Published: April 16, 2008 10:22 pm         

Obituaries for the week of April 16

Daisy Ratcliff



Daisy Dean Ratcliff of Royse City died April 8, 2008.

She was born Oct. 21, 1924, to James Hugh and Daisy Deen (Buchanan) Smith. Mrs. Ratcliff was a homemaker and was a member of the Free Methodist Church of Rockwall.

She is survived by her sons, Ronald Dale Ratcliff and wife Brenda Joyce of Mesquite and Gary Lynn Ratcliff and wife Sharon Elizabeth of Monroe, La.; grandchildren Stephen Ratcliff and wife Stephanie of Idabel, Okla., Shelley Gajdica and husband Beau of Red Oak, Michelle Williams and husband Brian of Grandville, Mich., Daniel Steelman and wife Kassy of Mesquite, and Dustin, Andrew and Whitney Ratcliff of Monroe, La.; great-grandchildren Madison, Haley, and Zachary Ratcliff, Lisa Williams, Bailey and Shelby Gajdica, and Trey, Joseph and Jacob Steelman; former daughter-in-law Sharon K. Ratcliff; close friend Becki Couron and family; a niece, Belinda Hargrove and several other nieces and nephews; brother George William Smith and sister Ima Jane Bernstein.

Mrs. Ratcliff was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Beauford Vernon Ratcliff; five brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., April 10, at Rest Haven Funeral Home-Rockwall Chapel with Rev. Timothy Greenawalt and Rev. David Anderson officiating. Interment was in Rockwall Memorial Cemetery.

For more information visit www.resthavenfuneral.com.



Donald Wall



Donald George Wall, 72, of Rockwall died April 9, 2008.

He was born Aug. 12, 1935, in Queens, N.Y., to Frederick and Madeline (Nugent) Wall. Mr. Wall was a former bus driver for Queens Transit, and was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife, Florence (Bianchi) Wall of Rockwall; a daughter, Donna Wall and husband O.G. Scarbrough of Royse City; sons Donald Wall and wife Debra of Richardson and Douglas Wall and wife Deana of Rockwall; a sister, Laurie McCrann of Florida; grandchildren Allison, Travis, Donald James, Bryan, Sarah, and Samantha.

Mr. Wall was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Russell and Dennis; and sister: Connie.

Funeral services were at 4 p.m., April 11, at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Rockwall with Rev. Monsignor Robert M. Coerver officiating.

Rest Haven Funeral Home-Rockwall chapel is in charge of arrangements.