Obituaries

Charles Edward Barber, born in Bastrop, Louisiana, on December 10, 1944, went on to be with the Lord on November 6, 2022, surrounded by his loving family in Ennis, Texas. Charles, who was better known as “Chuck” was raised in Borger, Tx and as a child regularly visited with his grandparents in Kansas. Helping his grandfather on the farm is how he learned and grew to love farming. He graduated from Borger High School in 1964 and went on to obtain his Associates Degree from Navarro College. Chuck was a Veteran and proudly served his country by joining the Air Force when he was 20 years old serving from 1965-1969.

Jimmie Lee English, 71, passed away on Oct. 29,

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Nancy Jean Collins, 77, passed away on Nov. 5,

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.