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Mary Jo Hill

Mary Jo Hill

Apr 17, 2013

Mary Jo Hill, 87, of Denton passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in Corinth. She was born November 8, 1925 in Aubrey, TX to Grover Henderson and Lona Bell Caddell Henderson. She married Edward Hill on May 11, 1946, who preceded her in death in 1997. Mary Jo graduated from Aubrey High School, attended Texas Woman's University, and was a...

Charles Joshua Swanson

Charles Joshua Swanson

Apr 16, 2013

Charles Joshua Swanson, 85, of Sanger, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2013. He was born on April 23, 1927 in Elsmore, KS to Ted Swanson and Margaret Swanson. He married Clara Swanson who has preceded him in death. He was retired from the United States Navy and retired from the United States Post Office. Visitation will be on Sunday,...

Winifred Currie Boots

Winifred Currie Boots

Apr 16, 2013

Winifred Currie Boots, 84, of Denton, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2013. She was born October 11, 1928, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to Harold and Ruth Currie. She married Donald A. Boots on May 28, 1946, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Visitation will be held from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, April 18, at DeBerry Funeral Directors. The funeral service...

Lucile Ellen Scott

Lucile Ellen Scott

Apr 14, 2013

Lucile Ellen Scott, born October 13, 1920, passed away peacefully April 14, 2013 at her home at Lake Forest Good Samaritan in Denton, Texas with her many friends at her side. She was born in Minco, Oklahoma to Amos and Mary McClure (Watson), a ranching and farming family. She met and married Charles E. (Scotty) Scott in 1941. As a...

Kennith G. Looper

Kennith G. Looper

Apr 13, 2013

Kennith Looper of Aubrey, Texas Kennith Gerald Looper, 82, lifelong resident of Aubrey, Texas, went home to be with his lord and savior on April 13, 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents, Jerry and Vera Looper, wife, Mary Lou Looper, daughter, Betty Lou Hoffman and brother, Doyce Looper. He is survived by a son, John Edward Looper....

Irene D. Walker

Irene D. Walker

Apr 13, 2013

Irene D. Walker passed away on Saturday April 13th, 2013 in Allen, Texas. Irene was born on July 14, 1920 in Kentwood, Louisiana to Grover and Eva Dickey. She married Harold Edwin Walker in Brattleboro, Vermont in April, 1942. She devoted her life to her family and never met a stranger. She loved antiques, taking rides in the countryside, playing...

Valerie E. Tabor

Valerie E. Tabor

Apr 13, 2013

Valerie E. Tabor, 82, died at her home in Denton, TX on Saturday, April 13, 2013 after a 16-month battle with lung cancer. She was born in Hartford, CT on August 13, 1930. She is a faithful member of St. Mark Catholic Church in Denton and a member of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court of Salve Regina #2611....

Roy C. Knight

Roy C. Knight

Apr 11, 2013

Roy C. Knight, age 70, of Denton, Texas, died peacefully on April 11, 2013. He was born April 22, 1942, in Tyler, Texas to Cleo C. Byrum and Ruth B. (Byrum) Knight. He married Patricia A. Creighton in Minneapolis, MN in 1979. He graduated from Sam Houston High School in Houston, TX in 1960 and from Baylor University in 1964....

Ovella Groening Melton

Ovella Groening Melton

Apr 11, 2013

Ovella Melton Visitation for Ovella Marie Newland Groening Melton, 104, of Denton will be Saturday, April 13, 2013 from 2-3 pm with a service to begin at 3:00 pm in the Chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors. Burial will follow at I.O.O.F Cemetery with the Rev. Buddy Owens officiating. Mrs. Melton passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Good...

Gene Duane Paulus

Gene Duane Paulus

Apr 11, 2013

Gene Duane Paulus, 63, of Denton, passed away on Thursday, April 11, 2013. He was born on June 18, 1949 in Kendallville, Indiana to Carlton Gene Paulus and Betty Eileen Kintz Paulus. He married Karen Sue Mieras on April 21, 1972. He served in the United States Marines during Vietnam, was a member of the Denton Bible Church, and was...

Walter Ray Harvey

Walter Ray Harvey

Apr 10, 2013

Walter Ray Harvey, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, joined his Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at his home in Denton, TX. Walter was born to Paul Dexter and Ruby Mae (Downing) Harvey on December 30, 1944 in Ft. Wayne, IN. He lived in Columbia City, IN and graduated from Columbia City High School in 1963, where he...

William Clenton Argo

William Clenton Argo

Apr 9, 2013

William Clenton Argo, 78, of Kemp, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 09, 2013. He was born on October 5, 1934 at home in the Cooper Creek Community in Denton County to Clarence Argo and Tressie Faye Rainey Argo. He married Dorothy Wilson on February 2, 1957. She has preceded him in death. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April...

Bernice Waldrop

Bernice Waldrop

Apr 9, 2013

Bernice Waldrop, 88, of Denton, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. She was born on December 16, 1924 in Kingsland, Arkansas to Harlie Bryant and Senora Elizabeth McCoy Bryant. She married Robert Waldrop on December 24, 1941. He preceded her in death in 1997. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm at...

Robin Rene Morales

Robin Rene Morales

Apr 8, 2013

Robin Rene Morales, 53, of Denton, passed away on Monday, April 8, 2013. She was born on January 30, 1960 in Tulsa, OK to Gerald Wayne Henricks and Twyla Jean Martindale Henricks. She home schooled her daughters, she loved to read, loved her family, and most of all she loved the Lord. She married Tony Morales in Tulsa, OK in...

Jerry "Bob" Lawson

Jerry "Bob" Lawson

Apr 7, 2013

Memorial services for Jerry "Bob" Lawson, 68, of Lake Dallas & formally of Gainesville, Tx will be held at DeBerry Funeral Home, 2025 W. University Dr., Denton, Tx on Wednesday April 10, 2013. Family will accept visitors beginning at 1:00 with the memorial service beginning at 2:00 with Steve Herbold officiating assisted by Jerry Garrett. Jerry passed away following his...

Dr. George E. Holladay

Dr. George E. Holladay

Apr 5, 2013

Dr. George Erwin Holladay, 78, of Denton, TX, passed away April 5th, 2013. Born July 31, 1934, in Camden, TN, to John Milton Holladay and Sara Elizabeth Agnew Holladay, he attended the Columbia Military Academy, the University of Tennessee, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas and later served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force...

Jimmy Marion Reece

Jimmy Marion Reece

Apr 4, 2013

Jimmy Marion Reece, passed away at the age of 68, in Denton Texas on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Denton. He was born October 15, 1944 in Blairsville Georgia to Paul Eugene Reece and Willa Bell Fritz Ensley Caylor. He served in the U.S. Air Force during both the Korean and Vietnam Wars and retired after nearly thirty years of...

John Robert Deek

John Robert Deek

Apr 4, 2013

John Robert Deek December 31, 1973 – April 4, 2013 John Robert Deek, 39, of Northlakes, formerly of Denton, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Thursday, April 4, 2013. He was born on December 31, 1973 in Denton to Sami Deek and Judy (Deek) Giese. John graduated from Denton High in 1992, was a 1997 graduate of Amherst College and...

George Attaway

George Attaway

Apr 3, 2013

George Attaway He was a good man. A very good man, full of integrity and devotion to all he loved and cherished. Deeply rooted in his Christian faith, he believed in the goodness of the world and in the people who were fortunate enough to come his way. Intelligent and multi-talented, he was a consummate artist and an avid writer....

Mary Leona Merrill Foster

Mary Leona Merrill Foster

Apr 3, 2013

Mary Leona Merrill Foster, 86, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Thursday, April 3, 2013. She was born on December 5, 1926 in Dallas to Robert W. Merrill and Lean Hannah Buster Merrill. She graduated from Pilot Point High School and The University of North Texas. She was retired from The University of North Texas as the Assistant to the...

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