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Margaret L. Mcfadden

Margaret L. Mcfadden

Jan 13, 2019

Margaret L. McFadden, 93, of Valley View, Texas passed away on Sunday morning in Plano, Texas. She was born May 31, 1925 in Cooke County, Texas to Edward and Iva (Cloyd) Sullivan.

Margaret graduated from Pilot Point High School and went on to marry Don McFadden in Denton, Texas in 1987. She worked as an office clerk...

Pamela Marie Ferguson

Pamela Marie Ferguson

Jan 12, 2019

Pamela Marie Ferguson, 63 of Denton passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019 at her home in Denton.  She was born in Tachikawa, Japan on January 15, 1955 to Harold Edward Ferguson and Mabel Marie Carpino Ferguson. She was a graduate of Denton High School, Class of 1972.

Pamela was a very loving Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Mother, Grandmother,...

Michael William Mcallister

Michael William Mcallister

Jan 12, 2019

Michael William McAllister, 68, Dublin, GA, formerly of Denton, TX, passed away on January 12, 2019. He was born in Columbus, Ohio on July 17, 1950.

He attended North Texas State University while living in Dallas, TX. His father told him to go to classes there but not to mess with the local girls, which of course...

Danny Lynn Platt

Danny Lynn Platt

Jan 12, 2019

Danny Lynn Platt passed away Saturday evening, January 12, 2019 in Sanger.  He was born in Terrell, TX to Homer Jack Platt and Anna Margaret Jones Platt.

After he graduated from High School, he joined the UA Air Force from March 15, 1968 to August 6, 1973. He specialized in Electric Equipment Systems and Communications.

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Martha P. Chollar

Martha P. Chollar

Jan 11, 2019

Martha P. Chollar, 80, of Marietta, Oklahoma, passed away in Marietta on January 11, 2019 after she lost her brief battle with cancer. She made her final journey to God in peace and comfort in her home, surrounded by the love of her family. Martha was born on April 4, 1938 in Mexico City, to Ildefonso and Margarita (Serrano)...

Sharon Yvonne Drew

Sharon Yvonne Drew

Jan 10, 2019

Sharon Yvonne Drew, 75 of Lake Dallas, Texas passed away on January 10, 2019 in Denton, Texas. She was born on June 3, 1943 in Langdon, North Dakota to John and Isabel Spenst.

She was a graduate of Alsen High School. Sharon also attended two years at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks where...

Susan Elaine Black

Susan Elaine Black

Jan 9, 2019

Susan Elaine Black, 59, of Denton, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 9, 2019.  She was born in Houston, Texas on September 15, 1959 to Jack and Ann Park.

Susan was a wonderfully outgoing person who loved spending time with her boys, grandchildren, and her puppy dogs.  She loved to attend festivals, listen to live music, and...

Diego And Daniel Rivera

Diego And Daniel Rivera

Jan 9, 2019

Diego, 17, and Daniel Rivera, 14, of Denton, Texas passed away January 9, 2019 in Denton. Diego was born June 19, 2001 and Daniel was born September 14, 2004. Both boys were born in Denton, Texas to Ricardo and Elizabeth (Salazar) Rivera. They we're members of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and lived in Denton all their lives.

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Barbara Jo Jackson

Barbara Jo Jackson

Jan 7, 2019

Barbara Jo Jackson, 69, of Lake Dallas passed away on January 7, 2019, in Denton. She was born on October 17, 1949 in Geneva, Ohio to Donald and Norma (Purnell) Brenyas.

Barbara married Johnnie Jackson in Farmers Branch, Texas on (date). She was a member of Lake Shore Baptist Church in Lake Dallas and a retired apartment...

Burness Ray Higgs

Burness Ray Higgs

Jan 7, 2019

Burness Ray Higgs, 90, of Sanger, Texas passed away January 7, 2019 at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton. He was born on March 26, 1928 in Stony, Texas to Tobe Birris and Carrie Amyx Higgs.

Burness graduated from Sanger High School in 1946. He married Billie Dene Allen on August 1, 1953. He started working on the family...

William Lee Austin

William Lee Austin

Jan 5, 2019

William Lee 'Bill' Austin of Denton Texas passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family and with the love of his friends on January 5, 2019. Bill never knew a stranger; he was well known for his quirky sense of humor. He often said one of his goals in life was to make at least one person a day...

Marshall Charlton Cates

Marshall Charlton Cates

Jan 3, 2019

Marshall Charlton Cates, 93, of Corinth passed away on January 3, 2019 in Denton, Texas surrounded by loved ones. He was born on April 18, 1925 in Sulphur Springs, Texas to Eugene G. and Grace (Sewell) Cates. They moved to Ackerly, Texas where Marshall and his sister, Billie Gene grew up on the family farm.

Marshall married...

Diane Annette Keating

Diane Annette Keating

Jan 3, 2019

Diane Annette Keating, 54, of Denton passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019. She was born in Nacogdoches, TX to Douglas Keating and Barbara Hall on July 9, 1964. She is preceded in death by father, Douglas Keating.

Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, January10, 2019 @ 1:30 PM at Ivy Chapel at the Denton State Supported Living...

Latane Worsham Ramey

Latane Worsham Ramey

Jan 3, 2019

A grand and amazing lady left us on January 3, 2019, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Latane Worsham Ramey was born July 5, 1920, in Neuville, Texas, to Mary Belle (Power) Worsham, a school teacher, and Thomas Pleasant Worsham, a barber, occasional dentist and often part-time undertaker in their rural community. She grew up in this East...

Tiny Faye Gutierrez

Tiny Faye Gutierrez

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....

William Devanny Miller Sr.

William Devanny Miller Sr.

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...

Connie Jane Matakovich

Connie Jane Matakovich

Jan 2, 2019

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

Kent Mckean Cooper

Kent Mckean Cooper

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...

Richard E. Aikin

Richard E. Aikin

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...

Larry Don Austin

Larry Don Austin

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...

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