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Dorothy Thurman Cushman

Dorothy Thurman Cushman

Oct 11, 2013

Dorothy Jean "Dot" Thurman Cushman, 84, of Denton passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 in Denton. She was born September 29, 1929 in McKinney to Joseph E. and Gertrude Caldwell Settle. She graduated from Boyd High School in McKinney and attended NTSU. She had retired from Denton Savings Association as Vice-President. She married Bruce Cushman at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church...

Ruperto "Chief" Puente

Ruperto "Chief" Puente

Oct 10, 2013

Ruperto (Chief) Puente, 58 of Denton into his Heavenly home on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 27, 1955 in Nuevo Mercurio, Zachatecas, Mexico. He married Joy McGaugh on May 23, 1980 in Denton. He was a foreman for CBS Mechanical and a member of Church of Christ. Visitation will be Saturday, October 12, 2013...

Ima Mae Tonn

Ima Mae Tonn

Oct 9, 2013

Ima Mae Tonn, 86 of Denton, passed into the presence of her Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. She was born on June 14, 1927 to Claude Smith and Meryle Proctor. She married Durwood Tonn on August 31, 1945 in Eastland,Texas and she was a First Grade Teacher for Denton ISD before retirement. Visitation will be...

Carroll Wayne Coffey

Carroll Wayne Coffey

Oct 9, 2013

Carroll Wayne Coffey, 86 of Aubrey, passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2013. He was born on March 23, 1927 in Whitesboro, Texas to Andrew J. Coffey Sr. and Alice Coffey-Housouer. He married Ozella Giles in 1961 and was a 40 year member of the Rockhill Baptist Church before joining the First Baptist Church of Krugerville. Visitation will be held...

Louise R Wilson Johnson

Louise R Wilson Johnson

Oct 8, 2013

Louise R Wilson Johnson, 84 of Denton, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013. She was born a twin on May 22, 1929 in Idaho Falls, Idaho to William Thomas Wilson and Jane (Jennie) Rees Wilson. She was raised in Pocatello, Idaho. She married Val Arvid Johnson on February 4, 1948 in the Logan Utah Temple and was a faithful...

Wilmer Walter (Dick) Klein

Wilmer Walter (Dick) Klein

Oct 7, 2013

Wilmer Walter (Dick) Klein, 87, of Denton, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013. He was born on September 14, 1926 in Sanger, Texas to George Klein and Flora Freida Trietsch Klein. He married Eunice Adams on July 17, 1965. He was on the Board of Directors of Bolivar Water Supply from 1973-1984 serving as president from 1976-1984 and was...

Rachel Annabell Blackwell Briggs

Rachel Annabell Blackwell Briggs

Oct 7, 2013

Rachel Annabell Blackwell Briggs, 78, of Denton, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2013. She was born on July 8, 1935 in Denton to James (Jimbo) Hollis Blackwell and Thelma Jane Bell Blackwell. She was married to Oliver Briggs. She was a Girl Scout and Boy Scout Den Mother, a PTO Officer, and volunteered in her community and at church....

Joan Elaine Lewis

Joan Elaine Lewis

Oct 5, 2013

Joan Elaine Lewis, 90, of Denton, Texas, passed away on October 5, 2013, in Corinth, Texas, after a series of health issues. Joan was born March 20, 1923 in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Joan was the eleventh of twelve children of John and Sarah Somerhalder Schupbach. Joan attended all 12 years in Burlington, Oklahoma School. Joan married Delmar Lamont Lewis on...

Louise Bidwell

Louise Bidwell

Oct 5, 2013

Louise Bidwell, age 88, lost her battle with lung cancer and passed away peacefully in her sleep on October 5, 2013, at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Denton, Texas. Louise was born June 3, 1925, in Atoka, Oklahoma. She grew up in Arkansas, raised her children in Michigan and spent the last thirty years in Denton, Texas. Louise enjoyed gardening...

Ann R. Dean

Ann R. Dean

Oct 4, 2013

Ann R Dean, 88, died October 4, 2013, in Denton Texas. Funeral service will be held at DeBerry Funeral Directors in Denton on October 9, 2013 at 1 pm. Ann was born July 7, 1925, in Montgomery AL. She is preceded in death by her parents Burr Reeves and Ruth Stams, husbands Col. William Fitzgerald and Robert Dean, and brother...

Andrea Powell

Andrea Powell

Oct 4, 2013

Andrea Powell, 35, fought long and hard to battle complications of 30 years of Diabetes. She lost her battle on October 4, 2013 surrounded by family. Andrea was born December 20, 1977 to Luanne Stalling Guditis and Charles Michael Powell. She attended Denton High School and Ryan High School and graduated from ITT with as associate's degree in Graphic Design...

Wayne Kelly Reneau

Wayne Kelly Reneau

Oct 2, 2013

Wayne Kelly Reneau, age 88, died on October 2, 2013. He was born on February 8, 1925, in Greenville, Texas, to William Wayne and Marguerite Kelly Reneau. He was a life-long member of the Presbyterian faith. Wayne Kelly was a printing pressman and retired from the UNT Printing Department. He had a wonderful sense of humor. He was a great...

Capt. Gerald Francis Smith (Usn, Ret.)

Capt. Gerald Francis Smith (Usn, Ret.)

Oct 1, 2013

Capt. Gerald Francis Smith (USN, Ret.), 86, of Denton passed away Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in Dallas. Gerald (Jerry) was born January 7, 1927 in Honey Grove, Texas to Francis Warren Smith and Eula Beatrice Bates Smith. He graduated from Corsicana High School, the U.S. Naval Academy, M.I.T. with a Naval Engineers Degree and University of North Texas with a...

Bobby Gene Cooper

Bobby Gene Cooper

Sep 30, 2013

Bobby Gene Cooper, 83, of Denton, Texas, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2013, at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born on July 13, 1930, in Brownwood, Texas, to Reverend James Maloy Cooper and Rosa Pridemore Cooper. He married the love of his life, Martha June Rogers, in Ozona, Texas, on July 16, 1950. The Coopers celebrated their 63rd...

Gary Denton Jones

Gary Denton Jones

Sep 29, 2013

Gary Denton Jones, beloved husband, father and grandfather was born December 25, 1945 and passed away September 29, 2013. He spent his life doing his passion of revitalizing shoes and boots. A memorial service will be Saturday, October 5, 2013 at Asbury United Methodist Church, 117 Hercules Dr., Denton, TX 76207 at 11:00 a.m. He leaves to cherish his memory,...

Inez K. Anderson

Inez K. Anderson

Sep 24, 2013

Inez K. Anderson, 91 of Richardson, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. She was born on October 10, 1921 in Vernon, Texas to Rufus King and Minnie Henderson King. She married Everett H. (Andy) Anderson in Lawton, TX on April 4, 1959. Visitation will be from 10-10:30 am on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at the Buckingham Church of Christ,...

Daisy Judy Ruth Gulrich

Daisy Judy Ruth Gulrich

Sep 24, 2013

Daisy Judy Ruth Gulrich, 67 of Denton, passed away on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. She was born on July 10, 1946 in Dallas to William C. Lewis and Daratha Hathorn Lewis. She married Albert B. Gulrich in Denton on February 14, 2002. Visitation will be held Friday, September 27, 2013 from 6-8 pm at DeBerry Funeral Directors. The funeral service...

Bertie Lee Morris

Bertie Lee Morris

Sep 23, 2013

Bertie Lee Morris was born in Oklahoma to Jack Cornelison and Era Adams Cornelison on March 12, 1915. She attended school in Madill, Oklahoma, and was of the Baptist faith. She had 3 brothers. Bertie married James Frank Morris, on July 27, 1933. They made their home in Denton, Texas, where they raised nine children. Bertie was a member of...

John Charles Null

John Charles Null

Sep 21, 2013

John Charles Null, 59 of Denton, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2013. He was born on December 5, 1953 in Pensacola, FL to David Leevirt Null and Juanita Rose Null. He married Debra Jeanne Graves in Denton on December 15, 2012. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 5, 2013 at 3:45 pm in the Chapel of...

David Linton Graham

David Linton Graham

Sep 20, 2013

David Linton Graham, 66, of Denton, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2013 in Denton, TX. He was born on October 31, 1946 in Bennettsville, S.C. to Henry Linton Graham Jr. and Evelyn Fryer Graham. He grew up in Lincoln, NE and was drafted into the army in 1969; he served as a Medic Spec during Vietnam and earned a...

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