Obituaries
Obituary: Tom G. Durden
February 14, 1947 - July 9, 2021 Tom G. Durden passed from this life on July 9, 2021 at the age of 74 at his home in Brownwood. To honor Tom’s wishes, the family will not have formal services but will celebrate his life as Tom would want. Tom was born February 14,...
Obituary: Billy Lee Stewart, Jr.
July 1964 - June 2021 Bill Stewart was born in McKinney, Texas to Shelia and Billy Stewart of Garland. He grew up in Garland and was a 1982 graduate of South Garland High School where he was a varsity baseball manager and a member of the A Cappella Choir. He helped...
Obituary: Jane Cannon Jesmer
January 20, 1944 - June 17, 2021 Janie Cannon Jesmer was born in Enid, Oklahoma. She moved to Dallas in her teens and graduated from Crozier Tech High School in Dallas. Janie married Bernie Jesmer in 1964. She was blessed with children Craig and Heather, as well as...
Obituary: Frances Ophelia Tawwater Short
December 21, 1936 – June 15, 2021 Frances Ophelia Tawwater Short was born in Garland, Texas on December 21, 1936, to Clifford Jesse Tawwater and Lola Ethel Morrison Tawwater. She went home to the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 15, 2021. Frances...
Obituary: Cherry Ann Moorhead Higgins
November 29, 1948 – May 30, 2021 Cherry Ann Moorhead Higgins was born to Jack W. Moorhead and Dora Inez Hutson Moorhead in Garland, Texas. She was in the South Garland High School Class of 1967, but graduated from Mountain View High School in Santa Anna, California....
Obituary: Marilyn Gay
Marilyn Gay passed away peacefully April 19, 2021, in Dallas, Texas. She had just celebrated her 88th birthday in late March. She was able to spend time with family on the day before her passing. Born Marilyn Roberta Schilling March 31, 1933, to Earl Robert Schilling...
Obituary: Emma Louise Crayton
July 28, 1944 - April 23, 2021 Emma Louise Crayton was familiar to many because of her longtime service as an election judge in Garland. She was also active with prison ministries and served as president of her homeowners’ association. One social media tribute to...
Jerry Lon Feagin – July 16, 1957 – April 3, 2021
On Saturday, April 3, 2021, Jerry Lon Feagin, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 63. Jerry was born July 16, 1957, in Garland to Jackie and Joyce (Herring) Feagin. He graduated from South Garland High School in 1975. He worked with his mom at Joyce's...
Obituary: Mamie Isensee Bondy
November 25, 1926 – March 15, 2021 Mamie Nell Isensee Bondy died on Monday, March 15, 2021. She was 94. Mrs. Bondy grew up in Karnes City, TX. She was the daughter of Harry W. Isensee and Laura Jauer Isensee, and sister to Clarence T. Isensee and Martha Ann (Isensee)...
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