Obituaries

Gerald Wallace

Gerald Wallace

Nov 12, 2019

Gerald Wallace, 93, of Hamilton, VA passed away on November 12, 2019 in Virginia. Gerald was born on November 2, 1926 to Jesse and Lottie Wallace in Dallas, TX. He grew up in Kaufman and went to school and graduated from Kaufman ISD. He worked in the pharmaceutical business first with Pttman Moore pharmaceuticals which became Dow Chemical and retired...

Girand McKinney Morgan

Girand McKinney Morgan

Nov 4, 2019

Girand McKinney Morgan, 73, of Rand, TX passed away on November 4, 2019 in Dallas, TX. Girand was born on February 12, 1946 to Eugene and Emogine McKinney in Kaufman, TX. Girand was raised and lived in Kaufman most of her life. She made her way back to Rand after she married her husband Burt Morgan on January 12, 1965...

Glenn Benson Mitchell

Glenn Benson Mitchell

Nov 2, 2019

Glenn “Benson” Mitchell, aged 75, and a “Great American” passed on to his reward in the morning hours of November 2, 2019.

 

Benson was born in Kaufman, Texas on July 16, 1944 to Glenn and Lorene Mitchell.  He graduated from Kaufman High School in 1962, and was proud to tell anyone who would listen how a sports magazine once...

Karon Lynn Frierson

Karon Lynn Frierson

Nov 2, 2019

                Karon Lynn Carver was born on July 23, 1956 to Bobby Lynn and Irma O Carver in Magnolia, Arkansas and passed from this world in to the loving arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on November 2, 2019 surrounded by her family. She is preceded in death by her parents Bob and Irma her sister Cynthia Nugent Frierson...

Billy Ray Henderson

Billy Ray Henderson

Nov 2, 2019

Billy Ray Henderson, 78, of Kaufman, passed away on November 2, 2019 in Kaufman. Bill was born on August 30, 1941 to Teddy and Margarett Henderson in Rockwall, Texas. Billy was born in Rockwall but was raised in Oklahoma and Dallas. He owned his own steel construction business in the Dallas area. Billy loved animals of all kinds and also...

Edward James Psencik

Edward James Psencik

Oct 29, 2019

Edward James Psencik, 85, of Kaufman, Texas passed away peacefully in Ennis, Texas on October 29, 2019. Ed was born on July 11, 1934 in Kovar, Texas to Emil and Lily Psencik. On November 3, 1984 Ed married Mary Dorough at Trinity Baptist Church in Kaufman. Ed was the manager of the JC Penney retail store in Terrell for 33...

Chris Wade Johnson

Chris Wade Johnson

Oct 28, 2019

Chris Wade Johnson, 61, of Wills Point, TX passed away on October 28, 2019 at home with family by his side. Chris was born on June 5, 1958 to Raymond Johnson and Joyce Hunter in Dallas, TX. Born in Dallas, Chris was raised in the Kaufman and Terrell area but he spent the last 25 years living around Wills Point....

Alice Jean Brooks

Alice Jean Brooks

Oct 23, 2019

Alice Jean Brooks, 67, of Kaufman, TX passed away on October 23, 2019 in Dallas, TX.  Alice was born on January 31, 1952 to Louis Junior Kirk and Barbara Gene Baldree in Lindsay, CA.  Born in California, she was raised in Texas and moved to Kaufman in 2001.  Alice married Robert Andrew Brooks, known lovingly as Bobby, on January 20,...

Betty Louise Fox

Betty Louise Fox

Oct 22, 2019

Betty Louise Fox, 87, of Granbury, TX passed away on October 22, 2019. Betty was born on May 22, 1932 to David and Eva Wren in Rand, TX. Betty married James Alvin Fox on December 16, 1950 in Kaufman, TX. She graduated from Kaufman High School and worked as a beautician throughout her life. Betty served many years with People...

Domingo Arturo Leyva

Domingo Arturo Leyva

Oct 17, 2019

Domingo Arturo Leyva, 73, of Scurry, TX went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2019 in Dallas, TX. Domingo was born on October 21, 1945 to Eduardo and Sirilda  Leyva in Hondo, TX. He was raised and went to school in Hondo before joining the Navy. Domingo married Doris A. Leyva on July 24, 1976 and they spent...

Albert "Tommy" Luna

Albert "Tommy" Luna

Oct 16, 2019

Albert "Tommy" Luna, 53, of Kaufman, TX passed away on October 16, 2019. Tommy was born on December 14, 1965 to Nelson and Lucy Luna in Kaufman, TX. Tommy was raised in Kaufman and had many friends and was loved by all. He worked on cars and poured concrete throughout his life. He had a big heart and would share...

Oscar Louis Blanton, Jr.

Oscar Louis Blanton, Jr.

Oct 15, 2019

Oscar "Shunnie" Blanton, Jr., 95, of Kaufman, TX went to be with the Lord on October 15, 2019. Oscar was a Warsaw community native through his life and he ran the grocery store for many years there. He was rancher and a jack of all trades. Oscar married Lois Maureen Blanton on May 12, 1944, and they spent a wonderful...

Elton Eugene Trammell

Elton Eugene Trammell

Oct 14, 2019

Elton Eugene Trammell, 89, of Scurry, TX passed away on October 14, 2019 in Dallas, TX. Elton was born on March 24, 1930 to Charles and Willie Trammell in Athens, TX. He was raised in Athens and attended Malakoff High School. Elton worked several jobs before being drafted in the Army and sent to Korea. He earned and Army of...

Juan Rangel

Juan Rangel

Oct 12, 2019

Juan Rangel, 51, of Terrell, TX passed away on October 12, 2019. Juan was born on July 27, 1968 to Jesus Rangel and Natalia Vega in Hacienda Espejo, Apaseo el Alto Guanajuato, Mexico. He moved to the United States when he was 15 years old and found a home in Terrell. Juan fell in love with Margie Atchley and they...

Henry Edward Vavra

Henry Edward Vavra

Oct 6, 2019

Henry Edward (Mickey) Vavra went home to his Lord and Savior on October 6, 2019, at his home in Forney, Texas. Mickey was born on March 27, 1944 in Forney, Texas to Robert Emil and Annie Mary. On December 23, 1967, in Forney, Texas Henry married Marsha Diane Adams. Mickey has been in the community for Forney since 1944. He...

Mary Rodriguez

Mary Rodriguez

Oct 2, 2019

Mary Rodriquez, 90, of Kaufman, TX passed away on October 2, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Mary was born on November 24, 1928 to Pedro and Leonora Garza in Poth, TX. She was born and raised in Poth and moved to Kaufman in 1964. Mary fell in love with Robert Rodriguez and they married in December 1955 in...

Edward James deLaureal

Edward James deLaureal

Sep 24, 2019

Edward James deLaureal, 62,  passed away on September 24, 2019 in Kaufman, Texas. Edward was born on August 15, 1957 in Tacoma,Washington to Louis and Alice deLaureal. He was proud to be a veteran of the United States Army. Edward has been in the community of Kaufman since 2003. He was employed for 28 years with the Freeman Company as...

Keith Royce Fortner

Keith Royce Fortner

Sep 23, 2019

Keith Royce Fortner, age 82, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2019 at Kemp Care Center in Kemp, Texas. He was born February 10, 1937, in Brown County Texas, to Loy and Odessa Fortner. He was a 1955 graduate of Levelland High School. In 1960, he graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture. It was here...

Charles Robert Yates

Charles Robert Yates

Sep 22, 2019

Charles Robert "Bob" Yates , age 75, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019, in Richardson,Texas. Charles Yates was born on Dec-8th 1943 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles Dorsey Yates and Viola Faye Yates. He is survived by his wife, Helen Lavern Yates; son, Bryan Harley Yates and wife Leslie; grandchild; Shawna and great...

Isaac Oliver Newton

Isaac Oliver Newton

Sep 21, 2019

Isaac "Izzy" Oliver Newton was born an apple in the eyes of his extremely proud parents, Randy Newton and Whitney Wise of Kaufman Texas on July 22, 2019 and defied gravity on September 21, 2019 becoming an angel.

 

Isaac is survived by his parents, grandparents Henry and Wanda Wise of Wills Point Texas, Damon and Penny Newton of Kaufman...