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Francis Keith Craddock
Oct 10, 2005
Francis Keith Craddock, beloved husband and father, 90, of Lake Kiowa, formerly of Denton, passed away peacefully Monday, October 10, 2005 at his home. He was born June 30, 1915 in Denton, to Francis M. and Gladnus (Parks) Craddock. He was a graduate of Denton High School. His friends and colleagues simply called hin Keith by his middle name. He...
B. R. (Bunky) Miller
Oct 9, 2005
B. R. (Bunky) Miller, 74 of Denton, died Sunday, October 9, 2005 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born November 2, 1930 in Sedalia, MO to Floyd J. and Ella Mae (Sharp) Miller. He was married to Betty Sue Ford, on June 15, 1951 in Denton, she died September 17, 1999. He was a member of the First Baptist...
Geneva B. (Reding) Baugh
Oct 8, 2005
Geneva B. (Reding) Baugh, 97, of Denton, died Saturday October 8, 2005 at Denton Good Samaritan Village. Mrs. Baugh was born in Denton, TX to Grover Cleveland and Lavina Elizabeth (Blackwell) Reding. She attended the University of North Texas. She was married to James Leo Baugh on July 13, 1949 in Reno, Nevada (he died in 1974). She had been...
Joe B. Bruce
Sep 27, 2005
Joe B. Bruce, age 77 of Denton, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. He was born May 27, 1928 in Denton to Earnest and Fredda Mae (Skinner) Bruce. He married Mary LaDell Cogdell on August 11, 1958 in Marietta, OK. Joe was retired from the U.S. Air Force and Texas Instruments, where worked as an...
Gerold Wayne Roberson
Sep 27, 2005
Gerold Wayne Roberson, 69, of Denton, died Tuesday, September 27, 2005 at the Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. He was born March 12, 1936 in Frost, TX to Dudley and Etta (Threet) Roberson. He was married to Bobbie Vest in Frost on October 22, 1955. He was a member of the Friendship Church of Denton, and was retired from the J....
Ray R. Poliakoff
Sep 24, 2005
Ray R. Poliakoff, 86 of Denton, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2005 at Baylor Hospital of Plano. He was born March 12, 1919 in New York, New York to Morris and Sophie (Green) Poliakoff. He served in the United States Army in a Reconnaissance Intelligence Unit in Europe during World War II and was twice wounded in combat. After...
Sheryle Ann Davis
Sep 23, 2005
Sheryle Ann Davis, 57 of Denton, died Friday, September 23, 2005 at her home. She was born December 13, 1947 in Kaplan, Louisiana to Joseph Sr. and Eva (Primeaux) Schexnider. She was married to Donald R. Davis, Sr. on July 31, 1965, he died October 28, 1994. She was a member of the Cooper Creek Baptist Church, and a Homemaker....
Ervin A. Birlew
Sep 20, 2005
Ervin Arthur Birlew, 75 of Farmersville, former resident of Denton, died Tuesday, September 20, 2005 at Medical City Hospital in Dallas. He was born January 12, 1930 in Alikohi, OK to Arthur and Nova Alma (Stuckey) Birlew. He was married to Patricia Shay on June 12, 1964 in Long Beach, CA and was retired from the U. S. Navy and...
Terry O. Mcclain
Sep 20, 2005
Terry O. McClain, of Shady Shores, passed away at his home on September 20, 2005. He was born on August 2, 1937 in Waco, Texas to Ollin and Catherine McClain. He married Florence Wagner on August 10, 1956. He was an Engineer at Bell Helicopter after 34 years, retiring in 2000. He was active in his community and anywhere he...
William Jarrett (Bill) Hickingbottom
Sep 16, 2005
William Jarrett (Bill) Hickingbottom, 89, of Denton, died Friday, September 16, 2005 at the Lake Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lewisville. He ws born March 11, 1916 in Marvel1, Arkansas son of John C. and Allie Mae (Jarrett) Hickingbottom. He was a graduate of Marvell High School. He founded and operated Den-Tex A/C. A retired member of International Brotherhood...
Corean Cowan Ackermann
Sep 16, 2005
Corean Cowan Ackermann, was born on October 16, 1923 on a farm near Frisco, and passed away on September 16, 2005 at her residence in Denton. She was the first of four children born to C. B. and Bessie Cowan. Her schooling included Denton High School, Texas Women's University, and Baylor University School of Nursing where she received her R....
Walter H. Rabe
Sep 12, 2005
Walter H. Rabe of Denton, Texas, died Monday, September 12, 2005, at age 81 of heart disease. Walt was born to German immigrants, Fred Rabe and Lottie Grotemeyer and lived most of his life in the Elgin, Illinois area. He was born on June 18,1924, in Elgin and lived on a dairy farm. He graduated from Plato Township Community High...
Mildred Joy Whitlock Hanna
Sep 12, 2005
Mildred Joy Whitlock Hanna, 81 of Sanger, passed away Monday, September 12, 2005 at Denton Regional Medical Center. She was born on a leap year, February 29, 1924 in Tishamingo, OK, to Arthur and Bess Whitlock. She was a seamstress for several years working in Denton and Houston garment factories. Since retiring, she enjoyed RV traveling and being a homemaker....
Bernadine Strong
Sep 11, 2005
Bernadine Strong, 86 of Denton, passed away, Sunday, September 11, 2005 at the Sterling House. She was born January 26, 1919 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Henry and Marie (Bonnette) Horton. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, and was retired from Moore Business Forms where she was an Executive Secretary. A funeral service will be held at 10...
Harrell Sherburne Osborne
Sep 9, 2005
Harrell Sherburne Osborne, 98 of Denton, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. He was born August 28, 1907 in Cordell, Indian Territory, Oklahoma to Mason and Mary Jane (Sherburne) Osborne. He attended Public schools and Baylor University and played football. He was married to Edna Morris on September 7, 1929...
Allen Ray Knowles
Sep 6, 2005
Allen Ray Knowles, 59 of Denton, died Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2005 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born December 21, 1945 in Roanoke, Texas to Dan and Evelyn Knowles. He was married to Linda Morris, in Denton, March 18, 1967. He was the Owner and Operator of Al's Furniture Store in Denton. He was a member of the First...
Joseph Benjamin Schreiber
Aug 31, 2005
Joseph Benjamin Schreiber, infant son of Keith Allen and Yvonne Louise (Smith) Schreiber, of Sanger, died Wednesday, August 31, 2005 at Denton Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 2 P.M. Friday, September 2, 2005 at the Shady Shores Baptist Church, with Rev. Bob Joyce, Officiating. Burial will follow in the Roselawn Memorial Park. He is survived...
Leonardo Gomez
Aug 21, 2005
Leonardo Gomez 45 of Denton, TX went to meet God on Aug. 21, 2005 after a short battle with cancer. Leo was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on January 21, 1960 to Zaragoza and Micaela Gomez. He was married to Christina Larkins on July 4, 1992, and they were happily married for 13 years and had one child, Eileen Maria...
Bobby Gene George
Aug 16, 2005
Bobby Gene George, 67 of Gainesville, died Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at North Texas Medical Center in Gainesville. He was born December 6, 1937 in Denton County, to John Newton and Lucille (Erwin) George. He attended Sanger Schools. He was married to Bonnie Jean Drake on May 14, 1981 in Gainesville. He was employed as a Plumbing and Air Conditioning...
Zelda Faye St. Clair
Aug 15, 2005
Zelda Faye St Clair, 81 of Gilmer, died Monday, August 15, 2005 at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas. She was born May 10, 1924 in Quitaque, TX to William Richard and Etta Alice (Riddle) Milton. She was married to Anthony St. Clair on August 8, 1974 in Gilmer, TX. She was retired from Chance-Vaught (LTV) as a assembly line operator....
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