Obituary Listing

May 22, 2008

Jesus G. Fabela,  63, of Denton, died May 22, 2008 at The Vintage.  He was born February 28, 1945 in Chihuahua, Mexico to Crecencio and Faustina  (Gomez) Fabela.   He was a Bricklayer and a member of the Faith Tabernacle Assembly of God Church.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. Wednesday, May 28, 2008...

May 21, 2008

Bonnie "Boo" Benvenuto, age 61, of Lewisville, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008, in Denton.

She was born November 25, 1946 in Miami, Florida to Donovan Leo Gibson and Marion Jean Goetschius Gibson. Bonnie, affectionately known to all as "Nana Boo" married Johnny Benvenuto on December 10, 1962 in Miami. She was formerly active in the VFW...

May 20, 2008

Karen Comstock Leatherwood of Argyle, TX passed away Tuesday May 20, 2008 after a valiant struggle against cancer.  Born August 22, 1950, she was preceded in her death by her parents, Edwin Barnes Comstock and Sue Harris Comstock.  Karen graduated from Hillcrest High School in Dallas in 1968.

She has concluded her life mission of loving and...

May 17, 2008

Florine Eleanore Hollinshead \"Ellie\", age 73 of Lewisville, TX, passed away peacefully on, Saturday, May 17, 2008 at her home. She was born on September 3, 1934 in San Francisco, CA to James Hugh and Ada Florine Swan. Survivors include her daughter, Vicky Davila and husband Sam of Lewisville; daughter Stacey Mitchell both of Blue Ridge,Texas; son, Don Pellascini...

May 17, 2008

Claudia D. Mulkey, 75 of Denton, former Denton County Treasurer, passed away Saturday, May 17, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton.  She was born September 20, 1932 in Fairview Community of Wise County, TX  to Claude Chesley and Jewell (Denman)  Montgomery.  She was a graduate of Decatur High School.  She was married to Laddie Mulkey on July 3, 1952...

May 10, 2008

Betty Alford Degan, 81, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2008 after a brief battle with pneumonia.  She was born in Shreveport , Louisiana, on January 25, 1927, the daughter of Helen Newman Alford and Frank S. Alford who preceded her in death.

Having lost her father at age 6 and her mother at age 11, she...

May 9, 2008

Anna Sue Powers, 91, of Lewisville, passed away Friday, May 9, 2008 at a local nursing home.  Anna Sue was born October 8, 1916, in Duffield, VA to Guy Melvin Hollandsworth and Lillian Fay Chambers.  She is survived by her daughter, Sue Myers and her husband, Joel of Germantown, TN; son, Larry Powers and his wife, Grace of Lewisville,...

May 8, 2008

Lieutenant Lee Roy "Deacon" Robertson, Jr. (United States Navy, retired) died Thursday evening May 8, 2008, in Denton, Texas, while seated at his front porch, having just mowed the lawn.  He had just returned in May from speaking for The Navigators, a Christian organization, at the University of South Carolina.  He was in the midst of setting up further...

May 7, 2008

Thomas Edwin Tisher of Denton, at age 87, died on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at his home after a courageous 3-year battle with cancer.  He was born October 28, 1920 in Columbus, New Mexico to Bessie Bell and Barney Burton Tisher.  In Dallas, he married Mary Osborne on June 7, 1969, and became a devoted and loving husband and...

May 5, 2008

Zita  Elisabeth Dear. 78, of Aubrey, passed away May 5, 2008 at her home.  She was

born September 19, 1929 in Dorlesberg, Germany to Alois and Theresa (Fuller) Berberich.    She was married to Wiley Dear on October 30, 1965 in Denton.  She was a retired Plate Maker for Moore Business Forms.  She attended Springhill Road Baptist Church. ...

May 5, 2008

Dub Newland, 85, of Lewisville passed away at his home on May 5, 2008.

He was born on March 12, 1923 in Gribble Springs, Texas to Everette and Elsie George Newland.  He married Lois Clark on May 25, 1942. Together they had three children, Billy Jack Newland, Debbie Vanderlaan, and Kenneth Newland.   She preceded him in death...

May 4, 2008

Adeline Graves, age 97, of Dallas, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008, in Lewisville.

She was born May 5, 1910 in Bullard, Texas to Edgar Shriver Clark and Adeline Foos Clark. Adeline married Ben Nolan Graves on April 14, 1934 in Bullard. He preceded her in death on March 3, 1988....

May 4, 2008

Eddie E. Waldrum, 55, of Denton, died Sunday, May 4, 2005 at Denton Regional Medical Center.  He was born  Wichita Falls,  to Billy Jim Waldrum and Edna Carroll .

He attended Lake Dallas Public Schools.  He was a carpet layer.

A funeral service will be held at 1 P.M. on Thursday, May 8, 2008 at...

May 3, 2008

Edna Fern Lynch, Mother, Grandmother, age 75, of Ponder, died Saturday May 3, 2008 at her home.

Mrs. Lynch was born on June 18, 1932 in Denton to Henry Willis and Johnnie Bell (Mordecai) Powell. She was married to Robert Genova and Theo Lynch, both have preceded her in death. She was very active in her career...

Apr 30, 2008

Colonel (Dr.) John A. Chapman, 84, of Denton, TX  died Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton.   He was born February 27, 1924 in Springfield, IL to Robert R. and Carline (Goldfuss) Chapman.  He was married to Beryl --------------on May 29, 1948 in Okinawa     He was a graduate of the University of St. Louis Dental School, and...

Apr 29, 2008

Dorotha A. "Dot" Sampson, age 88, of Flower Mound, Texas, and former resident of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in Lewisville, Texas.

Dot was born October 11, 1919 in Mahaska County, Iowa to Ross N. Todd, Sr. and Hazel Archer Todd. She married Theodore "Ted" Sampson on November 1, 1941 in Lancaster, Missouri. He...

Apr 28, 2008

William Vick (W.V.) Tunnicliff was born May 17, 1908 in  Stanford, Texas and passed away Monday, April 28, 2008, at the age of 99 in Crescent, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his son, William V., Jr.; parents, Vick and Jemimah (Palmer) Tunnicliff, sister and brother-in-law, Edith and Leland Hunn; brother and sister-in-law, Walter Clarence and Alice (Mulkey);...

Apr 27, 2008

Jim Eskew, age 55, of Corinth, Texas, went to be with the Lord, April 27, 2008.  He was born January 28, 1953 in Ashdown, AR to James and Virginia Eskew.  He was preceded in death by his father, James R. Eskew, Sr., his maternal grandparents, Rufus and Nettie Ford and paternal grandparents, Dosha and Dennis Eskew.  Survivors include his...

Apr 26, 2008

Betty Jean Wolf, of Lewisville, passed away April 26, 2008.

The family will receive friends, Tuesday, April 29, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.  Service will be Tuesday, April 29, 2008 in the Mulkey-Mason Chapel at 11:00 a.m. in Lewisville, Texas.  Burial will follow in Old Hall Cemetery in Lewisville, Texas.

Apr 26, 2008

Gordon Quanbeck, passed away April 26, 2008 in Lewisville, TX

A graveside service will be held, 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.