Obituaries

Linda Darnell Demars

Linda Darnell Demars

Dec 4, 2021

Linda Darnell DeMars, 61, passed away on Saturday, December 4, 2021 surrounded by loved ones.Linda was born on October 29, 1960 in Fort Worth to Billie and Tommy Griffin. She attended Pascal High School and worked for many years in the Insurance Industry. Linda was outgoing and personable and never met a stranger. She loved her children and enjoyed spending...

Marilyn Louise Powell Zavoina

Marilyn Louise Powell Zavoina

Dec 3, 2021

A woman devoted to her Catholic faith, family, and lifelong friends, Marilyn Louise (Powell) Zavoina, 91, was born to Angelo and Kelly Powell on March 2, 1930, in Krebs, Oklahoma, and died at home on Friday, December 3, 2021, in Fort Worth, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Joe Zavoina, her husband of 8...

James Errol Wood

James Errol Wood

Nov 25, 2021

James Errol Wood died November 25, 2021.He was born November 5, 1934 in Flint, Michigan to Francis Errol and Zada Marie (Doerr) Wood and moved with his family to Traverse City, Michigan in 1943, where he graduated from high school in 1952.His early ambition was to be an Air Force pilot. He obtained a pilot’s license at age 15. He...

Ann Young

Ann Young

Nov 25, 2021

Lolo Ann Young, 90, went to be with God on November 25, 2021. She was born in Albany, Texas to Anna Sethene Burleson and Henry Frank Bauman.Ann was a Registered Nurse and retired from All Saints Hospital. She was a long time member of Edge Park United Methodist Church.Ann was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Betty Helen...

Elizabeth Ann Davis Miller

Elizabeth Ann Davis Miller

Nov 25, 2021

Elizabeth Davis Miller, fondly known as Lizzie, left her earthly life on November 25, 2021.Born in Houston on November, 24, 1964 to Jerry and Beryl Davis, she attended Cypress Creek High School where she was part of the drill team and graduated in 1983. She graduated from Texas Christian University in 1987 where she was a member of the Chi...

Craig Martin

Craig Martin

Nov 23, 2021

Loren Craig Lindell Martin, known as Craig, passed away Nov. 23, 2021.Craig was born March 23, 1954 in Fort Worth, Texas to Robert and Luella Bemis Martin. He worked for the Union Pacific Railroad for over 35 years.He was preceded in death by his parents and nephew, Brian Barrett.Survivors: His sister, Robbie Lue Cornell and husband, Tim; his brother, Jeffery...

David Franklin Chappell

David Franklin Chappell

Nov 18, 2021

Recollections about loyalty, pushing for the “right thing to be done,” and finding solutions in the details abounded in conversations after David F. Chappell, 78, Fort Worth attorney and civic leader, died November 18, following surgery in Dallas.Reflecting on the life of their family’s patriarch, daughter Paige Pritchett and son Wade Chappell agreed their father’s integrity was among the greatest...

Gordon Clark Henry

Gordon Clark Henry

Nov 17, 2021

Gordon Clark Henry, 76, left this earthly life on November 17, 2021.Gordon was born August 6, 1945 in Fort Worth, Texas to P.D. Jr. & Virginia Clark Henry. He was very active in his youth at First United Methodist Church, where his civil rights concerns were nurtured. An avid and lifelong learner, he followed his valedictory address at R.L. Paschal...

Pierce Dale Doan

Pierce Dale Doan

Nov 14, 2021

Pierce Dale Doan, 72, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on November 14, 2021.Pierce was born in Bowie, Texas, on December 22, 1948, to Chris and Betty Doan. He grew up in Stamford, Texas, and graduated from Stamford High School in 1967. He went to Texas Tech University, where he earned a business degree and met...

Mary E. Cook

Mary E. Cook

Nov 14, 2021

Mary E. Cook of Crowley, Texas, entered eternal life on November 14, 2021 at the age of 78.Mary retired as a Major from the US Army. She was preceded in death by her parents, Conrad Cook and Frances (Kilbert) Cook.She is survived by sisters, Sr. Carol Cook (BVM) and Patricia (Thomas) Kwak; nieces and nephews and their extended families.

Mary Beth Dodgen Fentriss

Mary Beth Dodgen Fentriss

Nov 12, 2021

Mary Beth Dodgen Trice Fentriss of Fort Smith, Arkansas, went to be with the Lord on November 12, 2021.Mary was born on May 22, 1928, to Delma Louis Dodgen and Miriam Cecil Cooper Dodgen in Goodnight, Texas. Mary was raised in a loving family with one older brother and two younger sisters. Known lovingly to family members as Mary Beth,...

Joseph Randle Henderson Iv

Joseph Randle Henderson Iv

Nov 11, 2021

Joseph “Jake” Randle Henderson IV, 20, passed away on Thursday, November 11, 2021.Born in Bryn Mawr, PA, he was the son of Joseph “Josh” Randle III and Allison Lorimer Henderson.Jake lived briefly in Katy, TX and spent his formative years in El Dorado, AR before moving to Greenville, SC in 2016.Born on April 1, 2001, Jake entered the world with...

Lavonne Cummings Wilson

Lavonne Cummings Wilson

Nov 11, 2021

LaVonne Cummings Wilson, 84, passed away November 11, 2021. She was born to Elvis and Willie Cummings on February 28, 1937 in Paris, TX and later was joined by her brother Garry who preceded her in death.LaVonne was married to Charles Lewis Wilson for 66 years. They moved to Waco while both were studying at Baylor University. After Charles graduated,...

Debra Marie Cox Attaway Graham

Debra Marie Cox Attaway Graham

Nov 9, 2021

Debra Marie Attaway Graham was born on February 14, 1953 in Fort Worth, Texas to Walter Lynn Cox II and Betty Marie (Mcharg) and passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband John Graham; beloved daughter Angela Attaway and husband Wallace Attaway.Left to cherish her memories is daughter Audra...

Marvin Perry Rudd

Marvin Perry Rudd

Nov 9, 2021

Marvin Perry Rudd, 97, a retired purchasing manager died Nov. 9, 2021.A native of Wichita Falls, Marvin was born June 29, 1924, in Electra, TX, the son of Marvin Mansfield Rudd and Dollie B. Howard Rudd. He graduated from Wichita Falls Senior High School on May 23, 1941 and attended Texas A&M University from Sept. 1941 through Dec. 1942.During World...

Charles Warner Milling

Charles Warner Milling

Nov 9, 2021

Charles Warner Milling, 69, passed peacefully on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 with family by his side.Chuck was born on August 14, 1952, in Fort Worth to Dr. Margaret and Robert Milling. He was a graduate of Paschal High School and Texas Wesleyan University. As a kid he was a member of the Fort Worth Jr. Optimist Club where he perfected...

John Lawrence Pelzel

John Lawrence Pelzel

Nov 8, 2021

John (Johnny) Lawrence Pelzel Jr., 84, passed away on Monday November 8, 2021, from congestive heart failure.Johnny was born on March 15, 1937, a snowy day on their Tioga, Texas farm, to parents John and Annie Pelzel and grew up in Pilot Point, Texas. He had the distinction of being the fastest cotton picker in the family. He used the...

Roy Edward Newton

Roy Edward Newton

Nov 8, 2021

Roy Edward Newton Jr., a loving son, brother, friend and honorary uncle to Lauren Lykins, died Nov. 8, 2021.Roy was preceded in death by his parents, Roy E. Newton Sr. and Judy Kay Newton and is survived by brother, John A. Newton and wife, Karen; lifelong friends, Michael Burgess, Kevin Lykins and wife, Rachel, and their daughter, Lauren Lykins.

Maxine Rudolph Kemble

Maxine Rudolph Kemble

Nov 8, 2021

Maxine Kemble, a devoted wife, dearly loved mother, grandmother and great grandmother died peacefully at home with her family.“Rudi,” as she was known by her many friends, was born on April 14, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri. She moved to Fort Worth in 1944 when her father became the associate editor of the Cattleman Magazine. Rudi attended Stripling Junior High...

Eugenia Wells Cassell

Eugenia Wells Cassell

Nov 7, 2021

Genie Cassell passed away on November 7, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She taught school for 34 years in GCISD. In 1976, at Dove Elementary and later in1984, at Timberline Elementary, she was named Teacher of the Year. She achieved accreditation to teach children in special education and was the first teacher in the district to begin this resource...