Virginia Sue Choate
Sep 4, 2015
Virginia Sue Choate, 71, of Justin, passed away Friday, September, 4, 2015 at her residence. She was born on August 11, 1944 in Denton to Albert and Helen Jo Taylor Hart. She married Hal Dean Choate on July 20, 1972 in Ardmore, OK. He preceded her in death on July 11, 2015. She was a beautician at Good Samaritan in...
Bonnie Dean Cole
Sep 4, 2015
Bonnie Dean Cole, passed away at her home on September 4, 2015. Bonnie was born in Krum, Texas to Claude and Dona Reed. She married Pete Cole on July 17, 1949 in Denton, Texas. They were members and attended the Bolivar Baptist Church. Bonnie retired from Moore Business Forms in the accounts receivable department. During her employment there she received...
Gordie Ray Parnell
Sep 3, 2015
Gordie Ray "Junior" Parnell, 90, of Forestburg, passed away Thursday, September 03, 2015 in Lewisville. He was born July 12, 1925 in Choudrant, LA to Algie and Edith Humphries Parnell. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He married Beverly Poynor in June of 1979 in Forestburg. He owned and operated Circle Barber Shop. He barbered for 55 years...
Dorothy M. Fry
Sep 3, 2015
Dorothy M. Fry of Little Elm died in Denton on Sept. 3, 2015. She was 94 years old. She was born Dorothy M. McMahan on Feb. 4, 1921 to Robert and Esther McMahan in the community of Crossroads. She married Hollis E. Fry, better known as Mickey, on Nov. 2, 1940, and in 1947 after Mickey came home from the...
Paul Gailared Kelsey
Sep 2, 2015
Paul Gailared Kelsey, 86, of Plano, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015 in Plano. He was born June 24, 1929 in Lancaster, OH to Frank August and Mildred DeLong Kelsey. He served in the U.S. Navy and married Billie Milton on June 29, 1952 in Lancaster, OH. He was a retired minister. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 8, 2015 from...
Carolyn Ann Neal
Aug 31, 2015
Carolyn Ann Neal, 85, of Denton, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015 at her residence. She was born August 1, 1930 in Waxahachie to H.J and Mary Lee Goodlett. She married Daniel C. Neal on May 28, 1949 in Dallas. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Denton. A memorial service will be Friday, September 4, 2015...
Robert Joseph Battiato
Aug 30, 2015
Robert Joseph Battiato, 73, of Denton, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2015 at his residence. He was born October 9, 1941 in Elizabeth, NJ to Joseph Philip and Philomena Petrello Battiato. He married Patricia Ferry on November 15, 1980 in Spotswood, NJ. He attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, served in the U.S. Navy, and had retired after forty-four and one...
Hulon Jones Sharpton
Aug 29, 2015
Hulon Jones Sharpton, 63, of Denton passed away on August 29, 2015 in Denton, Texas. Hulon was born in 1951 to Jack and Betty Sharpton in Duluth, Georgia (deceased.) Jones Sharpton was a working man all his life. He could fix anything, and was the best A/C man in Denton, TX. At the time of his death he was working...
Tina Michelle Lasater
Aug 29, 2015
Tina Michelle Lasater, 54 of Denton passed away at home on August 29, 2015. She was born at Flow Hospital in Denton on June 2, 1961. She graduated from Denton High School in 1979 and graduated from Cooke County Jr. College School of Nursing. Most recently, she was a Rehabilitation Specialist at Good Samaritan Village. Before that, she was an...
Gloria Veanueva Pruett Anderson
Aug 29, 2015
Gloria Veanueva Pruett Anderson, 81, of Denton passed away August 29, 2015. She was born July 1, 1934 in Waelder, Texas to Ben Veanueva Sr. and Mildred Garcia Veanueva and attended Denton public schools. Gloria was a member of St. Andrew Presbyterian Church and had many lifetime accomplishments including being a member of the Span Board, the Lulac and Hispanic...
David Lee Small
Aug 27, 2015
David Lee Small died peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Small was born on December 25, 1933, in West Allis, Wisconsin. He grew up in Chicago, IL and moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1952. He was preceded in death by his parents Delmer and Betty Small, brothers Del and Don Small, and sisters...
Delores Ruth Laird
Aug 26, 2015
Delores Ruth Laird, 73, of Denton, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. She was born May 16, 1942 in Denison to Vernon and Ruth Schindler Foster. She had retired from the D.I.S.D. as a Child Nutritionist. She married Norvil Laird on July 10, 1961 in Denton. Visitation will be Friday, August 28, 2015 from 6:00...
Danny Lee Barron
Aug 25, 2015
Danny Lee Barron, 65, of Ponder, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in Dallas. He was born July 6, 1950 in San Angelo to Harold Barron and Viola Copeland Barron and grew up traveling as a military family. He joined the Army at 18 to serve his country honorably as a helicopter crew chief. He bravely served three tours in...
Edward R. Tucker
Aug 22, 2015
Edward R. Tucker of Denton, Texas passed away on August 22, 2015 at the young age of 55 years old. He was born December 12, 1959 in Ravenna, Ohio to Robert R. Tucker and Mary Lou Cunningham Tucker. Ed was a pastor and the founder of Apostle Internet Radio, a station he created to spread the Word of God through...
Sharon Kay Pruiett
Aug 22, 2015
Sharon Kay Pruiett, 64, of Corinth passed away on August 22, 2015 at home. Sharon was born on February 9, 1951 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Gene and Jean (Nelson) Garrett. She is survived by her daughter, Merideth and son-in-law Fernando Laredo of Corinth, Texas, sister, Karen Williams of Keller, Texas, brother Richard Garrett of Grapevine, Texas and two grandchildren,...
John C. Langford
Aug 21, 2015
John C. Langford, 91, of Denton, TX passed away peacefully at home on August 21, 2015. John was born in Hillsboro, TX on October 15, 1923 to the parents of H.C. and Mattie Langford. He married Patricia G. Tobutt of Reigate, Surrey, England on May 5, 1945 in Staffordshire, England. Patricia preceded him in death on December 15, 2013. John...
Joe B. Evans, Jr.
Aug 17, 2015
Joe B. Evans Jr, of Denton, Texas, formerly of Forestburg, Texas, passed away Monday August 17, 2015, of heart disease complications. He was born March 16, 1961, in Denton, TX, to Joe B Evans, Sr. and Imogene (Dalton) Evans. He graduated from Forestburg High School in 1980. He was interested in horses and a lover of old Western movies. He...
Rodney Alan Meier
Aug 17, 2015
Rodney Alan Meier of Corinth, TX passed away Monday August 17, 2015 at the age of 60. He was born February 11, 1955 in DuBois, PA to Donald and Betty Schrum Meier. Rod had 2 brothers and 1 sister, Deborah Meier Call and husband Ben of Clarion, PA; brothers, Donald L. Meier II of Butler, PA, Kevin D. Meier and...
Clarence W. "Bill" Stoneburner
Aug 15, 2015
Clarence W. "Bill" Stoneburner was born November 9, 1955 in Texas City, Texas to Clarence and Louise Stoneburner. He passed peacefully at home on August 15, 2015. Bill spent his early life in Texas City, moving to Denton in the early 60's. Bill attended Denton schools, graduating from Denton High School in 1974. Bill attended NTSU before attending barber school....
Gary "Butch" Schluter
Aug 15, 2015
Gary "Butch" Schluter, 70 of Ponder, Texas passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 in Denton. Gary was born in Ft. Worth, Texas to Oscar and Jane Lyles Schluter on May 16, 1945. He married Donna Dudley on December 2, 1989 in Ponder. Gary was self-employed in electronic communications and a member of the First Baptist Church of Ponder. He is...
