Obituaries
Melanie Hensleigh-Parsons: Celebration of life
The family, students, colleagues and friends of Melanie Hensleigh-Parsons gathered in the Garland High School auditorium Saturday, Nov. 14 to celebrate her life. She was born March 28, 1963 and passed away Oct. 30, 2015 at the age of 52. Melanie began her teaching...
Obituary: Allan Seymour Disraeli, M.D.
February 27, 1936 – November 5, 2015 Allan S. Disraeli MD died at home on November 5, 2015, after a long struggle with lymphoma. Allan was born on February 27, 1936 to Irving and Marion Disraeli in Rochester, New York and grew up there. Both parents were of Russian...
Obituary: Georgia F. Johnson
December 13, 1942 - September 13, 2015 Georgia F. Johnson, 72, of Garland, Texas, passed away Sunday evening , September 13, 2015, at Baylor Health Care Center in Dallas. Graveside services celebrating her life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 17, 2015...
Obituary: Mary “Jo” Freeman
September 20, 1939 – August 26, 2015 Jo Freeman, 75, passed away Wednesday, August 26 at Waterford Assisted Living in College Station with her family by her side. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday August 30 at First Baptist Church in College Station. Interment...
Gay Osburn Beam
August 23, 1948 – August 20, 2015 Gay Osburn Beam, 66, died August 20, 2015 at her home in Pelham, Alabama. Pamela Gay Beam was born to Charles and Naomi Osburn in El Dorado, Arkansas on August 23, 1948. She was a teacher of honors English for 34 years, having taught...
William Joseph Savarese
March 31, 1939 – June 11, 2015 William Joseph “Bill” Savarese had a love of cooking and entertaining and was always telling jokes. He also had compassion for all animals. Born in Brooklyn, New York to the late Joseph & Mildred Savarese, he served in the Army National...
Thomas Leslie Squyres Jr.
August 22, 1946 – June 6, 2015 Tom Squyres, 68, passed away after a brief but valiant fight with colon cancer. A Naval committal ceremony will be held to honor his military service during the Vietnam War as a Seabee in the Navy’s Construction Battalions. The service...
Charles Edward Tawwater
February 4, 1931 – May 30, 2015 Charles Edward Tawwater, 84, was born February 4, 1931 in El Paso, Texas to Clifford Jesse and Lola (Morrison) Tawwater and went to be with our Lord May 30, 2015. Charles is survived by his son Charles Eugene and wife Cindy Tawwater...
Dorothy Lee Davis Bourek
November 9, 1928 - April 5, 2015 Dorothy Lee Davis Bourek, 86, of Schulenburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015. Rev. John Pflug, Jr. will conduct the funeral service at the First Presbyterian Church of Winnsboro Saturday, April 11,...
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