Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Dallas County

Rt Gillespie

Rt Gillespie

Dec 12, 2018

RT Gillespie, age 80, of Lewisville, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2018. The funeral service will be held December 15th at 10:00 a.m. at Faith Presbyterian Hospice Spiritual Health Care Center, 12477 Merit Drive, Dallas, TX 75251. Reverend Jarod A. Cooper will be officiating. RT was born in Booneville, Arkansas on July 22, 1938. He was married to Sharon...

Faulkner, Florence E.

Faulkner, Florence E.

Dec 12, 2018

Florence E Faulkner was born on February 16, 1946 in Slick, Oklahoma to Orrin E. Breckenridge & Bertha A. Breckenridge and passed away on December 12, 2018 at the age of 72.She grew up in Slick, Oklahoma and attended Slick High School and worked in Transportation. She was a Single Mother Of Five children, Trucking instructor, Owner Operater First Black...

Cecelia Wilson

Cecelia Wilson

Dec 10, 2018

Cecelia, (Celia, CeCe, Cindy) Wilson, 81, formerly of Dallas, TX, passed away Dec. 10, 2018. She was born in Los Angeles, CA. on Jan. 23, 1937 to Anita, (Gamboa) and Louis Luna. She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard Wilson. Celia is survived by her siblings and their spouses; Rudy and Nellie Yturralde, Ernie and Sally Luna, Marty...

Renate  L. Thomas

Renate L. Thomas

Dec 7, 2018

Renate L. Thomas (nee van Hülst) 90, of Carrollton, TX passed away on December 7th at her home after a long illness. She was born in Bremen, Germany, the eldest of nine. She is preceded in death by her parents Laurenz and Pauline Marie Anna (Jobke) van Hülst, her sister, Ursel Blanche, and her husband of 54 years, O.V. Thomas...

Muldrow, Vicki A.

Muldrow, Vicki A.

Dec 6, 2018

Vicki Ann Muldrow of Irving, Texas passed away on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at the age of 46.

Wiles, Martin E.

Wiles, Martin E.

Dec 5, 2018

Martin Edward Wiles passed away on December 5, 2018 at age 88. He was born in Italy, Texas to Oscar Wiles and Lorena Ellender. Martin worked at Austin Steel Company for 44 years retiring in 1992. Preceding him in death was his wife, Nyma Rhea Wiles and their son Rhea. Surviving him are his daughters, Cathy Moreland and Patti Smith...

Ross, Gerald R.

Ross, Gerald R.

Dec 2, 2018

A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, son and brother, Jerry Ross, 75, of Plano, Texas, passed away peacefully at his home December 2, 2018 with his family present. He had bravely confronted and fought cancer. He was born on April 1, 1943 in Rochester, NY. His great sense of humor must have started then. Jerry drove a truck for Kodak in...

Perry, Jerry K.

Perry, Jerry K.

Dec 1, 2018

Jerry Keith Perry of Irving, Texas passed away on Saturday, December 26th 2018 at the age of 80.

Spurling, Robert E.

Spurling, Robert E.

Nov 29, 2018

Robert Edwin "ED" Spurling was born July 5th, 1936 in Madisonville, TN. He went to his heavenly home on November 29th, 2018. He loved his country and served 2 years in the Army. He graduated from the University of Tennessee and was employed by the Norfolk Southern Railway. He taught in Sunday School and English as a second language class....

King, James 'Jim' E.

King, James 'Jim' E.

Nov 29, 2018

James (Jim) E. King, born in Clarksville, Texas, on April 7, 1930, the son of Joel Ross King and Marguerite Morrison King, died suddenly on November 29, 2018, in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Clarksville High School. In January of 1951 he joined The United States Marine Corps and served in the Korean War. He then graduated from North Texas...

Lucino Salmeron

Lucino Salmeron

Nov 26, 2018

Lucino Salmeron nació en Tlapehuala Guerrero México el dia 30 de junio de 1949 trabajó en la Marina de México como musico de la orquesta sinfónica. Lucino Salmerón Garcia se casó con Maria Amparo Rosales Aguirre el 17 de Diciembre de 1984 y por 33 años estuvieron juntos todo el tiempo, compartiendo el tiempo con sus hijos. A Lucino le...

Burrows, Patricia Ann Thom Heitmann

Burrows, Patricia Ann Thom Heitmann

Nov 23, 2018

Patricia Ann Thom Heitmann Burrows passed away peacefully at the age of 73 in Dallas, Texas due to complications from Parkinsons Disease. She was born on August 23, 1945 in Lewistown, Montana to John and Dottie Thom. A caring and loving mother to her children, she spent much of her adult life raising her family and working as a paralegal...

Mitchell, Mary A.

Mitchell, Mary A.

Nov 23, 2018

Mary Ann Martin Mitchell passed away on November 23, 2018 in Irving, TX at the age of 83. She was born October 11, 1935 in Dallas, TX. Preceding her in death was her Husband of 60 Years Ralph Mitchell, her parents Samuel & Evelyn Martin and brother Joseph Martin. She is survived by her daughters, Sherry Hamilton and husband Rick...

Murphy, Ruth Milller

Murphy, Ruth Milller

Nov 21, 2018

Ruth Miller Murphy, 94, of Lewisville, Texas, formerly of Ponte Vedra, Florida, and Spring Lake, New Jersey, died Wednesday, November 21, 2018, in Plano, Texas. Mrs. Murphy, the former Ruth Wilcox Miller, was born at home in Spring Lake, New Jersey, on October 25, 1924, a daughter of Herbert Jasper and Madeleine (Morris) Miller. She grew up on the Jersey...

Roger Baker

Roger Baker

Nov 19, 2018

Roger Baker passed away on November 19, 2018. He grew up on a farm in Kansas. He later attended Kansas State University with a bachelor's of science degree. He moved to Texas to attend Texas Tech University for his master's degree and then to Oklahoma State University for his PhD in Agronomy. He served in the United States Air Force...

Soukup, Debra L.

Soukup, Debra L.

Nov 18, 2018

Soukup, Debra Lynne went to be with the Lord on November 18, 2018. Debbie was born April 5, 1958 in Waco, Texas to Floyd and Florence "Jerry" Gummelt. Debbie graduated from University High School in 1976. She was a hard worker, and loved what she did and the people she worked with at Haag Engineering. In her spare time, Debbie...

Bobby  Joe Dunlap

Bobby Joe Dunlap

Nov 17, 2018

Bobby Joe Dunlap born in Brownwood, Texas passed away November 17, 2018 at the age of 76. He loved hunting, fishing, and old western movies. He is survived by his son James A. Dunlap and daughter-in-law Judy Dunlap. He was proceeded in death by his wife Martha House Dunlap and parents James and Ettie Dunlap. He had a great love...

David  Allen Schwab

David Allen Schwab

Nov 16, 2018

David Allen Schwab, age 57, passed away as a result of ongoing strokes on Friday, November 16, 2018 at his home in McKinney, Texas. He was lovingly attended by his wife Nancy of nine years, as well as his home hospice care givers. David was born on May 3, 1961 in Louisville, Kentucky. He attended Forest Park high school in...

Medina, Mitzie

Medina, Mitzie

Nov 16, 2018

Heaven shone brighter on November 16, 2018 as Mitzie Medina made her angelic debut. Born in Dallas, Texas on July 23, 1953, Mitzie Sara Gonzales was born to her mother Edelmira and her father Dario Melgoza. For every place she went, she left it a little brighter and every friend she met, she left their heart a little lighter. Mitzie...

Thames, David A.

Thames, David A.

Nov 16, 2018

David A Thames age 69 passed away peacefully on November 16, 2018 in Dallas, TX, after a 4 year battle with kidney cancer. Mr. Thames is survived by his wife, Lynne, daughter, Lori. David was a native Texan and lived in Richardson. He was a spiritual man who had a positive impact on many lives. David had a very successful...

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