Michael William George

Michael William George, 64, of Denton, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008 at his residence.  He was born July 25, 1943 in Lexington, NE to William A. and Julia Hayek George.  He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Vietnam and graduated from Baylor University Law School and practiced law in Denton for a number of years.

A memorial service will be held Friday, May 2, 2008 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors with Rev. Buddy Owens and Rev. Bill Bennett officiating.  The family will receive friends at the Elks Lodge following the service.

He is survived by sons, Robert George of CO, Michael Gerhard of TX, and Christopher B. George of CA; sister, Sandy K. George of MD; niece Tina-Marie Peralta; parents, William and Julie George of TX; and former spouses, Vicki George and Berta George.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 9652, Fort Worth, Texas 76147.

Larry Mills

Funeral services for Larry Mills, 61, of Little Elm, will be held at Button Memorial United Methodist Church, in Little Elm, at 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2008, with Rev. Denise Peckham and Rev. John Gowling officiating.  A graveside service will follow at Shooks Chapel Cemetery, at 4 p. m., Wednesday, April 30, 2008, with Brandon Harrell, Jacob Truitt, Brandon Wallace, Ronnie Mills, Troy C’debaca and Louis Lavecchia serving as pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers will be Ali Rupani, Deece Lee Wallace, Dal Wayne Randall, Randy Thompson, David Paul Kirkland and Gustavo Sanchez.  Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2008, at Button Memorial United Methodist Church, in Little Elm.

After an amazing courageous battle with cancer for two years, Larry Mills passed away at Denton Presbyterian Hospital, Sunday evening, April 27, 2008. He was born in Mason, on March 16, 1947, the son of Henry Lee and Georgia Elizabeth McKelvain Mills.  He married Rosemary Wilson Adams in Denton, on May 15, 2004; she survives.  Mr. Mills owned a car dealership.  He was a member of Button Memorial United Methodist Church.

Other survivors include, daughter, Lisa Harrell Sanchez of The Colony; two sons, Larry Allen Mills of Denton and Shane Mills of Little Elm; two brothers, Dal Mills and Ronnie Mills both, of Brownwood; two sisters, Sue Bullard of Eastland and Rhonda Wallace of Brownwood; and grandchildren, Brandon Harrell, Caitlin Harrell, Breanna Mills, Henry Kirkland, Ryan Ward, Linda Ward, Ivy Fite, Nash Truitt, and Jacob Truitt.  His parents; one brother; and one sister preceded him in death. 

Memorials may be made to Button Memorial United Methodist Church. 

Arrangements are under the direction of Murray-Orwosky Funeral Home.

The online register can be signed at: www.murrayorwosky.com.

Mark Lavimoniere

WHITESBORO – Mass of Christian Burial for Mark Lavimoniere, 46, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2, 2008 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Whitesboro with Rev. Jeremy Myers officiating. Interment will follow with Military Honors in Macomb Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Meador Funeral Home in Whitesboro. The Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at the funeral home.

Mark passed away Monday, April 28, 2008 at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman.

He was born on July 18, 1961 in New Bedford, Massachusetts to Roland and Georgette (Pelletier) Lavimoniere. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1979 and served almost 10 years with the rank of Staff Sgt. Mark married Deborah Childs on October 5, 1985 in Atwater, California. He was currently a Fabrication Manager for Weber Aircraft in Gainesville. Mark was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Whitesboro. He had a love for horses and cattle. But mostly was a family man. His faith and family were the most important to him. He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his wife, Deb Lavimoniere of Whitesboro; a daughter, Kelly Georgette Lavimoniere of Whitesboro; his in-laws, Chuck and Phyllis German of Chowchilla, California and Don and Linda Childs of Eastland; a brother, Steven Lavimoniere of Massachusetts; six sisters, Lucy Johnson of Shreveport, Louisiana, Susan Wood, Judy Concepcion, Joan Whitlow, Nancy Landry and Diane Corkum, all of Massachusetts; and an uncle and aunt, Eddie and Jeanette LeBeau of Massachusetts.

His parents, Roland and Georgette Lavimoniere, preceded him in death.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 15186, Austin, TX 78761.

To sign the online registry, go to www.meadorfuneralhome.com.

Joan Louise McNew Kirk

Joan Louise McNew Kirk passed away Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Nocona, TX.  She was born in Ryan, Oklahoma on June 20, 1942 to Vorta White (Vowell) and Boss McNew. 

She is survived by her daughter, Deborah June Kirk York and husband, Jack of Tatum, Texas; sister, Helen Brothers of Nocona; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 1 p.m. at Rosston Methodist Church, with Rev. Les Ryan officiating.  Interment will be in the Rosston Cemetery.  Her nephews will be serving as pallbearers.  Visitation was held at the funeral home Monday, April 28, 2008. 

Joan worked as a registered nurse for Horizon Manor Nursing Home and for Sanger Care Center.  She was also a member of Eastern Star of Era and Sanger. 

Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Lee Kirk in September 1989; and her parents.

Services as under the direction of Scott Morris Funeral Home, 212 E. Oak St., Nocona, TX.

Glenn Garcelon

Glenn Garcelon, 61, former Denton resident, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008, at his home in Beaverton, OR following a 3 ½ year battle with brain cancer.

Following graduation from Central Catholic High School in Reading, PA in 1964 he joined the Army and was stationed in Germany for 4 years.  He graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA with a BA in 1972.  In 1971 he married Gail Higgins.  Glenn went to work for what is now FEMA in 1972 and his career took them to Seattle, Denver, Washington, DC and Denton.  

The move to Denton evolved when Glenn and another FEMA employee developed the National Teleregistration Center, which allows disaster victims to call a 1-800 number for assistance, rather than stand in line waiting to fill out paperwork.  For his insight in creating the NTC, Glenn was awarded FEMA’s highest award, the Distinguished Service Award.  He was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church, volunteered at Denton Community Hospital and the Family Violence Hotline; and regularly donated blood and platelets. 

He retired to Oregon in 2001 and became a consultant on disaster preparedness.  His hobbies included running and biking, and he was working on becoming a great fly fisherman when his health began to decline.  He enjoyed jazz, traveling, photography, fast cars, and the Cleveland Indians. 

Glenn is survived by his wife of 36 years, Gail; daughter and grandson Nicole Garcelon-Hillis and Matthew of Hillsboro, OR; daughter, son-in-law and grandson Danielle, Jason and Carson Glenn Hess, of Carrollton, TX; mother, Kay; sister, Gail and numerous nieces and nephews.  His father, George, preceded him in death. 

Glenn spent his life helping others, so it should not surprise anyone that his final act of service was the donation of his body to the medical school at Oregon Health and Sciences University.  Untold others will continue to benefit from his unselfish generosity. 

A Memorial Service was held in Lake Oswego, OR on April 14, 2008.  A Memorial Service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 3, 2008 at First United Methodist Church in Denton. A reception will follow at Hannah’s Off the Square.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Glenn’s memory to the National Brain Tumor Foundation, www.braintumor.org.

John Wesley Bruce

John Wesley Bruce, 66, passed away Thursday, April 24, 2008 in Denton, Texas.

Visitation will be Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Peoples Funeral Home from 7 - 8 p.m. Funeral Service will be Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 11 a.m. at St. James Baptist Church, Pilot Point Texas. Interment will be in Pilot Point Memorial Cemetery, Pilot Point, Texas.

His survivors are four children, James “Mack” David Bruce, Lensetta Feagins, LaRita Bruce and Tracy Bruce.

Dorothy Jo (Brock) Cole

Dorothy Jo (Brock) Cole, age 87, passed away in Malin, Oregon, on Wednesday, April 23, 2008. The youngest child of Minnie (Short) and John Brock, Dorothy was born in Denton, Texas on November 24, 1920. After she graduated from high school, she studied at Texas Women’s State College. She married Ira Franklin Cole in 1940 and the couple lived several years in Texas.

In 1986 she moved to Malin, OR to be closer to her family.

Survivors include her daughters and sons-in-law, Peggy and Richard Jarrett of Malin and Ernestine and Thomas Spain of Jacksonville, Arkansas; and her grandchildren, Jolynn Jarrett, Melody Draper, Diana Bushey and her husband, Frank, John Jarrett, Dauniella Knipe, Cassaundra Hammer, Dorothy Alba Cole, Franklin Spain and Jeffrey Cole. She will be missed by 15 great-grandchildren; a great, great-grandchild; nephew, Robert W. Brock; niece, Rose Marie Brock Maddox; and numerous other nieces and nephews in that area.

In addition to her husband, her two brothers and her son, Joe F. Cole, preceded Dorothy in death.

Cremation arrangements were entrusted to O’Hair and Riggs Funeral Chapel and Klamath Cremation Service; 515 Pine Street, Klamath Falls, OR 97601 Phone (541) 884-3456.

Joseph Wesley McCall, III

Joseph Wesley McCall, III, 46, of Mesquite, passed away Sunday, April 27, 2008 at his residence. He was born August 10, 1961 in Texarkana, AR to Joseph and Shirley Ann (Malone) McCall Jr. He was a mechanic. Joseph loved to fish, work on cars, and play billiard games.

A visitation will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2008 from 7 - 9 p.m. at Denton Funeral Home and Cremation Service. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday April 30, 2008 at Dixie cemetery in Whitesboro, Texas.

He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by one daughter, Carla Michelle Nolan McCall of Dallas; two sons, Joseph Wesley McCall, IV and Charles Alan McCall of Burleson; three sisters, Sheila Evens of Dallas, Melissa Stampley of Garland and Marla Godoy of Richardson; one brother, Billy James McCall of Richardson; aunt, Betty Jane McCall of Aubrey; cousins, Rebecca Rich, Donna McCall, Lisa McCall, Mike McCall, Shannon Hurst, Amber McCall and Misty Perusse, all from Denton; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Services are under the direction of Denton Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Adrian Francisco Bell-Serna

Adrian Francisco Bell-Serna was born Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Denton Regional Medical Center and entered into God’s care on Saturday, April 26, 2008 in Fort Worth.

Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at Roselawn Memorial Park with Rev. Buddy Owens officiating.

He is survived by his mother, Chelsey Ann Bell; father, Bryan Robby Serna; grandparents, Beverly Bell, Gary LeRoy, Tommy Bell, Mary Serna and Pilar Muniz.