Obituary Listing

Jan 3, 2019

Tiny Faye Gutierrez, 74, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019 in Denton, Texas. She was born in Lubbock, Texas on the 25 th day of July 1944 to Dessie Faye (Miller) and Charles Clifford Taylor.

Tiny enjoyed being in our lives as well as fishing, making crafts and visiting with friends and family. She will be missed....

Jan 2, 2019

William Devanny Miller Sr., 74 of Denton, Texas went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 2, 2019 at his home. He was born on March 27, 1944 in Chicago, IL. to Richard Haywood and Helen Mary (Devanny) Miller. William married the love of his life Carol Anne Klaas on June 18, 1966.

He...

Jan 2, 2019

The family will receive friends at DeBerry Funeral Directors on Friday, January 11, 2019 from 5-7PM.

Jan 2, 2019

KENT McKEAN COOPER was born in Glenside, PA on September 15, 1944 to Joseph Edgar and Virginia Alvine (Seifert) Cooper and died in Denton, TX on January 2, 2019.  He was predeceased by his beloved wife of 44 years, Kristin Brodsky Cooper.  Kent is survived by his sister, Lynda Orlando (Sal); his two nephews, Jon Gray (Becky) and Christopher...

Dec 31, 2018

Richard E. Aikin, 82, of Denton, passed away on December 31, 2018 in Denton. He was born on April 13, 1936 to William and Gertrude (Hyland) Aikin in Buffalo, New York.

Richard was a longtime and dedicated employee of Exxon with over 30 years of service. Dick was part of the team at Exxon that developed Hydraulic...

Dec 30, 2018

"A Cageian conceptual avant gardist." This was the description the New York Times once gave Larry Don Austin who passed away peacefully at age 88. Larry was a prolific composer with almost 60 years of experimental music. For Larry, if he was not challenging the concepts of what defined music, he was not satisfied. He once wrote, "Music is...

Dec 27, 2018

Willie Pearl McCallon Burns, 91, formerly of Lake Jackson, Texas died Thursday, December 27, 2018 peacefully at her home in Denton, Texas.  Mrs. Burns was born on May 21, 1927, she lived a full life with family, her faith in Jesus Christ, and loving service to others.

Willie is survived by her sister, Gladys Stalsby of Denton,...

Dec 27, 2018

Sara Jane Carter, 63, of Denton passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 in her home. She was born on May 25, 1955 in Tyler, Texas to Virgil and Sara Adams and moved to Denton when she was 6 months old. She attended Denton High School and North Texas State University. Sara Jane met Randy Carter when she was 17...

Dec 25, 2018

Dimas C. Wences, 46 of Denton, Texas went to be with the Lord on December 25, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on April 3, 1972 in Morelita, Guerrero, Mexico to Dimas Wences Alonzo and Leocadia Cortez. Dimas married the love of his life Dora Gamez on April 3, 2009 in Denton, Texas.

Dec 24, 2018

Lauri Van Oittinen, age 64, passed away on December 24, 2018 in a single car accident.

Lauri was the eldest of 5 sons born to Kalevi Esa Oittinen and Colleen Gertrude Oittinen.  He began life March, 1954 in Washington, D.C., the child of a Finnish father and an American mother. The family lived in Maryland, Italy and...

Dec 24, 2018

Mary Nell Doyle, 78, of Krum, Texas passed away on December 24, 2018. She was born on October 13, 1940 in Clinton, Oklahoma to Clarence and Edna Ruth (Mitchell) Parrett.

Mary Nell received her teacher's certificate from Southwestern State University located in Weatherford, Oklahoma. While in college, she met her husband James Donald Doyle of Chickasha, Oklahoma;...

Dec 22, 2018

Betty Joy York Puckett was called home early Saturday morning on December 22nd, 2018 at her home surrounded by family.  Betty was born April 16th, 1933 in Johntown TX.  She married Billy R Puckett on November 11th, 1950.

Betty and her late husband Bill moved to Denton in 1966 where they raised 4 kids.  She was a...

Dec 21, 2018

M. Youvonne Matzinger was born to Thomas and Mary Ellen Ratliff February 10, 1943 in Cooke County and passed away December 21, 2018 in her home in Denton, Texas. She graduated from Denton High School in 1961, and married Philip Hardy Matzinger September 1, 1962. She attended Tennessee Temple University.

Youvonne worked for both Denton and Ryan...

Dec 20, 2018

Melvin Lowe Pannell, 84, of Denton passed away Thursday, December 20, 2018 at his home. He was born in Bennett, Texas to J.F. and Ruby Lowe on March 16, 1934. Melvin married Mary Jane Gregory on September 6, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas.

They both liked to travel and lived in Rockport, Texas for 12 years. They...

Dec 20, 2018

Michael Floyd Jacobs, 68 of Sanger passed away on December 20, 2018 in Denton. He was born on May 10, 1950 in Denton, Texas to Arthur and Mildred Jacobs.

He married Truda Marlene West and worked as a Deputy Constable before his retirement.

He is survived by his wife, Truda, daughters, Crystal May of Azel,...

Dec 19, 2018

Roberto Orona Sanchez, 75, of Denton passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Denton. He was born in Robstown, Texas to Tranquilino and Francisca Sanchez on January 28, 1943. He is preceded in death by his wife Eva Sanchez, parents Tranquilino and Francisca, his sisters Gloria Ochoa and Connie Serna and his brothers Pete Garcia,...

Dec 18, 2018

Ronald Douglas Sanford, 77, of Ponder passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. He was born on February 6, 1941 in La Mesa, Texas to Douglas and Essie Viola (McGee) Sanford. He was one of six children.

Ronald attended school in La Mesa and went on to enlisted in the Air Force; He was...

Dec 18, 2018

Tiffany Briggs, 37, of Denton passed away at her home on December 18, 2018. Tiffany worked as a Pharmacy Tech for Brookshire's store.

She is survived by her sister, Kimberly Platt of Rochester, New York,half sisters, Kristie and Cailyn, step sisters, Christi and Tonya, step-brother, Patrick, many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles and her former husband,...

Dec 16, 2018

Josefina Filomena Perez, 105. Of Arlington, Texas passed away at her home on December 16, 2018. She was born in Callao, Peru on November 29, 1913 to Carlos and Carmen Vega y Monteza.

She was a dedicated housewife devoted to her beloved husband, her five girls, and later to her grandchildren.  Being the daughter of a nurse,...

Dec 16, 2018

Robert (Bob) Louis Hausmann, 85, of Denton, Texas went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 16, 2018.  Robert was born on August 23, 1933 in Refugio, Texas to Emil and Marguerite (Ryals) Hausmann.  He married Dorothy Hausmann on July 8, 1953 while stationed in Belville, Illinois in the Air Force.  They were married for 64 years until...