Obituaries

Edith Isabell Mann

Edith Isabell Mann

Oct 6, 2015

EDITH ESABELL MANN Edith Isabell Mann was born in Athens, Texas on January 15, 1930 to Edward and Ruth Davis. Edith passed away in a Sunnyvale, Texas hospital on October 6, 2015. Edith was raised in Athens and lived all over East Texas before settling in Terrell, Texas in 1968. She owned and operated a couple of restaurants, Mann's Café...

Tammi Dawn Richards

Tammi Dawn Richards

Oct 3, 2015

Richards, Tammi Dawn Tammi Dawn Richards was born in San Diego, California to Kenneth Knight and Eva Lee Witham on April 1, 1961. Tammi was raised in San Diego before moving to Scurry, Texas in 1971. In 1979, Tammi graduated from Kaufman High School. She was a proud member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary No. 4376 in Seven Points, Texas....

Gabino Vasquez

Gabino Vasquez

Sep 28, 2015

Gabino Vasquez Gabino Vasquez went home to the Lord on September 28, 2015 in Mesquite, Texas. Gabino was born in Crandall, Texas on February 19, 1932 at the age of 83.Gabino was well known for his hard work. He was a very compassionate and faithful brother and friend. Gabino was like a father to Ramona always caring for others. Gabino...

Aurora Grace Lee

Aurora Grace Lee

Sep 25, 2015

Lee, Aurora Grace Aurora Grace Lee was born on July 27, 2015 in Dallas, Texas to Courtney Brooke Lee. Aurora went home to be with Jesus on September 25, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. Baby Aurora is survived by her loving mother Courtney Brooke Lee of Kaufman, Texas. Her Grandparents David and Sherrie Lee of Rockwall, Texas and Linda and David...

Joseph Carrol Hill

Joseph Carrol Hill

Sep 23, 2015

Joe C. Hill, 69, of Scurry, Texas was born in Honey Grove, TX to Ernest Clayton and Ola Mae Hill on November 12, 1945. He left this earth for eternal happiness September 23, 2015. Joe graduated High School from Honey Grove, Texas and attended Paris Junior College. Joe married Wilma Wilson in 1967, where they resided in Dallas and then...

Mary Lincoln Mitchell

Mary Lincoln Mitchell

Sep 20, 2015

MARY LINCOLN MITCHELL Mary Lincoln Mitchell was born in Miami, Florida on January 19, 1927 to William Weaver Lincoln and Alma Leah Trumbower. Mary passed away at her home in Kemp, Texas on September 20, 2015. Mary was raised in Virginia and then graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, She moved to Texas where she taught at the Pilot...

Bessie Clara Vavra

Bessie Clara Vavra

Sep 18, 2015

BESSIE CLARA VAVRA Bessie Clara Vavra was born in Ennis, Texas on September 6, 1932 to Frank and Bessie Vrla Kubin. Bessie passed away in an Athens, Texas hospital on September 18, 2015. She was raised in Ennis and after she married Louis Vavra in Ennis on November 7, 1949, they moved to the Lone Star Community near Kaufman, Texas....

Dorothy Mae Daugherty

Dorothy Mae Daugherty

Sep 16, 2015

DOROTY MAE DAUGHERTY Dorothy Mae Daugherty was born in Kaufman, Texas on January 12, 1930 to Ben Bardin and Essie Mae Mayfield. Dorothy passed away at Christian Care Home Health Care Center in Mesquite, Texas on September 16, 2015. Dorothy was raised in Kaufman and later moved to Dallas, Texas when she married Luchin Markies Daugherty on January 19, 1946...

Lee Roy Mayfield

Lee Roy Mayfield

Sep 13, 2015

Obit for Lee Roy Mayfield Services for Kaufman resident Lee Roy Mayfield, 95, were held at Parker Ashworth Chapel in Kaufman at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, with Pastor Jerry Groom officiating the service. He was laid to rest at the Morrow Cemetery in the Ola community where he spend most of his life. Mr. Mayfield passed away...

Michael Don Garner

Michael Don Garner

Sep 12, 2015

Michael Garner Michael Don Garner was born on June 6, 1948 in Dallas, Texas to James Robert and Hazel Garner. Michael passed away at his home in Kaufman, Texas on Saturday September 12, 2015. Michael married Amanda Garner on August 14, 1971 in Hampton, Virginia. He proudly served his country in The United States Air Force. Michael was also a...

Thomas Hamilton Johnston

Thomas Hamilton Johnston

Sep 4, 2015

TOMMY HAMILTON JOHNSTON Thomas Hamilton Johnston was born in Jacksonville, Texas on June 14, 1943 to Osvil Fender Johnston and Natalie Gilmore. Tommy passed away at his home in Kaufman, Texas on September 4, 2015. Tommy was raised in Trinidad, Texas and graduated from Mesquite High School in 1961. He moved to Granbury in 1997 and then moved to Kaufman...

Marcella Strempke

Marcella Strempke

Sep 1, 2015

MARCELLA STREMPKE Marcella Strempke was born in Masonville, Iowa on March 15, 1937 to Clemmett B. Lynch and Margaret Kelley. Marcella passed away at her home in Kaufman, Texas on September 1, 2015. Marcella was raised in the Independence, Iowa area and later moved to Texas in 1984. She retired in 1996 and moved back to Independence, Iowa. In 2014...

Janet Norton Wallace

Janet Norton Wallace

Sep 1, 2015

JANET NORTON WALLACE September 1, 2015, was a glorious day when Janet Norton Wallace went to be with her Lord and Savior in Heaven. She joined the love of her life, Carroll Wallace, along with her sweet daughter, Carol Ann Ruff, and many other family members. She was born to Luther and Jessie Norton on February 17, 1920, in Warsaw,...

Melvin Loyd Bennett, Jr.

Melvin Loyd Bennett, Jr.

Aug 31, 2015

MELVIN "BUBBA" BENNETT JR. Melvin "Bubba" Loyd Bennett Jr. was born in Temple, Texas on December 22, 1953 to Melvin Loyd Bennett Sr. and Doris Stone. Bubba was raised in Irving, Texas and lived in Dallas, Texas for a short time before moving to Kaufman, Texas in 1984. He was a Horse Trader all his life and loved to fish...

Pedro Estevan Segura

Pedro Estevan Segura

Aug 25, 2015

Pedro Estevan Segura was born on May 26, 1984 in Pasadena, Texas to Pedro Segura Jr. and Rosa Linda Segura. Pedro was a loving father to his two daughters Chloe Segura and Zoe Segura. Pedro was a big Dallas Cowboys fan. He loved hunting and fishing and being in the outdoors. Pedro is survived by his Daughters: Chloe and Zoe...

Joe Franklin Burns

Joe Franklin Burns

Aug 22, 2015

JOE FRANKLIN BURNS Joe Franklin Burns was born in Hope, Arkansas on January 26, 1933 to Elisha Franklin Burns and Desi Clark Burns. Joe passed away in a Dallas hospital on August 22, 2015. Joe was raised in Hope and moved to Dallas in 1955. He worked for Whites Broiler Metal for five years and then started working for Trinity...

Dorothy Jane Dietrich

Dorothy Jane Dietrich

Aug 14, 2015

Dorothy Jane Deitrich Dorothy Jane Deitrich was born on February 4, 1925 in Dallas, Texas to William and Ethel Harding. Dorothy passed away in Kaufman on August 14, 2015. She was a member of the Gailean Baptist Church of Oakcliff. Dorothy married William E. Deitrich on May 9, 1980 in Dallas , Texas. She is survived by Sons: Bob Charvoz...

Laura E. Trevino

Laura E. Trevino

Aug 11, 2015

Laura E. Trevino Laura E. Trevino was born on July 19, 1949 in Mexico to Victoriano Ayala Espinosa and Andrea Ayala Martinez. Laura passed away at her home in Kaufman on August 11, 2015. Laura was known as a hard working woman all her life. Spending much of her time raising her 5 children. Laura was an independent woman that...

Elbert Ann Davis

Elbert Ann Davis

Aug 10, 2015

Elbert Ann Davis Elbert Ann Davis was born on September 14, 1930 to Elbert Mauney and Anna Collins in Norphlet, Arkansas. Ann was born and raised in Norphlet, Arkansas. She graduated from Southern State College in Magnolia, Arkansas with a bachelor's degree in education. She taught school in Hanburg, Arkansas. She moved to Kaufman in 1957 and started teaching school...

Clara Bess Dodd

Clara Bess Dodd

Aug 8, 2015

CLARA BESS DODD Clara Bess Dodd was born in Terrell, Texas on November 1, 1929 to Everett Brockway and Irene Phillips. Clara passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on August 8, 2015. Clara was raised in Terrell and lived all her life in the Terrell and Kaufman area. She worked for J. C. Penny in Terrell for twenty-one years...