Obituaries

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...

John Lee Hodges

John Lee Hodges

Sep 17, 2012

JOHN LEE HODGES John Lee Hodges was born in Ravenna, Texas on January 1, 1924 to John and Nannie Floyd Hodges. John passed away in Kaufman on September 17, 2012. He was raised in Ravenna and graduated from Bonham, Texas High School. John then graduated from Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, Texas. In 1960 John went to work for Baylor...

Carroll Dale Blake

Carroll Dale Blake

Sep 17, 2012

CARROLL DALE BLAKE Carroll Dale Blake was born in Nocona, Texas on May 1, 1937 to Lewis L. Blake and Hattie Lorene Haggerton. Carroll passed away in Lubbock, Texas on September 17, 2012. Carroll graduated form Wichita Falls High School and then graduated form Texas Tech University in 1960. Carroll was a store manager for Montgomery Ward and then later...

Billy Ray Taylor

Billy Ray Taylor

Sep 12, 2012

BILLY RAY TAYLOR Billy Ray Taylor was born in Van Zandt County, Texas on May 14, 1929 to Dewey Lawson Taylor and Nona Mae Roach. Billy passed away at his home in Kaufman, Texas on September 12, 2012. Billy was raised in Fruitvale, Texas and then moved to Dallas, Texas as a small child. Billy moved to Kaufman County in...

Mary Sue Rutherford

Mary Sue Rutherford

Sep 10, 2012

MARY SUE RUTHERFORD Mary Sue Rutherford of Garland passed away in Kaufman, Texas on September 15, 20912. Mary was born in Roellen, Tennessee on June 27, 1922 to Thomas Wilcox and Emma Lou Notgrass. Mary was raised in Notgrass and then later moved to Memphis, Tennessee where she worked at a defense munitions plant. Mary later moved to Dallas, Texas...

Denise Black

Denise Black

Sep 5, 2012

DENISE BLACK Denise Black was born in Dallas, Texas on November 14, 1961 to Thomas Albert Dube and Myrna June Roberts. Denise passed away in Dallas, Texas on September 5, 2012. Denise was raised in Dallas, Denison and Cedar Park where she graduated from high school. After she graduated Denise worked for Texas Instruments in Austin before joining the U....

Jack Charles Stokes

Jack Charles Stokes

Sep 2, 2012

JACK STOKES Jack Charles Stokes was born in Gladewater, Texas on December 11, 1923 to Charles Walter Stokes and Wardie Beene. Jack passed away in Kaufman, Texas on September 2, 2012. Jack was raised in Gladewater and then served in the U. S. Air Force during World War II. He graduated from Gupton-Jones Mortuary School in Houston, Texas. Jack worked...

Kathleen Gothard Baker

Kathleen Gothard Baker

Sep 1, 2012

KATHLEEN GOTHARD BAKER Kathleen Gothard Baker passed away in a Kaufman hospital on September 1, 2012. Kathleen was born in Ellis County on September 28, 1923 to Ezra Gothard and Annie Mae Barrow. Kathleen was raised in Ennis. She later moved to Dallas in 1940 where she lived the rest of her life. Kathleen co-owned the Parry Cleaners in Dallas...

Roy E. Brockway

Roy E. Brockway

Aug 29, 2012

ROY E. BROCKWAY Roy E. Brockway was born in the Wilson Community near Terrell on July 17, 1931 to Everett Wallace Brockway and Hattie Irene Phillips. Roy passed away in Kaufman on August 29, 2012. Roy was raised in the Wilson Community and later moved to the Rand Community in Kaufman County where he lived all of his life. Roy...

Aleta Marie Shafer

Aleta Marie Shafer

Aug 26, 2012

Aleta Marie Shafer was born in Carrollton, Texas on February 20, 1928 to James Lemual Cromer and Jewell Smith. Aleta passed away in Kemp, Texas on August 26, 2012. Aleta was raised in Carrollton where she and her husband owned and operated Carrollton Motor Supply for fifteen years. She moved to the Becker community in the late seventy's where she...

Bettye Jo Miller

Bettye Jo Miller

Aug 25, 2012

BETTYE JO MILLER Bettye Jo Miller was born in the Jiba Community on March 28, 1922 to Albert and Lois Knowles. Bettye Jo passed away in a Dallas hospital on August 25, 2012. She moved to Dallas in 1948 and lived there the rest of her life. Bettye Jo was a secretary for James B. Bonham Elementary School in Dallas...

Patsy Fern Walters

Patsy Fern Walters

Aug 23, 2012

PATSY FERN WALTERS Patsy Fern Walters of Dallas passed away at her home on August 23, 2012. Patsy was born in Athens on October 19, 1947 to Alfred and Billie Fern Gunstanson Aishman. Patsy was raised in Seagoville and Rylie where she lived all of her life. Patsy and her husband owned and operated A & E Plumbing in Mesquite...

James Alvy Wingo

James Alvy Wingo

Aug 19, 2012

JAMES ALVY WINGO "BULLY" James Alvy Wingo, age 67, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Sunday, August 19, 2012. James was born June 12, 1945 in Odessa, Texas. His Daddy gave him the nickname, Bully, which was used by many of his friends and relatives for the rest of his life. He began school in Jarrell, Texas, moved...

Elsie Kay Nichols

Elsie Kay Nichols

Jul 29, 2012

ELSIE KAY NICHOLS Elsie Kay Nichols was born in Dodge City, Kansas on May 27, 1950 to Earl Raymond Bales and Elsie Marlene Commander. Kay passed away at her home in Mesquite on July 29, 2012. Kay was raised in Dodge City and then moved to Oklahoma and then to Lubbock in 1968. Later Kay lived in Houston for seven...

Howard Franklin Rhoades

Howard Franklin Rhoades

Jul 25, 2012

HOWARD FRANKLIN RHOADES Howard Franklin Rhoades was born in Independence, Kansas on September 17, 1931 to Benjamin Franklin Rhoades and Edna McDonald. Howard passed away in Dallas on July 26, 2012. Howard moved to California when he was seven and later moved to Texas in 1945. He entered the U. S. Army on August 15, 1951 serving in Korea and...

Reba Joyce Cecil

Reba Joyce Cecil

Jul 23, 2012

REBA JOYCE MONTGOMERY CECIL Reba Joyce Cecil was born in Copeville, Texas on November 11, 1931 to John and Winnie Edwards Montgomery. Reba passed away in Garland, Texas on July 23, 2012. She was raised in Copeville and then moved to Dallas. Reba later moved to Balch Springs in 1955 where she lived the rest of her life. Reba was...