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Obituaries
Local obituaries for Garland, Texas.
Anthony Curtis Mathis
Apr 25, 2019
Anthony C. Mathis, Sr., was born March 8, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee, to the late Samuel Mathis, Sr. and Autherine Fleming. Tony, as he was affectionately called by his friends and family, was raised and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tony became interested in boxing at the age of 14. A few years later, he...
Deborah Diane Minnard
Apr 24, 2019
Deborah Diane Minnard was the youngest of 13 children born to the late Shelton Broussard, Sr. and Ophelia Williams on September 10, 1955 in Orange, TX. She was educated in the Orange public school system and a proud graduate of the West Orange High School Class of 1974. Deborah attended Lamar University in Beaumont, TX majoring in Speech. Her...
Mark Gilstrap
Apr 13, 2019
Mark Gilstrap was born in Omaha, Texas on January 27, 1944 to the parentage of Leo and Nina Mae Gilstrap. Mark received his formal education in the Plano Independent School District. Our beloved father confessed his belief in the Lord at an early age. He attended Hill Chapel CME Church in Plano, Texas.
Jason Arnold Jones
Apr 11, 2019
Jason Arnold Jones was a beloved son, father, brother, uncle and friend. He was a joy to all that he met. Jason was born on August 14, 1969 in Durham, North Carloina to Jerlene and Charlie Jones.
Jason moved to Dallas, Texas in 1989. He became a Mason in 2017,...
Herbert Glenn King
Apr 4, 2019
Herbert Glenn King "Herb" was born on May 27, 1935 to the parentage of Willie and Allie King. He was one of six children. Herb was raised in Grand Prairie, Texas. He attended Dalworth Elementary School in Grand Prairie, TX., and Booker T. Washington High School in Dallas, TX. He later went on to serve five...
Kim Nita Vance
Apr 2, 2019
Kim Nita Vance was born on May 27, 1951, to William C. Moore, Sr. and Cleatrice Smith in Chicago, Illinois.
Kim was a vibrant individual that lived life to the fullest. She accepted Christ at an early age and served the Lord faithfully.
Kim...
Shonda Tylaine Robinson
Apr 1, 2019
Shonda Tylaine Robinson, 56, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on April 1, 2019. She was born on February 5, 1963.
Shonda leaves to cherish her memories three children: Eloise Lee, Eugene Lee, and Jamacia Bouligly; six grandchildren: Ariah Lee, Elijah Lee; Harmony Lee, Jakenya Tylaine Boston, Jameko...
Betty Jean Johnson
Mar 31, 2019
Betty Jean Johnson was born in Spartanburg, SC on April 14, 1958, to the parentage of Ida Taylor and Jesse Smith, Sr.
Our mother confessed her belief in the Lord at an early age in life and rededicated herself fully when she joined Hill Chapel CME Church of Plano, TX.
...Rev. Lonell Jones, Sr.
Mar 29, 2019
Lonell Jones Sr. was born in Kansas City Missouri, on October 9, 1933, the son of Pauline Richardson and Will Foster Jones. The brother of four siblings: Alline Jones, Benjamin Richardson, and survived by Delores Jones Holden and Maxine Dawson. He was the husband of Jerene Jones for 63 years. He fathered six children: Lonell Jones...
Bobbie Faye Cairo - Sauls
Mar 29, 2019
Bobbie Faye Cairo-Sauls was born on January 4, 1944, to Dorsey Cairo and Gertrude Clark.
Bobbie met and later married Troy Sauls, Sr. and to their union, three children were born, Tracie, Troy, Jr., and Todd.
Bobbie accepted Christ as her personal Saviour in...
James Bernard Hale
Mar 28, 2019
James Bernard Hale, 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Grand Prairie, Texas. James was born on August 2, 1935, in Marshall, Texas.
In his early years, Mr. James was a Chef at Lennox Hotel in Grand Prairie, Texas. He later became a driver for the senior...
Minnie Macy Abrams
Mar 28, 2019
Macy D. Abrams was born January 25, 1930, to the parentage of Freddie and Susie Duncan in Montalba, TX.
She received her education in the Palestine Independent School District. During that time, she enjoyed playing basketball and sewing. While traveling to Dallas, TX Macy met the man of her dreams,...
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