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Nancy Louise Peterson
Feb 3, 2020
Nancy Louise Peterson, 79, of Justin passed away on February 2, 2020 in Denton. She was born on August 11, 1940 in Stony, Texas to Joseph and Fannie (Shipley) Coulter.
Nancy was a member of the Denton County Cowboy Church in Ponder, TX. She graduated from Texas Woman's University with a Bachelor's Degree in Education and spent...
Brian Thomas Nelms
Feb 3, 2020
Brian Thomas Nelms was born on December 30, 1973 in Corsicana, Texas to William Thomas Nelms and Susan Kaye Leach Nelms. Brian passed away on February 3, 2020.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors.
Claralynn Barnes
Feb 3, 2020
Claralynn Barnes was 82, a loving mother, grandmother, sister and a friend to many. She passed away February 3rd, 2020, at Willow Bend Assisted Living Center in Denton Texas. Born on Oct. 10, 1937, in Burbank California.  She had one older brother Rachel Lewis Jr. and was the daughter of Rosalind and Rachel Lewis who all preceded her in...
Ruby Fay Morris
Feb 2, 2020
Ruby Fay Morris, 86, of Sanger, Texas passed away on February 2, 2020. She was born on February 9, 1933 in Cleburne, Texas to Rayburn and Dotsie Mae Sartor.
She married William "Pete" Morris on March 12, 1949 in Cleburne, Texas. She was a member of Gribble Springs Baptist Church and retired from the City of Denton...
Jack Read Haynes
Feb 2, 2020
Jack Read Haynes, 87, of Denton, Texas passed away February 02, 2020. He was born June 14, 1932 in Dangerfield, Texas to Jack E. Haynes and Mary Beuhla Read Haynes.
He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Jack attended North Texas State University and Texas Christian University. He was a professor of psychology...
Lynda Kaye Williams
Feb 1, 2020
Lynda Kaye Williams, 71, beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend passed away on February 1, 2020, in her home in Denton, TX.
Born the first of three daughters to Gwen Lumry and Bill Wilson in Borger, TX, Lynda's family moved to Bedford, TX, in 1965. There, she finished high school and graduated from L.D. Bell High School...
Suzon Storrie Leath
Jan 31, 2020
Suzon Storrie Leath was born on November 15, 1930 and on Jan 31, 2020, went to stand in the presence of our heavenly father, after spending the last 4 years at The Right Place, a group home in southern Denton, where she was cared for by Emmanuel and Rachel (the owners), Janice RN from hospice, and a host of...
Jean Evelyn Ross
Jan 28, 2020
Jean Washburn Ross 75, of Denton, passed away January 28, 2020 at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. Jean was born in Bells, Grayson County, Texas on August 2, 1944 to J.D. Washburn and Pearl McGlothlin Washburn. She married Don Ross on September 6, 1963 in Wichita Falls, Texas. They were members of the Highland Baptist Church and later the First...
William "Ken" Riggs
Jan 28, 2020
William Ken Riggs, 64, of Denton, Texas passed away January 28, 2020 at his home. He was born September 15, 1955 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Aaron Davis Riggs, Jr. and Mary Edna McCormick Riggs.
He worked in a variety of fields over the years. Ken was interested in computer science, science fiction, and anime. He attended...
Hipolito Reyes Valdes
Jan 26, 2020
Juan Hipolito Valdes Reyes. , father, friend and Christian departed this life January 26, 2020. He was born, August 13, 1940 in Habana, Cuba to Jose de la Paz Valdes Castillo and Caridad Reyes Bacallao. He worked in Florida, New Jersey, Manhattan, New York City and New Orleans, Louisiana at Tulane University before retiring. After Hurricane Katrina,...
Mitchell Todd Brown
Jan 26, 2020
Mitchell "Todd" Brown, 53, of Denton passed away on January 26, 2020. He was born in Denton, Texas to Dale and Myrna (Riney) Brown on December 30, 1966.
He Married Shannon (Stone) Brown on May 14, 1994 in Denton, Texas. He attended Denton High School and University of North Texas. Upon graduating from the university of North...
Edith Lanier Lindley
Jan 25, 2020
Edith Lanier Ross Lindley, 98, of Denton passed away on January 25, 2020. She was born in Boyd, Texas to James Lee and Margaret "Maggie" (Peden) Ross.
She married H.M. "Jerry" Lindley on February 19, 1944 in Denton. She worked at The University of North Texas for 33 years as a Professor of Home Economics, she also...
Daniel Paul Grubenhoff
Jan 25, 2020
Daniel Paul Grubenhoff, 67, of Corinth, Texas, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2020 in Denton after a short battle with cancer. Dan was born in Lima, Ohio, to Othmer (Bob) and Rita (Mueller) Grubenhoff on May 24, 1952. He married Nancy Post in Portland, Indiana, on September 15, 1984. He was a member of...
Nancy Josephine Armstrong
Jan 24, 2020
Nancy Josephine Armstrong, 71, of Denton, Texas passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. She was born in Sweetwater, Texas to James and Myrtle Tillman (Johnson) Powell on February 09, 1948.
Nancy is preceded in death by her parents and her grandson, Max Taylor. She is survived by her daughters, Maranatha Middleton, Shelly Panter and Sarah Taylor, step-mother,...
Stuart Elton Larson
Jan 23, 2020
Dr. Stuart Elton Larson, born May 26, 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland, to John Elton Larson and Margaret May Kindell, passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020. Survived by his wife Gloria, children Jeff, Derek, and Valerie and sister Sally Foster of Oak Harbor, Washington.
Stuart earned the Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree from the University of Illinois College...
Margaret Ivy Worth
Jan 21, 2020
Margaret Ivy Worth, 59 of Corinth, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, at her home on January 21, 2020. Margaret finally found peace after a courageous 9-month battle with cancer.
Margaret was born in Fort Worth, Texas on August 30, 1960 to Worth B and Martha P. Chollar. Margaret was a gifted artist, dog trainer, and...
William Pitt Philips Jr.
Jan 17, 2020
William P. Philips, Jr. was born February 17, 1936, in Greenville, Texas, and died on January 17, 2020, in Denton, Texas. He was the son of Dr. William Pitt Philips and Jo Juana Maier Philips. He attended the public schools in Greenville and graduated from Greenville High School in 1953.
He graduated from Baylor University with a...
Mava Minnon Clements
Jan 16, 2020
Mava Minnon (Myers) Clements, 93, of Denton, Texas passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family on January 16, 2020. Mava was born May 4, 1926 to parents Pansy and Charles Myers in Valley View, Texas. She grew up on the Myers family farm in Valley View, and later settled in Denton. There she lived with her husband of 35...
Therese M. Woods
Jan 15, 2020
Therese M. Woods, 90, of Denton passed away on January 15, 2020 in Denton. She was born in Bronx, New York on October 11, 1929 to Antionette Germain and Gaetano Scarangella, along with her siblings, Loretta, Francis, Alfred Germain, who all predeceased her.
She married the late James T. Woods, on May 28, 1949. They had two...
James "Lee" Mccormick
Jan 15, 2020
James Lee McCormick, 65, of Denton passed away on January 15, 2020, in Denton, TX. He was born in Galveston, TX on August 25, 1954, to William "Bill" and Sharon Magness McCormick. Lee was an avid cinefile, book lover, cruciverbalist, and connoisseur of toys and cartoons. He described himself as a simple man with simple desires. He was patient...
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