Hilary Gates Kunkler
Dec 27, 2024
Commander Hilary Gates "Zeke" Kunkler, USN Retired, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024, at age 92 (or as he would say: "it's my 53rd anniversary of my 39th birthday"). He was born on October 6, 1932, in Barr Township, Daviess County, IN, to Hilary Peter and Mary Alma Gates Kunkler. He grew up on a farm in Loogootee,...
Scott Patrick Berdine
Dec 27, 2024
Mr. Scott Patrick Berdine passed away on December 27, 2024 . Scott was born in Gary, Indiana, on November 17, 1946, to Clarence and Roberta Berdine. He spent most of his childhood in Leesburg, Florida. He left in 1961 to attend The Kentucky Military Institute, the oldest private military high school in the United States. He graduated from KMI...
Geary Dean Branch
Dec 25, 2024
GEARY BRANCH
February 17, 1953 – December 25, 2024
Geary Dean Branch of Dallas, TX, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2024, at the age of 71. Born in Houston TX, Geary moved with his family to Austin in 1963, and then to Dallas in the 1980's.
He is preceded in death by...
Delora A. Cain
Dec 25, 2024
Delora Ann (Keck) Cain passed away unexpectedly on December 25, 2024, at the age of 86.
Delora was born on December 22, 1938, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Trevis Sterling Keck and Ruth Virginia Ashford Keck. When she was young, the family moved to Pasadena, Texas where she later graduated from Deer Park High School. She graduated with...
Alan Jeffrey Chamison
Dec 24, 2024
Beloved and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and brother Alan Jeffrey Chamison passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at the age of 84.
Alan enjoyed a long life filled with many career successes as well as incredible personal fulfillment from his loving family and many friends. He possessed an amazing blend of intelligence and drive that was...
Michael Steven Bender
Dec 24, 2024
Dear Friends,
Our community expresses deepest sympathies to the family of our member Michael Steven Bender, who died December 24,2024.
He was the husband of our member Dianne Bender, the father of Courtney (David) Purum, Kelly Bender Craig and Brent (Joanna) Bender, the brother of Sherry Grogin and the grandfather of Josh and Emily Bender....
William Howard Swanson
Dec 23, 2024
William Howard Swanson
December 13, 1952 – December 23, 2024
William "Bill" Howard Swanson, 72, of Sargent, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on December 23, 2024, in Plano, Texas. Bill was born on December 13, 1952, in Marshall, Minnesota, to Howard and Betty Swanson.
Bill proudly served his country as a veteran of the...
Newman Holland Brown, Iii
Dec 21, 2024
Newman Holland "Scrappy" Brown, III, was always planning his next adventure or big project, driven by a passion for learning and new experiences. He had a talent for building and fixing anything, a true love of working and business opportunities, an obsession for all things 'tech,' and an enviable dedication to health and fitness – though he did enjoy...
Gloria June Yates
Dec 20, 2024
Gloria June Goodman Yates was born to E. Dewey and Carolyn Weldon Goodman in Dallas, Texas, on June 2, 1928. She was born the day after Carolyn and Dewey's wedding anniversary, so they declared it to be a "glorious June" and named her accordingly. Gloria was called Home in the early morning hours of Friday, December 20, 2024, at...
David "Dave" Harold Cranford
Dec 20, 2024
David "Dave" Harold Cranford passed from this life with his bride by his side and was welcomed into the presence of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in December 2024. Born in Colorado to Jimmie Dean and Altha Rae (Davis) Cranford, Dave was the 2nd of three sons. Dave's childhood was blessed as he and his brothers shared a...
Rose Marie Madrid
Dec 18, 2024
Rose Marie Madrid passed away peacefully with her family by her side on December 18, 2024. She was born to Virginia Sanchez on April 30, 1948, in Guadalajara, Mexico, and enjoyed a loving childhood with her sister, Veila Unzueta; brother, Ricardo Lopez, Jr.; and father, Ricardo Lopez, Sr.
On July 8, 1967, Rose married the love of...
Stella Barona
Dec 16, 2024
Stella Barona Age 74, passed away December 16, 2024, in Plano TX
Following a long illness she is survived by her husband Antonio Santos, sisters Vitalia Barona of Katy Tx, and Mari Barona of Cali Colombia and brother Romulo Barona, of Cali Colombia, she was preceded in death by her father Romulo Barona and her mother Betsabe...
Jerry Wayne Tibbs
Dec 15, 2024
Jerry Wayne Tibbs was born on November 25, 1946, in Waco, TX to Connally and Johnnie Tibbs. He grew up in Abilene, Texas, and graduated from Cooper School in 1965. He obtained a Master's Degree of Science in Systems Management from the University of Southern California.
Jerry enlisted in the United States Army on October 11, 1970,...
Tracie Lynnette Junior
Dec 15, 2024
After 55 years of bringing joy and laughter to all who knew her, Tracie Lynette Junior passed away on December 15, 2024. Born on July 22, 1969, to Ronald and Joan Bohannon, Tracie's giving spirit touched everyone she met.
She is survived by her mother, Joan Bohannon; her husband, Bill Thompson; her sisters, Lori Morrison, Mistie Stacks,...
Shann Marie Anderson
Dec 15, 2024
Shann Marie Anderson, 77, formerly of Maple Grove, MN went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Dec. 15, 2024, at Medical City Frisco Hospital in Texas, surrounded by family members.
She was born in Duluth, MN on June 8, 1947, to Ernest and Lois Rasmussen. She graduated from Duluth East High School in 1965. She...
Thai Hong Pham
Dec 13, 2024
With great sadness, we inform the passing of our friend and colleague, Dr. Thai Pham. Dr. Pham passed away peacefully at home December 13, 2024, under home hospice care surrounded by family and friends after a nearly four-year battle with metastatic lung cancer.
Dr. Pham was born in Chau Doc, Vietnam and escaped the horrors of the...
Ferrell Jean Burns
Dec 12, 2024
Ferrell Jean Burns, 93, was our mom and mentor. She and her husband Alvin raised a great family of three children: Dwight, Camille and Frank. We all became proficient in our fields of expertise, following our passions, as taught by our parents. We are each forever grateful for the life she led, the guidance she delivered, and the example...
Eldon "Dee" Young
Dec 12, 2024
Obituary for Eldon "Dee" Young
May 24, 1942 – December 12, 2024
Eldon "Dee" Young, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2024, at the age of 82. Dee was born on May 24, 1942, in Eunice, New Mexico, and spent his childhood and early adult years in Hobbs, New...
Patricia Willson
Dec 11, 2024
Patricia Romero Willson, beloved mother, wife, grandmother, aunt, and lifelong advocate, passed away on December 11, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. Patricia led a life defined by compassion, service, and devotion to her family.
Born on April 28, 1931, in Gary, Indiana, to Margaret and William Romero, Patricia's family soon moved to North Attleboro, Massachusetts, where...
Maureen E. Farmer
Dec 9, 2024
Maureen Ellinger Farmer passed peacefully from this life on the morning of December 9, 2024 surrounded by the people she most loved in life, her husband Mike, sons Rob and Kevin and her beloved dog Leo.
Maureen was the eldest of identical twin daughters born to Robert and Patricia Ellinger in Kansas City, MO. The "Twins", Maureen...
