MARIE IDA FRENCH Marie Ida French of Kaufman, Texas passed away in a hospice facility in Tyler, Texas on June 28, 2015. Marie was born in Harlingen, Texas on December 20, 1944 to Lewis Roy Deleon and Leuise Rodregos Deleon. Marie was raised in Terrell, Texas and moved to Irving, Texas and later to Grand Prairie, Texas. She moved to Kaufman, Texas in 1992 where she was a home care nurse. Marie loved gardening and the outdoors. She married Robert Eugene French in Irving, Texas on December 20, 1979. Robert preceded Marie in death on October 17, 2014. Marie is survived by her sons: Joe French of Grand Saline, Texas, Jerry Tiedeman of Plano, Texas, Robert French of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma and Charles French of League City, Texas, daughters: Linda French of Coppell, Texas and Willow Kay Phillips of Terrell, Texas, brothers: Lewis Deleon of Terrell, Texas, Mando Deleon of Wills Point, Texas and Tony Deleon of Terrell, Texas, sisters: Wanda Grica of Dallas, Texas and Annie Gomez of Dallas, Texas, eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.