Local Obituaries at New Hope Funeral Home for Dallas County & Sunnyvale, Texas

Brandon Johnson

Aug 22, 2024

Brandon Roger Johnson, a beloved son, brother, and friend, passed away on August 22, 2024, at the young age of 17.

Born on February 27, 2007, to Mark and Angela Johnson, Brandon was a bright light in the lives of his family and friends. He is survived by his parents, his sisters Emily and Sydney, his brother Adam, his...

Latonya McMillian

Aug 19, 2024

LaTonya was born on June 24, 1974, in Kansas City, Missouri to George Brown and Christina Talyor.

She was educated in the public school system in Kansas City, and later moved on to continue her learning for the love of cooking and attended the Culinary Arts in Missouri. In her journey of life, she was blessed to bring into...

Rosie Robinson

Aug 19, 2024

Rosie Robinson, 79, passed away on August 19, 2024, in Quinlan, TX.

She was born on November 19, 1944 in Sikeston, MO, daughter to the late Morris Proffer, Sr. and Marcia Luke Proffer.

Rosie is survived by her husband, Fred Allen Robinson of Mesquite, three sons: Kevin (Shawna) Robinson of Quinlan, Fred (Deanna) Robinson, Jr. of Arlington, and...

Todd Kettering

Aug 18, 2024

Todd Earl Kettering, age 63, of Wylie, Texas was called home by his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, August 18, 2024. Todd was born June 13, 1961 in Canton, Ohio to Earl Henry Kettering and Margaret Mae Fath. He graduated from Mesquite High School in 1979. At age 19, he was accepted into the Dallas County Sheriff Department's...

Kevin Ward

Aug 17, 2024

Kevin Allen Ward, age 36, passed away on August 17, 2024. He was born on August 7, 1988 in Oak Harbor, Washington. He graduated from Wylie High School in Wylie, Texas and had a passion for cooking.

Kevin had worked in multiple jobs growing up. And for anybody that knew Kevin, people always wondered how long the job was going...

Preston Patterson

Aug 14, 2024

Preston Patterson, age 58, passed away on August 14, 2024, in Sunnyvale, Texas. He was born September 21, 1965 in Dallas, Texas.

Preston married the love of his life, Melinda, in June of 1993 after they reunited in Walmart. Preston worked in furniture sales and was an avid salesman who later owned his own furniture store. In 2005, he...

Mildred Collier

Aug 13, 2024

Mildred Louise Ferguson Collier peacefully left this world and was reunited with her beloved husband and noted artist, Carroll, on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Her sons and their families were by her side during her final days.

Our family mourns the loss of a strong and beautiful woman who loved exceptionally well. Mildred was born in Dallas, Texas on...

Richard Porter

Aug 12, 2024

Richard Porter was born on April 10, 1946, in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in Naples, Italy, to Richard W. Porter and Anna Porter. As a baby, he traveled with his mother on a ship from Italy before arriving at Ellis Island. Eventually, they reunited with his father in Detroit, MI.

He graduated from Lincoln Park High School in 1964,...

Douglas Barton

Aug 11, 2024

Douglas Barton, 65, passed away on August 11, 2024, in Dallas, TX.

Douglas Barton was born on May 19, 1959 in Memphis, TN, to Jesse Barton, Jr and Doris Barton.

Doug married his beautiful wife Nancy on June 12, 1993 in Garland, TX. The couple had 3 children, Joshua Barton, Jenny Crowe, and Justin Barton.

Doug was best known for...

Rayburn Edwards

Aug 11, 2024

Rayburn "Fred" Edwards, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on August 11, 2024, at the age of 84. Born in Sulphur Springs on March 9, 1940, and raised on a farm in Saltillo, Fred lived a life marked by dedication to his family, faith, and work.

Fred was the son of Welcome and Clara Lee Edwards....

Dewey Middleton

Aug 9, 2024

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DEWEY LEE MIDDLETON, age 80, passed away peacefully at home on the afternoon of August 9, 2024, in Terrell, Texas. He was born on January 15, 1944 in Beebe, Arkansas, to Harley Middleton and Naomi Fulks.

Dewey attended Florence Black Elementary, Agnew Middle...

David Dry

Aug 6, 2024

David Lee Dry passed away at the age of 76 in his home after a long struggle with respiratory illness. He was born and raised in the Apollo, Pennsylvania area and moved his family to Texas in 1971. He leaves behind his wife Donna after 54 years of marriage, his eldest son Shawn (married to Stacy), his granddaughters Kira (married...

Dolores Marie McKnight

Aug 5, 2024

Dolores Marie McKnight

May 27, 1938 - August 5, 2024

Dolores "Dee" McKnight (Blackburn) was born May 27, 1938, near Evansville, IN. In the early 1950's her family moved to Dayton, Ohio. It was here she would meet her husband, Marion "Mac" McKnight. They were married in Dayton on November 15, 1958. It was in Ohio Dee and Mac raised their three...

Donna Rutledge

Aug 2, 2024

Donna Jo Livingston Rutledge, 88, of Rockwall, Texas, passed away August 2, 2024.

Donna was born to the late Leon Livingston and Arlene Martin Livingston on December 4, 1935, in Hurley, Missouri. Soon after her birth, the family left Missouri for Modesto, California, where Donna graduated from Modesto High School and attended Modesto Junior College.

She was a...

Oscar Rodriguez Olvera

Aug 2, 2024

Obituary forthcoming

Carolyn Naile

Aug 2, 2024

Carolyn Scott Naile passed away on August 2, 2024 in Sunnyvale, TX, surrounded by family. Born to Florea and Garvin Scott on May 24,1955 Carolyn lived 69 years of love, ambition, generosity, and service to everyone that she came in contact with.

Carolyn was born in San Diego, California. She grew up the oldest of her 3...

Robert Chandler

Aug 1, 2024

On August 1, 2024 at 8:50pm, Robert "Bob" Russell Chandler, age 79, left this mortal world while in his sleep to join his beautiful wife, Jo Lynn Chandler, in Heaven and to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

In his time here with us, Bob was many things. Among them, he...

* served in the U.S. Army as a Military...

Rosa Mathew

Jul 31, 2024

Rosamma Mathew was born on May 28, 1956 in Vettikattu Thaddathil (Paippadu, Chanagancherry). She was youngest of 6 children born to the late Mathew Scariah and Sosamma Mathew.

Rosamma received her pre-degree college education from the Assumption College in Changanacherry, Kerala. She then pursued her nursing degree at Kurji Holy Family in Bihar with the encouragement of her older sisters who...

George Kurien

Jul 28, 2024

George Kurien

August 23, 1941 - July 28, 2024

Funeral Service

Saturday August 3, 2024 - 10:00 am

New Hope Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens - Sunnyvale, Texas

Rev Rejeev Sugu - Officiating

George Kurien was born in Edayaranmula, Kerala, India on August 23, 1941 to George Eipe and Saramma George. He passed away...

Brenda Louise Schubert

Jul 28, 2024

Brenda Louise Knight Schubert was born on November 12, 1952 in Saint Jo, Texas to Bobby Ray Knight and Norma Faye (Jones) Knight. She graduated from Permian High School in Odessa, Texas in 1971, and later attended the University of North Texas. She had several careers, but retired from working life from GuideStone Financial Resources in July of 2021, after...