Obituaries

Sep 26, 2008

NELLIE EUGENIA TRAIL Nellie Eugenia Trail was born in Terrell on April 13, 1911 to Guy and Johnie Rand. Nell passed away in Terrell on September 26, 2008. Nell was raised in Terrell and lived most of her life in the Terrell area. She lived a short time in Kaufman and in Kemp. Nell married Alexander Trail on January 17,...

Sep 24, 2008

WESLEY KELLER TINSLEY Wesley Keller Tinsley was born in the Jiba Community on December 3, 1919 to John and Katy Miller Tinsley. Keller passed away in Kaufman on September 24, 2008. Keller was raised in the Jiba and Becker Communities and lived all his life in those communities. He graduated from high school in 1938. Keller managed the Kaufman Compress...

Sep 21, 2008

WALTER HOWARD MOORE Walter Howard Moore was born in California on May 8, 1964 to Larry and Mary Moore. Walter passed away in Mesquite on September 21, 2008. Walter was raised in Niagra Falls, New York and moved to Dallas when he was 15. Later he moved to Seagoville and then to Kaufman in 2001. Walter worked for Nylo Hotel...

Sep 20, 2008

RUDELL TARPLEY SMITH Rudell Tarpley Smith passed away in Richardson, Texas on September 20, 2008. Rudy was born June 21, 1909 in Rand, Texas to Fannie Foster and Will Tarpley. She grew up in the Rand Community. After graduating from Kaufman High School, she moved to Dallas and worked in a dress factory then went to work assembling airplanes at...

Sep 18, 2008

CLINTON "ODIE" HOLLAND Clinton "Odie" Holland was born in Kemp, Texas on August 18, 1913 to Charlie and Annie McGuire Holland. Odie passed away in Kaufman, Texas on September 18, 2008. Odie was raised in Kemp and lived all his life in Kaufman County. For the past sixty years he lived in Kaufman where he was self-employed as a carpenter....

Sep 12, 2008

HAZLE MOZELL CLEMMONS Hazle Mozell Clemmons of Rosser, TX passed away at a Kaufman, TX hospital on September 12, 2008. Hazle was born in Fort Worth, TX on June 10, 1934 to Henry and Verona Nicar. Hazle was raised in Grayford, TX and later moved to Odessa, TX. Hazle then moved to Mabank, TX then to Rosser in 1975. She...

Sep 12, 2008

Marla Mitchell Bramhall was born March 9, 1947 to Frank and Thelma Legg Mitchell. She passed away in an automobile accident in Aberdeen, Scotland on September 12, 2008. Marla graduated from Kaufman High School in 1965 as the valedictorian. She received her degrees in aerospace and mechanical engineering from Arlington State University. She worked as a petroleum engineer for more...

Sep 5, 2008

PATSY TIJERINA Patsy Tijerina of Kaufman passed away in a local hospital on Sept. 5, 2008. Patsy was born in Poth, Texas to Theodoro and Eliza Serna Garza on Jan. 31, 1933. She was raised in Poth and later moved to Scurry in 1950. Patsy moved to Kaufman in 1953 where she was a member of the St. Ann Catholic...

Sep 4, 2008

LARRY JOE YOUNG Larry Joe Young was born in Terrell, Texas on June 10, 1947 to Billy and Flora Clayton Young. Larry passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on September 4, 2008. Larry was raised in Kaufman and graduated from Kaufman High School in 1965. He was a co-owner of Cates Steel Products in Kaufman and retired in 1996....

Aug 25, 2008

BEADIE EMMA SHIPMAN Beadie Emma Shipman was born in Walnut Springs, Texas on April 27, 1928 to W. L. and Johnnie Booker Evans. Beadie passed away at her home in rural Kaufman on August 25, 2008, Beadie was raised in Henrietta, Texas. She moved to Fort Worth, Texas where she lived for a time before moving to Whitesboro, Texas. Beadie...

Aug 23, 2008

JENNIFER JEAN LANCASTER Jennifer Jean Lancaster of Kemp, Texas passed away in Kaufman, Texas on August 23, 2008. Jennifer was born June 25, 1973 in Fort Worth, Texas to David Bryan Jones and Wanda Faye Campbell Jones. Jennifer was raised in Mount Vernon, Texas where she graduated from high school. She later married Terry Lancaster in Waxahachie, Texas and then...

Aug 15, 2008

JOE BOB CLIFTON Joe Bob Clifton of Balch Springs passed away August 15, 2008 in Balch Springs. J.B. was born in Dallas on April 5, 1974 to Bobby and Lydia Cech Clifton. J.B. was raised in Dallas and graduated from Spruce High School in Dallas. He lived in Crandall for a short time before moving back to Dallas. J.B. worked...

Aug 11, 2008

BILLY WAYNE TINER Billy Wayne Tiner of Scurry, Texas passed away August 11, 2008 in a Kaufman hospital. Billy Wayne was born in Winnsboro, Texas on February 12, 1950 to William and Lois Bearden Tiner. Billy Wayne moved to Kaufman County in 1962 where he was raised and lived the rest of his life. He was a welder for Falcon...

Aug 4, 2008

John Len Vess Kaufman, TX. Passed away August 4, 2008 in Dallas, Tx. John was survived by a number of Relatives and Friends who he cared and loved dearly. John was an avid poker player. He served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He worked for the City of Dallas and retired after 27 years of employment....

Aug 2, 2008

DELBERT LEE CURBO Delbert Lee Curbo was born in Hill County, Texas on September 1, 1934 to Luther and Samantha Blocker Curbo. Delbert passed away in Kaufman, Texas on August 2, 2008. Delbert was raised in Hill County and moved to Kaufman in 1985. Delbert worked for Central Freight Lines in Dallas for forty years and a bus driver for...

Jul 29, 2008

RUTH THERESE PETTIGREW Ruth Therese Pettigrew was born in Munster, Texas on July 9, 1933 to John and Ursula Koelzer Herr. Therese passed away in Kaufman, Texas on July 29, 2008. She was raised in Munster and then moved to Dallas. Therese moved to Kaufman in 1954 and later moved to Sherman where she lived for ten years before moving...

Jul 28, 2008

JUSTIN RUDY SMILEY Justin Rudy Smiley was born in Athens, Texas on April 12, 1944 to Joe and Donnie Hood Smiley. Rudy passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on July 28, 2008. Rudy was raised in Athens and later moved to Kaufman in 1966. He worked for the Texas Highway Department for 32 years and then retired from Kaufman...

Jun 21, 2008

Ronald Lee Eubanks was born in McKinney, Texas on December 11, 1946 to Boyd and LaVada Pruitt Eubanks. Ronald passed away on June 21, 2008 in a Dallas, Texas hospital. Ronald was raised in Altoga, Texas and graduated from McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas. He moved to Commerce, Texas where he attended East Texas State University. Ronald moved to...

Jun 18, 2008

Verna Inez Foster was born in Kemp, Texas on September 27, 1921 to Paul and Myrtle Houston Foster. Verna passed away in Kaufman, Texas on June 18, 2008. Verna was raised in the Becker Community where she lived all of her life. She was a member of the Becker United Methodist Church since 1943. Verna owned and operated the MOD...

Sandra Kay Ingram was born in Karnes City, Texas on May 3, 1961 to William Charles Goetz and Wilhelmina Malinda Schwab. Sandra passed away in Gun Barrel City on August 12, 2010. Sandra was raised in several towns but mainly in Dallas, Texas. She moved to Seagoville, Texas in 1992. Sandra was preceded in death by her father William Charles...