Obituaries

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...

Doris Elaine Nalls

Doris Elaine Nalls

Aug 8, 2015

Doris Elaine Bryan Cave Nalls Born October 6, 1918 to Roy and Mae Bryan. Grew up in Kaufman, and graduated from Kaufman High School in 1935. She then attended business school in Ft. Worth. Later married Robert "Bob" Cave in 1940 and they had 2 children, Gary and Angela. They lived in Mesquite where she attended Wildwood Baptist Church. They...

George Wayne Buchanan

George Wayne Buchanan

Aug 7, 2015

GEORGE WAYNE BUCHANAN George Wayne Buchanan of Combine, Texas passed away at his home on August 7, 2015. Wayne was born in Granite, Oklahoma on December 1, 1941 to George William Buchanan and Velma Haney. George was raised in Granite where he graduated from high school. He moved to Dallas, Texas in 1968 to be a police officer. George started...

Sherron Bernice Chandler

Sherron Bernice Chandler

Aug 6, 2015

SHERRON BERNICE CHANDLER Sherron Bernice Chandler was born in Commerce, Texas on February 13, 1946 to William Eugene Partain and Myrtle Bernice Cook. Sherron passed away at her home in Dallas, Texas on August 6, 2015. Sherron was raised in Commerce and Dallas where she lived all of her life. She worked for El Fenix Mexican Restaurant as a waitress...

Kimberly Lisa McGee

Kimberly Lisa McGee

Aug 5, 2015

KIMBERLY LISA McGEE Kimberly Lisa McGee passed away in a Plano, Texas hospital on August 5, 2015. Kim was born in Euless, Texas on January 12, 1960 to William Coleman Price and Katherine Adele Powell. Kim was raised in Euless and then moved to Cumby she also had lived in Combine and Crandall. She graduated from East Texas State University...

James Clyde Garner

James Clyde Garner

Aug 4, 2015

JAMES CLYDE GARNER James Clyde Garner passed away at his home in Ovilla, Texas on August 4, 2015. James was born in Kaufman, Texas on May 20, 1930 to Clyde Denver Garner and Lillie Chism. James was raised in Kaufman where he graduated from Kaufman High School. He entered the U. S. Navy in 1948 and served during the Korean...

Gayle Patricia McAllister

Gayle Patricia McAllister

Jul 31, 2015

GAYLE PATRICIA McALLISTER Gayle Patricia McAllister was born on January 2, 1949 to Kenneth H. Soule and Louise Eleanor Johnson and passed away at her home in Kaufman, Texas on July 31, 2015. She was raised in Cortland, New York and graduated from Oneonta College in 1971. A lifelong teacher and counselor, Gayle began her career by teaching elementary school....