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Joe Roberts
Joe Nelson Roberts, 55, of Denton died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Denton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.
He was born Sept. 20, 1945, in Dallas to Jasper and Frances Roberts. He married Daye C. Tuttle in Denton on March 17, 1967.
Mr. Roberts was a machinist.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 28, at the First Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Bill Bennett will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park.
Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. today, June 27, at Goen-Hudgens Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife, Daye C. Roberts of Denton; and his parents, Jasper and Frances Roberts.
Geneva Thacker
Geneva Thacker, 84, of Decatur died Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at Denton Regional Medical Center.
Coker Funeral Home.
Matthew Wright Sr.
Matthew Watson Wright Sr., 81, of Denton died Monday, June 25, 2001, at Baylor Specialty Hospital in Dallas.
He was born March 13, 1920, in Denton to Gober and Catherine Davenport Wright. He married Helen E. Gaby in Dallas in 1938. She died Jan. 9, 1997. He then married Dona B. Grubbs in Denton on Feb. 22, 1999.
Mr. Wright attended public schools and several specialty schools. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was the owner and operator of a Wright Automotive Garage in Dallas and was the founder of the Hangar 10 Flying Museum at the Denton Municipal Airport.
He was a member of Southmont Baptist Church.
A service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 28, in the chapel of Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home. Dr. Larry Reynolds will officiate. Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Matt Wright III, Mark Wright, Charles Houston, Gary Grubb, Dale Williamson and John Mahan.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today, June 27, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Hangar 10 Flying Museum, 1945 Matt Wright Lane, Denton Municipal Airport, Denton, Texas 76207.
Survivors include his wife, Dona Wright of Denton; one daughter, Linda Wilcox of Highland Village; one son, Matthew W. Wright Jr. of Dallas; two sisters, Julie Ann Hazard of Brea, Calif., and Penny Wright of Louisiana; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Geneva Thacker
Justin - Geneva Ruth Thacker, 84, of Justin died Wednesday, June 26, 2001, at Denton Regional Medical Center.
She was born July 22, 1916, in Wise County. On June 7, 1938, she married Oran C. Thacker in Weatherford. He is deceased.
Mrs. Thacker was a homemaker.
She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Decatur.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30, in Oaklawn Cemetery, Decatur. Rusty Hedges will officiate. Coker Funeral Home of Decatur is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Lobsinger of Justin and Oneva Clifton of Johnson City; one brother, Thurman Price of Springtown; one sister, Jessie Harrell of Decatur; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Beverly Bays
Fort Worth - Beverly Lee Bays, 8, of Fort Worth died Thursday, July 5, 2001, at Cook Medical Center in Fort Worth.
She was born Nov. 24, 1992, in Fort Worth to Larry and Cynthia Bays.
Beverly was a second-grade student at J.T. Stevens Elementary School and a member of Hallmark Baptist Church in Fort Worth.
A service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at Hallmark Baptist Church. Mike Haley will officiate. Burial will be in Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Coker Funeral Home of Decatur is in charge of arrangements.
Pallbearers will be Chris Henson, Lou Almaraz, Aaron Grace and Ron Rhoads.
Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, July 7, at Hallmark Baptist Church.
Survivors include her parents of Fort Worth; her grandmother, Barbara Orozco of Decatur; four brothers, Charles Goss, Lonnie Bays, Daniel Bays and Joseph Bays, all of Fort Worth; and seven sisters, Amy Henson of Burleson, Jennifer Goss of Arlington, Melissa Rhoads of Granbury, Linda Almaraz of Dallas, Felicia Goss of Grand Prairie, Stephanie Rutherford of Killeen, and Elizabeth Knight of Fort Worth.
George Fischle
George W. Fischle, 83, of Denton died Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at Denton Regional Medical Center.
He was born Feb. 20, 1918, in North Tonawanda, N.Y., to Karl and Elsa Nowack Fischle. He married Vera Proefrock, who died in 1955. He then married Erna Kumm in Tonawanda, N.Y., in 1958. She died Jan. 2, 2000.
Mr. Fischle was the administrator of the East Ridge Retirement Village in Miami, Fla., when he retired. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.
He was a member of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 8, at the chapel of Lake Forest Good Samaritan Village. The Rev. Bill Brummet will officiate. DeBerry Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include one daughter, Joanne L. Brower of Alvord; one son, Peter Fischle of Seattle, Wash.; one sister, Miriam Rumbold of Tonawanda, N.Y.; one brother, Edward Fischle of Salinas, Calif.; and two grandchildren.
Norene Kenyon
Keller - Norene Kenyon, 84, of Keller died Wednesday, July 4, 2001, at Integrated Health Services in Keller.
Ms. Kenyon was a homemaker.
A service was held at 10 a.m. today, July 6, in Roselawn Memorial Park. The Rev. Bob Joyce will officiate. Schmitz-Floyd-Andersen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include two sons, Steve Kenyon of Gordonville and Roger Kenyon of Keller; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Ray Navarre Sr.
Buna - Ray C. Navarre Sr., 75, of Buna died Wednesday, July 4, 2001, in Buna.
He was born Aug. 20, 1925, in Lake Charles, La., to Wallace "Blackie" and Maggie Sheppard Navarre. He married Shirley Ann Moody in DeRidder, La., on May 12, 1973. She died Feb. 16, 2001.
Mr. Navarre was a carpenter.
He attended Church of Christ.
A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, July 7, in Pilot Point Community Cemetery. Toby Osburn will officiate.
Pallbearers will be John Girard, Bryan Navarre, Justin Navarre, Drexel Boswell, Leland Martin and Philip Lana.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Huff/Slay Funeral Home in Pilot Point.
Survivors include three sons, Ray Navarre Jr. of Pilot Point, James Navarre of Lewisville and Gene Navarre of Spring; one daughter, Thelma Navarre of Houston; one brother, James Navarre of Shelby, Ala.; two sisters, Gertrude Rayford of DeRidder, La., and Deloris Willard of Fairfield; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Jean Osborne
Highland Village - Jean Albert Osborne, 70, of Highland Village died Thursday, July 5, 2001, at his home.
He was born Nov. 28, 1930, in Meubeuge, France, to Claude Edward and Denise Houard Osborne. He married Anita E. Dellavalle in Staten Island, N.Y., on Feb. 9, 1957.
Mr. Osborne was a semiconductor engineer. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home in Lewisville. Michael Wuensch will officiate.
Memorials may be made to St. Paul Hospice, 5701 Maple Ave., Suite 200, Dallas, Texas 75235 or to the American Cancer Society.
Survivors include his wife of Highland Village; one daughter, Anita Jean Herron of Tulsa, Okla.; two sons, John Louis Osborne of Rhome and Paul Douglas Osborne of Menlo Park, Calif.; two sisters, Edith Miller of Pensacola, Fla., and Evelyn Powell of Cassis, France; one brother, Paul Osborne of Roscommon, Mich.; and one granddaughter.
Mary E.M. Hobe
Mary Elizabeth McConnell Hobe, 92, passed into life eternal on July 4, 2001, at her home in the Vintage Retirement Center, Denton, Texas. She was born on Dec. 10, 1908, in Steubenville, Ohio, to Mary Blanche Blackburn McConnell and Harry Sloane McConnell, the only daughter in a family of five children. She graduated from Adrian College, Adriain, Mich., in the 1920s and was the first woman cheerleader there and also played intercollegiate basketball as first team center and forward.
After graduating from Adrian, she became an elementary grade school teacher in Steubenville until meeting and marrying Harold Edwin Hobe on June 21, 1933. They soon moved to Pittsburg, Pa., where they lived for 22 years before moving to Johnstown, Pa., then retiring to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. They later moved to Denton where Harold died in 1984.
Throughout her life Mary was active in the community and church organizations. After moving to the Vintage as one of the earliest residents in 1986, she continued this interest by serving two terms on the residents council, helping establish the library, working for many years in the resident's store and helping initiate and attend United Methodist gatherings for residents.
Mary Elizabeth is survived by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, including her daughter, Elizabeth Ann "Betty" and John Paul Eddy; son, Harold Richard and Nancy Hobe; grandson, John Mark and Carol Eddy; grandson, Harold Spencer Hobe; granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth "Merri" and David Blow; grandson, Richard McConnell and Michelle Hobe; grandson, Matthew Edwin Paul and Robyn Eddy; grandson, Michael John and Kelli Eddy; seven great-grandchildren, Hannah Elizabeth Eddy, Jordan Mark Eddy, Rebecca Ann Eddy, Sarah Patricia Eddy, Benjamin Richard Hobe, Mary Emma Eddy and Jacob Lewis Eddy.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 7, in Cole Chapel, First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Bill Crouch will officiate. DeBerry Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church Library Memorial Fund. Memorials may also go to Vitas Hospice.
Burial will be at a later date in St. Peters Cemetery, Pittsburg, Pa.
Eula Bass
Eula Ramsey Bass, who lived in three centuries, passed away at her home on June 27, 2001, after a short illness. She was blessed with exceptional health throughout her life and remained alert and active until shortly before her death. The was a member of the First United Methodist Church and was active in her earlier years.
Funeral services were held in Fordyce, Ark., on June 30, 2001, under the direction of Benton Funeral Home.
She would have been 106 years old on Nov. 16, and at her annual family birthday parties she loved to tell of the many societal changes she witnessed in her life, including the invention of the airplane, automobile, radio and television. She recalled major historical events such as the sinking of the Titanic, two sightings of Haley's Comet, the Spanish-American War and two world wars. She participated in the first election after women obtained the right to vote and she continued to vote, even in the year 2000. On her 100th birthday her family recorded her extensive recollections and she added to that on each following birthday. Although she witnessed many historical events, she was not mired in the past but remained young at heart.
She was featured in a Houston-Chronicle article published on Jan. 1, 2000, about centenarians.
Mrs. Bass was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She married Egbert Garland Bass in 1916 after a courtship by horse and buggy. She accompanied her husband from Arkansas to various communities in Louisiana and Texas where Mr. Bass owned and operated lumber companies.
Mrs. Bass and her husband and children moved to Beaumont in 1949. After raising four children, at age 57, she gladly accepted the primary responsibility for raising her two and a half year old grandson until he left for college. She has been and will continue to be a profound influence on her friends and family. She was a very joyous and happy person who was unconcerned about herself but was always interested and involved with her family and friends.
She is survived by four children, Regenta Bass Jenkins, 83, and Egbert Harold Bass, 80, of Beaumont, Hubert Allison Bass, 71, and wife, Ann, of Huntsville and Eula Mae Lyle, 69, and husband, Dr. Bert Lyle, of Denton; six grandchildren, James O. Jenkins Jr. and wife, Gail, of Beaumont, Bert Lyle III and wife, Susie, Kathy Bass Miller and husband, Larry, Keith Bass and wife, Grace, all of Huntsville, Kyle Ray Bass of New Braunfels, Frank Lyle and wife, Julie, of Denton; and 12 great-grandchildren.
In 1995 the family hosted a 100th birthday party for her at the Tower Club that every descendant and friends and family from several states attended. Mrs. Bass often recalled that party as one of the highlights of her life and she spent many hours looking at the photographs and memorabilia from the event.
Funeral services were conducted by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, all residents of Huntsville. Bert Lyle III, Baptist Lay Minister, conducted the service; Keith Bass read the eulogy; Allison Bass sang "His Eye is on the Sparrow;" Brent Bass, nine year old son of Keith and Grace Bass spoke; James Jenkins Jr. of Beaumont and Frank Lyle and Dr. Bert Lyle Jr. (son-in-law) from Denton spoke.
David Feagins
Lewisville - David Keith Feagins, 33, a life-long resident of Lewisville, died Thursday, July 5, 2001, in New Mexico as a result of an automobile accident.
Mr. Feagins' son, Porter Wayne Feagins, died with him in the accident.
He was born May 31, 1968, in Dallas to Jimmy and Linda Porter Feagins. On April 29, 1994, he married Dawn Hathaway in Lewisville.
David attended Lewisville High School and Stephen F. Austin College and was the owner of North Texas Boring.
He had been a member of the First Baptist Church in Lewisville since 1980.
The graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 9, in Old Hall Cemetery in Lewisville. Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home of Lewisville is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, July 9, at the First Baptist Church of Lewisville with Dr. Stephen G. Hatfield officiating.
Memorials may be made to the Preston Keith Feagins Education Fund, c/o United Community Bank, 2100 FM407, Highland Village 75077.
Survivors include his wife, Dawn; father, Jim Feagins and his wife, Betty; one son, Preston Keith Feagins. His mother, Linda Jean Porter Feagins, is deceased.
