Obituaries

Apr 19, 2016

Diane Marie Stephenson, 70, of Quinlan, passed away on April 19, 2016 in Greenville. Visitation with the family will be Friday morning at 9:00 in the Quinlan Funeral Home Chapel with the graveside service at 10:00 am in Lakeside Memorial Park.

Diane was born in Galveston, Texas on October 27, 1945 and is preceded in her death...

Apr 18, 2016

Ernest "T Texas Ernie" Bolz, 81, passed away on April 18, 2016 in Carrollton. He was born on December 1, 1934 in Wellston, OK to the parents of Adolf and Edna (Cole) Bolz. He married Rita Wanner on March 8, 1954 in Shawnee, OK. He retired from Raytheon where he worked as a technician for many years. Then he...

Apr 8, 2016

Joyce Eleanor Jensen Long, 89, of Greenville passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 in Greenville. Memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Quinlan Funeral Home.

Joyce was born April 23, 1926 in Morristown, NJ to Harold Jensen and Helen Swisher Jensen. She graduated high school and then went on...

Apr 7, 2016

Robert Quenten Baker, 49, of Royse City passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016 in Rockwall County. A Celebration of Life service will be held 2:00pm Friday, April 15, 2016 at Lakeway United Methodist Church in Pottsboro, Tx. The family asks, for those that wish, to please prepare a story that you would like to share to remember Robert. A...

Apr 5, 2016

Louis Harold Eugene Thiessen, 93, of Quinlan passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2016 in Kaufman. Funeral service will be held 11:00am Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the New Hope Baptist Church in East Tawakoni. A gathering of family and friends will be 6:00pm until 8:00pm Friday, April 8, at Quinlan Funeral Home.

Louis was born October 27,...

Apr 2, 2016

Douglas William Fowler, 64, of Quinlan passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at his residence. Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at the Quinlan Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 pm with Rev. Lance Eiland officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Etter Lake Cemetery under the direction of Quinlan Funeral Home. A gathering of family and...

Mar 20, 2016

Robert Glen Jackson, 44, of Abilene passed away Sunday March 20, 2016. His graveside service under the direction of Quinlan Funeral Home will be 10:00 am at Bethlehem Cemetery in Farmersville on April 19, 20126.

Robert was born June 25, 1971 in Dallas to Joseph Andrew Jackson and Denna Lane (Watson) Jackson. By trade he was a...

Mar 18, 2016

Martin "Ricky" Rosas, 69, of West Tawakoni, passed away on March 18, 2016 at his home. Ricky was born on May 3, 1946 in Sugarland to the parents, Martin Ramirez Rosas and Isadora (Vidales) Rosas. He married Donna Kay in Dallas on January 15, 1981. He served his country during the Vietnam Conflict in the US Army. He worked...

Mar 15, 2016

Josephine Foster Mitchell was born on January 14, 1936 in Avinger, Cass County, Texas and died on March 15, 2016. Her funeral service will be at Quinlan Funeral Home on Monday, March 21, 2016 at 11:00 am with her brother, Leslie Joe Foster officiating, and assisted by her daughter, Brynda Hennings. Visitation with the family will be one hour...

Mar 5, 2016

Tom Holdren, 79, of Quinlan passed away Saturday March 5, 2016 at his residence with his family at his side. Memorial services will be scheduled at a later date. Quinlan Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Tom was born an only child to Brodis Thomas Holdren and Bertha Louise O'Brien Holdren on May 19, 1936 in Covington, Virginia....

Mar 2, 2016

Penny Gail Brown, 53, of Quinlan, passed away on March 2, 2016 in Sherman. She was born on October 16, 1962 in Manhattan, Kansas to the parents Harold Dean Reidelberger and Judith Ann (Oliver) Reidelberger. In 1977 she married Michael Eugene Brown in Rockwall. She worked for many years for Precision Solar Controls.

She is Preceded in...

Mar 1, 2016

Mary Lou "Sissy" Dickerson, 79, of Quinlan, passed away on March 1, 2016 in Greenville. She was born on August 8, 1936 in Quinlan, to the parents, Jimmy Kennemer and Willie (Aldridge) Kennemer. She worked for Hagger Slacks in Greenville for 17 years and 29 years for Savemart Food Stores in Quinlan in the meats department. She was married...

Feb 29, 2016

Gary Steven Davis, Sr., 67, of Wills Point passed away on February 29, 2016 after a long illness. Gary was born on September 21, 1948 in Dallas. His mother, Goldie Mae (Redd) Davis married James M. Kerry and were the parents that shaped his life. Gary was a storeroom manager for many years for Tempco Roofing Company. Gary is preceded...

Feb 27, 2016

Lucy Johnson, 83, of West Tawakoni, passed away February 27, 2016 in Greenville. Born Lucy May Roberts, May 1, 1932 to Henry Roberts and Elizabeth Stuart McDonald in Edinburgh, Scotland.

As a young woman, Lucy and her friends bicycled all over Scotland. After Lucy graduated from school, she went to work for Ferranti's where she met Thomas...

Feb 23, 2016

George "Rat" Phillips, 73, of Quinlan, passed away on February 23, 2016 in Dallas. He was born in California on February 9, 1943 to George Stephen Phillips and Helen (West) Phillips. He served his country during the Vietnam Conflict in the US Navy. He was a diesel mechanic by profession, a member of the Over the Hill Gang Car...

Feb 19, 2016

Leon Barton, Jr., 69, of Greenville, passed away on February 19 in Dallas. Leon was born in England, Arkansas on May 7, 1946 to the parents, Leon Barton, Sr. and Ava Bessie (Finley) Barton. He was a commercial truck driver for many years.

Leon is preceded in his death by his wife Sharon Barton; his parents, Leon...

Feb 17, 2016

Hubert J. Clem, 76, of Quinlan passed away on February 17, 2016 in the early morning hours. Hubert was born on July 26, 1939 in Royse City to the parents Ollie Hubert Clem and Laura Faye (Dixon) Clem. He served his country with pride in the US Army. He was a commercial truck driver for many years. He was...

Feb 16, 2016

Jeff House passed away at his home on February 16, 2016 in Lone Oak. He was born on November 29, 1960 in Greenville to Jack Edwin House and Susie (Rountree) House. He was a graduate of Lone Oak High School and was a commercial truck driver. He is preceded in his death by his father, Jack House; his grandparents, Ishmael...

Feb 14, 2016

Jerry Phillips, "Peachy," passed away Sunday February 14, 2016 in Plano. Peachy was born March 4, 1956 in Dallas to Billy and Shirley Phillips. He married Laurie Chadick and had two sons, Jeremy and Parker.

He will be remembered through the stories of his life adventures by friends and family. He loved flying the crop dusting planes...

Feb 6, 2016

Winnie Doris Hodges, 87, of Rockwall passed away Saturday, February 19, 2016 in Rockwall. Graveside service will be 1:00pm Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at the Ebenezer Cemetery with Rev. David Hammond officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Quinlan Funeral Home. Winnie was born February 19, 1928 in Upshur County. She worked as a telephone operator for many years...