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...
Curtis Roger Shelstad
Jun 12, 2012
Curtis Roger Shelstad passed away in Sanger on June 12, 2012. He was born June 8, 1931 in Turner, MT to Leonard and Rosina Braunstadter Shelstad. He married Dorothy Sosebee (Shelstad) who preceded him in death. He served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict as a Fireman. He retired from the Lewisville Post Office as a Mail...
Willie B. Goodman
Jun 9, 2012
Went to be with the Lord Saturday June the 9th 2012. Born July 7th 1933 in Obion County TN to Samuel and Lois Goodman. Preceded in death by his parents Samuel and Lois Goodman, wives Alice Marie Goodman and Vivian Karen Goodman, Son John Walter Goodman, great grandson Connor Cox, and brothers Willard and Frank Goodman. Survived by: Siblings Robert...
Robert Scott Esther, Jr.
Jun 8, 2012
Robert Scott Esther, Jr., 50, of Denton, Texas passed away suddenly on June 8, 2012. He was born July 17, 1961 in Atlanta, Georgia, was a carpenter by trade and lived in Denton, Texas. Scott is survived by his parents of Denton, Bob and Pat Esther, daughter Leah Nicole and first wife Kenda Esther of Colorado, brother, Patrick Esther and...
Patrick Connors
Jun 8, 2012
Patrick Connors, 68, of Lake Dallas passed away Friday, June 8, 2012 after a short, but courageous, battle with cancer, at Atrium Medical Center in Corinth. He was born October 26, 1943 to Fred and Bonny Connors in Joplin, MO. He was a retired commercial builder, a member of Lakeshore Baptist Church in Lake Dallas, and a board member of...
Emily A. Pfitzenmaier
Jun 7, 2012
Emily A. Pfitzenmaier passed away on June 7, 2012 in Denton, TX. She was born on January 28, 1921 in Lake Bronson, MN to John and Gina Forsell. She graduated from the Swedish Hospital School of Nursing with her Nursing degree. She began her career honorably serving our country in WWII as an Army Nurse on a hospital ship. She...
Ted Turner
Jun 6, 2012
Ted Turner passed away unexpectedly on June 6, 2012. He was born on July 22, 1963 in Bonham, Texas to Dr. Thomas R. Turner and Yvonne Soureal Turner. Ted graduated from Trinity Valley High School in Ft. Worth, Texas. He then graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. On December 27, 1986 he married...
William "Bill" Robert Latham
Jun 5, 2012
William "Bill" Robert Latham, 73 of Denton passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born October 1, 1938 in Gainesville to James Leo Latham and Sara McClain Latham Dulaney. He served in the U.S. Air Force during Vietnam War, was a member of the Church of Christ and a manager at Wal-Mart. He received...
Stephen Carroll Beck
Jun 4, 2012
Stephen Carroll Beck was born on April 21, 1956 in Kilgore, TX to Angus and Norma Rose Beck who preceded him. He attended Denton High School and North Texas State University. He was a substitute teacher for the Denton Independent school district. Beck loved classic cars, model trains, motorcycles and his dachshunds. He is survived by his brother, Philip Beck...
Floyd J West
Jun 3, 2012
Floyd Jewell West Jr. (Bud West) was born in Anna, Texas on February 8, 1933 to Floyd Jewell West and Gracie Mae Whitfield West. He was an entrepreneur and Local business Owner in Lake Cities Area. He departed this life on June 3, 2012. Bud was an avid fisherman and he was passionate about the game of golf. He loved...
Lucille Webster
Jun 2, 2012
Minnie Lucille Webster passed away on June 2, 2012 in Ponder, TX. She was born on August 12, 1923 in Drop, TX to John and Velma Burk. She graduated from Ponder High School in 1938. April 27, 1942 she married Troye Richard Webster in Denver, CO. Together they had 3 children. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church...
Darleen Kotulan
May 31, 2012
Darleen Kotulan, 84 of Dallas passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at UT Southwestern St. Paul in Dallas. She was born April 11, 1928 in Gainesville, TX to Clay Smith and Sara Elizabeth Von Smith. She married Edward Henry Kotulan on February 17, 1948 in Gainesville. He preceded her in death in 2005. She was a member of Richland Hills...
Nelda Lynn Wright
May 30, 2012
Nelda Lynn Wright, 64, of Ponder, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. She was born on July 30, 1947 in Denton to Ted Carter and Verga Mae Wilson Carter. She married Marvin Robert Wright in 1968, who preceded her in death. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle Church and was a Care Giver for Denton County MHMR. Visitation...
