Obituaries
Norman H. Martin Ii
Sep 2, 2020
After a brief illness, on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, Norman H. Martin, loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away at the age of 81. A life-long Fort Worthian and proud Texan, Norman was born on November 30, 1938 in Fort Worth, TX to Harold and Maurine (Redford) Martin. He was a proud alum of Paschal High School...
Jerry C. Roberts
Aug 23, 2020
Jerry C. Roberts, 84, passed away August 23rd 2020.Jerry was born December 11, 1935 in Jefferson, Texas and grew up in Marshall, Texas. After graduating from Texas, A&M in 1959, Jerry married Bobbie Ellen Wood. He then entered the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers where he Commanded a Construction Company building Camp Tuto, Greenland. In 1961, after completion of active...
John J Byrne
Aug 23, 2020
John J Byrne, Jr., retired President of Byrne Brothers Foods, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2020.John, known as J, was born in Greenwood, Texas on June 19, 1932 to Genevieve Furgerson Byrne and John J Byrne, Sr. He grew up in Ft Worth, TX and as a Boy Scout in Troup 32, where he earned the rank of...
April Monica Mcgarry
Aug 21, 2020
April Monica McGarry, 61, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020.April was born on October 14, 1958 in Des Plaines, Illinois to Elmer and Fern Helfers. On December 22, 1984 she converted to Catholicism, received her first communion, had her marriage blessed by the Catholic church and her children baptized in the Catholic faith. It was one of the defining...
James Nolan Murphy
Aug 19, 2020
James Nolan Murphy III – FORT WORTH, beloved physician, died peacefully on August 19, 2020 at the age of 79.Jay’s life was defined by his commitment to serving the needs of others. As a young boy, his desire was to become a pediatrician in his home town of Fort Worth, Texas. Following his graduations from Arlington Heights High School in...
James Richard Blake
Aug 16, 2020
James Richard Blake, aged 87, died at his home on August 16, 2020 from heart disease in Fort Worth, Texas.Born on December 8, 1932 in Pontiac, Michigan, he was the son of Elfie Bacon Blake and Carlton Blake. Blake was raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and Iowa City, Iowa, and graduated from North Phoenix High in Phoenix, Arizona in 1951. He...
Nona Jane Owens Pannell
Aug 14, 2020
On Friday August 14, 2020, Nona Jane (Owens) Pannell, 66, entered into the arms of Jesus from ovarian cancer with her loving family by her side.Nona was born on February 22, 1954 in Fort Worth, TX and was the daughter of Rachel and WT Owens. She married Terry Pannell on April 7th 1973 and was a member of Holy Family...
Sarilyn Sue Logan
Aug 12, 2020
Sarilyn Sue Logan passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the age of 82.Sarilyn was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 7, 1937 to Nan and Leon Bloomer. She attended Arlington Heights High School where she was a member of the archery team and graduated in 1956. She met the love of her life, Donald Logan in 1955 on...
Cynthia Sharon Walters
Aug 12, 2020
Cynthia Sharon Walters passed August 12, 2020.Born April 9, 1949, Temple, Texas to Marguerite and Joseph Martin Byers. Cindy graduated North Texas State University BA and TCU MLA. She taught Drama/Speech Wedgwood MS for 26 years, Eastern Hills High, and TCCD South and Crowley campuses total 49 years. Gave her talents, hands-on work, served as officer in these organizations: ADK...
James Carter Morgan
Aug 11, 2020
James Carter Morgan (a.k.a. Jim, Jimmy, Carter, Bud) was the youngest of James Carter Sr.’s and wife Ruth Odom Morgan’s six children. The family plot in Wharton, Texas tells the story of his family bereaved by the death of an infant son and a daughter in early adulthood, a father who left this earth too soon and a mother who...
Lee Rice Douglass
Aug 9, 2020
Lee Rice Douglass, a long-time resident of Arlington, died Sunday August 9, 2020 at the age of 92. Lee was the oldest of two boys born to Lee Augustus Douglass and Jewel Rice Douglass.A graduate of Denton High School, he attended college at North Texas and joined the Air Force. His time in the service, mostly in the Orient, began...
Glendell L. Elliott
Aug 6, 2020
Glendell L. ‘Glen’ Elliott died peacefully on Thursday morning August 6, 2020 after living a long and fruitful life of over 96 years. In serving his country and throughout his career as a Lincoln Mercury Service Manager, he exemplified the adage “your word is your bond.”Glen was born in Jacksboro, Texas on January 26, 1924 to William Henry Elliott and...
Aurelya Magdalene Reid
Aug 6, 2020
Aurelya was born on September 12, 1922, in Richardton North Dakota, the third of eleven children of Phillip and Barbara Messer. She had 5 brothers and 5 sisters. She grew up on a farm with several hundred acres where they raised cows, pigs, and chickens, and farmed fields of wheat and other grains. They also raised their own vegetables. She...
Robert Emil Givens
Aug 2, 2020
Robert “Bob” Emil Givens of Irving, Texas joined the angels in Heaven on August 2, 2020 at the age of 83. He passed away after bravely battling a stroke with his loving wife of 58 years and both daughters by his side. Bob was born on November 16, 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas to Henry Givens and Helen Griffin Givens....
Elizabeth Mae Bradshaw Rogers
Jul 30, 2020
Elizabeth (Betty) Mae Bradshaw – Rogers passed away peacefully in her home early Thursday morning, July 30, 2020. Betty was born April 17, 1940 in Louisville, Kentucky but has been a “Texan” since 1949. She graduated from Arlington Heights High School in 1958. She met her husband Will while attending North Texas State University.Betty loved and was a very active...
Jerald Patrick Hough
Jul 28, 2020
Dr. Jerald Patrick “Bus” Hough, 92, of Fort Worth, passed into Heaven Tuesday, July 28, 2020.Jerry was born January 4, 1928, in Mercedes, Texas, to Travers E. Hough, Sr. and Mattie James Hough. He was the youngest of three boys and graduated from Harlingen High School at the age of 16. He went to the University of Texas at Austin,...
Timothy Dwight Leitch
Jul 28, 2020
Timothy Dwight Leitch, 64, met Jesus face to face on Tuesday, July 28, 2020.Tim served in facilities management at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary for 30 years. He was a lifelong member of Travis Avenue Baptist Church. Much beloved by all who knew him.Tim is survived by his wife of 40 years, Kay, his daughter Adrian Gillum, her husband Matt and...
Mary Jeanette Hilburn
Jul 27, 2020
Mary Jeanette Hilburn, 82, passed away on Monday, July 27, 2020.The Irish blessing goes, “Those we love don’t go away, They walk beside us every day, Unseen, unheard, but always near, Still loved, still missed and very dear.” Our lives are diminished by the passing of Jeanette Hilburn. Jeanette was born on September 19, 1937, in Fort Worth, Texas, only...
Thomas Wesley Colvin
Jul 27, 2020
Thomas Wesley Colvin passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family on Monday, July 27, 2020.Thomas was born in 1969 in Fort Worth to Joseph and Harriet Colvin. He attended St. Peter Catholic School, Nolan Catholic and went on to receive a business degree from St. Mary’s and MBA from St. Edward’s. He returned to Fort Worth where he met...
Eugene Lee Crosthwait
Jul 26, 2020
Mr. Eugene Lee Crosthwait, a Fort Worth resident for 72 years, passed away at the age of 94.Born in Mexico to American parents, Eugene was schooled at the Texas Military Institute, San Antonio, from 1939 to 1943. He attended The University of Texas, Austin, from 1943-1948, earning his Master’s degree in aeronautical engineering. Having enlisted in the U.S. Navy during...
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