Obituary Listing

Feb 13, 2021

Carolyn Kirkpatrick Whitley Hornbuckle passed away February 13, 2021 in Vacaville, CA.  She was born in Dallas on January 9th, 1937 during a snowstorm.  Her parents, James Randolph and Christine Kirkpatrick, raised this adventurous young lady until she graduated from Denton High School in 1955. She stayed close to home while attending Texas Woman's University and earned her degree...

Feb 13, 2021

Connie Dian McDaniel, 68, of Ponder passed away on February 13, 2021 in Denton. She was born on January 24, 1953 in Ft. Worth, Texas to James and Joyce (Meek) Yowell.  Dian married Allen McDaniel on October 2, 1970 in Tom Bean, Texas and they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year.  Dian retired January 31, 2018...

Feb 12, 2021

Carmen "Carmencita" Antonia Calderon was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She left this world unexpectedly after a grueling battle with COVID-19 on February 12, 2021, age 52, in Denton, TX.

Carmen was born in Rio Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 16, 1968 to Judith Vila and...

Feb 11, 2021

Nadine Walker Cates, 95, of Corinth passed away on February 11, 2021 in Denton, Texas. She was born January 6,. 1926 in Tuscon, Arizona to Vera Brown Walker and Aubrey V. Walker. The family eventually moved to Ackerly, Texas where Nadine met Marshall Cates, the love of her life. They were married in 1944 and celebrated 74 years of...

Feb 10, 2021

Elnora Deguzman Sapian Sparks passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in Sanger, Texas. She was born in Singapore on October 9, 1927 to Gil and Monica Deguzman. She was a mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  Elnora attended dental school in the Philippines and practiced dentistry for several years until she came to the United States in the 60's.

Feb 9, 2021

All services are now pending

John Robert Burnett, Sr. 74 of Denton passed away February 9, 2021 at Texas Health Presbyterian-Denton.  He was born August 2, 1946 in Nashville, Tennessee to Robert Charlton and Margaret Ann Freedman Burnett.

He married Carmelita Alicia Cruz on January 13, 1967, she preceded him in death on...

Feb 9, 2021

Charles Eugene Grandell, 90 of Denton, Texas passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Medical City-Denton. He was born January 22, 1931 in Muncie, Indiana to Harold James Grandell and Mildred E. (Pierce) Grandell. He graduated from Hughes High School in Cincinnati in 1949. Charles enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on February 26, 1951 and was a veteran...

Feb 8, 2021

My mother, Lana Ruth Smalley Miles joined her parents Olena Crawford Smalley & Richard Gordon Smalley of Clyde Tx; her sister Sandra Smalley Terrell of Buffalo Gap Tx; her beloved Standard Dauchund Boomer and my Dox Red in heaven on Feb 8th, 2021 while in a hospital in Denton, Texas. Prior to being in the hospital Mom had lived...

Feb 8, 2021

Virginia Nell Pursley, 91, of Gordonville, formerly of Denton, passed away Monday, February 8, 2021 at her residence.  She was born September 22, 1929 in Littlefield, Texas to William and Vivian Walker Cooper.  She married Noah Pursley, who preceded her in death in 2004. Virginia was a Medication Aid at the Beaumont Nursing Home in Denton before retirement. The family...

Feb 8, 2021

Natalie Michelle Cryer, 37, of Denton, Texas passed away 02/08/2021. She was born on July 23, 1983 to parents Peggy Mayfield Khan and Darrell Lee Cryer in Denton, Texas. Natalie graduated high school from Denton, Texas in 2002 and received her LVN certification shortly thereafter. She is survived by her mother (Peggy Mayfield Khan),...

Feb 7, 2021

Robert "Bob" Shelton, Jr., 80, of Denton, Texas went to be with his Lord on February 7, 2021. He was born to Robert Bonner Shelton, Sr. and Jewel Allen Shelton in Texarkana, Arkansas on June 2, 1940.

Bob and his siblings Shirley Shelton Butler, Kenny Shelton and Beverly Patton Ruff started life in San Diego at the...

Feb 7, 2021

Bill Hinkle passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 in Austin, Texas. He was born in Denton, Texas to Dr. George and Kenneth Hinkle. Bill was an entrepreneur developing financial processing systems, an avid fly fisherman, and tennis player. Bill grew up in Denton, attended college at the University of Texas where he was a Texas Cowboy and a member...

Feb 7, 2021

Gloria Sue Masters, 84 passed away at Baylor Scott and White hospital on Sunday, February 7th. She was born on January 13, 1937, to Robert Guffey and Jackie Guffey in Munday, Texas. She spent many years in the Munday area before moving to Abilene, where she was a hairdresser for many years, and then on to Little Elm after...

Feb 6, 2021

Jolinda Sue Tidwell went to see her Lord and Savior Saturday, February 6, 2021 at her home peacefully in her sleep. She was born in Dallas, Texas to Donald and Freda Epps on October 30, 1961. She is preceded in death by her husband, John Tidwell, and her parents Donald and Freda.

She lived a full life,...

Feb 5, 2021

Steven R, Wittau, 61, entered into rest on Friday, February 5, 2021 in Dallas TX after a long illness.

He was born in Menominee MI on December 1, 1959 to Eugene and Rita Wittau, the 8 th of 9 children.  Steven grew up in Spokane WA; he graduated from Central Valley High School in 1977. He graduated...

Feb 5, 2021

George Porter Godfrey, II, of Denton, Texas passed away on February 5, 2021 in Denton. He was born in St. Joseph, Michigan on March 3, 1941 to George Porter Godfrey and Estella Jane Lynch, but was raised in Dallas, TX  where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School.  George attended University of North Texas, where he was a member...

Feb 4, 2021

Estela Juana Loya passed away Thursday, February 4th, 2021 in Denton, Texas. Estela was born June 24, 1949 in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Cosme and Elena Reyes.  Her early years were spent playing with her siblings in the river and tending to their livestock on their ranch. Some of her fondest memories were spent on the ranch milking cows and...

Feb 2, 2021

John W. Thompson, 77, passed away on February 2, 2021, at his home in Denton surrounded by his family. He was born in Denton to Hazel and Blake Thompson on April 22, 1943, and grew up with 8 siblings in the area.

"Little John" served as a Denton firefighter for 28 years before retiring in 2001. He...

Feb 1, 2021

Lawrence C. Kelly 88, died February 1, 2021, after a five-day stay in Presbyterian Hospital, Denton, TX, with family members in attendance. He was born in Oklahoma City, OK, on December 3, 1932, the oldest child of Esther Beavin Kelly and Charles L. Kelly. He attended high school at St. Gregory's in Shawnee, OK, and college at Marquette University...

Jan 31, 2021

Robert Edward, "R.E.", Harris, 95, of Roanoke passed away on January 31, 2021. He was born on October 31, 1925 in Roanoke, Texas to Henry and Parrette (Blakley) Harris.

R.E. was a member of the Greatest Generation and men like him are why it's called that.  As a little boy during the Great Depression, he helped support...