Roy Elbert Payne, Jr.
Feb 10, 2015
Roy Elbert Payne, Jr., 71, of Denton passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in Fort Worth. He was born October 26, 1943 in Fort Worth to Roy Elbert Payne and Zelma Fay Arnold Payne. He graduated from Denton High School in 1962. He married Vida Loretta Shockey on July 31, 1964 in Denton. She preceded him in death on November...
Patricia Carrol Rogers
Feb 9, 2015
Pat Rogers started life as the second daughter of Earl and Pearl Buell. She was born on October 1, 1940 in Houston, Texas. Pat and her older sister Nancy were raised on the southwest side of Houston graduating from Bellaire High School. Pat met Lyle Rogers in 1960 and the two were married on May 28, 1961. Lyle and Pat...
Christy Michele Cates
Feb 8, 2015
Christy Michele Manning Cates, 33, of Denton passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015. She was born April 22, 1981 in Denton to Mitch Manning and Denise Harpool. She graduated from Denton High School in 1999 and received her nursing degree from Trinity Valley Community College. She was a member of the Open Range Cowboy Church of North Texas. She was...
Emma Jeanne Hall
Feb 8, 2015
Emma Jeanne Hall, 97, of Denton passed away Sunday, February 8, 2015 in Denton. She was born January 12, 1918 in Wichita Kansas to William Earl Stuffing and Ola Belle Walt Stuffing. She married Joseph Ellsworth Hall in October 3, 1942. He preceded her in death in 1996. Before retirement, she was a Loan Officer assistant for 4th National Bank...
Scott Donald Rustan
Feb 6, 2015
Scott Donald Rustan, 58, of Cross Roads, Texas, passed away in Plano, Texas on February 6, 2015. Scott was born on April 19, 1956 to Clark and Marie (Newell) Rustan in Williston, North Dakota. Scott served in the U.S. Navy as a Machinists Mate Nuclear Technician and attended Montana State University. He married Dawn Marie Rustan in Billings, Montana on...
Curtis Dean Hennen
Feb 3, 2015
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather passed away February 3, 2015 at the age of 89. Born July 1, 1925 in Denton to Marion Olin Hennen and Nema Watson Hennen, Curtis served in the U.S. Navy as a coxswain on the USS Attala during World War II. He worked for Moore Business Form for 40 years. Survivors include his...
Clara Coin
Feb 1, 2015
Clara Coin, 103, of Denton passed away Saturday, February 1, 2015 at her daughter's home in Houston. She was born April 26, 1911 in Bryan, TX to F.W. and Ella Hewett Wright. She was a member of the Cooper Creek Baptist Church. The family will be at DeBerry Funeral Directors Wednesday, February 4th from 5 to 7:00 p.m. for visitation....
Beth Page Smithers
Jan 31, 2015
Beth Page Smithers, 84, of Denton passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Denton. Beth was born on April 26, 1930 in Stoney, Texas to James Curtis Page and Mallie Mae Booe. She married Weldon Smithers in Ponder, Texas on December 5, 1953 he preceeded her in death in 2006. The family will be at DeBerry Funeral Directors on...
Leta Nell Brown
Jan 31, 2015
Leta Nell Brown, 81, of Denton passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015 in Denton. Leta was born on December 15, 1933 in Aubrey, Texas to William Moris and Vera Sims. She attended New Hope and Aubrey Public Schools and graduated from Pilot Point High School. She was also a member of the Highland Baptist Church. Leta was the owner...
Jackie Cooper Riggs
Jan 31, 2015
Jackie Cooper Riggs, 81, of Shady Shores passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015. He was born December 4, 1933 in Plano to Climmie Jack Riggs and Mary Naomi Massengale Riggs. He married Kay Moffeit. He retired from Alcatel Network Systems as lead technician in 1992. Funeral service will be Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 10:30 A.M. in the chapel of...
Kimberly Kay Washington
Jan 30, 2015
Kimberly Kay Whitby-Washington of Denton, Texas, passed away Friday, January 30th. Visitation will be held at DeBerry Funeral Directors on Friday, February 6th from 6:00-8:00 pm. Services will be held at St. Andrew's Church of God in Christ on Saturday, February 7th at 11:00 am. Kimberly was born January 16, 1968 in Denton, Texas to Maxine Whitby Ebron and Leroy...
John Cutler
Jan 27, 2015
John Cutler, 80, was born in Curtis, AR on December 24, 1934. He was the son of Denny and Marie Cutler. He was preceded in death by his parents, a granddaughter, JoAnna Lewis, and a great-granddaughter Isla Lewis. He is survived by his wife, Reta, and his sons Terry, Tom, and Curtis. Other survivors are his sister Carolyn Woolverton, Leland...
Beryle Walston
Jan 27, 2015
Beryle Jean Walston, 88, passed away on January 27, 2015. She was born on January 9, 1927 in Vernon, TX to Walter Ernest and Viola Bell Hoffman. She was a graduate of Vernon High School, Christian Female College in Columbia, MO and North Texas State Teachers College in Denton. As a young woman, she taught in the public school system...
Jane Ann Crouch
Jan 24, 2015
Jane Ann Crouch, 76 years old went to be with the Lord on January 24, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton Texas. Jane is survived by her daughter Teresa and husband, Jim Newman of Crowley TX, daughter Pam and husband, Michael Bayles of Alvarado TX, daughter Patty and husband, Brett Clark of Lake Dallas TX, son David Crouch and wife,...
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Jan 23, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Calmes Smith, 71, of Denton passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. Mary was born September 8, 1943 in Clinton, OK to William E. and Eleanor Hoover Calmes. In 1965 following graduation from the University of Oklahoma, she married Charles W. Smith. Following graduate work at Texas Woman's University she joined the DentonISD where...
E J Dane
Jan 22, 2015
E J Dane, 77, of Denton passed away Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Medical Center in Lewisville. He was born November 15, 1937 in Hebron, TX to Jacob and Elsie Wayland Dane. He married Shirley Harvey on June 4, 1966 in Dallas. He graduated from Pilot Point High School, served in the U.S. Army, was a member of Southmont Baptist...
Ray Bell
Jan 22, 2015
Ray Bell of Denton, Texas passed away January 22, 2015 He was born June 1, 1946 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, the son of Arthur and Martha Jeannette (Ray) Bell. He was raised in Wilpen, Pa outside Ligonier, Pa. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Westminster in 1968. He then...
Alice Pockrus
Jan 21, 2015
Alice Pockrus, 96, of Denton passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2015 in Denton. She was born December 2, 1918 in Denton County to Calip Bart and Mary Stella Gregory Blagg. She married H.W. "Pete" Pockrus on October 13, 1940. He preceded her in death. She was retired as a bookkeeper, was a member of Glory of Zion Church, had been...
Phillip Cory Robinson
Jan 20, 2015
Phillip Cory Robinson, 62, of Justin passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born March 24, 1952 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Oran Lee and Leota Galloway Robinson. He married Joann Clayton on December 20, 1984 in Decatur, GA. He was purchasing manager for Central Garden and Pets in Arlington, a member of Texas...
Gary Neal Shifflett
Jan 18, 2015
Gary Neal Shifflett went to his heavenly home on January 18, 2015 at the age of 84 from a stroke. He was born to Orlan and Bernys Baker Shifflett on December 4, 1930 in Krum, Texas. Gary's family moved to the Plainview community west of Krum in 1929. Gary graduated from Krum High School in 1948 and served in the...
