Obituary Listing

Jul 16, 2023

Joy Clay Wright

Joy Wright passed away on July 16, 2023 in Denton. She was born December 30, 1927, in Durant, Oklahoma to J.A. and Bea Clay. She graduated with music education degrees from Ward Belmont College, Southeastern State College and Columbia University Teachers College. She had a 29 year teaching career in...

Jul 11, 2023

Michelle Carson, 50, of Argyle, Tx, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, after an extended illness.

Michelle was the daughter of Amador and Esmerelda Elizardo. She graduated Cooper High School in Lubbock, TX, in 1991, and later attended Texas Tech University where she received a BA in public relations and later an...

Jul 10, 2023

Toby May McDowell Rives Harty.        September 3, 1928 - July 10, 2023

Toby McDowell Harty peacefully exited this life on Monday, July 10, 2023. She was born on September 3, 1928 to Ora May Bowie McDowell and Samuel Matthew McDowell. She lived life to the fullest, and did her best to make the most of the dash....

Jul 10, 2023

Eddie Dwayne Hilliard was born in Denton, Texas to E.C. and Alice Hilliard on February 5, 1969. He was self-employed with his dad as a mechanic. He loved to dance and never ever met a stranger. Everyone loved him. His long battle with kidney failure has come to an end, no more treatments or pain. And now he is...

Jul 8, 2023

June Walker, 85, of Denton, TX, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 8th, 2023, after an extended illness.

June was the daughter of Joseph and Edna Plunkett. She graduated from Hannibal High School in Hannibal, MO, in 1955, and later attended Hannibal LaGrange University to study history. Afterward, June moved to Clearwater, FL, with...

Jul 7, 2023

Gloria Jean (Wasem) Orgain, 79, of Denton (formerly of Lewisville) died Friday, July 7, at her home.

She was born March 15, 1944 in St. Louis, Missouri to Emil McDaniel Wasem and Norma Storm Wasem. Gloria married Allen Thomas Orgain, Jr. on June 13, 1981 in Houston, he preceded her in death on August 13th, 2017. She...

Jul 7, 2023

James Hughbanks

James Ruskin Hughbanks was born in Crisfield, Harper County, Kansas, on July 10, 1936, and passed away in Denton, Texas, on July 7, 2023, exiting this life to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for eternity.

Jim exemplified the hard-working, humble, patriotic American success story.  Born into...

Jun 30, 2023

Colleen Oliver Briscoe, 93, of Denton, died Friday, June 30, 2023 at her home at Denton Good Samaritan Village.

Ms. Briscoe was born on April 12, 1930, in Denton to Ernest and Eldora (Morris) Oliver. Colleen attended North Texas State Teachers College from 1945-48.  She graduated from Durham's Business College in Fort Worth in 1949 and was...

Jun 28, 2023

Travis (Sandy) Beauchamp, passed away on June 28, 2023, in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 83. He was born on August 14, 1939, in Denton, Texas, to his late father Travis Beauchamp Sr. and mother Mildred Briggs Beauchamp.

Sandy is survived by his loving wife, Rochell, with whom he shared a lifetime of cherished memories. He...

Jun 28, 2023

Steven Wayne Amos, 64, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2023, at his home in Denton, TX after years of ill health. He was born on November 7, 1958, to George Denver Amos and Mary Jo Watkins Amos. He grew up in Denton, the youngest of five children, and worked at the family Shell Service Station. He moved to...

Jun 27, 2023

In Memoriam: James Patrick Jenson

On the solemn day of June 27, 2023, our hearts were heavy as James Patrick Jenson, a man of extraordinary spirit and invincible will, left this earth after valiantly enduring a protracted battle with cancer. Born on October 27, 1948, at Old Denton Hospital to Murray and Lorene Jenson. Pat, as he...

Jun 26, 2023

Tommie Collins Montgomery   Lawhon,  PhD, of Denton, Texas, departed this earthly life on June 26, 2023, and entered into internal rest with her Heavenly Father. Born on March 15, 1933, in Shelby County, Texas, Tommie the last born of 4 was a spirited individual who lived her 90 years with love for her Lord, family, and students. She, an...

Jun 25, 2023

Steve Inmon was born in Harlingen, TX in 1961 and attended Spring Branch High School. Though he received training as a surgical technician in the Air Force from 1978-1982, he grew up learning the waste industry from his family's business, and he went back to the field after he was discharged from the Air Force. He quickly became an...

Jun 24, 2023

Kathryn Louise York entered the arms of Jesus on June 24, 2023, at the age of seventy-seven. She was born in Graham, Texas on April 22, 1946, to parents Sam and Verna Lee Bigham.

Kathy always had a smile and encouraging word to share with others. Her uplifting attitude was contagious. Even during difficult health challenges, she...

Jun 23, 2023

Thomas James Richards entered Heaven on June 23,2023 from Denton, Texas at the age of 93.  He was born to Earl Lanus Richards & Weria Pearl Hammonds Richards on July 1, 1929 in Ladonia, Texas.

He was saved at the age 12 at a brush arbor meeting in Spade, Texas. Thomas spent tours of duty with both...

Jun 22, 2023

William Clifford Couch

William Clifford Couch, "Cliff", went to the presence of His Father on June 22, 2023, after a long illness and just five days before his seventieth birthday.  Cliff was born on June 27, 1953, and reared in the Pleasant Grove area of Dallas by his adoptive parents Eugene and Dorothy...

Jun 20, 2023

Jose "Chelo" Enrique Rojas-Ramirez, entró a los brazos de Jesús el 20 de junio de 2023, a los 24 años. El nació en Denton, TX, el 24 de Julio de 1998, a padres Jose Miguel Rojas y Maria del Rosario Ramirez.

Después de graduarse de Billy Ryan High School, Jose cumplió su sueño de unirse a US...

Jun 18, 2023

Sandra Catherine Dillabough Mossman

October 27, 1943 - June 18, 2023

Sandra (Sandy) Catherine Mossman was beloved by her husband, Steve; her birth children, Danette, Kathleen, Aaron, Kevin, and Christopher, her children-in-law, and her fifteen grandchildren.  She had eight great-grandchildren who will grow up hearing stories about a compassionate...

Jun 16, 2023

Diana Lucy Rider, 64, was called home on June 16th, 2023 after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

Diana was born on November 18th, 1958 in Longview, Texas to Mary Rawls and Gerald McCollum.

In 1978, Diana met Charles "Chuck" Rider through the Masters Muppets puppet team at LeTourneau University. Diana and Chuck married in 1980...

Jun 13, 2023

Calvia Elaine Barksdale, 81, of Denton passed away on June 13, 2023 peacefully in her home. She was born November 16, 1941 in Fort Worth, Texas at St. Joseph Hospital. She married the love of her life, James Arvin Barksdale on November 9,1957. They were married for 53 wonderful years before James went to his eternal home.

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