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Dustin Scott Chandler
Graveside services for Dustin Scott Chandler, Kemp, were held July 21, 2004 at Shiloh Cemetery with Rev. Danny Cope officiating under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home.
He was born July 16, 2004 and died on the same day in Waxahachie.
He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Jeannette Duncan and by his uncle, Lloyd Duncan.
Survivors include his parents, Greg and Terry Chandler; brother, Kenneth Charles Chandler of Kemp; grandfather and step grandmother Kenneth and Joyce Duncan of Arp; grandparents, Charles and Elizabeth Chandler of Kemp; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Noel M. Garner
Graveside services for Noel M. Garner, 92, Mabank were held July 22, 2004 at Cedar Lawn Cemetery with Rev. Danny Woods officiating, under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home.
He was born November 11, 1911 in Blue Ridge, Texas and passed away on July 19, 2004 in Athens.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Flora Garner; his father Willie Garner; and his mother Ruth (Tollison) Garner.
He was a plumber and was previously of Denison. He had lived in Mabank for two years.
Survivors include son, Albert E. Garner and wife, Linda of Mabank; son, Jimmy N. Garner and wife, Kathy of Big Lake; daughter, Dorothy L. Davis and husband, Charles of Lynsbrook, NY; daughter Patsy Pemberton and husband, Richard of Houston; eleven grandchildren; twenty-three great grandchildren.
Sherry Jane Harmon Maxey
A memorial service in celebration of life for Sherry Jane Harmon Maxey was held at the River Oak Grace Church of Oakdale, Calif. Interment followed at the Valley Home Memorial Park. The Oakdale Memorial Chapel made arrangements. Arrangements are pending for another memorial to be held for family and friends of this and the Dallas area at a later date.
Maxey was born Dec. 7, 1951, in Dallas and died July 14, 2004, in Modesto, Calif. She was preceded in death by her son, Richard Lee Tarr.
She attended schools in Grand Prairie and was a graduate of Grand Prairie Beauty School and was a talented hairdresser for many years in Arlington. She later moved to the San Jauquin Valley area of California where she raised her four children and loved the mountains and rivers of the Sierras and gardening and garage sales.
Survivors include her daughters, Jenny Lin Treadway, Sarah Jane Maxey, Ellen Geneice Maxey and grandson, Jordan Lee Tarr, all of California; mother, Sarah Geneice Morris and stepfather, George Godson of Cedar Creek Lake; father, Lee R. Harmon, Burleson, sisters, Pamela J. Long, Midlothian; Yolanda L. Back, Windsor, Colo.; Geneice S. Clark, Cedar Creek lake; brothers, Morris Harmon, Midlothian; Mark B. Harmon, Garland; Michael S. Harmon, Lewisville, Ohio; and countless friends from near and far.
Beverly Ann House-Anders
Beverly Ann House, 52, Gun Barrel City, died July 22, 2004, after a long courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family at Hospice East Texas in Tyler.
House-Anders was born in Vernon June 11, 1952, the daughter of Christine Tice (Preston) and father Earl Tice.
She enjoyed fishing, cooking, garage selling and spending time with her family.
Survivors include her life companion Leo Anders; Parents, Earl and Christine Tice, Gun Barrel City; daughter, Kristy Barefoot, Fort Worth; son and daughter-in-law, Rodney and Michelle Parks, Rendon; and grandchildren Bryson and Blane Parks; sister, Sherry Pogue; stepbrother, Dale Tice; and stepsister, Elizabeth Neighbours; several nieces and a nephew.
Funeral service were held at Eubanks Cedar Creek Funeral Home in Mabank, July 26, 2004. Interment was in Cedar Creek Memorial Park on State Highway 198, Mabank.
Opal Iacono
Services for Opal Ruth Iacono, 69, Mabank, were held July 26, 2004, at the Eubank Memorial Chapel with Dr. Robert Webb officiating. Interment was in Payne Springs Cemetery under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home of Mabank.
Iacono was born Sept. 7, 1934, in Fort Worth and died July 22, 2004, in Mesquite. She was preceded in death by her father, Virgil T. Harston and her mother, Helen Alene (Polnac) Harston.
She was a clerk. Previously of Garland, she lived in Mabank for the past 12 years. She retired from Southwestern Bell in 1992.
Survivors include her daughters, Post Pam and husband, Ronnie, Garland; and Cindy Petty, Garland; son, John Iacona and wife, Brenda, Malakoff; grandchildren, Scott, Brandi, Ryan, Nolan, Destiny, Johnny Lee, Donnie Ray and Jacklyn; great-grandchild, Lexi; sister, Aline McClure, Halcomb City; nieces, nephews, other family members and many friends.
Pallbearers were Scott Post, Gabe Gonzales, Joe Demiao, Ryan Petty, Nolan Petty and Scotty Moses.
Marsha Dyer
Services for Marsha May Dyer, 69, Mabank, were held July 28, 2004, in the Eubank Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Hensley officiating. Interment was in Cedar Creek Memorial Park.
Dyer was born March 11, 1935, in Shawnee, Okla., and died July 25, 2004, in Athens. She was preceded in death by her mother, Alpha (Scarborough) Wright and her father, Clyde Frances Wright.
She was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, Chester Dyer, Mabank; children, Paula Standridge, Phalba; Deborah Casey, Phalba; and Mike Curry, Henderson; stepchildren, Jack Dyer, Mabank; Sandra Featherston, Kaufman; and Billy Dyer, Mabank; 19 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; sisters, Ann Pope, Tyler; Frances Gidney, Trenton; Janet Rosenbuam, Oklahoma; Barbara Wright, Arizona; and Rose Crenweige, Fredricksburg; brother, Tim Wright, Oklahoma; other relatives and a host of friends.
June Brooks Ford Shelton
Graveside services for June Brooks Ford Shelton were held July 26, 2004, at Highland Cemetery in Lawton, Okla.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 2, 2004, at the Shelton School, 15720 Hillcrest Road, Dallas.
Dr. Shelton, 83, was born in Sapulpa, Okla., and died July 22, 2004, of complications of Alzheimer's disease at the Mabank Nursing Home.
She was well-versed in speech and language pathology, Montessori techniques and learning disabilities.
Her first husband, Marven Walter Ford, died from injuries received in a 1954 oilfield accident. At that time, June became a widowed mother of four, majoring in education at the University of Oklahoma to become a schoolteacher.
Her focus changed when she became frustrated that her third-grade son wasn't learning to read as well as she believed he should.
So she turned her attention to special education, and became an authority on many aspects of how people learn.
In 1976, she founded the Shelton School and Evaluation Center, a respected private Dallas school for people with learning disabilities.
Her second husband, D.W. Shelton, an economics professor at the University of North Texas, died in 1998.
She had a long career working with children with learning disabilities that began while she was studying for her doctorate. She worked for the Child Study Center at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center.
After graduating in 1965, she moved to Dallas, where she was director of the day study unit for the pediatric neurology division at Scottish Rite Hospital for Children.
Her next assignment was director for the language disabilities program at Texas Women's University in Denton.
Then she returned to Dallas where she worked for the Dean Memorial Learning Center.
After six years she resigned her post with the Dean center.
A group of parents approached her about opening a school.
In fall 1976, the June Shelton School opened with 48 students. This fall, the Shelton school expects to have more than 800 students, from 3-year-old to high school seniors. It has 232 employees. She served as the school's executive director until 1985.
"She was an amazing person," her son, John Ford of Gun Barrel City said. "Had my father not died in 1954, she probably would have continued as a housewife and life would be so different for so many people."
In addition to her son, Shelton is survived by daughters, Keri Ford Saling, Justin; and Kaye Ford of Ventura, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association of Greater Dallas, 7610 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75247; or to the Shelton School and Evaluation Center, 15720 Hillcrest Road, Dallas, TX 75248.
Donald E. Flowers
Services for Donald Eugene Flowers, 75, were held July 26, 2004, at Prairieville Baptist Church with Bro. Eddie Neece officiating and Bud Adams assisting. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery, near Canton, under the direction of Hilliard Funeral Home, Van.
Flowers was born Jan. 21, 1929, in Van Zandt County to Theodore Augustus Flowers and Laura Edna Guinn Flowers, and died July 24, 2004, at his home. He is preceded in death by his first wife, Ruth Jones Flowers and his parents Gussie and Laura Flowers.
He had been a resident of Kaufman County for 70 years and worked as a cement finisher and carpenter. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Flowers, Kemp; son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Gaylene Flowers, Mabank; daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and Eddie Nix, Ruth Ann and Benny Kellar and Laurie and Rocky Kellar, all of Kemp; stepson, Joe Simmions, Gun Barrel City; brothers, Vernon Flowers, Mesquite; Harold Flowers, Dallas; and Loyd Wayne Flowers, Clarksville; sisters, Vernell Long, Mabank; Lafaye Patterson, Scurry; Jo Ann Stanford, Compton, Ark.; Barbara Shipley, Mesquite; Evon Smith, Clarksville; and Avon Eads, Mabank; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and many other close relatives and friends.
Pallbearers were Eddie Nix, Clint Nix, Benny Kellar, Nicholas Kellar, Rocky Kellar and Derek Kellar.
Mary Boyanton O'Hara
Services for Mary Price Boyanton O'Hara, 87, Kemp were held July 21, 2004, at Eubank Memorial Chapel, Mabank with Rev. Larry Cocker officiating.
Burial was in Grove Hill Memorial Park, Dallas, under the direction of Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home.
She was born in Dallas to H.M. Price and Dona (Crawford) Price, and passed away July 19, 2004 in Tyler.
O'Hara loved sports.
In the '20's, she played semi-pro softball and in the '50s became a semi-pro bowler. She was an avid golfer and was a previous member of the DAC and Riverlake Country Club and more currently, a member of the Cedar Creek Country Club.
At the age of 14, she began working for Pollack Paper Co. in Dallas. She married Marion Hill Boyanton in the '30s and was a mother and a housewife until '63. After the death of her husband, she became a licensed florist and owner of Fleur de Lis Florist.
She subsequently worked as a floral designer with Lambert Landscaping and later became the manager of Casa Verde Gardens.
She then ventured out to own and operate MPM Landscape of Dallas until retiring in 1977. For fun, she loved to gamble at her favorite casino, the Horseshoe, with friends and family. She was also a long time member of Lakeview Christian Church of Dallas.
Survivors include her daughter, Carol Boyanton Keck of Kemp; grandsons, Rodney Keck and wife, Melissa of Dayton, Jacob Keck of Nacogdoches, Cpl. Phillip Farrar, stationed in California; great grand-daughters, Victoria Lynn Keck and Cora Cheyenne Farrar; nieces, Paula Morel, Joan Miller, Shirley Breckenridge; great nieces and nephews, April Miller, Monique Miller, Chris Morel, Kevin Morel, Jack Miller, and Rick Miller.
Honorary pallbearers are members of the Mabank Volunteer Fire Department.
Donna Fetch
Graveside services for Donna Reneigh Fetch, 58, Mabank, were held Friday, July 2, 2004, at the King Cemetery in Seven Points under the direction of Tomlinson Funeral Home in Seven Points.
Fetch was born April 30, 1946, in Nampa, Idaho and passed away Sunday, June 27, 2004, in Athens.
She worked as an administrative assistant for a law firm and loved sewing, embroidery and quilting.
Survivors include her children and their spouses, Tammy Fetch, Fort Worth; Kevin and Rhonda Fetch, Fort Worth; Vicki Lyn and Jeff Ignat, Mabank; Brian Fetch, Fort Worth; parents, Richard and Elanor Trefren, Denver; nine brothers, one sister; grandchildren, Kristin Fetch, Alvarado; and Kevin Lee Fetch II, Fort Worth.
Mickey L. Bolin
A memorial service for Mickey L. Bolin, 57, Terrell, will be held Thursday, July 8, 2004, at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, 606 W. Airport Freeway, Irving.
Bolin, formerly a longtime resident of Irving and Seven Points, was born Oct. 27, 1946, in Comanche and passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2004, in a Terrell nursing center.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Tony Bolin and parents, Arley B. and Guyla Marie White Bolin.
Survivors include his daughter, Lynne Davis and husband, Dennis, Irving; sons, Joey B. Bolin, Seven Points; Bobby L. Bolin, Michigan; brothers, Ronnie Bolin and Larry Bolin, both of Mesquite; and eight grandchildren.
