Obituaries

Kenneth Ray Leach

Kenneth Ray Leach

Apr 26, 2012

KENNETH RAY LEACH Kenneth Ray Leach of Scurry, Texas passed away in Kaufman, Texas on April 26, 2012. Kenneth was born in Terrell, Texas to Raymond Fredrick Leach and Claudia Ruth Calvin. He was raised in Pleasant Grove and then moved to Mesquite where he lived for thirty years. Kenneth moved to Scurry, in 1998. He worked for Churchill Truck...

Major William Ackerman

Major William Ackerman

Apr 25, 2012

MAJOR WILLIAM ACKERMAN Major William Ackerman was born at Fort Hood, Texas on May 27, 1978 to Major Ronald Ackerman and Arleen Renee Petty. Major passed away at his home in Kaufman, Texas on April 25, 2012. Major was raised in Terrell and Kaufman and graduated from Rains High School in Emory, Texas. After high school Major joined the United...

William Albert Becker

William Albert Becker

Apr 15, 2012

Major General (retired) William A. (Bill) Becker passed away April 15, 2012 at the age of 93.A Kaufman County native, Bill Becker was born on his family homestead April 2,1919. He graduated from Kaufman High School in 1936. He later attended Texas A&M College, where he was a member of the 1939 ROTC national championship pistol team, and also a...

Belton Joe Caldwell

Belton Joe Caldwell

Apr 12, 2012

Belton Joe Caldwell was born February 4, 1954 to Carl & Bobbie Caldwell in Kaufman, TX and was taken from us suddenly on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Belton lived his entire life in Kaufman. He is survived by his parents, his daughter and son-in-law, Valerie & James Wheeler; his sister and brother-in-law, Debby & Alan Stone; and first love, Debbie...

Juanita Beatrice Cates

Juanita Beatrice Cates

Apr 1, 2012

JUANITA BEATRICE CATES Juanita Beatrice Cates of Kaufman passed away in Terrell, Texas on April 1, 2012. Juanita was born in Dallas, Texas on July 21, 1920 to Claude Britton Lewis and Hattie Turner Lewis. Juanita was raised in Dallas and Kaufman County. She lived in Peeltown and Warsaw before moving to Kaufman in 1963. Juanita married Woodrow Cates in...

Bobbi Suzanna Starr

Bobbi Suzanna Starr

Mar 30, 2012

Bobbi Suzanna Starr was born March 26, 1962 in Dallas, Texas to Bobby Wayne Clifton and Lydia Mae Cech. Bobbi passed away at her home in Kaufman on March 30, 2012. Bobbi was raised in Dallas and graduated from H. Grady Spruce High School in 1980. Bobbi moved to Kaufman in 1983. She worked for the Dallas Independent School District...

Linda Lanell Hill

Linda Lanell Hill

Mar 30, 2012

LINDA LANELL HILL Linda Lanell Hill was born February 23, 1942 to Lester Sterling Robinson and Ivy Freeman. Linda passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on March 30, 2012. Linda was raised in Kermit, Texas and moved to Dallas in 1963. Linda moved to DeSoto and later moved the Peeltown in 1979. Linda was a member of the Styx...

Charley David Riggs

Charley David Riggs

Mar 26, 2012

Charley David Riggs, Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas on January 17, 1931 to Charley David Riggs Sr. and Opal Susan McNeil Riggs. Charley passed from this life in Kaufman, Texas on March 26, 2012. Charley was raised in Dallas and graduated from Pleasant Grove High School in 1948. He moved to Cottonwood in 1968, and in 1977 to Grays...

William Alford Newman

William Alford Newman

Mar 23, 2012

William Alford Newman was born in Dallas, Texas on March 25, 1927 to Alford John Newman and Ila Marie Davidson. Bill passed away in Kaufman, Texas on March 23, 2012. He was raised in Dallas where he lived until he moved to Scurry, Texas in 1971. Bill served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He worked as...

Bettye Pauline Stamper

Bettye Pauline Stamper

Mar 19, 2012

Bettye Pauline Stamper was born in Kaufman, Texas on January 26, 1930 to Jess and Maggie Essary Stamper. Bettye passed away at her home in Kaufman on March 19, 2012. Bettye was raised in Kaufman and lived most of her life in Kaufman. She retired from Dal Tile in Dallas in 1992. After she retired she worked part time cooking...

Randall Scott Martin

Randall Scott Martin

Mar 16, 2012

Randall Scott Martin was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on July 28, 1962 to Ardith Ray Martin and Doris Mae Hardin. Randall passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on March 16, 2012. Randy was raised in Mesquite, Texas and graduated from Mesquite High School. He later moved to Denver, Colorado where he lived twenty years before moving to Kaufman...

J. A. Grimes

J. A. Grimes

Mar 16, 2012

J A Grimes was born in Dallas, TX, to Reece Park Grimes and Martha Jewel (Oxford) Grimes. He graduated with honors from Kaufman, TX, High School in 1943 and entered the Navy's V-12 College Program at Southwest Louisiana Institute and Tulane University. In 1947 he was honorably discharged as an Ensign and returned to Texas. J A married Sidonia Busby...

Aaron Christopher Castellano

Aaron Christopher Castellano

Mar 14, 2012

Aaron Christopher Castellano was born in Dallas, Texas on August 7, 1990 to Dominick John Castellano and Jean Marie Hilsabeck. Aaron passed away at his home in Garland, Texas on March 14, 2012. Aaron was raised in Crandall and Kaufman. He graduated from Crandall High School in 2009. Aaron was a member of the Country Bible Church in Kaufman. Aaron...

Winifred Mae Pass

Winifred Mae Pass

Mar 13, 2012

Winifred Mae Pass was born in Mill Creek, West Virginia on June 20, 1925 to Ernest Miller and Bessie McCauley. Winifred passed away at her home in Kaufman County, Texas on March 13, 2012. She was raised in Mill Creek, West Virginia and moved all over the country until she moved to Kaufman County in 1996. Winifred was a member...

Bryan Andrew Shapiro

Bryan Andrew Shapiro

Mar 4, 2012

Bryan Andrew "Shap" Shapiro was born in Irving, TX on January 19, 1990 to Lawrence Kenneth Shapiro and Marsha Flippo. Bryan passed away on March 4, 2012. Bryan was raised in Scurry, TX and graduated from Scurry-Rosser High School in 2008. At the time of Bryan's death he was working for Home Depot in Balch Springs, TX. Bryan enjoyed hanging...

Larry Thomas Bosher

Larry Thomas Bosher

Feb 21, 2012

Larry Thomas Bosher was born in Dallas, Texas on February 22, 1950 to William T. Bosher and Edith Mae King. Larry passed away in the VA Hospital in Dallas, Texas on February 21, 2012. Larry was raised in Cedar Hill and then entered the U. S. Army in 1968 serving in Viet Nam. After, the service Larry moved to Seagoville...

Glenda Sue Walters

Glenda Sue Walters

Feb 20, 2012

Glenda Sue Walters passed away at her home with her three sons, niece Morgan, and nephew Josh by her side on Monday, February 20, 2012, at the age of 64. Glenda was born in Sumrall, Mississippi on April 6, 1947 to Joe and Velma Lee Gore Kendrick. Glenda was an active member in the community. She volunteered for more than...

Carol Sue Brown

Carol Sue Brown

Feb 19, 2012

Carol Sue Brown was born in Dallas, Texas on March 1, 1946 to Aaron and Hilda Lawrence Lane. Carol passed away at her home in Kaufman County on February 19, 2012. Carol was raised in Meridian. She moved to Florida and worked for Ivy Lane Elementary in Orlando. Later she worked for Meridian School District, and the Bosque County Clerk....

Steven Douglas Brumley

Steven Douglas Brumley

Feb 14, 2012

STEVEN DOUGLAS BRUMLEY Steven Douglas Brumley was born in Gainesville, Texas on July 31, 1960 to Billie and Rosemary Hauf Brumley. Steve was raised in Scurry, Texas and graduated from Scurry-Rosser High School. Steve worked for the Texas Department of Transportation for eight years before he started to work on his father's ranch in Scurry. His parents and a daughter...

Melba June Dockery

Melba June Dockery

Feb 10, 2012

Melba was born in Combine, Texas on June 6, 1932 she passed away in a Sunnyvale, Texas hospital on February 10, 2012. Melba is preceded in death by her parents G. E. Nelson and Ruth Houston and son Timothy Nelson Dockery. She is survived by friends: Robin Ballantine of Combine, Leroy Badgely of Combine and Cheryl Sinor of Seagoville, as...