Obituaries
Patrick Speak
Feb 26, 2022
John Patrick Speak was born July 14, 1998 in Tampa, Florida. He left this world to be healed in the next, and to be with our Lord and Savior, on February 26, 2022 at the age of 23. Patrick persisted through a six-month-long battle with cancer with remarkable courage, his ever-present dry wit, and philosophical good nature. Patrick’s childhood love...
Mark A. Pope
Feb 25, 2022
Mark A. Pope, 62, passed away February 25, 2022. He was the son of Vernon and Grace Pope and grew up in Bedford, Texas. He graduated from L. D. Bell High School in 1977 and UT Arlington and Embry-Riddle University. He was a pilot in the US Air Force and later for Southwest Airlines. Preceded in death by his parents,...
Charlotte Ingram
Feb 23, 2022
Charlotte was born in Cairo, IL on March 10, 1935 and graduated high school in 1953 in Dyersburg, TN. She received her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Memphis and her Master’s degree at the University of North Texas. Charlotte’s passion and joy was teaching and she made a positive impact on countless children during her 20-year career...
Teresa Ann Govednik Lancy
Feb 22, 2022
It is with great love and deep sorrow that we mourn the passing of Teresa (Terry) Ann Lancy. She was called home to our Heavenly Father on February 22, 2022. Terry was a loving mother, sister and friend to many. She served her community for 47 years as a nurse with Harris HEB/Texas Health Resources. She was a member of...
Kay Watson Haddaway
Feb 21, 2022
Kay Watson Haddaway was born March 10, 1948, in Fort Worth, Texas, and died in Santa Fe on Feb. 21, 2022. Her academic and career accomplishments were many but what she was most proud of was being a ferocious advocate for those whom society ignored or mistreated. As she often stated: “I believe in the gospel of showing up.”One place...
Robert Edward Miller
Feb 19, 2022
Robert completed his earthly journey four days after his 94th birthday. He was born in Vinland, Kansas to Edward and Lottie Embrey Miller. He grew up in Belton, Missouri where his love for building things, especially airplanes, began. Robert graduated in 1946 from Belton High School, an Eagle Scout and valedictorian of his class. While in the Army in Alaska,...
Charles Marion Rothermel
Feb 19, 2022
Charles Marion Rothermel Sr., 94, passed away February 19, 2022.Affectionately known as Charlie, he was kind, sweet, and caring. Dedicated to his family, he set the example for living and for teaching his children. Well done, Dad!! He loved his family, his church, and golf. Charlie had 2 best friends: Jesus, and Betty, his wife of 66 years.Retiring as a...
David Porter Wood
Feb 17, 2022
David P. Wood was a much-lauded and loved, and somewhat feared, figure in Lake Highlands for 47 years: teacher, tennis coach, and education advocate. The sign over his classroom door not only foreshadowed his AP English syllabus but also set an ominous tone: “Abandon all hope ye who enter here.” His students lovingly referred to him as “Dark Lord” and...
James W. Ewing
Feb 16, 2022
James W. Ewing, loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, passed away on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at his home. Jim was born October 5, 1928, in Fort Worth to Lona and Forest Ewing. He graduated from Kemper Military School, Boonville, Missouri, where he was a Cadet Captain, and he attended the University of Missouri at Columbia. Jim had many successful...
Asako Hyashi Cosby
Feb 14, 2022
Asako Hayashi Cosby was born in Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan on September 7, 1928 and passed on February 14, 2022. She was the youngest of 3 children. During the early 1950’s Korean War, Asako married an American soldier stationed in Japan and moved to the United States. After her 3rd child was born, Asako became a single mother and with the...
Joe Travis Briley
Feb 13, 2022
JOE TRAVIS BRILEY, 95 December 11, 1926 – February 13, 2022Joe Travis Briley was born on December 11, 1926 to James “Jim” McCarty Briley and Cora Lucille (Bliss) Briley in the family’s rural home on the bottom-land farm they share-cropped near Alexander in Erath County, Texas. The beautiful land is now part of the sprawling ranch owned by famed champion...
Gerald Edward Childress
Feb 12, 2022
Gerald Edward (B-Boy) Childress, 71, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022.Gerald was born on August 21, 1950, in Fort Worth to Mary June and James W. Childress. He was a graduate of Richland High School and served in the USAF during the Vietnam War. Gerald enjoyed hunting, fishing, livestock, and watching westerns. He loved spending time with his children...
Danny Floyd Morelock
Feb 12, 2022
Danny Floyd Morelock, 81, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022. Danny was born on May 27, 1940 in Fort Worth to Helen and Ira Lee Morelock. He loved watching westerns, reading the paper and car racing. Danny will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Survivors: Daughters, Cynthia Power and Donetta Carminati; brother, Chris Morelock; sister, Anne Morelock;...
Mary Emma Lewis Hennessy
Feb 11, 2022
Mary Emma Lewis Hennessy, 95, died February 11, 2022 in Bee Cave, Texas after living with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born near Hico, Texas, in 1926 to Robert Lee Lewis and Josie Gertrude (Vincent) Lewis, she attended St. Joseph’s for nursing school.She married John A. Hennessy, a veterinarian, in 1950. She had three sons and was very active in their education and...
Betty Newport King Cleveland
Feb 10, 2022
Betty Newport King Cleveland, 87, loving homemaker, passed away peacefully at her home, Trinity Terrace, after a long illness on February 10, 2022.Mrs. Cleveland was born Sep 1, 1934, in Portsmouth, VA. She attended Woodrow Wilson High in Portsmouth, VA and Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg, VA. On Apr 16, 1955, she married Lt. Frederick Cleveland. She followed her husband...
Laurie Ann Walters
Feb 5, 2022
Laurie Ann Walters, 54, passed with her children by her side on February 5, 2022, after her long battle with cancer. She was born on April 13, 1967, in Chicago, IL to her loving mother Bette Jean Orlando. In her teens she moved to Texas with her family and has resided here since. Laurie was outspoken, loyal, and compassionate. She...
Richard W. Newhouse
Feb 4, 2022
Richard W. (Dick) Newhouse, 87, died Feb. 4, 2022. Dick was born July 17, 1934, to Bernard and Marie Newhouse in Kimberly, WI.As an adult, Dick was active in various community activities – Little League baseball and football, Cub Scouts, Knights of Columbus, St. Andrew Elementary and Nolan Catholic High School school boards, St. Andrew Social Ministry Advisory Council, Schola...
John Roy Terrell
Feb 3, 2022
Roy Terrell passed away at home on Thursday, February 3, in the arms of his adoring wife and best friend, Wendy. At that moment, the world lost a truly remarkable man as he was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. His life was marked by and influenced by his Catholic faith, which he practiced as a quiet and contemplative man....
Frances S. Sagstetter
Feb 3, 2022
Frances Smith Sagstetter, 99, passed away February 3, 2022.Born July 31, 1922 in San Angelo, she was the daughter of Effie and O. L. Smith.She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. Sagstetter.
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