Obituaries
Obituary: Barbara Leola Chick
Barbara Leola Chick, a resident of Garland, passed away April 26, 2023, at the age of 83. She was born Aug. 28, 1939, to Thelton Tapley and Aline (Penn) Tapley in Winnsboro, Texas. Barbara faithfully served the city of Garland on the Planning and Zoning Commission and...
Obituary: Mable Doris Gilmore
Mable Doris Gilmore, 81, of Temple, Texas, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023, in her home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at Marshal and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas. Mable was born August 12, 1941, in Laredo,...
Obituary: Samuel Earl Mayabb, Jr.
Samuel Earl Mayabb, Jr. passed away December 22, 2022. He was born July 8, 1949 to Samuel Earl Mayabb, Sr. and Lilllie Mayabb. Sam grew up in Garland, Texas, and graduated from Garland High School where he played on the Garland Owls’ football team. He liked riding and...
Obituary: John Allen Bell
John Allen Bell of Allen, Texas, passed away Dec. 2, 2022, at the age of 67. He was born Jan. 4, 1955, to Trigg Alvin Ralph and Shirley (Templeton) Bell in Dallas, Texas. John grew up in Garland and graduated from Garland High School in 1973. He attended Stephen F....
Obituary: Lura “Paulette” (Abbott) Steen
Lura “Paulette” (Abbott) Steen, age 78 of Allen, Texas, departed this earthly life of breast & liver cancer on November 9th, 2022 surrounded by family. Paulette was born on August 25, 1944 to Maxine Elliott and Lewis E. Abbott of Fort Worth Texas. She married her...
Virginia Marie Bandy: Sept. 17, 1923 – Dec. 3, 2022
Virginia Marie Bandy left this world December 3, 2022. She was born Sept. 17, 1923 in McKinney, Texas to Terrell W. Berry and Jetta M. Burke. Virginia was raised in Bailey, Texas where she and her family lived a simple life. As a child, Virginia picked cotton to help...
Obituary: Lt. Christopher John Carker
Christopher John Carker, of Wylie, Texas, entered Heaven’s gates Saturday, December 3, 2022, at the age 46. He was born on May 29, 1976 in Springfield, Missouri, the son of Richard and Deborah Carker. He graduated from Wylie High School in 1994 and received his...
Obituary: Kenneth Franklin Thompson
Kenneth Franklin Thompson, beloved son, brother, husband, father and grandfather, ascended into Heaven on November 23, 2022, at the age of 69. The third of four children born to Sarah Eleanor Bird and Quincy Oliver Thompson, Kenneth was born on October 26, 1953, in...
Obituary: Robert Lynn Shipley
Robert Lynn Shipley, age 72 of Red Oak, Texas passed away November 27, 2022. He was born January 22, 1950 to the late Thomas Shipley and Melba Burke. A lifelong resident of Bristol, he was raised by his grandparents Alex and Jewell Burke. Robert worked as a butcher in...
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