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Eleen Mae Judy

Eleen Mae Judy

Nov 8, 2013

Eleen Mae Judy, 92, born September 26, 1921 to Edward and Kathleen Davies, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013 in Denton. Visitation is on Monday, November 11, 2013, 12 Noon - 4:00 PM, at Denton Funeral Home, 120 S Carroll Blvd., Denton, Texas 76201. Graveside services will be Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 10:00 AM at Graham Cemetery in Argyle,...

Maria Lilia Sierra

Maria Lilia Sierra

Nov 7, 2013

Maria Lilia Sierra, 53, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Denton State Supported Living Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Denton Funeral Home.

Jewel Dean "Jerrie" Beale

Jewel Dean "Jerrie" Beale

Nov 6, 2013

Jewel Dean "Jerrie" Beale, 71, of Denton, died Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at The Atrium Medical Center in Corinth. Mrs. Beale was born on July 4, 1942 in Hollis, OK to Luther R. and Lucille Lavern (Reed) Sallee. She was married to James Paul Beale, Jr., he died on September 3, 1983. She worked for many years as a Certified...

Geraldine Faye Forrester

Geraldine Faye Forrester

Nov 6, 2013

Geraldine Faye Forrester passed away on November 6, 2013. She was born on March 24, 1918, in Happy, Texas, to Levi Dixon Lockett and Luna Davis Lockett, the baby in a family of nine children. Gerry graduated from West Texas State in 1940, one year after marrying Frederick I. Forrester of Morse, Texas. Before moving with her family to California...

Elma Craddock

Elma Craddock

Nov 2, 2013

Elma Craddock, 97 of Gainesville Texas, passed away Saturday afternoon, November 2, 2013 at the Pecan Tree Heath Care Center. She was born on January 17, 1916 in Houston, Texas to Ethel and Jerome Cochran. She graduated from Jefferson Davis High School, and later moved to Denton where she graduated from TSCW now Texas Women's University in 1938 with a...

Herman Arthur Newsom

Herman Arthur Newsom

Nov 1, 2013

Herman Arthur Newsom, a resident of Austin, Texas formerly of Denton, Texas, passed away November l, 2013 at the age of 99 years. Herman was born July 14, 1914 at home in Silvercreek Community in Parker County Texas to Daniel P. and Beatrice Rigsby Newsom. He was married to Mary Irene Moseley on June 5, 1936. Herman graduated from Denton...

Frances Mccormick Faught

Frances Mccormick Faught

Nov 1, 2013

Frances McCormick Faught, 88, originally of Denton, passed away November 1, 2013 at Baylor Hospital, Plano Texas. Mrs. Faught was born on July 1, 1925 at home in Pike, TX to Ores P. and Rubye (Cunnyngham) McCormick. She was married to D. L. Faught on September 1, 1946 at the Little Chapel-in-the-Woods in Denton. Mrs. Faught was retired from a...

Dennis Craig Terwilliger

Dennis Craig Terwilliger

Oct 30, 2013

Dennis Craig Terwilliger, Jr. age 45, Denton business owner and resident of Copper Canyon, Tx died suddenly at his home on Wednesday, October 30, 2013. Born March 5, 2013 in Cornwall, NY, Dennis graduated from JM Bennet High School in Salisbury, MD and from the University of North Texas in Denton. For many years he participated in the Texas Water...

Mary Martha Cowan

Mary Martha Cowan

Oct 30, 2013

Mary Martha Cowan, 86, of Denton, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at her home. She was born January 3, 1927 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to Delmer A. and Esther Sarah (Olsen) Stowell. She was married to Paul Jackson Cowan on June 1, 1952 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Daniel Webster High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma and...

Monica Christine Payne

Monica Christine Payne

Oct 29, 2013

Monica Payne, 66 of Denton, TX, passed away Tuesday morning, October 29, 2013. She was born on March 16, 1947 in Watertown, New York to Jesse and Ruth Payne. She graduated from Watertown High School and went on to retire after 25 years of service with the Denton State School Food Service Department. She proudly helped to establish and then...

Samuel Duke Laney

Samuel Duke Laney

Oct 26, 2013

Samuel Duke Laney, 85, of Denton passed away at his home on Saturday, October 25, 2013. Sam was born April 10, 1928, in Denton, to Samuel Milton and Jewel (Hart) Laney. He married Maydell Matthews on June 20, 1953, in Denton. Maydell passed away on February 9, 2005. Sam was a graduate of Denton High School. He received his Bachelor...

Wallace Martin Grantland

Wallace Martin Grantland

Oct 26, 2013

Wallace Martin Grantland, 89, of Denton, TX, and formerly of Anderson, SC, died peacefully on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 11:15 PM at The Denton Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing Facility surrounded by his loving family. He was born in the Townville Community of South Carolina, on his grandparent's family Martin farm on June 2, 1924. Wallace was the son of...

Jeffrey Lee Betts

Jeffrey Lee Betts

Oct 26, 2013

Jeffrey Lee Betts, 53 of Denton, passed away on October 26, 2013 at his home. He was born May 27, 1960 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Herb and Venitta Betts. He attended public schools and was a graduate of the University of North Texas, He was an Accountant. He was married to Kimberly Davis on June 15, 1985 in Denton, and...

Mohammad Periwasch

Mohammad Periwasch

Oct 26, 2013

Mohammad was born in Russia in 1935, his mother was Russian and his father was Iranian. They had a successful restaurant business in Russia and they had a good life until the turmoil started in the country. He was 6 years old when they decided to move to Iran for a better life. It was hard on the family to...

Henry "Hank" Ellwood Harrall

Henry "Hank" Ellwood Harrall

Oct 25, 2013

Henry "Hank" Ellwood Harral, 57 of Collinsville, TX passed away on October 25, 2013. He was born July 2, 1956 in Tacoma, WA to Ellwood and Betty Harral. He married Sherry McKinney on January 5, 1990 in Aubrey, TX He retired from Peterbilt Motors after more than 20 years of service. He was an avid award-winning hunter. He is survived...

Eloise Kathleen Buck

Eloise Kathleen Buck

Oct 25, 2013

Eloise Kathleen Buck, 90, of Denton, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2013 at her home. She was born August 11, 1923 in Lockney, TX to Victor H. and Lois (Orman) McRee. She attended public schools. She was married to Richard Shelby Buck in Denton on November 18, 1942, and he passed away March 6, 1999. She is a member...

Primela Rae Polk

Primela Rae Polk

Oct 25, 2013

Primela Rae Polk, born August 20,1958 passed away October 25,2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Denton Funeral Home.

Olva Nell Mcbee

Olva Nell Mcbee

Oct 24, 2013

Olva Nell McBee, 70 of Gainesville, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Atrium Medical Center in Corinth. She was born May 18, 1943 in Tioga, TX to Wheeler and Ollie Maudy (Jackson) Sebastian. She was married to John McBee on May 19, 1967 in Denton, TX She was a retired Inspector for Weber Aircraft. Mrs. McBee is...

Kelly Elaine Green

Kelly Elaine Green

Oct 24, 2013

Kelly Green, born August 10, 1953, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 in Denton, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Denton Funeral Home.

Mary G. Rowan

Mary G. Rowan

Oct 22, 2013

Mary Rowan, nee Morgan, age 92, left her earthly life on October 22, 2013, in Houston, Texas. She was born June 15, 1921, in Geraldine, Alabama, to Alma Cole Tompkins and William David Morgan. After graduating from Geraldine High School, she went to Maryville College, in Maryville, Tennessee. She transferred to the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa in her junior...

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