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William Allan Mcnelis

William Allan Mcnelis

May 23, 2019

William Allan McNelis Blackwell, 45, of Arlington, TX. passed away on May 23, 2019. He was born on May 8, 1974 in Dallas, Texas to William and Gene Blackwell.

He attended Sam Houston High School and DeVry Technical School. He was a loving brother, uncle and friend. He was kindhearted and loyal to all he met.

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Curtis Lewis Brown

Curtis Lewis Brown

May 23, 2019

Curtis Lewis Brown, 83, of Denton, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2019 at his home. He was born in Argyle, Texas to Virgil Jackson Brown and Essie Marie (Taylor) Brown on April 23, 1936.

Curtis graduated from Denton High School and later went on to serve in the United States Army National Guard. He married Joy Lynn...

Lenore R. Mankoff

Lenore R. Mankoff

May 22, 2019

Lenore Mankoff, 91, of Denton passed away on May 22, 2019 in Denton. She was born on March 7, 1928 in New York City, New York.

Lenore was predeceased by her husband Jerome Harvey Mankoff. Lenore is survived by her children Jean Mankoff of Denton, Texas; Jeff Mankoff and his wife Gale of Cibolo, Texas; Larry Mankoff...

Wayne Allen

Wayne Allen

May 20, 2019

Wayne Allen, 67, of Denton passed away on May 20, 2019 in Denton. He was born on December 4, 1951 in Denton to Roy and Ima Jean Allen.

Wayne graduated Denton High School in 1970 and attended El Centro College in Dallas, Texas. Wayne married Lisa Paschal in Denton on August 23, 1975. He was a past...

Rosemary Frances Balentine

Rosemary Frances Balentine

May 17, 2019

Rosemary Frances Balentine, 88, of Plano, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 in Carrollton.  She was born July 16, 1930 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Richard Henry and Ollie Eunice Ray Crooks.

Rosemary graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa.  She married Roy Evans Balentine on March 26, 1967 in Oklahoma City.  She retired from the...

Pascual Saldana

Pascual Saldana

May 12, 2019

Pascual Saldana, 67, of Providence Village, Texas passed away on May 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. He was born on May 17, 1951 to Esteban and Ana Maria Saldana in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.

He married Martha Ramirez in El Paso, TX and was a retired aviation inspector with American Airlines and worked in...

Francis (Fran) Paul Kral

Francis (Fran) Paul Kral

May 10, 2019

Francis (Fran) Paul Kral was born on April 5, 1939, in Minneapolis, MN to Frank and Alvina Kral. He grew up in Montgomery, MN and attended school there. After high school he joined the Army Reserves and farmed for a time before he started to work for Green Giant. In 1973 he was transferred to Denton, TX, where he...

Wesley And Carol Pickett

Wesley And Carol Pickett

May 9, 2019

Wesley William Pickett was born August 8, 1928 in Midwest, WY to Charles and Dorothy (Blythe) Pickett.

Wes attended Natrona County Public Schools and graduated from Natrona County High School in 1947.  He graduated from Casper College, Casper, WY in 1949 with an A. A.  degree in Accounting. Wes was active in the National Guard from 1946...

Betty Jean Gage

Betty Jean Gage

May 6, 2019

Betty Jean Gage, 80, of Oak Point, Texas passed away on Sunday, May 5, 2019 in Denton. She was born in Grandfield, Oklahoma on January 16, 1939 to August and Dolly (Champion) Tackel.

She graduated from Grandfield High School and attended Cameron College in Lawton, Oklahoma. She married Dale Gage in Oklahoma City on May 1, 1964....

Charles Wayne Godi

Charles Wayne Godi

May 6, 2019

Charles Wayne Godi, 66 of Sanger passed away on May 6, 2019 in Denton. He was born in Borger, Texas on January 26, 1953 to J.W. and Audrey Godi. He married Rebecca Richey on July 18, 1972 in Sanger, Texas. He served in the US Army and retired from Texas Woman's University.

He is survived by his...

Claud Edward Wiginton

Claud Edward Wiginton

May 4, 2019

Graveside services for Claud Edward Wiginton, 94, of Decatur, TX, who died Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Wise Regional Hospital in Decatur, will be held at Roselawn Cemetery in Denton, TX, at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, May 10, 2019. There will be a reception from 10:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. preceding the services at the Denton Room, located in...

John Vance Windham Iii

John Vance Windham Iii

May 2, 2019

John Vance Windham III., 65, passed away on May 2, 2019 in Denton. He was born on March 20, 1954 in Jackson, Mississippi to John and Ruth Hurst Windham II.

He graduated from Mississippi State University and followed his bulldogs through every coach since then. He spent ten years working in the corporate office of Kellwood Industries...

Mary Carolyn Self

Mary Carolyn Self

May 2, 2019

Mary Carolyn Self, a long-time resident of the Denton area, died at home Thursday, May 2, 2019. She was born in 1928 in Madill, OK.

Carolyn was a loving friend, mother, and grandmother. She married Horace Self in 1947 and raised two children, Dana Lynn and John Steven. She loved Bible study and get-togethers with...

John V. Windham Iii

John V. Windham Iii

May 2, 2019

John Vance Windham III, 65, passed away on May 2, 2019 in Denton. He was born on March 20, 1954 in Jackson, Mississippi to John and Ruth Hurst Windham II.

He graduated from Mississippi State University, and followed his bulldogs through every coach since then. He spent ten years working in the corporate office of Kellwood Industries...

Gail Braughler Mclain

Gail Braughler Mclain

May 1, 2019

Gail Braughler McLain, 84, of Denton, passed away May 1, 2019 in Denton, Texas. She was born on July 09, 1934 in Indiana, PA to Bert and Dessie Stewart Braughler. In 1952, she married H.M. "Mac" McLain in Indiana, PA. Gail retired from GTE and FEMA, but she never really stopped working. She worked as a sitter of elderly...

Layne Wilkerson

Layne Wilkerson

Apr 30, 2019

After over 88 years on earth, the Lord called Freddie Layne Wilkerson from his home in Justin to his home in heaven on April 30, 2019.

Layne was born on December 6, 1930 at home in Justin, Texas to Cleber and Lura (Rhodes) Wilkerson. They were surprised to have Freddie Layne and his twin brother Eddie Wayne...

Juanell H. Smith

Juanell H. Smith

Apr 30, 2019

Juanell Howard Smith, 88, of Ponder passed away on April 30, 2019. She was born in Slidell, Texas on August 17, 1930 to C.D. and Oleta (Thacker) Howard.

She married O.D. Smith on November 15, 1951, they had two children, Debra and David Smith. Juanell worked for Moore's Business forms and later got her degree as a...

Dwain A. Bean

Dwain A. Bean

Apr 27, 2019

Dwain Bean (77) peacefully passed from this life on April 27, 2019. Dwain was born on October 22, 1941 in Beaumont, Texas.

Dwain Bean is survived by his wife of 55 years, Amanda. He is also survived by the loves of his life: son, Russell Bean, his wife Margo of Denton, and their children, Stephen and Matthew...

Billie Louise Suthard

Billie Louise Suthard

Apr 25, 2019

Billie Louise Suthard, 88, of Denton passed away on April 25, 2019 in Denton. She was born on September 1, 1930 in Medina, Texas to Alfred and Julia (Howard) Keese.

Billie met Donald "Red" Suthard, a Virginia native, while he was on furlough from the Air Force with her first cousin Jack Keese. They were married in...

Bert Pope Iii

Bert Pope Iii

Apr 23, 2019

Bert Pope III, 80, of Ponder passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Denton, Texas. He was born on January 20, 1939 to Bert and Dorothy Pope Jr. in Ponder, Texas.

Bert worked for Bell Helicopter as an Aircraft Mechanic for 36 years before retiring. He married Glenda Smith on April 10, 1959.

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