William Richard Griffin III
William Richard Griffin III of Grand Prairie died at his home Sept. 6. He was 32. Mr. Griffin was the owner of WRG & Co. Recruiting Firm in Grand Prairie. He is survived by his wife, Karen Fitzgerald Griffin; four children; two sisters; and other relatives, including his aunt and uncle, Charlene and Kyle Winters of Irving. Services were held Sept. 11 at Chism-Smith Funeral Home, Irving.
Charles Richard Martin
Charles Richard Martin of Irving died Sept. 10. He was 72. Born in Paris, Texas, Jan. 7, 1925, Mr. Martin was an automobile salesman who earned several sales awards from Toyota of Irving and other Dallas/Fort Worth area dealerships. He is survived by his wife, Jenny Martin; sons Bobby and Richie; daughter Carolyn Sue; brothers Bobby and Sonny (Jack) Martin of Denton; sisters Juanita Redding of Mesquite, Clara Morgan, Yvonne Dunn of Richardson; four grandchildren; and 13 great grandchildren. Services were held Sept. 13 at Oak View Baptist Church, Irving. Interment
at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Laurel Land Funeral Home.
James J. Miller
James J. Miller of Decatur, Ind. died Sept. 10 after an extended illness. He was 76. He is survived by three children, including Kathy Jancuska of Irving; and five siblings. Services were held Sept. 12 at Zwick-Sefton & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur. The family requests memorials be made to the Adams County (Ind.) Cancer Society or the St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Decatur, Ind.
Edna Irene Moore
Edna Irene Moore of Irving died Sept. 10. She was 87. Born in Dallas County Oct. 25, 1909, Mrs. Moore lived in Irving most of her life. She is survived her son and daughter-in-law, Earl and Margaret Moore of Bullard; sister Gladys Bowlin of Irving; and numerous nieces and nephews. Graveside services were held Sept. 12 at Shady Grove Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Arrangements by Chism-Smith Funeral Home.
Howard J. Morrill Jr.
Howard J. Morrill Jr. of Irving died Sept. 11. He was 48. Mr. Morrill was a fire equipment operator for the Irving Fire Department for 21 years, a Vietnam veteran and a member of First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; sons Jay Morrill of Weatherford, Glenn Morrill of Kings Bay Naval Base, Ga.; daughter and son-in-law Kim and J.D. Bancroft of Yuma, Ariz.; sister Debbie Watson of Cedar Park; three granddaughters and numerous relatives and friends. Services were held Sept. 15 at First Baptist Church in Irving, Dr. Randy Rudisell officiating. Interment
at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Brown's Memorial Funeral Home.
Wayne Y. Musgrave
Wayne Y. Musgrave of Irving died Sept. 10. He was 68. Born in Texarkana June 3, 1929, Mr. Musgrave was a former city street inspector with 10 years of service. An Irving resident for 15 years, Mr. Musgrave graduated from Texas A&M University in 1959. He is survived by sons Tim and Pat Musgrave, of Arlington and Cordova, Tenn. respectively; daughter Lauren Musgrave of Arlington; sister Catherine Oglesby of New Boston; and five grandchildren. Graveside services were held Sept. 12 at Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington. The family requests memorials be made to Mission Metroplex in Arlington, 210 W. South Street, Arlington, 76014. Arrangements by Arlington Funeral Home.
Luke Wright
Luke Wright of Irving died at his home of natural causes Sept. 9. He was 60. Born in Greenville June 10, 1937, Mr Wright was a certified public accountant in Irving for 25 years. He was a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the North American Tax Practitioners. Mr. Wright is survived by sons Mark and Lance Wright, both of Irving, Mike Wright of Fort Worth; brother Frank Wright of Irving; two grandchildren; and five cousins. Services were held Sept. 11 at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Mike Evans officiating. Interment
at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens. The family requests memorials be made to the American Lung Association, Park Central I, 7616 LBJ Freeway, St. 100, Dallas, 75251.
Paige Nichole Beathard
Paige Nichole Beathard, of Irving died Sept. 15 in Dallas. She was six years old. Ms. Beathard is survived by her father and step-mother, Ronnie and Debra Beathard of Irving; mother and step-father Karen and Robert Burgess of Gunbarrel City; brothers Ronnie Ray Beathard, Jr. of Gunbarrel City, Cody Seth Beathard of Irving; sister Sherry Elaine Smith of Gunbarrel City; grandparents Sally and Ray Bridges, Mary and Edgar Tennison, all of Irving; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were held Sept. 17 at Brown's Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Raymond Kahle officiating. Interment
at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens.
Todd Collins
Todd Collins of Irving died in a boating accident in Henderson County Sept. 14. He was 29. Born March 26, 1968 in Milwaukee, Wis., Mr. Collins was an Irving resident for four years. He was an electronics technician for Fax Fix in Dallas for two years and a veteran of the U.S. armed forces. He is survived by his wife, Tricia of Irving; yet-to-be-born daughter, Megan Sophia Collins; parents Richard and Judith Collins of Wis.; brother Michael Collins of Wis.; brothers and sisters-in-law James and Dorene Collins and Jeff and Eileen Collins, all of Wis.; two grandmothers; numerous nieces and nephews; as well as many in-laws. The family received friends at Donnell's Colonial Funeral Home. Services and interment
in Racine, Wis. The family requests memorials be made to a trust fund being established for the family.
Imogene Bush Marak
Imogene Bush Marak of Grand Prairie died Sept. 12 in Dallas. She as 71. Born Feb. 4, 1926 in Cedar Hill, Mrs. Marak is survived by her husband, Ben Marak; sons David Hamblen of Grand Prairie, Johnny Robert Hamblen of Sedon, Ariz.; daughter Carol Ann Taylor of Irving; brother Lawrence Bush of Weatherford; sister Margaret McLaughlin of Oregon; 10 grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Services were held Sept. 16 at Chism-Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Irving. Interment
at Shady Grove Cemetery, Grand Prairie, Pastors Steve Wilson and Stand Steadman officiating.
Jerald Joseph Moore Jr.
Jerald Joseph Moore Jr. died in Dallas Sept. 14. He was 26. Born Oct. 10, 1970 in Sidney, Oh., Mr. Moore lived in Irving for 11 years. He is survived by his parents, Eugene and Shirley Dankworth of Irving; twin sister Jennifer Torres of Irving; niece and nephew Stephanie Torres and Arturo Torres, both of Irving. Services were held Sept. 16 at Chism-Smith Funeral Home Chapel. Interment
at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving.
Muluka Tshitoko
Muluka Tshitoko of Bedford died Sept. 13. She was 63. Born Jan. 1, 1934, Mrs. Tshitoko was a homemaker. She is survived by sons Jacques, Geodefroid and Michel Tshitoko; daughters Mercelline, Elizabethe, Angele, Francoise and Florence Tshitoko; brothers Daniel and Jean George Luabeya; and sister Charlotte Luabeya. Services were held Sept. 15 at Calvary Funeral Home Chapel, Gary Merchant officiating.
