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Tommie Jean Thompson

Tommie Jean Thompson

Jan 22, 2022

Tommie Jean Thompson, of Denton, died Saturday, January 22, 2022, at her home.  She was born on March 7, 1940, in Atoka, OK to James Nunley and Juana Jean (Hunnicut) Bray.  She was raised in Oklahoma, and Midland TX.  She married Thomas Thompson II (Tony) of Childress, and together they raised three children.

During her professional career...

Wallace Wade Hampton

Wallace Wade Hampton

Jan 17, 2022

Wallace Wade Hampton, 82, of Denton, died Monday, January 17, 2022 in Denton.

Mr. Hampton was born on July 2, 1939 in Decatur to Robert Wade and Grace Earle (Hall) Hampton. He retired from Denton State School.

Wade was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Smith Hampton.  He is survived by his sister, Kay...

Joneen (Mccorkle) Haisler

Joneen (Mccorkle) Haisler

Jan 15, 2022

Joneen (McCorkle) Haisler, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, family member and friend passed away on January 15, 2022, in Denton, TX.

Born in Crane, TX on December 2, 1940, she was the daughter of John E. and Carol (Kidd) McCorkle, and was the eldest of three children.

She moved to Ft. Worth TX as a...

Irene Mae Tucker

Irene Mae Tucker

Jan 13, 2022

Irene M. Tucker passed away January 12, 2022, in Denton TX.  Irene Merritt Tucker was born March 18, 1923, in Calamus (Clinton) IA to Hilda (Soenksen) and Carl Merritt.  Irene grew up in California and attended Fullerton high and Fullerton Jr. College.  Irene served in the US Marine Corp from 1943 to 1945.  She married James Alfred Tucker ll...

Altus Loy Berry

Altus Loy Berry

Jan 13, 2022

Altus Loy Berry, 85, a resident of Ponder Texas, went home to be with the Lord on January 13, 2022. Loy was born on March 11, 1936, in Dawson, Texas to James Hobert Berry and Georgia Alice (Gan) Berry.  He was preceded in death by his father Hobert Berry and mother Alice (Gan) Berry, and his brother George Berry...

Roy Lynn Sweatman

Roy Lynn Sweatman

Jan 9, 2022

Roy Lynn Sweatman, 68, of Sanger, died Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Denton.

Mr. Sweatman was born on April 25, 1953 in Denton to Raymond H. and Doris E. (Richardson) Sweatman. He worked for Texas Woman's University as a Golf Course Assistant for thirty-two years.

Roy is survived by son,...

Warren Harding Fata

Warren Harding Fata

Jan 5, 2022

Warren Harding Fata, 100, of Hickory Creek, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Medical City Hospital in Denton.

Mr. Fata was born on March 4, 1921 in Mount Union, PA to Luigi and Aurelia Mary (Yanello) Fata. He was married to Rose Ruth Maul on February 26, 1943 in Gulfport, MS; she died on August 16, 2008....

Alvin Theodore Jacobson

Alvin Theodore Jacobson

Jan 5, 2022

Alvin Theodore Jacobson, 80, of Denton, died Wednesday, January 5, 2022 surrounded by his family at his home in Denton.

Mr. Jacobson was born on September 23, 1941 in Milwaukee, WI to Oscar and Mina (Kellenberg) Jacobson who served as missionaries in Columbia, South America for forty years. He was married to Tracie A. Pain on September...

Sarah Ulrich Stone

Sarah Ulrich Stone

Jan 5, 2022

Sarah Ulrich Stone was welcomed into her eternal home on January 5, 2022. She passed away at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, where she bravely fought an acute illness for the past three weeks. Sarah was a resident of Denton for over 50 years, where she was an active community member, business owner, and teacher. Sarah has joined...

Billy Ray Taliaferro

Billy Ray Taliaferro

Jan 2, 2022

Billy Ray Taliaferro, 91, a resident of Good Samaritan Village in Denton, Texas, since May 2018, died January 2 at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jane McAnally Taliaferro, two sons, a daughter, a bonus son, seven grandchildren, five bonus grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and brother Charles of...

Hazel Maureen Haney Kepford

Hazel Maureen Haney Kepford

Dec 28, 2021

Hazel Maureen Haney Kepford died after a brief illness on December 28, 2021 at the age of 95. She was born in Haslet, Texas to George and Lucille Haney on November 27, 1926. In 1945 she married Robert Jay Kepford and they made their home in Inglewood, California where they raised two daughters, Donna and Kay.  Hazel worked as...

James Ray Scott

James Ray Scott

Dec 27, 2021

James Ray Scott

May 18, 1937 – December 27, 2021

USAF TSGT James (Jim) Scott, 84, died peacefully at The Residence at Prairie Creek, Flower Mound, Texas on December 27, 2021.

Born in Morton's Gap, KY to parents Shellie and Sarah Eva (Atchley) Scott, the 3 rd of 9 children. He...

Nicolas Hunter Facteau

Nicolas Hunter Facteau

Dec 25, 2021

Nicolas Hunter Facteau, 22, of Denton, died Saturday, December 25, 2021.

Nicolas was born on December 15, 1999 in Denton to James "Jimmy" Wesley and Jaime Darlene (Davis) Facteau. He worked at Kwik Kar in Denton.

Nicolas is survived by his mother, Jaime Facteau (Darlene Alvarez) of Denton; father, Jimmy Facteau (Tonya) of Valley View;...

Billy George Hansel

Billy George Hansel

Dec 24, 2021

After a one year long battle against the effects of a stroke, Billy George Hansel, 82, of Krum, died Friday, December 24, 2021 in Denton.

Billy George Hansel was born on July 6, 1939 in Frisco to Marvin O. "Dick" and Anna Laura (Bishop) Hansel. He was married to Dixie Vernette Johnson on June 9, 1985 in...

Betty Lou Lentz

Betty Lou Lentz

Dec 22, 2021

Betty Lou Lentz, beloved wife and mother, passed away on Wednesday evening, December 22, 2021.  She was 82 years old.  Betty was born on December 28, 1938 in Waco, Texas to Perry and Flora (Adcock) Dawson.

She is survived by her three children, daughter, Linda Lou Lentz Partida (Ralph) of Keller, Texas, son, John Edward Lentz (Janice)...

Wayne Laverl Fletcher

Wayne Laverl Fletcher

Dec 20, 2021

Wayne LaVerl Fletcher 69, passed into heaven on December 20, 2021 Wayne was born to F.L. and Virginia Fletcher on April 9, 1952. He moved to Texas from Indiana in 1968 and attended Denton High School. He worked at Moore Business Forms and also Tetra Pak as a Maintenance Mechanic in Denton, TX.  He was blessed with the knowledge...

Armenta M. Singdahlsen

Armenta M. Singdahlsen

Dec 14, 2021

Armenta was born in Celina, TX to Opal Goen-Brown and Vernon Brown.  She married Frank Singdahlsen on August 17, 1958, in Dallas, TX, afterward they moved to Denton, TX.  Where they raised three lovely daughters, Loretta, Evelyn, and Signe.

After growing up in Celina, TX, Armenta then moved to Dallas, TX, where she graduated from North Dallas...

Delbert Clayton Sells

Delbert Clayton Sells

Dec 9, 2021

Delbert Clayton Sells, 77, of Denton, died Thursday, December 9, 2021 at his home in Denton.

Mr. Sells was born on April 20, 1944 in Denton to Clayton Alfred and Janice (Cruze) Sells. He served in the United States Marine Corps and worked for Peerless Manufacturing for forty-four years. He was married to JoNell Higgs on September...

George J. Karas

George J. Karas

Dec 9, 2021

George J. Karas, 88, of Sanger, Texas, died Thursday, December 9, 2021 at Brookhaven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Carrollton

George was born on September 11, 1933 in his parents' farmhouse near Carbon, Alberta, Canada.  He grew up on the farm, milking cows, driving farm machinery, working with animals and developing strong work ethics.  He had a...

Leon Gene Mulanax

Leon Gene Mulanax

Dec 8, 2021

Leon Gene Mulanax, 88, of Austin, formerly of Sanger, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Soco Village in Austin.

Mr. Mulanax was born on July 1, 1933 in Lindsay, OK to Tommy Graham and Bessie Lee (Sulivan) Mulanax. He was married to Billie Lois Skinner on June 15, 1962 in Las Cruces, NM; she died on October...

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