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Hilmer Daniel Trietsch
Dec 26, 2011
Hilmer Daniel Trietsch, 86 of Temecula, CA formerly of Denton County, passed away on December 26, 2011 in Murrieta, CA. He was born March 18, 1925 in Denton County to Fred and Clara (Winkelmann) Trietsch. He was married to Leta Beth Shirley on January 31, 1949 in Denton, TX. He was a Graduate of North Texas State University. He was...
Earl Leon "Butch" Copeland
Dec 23, 2011
Earl Leon "BUTCH" Copeland, beloved Father and Brother, 70 of Denton passed away on Friday, December 23, 2011 at the Atrium Medical Center. He was born October 25, 1941 in Denton to Leon and Ellen (Lloyd) Copeland. He was self employed as a Mechanic in Denton for 30 years. He was married to Glenna Sprayberry on September 16, 1961 in...
Scotty Lynn Holland
Dec 20, 2011
Scotty Lynn Holland, 42, of Lake Dallas, TX, passed away on December 20, 2011 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born September 22, 1969 in McKinney, TX to Glenn Gerald and Barbara Ann (Cates) Holland. He was married to Tracy Nanette Davidson on February 14, 2004 in Denton. He was employed by EMLS, Inc. in inventory control. Mr. Holland...
Jo Ann Hamilton
Dec 19, 2011
Jo Ann Hamilton, 79, of Denton, died Monday, December 19, 2011 at Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Mrs. Hamilton was born on October 3, 1932 in Fort Worth, TX to Rayner and Mary Jane (Lee) Belcher. She graduated from North Texas State University and received her Masters of Science in Education from Howard Payne University. She was a Professor of...
Robert James Kraus
Dec 18, 2011
Robert James Kraus (Bob), of Denton lost his battle with esophageal cancer Sunday morning, December 18th, 2011, at the age of 70. He passed away at his home surrounded by his family. Bob was born November 18th, 1941 in Evanston, IL to Marie Gatjan Kraus and Christian Kraus. Bob was a corporal in the Army as a combat engineer from...
Shirley Joanne Gunn
Dec 13, 2011
Shirley Joanne Gunn Shirley Gunn, 76, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Denton Presbyterian Hospital. She was born April 17, 1935 in Hedley, Texas to Leo and Ida (Bell) Holland and grew up in Sunray Texas. In March of 1951, at only 15, she was working at the movie theatre in Sunray where she met "the best looking guy"...
Mary Ellen Milburn
Dec 12, 2011
Mary Ellen was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1954. After graduating from high school, she worked as a secretary for Allstate Insurance and IBM, where she met the love of her life, Hutch Milburn. They were married in 1968 in the Los Angeles area, where their daughters were born. In 1978, they moved...
Amelita Bryant Payne
Dec 11, 2011
Amelita Bryant Payne, 83, of Gainesville, formerly of Denton, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at North Texas Medical Center. She was born October 27, 1928 New Orleans, LA to Joseph Earl and Dora Nell (Ford) Bryant. She was married to Harvey Payne on November 9, 1949 in Vidor, TX and he passed away on December 23, 1997. She...
Geneva Enloe
Dec 7, 2011
Geneva Enloe age 87 of Denton passed away December 7, 2011 at the Denton Good Samaritan Village Denton. She was born March 20, 1924 in Dallas, Texas to George P. and Willie May ( Wilson ) Nash. She married Billy Enloe August 19, 1944 at the North Temple Baptist Church in Dallas. She was a Homemaker and a member of...
James R. Miller
Dec 5, 2011
Dr. James R. Miller of Denton, TX passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 at a Hospice Care facility in Denton. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at the Trinity Presbyterian Church in Denton on Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 2:00 pm. Dr. Miller was born on December 1, 1926 to Paul and Evelyn Miller in Sandusky, Ohio....
Phillip Dwane Guay
Dec 5, 2011
Phillip Dwane Guay, 40, of Green Valley, died Monday December 5, 2011 at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. Phillip was born on January 19, 1971 in Denton, Texas to Larry and Dwanlyn (Lynch) Guay. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Latter Day Saints Church. He worked as a cabinet maker and was a very talented woodworker and...
Herbert "Buddy" Andrew Steele
Dec 5, 2011
Herbert "Buddy" Andrew Steele, 75 of Denton, passed away from Pancreatic Cancer on Monday, December 5, 2011 surrounded by family at home. Born in Luttie Oklahoma, May 9, 1936. Herb received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees from the University of North Texas. He went on to a long and distinguished career with the Dallas Police Department retiring after 37 years....
Mary Ann Jones
Dec 5, 2011
Mary Ann Jones, 80, of Aubrey, TX, formerly a resident of Duncan, Oklahoma, moved on to be with her Lord and Savior on December 5, 2011. Mary was born on November 26, 1931 in Oklahoma City, OK to Howard and Lorraine (Cook) McLain. She was a 1950 graduate of Central High School in Oklahoma City. In November of 1950, she...
Linda K. Benton
Dec 3, 2011
Linda K Benton Linda Benton , 58, passed away Saturday December 3, 2011 at her home. She was born in Bonham Texas to Pearlie Rue and Levi Langley, both deceased, and was the last of 9 children. She was a lifetime Denton resident having attended the NT Lab School, Denton High School and NTSU. She married Bill Benton in August...
Mark Ostrom
Dec 2, 2011
Mark Ostrom age 53 of Justin passed away Friday December 2, 20ll at his residence. He was born in Denton, Texas on July 29, 1958 to Orton and Marjorie ( Bishop ) Ostrom. Mark gradated from Denton High School in 1976. He was a Sales Associate with Home Depot and worked with Jack Brown in Justin for many years. He...
Robert Henderson Caldwell
Dec 1, 2011
Robert Henderson Caldwell, Jr., 90, of Denton, died December 1, 2011 at Denton Good Samaritan Village. Mr. Caldwell was born on October 6, 1921 in Denton, Texas to Robert Henderson and Bertha (Hill) Caldwell. He married Elinor Hedrick on May 29, 1948 in Midland, Texas. He graduated from Denton High School and received his LL.B from the University of Texas....
Elton Odell Teague
Dec 1, 2011
Elton Odell Teague, 88 of Denton, passed away on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at the Atrum. He was born May 22, 1923 in Holder, Brown County, Texas to William Henry and Rachel (Jones) Teague. He was married to Dasilee Grimes in May of 1948, who preceded him in death. He retired from the Purchasing Department of the University Of North...
Nelson Clinton "Buddy" Adcock
Nov 29, 2011
Nelson Clinton "Buddy" Adcock, 82, of Denton, died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at Countryside Nursing and Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Pilot Point. Mr. Adcock was born on September 28, 1929 in Green Valley, TX to Clint and Viola (Meador) Adcock. He was married to Lucille "Lucy" Belcher in Denton in 1949. He was a Communication Technician for GTE-Verizon for...
David Droste Frank
Nov 28, 2011
David Droste Frank, much loved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, died on Nov. 28, 2011. His wit, intellect, spirit and friendship were loved and will bring fond and happy memories for all. He was born on Sept. 4, 1923 in Philadelphia, PA to Mabel and Arthur Frank. Raised in Hartford, CT, he was married to Marcia Peaslee of...
Marjorie Evelyn Vaughan
Nov 20, 2011
Marjorie Evelyn Lee Vaughan, age 92, of Denton, Texas passed away Sunday November 20, 2011 at the Senior Care Health and Rehab. Center in Denton, Texas. She was born November 22, 1918 in Mt. Vernon, IL. to Charles F. and Brenda ( Barr ) Lee. She married Dr. Mack D. Vaughan Jr.on July 5, 1950 in Arkadelphia, AR. They were...
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