Obituaries
Turner Butler Baxter
Feb 13, 2009
TURNER BUTLER BAXTER Turner Butler Baxter was born on March 13, 1922 and went to the loving arms of our Lord on February 13, 2009. He was the second of four sons of the late RW and Sallie Baxter of Dallas, Texas, grew up in Oak Cliff and graduated from Sunset High School, where he was a member of the...
Michael Dan Ferguson
Feb 10, 2009
MIKE D. "FERGIE" FERGUSON Mike D. Ferguson was born in Joplin, Missouri on January 8, 1916 to William and Jessie Deaver Ferguson. Mike passed away at his home in Terrell on February 10, 2009. Mike was raised all over the United States and then moved to Texas in 1947. He moved to Terrell in 1971 where he operated the Terrell...
Willie Thelbert Holland
Feb 5, 2009
WILLIE T. HOLLAND Willie Thelbert Holland was born in Kaufman County in between Kemp and Kaufman on September 30, 1911 to Charlie and Annie McGuire Holland. Willie was raised in Kaufman. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corp during World War II. After the service Willie owned the Gulf Service Station in Kaufman. Later he began working for...
Ronald Malcolm Fox
Jan 31, 2009
RONALD MALCOLM FOX Ronald Malcolm Fox was born in Terrell, Texas on April 29, 1949 to Charles and Joyce Long Fox. Ronald passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on January 31, 2009. Ronald was raised in Forney, Texas and later moved to Kaufman, Texas. He served his country in the U. S. Army during the Viet Nam War. He...
Vivian Birt Reese
Jan 27, 2009
VIVIAN BIRT REESE Vivian Birt Reese was born in Kimble County, Texas on August 31, 1913 to Birt and Lula Fisher Reese. Vivian passed away in Mesquite, Texas on January 27, 2009. She was raised in Kimble County and later attended Abilene Christian College. Vivian received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Texas in Austin and later received her...
Herschel E. Campbell
Jan 26, 2009
HERSCHEL E. CAMPBELL Herschel E. Campbell was born in Eustace, Texas on November 30, 1912 to Samuel and Alice Smith Campbell. Herschel was raised in Eustace and married Lora Mae Scarbrough in Eustace on September 20, 1933. Herschel moved to Kaufman in 1937 to open the first laundry in Kaufman. After, World War II Herschel started a jewelry store in...
Charles Norman Stewart
Jan 21, 2009
CHARLES N. STEWART Charles Norman Stewart was born in Bedford, Indiana on August 9, 1929 to Lenza and Dorothy Weaver Stewart. Charles passed away in a Dallas hospital on January 21, 2009. Charles was raised in Bedford, Indiana and later moved to Tucson, Arizona in 1960. He moved to Dallas in 1964 and moved to Kaufman in 1979. Charles worked...
Clarence R. Maass
Jan 20, 2009
CLARENCE R. MAASS Clarence R. Maass was born in Elgin, Texas on January 6, 1944 to Clarence and Dovie Hoskins Maass. Clarence passed away in a Kaufman hospital on January 20, 2009. Clarence was raised in Bonham and Mesquite. He lived a short time in Seagoville before moving to Scurry in 1976. Clarence retired in 2001. He married Esther Jones...
Roger Leo Gullion
Jan 16, 2009
ROGER LEO GULLION Roger Leo Gullion was born October 1, 1948 in Gadsden, Alabama to William and Margaret Pike Gullion. Roger passed away in Terrell on January 16, 2009. Roger moved to Dallas and was raised in Pleasant Grove. He later lived in Coweta, Oklahoma before moving back to the Dallas area. Roger entered the U. S. Navy in 1967...
Nettie Ray Hall
Jan 3, 2009
NETTIE RAY HALL Nettie Ray Hall was the sixth child born to Nettie Dorroh Ray and Averitt Thomas Ray on November 8, 1915, in Coleman, Texas. The family moved to Temple where she attended public school. Before her senior year in high school her family moved to Breckenridge where she graduated in 1932 as Salutatorian of her class at age...
Allen Abbott
Jan 1, 2009
ALLEN "SONNY" ABBOTT Allen "Sonny" Abbott was born in San Antonio, Texas at Fort Sam Houston Hospital on August 7, 1936 to Jack and Estelle Cole Abbott. Sonny was raised in Dallas. For eight years he was a mechanic in the National Guard. Sonny started working for Sherman Williams Paint Company in Garland in 1958 and retired from there in...
Barbara Ann McKenzie
Dec 26, 2008
BARBARA ANN McKENZIE Barbara Ann McKenzie was born in Kemp, Texas on February 17, 1939 to Byron and Julia Haley Blythe. Barbara passed away in Kaufman, Texas on December 26, 2008. Barbara was raised in Kemp and then moved to Dallas for a short time before moving back to the Lively area in 1964. She worked for Prudential Insurance Company...
Coby James Gent
Dec 23, 2008
COBY JAMES GENT Coby James Gent, age 29, was born in Dallas, Texas on July 25, 1979 and went to Heaven to be with the Lord Jesus on December 23, 2008 with his family and friends by his side. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, doctors said he would not live to be six years old. However he had a successful double...
Isabel Cabrera
Dec 21, 2008
ISABEL CABRERA Isabel Cabrera was born in Mexico on December 2, 1929 to Juan and Estefana Cabrera Higuera. Isabel passed away in a Tyler hospital on December 21, 2008. She is survived by her husband: Miguel Cabrera of Kaufman, sons: Miguel Cabrera, Jose Cabrera and Jesus Cabrera all of Kaufman, daughters: Silvia Reza of Lampasas, Linda Herlinda of Lampasas, Antonia...
James Samuel Knisley
Dec 18, 2008
JAMES S. KNISLEY, JR. James s. Knisley, Jr. completed his last run down the slopes on December 18, 2008 and the lifts are closed. Jim was born June 27, 1924 in Stroud, OK, to James S. and Nita C. Knisley, who preceded him in death, along with a sister, Mary Margaret Housewright. He is survived by his loving wife, Jonelle,...
James Erin Bailey
Dec 6, 2008
JAMES "BO" BAILEY James "Bo" Bailey was born in San Antonio, Texas on February 25, 1958 to Frederick Bailey and Esta Vaught. Bo passed away in Kaufman on December 6, 2008. Bo was raised all over the country mainly in Georgia and Texas. He moved to Kaufman in 2002 where he was a driver for Rasberry Trucking for five years....
Shirley Faye Calhoun
Dec 5, 2008
SHIRLEY FAYE CALHOUN Shirley Faye Calhoun was born on April 1, 1945 in Three Rivers, Texas to Pat and Jewel Riley Malone. Shirley passed away December 5, 2008. Shirley was raised mostly in Rockport and Frisco. She moved to Kaufman in 1966. Shirley worked for the Kaufman Independent School District for twenty-two years. Shirley married Carrol Calhoun on October 1,...
Idella Jo Tijerian
Nov 23, 2008
[b][b]IDELLA JO TIJERINA Idella Jo Tijerina was born in Commerce, Texas on November 20, 1944 to Isacc and Bonnie Bush Gregory. Idella passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on November 23, 2008. Idella was moved to Kaufman when she was seven and lived the rest of her life in Kaufman. She attended Kaufman Schools and was the founder of...
Ethel Lee Franklin
Nov 15, 2008
ETHEL LEE FRANKLIN Ethel Lee Franklin was born in Chireno, Texas on February 2, 1919 to Ernest and Ela Palmer Perritte. Ethel passed away in Ennis on November 15, 2008. She was raised in Diabol, Texas. Ethel moved to the Lively Community in 1968 where she and her husband owned and operated the Lively Store for three years. She was...
Sleata Mozelle Taylor
Nov 15, 2008
SLEATA MOZELLE TAYLOR Sleata Mozelle Taylor was born June 26, 1926 to John and Mary Deason Mooneyham. Mozelle passed away in a Kaufman hospital on November 15, 2008. Mozelle moved to Kaufman in 1975 with her husband Jack Taylor. They owned and operated Southwest Frame for over forty years. Mozelle married Jack Taylor in Dallas on December 6, 1947 and...
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