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Ralph Thomas Bridges

Ralph Thomas Bridges

Sep 3, 2018

On September 3, 2018 Ralph Thomas Bridges entered the gates of heaven. Tom was born in Denton, TX on September 25, 1962, the son of Ralph W. and Kate Blackwell Bridges. Tom attended school in Denton and was a 1981 graduate of Denton High School. On June 6, 1992 he married the love of his life, Gayla White. Tom...

Opal Morrison

Opal Morrison

Sep 3, 2018

Opal Morrison, 91, of Lake Dallas passed away at her home on September 3, 2018. She was born on June 12, 1927 to Ernest and Willie Mae (Ritter) Cowden in Lindsay, Oklahoma.

She married William E. Morrison on January 30, 1946. She lived an interesting life including farm life, raising children to moving 13 times once to...

Danny Wayne Bird

Danny Wayne Bird

Sep 2, 2018

Danny Wayne Bird of Tecumseh, OK passed from this life, Sunday September 2 nd , 2018 in Shawnee, OK. Danny was born October 19 th , 1958 in Denton, TX to Dan LaRoy Bird and Barbara Ann (Sons) Bird.

Danny leaves behind to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Brenda C. Bird. They were married July 1...

Mary Mathews

Mary Mathews

Sep 1, 2018

Mary Mathews of Krum, Texas passed away on September 1, 2018 in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was born on September 18, 1953 in Salt Lake City, Utah to George and Beverly Pepperdine. Mary graduated from Arroyo Grande High School in California. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and later...

Lesleigh Ann Parker

Lesleigh Ann Parker

Sep 1, 2018

Lesleigh Ann Parker, 78, of Denton passed away on Saturday, September 1, 2018 in Denton. She was born on October 17, 1939 in Bethesda, Maryland to Robert and Catherine (Boose) Smith.

She married the love of her life, Patrick Parker, in 1960 in Ft. Worth, Texas. They loved to go on adventures and raised their four children...

Birdessia "Birdie" Blackwell

Birdessia "Birdie" Blackwell

Aug 30, 2018

Birdessia L. Blackwell, 55, of Denton passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018 at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born on May 22, 1963 in Denton, Texas to Eddie and Sharon Huey. She attended Denton schools and worked at Bartel Trucking for 16 years. She is preceded in death by her mother, Sharon Huey and...

Marion Arnold

Marion Arnold

Aug 29, 2018

Marion Arnold "Granny" 71 of Krum passed away Wednesday, August 29 2018 at her home surrounded by family and friends.

Granny loved nothing more than being with family and friends. She loved her church home Open Range Cowboy Church.

She is survived by her daughter Michelle Choate and son in law Kelly Choate. Grandchildren Justin...

Rodimiro Molina

Rodimiro Molina

Aug 29, 2018

Rodimiro Molina, age 60, of Denton, Texas passed on 8/29/2018 at Presbyterian hospital and went to be with his lord. Rodimiro was born on 8/8/1958 in Las Vegas, Mexico. Parents are Gonzalo G Molina and mother Emeteria G Molina. Rodimiro worked at several area businesses, Acme Brick,Jostens and Southwest Moulding. He was extremely hard working. Well known in Denton, Rodi...

Tommy Dale Grace

Tommy Dale Grace

Aug 28, 2018

Tommy Grace, 71, of Nocona, Texas passed away on August 28, 2018 in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was born in Rosebud, Texas on July 10, 1947 to Kenneth and Lafon (Hill) Grace.

Tommy married his highschool sweetheart, Barbara Bowles in 1965. He served in the Vietnam War from 1967-1969. Tommy enjoyed many outdoor activities, including hunting and...

Wanda Pearl Stewart

Wanda Pearl Stewart

Aug 26, 2018

Wanda Pearl (Lockhart) Stewart, age 87, went to be with her Savior and beloved husband, John Wesley Stewart, early Sunday morning, August 26, 2018.

Wanda was born October 24, 1930, in Denton to Ruby and Sy Lockhart. She married her childhood sweetheart, John, in July 1949, and they celebrated 66 years of marriage together. Wanda was a...

Virginia Ann Allen

Virginia Ann Allen

Aug 26, 2018

Virginia Ann Allen, 79, of Sanger, Texas passed away on August 26, 2018 at her home. She was born in Little Elm, Texas on October 21, 1938 to Sam and Mary Mildred (South) Teel. She grew up on a dairy farm where she help her father and mother with the work and learned to ride horses, fish and water...

Valerie Michelle Widdison

Valerie Michelle Widdison

Aug 25, 2018

Valerie Michelle Widdison, 46 of Denton, TX, formerly of Flagstaff, AZ, was born in Charleston, Illinois on June 12, 1972.  She moved to Flagstaff when she was six weeks old where she lived for 43 years before coming to Denton, Texas in 2015.  Valerie was born with Tuberous Sclerosis, a disorder that can cause retardation, brain tumors, kidney tumors...

John William Dawson

John William Dawson

Aug 25, 2018

John William Dawson, son of David F. and Catherine (Katy) Dawson died of a brain aneurysm on Saturday, August 25, at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth after a brief illness.  He was born October 3, 1958 in Columbia, Missouri and was preceded in death by his father, Dr. David F. Dawson.  He is survived by his mother, Katy,...

Carolyn Elaine Mccreless

Carolyn Elaine Mccreless

Aug 25, 2018

Carolyn Elaine McCreless, 80 of Krum, passed away Saturday morning, August 25, 2018, at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton.  She was born in Houston, Texas, to Grover Carrel Lakey and Vivian Alene Mitchell Lakey.  She married James Marion McCreless on July 4, 1957, who preceded her in death in September, 2001.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, August 29,...

Stephen "Steve" Lewis Bisbee

Stephen "Steve" Lewis Bisbee

Aug 24, 2018

Stephen "Steve" Lewis Bisbee, of Abilene, Texas, born on March 4, 1954 in Eastland, Texas, to the late Billie Arline and Lewis Lloyd, passed away on August 24, 2018 in Denton, Texas.

Stephen was the beloved partner of Laura Jane Davis. He is survived by his cherished friends, his sons, Matthew and Christopher; and sister, Sue Davis....

Margaret Ann Cogdell

Margaret Ann Cogdell

Aug 24, 2018

Margaret Ann Cogdell, 76 of Argyle passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton.  She was born in Denton on February 22, 1942 to Raymond Erwin and Ameliet Riney Erwin.  She attended Denton Public Schools and graduated from Denton High School in 1960.

She married Gerald D. Cogdell in Ardmore Oklahoma in 1958.  She...

Edwin Lowe Slimp

Edwin Lowe Slimp

Aug 24, 2018

Edwin Lowe Slimp, 83 of Denton passed away on August 24, 2018 at the Senior Care Nursing Center.  He was born September 8, 1934 in Rhome, TX to Kemp Lowe Slimp and Cordelia Teal Slimp.  He attended Northwest Schools.  He married Shirley Ray Williams on November 21, 1953.  They were members of the Town North Baptist Church.  He was...

Linda Louise Wilburn

Linda Louise Wilburn

Aug 23, 2018

Linda Louise Pridemore Wilburn, age 72, died peacefully on August 23, 2018 at her home with family, after a long and hard battle with cancer.  Linda was born on July 12 th , 1946 in Coleman, Texas, the daughter of Ralph and Louise (Knowles) Pridemore.

Linda married the love of her life, Howard Mac Wilburn, in Abilene,...

Donald Wayne Shaw, Sr.

Donald Wayne Shaw, Sr.

Aug 22, 2018

Donald Wayne Shaw, Sr, 64, of Denton passed away on August 22, 2018 at his home. He was born on March 7, 1954 to Alvin and Katherine Shaw in Mineral Wells, Texas.

He worked for Acme Brick for many years. He enjoyed cooking and learning new ideas from watching cooking shows. He would cook most everything on...

Mary Renee Erwin

Mary Renee Erwin

Aug 20, 2018

Mary Renee Erwin born 42 years ago to Ronnye and Jane Erwin is now with her Savior, Jesus Christ. She passed away at home on August 20, 2018.

Mary was a 1994 graduate of Ryan High School and later was employed by Sally's Beauty Company and the Walmart Distribution Company in Sanger. She so loved animals of...

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