Obituaries

Helen Grace Frosch

Helen Grace Frosch

May 29, 2011

Helen Grace Frosch was born in Verden, Oklahoma on April 22, 1934 to Austin and Carrie Stone. Helen passed away May 29, 2011 in Kaufman, Texas. Helen moved to Terrell and the College Mound Community where she was raised. She later moved to Wichita Falls and then moved back to the Terrell area. Helen lived in Garland for twenty years...

Cleon Summers Lewis

Cleon Summers Lewis

May 19, 2011

Cleon Summers Lewis Jr. was born in Forney, Texas on October 13, 1922 to Cleon and Madie Criswell Lewis. Cleon passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on May 19, 2011. Cleon was raised in Forney and graduated from Forney High School in 1939. In 1942 Cleon entered the U. S. Army and served in World War II in the...

Allen DeWitt Dees

Allen DeWitt Dees

May 18, 2011

Today we are celebrating the life and grieving the loss of our family's guiding light, Allen DeWitt Dees. A noted chemist, trapper, explorer, engineer, sage, storyteller, and friend, Allen lived independently in his home until he joined his beloved wife, Sadie, and his heavenly Father on Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 at the age of 99. As a boy, Allen was...

James Alexaander Heady

James Alexaander Heady

May 18, 2011

James Alexander Heady was born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on March 12, 1952 to Milford Heady and Willua Avery. James passed away at his home in Scurry, Texas on May 18, 2011. James was raised in Kentucky and later moved to Texas in 1981. He moved to Scurry in 1996. James worked for Centerline in Ennis, Texas for three years. He...

Genell Cawthon

Genell Cawthon

May 12, 2011

Genell Cawthon was born in Frost, Texas on May 22, 1916 to Elmer and Geneva Keathley Burdine. Genell passed away in a Kaufman, Texas hospital on May 12, 2011. Genell lived in Scurry, Texas for twenty-five years before moving to Kaufman, Texas in 2000. Genell attended the First Baptist Church of Kaufman. She married A. J. "Boots" Cawthon in 1936...

Ruby Marie Baucom

Ruby Marie Baucom

May 12, 2011

Ruby Marie Baucom was born in Burkburnett, Texas on July 18, 1928 to Lewis and Emma Samples Breckenridge. Ruby passed away at her home in Dallas on May 12, 2011. Ruby was raised in Rosser and Waxahachie and later moved to Dallas in 1950. She was a member of the Buford Road Baptist Church of Dallas. Ruby married James H....

John Allen Stefka

John Allen Stefka

Apr 27, 2011

John Allen Stefka was born in Ennis, Texas on June 13, 1956 to John Frank Stefka and Betty Yvonne Van Winkle. John passed away in Garland, Texas on April 27, 2011. John was raised in Combine, Texas and was later in the U. S. Army during Desert Storm Operations in Iraq. John lived most of his life in Combine. He...

Bobby Dee Walker

Bobby Dee Walker

Apr 23, 2011

Bobby Dee Walker was born December 7, 1925 in Kaufman, Texas to Prince and Rosa Oxford Walker. Bobby passed away in Kaufman on April 23, 2011. Bobby was raised in Kaufman and later joined the U. S. Navy and served in World War II. After, the service Bobby worked for Ford Motor Company in Dallas for seventeen years and then...

Coy Leonard Brantley

Coy Leonard Brantley

Apr 16, 2011

Coy Leonard Brantley passed from death to life on April 16, 2011 at his home in Kaufman, Texas. He is survived by a daughter and son in law, Marsha and Ronny Johnson of Kaufman, Texas; a son and daughter in law, Rickey and Ellen Brantley of Ft. Worth, Texas and many grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife...

Janice Thompson

Janice Thompson

Apr 7, 2011

Janice Thompson of Kaufman passed away in Kaufman on April 7, 2011. Janice was born in Freeport, Texas on December 31, 1949 to John and Margaret Oliver Rathke. Janice was raised in Harlingen and graduated from Harlingen schools. She moved to Huntsville in 1968 and then to San Antonio in 1975. Janice later moved to the Kaufman area where she...

Homer Hulen Chesshire

Homer Hulen Chesshire

Apr 7, 2011

Homer Hulen Chesshire was born in Clarksville, Texas on January 28, 1942 to Homer and Lorine Cunningham Chesshire. Homer passed away at his home in Lone Oak, Texas on April7, 2011. Homer lived most of his life in Clarksville and later moved to Jefferson, Texas for twenty years. He moved to the Lone Oak area in 1998. Homer is survived...

Jennifer Janelle Roton

Jennifer Janelle Roton

Mar 31, 2011

Jennifer Janelle Roton was born in Dallas, Texas on November 10, 1973 to David and Mary Shortnacy Cluck. Jennifer passed away in a Dallas hospital on March 31, 2011. Jennifer was raised in Kaufman and graduated from Kaufman High School in 1992. She graduated from Metroplex Beauty School and worked for several beauty shops in Kaufman. Jennifer is survived by...

Jesse Eugene Cooper

Jesse Eugene Cooper

Mar 31, 2011

Jesse Eugene Cooper was born in Richardson, Texas on November 12, 1928 to Jessie and Juanita Morgan Cooper. Gene was raised in Dallas and graduated from Crozier Tech High School in Dallas. He began working for his father as a truck driver and in 1964 started working for the Dallas Police Department and retired in 1985. Gene was a member...

James Richard Burks

James Richard Burks

Mar 25, 2011

James Richard Burks was born in Royce City, Texas on July 19, 1946 to William and Virginia Cookston Burks. Richard passed away in a Dallas hospital on March 25, 2011. Richard was raised in Royce City and graduated from Royce City High School. He moved to Kaufman and was the Texaco distributor for twenty-eight years. He later worked for John...

Mary Ann Wilson

Mary Ann Wilson

Mar 20, 2011

Mary Ann Wilson was born in Bristol, Texas on April 16, 1943 to Lawrence Krajca and Vesta Mullicagan. Mary Ann passed away in a Mesquite, Texas hospital on March 20, 2011. Mary was raised in Palestine, Texas and graduated from Palestine High School. She moved to Grand Prairie in 1968 where she lived most of her life. Mary moved to...

Ricky Lee Benson

Ricky Lee Benson

Mar 14, 2011

Ricky Lee Benson was born in Kaufman, Texas on July 17, 1952 to Leonard Royce Benson and Helen Mabell Webb. Ricky passed away at his home in Jacksonville, Texas on March 14, 2011. Ricky was raised in Kaufman and graduated from Kaufman High School in 1970. He moved to Duncanville in 1980 and worked for Texas Industries for thirty-seven years....

Stanley Paul Cluck

Stanley Paul Cluck

Mar 14, 2011

Stanley Paul Cluck was born in Dallas, Texas on January 11, 1943 to Elmer Cluck and Hazel Clark. Stanley passed away in a Dallas hospital on March 14, 2011. Stanley was raised in Oak Cliff and later joined the U. S. Army in 1961 and served until 1963 where he served in the Viet Nam War and also in Germany...

Jimmy Guynn Finley

Jimmy Guynn Finley

Mar 14, 2011

Jimmy Guynn Finley was born June 21, 1930 to Willie Taylor Finley and Nora Eidell Gentle. Jimmy passed away in Mesquite on March 14, 2011. Jimmy was raised in McKinney and joined the U. S. Army and served in Alaska during the Korean War. After the service he moved to Mesquite and then moved to Kaufman in 1969. Jimmy worked...

Lloyd Clifton Pool

Lloyd Clifton Pool

Mar 5, 2011

Lloyd Clifton Pool was born in Ola, Texas on January 12, 1935 to Thomas Edward Pool and Lula Lee Baldwin. Lloyd passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on March 5, 2011. Lloyd was raised in the Ola Community and attended Kaufman schools. He worked at Manselle Smith's Exxon in Terrell for several years and later began working for Timberlawn...

Jerry Gettis Smith

Jerry Gettis Smith

Mar 2, 2011

Jerry Gettis Smith Sr. of Warsaw, Texas; known to his friends and family as Jack passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. Jack was born to Henry Harrison Smith and Vera Etoyal Chandler Smith on September 16, 1938 in Styx, Texas. Jack grew up in Kaufman County. At the age of 17 he went to work for Mosher...