Howard Bancroft October 31, 1958 ~ September 5, 2024 Howard Joe Bancroft, 65, of Arlington, Texas, passed away on September 5th, in his home surrounded by his wife and children. Born to Charles Curtis Bancroft Sr. and Lena Mae Richardson on October 31, 1958, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Howard lived a life full of [...]

Cameron Gray June 14, 1944 – June 26, 2024 Judge Cameron Gray passed away June 26, 2024. A licensed attorney for nearly 50 years, Cam served as Grand Prairie Municipal Court Judge in the 1970s and 1980s. In that capacity, he created Teen Court for juvenile offenders, in which teens served as prosecutors, defenders and [...]

Charles Henry Luckert III June 18, 1956 – May 7, 2024 Our organization and community lost a good friend and faithful citizen on May 7, 2024. Although he was born in Midland, Charles arrived in Grand Prairie at the age of two. He was a proud 1974 SGPHS graduate. Throughout his life he [...]

Richard Glenn Waller April 20, 1964 – March 21, 2024 The Grand Prairie Genealogical Society lost one of its long-time members earlier this year. Richard Waller was a past president and leader of the organization. Serving in various positions from 1997-2018. He co-authored a book on Legendary Locals of Grand Prairie, a book [...]

Norma J Hale September 27, 1925 – February 16, 2024 Norma Jean Hale of Grand Prairie, Texas passed away on February 16, 2004 at the age of 98. Norma was born in Grand Prairie, Texas on September 27, 1925 to James Leonard Robertson and Eula Alberta (Pool) Robertson. Norma graduated from Grand Prairie [...]

Alice Ernst April 17, 1934 - October 20, 2023 Alice Anne Stanfield Ernst passed away on October 20, 2023. Alice was born on April 17, 1934, in Big Spring, Texas to Frank and Margaret Stanfield. tHe family moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, and then to rand Prairie, Texas, in 1941 where her parents [...]

Sally “Bebe” Bingham November 22, 1933-August 2, 2023 Grand Prairie Historical Organization Life Member, Sally “Bebe” was born in Mississippi and received college degrees at Delta State Teachers College and at North Texas State University. She was an American Airlines Stewardess early in her life. Bebe married Barley Bingham, and moved to Grand [...]

Jim BerryApril 5, 1944- August 7, 2023James “Jim” (Fuzzy) Berry, Jr., and his wife, Angela, recently joined the Grand Prairie Historical Organization together. He was born and educated in Kentucky. While in high school, he excelled in baseball and basketball and later played softball for International Harvester where he played on the company’s national [...]

Billy James “B.J.” Claybourn September 8, 1926-September 23, 2023 B.J. Claybourn, a Life Member of the Grand Prairie Historical Organization, was born in Dublin, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during the latter years of World War II. After completing his military service, B.J., used the GI Bill to receive [...]

Camilla Roberts King May 29, 1942 - October 14, 2023 Camilla King, was a former Preservation member of the Grand Prairie Historical Organization. Her membership was gifted by her friend, Alice Ernst. She was born in Loraine, Texas in 1942. Camila was a West Texas beauty queen and twirler who was known for [...]