Obituary Listing

Feb 27, 2017

Mary Lou Belcher, 86, of Krum, Texas went to be with the Lord on February 27, 2017 surrounded by family. She was born June 23, 1930 in Savanna, Oklahoma to John and Sarah Teeters Koprovic. She was married to the Late Gene Belcher Sr.

She was a very beautiful and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother....

Feb 27, 2017

Hazel Hathorn Copp (Granny) joined her heavenly family on February 27, 2017. Hazel was 106 years young at the time of her passing a resident at The Vintage Senior Care in Denton.

Hazel was born on June 14, 1910 in Red Oak, Texas. The eldest of seven children born to James Jefferson Hathorn and Alma D. Windham...

Feb 26, 2017

Helen Marie Garrett Clark, 92, of Conroe, Texas passed away on February 26, 2017.  She was born on January 6, 1925 in Lamesa, Texas, to Nancy and James Lige Garrett, one of nine children.

After graduating from Lamesa High School, Marie worked her way through college as secretary and a model, earning a BBA degree from Hardin-Simmons...

Feb 25, 2017

Mary Catherine (Katy) Jones passed away quietly in her sleep February 25 th at the age of 87.

Upon the death of her husband, Joe Jones Sr. in 1963, she moved back to her hometown of Denton working at NTSU as an accountant until her retirement.

To be closer to her son and daughter in...

Feb 25, 2017

Joe Ellis Brown, 78, born July 11, 1938 in Denton died peacefully at his home in Sanger on Saturday, February 25, 2017 after a long hard fought battle with cancer.  He was surrounded by close family.

Joe was a loving husband and father and is survived by his wife of 56 years, Shirley Brown, by his 4...

Feb 25, 2017

Herbert Frank Schaake passed away on Saturday February 25 following complications from a successful heart surgery. Herbert was born in Baltimore, Maryland to his parents John and Margaret Schaake. He attended Baltimore Polytechnic High School and went on to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he graduated with a BA in physics. He proudly wore his MIT class ring,...

Feb 25, 2017

Lucinda Moreno Mosley 57 of Justin passed away Saturday, February 25th at the Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Grapevine.  She was born in Yuma , AZ to Albert Decid Leal and Yolanda Moreno Leal.  She graduated from Yuma High School and married David Mosley on July 11, 1987 in Yuma AZ.

She was a Mixer...

Feb 23, 2017

Mario Carlo Dominic Di Nello was born in Youngstown, Ohio, on July 31, 1921. Hospital personnel couldn't quite understand his mother's thick Italian accent, so they put "Charles" on his birth certificate instead of "Carlo". He was a beautiful little baby with jet-black hair who would eventually grow up into a handsome young man with movie star looks! Mario's...

Feb 23, 2017

Roberto Castro 51 of Denton passed away February 23, 2017 at the Methodist Hospital in Dallas.  He was born in Mexico City Mexico to Juan Castro and Guadalupe Gonzalez.  He married Antonia Arias in Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico.  He was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.  He was a full time loving father and grandfather, he was a strong...

Feb 23, 2017

Our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Lois Lee Peters, passed away February, 23, 2017 in Frisco, Texas at the age of 82.  She was born in Brownsville, Texas on August 15, 1934 to Thomas Selby Slayden and Olive Winona Barnhart Slayden. Lois was married to the late David Huey Peters on February 26, 1954.

Lois was many...

Feb 22, 2017

Timothy Gene Heffran, 59 of Lewisville passed away February 22, 2017.  He was born in Tarentum, PA on April 9, 1957 to Thomas Eugene Heffran and Eileen Duchene Heffran. He was a computer technician. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in the Chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors at 2:00 p.m. Tim is survived by his...

Feb 21, 2017

Don Allen Carlile, 77, of Argyle passed away on February 21, 2017 in Denton, Texas. He was born January 19, 1940 in Houston, Texas to Allen Alvin and Nora Jane (Creecy) Carlile. He married Joan Evelyn Davis in 1963 in Irving, Texas.

Don was born in Harris Hospital weighing 2 pounds 13 ounces in a time when...

Feb 21, 2017

Avis Hall passed away peacefully at her home on February 21, 2017 at the age of 104. She was born January 12, 1913 in Jarrell, Texas to Lalon Holt and Guy G. Moran and was the second child of eight.

She graduated from Salado High School and in 1940 graduated from The University of Texas with a...

Feb 19, 2017

Lewis Wayne Behringer, 80, passed away at home on Sunday, February 19, 2017.  He was born in Denton to Ernest Gilbert Behringer and Mabel Wilson Behringer.  A graduate of DHS class of 1954, he served in the US Army and National Guard.  Lewis was a senior member of the American Legion Post 71 here in Denton.

Lewis...

Feb 19, 2017

Mildred Charlice Talbott, 84, of Denton passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017 in Denton . She was born in Bartlesville , Oklahoma to Charles and Vera Jo Adams on December 27, 1932 . Mildred was married to the late Ted D. Talbott on May 31, 1955 . She is preceded in death by her husband...

Feb 18, 2017

Minor Simms, Jr. passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017 in Denton. He was born to Minor and Esther (Bolding) Simms, Sr. on November 3, 1961 in Altus, Oklahoma. He married Leslie Jo Jackson in Denton and worked in the construction field.

He is survived by his wife, Leslie Jo Jackson, daughters, Myria Simms of Oak Cliff,...

Feb 18, 2017

Our dear mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Jean Massey Barns Roberts, passed away February, 18, 2017 in Denton, Texas at the age of 87.  Jean was born in Denton on April 26, 1929 to Mack Van Buren and Ruby Winifred Carpenter Massey. She was a lifelong Denton resident and was the fifth generation of her family to reside in Denton...

Feb 17, 2017

Lela M. Carter , 96, of Denton passed away on February 17, 2017, in Denton, Texas. She was born in Pecos, Texas to James and Ludie Mae King. She grew up in Fort Worth and was raised by her mother and Step-Father, Arthur "Cookie" Harris. She married John L. Carter on August 5, 1939 in Denton. They had two children,...

Feb 15, 2017

Edward Joseph Bleess, 78, of Denton left this world peacefully surrounded by his loving wife, children and grandchildren on February 15, 2017. He was born on June 25, 1938 in Blue Earth, Minnesota to Leo and Genevieve Bleess.

He proudly served his country in the Army from 1958 until his honorable discharge in 1960. He married the...

Feb 14, 2017

Edna Crouch, 88, of Denton passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of February 14, 2017. She was born on December 6, 1928 in Dallas, Texas to Leonard E. Dunn. Edna married the love of her life the late Joe C. Crouch in 1951.

Edna was a housewife who raised three children. She was...