David Lee Strom, Sr.
9/29/1952 - 8/23/2008
David Lee Strom, Sr., 55, of Greenville, died Saturday, August
23, 2008, in Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Funeral services
will be Tuesday, August 26, 2008, at 11:00 AM in Coker-Mathews
Chapel with Rev. Bill Eason and Rev. Neal Michell officiating.
Burial will be in Money Cemetery.
Mr. Strom was born in Troy, Pennsylvania on September 29, 1952,
the son of Edward and Ruth Bennett Strom. He married Robin Pasley
on April 19, 1974, in Rockwall, Texas. He was a former store manager
for Car Quest and a member of the Kingston United Methodist Church.
He was a member of the Greenville Lions Club, active in the Follies,
a former member of the Caddo Mills Volunteer Fire Department and
a former member of the Caddo Mills School Board.
He is survived by his wife, Robin Strom of Greenville; daughter,
Stacey Carter and her husband, Curtis of Celeste; son, Lee Strom
and his wife, Jennifer of Celeste; grandchildren, Bailee, Bethany
and Brenden Carter of Celeste and Aaron and Makayla Strom of Celeste;
sisters, Barbara Austin and her husband, Joe of Celeste, Vickie
Chapman and her husband, David of Houston, Becky Sue Holt and
her husband, Dale of Ector; brother, Teddy Strom and his wife,
Sherie of California; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded
in death by his parents and a sister, Rebecca Strom.
Pallbearers will be James Carter, Kenneth Carter, Russell Carter,
David Horton, Darby Hubbard and Daryl Hubbard.
Visitation will be Monday, August 25, 2008, from 6:00 PM to
8:00 PM at the funeral home.
Email from Bill Evans - Class of 1958 - 06/02/2008 - Sounds like our crew has been busy with the blanket sales - Have you bought yours yet?
Thanks to Brenda, Toni & Debbie for
participating in our reunion. Glad to help you with your sales
and hope you enjoyed the evening. (I know only two of you showed,
but, forgot which one did not. Sorry. Lost my notes as you saw
on Saturday night.)
Bill Evans
1958 Class Chairman
Congratulations: To GHS Class of 1971!
We're making money! We have sold over 100 blankets (see
one on our website & purchase!). We sold them at the All
School Reunion last October & at GHS football & basketball
games. We have been invited to the Class of 1958's reunion this
May to sell more. SUPPORT YOUR CLASS REUNIONS & BUY A BLANKET!
We will post earnings on our website soon.
02/15/2008
To The Class of 1971:
Bert and I want to thank all of you for your support, prayers, and emails for the nine months Jill was so ill. She looked forward to your visits with a twinkle in her eyes and was always so excited to see everyone. Her spirits were lifted when she heard from each of you. During a time like this, we realize how much our friends really mean to us…your expressions of sympathy will always be remembered.
We love all of you and thank you again for helping to make things easier for her, Bert, and myself.
Merline Anderson
Bert Blanton
12/18/2007
You always hear how a funeral will be a celebration of life. Her service truly was. Bert talked freely before, during and after the service. Jim Dungan officiated along with several family friends of Bert & Jill. It included a video slide show of family pictures. It was so touching. We laughed and cried.
Several classmates were in attendance and believe it or not, we sang our Alma Mater! Toni and Brenda thought it was the right thing to do…. And it was. Debbie
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12/17/2007 - Jill (Anderson) Blanton - Email from Debbie
Some of you may have already heard Jill passed away Saturday evening, December 15th
Her service will be at Restland’s Memorial Chapel, Wednesday, December 19th, 12:30 pm.
We will be sending flowers from the GHS Class of 1971.
At the beginning of Jill’s illness, a fund was set up by their friends in Coppell. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made to that fund, or for that matter, any charity of choice.
It’s the Blanton Family Fund. Checks must be made out to Bert Blanton, with Blanton Family Fund in the notes. Please mail the checks to:
TOWN CENTER BANK
654 N. DENTON TAP RD.
COPPELL, TX 75019
Debbie
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Obituary
Jill Blanton
Jill Blanton, 54, of Coppell, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, December 15, 2007. She was born June 17, 1953 to Howard and Merlene (Smith) Anderson in Dallas, TX. She attended Garland High School and graduated from UT Southwestern Medical School as a P.A. Jill married Bert Blanton in 1971. They lived in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Greece, Germany, and Italy during his military service.
Jill was a devoted mother to son Matthew and daughter Hailey. She volunteered many hours to her children's activities through scouting and PTO, and never missed a football game, dance recital or theater production. She loved Christmas, garage sales, and was famous for her homecoming mum creations.
Jill was preceded in death by her father, and is survived by her mother and sister Jan Anderson of Garland; husband Bert, and children Matt, 19, and Hailey, 16.
Memorial services were held at 12:30 on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at Restland Memorial Chapel, Restland Funeral Home, 13005 Greenville Ave., Dallas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Blanton Family Fund, Town Center Bank, 654 N. Denton Tap Rd., Coppell, TX 75019. Checks should be made payable to Bert Blanton. The loving thoughts, prayers and hugs of all her family and friends are greatly appreciated.
10/27/2007 The 3rd GHS All School Reunion went on as planned. Our class was represented by Debbie (Ball) Goldin and Brenda (Poovey) Lunsford. When we get more information of attendees, we will post them here. This year's Distinguished Alumni Honorees were the late D. Marion (Cecil) Williams, Class of 1909, Docia Schultz Williams, Class of 1947, Sue Holmes Watkins, Class of 1947, and C. Lynn Skelton M.D., Class of 1957.
Our class mini-reunion at Casa Milagro was very nice and it was good to see everyone that was able to attend. We will post the stats on attendance and pictures as soon as they are available.
Address: 1430 E. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75081
We do need a head count by October 10th.
07/31/2007 - The GHS All-School Reunion is still on for Saturday, October 20, 2007 at the GISD Special Events Center. We are hoping to have a mini reunion later on that evening. We'll let you know when there is some more definite news. Email any addresses, email or otherwise, to this site and we'll forward them on to our reunion committee.
4/21/2007 - Received my Owl News today. Looks like the GHS All-School Reunion will be held Saturday, October 20, 2007. This is the one that the Alumni Association has organized the last couple of years for all class years to attend. We will post more information as it becomes available. For your own copy of Owl News, it comes with a membership to the Alumni Association. For more information, contact GHS Alumni Assoc., 322 Faircrest Drive, Garland, TX 75040, (972) 272-5222 or email jayjones.realty@verizon.net. Our own '71 classmates, Brenda (Poovey) Lunsford and Toni (Testa) Murphy are on the staff of helpers with the Alumni Association.
Speaking of reunions, our leader of reunion organizers, Jill (Anderson) Blanton just got out of the hospital after surgery and a few rounds of chemo. We wish her a long and speedy recovery and I am sure she would love to hear from all you well-wishers. Her email is jilntexas@aol.com.