Obituaries

Isaiah Lee Calhoun, 68, passed away on Oct. 31, 2022. He was born Nov. 11, 1954, in Bardwell, Texas, to the parentage of Freeman Robbin and Betty Joe Calhoun. He served in the military.

Norman William “Bill” Krieger, Jr., age 79, passed away on October 30, 2022, after a lengthy illness. He died peacefully at VA Hospice surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born in Ft. Madison, Iowa, on January 14, 1943, to Marena (McDonnell) Krieger and Norman W. Krieger. He attended Sacred Heart Catholic School and graduated from Ft. Madison High School in 1961. He attended Community College in Burlington, Iowa, El Centro Jr. College and UTA. In 1965 he joined the US Army. While proudly serving in Vietnam, he began a correspondence with the sister- in-law of his childhood friend, Michael Kramer. He and his “pen pal” Marcy Marusak married on July 6, 1968, at St. John Church in Ennis. From this union were born two children, Kristine Lynn and Brian David. The family lived in Dallas and Mesquite until 1978, at which time they built their home in Bristol. Bill spent many hours there tending his bees, cattle and his huge garden. He opened his surveying business, N.W. Krieger, Jr. Surveyor, in December 1979. He formed many lifetime friendships with people in the real estate world. Bill tended cattle and baled hay at the Creechville farm of Marcy’s brother Alex. He loved spending hours on his tractor.

Patsy Lee Taylor, 83, born March 21, 1939, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. She is preceded in death by her father, Benjaman J.D. Tolleson; mother, Lillian Amelia (Clark) Tolleson; brother, Francis Wayne Tolleson, and his wife, Irene. She is survived by two sons: John Taylor and wife, Kathaleen, of Whitney, and Ron Taylor and wife, Angela, of Cleburne; four grandchildren: Trey Taylor and Amelia Meazell both of Whitney, Garrett Taylor of Cleburne, and Lauren Seay of Godley; three great grandchildren: Jude Meazell, Cooper Taylor and Jackson Seay; three dear nieces: Kathleen Hollingsworth, Julie Rejcek, Angela Sibley and their families, all of Ennis; dear friend, Lynn Jackson of Cleburne and the kind and caring staff of Town Hall Est. Whitney, whom she also thought of as family.

Frank Julius Zaidle, of Tulsa, OK, passed away of natural causes on Oct. 17, 2022. He was 95 years old.

Ashley J. Johnson, 40, passed away Oct. 13, 2022, at UTSouthwestern, Dallas.

Ashley was born June 18, 1982, in Dallas. She was the loving daughter of Michael and Jan Johnson.

James Earl Hart of Ennis, Texas born on December 5, 1937, to Garland and Gladys Hart, went on to be with the Lord on September 20, 2022, in Corsicana, Texas. James, also known as “Cowboy,” was quite the jokester. His playful sense of humor will be greatly missed. He was caring, giving and always willing to help anyone he felt was in need. As a young teenager he joined the Army, spending 3 years serving his country in Korea before being honorably discharged.

Patricia Kay Engelhardt Hester passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022, in Austin, Texas at the age of 81. Pat was born November 16, 1940, and raised in Austin, graduating from Austin High School in 1959. Her ‘big’ sisters, Beverly and Shereen were clearly the sources of her competitive spirit. She adored her sisters and was a daddy’s girl! She loved to play tennis with her friends, then watch tennis on Sunday afternoon sports television. Pat was described by many as a social butterfly and stayed very busy. She had an incredible work ethic. She enjoyed cooking, reading, gardening, loved working puzzles, and watching game shows and of course, she was always ready for a rousing card game or dominoes. “Grammy” as she was fondly called by her family, was often the Thanksgiving Day ping pong champion; and proudly claimed to hold the world record playing Ms. PacMan.

Leona Valek Honza, 92, passed away peacefully at her home in Ennis, Texas, on Sunday morning, October 2, 2022.

Glenda Darlene King, age 63, of Frost, Texas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at her home with her family by her side. Funeral services took place place at 10 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at Frost Baptist Church, with Pastor Ronnie Dabney officiating. Visitation tookplace from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro, Texas. Burial followed at Frost Cemetery.