Obituary Listing
Leon E. "Jack" Averitt, Sr.
Mar 3, 2012
Leon Elson “Jack” Averitt, 87, of Dallas, Texas, went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2012. He passed away peacefully at his retirement residence in the company of his family. He was born May 19, 1924, in Paducah, Texas, the son of late Mary Ann and Carroll Averitt. He was the youngest of 13 siblings. On January, 1943...
Ralph Preston Johnson
Mar 1, 2012
77, of DeSoto, TX passed away on March 01, 2012. Cremation. No Memorial Services are scheduled at this time.
Barbara C. Newman
Feb 22, 2012
89, of DeSoto, TX passed away on February 22, 2012. She was a very active and long time member of the Baptist Church and she also had been a member of the Dallas DAR and Colonial Danes. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband Ulmer Justin Newman, Sr. and a brother Charles R. Thomas. She is survived by her...
Robert John Garner
Feb 17, 2012
Robert John Garner, beloved husband, dad, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle passed away on February 17, 2012 at the age of 79. Bob was born on March 05, 1932 to Anita Marie and Nicholas Davis. He was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years: Bobbie; sister: Gloria; brother: Joseph; daughter in law: Debbie and grandson: Joseph. He is...
Joy Elizabeth Hill
Feb 10, 2012
Joy was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on January 31, 1958 to James Winstead and Doris Guillory. Joy was their first daughter and a big sister to her little brother, Terry. Joy described herself as being painfully shy as a little girl, which was in stark contrast to her loud and outgoing brother who always tried to rope her into playing...
Phyllis Mae Bottles
Feb 8, 2012
Phyllis was born January 15, 1922 in Cooksville, Illinois, and passed away at Grace Presbyterian Village in Dallas, Texas on the evening of February 8, 2012 at the age of 90. She was born to Roscoe S. and Ferne Scott Jolliff, She taught school for over 30 years in the Bettendorf, Iowa area, was a lifelong member of the Church...
Frank M. Malone
Feb 6, 2012
80, of Ennis, TX passed away on February 06, 2012. Mr. Malone was a U S Marine and retired after 25 years as a Dallas Police Officer. He was preceded in death by his parents: O.E. & Velma Malone; brother: Billy John Malone and a daughter: Suzy Malone Bayro Ward. Frank is survived by his wife: Shirley R. Malone; daughters:...
Philip "Pops" Banner
Feb 3, 2012
A veteran of WW II serving in the U S Navy, 86, of DeSoto, TX passed away on February 03, 2012. Phil was preceded in death by his daughter: Denise Banner and stepson: Gary Pogue. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend: Shirley J. Banner; son: Jan Banner; stepdaughter: Kathy & her husband Fred Gerber; grandchildren: Stefene,...
Harold Eugene Blanck
Jan 31, 2012
92, of Dallas, TX passed away on January 31, 2012. Harold Eugene Blanck was born in Manhattan on May 20, 1919. He spent his life serving his country, first in the U.S. Navy during WWII, and then in service to the poor through his work for the state welfare department in Utah followed by the federal Department of Welfare offices...
James E. Lynch
Jan 28, 2012
88, of Ovilla, TX passed away on January 28, 2012. He is survived by his daughter: Lana & her husband Ron Andrus of Maypearl, TX; daughter: Clovia Gerrish of Ft. Worth, TX and Terry & her husband Danny Willborn of Maypearl, TX; grandchildren: Lance, Chris, Layne, Daniel, Jamey, Courtney & Kaci; great grandchildren: Jacob, Jonathan, Trey, Rachel, Kaitlyn, Ashton, Kaylee,...
Preston Burge, Jr.
Jan 25, 2012
79, of Oak Leaf, TX passed away on January 25, 2012. Mr. Burge was preceded in death by his parents: Preston Burge, Sr. and Tommie Burge and his brother: Don Burge. He is survived by his wife: Helen Burge; daughters: Karen Jo Adams & her fiance Warren Cole; Linda Woodard & her husband Randy Woodard and Kaye Cooper & her...
David M. Dickerson
Jan 24, 2012
77, of DeSoto, TX passed away on January 24, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 51 years: Joe Anna Dickerson of DeSoto, TX; son & daughter in law: Chris & Sherryl Dickerson of Killeen, TX; daughter: Karen Walsh of Amarillo, TX; grandchildren: Casey Dickerson, Kris Fangman & Stephanie Coventry; great grandchildren: Henry & Mykenzey Dickerson; sister: Carolyn Cleaveland...
James Allen Shaw
Jan 24, 2012
48, of Glenn Heights, TX passed away on January 24, 2012. He is survived by his wife: Christie Shaw; daughters: Kiri Maxwell, Tiffani Dwyer, Sarah Dwyer & Samantha Dwyer; brothers: Jeff Shipman & Jon Shaw; father in law: Harold D. Maxwell. There will be no viewing or visitation. The family will be having a Memorial Service to Celebrate His Life...
Mary C. Hitt
Jan 19, 2012
68, of Waxahachie, TX passed away on January 19, 2012. She was born at Baylor in Dallas, worked with the County Extension Office in Dallas and was a Nurse for over 40 years and the last several years at Park Manor Nursing & Rehab Center in DeSoto, TX. Mary was preceded in death by her brother Eddie Nelson and her...
Betty Jane Pollock
Jan 13, 2012
Betty Jane was born to William Grafton and Estella Barbara Broyles Brown in Cedar Hill, Texas. She attended school in Ceadar Hill and graduated in 1943. She worked for Western Union, Sears Roebuck, and insurance company, and Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad from August 1945 until retiring in February of 1985. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Cedar Hill, Texas....
George Washington Jackson, Sr.
Jan 9, 2012
George went to be with his Lord and Savior January 9, 2012 at Baylor Medical Center in Waxahachie, Texas at the age of 77. He was born November 12, 1934 in Summerville, Georgia to Marcus Emmert and Fannie Dora Lee Teems Jackson. He was married to Mae Hampton Jackson for 57 years. George had been a DeSoto fixture with his...
Susan Mary Marr
Jan 7, 2012
Susan Mary Marr was born the youngest of four children, born to Harry and Thelma Sanders in Fayettville, Arkansas, October 1955. From Arkansas, she and her family moved to Naha Air Force base in Okinawa, Japan. They then moved to Maxwell Air Force base in Montgomery, Alabama until 1964 when the family moved again to Hampton, Virginia, finally ending up...
Wilhelm "Bill" Lee Gerg
Jan 5, 2012
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 also preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Olga Berg....
Katherine "Kay" Mc Junkins
Dec 29, 2011
Katherine "Kay" McJunkins was born on December 7, 1917 in Alma, Texas to Tarney Alexander and Charlotte Belle "Lettie" Wilson Baumgartner. She had been married to H. B. McJunkins for 54 years when he passed away in November of 1998. Kay worked for the DeSoto Independent School District from 1967 until she retired in 1995. She was a member of...
James R. "Jim" Blake
Dec 27, 2011
83, of DeSoto, TX, passed away on December 27, 2011. He was preceded in death by his wife: Mary Blake; sons: Ricky Blake and Jimmy Bowen; brothers: Kenneth Blake and Edward Blake; sister: Martha Lou Blake; parents: George & Sadie Blake. He is survived by his children: Glenn & his wife Beverly Blake; Mike Blake; Steve Blake; Carol & her...
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