Obituaries

Barbara Chandler Roland

Barbara Chandler Roland

Sep 9, 2013

BARBARA CHANDLER ROLAND Barbara Chandler Roland of Kaufman passed away at her home on September 9, 2013. Barbara was born in the Abner Community on July 1, 1939 to Marvin Herbert Harmon and Iva Lee Bulloch. She was raised in Abner and then moved to Kaufman when she was four. Barbara lived in Dallas for twenty years before moving back...

Earl Junior Taylor

Earl Junior Taylor

Sep 1, 2013

EARL JUNIOR TAYLOR Earl Junior Taylor was born in Lydia, Texas on September 8, 1924 to John Wesley Taylor and Linnie Mae Peek. Earl passed away in his Kaufman, Texas home on September 1, 2013. Earl was raised in Lydia and served in the U. S. Army during World War II for a short time. After the service Earl married...

Laurie Kay Ketterman

Laurie Kay Ketterman

Aug 30, 2013

LAURIE KAY KETTERMAN Laurie Kay Ketterman of Kemp, Texas passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on August 30, 2013. Laurie was born in Kaufman, Texas on August 4, 1961 to Jesse Murrell Lindsey and Mary Alma McKenzie. She was raised in Grays Prairie and moved to Kaufman where she lived most of her life. She later moved to Kemp,...

Janet Russell Wilson

Janet Russell Wilson

Aug 27, 2013

JANET RUSSELL WILSON Janet Russell Wilson was born in Glasgow, Scotland on July 13, 1920 to James Hamilton and Margaret Leggett. Janet passed away in Terrell on August 27, 2013. Janet was raised in Pennsylvania and later moved to Virginia and Kansas City, Missouri. On May 13, 1942 Janet married George Irvin Wilson in Morton, Pennsylvania. Janet and George moved...

Esther Beatrice Smith

Esther Beatrice Smith

Aug 20, 2013

ESTHER BEATRICE SMITH Esther Beatrice Smith was born in Kaufman, Texas on January 13, 1925 to Emerson "Eli" Nobles and Alma Hickman Nobles. Esther passed away in a Mesquite, Texas hospital on August 20, 2013. Esther was raised in the Egypt Community where she lived all her life. She worked for Kaufman County Sheriff Roy Brockway for four years as...

Margie Louise Polley

Margie Louise Polley

Aug 16, 2013

MARGIE LOUISE POLLEY Margie Louise Polley was born in Baxter Springs, Kansas on June 12, 1940 to Ira Lewis and May Rosson and passed away in Kaufman, Texas on August 16, 2013. Margie was raised in Treece, Kansas and moved to Wilmer, Texas and later moved to Victory Park in Dallas. She later moved to Scurry, Texas where she lived...

Tommy Leon Funderburk

Tommy Leon Funderburk

Aug 11, 2013

Tommy Funderburk was born in Plainview, Texas on December 22, 1952 to Claude Cone Funderburk and Rachel Irma Wiggins. Tommy passed away in Rockwall, Texas on August 11, 2013. His parents preceded him in death and he is survived by his brother: Coy Funderburk and his wife Sandra of Heartland, Texas, niece: Jennifer Wilcox of Crandall, Texas, nephew: Kevin Funderburk...

Robert Allen Andrews

Robert Allen Andrews

Aug 7, 2013

ROBERT ALLEN ANDREWS Robert Allen Andrews was born on September 4, 1949 to Willie Ray Andrews and Catherine Mary Fielder in Corsicana, Texas. Robert passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on August 7, 2013. He was raised in Bowie and Dallas. Robert entered the U. S. Army in 1967 and served one year in Viet Nam. After the service...

Don Braudrick

Don Braudrick

Aug 7, 2013

DON BRAUDRICK Don Braudrick was born in Blue, Oklahoma on June 10, 1946 to Richard and Mabel Nelson Braudrick. Don passed away at his home in Scurry, Texas on August 7, 2013. Don was raised in Durant, Oklahoma and then moved to the Dallas area. Later, in 1998 Don moved to Scurry. He owned his own electrical company and then...

Jackie Wayne Long

Jackie Wayne Long

Aug 2, 2013

JACKIE WAYNE LONG Jackie Wayne Long was born in Kaufman, Texas on October 26, 1959 to Billy Wayne Long and Janice Kay Coker. Jack passed away at his home in Athens, Texas on August 2, 2013. He was raised in Kaufman and later moved to Arkansas for a short time before moving back to Kaufman. Jack is survived by his...

Norman Hansford Jordan

Norman Hansford Jordan

Aug 2, 2013

NORMAN HANSFORD JORDAN Norman Hansford Jordan was born in Ola, Texas on Sept. 28, 1924 to William and Rosetta Dodd Jordan. Norman passed away in Round Rock, Texas on August 2, 2013. He was raised in Ola and then entered the U. S. Navy and served in World War II. After the service Norman moved back to Ola. He attended...

Stephen Louis Goen

Stephen Louis Goen

Aug 1, 2013

STEPHEN LOUIS GOEN Stephen Louis Goen was born in Huntsville, Texas on September 28, 1953 to Louis and Laura Higgins Goen. Stephen passed away at his home in Kaufman on August 1, 2013. He was raised in Marathon, Texas and worked for Cummins Southern Plains as a diesel mechanic for twenty years. He joined the U. S. Navy in 1973...

Travis Joe Roys

Travis Joe Roys

Jul 29, 2013

TRAVIS JOE ROYS Travis Joe Roys was born in Slaton, Texas on September 25, 1947 to Johnny D. Roys and Tressie Clydene Harris. Travis passed away at his home in Kaufman, Texas on July 29, 2013. He was raised in Abilene, and later joined the U. S. Army and served in Viet Nam. After, the service Travis moved to Abilene...

Patricia Ann Harper

Patricia Ann Harper

Jul 29, 2013

PATRICIA ANN HARPER Patricia Ann Harper of Kaufman, Texas was born in Eustace, Texas on June 1, 1934 to Edison and Burena Wheeler Monroe. Pat passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on July 29, 2013. She was raised in Eustace and graduated from Eustace High School. Pat received her Bachelor's Degree in music from Sam Houston State University. Pat...

Helen Maxine Hutchings

Helen Maxine Hutchings

Jul 23, 2013

HELEN MAXINE HUTCHINGS Helen Maxine Hutchings was born in Abilene, Texas on October 20, 1937 to Garland Guy Lewis and Pauline Pearl Pistocco. Maxine passed away in Kemp, Texas on July 23, 2013. She was raised in the Lancaster and DeSoto area. Her father was a Baptist minister and so they moved around the country for several years. Maxine was...

William Franklin Jones, Sr.

William Franklin Jones, Sr.

Jul 19, 2013

WILLIAM FRANKLIN JONES SR. William Franklin Jones was born in Dallas, Texas on November 3, 1930 to Casey and Belle Dennis Jones. Frank passed away in Seagoville, Texas on July 19, 2013. Frank was raised in Grays Prairie and then moved to Midland-Odessa for three years before moving back to Kaufman County. After he married Mildred Elizabeth Reed in 1949...

Shirley Nadine Davidson

Shirley Nadine Davidson

Jul 18, 2013

SHIRLEY NADINE DAVIDSON Shirley Nadine Davidson was born in Red Cloud, Nebraska on February 17, 1937 to Charles and Etta Houchin Breninger. Shirley passed away in a Rockwall hospital on July 18, 2013. Shirley was raised in St. Frances, Kansas where she married Joe Karney Davidson. She was a missionary in Africa for eighteen months helping her husband that was...

Billy Ray Peterson

Billy Ray Peterson

Jul 13, 2013

Billy Ray Peterson was born in Rosenthal, Texas on May 4, 1941 to John Perry Peterson and Minnie Methea Loewe. Billy passed away in Kaufman on July 13, 2013. He was raised in Dawson and graduated from Dawson High School. After high school Billy joined the U. S. Navy and was discharged in 1968. After the service Billy moved to...

Mary Frances Payne

Mary Frances Payne

Jul 11, 2013

Mary Frances Payne died on July 11, 2013 in Bryan, Texas. She "fought the good fight...finished the race and kept the faith" (2 Timothy 3:7) through her last breath. Family and friends marveled at her ability to face life head-on and adjust to the changes as her world grew smaller and smaller. Mary Frances was born March 16, 1923. She...

Steven Mark Maberry

Steven Mark Maberry

Jul 7, 2013

Steven "Renegade" Maberry was born May 16, 1957 and passed away July 7, 2013. He was preceded in death by his father Glyn Maberry and a son Jason Stofregen. Steven is survived by his wife: Linda, son: Clint Stofregen and partner Ashley Arnold, grandson: Jaxon Stofregen, granddaughter: Valerie Arnold, mother: Jeanne Holms of Mesquite, brother: David Maberry and his wife...