in Plano; 6801 West Park Blvd., 75093. Interment will...

Pedro A. Loredo

Pedro A. Loredo

Jul 22, 2014

Pedro A. Loredo, 77, of Denton, formerly of Michigan, died Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Denton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Loredo was born on January 18, 1937 in Donna, TX to Juan and Getrudis (Olvera) Loredo. Pedro worked in agriculture his whole life, operating and driving machinery on sod farms from south Texas to Michigan. He was married to Maria...

Martin Wayne Cooper Sr.

Martin Wayne Cooper Sr.

Jul 21, 2014

Martin Wayne Cooper Sr., 61, passed away on July 21, 2014 in Denton, TX. Martin was born in Dallas, TX on October 6, 1952 the son of Joe L. Cooper and Gennetta Thompson Cooper. Martin is survived by his wife Sharion of Denton; Tami Joslin and husband Allen of Sulpher Springs, TX; Tina Jobe and husband John of Wolfe City,...

Adrian Amando Oliveira

Adrian Amando Oliveira

Jul 19, 2014

Adrian Amando Oliveira, 67, passed away at his home, surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, July 19, 2014. He was born August 18, 1946, to Amando R. and Carmen B. Oliveira in Alice, Texas. He is survived by his wife and companion, Rosie Oliveira; his daughters Diana Oliveira and Sarah Nowicki (Nick); and his sons, Adrian Oliveira, David Oliveira,...

Frances Magown

Frances Magown

Jul 17, 2014

Frances Tims Magown was born on Saturday, December 11, 1937, in Vernon, Texas, to Vergil Elbert Tims and Georgia Castlebury, and passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014 in Denton, Texas. She was the youngest of four children, with two sisters and a brother, who was the oldest child. They grew up in her early years in Abilene, Texas. Later,...

Maydie Marie (Ivy) Riemenschneider

Maydie Marie (Ivy) Riemenschneider

Jul 16, 2014

Marie Riemenschneider, 77, of Denton, Texas, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at her home in Denton. Marie was born August 11, 1936, in Chalk Bluff, Texas, to William Leslie Wollard and Emma Minerva (Welch)Wollard. Survivors include her children Sherry Marie Blake of Denton, Jeanne Michelle Smith of Leander, Brenda Gayle Ethridge-Heithold of The Colony, Scott Eugene lvy of Poteau,...

Alice Maude Blagg

Alice Maude Blagg

Jul 15, 2014

Alice Maude Blagg, 89, of Denton, formerly of Haltom City, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at her home. She was born December 14, 1924 in Tarrant County, TX to Ernie and Kerrie Mae (Self) Thompson. She was a member of the Birdville Baptist Church and had worked for Russell-Newman Manufacturing, Moore Business Forms, and Birdville Baptist Church Nursery...

Mandie Lynn Willis

Mandie Lynn Willis

Jul 15, 2014

Mandie Lynn Willis, 37, born July 29, 1976, of Crossroads, Texas, passed away on July 29, 2014, in Denton, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Denton Funeral Home.

Brandy Muhlnickel Pienkoss

Brandy Muhlnickel Pienkoss

Jul 15, 2014

Brandy Muhlnickel Pienkoss passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at the age of 35, surrounded by family and friends. Brandy was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, but grew up in Lake Dallas, Texas. She is survived by her husband Karl Pienkoss, mother Kathryn Spence, father Steven Muhlnickel, brother Jeremy Spence, grandparents Jean and James McLain, along with two nephews,...

Hugh Kirkpatrick

Hugh Kirkpatrick

Jul 14, 2014

Hugh Kirkpatrick passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 in Denton, at the age of 89. He was born in McKinney, Texas on August 12, 1924 to Hugh Lee Kirkpatrick and Martha Isabella (Patsy) Kirkpatrick. Hugh received his B.A., his M.A., and his PhD in English at the University of North Texas, where he taught from 1961 until his retirement...

Catherine Ann Dobrowski

Catherine Ann Dobrowski

Jul 14, 2014

A Celebration of Life for Catherine A. Czajka Dobrowski, 63, will be held on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, from 5pm until 8pm, at the family home in Justin, Texas. Born February 12, 1951, in Chicago, the daughter of the late Theresa (nee Luzadder) and the late Edward Czajka. She passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014. Cathy grew up in...

Kathryn Kirk Bell

Kathryn Kirk Bell

Jul 10, 2014

Kathryn Kirk Bell was born on April 6, 1942 in Garnett, Kansas to Cathryn Jones Kirk and Sennett Kirk, Jr. and died on July 10, 2014 in Frisco, Texas. After moving to Denton in the summer of 1957, she attended Denton High School and later graduated from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Kathe was preceded in death by...

Kenneth "Ken" Samansky

Kenneth "Ken" Samansky

Jul 10, 2014

Kenneth "Ken" Samansky, 53, passed away on July 10, 2014 in Denton, TX. Ken was born in Portage, Indiana on October 6, 1960 the son of Robert "Bob" and Diane Samansky and Jack and Cheryl Finley. Ken is survived by his parents; his wife Shelley of Denton; one daughter Christy Samansky Hawkins and husband Danny of Texarkana; three step sons...

Olive Lucille Blankenship

Olive Lucille Blankenship

Jul 7, 2014

Lucille Blankenship, 100 years of age, passed away on July 7, 2014 in Denton, Texas. She was born on October 7, 1913 at Crafton, Texas. She married Randle L. Blankenship in 1937, and they made their home in Mc Allen, Texas, where she would live for seventy years. She was widowed in 2002. She is survived by Randle, Jr. and...

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