Obituaries
Alejandro "Alex" Zapata
May 4, 2023
Alejandro “Alex” Zapata, 45 of Crandall, TX passed away on May 4, 2023. Alex was born on June 4, 1977, to Abel Zapata and Anita Maria Rodriquez. As a kid, Alex grew up in West Dallas, before settling just outside of Crandall in 1986. He went to Crandall High School, graduating in 1997. Alex married Kristi Grady on February 22,...
Cipriano Faz
May 4, 2023
Cipriano Faz, age 70, of Kaufman, Texas, passed away suddenly, Thursday, May 4, 2023.
Cipriano was born on September 16, 1952, in San Luis, Mexico, and was born to his father, the late Macario Faz and his mother, the late Dionisia Leija. Cipriano married his wife of 44 years, Maria while in Mexico. He became a Citizen of the...
Sofia Palacios
Apr 25, 2023
Sofia Palacios Botello was born in January 1957 to Elijio Botello Chaires and Ciria Roman Marcelino. She passed away unexpectedly on April 25, 2023 in Rioverde, San Luis Potosi, Mexico at the age of 66. Sofia grew up in Ejido Obregon, Rayon, San Luis Potosi. She grew up with 11 siblings and parents. Sofia moved to her aunt’s house in...
Tammy LaBridgette Martinez
Apr 23, 2023
Tammy LaBridgette Martinez, 58, of Kaufman, TX went to be with the Lord on April 23, 2023 at home. Tammy was born on August 6, 1964, to Harold Riley and Mary Turner in Lufkin, TX. She grew up in Lufkin before moving to Houston for a short while, then settled in the Dallas area when she was 14 years old....
Pastor Darrell L. Hill
Apr 23, 2023
Rev. Darrell Lewallen Hill, age 83, resident of Kaufman, Texas, passed away on April 23, 2023, after a long battle with dementia and kidney disease. Pastor Hill was born on June 13, 1939, grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and is survived by his wife, Nancy Hill, his one true love of 65 years. He leaves behind five wonderful children with...
Ricky Monroe Cox
Apr 14, 2023
Ricky Monroe Cox, 70, of Kaufman, TX passed away peacefully on April 14, 2023, at home surrounded by loved ones. Ricky was born on January 13, 1953, to William “Preacher” and Annie Morgan-Cox in Kaufman. He was raised in the Kaufman area and worked for over 20 years for Mr. A. O. Freeman at the Feed Store then another 20...
Mary Beth Bolton
Apr 12, 2023
Mary Beth Bolton, better call her Beth; she would get testy and say, “Mary is my mother’s name, call me Beth,’ was born on a cool day on March 22, 1957 to Jesse Merrell Lindsey and a very spunky Mary Alma McKenzie – yes, the REAL Mary. She would be the second of four children.
Beth had an older brother,...
Charlie Scoggins
Apr 10, 2023
Charlie Scoggins, 87, of Kaufman, TX passed away on April 10, 2023, at home. Charlie was born on December 8, 1935, to Wylie and Audrey Scoggins in Lueders, TX. He settled in the Dallas area in 1954, moved to Anderson County in 2010 and then moved to Kaufman in 2019. He enjoyed bird-watching, traveling with his friend Lavinia Taylor, hunting,...
J. Cecil Chaney
Apr 8, 2023
J. Cecil Chaney passed away Saturday morning, April 8, 2023, at the age of 98 surrounded by family.
He was born March 17, 1925 to Thomas Monroe and Dovie Bailey Chaney five miles northeast of Canton. Cecil is preceded in death by his parents and his only sister, Jocele Priest. After graduating in 1943 from Canton High School, he volunteered...
Nolan WADE Noble
Apr 7, 2023
Wade Noble, age 76, passed away from this life on Friday, April 7, 2023, at his residence in Crandall.
Wade was born on March 15, 1947, in Kaufman, Texas to his parents, the late Byrl Noble and the late Ila Mae Evans.
Wade proudly served his country in the United States Navy and the US Naval Reserve. He...
Arlene Theresa Cantrell
Apr 4, 2023
Arlene Cantrell, 85, of Decatur Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born to the late Thomas and Antonette Burns, on August 18, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois.
She married the late Anthony Carman Caliendo in 1955 who then passed away in 1957 and is survived by her son, Anthony Michael Caliendo and...
Paula Joyce Hobbs
Mar 29, 2023
Paula Joyce Hobbs, 72, of Ola, went to be with the Lord on March 29, 2023. Paula was born on May 16, 1950 to George and Ilene Hughes in Decatur, TX. She grew up in Forney where she graduated from high school and later attended both Tyler Junior College and The University of Texas in Austin before beginning work in...
Stephen Joel Cotten
Mar 26, 2023
“Well Done Faithful Servant. You have fought the good fight, finished the race and kept the faith.” This was the welcomed words that Pastor Stephen Cotten heard when he went home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2023.
He was born in Austin, TX on August 30, 1953, to Mary and Joel Cotten.
Stephen graduated from Thomas Jefferson...
Carl Eric Humes, Jr.
Mar 26, 2023
Carl Eric Humes, Jr. (C2), age 21, passed away on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
Born in Mesquite, Texas, on March 5, 2002, to his parents, Carl, Sr. and Julie Humes. C2 attended Crandall High School from where he graduated in 2019. He loved being on the boat with his family and he liked to fish. C2 was a beloved...
Ernest Polmateer, III
Mar 26, 2023
Ernest E. Polmateer, III, age 69, passed away at his residence in Kaufman, on Sunday, March 26, 2023.
Ernest was born on September 11, 1953, in Wellsville, New York, to the late Ernest and Rita Polmateer. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Abner University. Ernest proudly served his country with his service in the US Coast Guard from August...
Ramona Jean Jones
Mar 24, 2023
In Loving Memory of Ramona Jean Jones
Jean, known by many as Nanny, was born on February 6, 1930 to Clyde and Ella V. Eastep. She was one of 8 children who grew up in the Warsaw, Crandall area and a graduate of Crandall High School. Every time there was a class reunion, we would hear her sing the chant...
"Fast Eddie" Rowbothan
Mar 17, 2023
“Fast Eddie” Rowbothan, age 80, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2023, at his residence in Kaufman, Texas.
Eddie was born on October 11, 1942, in Port Huron, Michigan, to his parents, the late Calvin Rowbothan and the late Irene Smith. He was married to his wife of 59 years, Judy Springfield, on January 25, 1964, in Garland, Texas. ...
Marc Henry Church
Mar 5, 2023
Marc H. Church, age 66, passed away at his residence in Kaufman on Sunday, March 5, 2023.
Marc was born on March 12, 1956, in Peoria, Illinois, to his parents, the late James Henry Church and the late Rosemary Cooper. He worked in maintenance for most of his life. And Marc loved watching the old TV westerns.
Those...
Maudie Pearl Blackman
Mar 3, 2023
Maudie Pearl Blackman, 88, of Combine, TX went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2023, at home. Maudie was born on January 21, 1935, to Melvin and Mary Dickerson in Seagoville, TX. She graduated from Seagoville High School and lived her whole life in the area. On July 5, 1952, she married Steve Blackman and they were together...
Becky Markley Auricchio
Mar 1, 2023
Becky Markley Auricchio, 66, of Scurry, TX passed away on March 1, 2023, in Dallas, TX. Becky was born June 14, 1956, to Paul Markley and Patricia Thomas in Canton, IL. Becky moved to Scurry when she was 21 years old, she worked for Aberdeen’s for 10 years and as a Dialysis Technician for 15 years. Becky and James have...
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