Obituaries

Sandra Wynelle White Stevens

News Staff
Thu, 11/09/2017 - 07:58
Sandra was born April 11, 1940 in Dallas, TX and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1958. She married William Warren Stevens, and they resided in Dallas for over 20 years before moving to Forney in 1984. She was a receptionist for Dr. Stan Ashworth Dental Office for approximately 20 years.

Gene Leon Lenk

News Staff
Thu, 10/12/2017 - 09:24
Gene Leon Lenk was born September 2, 1939. He died suddenly at home October 4, 2017 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Geneva Lenk, and his brother Frank Lenk Jr.

Verna Lee Jones

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Thu, 09/28/2017 - 07:31
Verna Lee Colwick Reesing Jones, 99, passed away on September 9, 2017, at the Sunset Home in Clifton, Texas. Verna Lee was born in Cranfills Gap to Syvert and Jennie Reesing, immigrants from Norway. She was the youngest of eight children.

Homer Ray Riley

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Thu, 09/28/2017 - 07:29
April 6, 1928 - September 20, 2017 Homer Ray Riley of Forney, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017. He was also a longtime resident of Houston, Texas and Bedias, Texas. Family will honor his life in a private memorial with Lester Graf officiating.

Earl Ray Smith

News Staff
Wed, 08/23/2017 - 16:01
Earl Ray Smith, 70, of Forney passed away on August 18, 2017 in Carrollton. Earl Ray was born on July 30, 1947 in Haskell, Texas to his parents, Raymond Ray Smith and Earlene (Bush) Smith. He married LaNell Beauford on February 2, 1968.

John B. Tanner

News Staff
Wed, 08/16/2017 - 13:02
John B. Tanner was born June 29, 1966 and passed away August 10, 2017. John was preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Velma Tanner, and Charles and Helen Bowman, and, his step-grand-mother, Frances Bowman.

George Horace Davis

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Wed, 08/16/2017 - 13:01
Our beloved father, grandfather, and greatgrandfather George Horace Davis passed away August 4th, 2017. Horace Davis was born in Forney, Texas at home to Leona and James Jefferson Davis and was raised in Forney and Sunnyvale, Texas.

Marilois Eudy

News Staff
Wed, 08/09/2017 - 15:28
Marilois Eudy passed away peacefully on the morning of August 4, 2017. Born November 28, 1939 in Kaufman, Texas to the late Carl and Annebell McKee White, both of whom preceded her in death along with her sister, Mickie Lear.

Danyell Oltean Seay

News Staff
Wed, 08/09/2017 - 15:27
Danyell Seay Oltean went to be with Jesus on July 30, 2017, after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. There will be a “Pink Memorial Celebration” on August 11, 2017 at Samuel Farm Park (100 East US Hwy 80 Frontage Road, Mesquite TX).

Nelda Louise Roan

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Wed, 08/02/2017 - 12:52
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and aunt passed away peacefully on July 24, 2017 at the age of 85. Nelda was born on July 10, 1932 in Dallas, Texas. She married Floyd L. Roan February 24, 1956 and together they raised two sons, Michael and Terry.