Obituary Listing

Jun 20, 2020

William Dale Schleinat died Saturday, June 20, 2020. He was born on January 7, 1933 to William August

and Zelpha Mae Schleinat.

Dale proudly served his country as a member of the US Army during the Korean War. He was stationed

in Stuttgart, Germany and was the bodyguard and driver for Colonel Beuford...

Jun 16, 2020

Luis Cobos, Jr., 62, of Denton, passed Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at home in Denton.

Luis was born on April 14, 1958 in Edinburg, TX to Luis E. Cobos, Sr. and Maria Cruz (Perez) Cobos. He worked in landscaping for many years for the Texas Woman's University.

Luis is survived by his mother, Maria Cruz...

Jun 14, 2020

Richard "Dick" Ray Parsons, 87, of Denton, died Sunday, June 14, 2020 at his home in Denton.

Mr. Parsons was born on September 2, 1932, in El Dorado, KS to Ray Albert and Monezelle (Botkin) Parsons. He grew up in Port Arthur, TX where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1951. He received a football...

Jun 14, 2020

Cecil E. Denison, 77, of Gordonville, TX died peacefully on June 14, 2020 at his home on Lake Texoma. He was born January 17, 1943 in Sanger, TX to Raymond and Dora Denison. He graduated from Denton High School in 1961 and went on to receive his Masters degree in Education from UNT. He taught wood shop at Strickland...

Jun 14, 2020

Wayne Ledon Miller, 87, of Pilot Point, TX, passed away on June 14, 2020.  He was born on September 30, 1932 in Aubrey, TX,  to Lee and Magnolia Miller.  He married Mary Wanda Feagans on July 22, 1955.

Wayne proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and had a 37-year career with the United States Postal...

Jun 11, 2020

Gloria Jean Stevenson

Justin, Texas - Gloria Jean Stevenson passed away on June 11, 2020 after a lengthy, severely painful and difficult battle with Pancreatic Cancer.  Gloria fought long and hard, outliving everyone's expectations, and was grateful just to make it another day; at the end she was nearly comatose and passed peacefully....

Jun 10, 2020

Mae Elizabeth Morrison Sanford, 84, of Denton, died Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at her home in Denton.

Mrs. Sanford was born on July 6, 1935 in Jackson, MS to Robert and Myrtle (Hogan) Morrison. She was married to Billy W. Sanford on June 20, 1958 in Jackson, MS. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in nutrition from...

Jun 3, 2020

William "Billy" Winders Michaelis , beloved Father, Brother, Uncle and Friend, left this world on June 3, 2020, at the age of 69. He died suddenly and unexpectedly of natural causes at his home in Denton, TX.

Born Dec. 2, 1950, in Kansas City, MO to Jerry Michaelis, of Denton, TX and Elsie Rubavich of...

Jun 2, 2020

Katie Ann Woolsey, 88 was born September 7, 1931 in Fort Worth, Texas to U. M. Tadlock Sr. and Lucy Virginia Tadlock. She spent the majority of her childhood and early adult years in West Texas and moved to Denton, TX in the 1960's where she lived out the remainder of her life. She passed away Tuesday June 2,...

Jun 1, 2020

Richard Oneal Warmoth, 63, of Lake Dallas, passed on peacefully Monday, June 1, 2020 at his home in Lake Dallas.

Richard was born on October 16, 1956 in Danville, KY to Morris Oneal and Phyllis Jewell (Watkins) Warmoth. His occupation was in construction however, he was best known for how he helped those around him and his...

Jun 1, 2020

Gordon Randolph Bilyeu was born April 26, 1949 in Denton, Texas to J.C. Bilyeu and Gladys Maxine Zerwer. He passed peacefully surrounded by his four girls in Denton, Texas on June 1, 2020. Among those that survive him are his older brother Jerry Bilyeu of Decatur.

A member of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers out of Local...

May 28, 2020

Mary Joyce Elam, of Richardson, died on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at the age of 89 at Baylor Scott and White in Plano.

Mrs. Elam was born on March 8, 1931 in Canyon, Texas to Horace and Ora (Grace) Odell. She was the owner and operator of Idea House Art Store for many years.

Joyce...

May 28, 2020

Carl Boyd Guess, Jr., 90, of Coppell, died Thursday, May 28, 2020 surrounded by his family at his home in Coppell.

Carl was born on December 22, 1929 in Belton, TX to Carl Boyd Guess, Sr. and Minnie Lee (Hamrick) Guess. He played football for Temple Highschool, graduating in 1948. He attended United States Military Academy at...

May 23, 2020

On May 23, 2020, Charles Sidney Erwin passed away at the age of 93. Charles was born in 1926 and is the oldest of 11 children. Charles grew up in Denton, Texas where he attended Cooper Creek School. Joining the navy in 1944, Charles served on the USS Nevada and took part in the battles of Okinawa and Iwo...

May 22, 2020

On May 22, 2020, Ernest Ewart Robinson III passed away at age 75. He was born in Plainview, Texas to Ernest and Velma Robinson II. He graduated from Plainview High School and attended University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, where he spent the rest of his life.

He...

May 17, 2020

Esperanza "Hope" Chavez Escobedo, 72, of Sanger, was called home to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Medical City Hospital in Denton.

Hope was born on July 26, 1947, in Robstown, TX to Luis and Marta (Tapia) Chavez. Her family legacy began with her marriage to Ernesto Serna Escobedo on November ...

May 16, 2020

Fannie Margaret Schmitz Schulze

Fannie Margaret Schulze was born June 23, 1921 in Commerce, Texas. She was the only child of Jesse Lee and Lottie Gertrude Schmitz. Margaret is preceded in death by her husband James Alton Schulze. She is survived by daughter, Dixie and her husband Bill McMath of Corinth.

Margaret grew...

May 13, 2020

After a nine-year battle with cancer, Donald Truett Phillips died on May 13, 2020 in Carrollton, TX at the age of 77. He leaves behind his wife, Nancy Taylor Phillips, his son, Bob Phillips, and daughter, Janet Phillips Wisner.

Don was born on January 6, 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Walter Truett Phillips and Dorothy Crews...

May 12, 2020

Billy W. Lobaugh, 77, of Denton, TX, passed away on May 12, 2020, from complications of Alzheimer's disease.

He was born to parents Granville and Bernice Lobaugh, on April 9, 1943, in Stratford, OK. He married Charlotte, the love of his life, in 1962, who survives him. Bill is also survived by his sister Burnadean McGinnis, son...

May 12, 2020

Elbert Gene Gumfory

Servant of the Lord, Community Leader

Devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend

Born May 21, 1939 in Cleburne, Texas – Passed May 12, 2020 in Denton, Texas

Gene graduated from Cleburne High School in 1957,...