Obituaries
Obituary: Eason George Pritchard, Jr.
Eason George Pritchard Jr., 77, passed away August 9, 2018 at his home in Garland. Raised in Kansas City, Missouri, he served 27 years in the U.S. Navy as a distinguished hospital corpsman. Eason is preceded in death by parents, Eason and Stella Pritchard and...
Obituary: Gary Thomas Lewellyn
Gary Thomas Lewellyn, 67, passed from this life surrounded by family on Monday, August 6, 2018, after suffering for several years with cancer. He was born on May 18, 1951 in Detroit, Michigan to Thomas Kenneth Lewellyn & Jean (Sanner) August. He is survived...
Obituary: Rev. Dr. James W. Culp, Sr.
Rev. Dr. James W. Culp, Sr., of Royse City, since 1985, passed away July 22, 2018, at the age of 86. He was born June 3, 1932, in Pineville, North Carolina, to Richard Sylvester Culp and Mary Edna (Short) Culp. Dr. Culp proudly served his country as a Technical...
Obituary: Patricia Jeanette Sellers
Patricia Jeanette was born to Giles Raymond and Rose Ellen Folmar December 10, 1934. She went home to be with the Lord June 24, 2018. "Pat" was born in Yantis, Texas. Her grandparents were Gus and Mama Folmar of Sulphur Springs, Texas and John and Pearl Buckholt of...
Obituary: Peggy Jean MacPherson
Peggy Jean Calhoun MacPherson was born January 29, 1937 and passed away June 18, 2018. She was born the third oldest of eleven children to Thomas Franklin Calhoun and Ella Jean Howard Calhoun in McKinney, Texas. As a young child, she traveled across this country...
Obituary: James Nelson Mason
September 6, 1937 – May 22, 2018 James Mason, 80, of Leander, Texas passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. He was a member of Hill Country Bible Church where he enjoyed the Prime Time Sunday School Class and working as an usher in the worship service....
William (Bill) Fred Holmes
April 6, 1932 - May 17, 2018 Bill Holmes, 86, went to tell Saint Peter some stories on May 17, 2018. Bill was born April 6, 1932 to Willie Kate Holford Holmes and Fred Holmes. Bill grew up in Garland, was a charter member of Boy Scout Troop 57 and...
Reverend ‘Gentle Ben’ Read
Reverend “Gentle Ben” Read, 67, passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family Thursday, April 19, 2018. Son of Elvin and Pauline Read, Ben was born in Odessa, Texas on May 29, 1950. He graduated from Odessa High School and went on to attend McMurray...
Patsy Jean Warford Arterburn
Patsy Jean Warford Arterburn passed Saturday, April 14, 2018. She was born in Peoria, AZ, in 1937, to parents, Isaac and Mary Venita Warford. Patsy married her beloved husband, Morris E. Arterburn, June 4, 1955, in Wickenburg, AZ. Patsy and Morris moved to Bonham,...
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