All Obituaries

Raymond D. DeAnda passed away peacefully at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 10, 2018. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 50 years, Connie DeAnda; a son and daughter; his parents, Ramon and Julia DeAnda; as well as brothers and sisters. He is survived by his four adult children, Yolanda Salazar, Wayne Charles DeAnda, Lupe DeAnda, and Oscar DeAnda; his grandchildren, Guadalupe Richard DeAnda Jr, Lindsay Marie DeAnda-Hernandez, Gary Wayne DeAnda, Charles DeAnda Jr, Kevin DeAnda, Bryan...

Thomas Harris Sharp was born in East Texas to Lawrence Raybourne Sharp and Debbie Harris Sharp in 1921. He graduated from Beckville High School in 1938 and attended The University of Texas at Austin earning his Batchelor's degree and J. D. Degree in 1948. Mr. Sharp served his country in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a navigator-bombardier in a B-26 bomber for 3 years stateside and for the last 10 months of World War II in Europe, flying 28 missions in the lead plane over France and...

Autumn Renee Weimar was born on October 29, 1974 in Arlington, Texas. She was raised in Grand Prairie, Texas where she had an abundance of friends and family. Autumn was a very strong, out-going person that always had a love for her music. Autumn battled kidney failure for 22 years on dialysis but didn’t let that hold her back from attending a concert or show she wanted to see. If anyone knew Autumn, she loved thrill-seeking, and she loved her wrestling. I would say she made the best...

James Ralph McLeod was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 1925 in Dothan Alabama. His loving parents, Charles and Kathleen McLeod had a lot to be thankful for that year. Ralph grew up loving family and the outdoors. He played football in school. Ralph graduated from Auburn University in 1950. He was drafted at the end of World War II and enjoyed seeing the world. The family was again thankful that the war ended before he saw combat. Ralph was always thankful for meeting Jean. He was...

Geraldine Gerry Hancey Heddrick, 73, passed away November 29, 2018 of natural causes at her home in Carrollton, Texas. Gerry was born April 19, 1945 in Deming, New Mexico, the daughter of her late parents, Harold Maurice Dixon and Dorthella “Dot” Boyack Hancey, and adopted father, Denzil L. Hancey. She graduated from Bountiful High School and later attended college in Washington and at the University of Utah. She was a Tupperware manager: she sold Tupperware, recruited and trained new...

Carolyn Sue Lynde passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 28, 2018. She was born in Dewey, Oklahoma on October 28, 1933, youngest child of Melvin & Eula Lemmons. She has one remaining sister, JoAnne, living in Dallas. She was a wonderful wife to Tom for over 50 years until his passing in 2007. A loving mother to her 2 sons Craig and Ken and a fantastic grandmother for Jessica and Lindsey. She was able to spend quality time with her great-grandchildren William, Jayden and...

Laura Denise Ontiveros “Tweeter”, 44, of Dallas, peacefully passed away November 28, 2018, surrounded by her parents and sisters. Ms. Denise Ontiveros was born on January 4, 1974 to Larry and Nora Ontiveros. Denise attended St. Monica Catholic School and Thomas Jefferson (TJ) High School of Dallas. Denise worked at family owned restaurant, Herrera’s Café for over 20 years. She will always be remembered by her big beautiful smile. Those left to cherish her memories...

Jose Jesus Gonzalez, “Chuy” or “Jesse”, 78, of Dallas, peacefully passed in his sleep on November 27, 2018 after a long illness. Mr. Jose J Gonzalez was born on July 3rd, 1940 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Alfonso and Maria De Jesus Dias de Leon. Jose J. Gonzalez came to America to provide a better life for his family, and that he did. Jose J. Gonzalez was always teaching his children how to deal with life and, most of all, how to love and keep the family together. He...

Ana Violante, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away on November 14, 2018 in Carrollton, Texas at the age of 87. Ana was born on July 20, 1931 in Durango, Mexico to her parents, Eulalio Violante and Juana Castillo. She had very many passions in life. One thing Ana loved very much was her life on the farm and in the fields. She enjoyed working with her hands as she chopped and collected firewood, milked and herded cows, and picked corn to feed the chickens. Ana was known to her...

Jesse Hernandez Ramirez, age 78, passed away peacefully in Dallas, Texas on November 9, 2018 after a long illness. He was born on August 8, 1940 in Keller, Texas and lived much of his life in Fort Worth, Texas. Jesse graduated from Laneri High School in 1959 and then served in the U.S. Navy on the U.S.S. Saint Paul (CA-73) during the Vietnam era. He later became a master machinist for aerospace components and worked at Bell Helicopter for nearly 25 years, retiring as a member of UAW 218. He...