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Lillian Madeline Wylie

Lillian Madeline Wylie

Nov 10, 2016

Lillian Madeline Wylie, (84) passed away on November 10, 2016 at her home in Denton, TX. She was born on July 21, 1932 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Speed Jones, Sr. and Helen Richardson Jones. She was married to Edward J. Wylie on August 21st, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Together they pursued their passion in the education...

Georgia Faye Sweatman

Georgia Faye Sweatman

Nov 8, 2016

Georgia Faye (Reynolds) Sweatman, 89, a lifelong resident of Denton, passed away Tuesday, November 8, 2016 in Denton. Mrs. Sweatman was born on February 22, 1927 in Roanoke, Texas to Samuel Lafayette and Cynthia Ann (Smith) Reynolds. She was married to Ernest Powell Sweatman, Jr., deceased, on July 14, 1962 in Denton. She worked for Moore Business Forms more...

Thomas Gary Sawyer

Thomas Gary Sawyer

Nov 3, 2016

Gary Sawyer went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 3, 2016. Gary was born in Orange, CA on December 28 th , 1940, the first born of Frances Berle and Thomas Calvin Sawyer.  He was one of three children.

Gary attended Santa Ana high school, Santa Ana College, and Long Beach State University where he...

Cynthia Joyce Duke

Cynthia Joyce Duke

Nov 2, 2016

Cynthia Joyce Duke, 59, of The Colony, died peacefully Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at her parents' home in Denton from end stage metastatic breast cancer.

Cindy was born on June 6, 1957, in Dallas and grew up there and in Paris and Denton.  She graduated Denton High School and from Texas A&M with a degree in Parks...

Derek Ray Carroll

Derek Ray Carroll

Nov 1, 2016

Derek Ray Carroll, 33, of Sanger, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at his home in Sanger.

Mr. Carroll was born on March 2, 1983 in Lewisville to Tony Wayde Carroll and Debbie Ann Brown. He was a member of the First Apostolic Jesus Name Church in Denton. He graduated Aubrey High School and was a heavy equipment...

Eva Jewell Rich

Eva Jewell Rich

Nov 1, 2016

Eva Jewell Rich, 97, of Denton, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at the Wheeler Place in Gainesville, TX.

Mrs. Rich was born on May 19, 1919 in Myra, TX to George Washington and Sally Jane (Cogburn) Luster. She worked for many years as a sales clerk for Bealls Department Store. She was married to Clarence F. Rich...

Virginia Mae Mccullers

Virginia Mae Mccullers

Oct 31, 2016

Virginia Mae McCullers, age 84, passed away October 31, 2016 in Justin, Texas. Virginia was born January 6, 1932 in Culman, Alabama. Visitation will be Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Justin First Baptist Church in Justin, Texas, from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. A graveside service will follow at 11:00 a.m. in Justin Cemetery.

William Leroy Annesser

William Leroy Annesser

Oct 30, 2016

William Leroy Annesser Born July 28, 1938 to William and Esther Annesser of Springfield Illinois. He was an Army veteran. He worked for Motorola and Signode in the Chicago area. He moved from Chicago to Denton, Texas, to work as a purchasing agent for Frito-Lay in Dallas. In 1980, he went to work for Andrew Corporation in Denton and continued...

Lilnda Rae Gaston

Lilnda Rae Gaston

Oct 29, 2016

Linda Rae Gaston, age 69, died on Saturday October 29, 2016 at Denton Regional Hospital after a major cardiac event. Linda was born in Evansville, Indiana on May 13, 1947 and moved to Texas in 1994 with her sister and best friend Barbara Baldwin. After moving to Texas, Linda worked for Moore Business Solutions and later retired from Verizon communications...

Kenneth Walker Echlund

Kenneth Walker Echlund

Oct 27, 2016

Kenneth W. Echlund, 83, of Krugerville, passed away peacefully on October 27, 2016. Kenneth was born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 26, 1933 the son of Arthur R. Echlund and Beatrice Colp Echlund. Kenneth is survived by his wife of 60 years Joyce Weathersby Echlund along with two daughters; Dana Musgrave of Sanger and Teresa Echlund of South...

Royce W. "Chip" Riley, Ii

Royce W. "Chip" Riley, Ii

Oct 24, 2016

Royce W. "Chip" Riley II, 53 of Justin, TX passed away on Monday, October 24, 2016 at Texas Health Harris Methodist Alliance Hospital. He was born in Center, TX on March 15, 1963 to Royce W. and Linda Kaye (Jennings) Riley. He was a self-employed owner-operator of trucking company. He was married to Kristy Kaye Norton on May...

Mercer Lamar Day

Mercer Lamar Day

Oct 22, 2016

Mercer Lamar Day, 86, of Denton has gone to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  He was born December 6, 1929, in rural Madison County, Alabama, to Columbus Turner and Exa Day.  He is survived by his lovely bride of 68 years, Annie Florence (Lipscomb) Day, daughters Retha Day and her husband Brent Johnson, Linda Pilson and...

William Robert Wilson

William Robert Wilson

Oct 21, 2016

William Robert Wilson, 86, of Denton, died Friday, October 21, 2016 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Denton.

Mr. Wilson was born on February 11, 1930 in Boston, MA to Thomas and Clara (Johnson) Wilson. He was married to Winifred Johnson on April 2, 1955 in San Bernardino, CA. He was a member of Denton Bible Church...

Isaillas Perez

Isaillas Perez

Oct 20, 2016

Isaillas Perez born Oct. 19, 1945 passed away Oct. 20, 2016. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1972 to1974. He is survived by his wife, Melba Perez of Saint Jo, TX; 2 sons, Ernest Perez and Benjamine Hutchins and wife Christy,; 4 daughters, Candy Perez West and husband Mark West, and Stephanie Perez Tucker and husband William Tucker, Sr....

Donna Mann Ryan

Donna Mann Ryan

Oct 18, 2016

Donna Mann Ryan, age 85, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016.  Donna was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, September 25, 1931, the daughter of Dorothy Smith Mann and Walter Hugh Mann.  She graduated from the University of Oklahoma where she was a member of Alpha Phi.  She married M. Don Ryan on November 16, 1951.  They lived in Norman, Oklahoma...

Patricia Ruth Skinner

Patricia Ruth Skinner

Oct 17, 2016

Patricia Ruth Skinner died peacefully on October 17, 2016 in Denton, Texas.  She was born on June 22, 1929 in Elizabeth, Louisiana to Desmond and Verna Sigler.   After moving to Orange, Texas she graduated from Stark High School.  Upon completing a degree in piano in 1950 from Texas State College for Women, she married John Pitman Skinner, a pharmacist.  ...

Barbara W. Villarreal

Barbara W. Villarreal

Oct 8, 2016

Barbara Jean Williams Villarreal passed away October 8, 2016 in Denton, TX at the age of 77. She was born on July 15, 1939 to Charles Withrow Williams & Oleta Ercel (White) Williams in Nashville, Arkansas. Barbara was a Nashville High School Scrapper, graduating from there in 1957. She attended TWU for her freshman year of college, and finished her...

Billy Lee Miller

Billy Lee Miller

Oct 7, 2016

Billy Lee Miller, 66, of Denton, died Friday, October 7, 2016 surrounded by his family at home.

Mr. Miller was born on September 2, 1950 in Gainesville, TX to Johnny Lee and Virginia (Argo) Miller. He was married to Sherry Sprayberry on January 9, 1971 in Denton. He worked for several years as a truck driver and...

Rama Colleen Pfaffly

Rama Colleen Pfaffly

Oct 7, 2016

Rama Colleen Pfaffly, 68, of Denton, died Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Wheeler Place in Gainesville.

Mrs. Pfaffly was born on May 1, 1948 in Bucklin, MO to Raymond and Ruth (Jirmars) Head. She owned and operated Ramas Courtyard Café in Denton for many years and then retired from the University of North Texas managing Verde...

Byron Weldon Jacobs

Byron Weldon Jacobs

Oct 5, 2016

Byron "Jake" Weldon Jacobs On October 5th, Byron passed into the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ after a short illness. He was born on September 22nd, 1948 in New York to George and Hope Jacobs whom preceded him in death. Byron had a career of service spanning 24 years as a combat engineer in the U.S. Air...

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