Obituaries

Pauletta Lynn Speake

Pauletta Lynn Speake

Nov 21, 2012

PAULETTA LYNN SPEAKE Pauletta Lynn Speake was born in Hugo, Oklahoma on April 2, 1957. She went to be with the Lord on November 21, 2012 in Kaufman, Texas. Pauletta moved to Garland, Texas as a young child and was raised in Garland and attended Garland schools. She worked for Texas Instruments for fifteen years before retiring in 1998. Pauletta...

Phyllis Charlene Turner

Phyllis Charlene Turner

Nov 19, 2012

PHYLLIS CHARLENE TURNER Phyllis Charlene Turner was born in Spearman, Texas on April 24, 1930 to Charles Curtis Chambers and Priscilla Leota Hancock. Phyllis passed away at her home in the Becker Community on November 19, 2012. Phyllis moved to Lubbock, Texas in 1936 where she was raised and she graduated from Lubbock High School in 1947. In 1951 Phyllis...

James Curtis Rockwell Jr.

James Curtis Rockwell Jr.

Nov 15, 2012

JAMES CURTIS "JAMIE" ROCKWELL Jr. James Curtis "Jamie" Rockwell Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas on March 14, 2003 to James Curtis Rockwell Sr. and Jillian Courtney Acevedo. Jamie passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on November 15, 2012. Jamie lived in Kaufman and attended Kaufman Phillips Elementary School. His grandparents Carey Rockwell and Sharron Freeze preceded him in...

Debra Elaine Copes

Debra Elaine Copes

Nov 14, 2012

Debra Elaine "Deb-O" Copes was born on August 20, 1953 in Bossier City, La to Thomas and Audrey Copes. Debra went home to her Lord on November 14, 2012 in Kaufman, Texas. Debra lived a happy and rewarding life caring for others. She was a member of the Newton Baptist Church in Del Hi Louisiana. While living in Kaufman Debra...

Charles Hulon Floyd

Charles Hulon Floyd

Nov 12, 2012

CHARLES HULON FLOYD Charles Hulon Floyd was born in Ola, Texas on September 24, 1933 to James Hulon Floyd and Jewell Roland. Charles passed away at his home in Ola on November 12, 2012. Charles was raised and lived all of his life in Ola where he was a farmer, rancher and a horse trainer. He was preceded in death...

Mary Louise Garner

Mary Louise Garner

Nov 11, 2012

MARY LOUISE GARNER Mary Louise Garner was born in Eustace, Texas on October 12, 1934 to Herschel and Lora Mae Scarbrough Campbell. Mary passed away in Red Oak, Texas on November 11, 2012. She was raised in Kaufman and graduated from Kaufman High School in 1953. After, she married James Clyde Garner on June 8, 1953 in Kaufman, Mary moved...

Charlie Glen Littleton

Charlie Glen Littleton

Nov 10, 2012

CHARLIE GLEN LITTLETON Charlie Glen Littleton was born in Terrell, Texas on December 31, 1937 to Guy and Ruby Smith Littleton. Charlie passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on November 10, 2012. Charlie was raised in the Terrell community and graduated from Terrell High School. He lived all his life in Kaufman County and was in law enforcement for...

Abel Garza Zapata

Abel Garza Zapata

Nov 2, 2012

ABEL GARZA ZAPATA Abel Garza Zapata was born in Mexico on August 8, 1954 to Guillermo Zapata and Librada Garza. Abel passed away in Bowie County, Texas on November 2, 2012. Abel was raised in Mexico and when he was fifteen he moved to Dallas, Texas. Abel moved to Kaufman in 1989 where he operated his own automobile repair shop...

Rachel Helen Miller

Rachel Helen Miller

Oct 28, 2012

RACHEL HELEN MILLER Rachel Helen Miller was born in Crandall, Texas on May 23, 1925 to Henry and Martha Lane Hussey. Rachel passed away at her home on October 28, 2012. She was raised in Crandall and later moved to Seagoville where she lived for twenty years. In 1968 Rachel moved to Kaufman where she was a housewife. Rachel was...

Shirley Ann McDonald

Shirley Ann McDonald

Oct 27, 2012

SHIRLEY ANN McDONALD Shirley Ann McDonald was born in Dallas, Texas to Albert and Mary Frances Cook Francks. Shirley passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on October 27, 2012. Shirley was raised in Oak Cliff and then later moved to Plano where she lived for sixteen years. She moved to Kaufman in 1996 and was a member of the...

Linda Carol Evans

Linda Carol Evans

Oct 24, 2012

LINDA CAROL EVANS Linda Carol Evans was born in Durham, North Carolina on February 6, 1945 to John Lindsey Cook Sr. and Mary Frances Rhew. Linda was raised in Durham North Carolina and later moved to Kaufman in 1962. She worked for Aberdeen in Kaufman for ten years. Linda attended the Victory Church in Scurry. She is survived by her...

Billy Jack Roycroft

Billy Jack Roycroft

Oct 21, 2012

BILLY JACK ROYCROFT Billy Jack Roycroft was born in Dallas, Texas on May 3, 1950 to Bobbie Ray Roycroft and Ranelle Berry. Billy passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on October 21, 2012. Billy was raised mainly in Dallas, and later moved to Mesquite, Texas. In 2007 Billy moved to Crandall, Texas. Billy was a truck driver and a...

Delores Ann Creamer

Delores Ann Creamer

Oct 10, 2012

DELORES ANN CREAMER Delores Ann Creamer was born in Fort Hood, Texas on December 1, 1948 to Pink David Shreves and Bettye Pauline Stamper. Delores passed away in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on October 10, 2012. Delores was raised in Balch Spring, Texas and then moved to Oklahoma in 1979 where her and her husband opened Dees Boot and Shoe Repair...

Eddy Wayne Bowles

Eddy Wayne Bowles

Oct 9, 2012

EDDY WAYNE BOWLES Eddy Wayne Bowles was born in Dallas, Texas on February 1, 1952 to Jessie Wayne Bowles and Wincie Dell Garvin. Eddy passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on October 9, 2012. Eddy was raised in Dallas and then moved to Rosser, Texas when he was twelve. Eddy graduated form Scurry-Rosser High School in 1970. He lived...

Joseph David Pechal

Joseph David Pechal

Oct 2, 2012

JOSEPH DAVID PECHAL Joseph David Pechal passed away in Kaufman on October 2, 2012. Jodie was born in Kaufman on April 3, 1938 to Joseph and Augusta Rychlik Pechal. Jodie was raised in Kaufman and graduated from Kaufman High School in 1956. He entered the U. S. Army National Guard and retired from the Army Reserve after twenty-seven years. Jodie...

James Arley Rogillio

James Arley Rogillio

Oct 2, 2012

James Arley Rogillio James was_bomon July 13, 1927 in Pickton, Texas and for the past 27 years has lived in Kaufman County. On October 2,2012 he joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in Heaven. He was preceded in death by his parents Floyd and Lois Rogillio, his brother, Howard Rogillio, and his beloved son John Patrick Rogillio. James and...

Michael Wayne Jackson

Michael Wayne Jackson

Oct 1, 2012

MICHAEL WAYNE JACKSON Michael Wayne Jackson passed away peacefully from this world surrounded by his loving family. He was born June 3, 1946 and went home to be with the Lord on October 1, 2012 at the age of 66. He is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Julia White Jackson; daughter Linda Jackson Murrell of Kaufman; son...

Murel Lee Birdsong

Murel Lee Birdsong

Sep 23, 2012

MUREL LEE BIRDSONG Murel Lee Birdsong was born in the Blackjack community of Kaufman County on March 16, 1929 to Samuel Anthony Stroman and Nina Myrtis Bryant. Lee passed away in a Kaufman hospital on September 23, 2012. She was raised in the Blackjack community and later moved to Kaufman after she married in 1946 where she lived the rest...

Weldon Lester Speights

Weldon Lester Speights

Sep 23, 2012

WELDON LESTER SPEIGHTS Weldon Lester Speights was born in Royse City, Texas on May 1, 1932 to William Nathan Speights and Jesse Gallaway. Weldon passed away in Rockwall, Texas on September 23, 2012. Weldon was raised in Royse City and later joined the U. S Navy. He moved to Dallas in 1970 and then to Forney in 1995. Weldon worked...

Christopher James Mitchell

Christopher James Mitchell

Sep 18, 2012

CHRISTOPHER JAMES MITCHELL Christopher James Mitchell, 37, of Kaufman, passed away September 18, 2012. He was born February 9, 1975. Chris attended Kaufman schools and grew up in the Kaufman Church of Christ. He was an accomplished wood-worker and avid fisherman. A devoted Texas Ranger's fan, Chris also enjoyed relaxing among the quiet expanses of his family's hunting lease in...