Kelly Ann Altebaumer
Jul 9, 2012
Kelly Ann Altebaumer, 38, of Denton passed away Monday, July 9, 2012 at Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth. She was born September 19, 1973 in Farmington Hill, MI. She married Lawrence Altebaumer in Denton in 2005. She was a course material manager for Follett Education Group at NCTC. A memorial service will be held in the chapel of DeBerry...
Joseph E. Gardiner
Jul 7, 2012
On July 7, 2012, Joe passed away in a boating accident. He was a humble, respectful, husband, father and friend. "To be absent from the body is to be in the presence of the Lord" His family and friends know that Joe is with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Joe lived to serve the ones he loved and those...
Willie "Dub" Jones Turner, Jr.
Jul 5, 2012
Willie (Dub) Jones Turner Jr. passed away July 5th, 2012. He was born March 20, 1917, in Orange, TX, to the late Willie Jones Turner Sr. and Dorothy Bradbury Turner. He attended and graduated from San Jacinto High School in Houston, TX, in 1935. Dub served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, in the First Bomb Squadron, 38th Bomb Group,...
Bob C. Farnsworth
Jul 3, 2012
Robert (Bob) Farnsworth 80 passed away on Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 24, 1931 in Chadron, Nebraska to Robert and Esther Farnsworth. The family moved to Chicago, Ill, where Bob spent the early part of his life. He graduated from Taft High school in Chicago and he attended Miami University of Oxford, Ohio, and...
Cristina Billings
Jun 30, 2012
Cristina Billings passed away Saturday, June 30, 2012. The family will have a visitation at the First Baptist Church of Krum, TX on Saturday, July 7, 2012 from 1 to 2:00 p.m. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m. with burial at the Sanger Cemetery in Sanger, TX.
Cristina Munguia Billings
Jun 30, 2012
Cristina (Munguia) Billings of Rowlett, TX, beloved Wife, Mother, Sister, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and Daughter passed away early Saturday morning on June 30, 2012. A tragic auto accident in Denison, TX. took her away from her loved ones. Cristina, also known as "Vita" or "Chris", was born on December 27th, 1943 in San Antonio, TX and is preceded in death by...
Jim Albright
Jun 30, 2012
Jim Albright, a longtime advertising copywriter and one of the original "Mad Men" from the '60s, died Saturday in Denton, Texas. He was 77. As a creative for Tracy Locke, Albright is best remembered for launching – along with Art Director, Ron McQuien – the landmark Doritos campaign that ran for 12 years starting in the 1970s. It starred Avery...
Carl Woodruff
Jun 29, 2012
Carl Woodruff, 78, of Valley View passed away Friday, June 29, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton. He was born October 12, 1933 in Hildon, OK to Hollis and Lucy Boner Woodruff. He married Josephine Peel on June 1, 1957 in Fort Worth. He retired from Weber Aircraft in Gainesville and served in the U.S. Army. Carl loved his farm...
Bobby Wayne Andrews
Jun 28, 2012
Bob Andrews, known affectionately as "Burly," died June 28, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton. He was born February 3, 1937 in Brady, Texas to Harold Wayne "H. W."Andrews and Ruth Strickland Andrews. Bob arrived in Denton in 1955 to attend North Texas State University and graduated with a B. A. in marketing. For many years, he worked as a...
Gwen Lam
Jun 25, 2012
Gwen Lam, 90 fabulous years young, passed away June 25 after a brief illness. Beloved sister, aunt and friend, proud veteran,accomplished and respected professional, and published author, she was, above all else, a devoted Christian. Gwen often described herself as a teenager stuck in an old person's body. She had a faith that was contagious to those around her, and...
William Allen Luker
Jun 25, 2012
William Allen Luker passed away on June 25, 2012 in Denton, TX. He was born on October 17, 1930 in San Antonio, TX to David and Lydia Luker. William was a graduate of Texas A&M University and then graduated with his Ed. D from North Texas State University. He retired as Dean of School of Community Service at what is...
Debbie Jean Hoelscher
Jun 25, 2012
Debbie Jean Adair Hoelscher, of Pilot Point Texas, passed away on June 25, 2012. She was born in Crosbyton Texas on January 2, 1957. Debbie is survived by her companion Randy Glenn, daughters; Natasha Lynn Bruce and her husband Nathaniel Lorin Bruce, Susan Nicole Huffman and her husband Kevin Paul Huffman, son; Michael James Hoelscher and his companion Alyssa Boggs,...
Bill Clyde Fletcher
Jun 23, 2012
Bill Fletcher, age 68, of Denton, (formally of Waxahachie) passed on June 23, 2012. Bill was born to Arthur and Glenn Fletcher in Gainesville, TX. Bill married his loving wife Carol Samo in Corpus Christi on July 19, 1969. Bill was an active member of Singing Oaks Church of Christ and was employed at Independent Bank. The family has made...
Herman Allen Saffell
Jun 21, 2012
Herman Allen Saffell, 91, of Denton passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at his residence. He was born April 21, 1921 in Gatesville, TX to Porter J. and Temmer Marlin Saffell. He married Billie Jackson on February 29, 1940 in Midland. He served in the U.S. Army and worked for Exxon in Odessa for more than 20 years. Visitation will...
C.E. "Shorty" Branch
Jun 19, 2012
C.E. "Shorty" Branch, 83, beloved father, brother and grandfather, of Sanger passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2012 in Denton. He was born July 16, 1928 in Crowell, TX to J.Z. and Bernice Elizabeth Branch. He married Doris Ann Waggoner on November 13, 1948 in Gainesville, TX. She preceded him in death October, 2011. He was a truck driver for Frozen...
Barbara Jean Bell Groo
Jun 18, 2012
Barbara Jean Bell Groo passed away on June 18, 2012 Denton, TX. She was born on December 4, 1934 in Decatur, Illinois to John Albert Bell and Beulah Hodge Bell. She worked as a Merchandiser before retiring and was a member of First Baptist Church of Sanger for many years. She is preceded in death by her brother, Wayne Bell....
Phyllis Crozier
Jun 13, 2012
Phyllis Crozier, 83 of Denton passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in Denton. She was born December 30, 1928 in Dayton, OH to Dwight H. Whipp and Mabel J. Whipp. She married Edwin N. Crozier on August 21, 1948 in Dayton, OH. He preceded her in death in 2003. She retired as office manager for Dr. Dunn and was a...
William "Bill" Thomas Hutson
Jun 13, 2012
William Thomas (Bill) Hutson was born June 26, 1919 to Dony and Gordon Hutson in Little Elm Texas. They preceded him in death. During World War II, he served in North Africa and Europe, receiving medals and commendations for valor and bravery in the field of battle. He served twenty years in the United States Air Force. He married Claudia...
Thomas "Tom" Deussen
Jun 13, 2012
Thomas "Tom" Deussen, 60, of Ponder passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton. He was born September 18, 1951 in Denton to Eddie and Maurice Thomas Deussen. He married Terre Ortyn on September 16, 1996 in Ponder. He was a welder for Peterbilt Motors, member of Ponder Baptist Church and Ponder Volunteer Fire Department. Visitation will...
Ronald George Cornell, Sr.
Jun 12, 2012
Ronald George Cornell, Sr., 75 of Denton passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at his residence. He was born October 9, 1936 in Grubville, MO to George Preston Cornell and Helen Francis Martin Cornell. He married Dorothy Kathleen Neville in St. Peters, MO in 1974. He served in the U.S. Air Force, had retired from Ozark Airlines and was a...
