Obituary Listing

Oct 15, 2023

In Loving Memory of Carolyn Daugherty (December 19, 1936 - October 15, 2023)

Carolyn Daugherty, a cherished grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and dedicated public servant, passed away in her home surrounded by family on October 15, 2023, at the age of 87 after a devastating cancer diagnosis.

Born in the heart of Denton, Texas, on December...

Oct 15, 2023

Meta Wynell Smith Kelly Long was sent from Heaven and arrived on this earth on May 31st, 1934.

Throughout her 89 years on earth, she touched countless lives, and was loved and adored by everyone.   She was a Bible scholar and a mighty Prayer Warrior.  Mom had an anointing that could be felt when in her presence....

Oct 14, 2023

Owen Clarence (Sonny) Griffin

March 19, 1931–October 14, 2023 (age 92)

Owen Clarence (Sonny) Griffin of Galena Park, Texas, and more recently of Denton, Texas, was born in Denton on March 19, 1931, and passed from this life to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,...

Oct 12, 2023

Oscar Armando Guerrero went home to Jesus on October 12th, 2023, at age 65. He will be fondly remembered and sorely missed.

He is survived by his wife, Rosa, his son, Michael, and his 3 grandchildren, Michael, Isabella, and Genesis.

One of the kindest souls on this planet, our father was a gentle, giving man...

Oct 12, 2023

Thomas Edward Pugh, passed away on October 12th while residing in the Good Samaritan Assisted Living Facility, Denton, TX.  He was 99 years old.

Tom was born on June 24, 1924, in Dallas, TX, to Homer and Betty Pugh.  He grew up in the Denton area and attended Denton public schools.

Tom joined the United...

Oct 11, 2023

Davidson Chukwujekwu Udeogu, 77, of Carrollton, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, at Sandy Lake Skilled Nursing.

He was born on December 26, 1945, to Richard and Mercy Udeogu in Nigeria. He came to the United States in 1975, where he attended and graduated from the University of North Texas. He met Lima while she...

Oct 11, 2023

Janice L. Shuffield (August 28, 1952 – October 11, 2023)

Janice L. Shuffield was born on August 28, 1952 in Munich, Germany to William and Helen Breisch. She went to be with the Lord on October 11, 2023 surrounded by her husband and children.

She attended Oklahoma State University where she...

Oct 8, 2023

Norma Jean Sweatman Brazeal

Norma Jean Sweatman Brazeal, 74, of Denton, Texas passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Medical City Hospital in Denton with her loving family and dear friend Steven Don Allen surrounding her bedside.

Mrs. Brazeal was born on October 30, 1948 in Denton to Thomas Marvin...

Oct 7, 2023

Melisa Rose Crider passed away Oct. 7, 2023, at age 42 in Denton, Texas.

She was born May 15, 1981, to Danny Rose and Mickey Mattern Rose in Miami, Florida.

Melisa grew up in Norman, Oklahoma, and stayed in her hometown to attend the University of Oklahoma.

Melisa married Matthew Crider on June...

Oct 7, 2023

Carolyn Blanton was born in Nocona Tx, on May 17, 1938, in her family home to

Lillian Nell Wilcox and William Jennings Bryan Reed.

Carolyn lived in Nocona, Lewisville, and Hickory Creek Texas. She was married on

February 9, 1958, to her husband Marvin Lee Blanton Jr in Ardmore Oklahoma.

She...

Oct 6, 2023

Having endured the pain of pancreatic cancer with authentic gratitude, unflinching honesty, and faithful love for more than a year, Steven William Fox, 69, was sung into the arms of Jesus by his family on Friday, October 6th, as his weary body breathed its last.

Steve was born on August 4, 1954, in Osaka, Japan, to Col....

Oct 4, 2023

Dorothy Louise Crowder Hilliard of Denton, Texas passed from this earth into her Heavenly home on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at the age of 83.

Dorothy was born April 5, 1940 in Dallas and grew up on the north side of Fort Worth where she attended Diamond Hill Jarvis High School. She married Gale E. Moericke, Sr....

Oct 3, 2023

June Bernice Edwards Burns was born on June 2, 1935 to John B. and Geneva Edith (Wilson) Edwards in Duncan, Oklahoma. She passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

June grew up in Oklahoma with her parents and sister Jane. She shared many memories, "her stories" as she often wrote...

Sep 29, 2023

Sarah Packer Thames passed away peacefully at home on her 85th birthday, Friday, September 29, 2023. She was born in Natchez, MS, the only child of Emmett Garner Packer and Elsie Mae Hendry.

In 1957 she married Henry Edward Thames in Wesson, MS. Together they raised 3 children and lived in 8 cities in 6 states, before...

Sep 28, 2023

Diane Patrice Wells Parr

Born to David Minneth Wells and Lillian Doris Stuart Wells in Dallas, TX 3/26/1952, passed away 9/28/2023 after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Survived by her son Daniel Britton Parr and sister Betsy Denise Mattucci. Gone too soon, but not forgotten. Finally at peace. Service held at Mulkey-Bowles...

Sep 28, 2023

Edward William Mickelson was born in Maryville, Missouri on March 6, 1941 and left us on September 28, 2023, at the age of 82. He served his country in the Air Force from 1959-1963 before graduating with honors from the University of Minnesota. Ed married the love of his life Sandra Duncan on October 28, 1966, in Kansas City,...

Sep 24, 2023

John Lawhon III of Denton, Texas, departed the Earthly life on September 24, 2023. Born on December 14, 1934 in Denton, Texas, John lived his 88 years with love for his Lord.

He was an active member of First Church in Denton, Park Cities Baptist Church, and Southmont Baptist Church.

Attorney John Lawhon was a...

Sep 23, 2023

Lloyd Walton Darnell

Lloyd Walton Darnell, a lifelong resident of Denton, Tx, passed away at the age of 84 years old on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from complications of Dementia.

Lloyd was born to Walton and Alice Mae Sloan Darnell on June 13, 1939.  Lloyd is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elsie Ellison...

Sep 20, 2023

Whitney Lynn Carnes, 40, of Denton, Texas, passed away at Methodist Dallas Medical Center on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.

Whitney was born on September 11, 1983, to Ted Nile and Jan Harris Carnes in Dallas, Texas. Whitney is survived by her mother, Jan Carnes; her sister, Kevin Carnes; and her two brothers, Christopher Carnes and Brian Carnes....

Sep 18, 2023

Billie D. Binkley, 91, of Ponder, TX formerly of Momence, IL passed away early Monday morning September 18th at home.  He was born on June 11, 1932 in Salem, KY the eldest of 9 children to Dewey Binkley and Edith Guess Binkley. He married Shirley Joan O'Cull on September 9, 1967 in Momence IL.  They later divorced in 1987...