June Gentry
May 28, 2015
June Gentry, 85, Argyle, passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 in Flower Mound. She was born June 25, 1929 in Styx, Texas to Jasper Lee Elston and Ollie Lee Bateman Elston. She married Robert Clyde Gentry on July 19, 1948 in Beaumont, Texas. He preceded her in death on May 11, 2013. She was a member of Argyle Church of...
Emmogene Leveridge
May 26, 2015
Emmogene Leveridge, 87, of Arlington, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 in Arlington. She was born March 30, 1928 in Honey Grove, Texas to Herbert and Ila Stephenson Coker. She was a member of Meadowbrook United Methodist Church. Visitation will be Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 10:00 – 11:00 A.M at Shannon Rose Hill Chapel in Fort Worth with the...
Joanne Ellen Thorson
May 26, 2015
Joanne Ellen Thorson, 86, of Roanoke, Texas passed away on May 26, 2015. She was born on November 23, 1928 to Charles and Minnie (Larson) Hildebrand in Sioux City, Iowa. She married the late Russell Thorson on July 15, 1949 in Sioux City, Iowa and was a member of the Bolivar Baptist Church. She worked for Hawkins Associates in accounts...
Laura "Jean" Smeltzer
May 24, 2015
Laura I. "Jean" Smeltzer, 83, of Denton passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 in Denton. She was born December 1, 1931 to Susie Audrey and John Homer Casey in Brookston, Texas. She was a member of the Sherman Drive Church of Christ. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. with the service to...
Carolyn Ray Reno
May 24, 2015
Carolyn Ray Reno, 71, of Cotulla, Texas passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 in Cotulla. She was born November 5, 1943 in Childersburg, AL. She married Charles Reno on April 11, 1968 in Chicago, IL. Visitation will be Friday, May 29, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at DeBerry Funeral Directors. Graveside service will be Saturday, May 30, 2015 at...
Marjorie Helen Bentley
May 23, 2015
Marjorie Helen "Marji" Bentley, 90, a resident of Denton for 50 years, died on Saturday, May 23, 2015. For the last 9 years she was a resident of Good Samaritan Village, where she played Happy Birthday serenades on the violin to residents. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Frank Loyd Tullis and Sara Elizabeth Hazelwood Tullis. She graduated from...
Francis Eugene Testerman
May 23, 2015
Francis Eugene Testerman, 96, of Denton passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015 in Denton. Francis was born on December 14, 1918 in Denton to Frank and Lena Testerman. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII from May 1942 - November 1945. Francis married Irma Testerman on December 14, 1946 in Denton. She preceded him in death in 2002....
Josie Marion Sides
May 22, 2015
Josie Marion Sides, 99, of Sanger passed away Friday, May 22, 2015 in Denton. She was born July 7, 1915 in Green Valley, Denton County, Texas to Alvin and Katie Bell Johnson Mays. She married A.R. Sides on July 8, 1933 in Aubrey. He preceded her in death. She was a member of Blue Mound United Methodist Church and had...
Russell Noel Bookser
May 22, 2015
Russell Noel Bookser, 63, of Denton, Texas, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital, Denton, after a long illness. Russ was the beloved husband of the late Debra (Keast); beloved son of Betty (Crowley) Bookser and the late Charles E.; brother of Marilynn Berner (Kenneth) and Michael (Margaret). He is also survived by...
Thelma Ruth Davis
May 21, 2015
Thelma Ruth Creelman Davis, 86, of Pilot Point passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015 in Denton. She was born March 18, 1929 in Empire City, OK to William Thomas Creelman and Lydia Litchford Creelman. She was married to the late Wayne T. Davis. Visitation will be Friday, May 22, 2015 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at DeBerry Funeral Directors. Funeral...
Phyllis Maxine Hupp
May 13, 2015
Phyllis Maxine Hupp, 79, of Denton passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton. She was born February 20, 1936 in Wayne, NE to Max and Ella Francis Benthack Glover. Phyllis was a member of the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, TWU Faculty Wives, Denton Community Chorus, and Joy Singers. She also participated in the Denton Community Theatre...
Manette Ann Head
May 12, 2015
Manette Ann Head, 54, of Denton passed away Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. She was born May 22, 1960 in Dallas to Thomas Clifton Head and Mary Gregory Head. A funeral service will be Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 1:30 PM in the Ivy Chapel of the Denton State Supported Living Center. Burial will follow at...
Robert L. Gillum
May 6, 2015
Robert L. Gillum, 75, of Denton passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born October 2, 1939 in Tioga, Texas to George Walker Gillum and Nattie Carrius Martin Gillum. He married Pat Lyons on June 18, 1982 at Lake Kiowa, Texas. He has retired from Peterbilt Motors after 29 years. A memorial service will...
William Presley Carpenter, Jr.
May 5, 2015
William Presley Carpenter, Jr., 68, of Argyle, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Coppell. He was born June 29, 1946 in Denton to William Presley Carpenter, Sr. and Oleta Reed Carpenter. He graduated from Denton High School in 1964. He married Jackie Greener on August 13, 1966 in Lewisville. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Argyle,...
Audrey Ann Scheitel
May 4, 2015
Audrey Ann (Weiler) Scheitel the wife of the late Neal Scheitel of Aubrey, died on May 4, 2015, at Aubrey,Texas. She was born on June 19, 1929, at Lincoln, Nebraska, the daughter of Valentine and Alice (Finnigan) Weiler of Lincoln, Nebraska. She spent her childhood in Lincoln, Nebraska, attended and graduated from Cathedral High School in Lincoln in 1947. She...
Jo An Baria
May 3, 2015
Jo An Baria, 82, of Denton, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 in Denton, TX. She was born February 12, 1933 in Mesa, AZ to Archie Erastus Jacobson and Reba Catherine Pauline Jacobson. Jo An was raised in West Virginia with her extended family on Mary Street Hill in Charleston and often shared wonderful stories of her experiences growing up...
Diana Campbell
May 2, 2015
Diana Campbell, 75, of Denton, Texas, passed away on May 2, 2015, in Denton. Diana was born on March 17, 1940, in Richmond, Virginia, to Brewster and Ruby Snow. She grew up at Natural Bridge Station, Virginia. Following graduation from Natural Bridge High School, she attended Longwood College and in 1962 earned a B.S. in Education. She married Randolph "Mike"...
Gloria Schmitz
May 1, 2015
Gloria ("Glo") S. Schmitz died Friday, May 1, 2015, at her home in Denton. She was 93. She was born on April 23, 1922, in Akron, Ohio, to James E. and Mary (Anderson) Spegal. In Akron, she was a member of the Civic Opera Company and did solo church work starting at age 12. Mrs. Schmitz graduated from the University...
Robert Mike Johnson
May 1, 2015
Robert "Mike" Johnson of Aubrey, Texas passed away on May 1, 2015 at his home. Mike was born on February 27, 1947 in Denton, Texas to Thomas and Cora (Lawrence) Johnson. Mike graduated from Denton High School and North Texas College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and completed four tours of duty in Vietnam during the Vietnam War....
Danny Lee Grider
May 1, 2015
Danny Lee Grider born on November 25, 1951, joined his parents, son, and brother in heaven on May 1, 2015. He was a hard worker all his life. He loved his family and friends. Danny graduated from R.L. Turner High School in Carrollton in 1969. He worked for Authur Equipment and Hoss Equipment until retiring. Visitation will be Tuesday, May...
