Wanna Faye Carpenter

Sunset - Wanna Faye Carpenter, 82, a longtime Tupperware representative, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, June 14, 2008.

Funeral service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at the Victory Baptist Church in Decatur, with Brother Mark Autry and Brother Willie Jo Haak officiating.  Interment will follow the service at New Harp Cemetery.

Pallbearers are Steve Hunt, Steve Cleveland, Willie Lovejoy, David Riddles, Nelson Swaim and Paul Arrington.  Honorary pallbearers are members of the Victory Baptist Church and grandsons.

Wanna was born February 12, 1926 in Greenwood to Austin Zach and Ruby (Yar) Burchard.  She married Edmond W. Carpenter on October 13, 1942 in Decatur, Texas.  They spent most of their married life operating a Grade A dairy.  They dedicated their lives ministering and pastoring small churches and founded Victory Baptist Church in 1968.

Left behind to cherish her memory are her sons, Wayne Carpenter and wife, Georgia of Alvord and Gary Carpenter and wife, Ruth of Park Springs; ten grandchildren; and twenty-two great-grandchildren; and one in the incubator.

Wanna is preceded in death by her husband; parents; baby sister; two infant babies of her own; one grandson; and two great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are under the direction of Coker Hawkins Funeral Home, Decatur, Texas.

Robert N. Holder

Robert N. Holder, 96, went to be with the Lord and was reunited with his beloved Bobbie, on Friday, June 13, 2008, in Denton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Robert N. Holder, "Papa Tack", as he was affectionately known by his family, was born March 18, 1912, in McLennan County. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a member of Handley Baptist Church. He was also a member of the VFW Post 4695.

Survivors include his daughter, Ann Underwood and husband, Hoye of Denton; granddaughters, Lisa May and husband, Matt of Dallas and Melanie Earles and husband, Keith of Fort Worth; great-grandchildren, Corey Bradford, McKenzie Earles, Keira Earles and Ian May; and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Joan Carole Asershon-Wetzel

Joan Carole Asershon-Wetzel, 65, of Sebring, Florida, lost her valiant battle with cancer on Friday, June 13, 2008 in Sebring.  She was born January 12, 1943 to Theodore and Mary Virginia Ghesquier Asershon in Cornwall on the Hudson, New York, and had been a resident of Sebring since 2004, coming from Denton, Texas. 

She is survived by her mother, Mary Virginia Asershon of Sebring; daughter, Lindsey M. (and Huseyin) Taran Sebring; and son, Steven Ross Wetzel, Dallas, Texas. 

Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society.  Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to:

Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home

Sebring, Florida 33870

Louis Keller Rieves

Louis Keller Rieves, 73, of Denton, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born March 10, 1935 in Ennis, TX to Frank and Margaret Rieves.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 2 p.m. at the Denton State School Chapel. Burial will follow at the Denton State School Cemetery.

He is survived by his sister, Julia and husband, Gerald Weeks of North Richland Hills, TX; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Frank L. Rieves Jr.

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

Richard Jean Jameson

Richard Jean Jameson, 82, of Sanger passed away Saturday, June 14, 2008 at Denton Regional Medical Center. He was born February 9, 1926 in Los Angeles, CA to Roy and Nellie Jameson. He served in the United States Marine Corp. Mr. Jameson was a graduate of the University Of Southern California School Of Pharmacy. He married Betty Knapp on May 15, 1970.

He is survived by his wife; sons, Richard Jameson JR. of Anaheim, CA, Mark Jameson of West Valley, UT and David Jameson of Kearns, UT; daughters, Kathleen Insalaco of Anaheim, CA and Clair Jameson of North Hollywood, CA; brother, Neal Jameson of Orange, CA; sister, Patty Kinnie of Mesa, Washington; nineteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and numerous extended family members.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Colleen Henry; brothers, Vernon, George, Fred and Earl Jameson; and sisters, Barbara, Helen, Luceil and Dora.

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

Eola Ricks

Eola Ricks, 85, of Denton, passed away, Sunday, June 15, 2008 in Denton.  She was born April 19, 1923 in Limestone, Clarion, PA. to Robert Thomas Potter and Cora Belle Eaker Potter. Eola is best described as a strong and adventurous career woman and mother.

In her lifetime she was a mother; wife to Dean Robinson; model; ran and owned her own dress shop, ceramics studio, health spa and was a successful life insurance agent.  She ran the T Bar E 100 horse ranch with her second husband, Thomas Tudor.  After Tom Tudor preceded her in death, she then went on to become a successful Real Estate Agent for Mary C. Gay Realtor.  Later she met and married Gerald G. Ricks, who preceded her in death in 1995.

Visitation will be Tuesday, June 17, 2008 from 7 – 8 p.m. at DeBerry Funeral Directors.  Funeral service will be Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of DeBerry Funeral Directors.  Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park.

Sherridan Kay Calendine

Sherridan Kay Calendine, 60, of Irving, passed away June 14, 2008. She was born June 23, 1947, to Henry Benton Beaty and Lizzie Ellen Johnson Beaty in Denton.

She was married to the late Chuck Calendine, who preceded her in death in 2004. She attended Aubrey and Irving Public Schools and had been a homemaker.

Visitation will be Monday, June 16, 2008, from 6-7 p.m. at the DeBerry Funeral Directors. Graveside service will be Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at 10 a.m. in Belew Cemetery in Aubrey with Frances Carter officiating.

She is survived by her sisters: Mary Ellen Mohon of Pilot Point, Shirley Deeds of Aubrey, and Wilma Wallace of Gainesville; her brother, Ronnie Beaty of Aubrey; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Thomas Eugene Tipton

Thomas Eugene Tipton, 78, of Sanger passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2008, in Dallas, Texas following an extended illness.

He was born on May 16, 1930, in Nocona, Texas to Ollie and Izora (McCool) Tipton. He served his country proudly in the United States Army until his retirement in 1972. He married Miyoko Yamagata on June 10, 1955 in Yokohoma, Japan.

Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2008, at Coker Funeral Home, 403 Pecan Street, Sanger. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at the Sanger Cemetery Pavillion. Mr. Tipton’s grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Dr. E.L. McNeal will officiate.

Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Miyoko of Sanger; two daughters, Terry Doughty and husband Kenneth of Valley View, and Marilyn Pelzel and husband Wayne of Pilot Point; two sons, Thomas Tipton and wife Andra of Keller and Calvin Tipton of Argyle; brother Sam Tipton; sisters, Bobbie Joe Wylie, Polly Tucker, and Louise Wade; 14 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and a host of other family and friends.