Obituary Listing

Margaret Hooks

Margaret Hooks

Mar 10, 2013

77, of DeSoto, TX passed away on March 10, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Hooks in 1973. She is survived by her son & daughter in law: Eddie & Vickie Usry; daughter & son in law: Vicki & Dave Stewart; grandchildren: James, Alan, Joshua, John & his wife Megan and Melissa; great grandson: A.J.; sister...

Voncille Valerie Johnson

Voncille Valerie Johnson

Mar 2, 2013

A Celebration of the Life of Voncille V. Johnson will be held at 11 A. M. Saturday, March 9, 2013 in the Chapel of WEST/HURTT Funeral Home. Voncille Valerie Johnson (nee Crawford) was born in St. Louis Missouri on February 11, 1936 to Phillip Crawford and Callie Caradine Crawford. She was raised in E. St. Louis, Illinois. An avid learner,...

Calvin Fred Oldham

Calvin Fred Oldham

Feb 26, 2013

84, of DeSoto, Texas went to see Jesus on February 26, 2013. Funeral and Homegoing Celebration Services are scheduled for 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday - March 5, 2013 at Community Missionary Baptist Church, 115 W. Beltline Rd., DeSoto, Texas 75115 (972-230-4477) with Rev. Oscar D. Epps, Pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at 12:30 P.M. in the Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery,...

James Andrew Daniels

James Andrew Daniels

Feb 19, 2013

70, of DeSoto, TX passed away on February 19, 2013. The family will receive friends on Friday - February 22, 2013 from 10:00 A.M. till 11:00 A.M. in the Bassett Chapel of Cliff Temple Baptist Church, 125 Sunset, Dallas, TX 75208. Funeral Services will begin at 11:00 A.M. following the visitation with Rev. Wes Keyes, officiating. Interment will follow in...

Vera "Gwen" Wood

Vera "Gwen" Wood

Feb 18, 2013

69, of Waxahachie, TX passed away on February 18, 2013. She is survived by her daughter & son in law: Cheryl & Jimmy Hall; mother: Vera Bates; sister & brother in law: Sue Ann & Jack Rankin; sister: Debbie Stephens and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces & nephews. It was Gwen's wish to have her cremains placed in...

Magdalena Agnes Szubski

Magdalena Agnes Szubski

Feb 15, 2013

Magdalena Agnes Szubski, 88, of Fort Gratiot, Michigan (Formerly of DeSoto, TX) died Friday, February 15, 2013. She was born January 25, 1925 in Allenstein, Germany to the late Franz and Elisabeth Muller. She married Stanislaw Szubski on April 19, 1958 in Detroit. He died in January of 2007. She is survived by two sisters, Caecilie Bieniek of Port Huron...

Wilma J. Clinton

Wilma J. Clinton

Feb 13, 2013

Wilma Clinton was born July 1, 1938 in St. Nicholas, Aruba. She leaves behind to cherish her memory one daughter, Jacqueline Sejour of DeSoto, Texas, two granddaughters, Jania Hall and Janiece Sejour, and 9 brothers and sisters, Edwin, Sarah, Geraldine, Ursala, Viola, Patsy, Winston, Harry & Lenvil. The family will receive friends at West/Hurtt Funeral Home on Saturday - February...

Penelope "Penny" Pretzer

Penelope "Penny" Pretzer

Feb 9, 2013

Penelope, N. “Penny” Pretzer, 80, of Waxahachie, Texas, passed away on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Baylor Medical Center in Grapevine, Texas. Mrs. Pretzer was born September 11, 1932 in Florence, Arizona to Leo and Josephine Robles Bloch. Mrs. Pretzer was a school teacher in Italy, Texas after coming to Waxahachie from the Tri-County area of Arizona in 1986. Prior...

Pearl J Davis

Pearl J Davis

Feb 2, 2013

Pearl Davis was born July 19, 1923 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was a registered nurse and served in the U. S. Army, also as a nurse. She is survived by her daughter: Sandra Diane Johnson; son: Jack Randall Davis & his wife Mary; 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Graveside Service and Intermnet will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday,...

Jack Lester Whitacre

Jack Lester Whitacre

Feb 2, 2013

"POPPY" 64, of Glenn Heights, TX passed away on Saturday - February 02, 2013. He was a decorated Vietnam War veteran and Combat Promoted for saving the life of General Westmoreland after his chopper went down in a mine field. Jack was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and was named Eagle Eyes because of how well he watched over...

Wayne G. Jones

Wayne G. Jones

Jan 24, 2013

Wayne G. Jones was born March 30, 1945 to George Russell and Loretta O’Neill Jones in Rock Island, Illinois. He died in Dallas, Texas at UT Southwetern St. Paul Hospital on January 24, 2013. He married Nancy VenHorst in 1969. He was an Army Veteran of the Viet Nam War. He was involved in the automobile remarketing business. He loved...

Janet Marie Hall

Janet Marie Hall

Jan 14, 2013

Janet Marie Hall, 71, of Red Oak, TX passed away on January 14, 2013. She is survived by her daughter: Sheila Towner of Red Oak, TX; grandson: Corey Christian Johns of Denton, TX; granddaughter: Darian Nicole Towner of Red Oak, TX; son: Steven Hall of Allen, TX; brother: Shelvy Leroy Dawes of Cumby, TX; sisters: Tommie Jean Dickerson of Crandall,...

Roy Wayne Mc Kay

Roy Wayne Mc Kay

Jan 10, 2013

Roy Wayne McKay Services for Roy Wayne McKay, 72, of DeSoto, will be held on January 31st, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery (Lane A). Mr. McKay died Thursday, January 10th, 2012 at the VA Medical Center after a long hospitalization due to bladder cancer. He was born February 16th, 1940, in Harrison County. He graduated...

Mary Jane Walseth

Mary Jane Walseth

Jan 9, 2013

86, passed away in DeSoto, TX on January 09, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Russell Odean Walseth in January of 2011. She will be laid to rest with him on Tuesday - January 15, 2013 with Graveside Services in the Dallas/Ft. Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mt. Creek Pkwy., Dallas, TX at 1:15 P.M. There will be...

Wilhelm "Bill" Lee Berg

Wilhelm "Bill" Lee Berg

Jan 5, 2013

Berg, Wilhelm Lee (Bill) passed away in Dallas on January 5, 2013. He was born in Bartlett, Texas on June 25,1934. He celebrated his seventy-eighth birthday this past June. He married Mildred Patschke on February 4, 1956, and she preceded him in death on October 22, 2001. He was alsopreceded in death by his parents, Henry and Olga Berg. He...

Richard "Rick" Truett Merritt

Richard "Rick" Truett Merritt

Dec 30, 2012

Richard T. Merritt passed away to a better place on December 30, 2012. Rick was born in Dallas, TX and was a long time employee of AAFES, along with the NHL for several years. Rick had a passion for music and hockey that continued throughout his lifetime. Rick leaves behind his brother, Bryan P. Merritt, of Red Oak, cousin Rhonda...

Ginger Anne Alexander

Ginger Anne Alexander

Dec 30, 2012

49, of Glenn Heights, TX passed away on December 30, 2012. She is survived by her mother: Margaret A. Morris; father: LeRoy A. Goodman; daughter & son in law: Aida M. & Dale Russell; grandchildren: Shaun G. Rodriquez and Zoey A. Russell; siblings: Keith & his wife Mia Goodman, Maureen & her husband John Plumb, Wendy & her husband Dan...

Johnnie Elizabeth Tricomi

Johnnie Elizabeth Tricomi

Dec 28, 2012

Johnnie was born to John and Averal Sanford Willmon in Lufkin, Texas. She lived in DeSoto for many years where she was a homemaker. She was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Her husband, Frank preceded her in death in 1985. Visitation will begin at 11:30 a.m. Monday (Dec. 31) at Holy Redeemer Mausoleum with a Rosary being recited...

Maude Ella Lucas

Maude Ella Lucas

Dec 13, 2012

Funeral Services for Maude E. Lucas will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at First United methodist Church, 310 Roaring Springs Dr., DeSoto with Rev. Kevin Strempke, officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church until service time. Interment will follow at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Mission Burial...

Billy G. Streat

Billy G. Streat

Dec 10, 2012

Billy, 41, of Lancaster, was born in Dallas, Texas and passed away unexpectedly Monday evening. He was in tech support for Signature Solutions. Survivors include his mother: Diane Streat of Lancaster, father: Glenn W. Streat of DeSoto, daughter and son in law: Stephanye and Rafael, III, Escobedo of Little Elm, daughter: Brianna Streat, sons: Billy Streat, II, and Brendan Streat...