Obituary Listing

June Bernice Burns

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...

Sarah Packer Thames

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...

Diane Patrice Parr

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...

Edward William Mickelson

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,...

John E. Lawhon

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...

Lloyd Walton Darnell

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...

Whitney Lynn Carnes

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....

Billie D. Binkley

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...

Aaron Donald Frank

Sep 15, 2023

Milo Aaron Donald Frank, 47, of Denton, Texas, passed away on September 15, 2023. He was born on March 15, 1976, in Austin, Texas. Milo was a force of nature, known for his loving and protective nature as a partner and father. He was a caring friend who was always ready to lend a helping hand to anyone in...

Margaret E. Mayes

Sep 14, 2023

Margaret E. Woodard (Mayes) was born on February 17, 1933, to Benjamin W. Woodard and Florence Bright Woodard in Winnsboro Texas. Margaret was one of eight siblings and grew up in a small but tight-knit rural community.  She graduated from Cartwright High School and moved to the big city of Dallas to live and work with her younger sister...

George Dwayne Foster

Sep 8, 2023

George Dwayne "Catfish" Foster was born September 5, 1941, to George Ray and Betty Zane Foster in Denton County. He died September 8, 2023, at his home in Sanger, Texas.

Dwayne grew up in Denton, Texas with his parents and brothers Gary, David, and James Foster. He married the love of his life, Mary Jean Higgins -...

Shirley Ann Burtch

Sep 7, 2023

SHIRLEY BURTCH

Shirley Ann Fairbanks Burtch, 93, of Denton, TX, passed away

Thursday, September 7, 2023.

Shirley was born January 4, 1930 in Topeka, KS to Charles and Connie

Puett Fairbanks. She graduated from Seaman High School in Topeka

1947. She received a B.A. From Northwestern Bible College,

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Gustin Carrol Richard

Sep 6, 2023

Gustin (Gus) Richard, resident of Justin, Texas, passed away at the age of 80 on September 6th, 2023, surrounded by family. Gus was born July 23, 1943, in Jennings, Louisiana to Cyrus and Zoa (Roy) Richard. Following his high school graduation, Gus joined the Navy in 1960, but after serving his four years, re-enlisted in the Army – at...

Olivia Elaine Solomon

Sep 4, 2023

Olivia Elaine Solomon, 71 of Denton, TX passed away on Monday September 4, 2023, peacefully, in her home surrounded by family after a hard fought battle with cancer. Through it all, she was a trooper, as her Grandson called her.

Olivia was born on February 22, 1952 to Lloyd and Virginia Clement in Gainesville, TX. She lived...

Brenda Gail Hildebrand

Sep 4, 2023

Brenda Gail Hildebrand, 70 years old, of Shady Shores, TX went to be with our lord on September 4th, 2023, after her 5 1/2-year long battle with cancer. Brenda worked 43 years for USDA Child Nutrition Services at the Earle Cabell Federal Building in downtown Dallas. While working her illustrious career, she received an Associates from Eastfield College and...

Helen Dale Tarkington

Sep 3, 2023

Helen Dale Tims Tarkington 1931 - 2023

The Lord's Choir gained another first soprano on September 3, 2023. Helen Dale was born January 4, 1931, in Tuckerman, Arkansas, to Ethel Cordelia Greenhaw and Virgil Cook Tims. Known to her family and friends as "Dale," she enjoyed close ties with numerous paternal aunts and uncles. She loved recounting...

Mary Louise Neale

Aug 29, 2023

Mary Louise Neale

January 6, 1943 - August 29, 2023

Mary Louise Cox Neale, 80, of Denton, Texas went to be with her Lord on August 29, 2023.  She was proud of being a West Texas girl, born in Sweetwater, Texas and raised in Colorado City, Texas by her parents William Howard Cox and Elizabeth...

Delia "Deann" Ann Briscoe

Aug 27, 2023

Delia Ann (DeAnn) Briscoe, 64, of Denton, died Sunday, August 27, 2023, at her home in Denton after a six-year battle with cancer.

DeAnn was born on September 21, 1958, in Hereford, Texas, to Bobby George and Delia Ann (Hood) Benton. DeAnn attended Texas Woman's University, where she earned her bachelor of science degree in Nursing in...

Sharon Ann Mathis

Aug 25, 2023

We are profoundly saddened to announce the passing of Sharon Ann Mathis of Oak Point, Texas.  She experienced a heart attack on July 27, 2023, followed by heart bypass surgery, yet her body was just too fragile to recover.  She died at the age of 80 surrounded by loved ones in Denton, Texas on Friday August 25, 2023.

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Ruth Ann Atterberry

Aug 23, 2023

Ruth Ann Atterberry went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 23, 2023 in Denton, TX. She was born on August 7th, 1938, to Orval and Violet Hamman in Kansas City, Kansas.

She spent most of her childhood in Missouri and graduated from college in Hannibal, MO with a degree in education. She taught elementary...