Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Dallas County

Stephenson, Mary Ellen 'Sunny' Boggs

Stephenson, Mary Ellen 'Sunny' Boggs

May 13, 2017

Mary Ellen (Sunny) Boggs Stephenson, 83, passed away on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born December 11, 1933 to Orville and Marie Boggs, Mary Ellen grew up in Minneapolis attending Academy of the Holy Angels where she received her nickname of "Sunny." She graduated from University of Minnesota where she was a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. She earned a...

Lange, Diane 'Mimi'

Lange, Diane 'Mimi'

May 12, 2017

Diane Marie "Mimi" Lange, of Plano, Texas, died May 12th 2017 at the age of 84 years. She was born February 7th 1933 in Oak Park, Illinois. Her parents were Oscar Carl Olson and Margaret Olson. Diane graduated from Kelvyn Park High School in Chicago and Valparaiso University in Indiana with a B.A. degree in 1955. She met Donald Edward...

Renteria, Robert

Renteria, Robert

May 11, 2017

Robert Renteria, of Plano, Texas, passed away on May 11, 2017 at the age of 57 years. He was born on September 4, 1959 in Zapotlanejo, Mexico to Javier and Zenaida Renteria. Robert lived with his family in Glendale, California before moving to Houston, Texas where he met his wife, Lauralee. As a child, Robert enjoyed the outdoors, playing baseball,...

Bartlett, Bettye A.

Bartlett, Bettye A.

May 11, 2017

Bettye Ann Halstead Bartlett, age 90, died on Thursday, May 11, 2017 after a long battle with cancer. At the time of her death, she was at home, with family at her bedside. She was gathered into the arms of Jesus and many other family members and friends awaiting her arrival in heaven. Ann was beloved by all who knew...

Jimmy  Ray Machicek

Jimmy Ray Machicek

May 8, 2017

Jimmy Ray Machicek of Denton, Texas, went to his heavenly home on Monday, May 8, 2017, at the age of 77. Jimmy was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on March 10, 1940. He graduated from Gonzales High School, and then went on to serve in the United States Army from June of 1959 to May of 1962. He was stationed...

Phillips, Gail Mary

Phillips, Gail Mary

May 8, 2017

Gail Mary Phillips was born to Delores and Arthur Conlan on August 8, 1945 in Remer, MN where she was raised on a beautiful resort her parents owned and then moved onto bigger and better things after graduation when she moved to Chicago, IL. She was introduced to the city life which she so much LOVED She lived and worked...

Spielmaker, James Michael

Spielmaker, James Michael

May 8, 2017

James Michael Spielmaker, age 53, of The Colony, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 8, 2017. Born on January 25, 1964 in Grand Rapids Michigan. Jim is survived by his Wife Sherrie Spielmaker, Step-Daughter Stephanie Carr, Step- Daughter Kelsey Curry and Step-son Lane Curry, Grandson Kyland, his sisters Sherry Spielmaker Klud, Patricia Perry,...

Isaacs, Wilma Faye

Isaacs, Wilma Faye

May 8, 2017

Wilma Faye (Kirk) Isaacs, 79, of Plano, Texas went to be with the Lord on May 8th, 2017. She was born on May 11, 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to Granvil and Mae Kirk. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Walter Isaacs. Wilma loved her family and friends like none other, she always looked...

Sommerfield, Jack B.

Sommerfield, Jack B.

May 8, 2017

Died in Dallas, Texas on Monday, May 8 2017 at 4:44am after a short but courageous battle with leukemia. He was born on February 13, 1932 in Houston, Texas at the Harrisburg Clinic. The only child of Arthur Abraham Sommerfield and Lois Burnett Sommerfield, he grew up in Hillsboro, Texas and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1949. He then...

Diaz, Olga

Diaz, Olga

May 7, 2017

Olga Diaz, age 31, of Plano, Texas passed away on May 07, 2017 at home. She was born on February 24, 1986 in Santiago Maravatio, Guanajuato, Mexico to Primitivo Diaz and Elvia Murillo. After graduating from Plano Senior High School in 2005, she attended and received an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from Collin Creek College in 2008. She continued...

Cunningham, Suzanne S.

Cunningham, Suzanne S.

May 6, 2017

Suzanne Swofford Cunningham passed from this life on Saturday, May 6th, 2017. Born on November 11, 1961, Suzy was a strong Christian woman who loved being outdoors enjoying the sun, spending time in the mountains of Colorado, and celebrating holidays with her family. She was a devoted and loving mother to the love of her life, her son, Christopher Cunningham....

Embry, Martha Y.

Embry, Martha Y.

May 4, 2017

Martha "Martie" Young Embry, age 98, of McKinney, Texas passed away on May 4, 2017 at Grand Brook Memory Care of McKinney. She was born on April 9, 1919 in Atlanta, Georgia to Arthur and Mattie Hooten Young. Martie was raised in Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest of six siblings. She married John G. Embry on June 24, 1938. They later...

Crow, Ben L.

Crow, Ben L.

May 4, 2017

Ben Lee Crow was born July 12, 1928 in Ft. Worth, TX. He passed away May 4, 2017 in Dallas, TX. He was 88 years old. He was preceded in death by his mother, Doris Seddon Crow, his father, Ben F. Crow, and his brother, Robert Crow, all of El Paso, Texas. He is survived by first cousins, A. E....

Baker, Mary Virginia

Baker, Mary Virginia

May 4, 2017

Mary Virginia (White) Baker beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away May 4th, 2017 at age 86 in her home in Carrollton. She was born in Texarkana, TX and graduated from Alvin high school in Alvin, TX. She attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX where she met her future husband of 59 years, Paul Kern Baker. Proceeded in death...

Salinas, Armando

Salinas, Armando

May 2, 2017

Armando Salines, age 50, of Mesquite, Texas passed away on May 2, 2017 in Richardson, Texas. He was born on March 10, 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. He was employed at Cipher Lab as a software analyst on the technology support team. Armando loved to gather with family to eat and share in making lasting memories with his loved ones. He...

Ruth  Barnes Matlock

Ruth Barnes Matlock

Apr 30, 2017

Ruth Barnes Matlock, 95, of Dallas, Texas, passed away on April 30, 2017.. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on May 9, 2017 at the Treemont Retirement Community auditorium.Funeral arrangements are being handled by Gateway Funerals and Cremation. Ruth was born in Memphis, Texas on October 4, 1921. She graduated from the local high school and continued...

Grogan, Patricia Anne

Grogan, Patricia Anne

Apr 28, 2017

Patricia Anne Grogan loving wife, mother, and nana passed peacefully on April 28th, 2017. She was born January 23rd 1939 in Boston Ma. Her parents were Josephine and Wellington Frost of Boston. Siblings are Mary Rolanti and Paul Frost. She is survived by her husband Francis Grogan, daughter Patricia Henderson, son Kenneth Grogan, and grandchildren Austin, Rachael, Kennedy, and Keeley....

White, Antoine

White, Antoine

Apr 28, 2017

Antoine White, a beloved son, brother and father, was called home to the Lord on April 28th 2017. He was a vibrant soul whose energy was felt by all who knew him. Antoine was taken from this earth far too soon and will be greatly missed. His smile and passion for life will live on through his daughter...

Jason Young

Jason Young

Apr 27, 2017

Jason Parker Young , 47, of Frisco, Texas, passed away on April 27, 2017. Jason was born in Paris, Texas on November 26, 1969, and lived in Grapevine, Texas for 20 years. Jason is survived by Charles Gregory Young of Colorado, Beverly L Horton, and spouse Richard Craig Horton of Texas and Melissa Ellen Simonton, and spouse Marshall Simonton.

Ramirez, Christopher Joseph

Ramirez, Christopher Joseph

Apr 25, 2017

Christopher Joseph Ramirez was born on April 22, 1980 in Munster, Indiana and passed away on April 25, 2017 at his home in Plano, Texas. Chris grew up in Crown Point, Indiana where he graduated from high school in 1998. While at Crown Point High School he competed with his golf team at the state level. He moved to the...

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