Meta Trietsch Krueger Priest
Apr 23, 2014
Meta Trietsch Krueger Priest, 100, was born June 16, 1913 in Sanger, Texas, to Fred and Clara (Winkleman) Trietsch. Her early education was completed in the one-room Milam School in the Blue Mound community. She rode to school on horseback. After earning two correspondence nursing school diplomas, Meta did private-duty nursing in homes. One such duty introduced her to Adam...
Thomas Ward Stever
Apr 22, 2014
Thomas Ward Stever, 91, of Denton, died Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Denton. Mr. Stever was born on December 13, 1922 in Pittsburgh, PA to Homer Frank and Beulah (Ward) Stever. He graduated from Tyrone High School in 1940. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II, serving as a bombardier in...
David Hulean Hart
Apr 20, 2014
David Hulean Hart, of Valley View, died Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Denton Regional Medical Center. Mr. Hart was born on July 17, 1944 in Mena, Arkansas to Earl and Gladys (Holliday) Hart. He was married to Laura Ann (Webster) on December 3, 1993 in Dallas, TX. David served in the United States Navy, attended Pioneer Baptist Church and was...
Gary Wayne Shaw, Sr.
Apr 18, 2014
Gary Wayne Shaw, Sr. 75 of Denton, passed away on Friday, April 18, 2014 at Presbyterian Hospital. He was born March 23, 1939 in Denton, TX to R. T. Shaw and Fay McKee. He attended Denton Public Schools and was a member of the Baptist Church. He was a Superintendent for Beck Construction Co. of Dallas. Retiring after thirty-five years....
Shirley Ann Kraus
Apr 15, 2014
Shirley Ann Kraus, 71, of Denton, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at her home in Denton. Mrs. Kraus was born on September 14, 1942 in Fort Worth to Clifford and Jewel (Sims) Cowley. She graduated from Milsap Public schools and was married to Robert Kraus for fifty-one years. She worked at Victor Equipment for over twenty years. Shirley led...
Robinne Helene Desmit
Apr 14, 2014
Robinne Helene DeSmit, 55, passed away in Denton on April 14, 2014. She was born on October 30, 1958 the daughter of Charles and Patricia Fly. She is survived by her son and daughter James Bennett and Heather Bennett. A memorial service will be held at a date in the near future.
Mildred Ruth Stone
Apr 13, 2014
Mildred Ruth Stone , 89, of Denton, died Sunday, April 13, 2014 at Denton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Stone was born on April 20, 1924 in Johnson City, Tennessee to Roy A. and Anna Belle (Booth) Turner. She was a member of Gateway United Baptist Church and a bookkeeper for many years at Moore Business Forms. She was married to...
George Lacy Patterson
Apr 12, 2014
George Lacy Patterson, 93, born September 13, 1920 to George L. and Sue Davis Patterson in Denton, Texas, passed away on Saturday, April 12, 2014 in Denton. He was proud to have served in the US Army during World War II and to have been a part of the education system, teaching our children. Graveside services will be on Thursday,...
Betty Davis Corley
Apr 11, 2014
Betty Davis Corley, 73, of Denton passed away Friday, April 11, 2014 following a lengthy illness. She was born June 22, 1940 in Knox City, Texas to John Thomas Davis, Jr. and Elsie Sharp Davis. Betty was raised in Throckmorton where she developed a talent for music, earning medals in solo and ensemble contests on the alto saxophone. She also...
Mark Allen Stanisha
Apr 10, 2014
Mark Allen Stanisha, born January 31, 1952 to Ladi and Norma Hawkins Stanisha in Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, April 10, 2014 in Denton. Mark is survived by his daughter Brianna Stanisha, stepson Scott Dawson, his mother Norma Stanisha, sisters Noreen Oswalt (Mike), and Veronica Last (Tom) and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and friends. Mark was preceded in death...
Opal H. Harpool
Apr 8, 2014
Opal H. Harpool, 89, of Denton passed away on April 8, 2014. Opal was born in Kopperal, TX on November 7, 1924 the daughter of Charles and Izora Talley Hadley. Opal was a teacher and educator for Denton public schools for over 30 years. She is preceded in death by her husband of 55 years Albert E. Harpool. She is...
Sylvia Aloyce Wankan Barlow Greenwood
Apr 5, 2014
Sylvia Aloyce Wankan Barlow Greenwood passed away April 5, 2014, in Denton, TX. She had been a resident of Lake Forest Good Samaritan Village in Denton, living independently, for the past ten years. She was born May 25, 1917, to Joseph Benjamin Wankan and Irma Vica Cochran in Haskell, TX. She lived in Lawton, OK...
Jimmie Alice Rowe
Apr 1, 2014
Jimmie Alice Rowe, 91, born November 30,1922 to Claud B. and Mary Thomas Blackburn in Quanah, Texas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 in Keller, Texas. Preceded in death by her husband, Clifford Leon Rowe and son, Jimmie Leon Rowe, Jimmie is survived by her sons; Jerry Wayne Rowe and wife, Rachel and Clifford Allen Rowe and wife...
Tommy Ray Koonce
Apr 1, 2014
Dr. Tommy R. Koonce, 77, of Denton, Texas passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on April 1, 2014. He was born in Gorman, Texas on September 26, 1936 to James Newton and Ila Myrtis (Robbins) Koonce. On June 28, 1958 he married Patricia Ann Locke in De Leon, Texas. He graduated from De Leon High School in 1955....
Ricky Dean Liebschwager
Mar 31, 2014
In Loving Memory of Ricky Dean Liebschwager, February 13, 1967 - March 31, 2014. Beloved partner, father, and a friend to many, passed away at his residence in Corinth, on Monday. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska and resided in San Angelo, Texas most of his life. He was a die-hard racing fan and would always lend a helping hand...
Ben Finley
Mar 31, 2014
Ben Finley, 70, of Sanger, died Monday March 31, 2014 at Senior Care Center in Denton, TX. Ben was born on April 15, 1943 in Bridgeport, TX to Charlie and Mary (Stephens) Finley. He was married to Ann Young on July 1, 1966 in Los Fresnos, TX. He played basketball on a scholarship at Decatur Baptist College. Ben was a...
Faye Allene Atkins
Mar 29, 2014
Faye Allene Atkins, 82, of Denton, Texas, died at her home on Saturday morning, March 29, 2014. She was born on March 17, 1932, in Pineville, LA. to Sim B. and Winona Whatley. On June 23, 1951, she married Thomas H. Atkins, Jr. in Alexandria, LA. Mrs. Atkins attended Texas State College for Women, now known as T.W.U. Faye was...
Vera Pauline Taylor
Mar 29, 2014
Vera Pauline Taylor, 92, of Denton, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Cottonwood Care Center. She was born on March 23, 1922 in Burkburnett, to Dewey and Bessie (Carter) Wardlow. She was married to J. E. (Bud) Taylor in 1946 in Denton and he passed away on Feb. 2, 1994. She was a member of the Baptist Church...
Verda Kay Elrod
Mar 27, 2014
Verda Kay Elrod, 65, of Aubrey, died Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Denton Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Elrod was born on January 5, 1949 in Amarillo, TX to Walter and Pearl (Trail) Hudson. She was married to Harold Dale Elrod on November 12, 1965 in Denton (he died on December 8, 1991). She was retired from Target as a Food...
