Obituaries

Thomas Taylor

Nov 19, 2020

Thomas Reed Taylor, born September 11, 1946, died on November 19, 2020.  In 1964 he was an alternate in the Olympics for Rings.  Reed served in the U.S. Air Force August 19, 1968 until August 18, 1972.  He served in Thailand as a Staff Sergeant.

Reed worked at Thomas Conveyor from 1972 to 1974.  In 1974 he...

Dorothy Brown

Nov 18, 2020

Dorothy Brown, 86, passed away on the 18th of November 2020 at Medical City Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born May 1, 1934 in Wagoner, OK to James and Pearl (Gardenhire) Duty.

Dorothy grew up in Oklahoma.  After high school she married Russell Caughron and they had 3 sons.

Dorothy married Nathan Brown in 1963 in Belton, Texas. They were happily married for 29 years and had 1 daughter. Part of those...

Frances Hall

Nov 18, 2020

Frances K Hall, 78, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 18, 2020 at her home in Fort Worth, TX.  She was born on August 23, 1942 in Fort Worth, TX to Waylon and Rachel Jones.

Frances grew up in Fort Worth, TX and married the love of her life, John C Hall in 1963.

Frances enjoyed spending time with...

Norma Shafer

Nov 14, 2020

Norma Lee Shafer, 83, passed away at her home in Kennedale, TX on Saturday November 14, 2020 surrounded by loved ones. SERVICE: Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Emerald Hills funeral home at 1:30 PM. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6 PM-8PM. Norma Lee Shafer was born on October 28, 1937 in Austin, Texas to Fannie and Francis...

Raymond Kennemer

Nov 14, 2020

Raymond Wayne Kennemer, age 70, passed away on November 14, 2020 at Heritage Trails in Cleburne, Texas. He was born on November 21, 1949 in Kemp, Texas to James and Dollie Freestone Kennemer.

Raymond grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and Kennedale, Texas.  He enlisted in the army on June 1, 1968 - June 1, 1971.

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John Boyd

Nov 6, 2020

John Curtis Boyd, 83, passed away on November 6, 2020 at Huguely Hospice Care in Burleson, Texas. He was born on May 17, 1937 in Hillsboro, Texas to Travis and Mabel Boyd.

John grew up in Dallas TX. He attended Trinity Valley Baptist College where he graduated with a Phd and Masters in Divinity. He was pastor for 28 years at First Bible Baptist church in Kennedale TX.

John married Linda in 1957 in Weatherford TX. They were...

Loretta Johnson-Negus

Oct 31, 2020

Loretta Lynn Johnson-Negus, 52, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020 at Texas Health Fort Worth Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. She was born on January 25,1968 in Battle Creek, Michigan to Harry R. and Deloris Edgar Johnson.

Loretta married her Jr. High sweetheart on June 15, 2020 and was never so happy as she was with him. She loved spending her time with family and friends,...

Sarah Warren

Oct 29, 2020

Sarah Marie Heath Warren, 88, passed away on October 29, 2020 at her home in Venus, Texas. She was born on February 21, 1932 in San Saba, Texas to George and Sarah ([Peterson) Heath.

Sarah grew up in Lampasas, Texas. She graduated from Lampasas High School in Lampasas, Texas in 1950.  She became very involved in church by teaching elementary age children until she was unable to do it anymore because of her...

Shirley Byrd

Oct 28, 2020

Shirley Ann Byrd, 79, passed away on October 28, 2020 at her home in Fort Worth, Texas. Shirley was born on September 28, 1941 in Caddo Lake, Texas to John and Willie Zenabia Gerald Griffis. Shirley grew up in East Texas and she married Burney Byrd in October 1960 and they were married for 60 years.

Survivors...

Margaret Bischak

Oct 26, 2020

Margaret Thelma Bischak, age 87, passed away on October 26, 2020.  She was born on January 9, 1933 to Joseph Dusky and Helen Boil, living in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Margaret and her brother, Michael, were put in to foster care at a young age.  Michael then passed away soon after from appendicitis.  Margaret had a very unhappy and...

Mary Fontenot

Oct 26, 2020

Mary Loney Malveau Fontenot known as Loney, was born on April 1, 1929 and passed away on October 26, 2020. Loney was born and raised in Plaisance, Louisiana to Luscious and Alice Malveau. Her humble beginnings with her 12 siblings who she loved dearly were in the Catholic Church. In high school she was the guard on the basketball...

Michael Bohannon Jr

Oct 26, 2020

Michael Glenn Bohannon, age 33, passed away peacefully on Monday morning, October 26th, 2020 at his home in Arlington Texas.  He was born on October 6th, 1987 in Fort Worth Texas to Michael "Mike" Bohannon and Michele Lawrence.  He worked as a truck driver at Ready Mix, but enjoyed being at home with his sister Ashlie, brother-in-law Mitchell, nephews...

Thomas Smith

Oct 24, 2020

Thomas F. Smith, 83, a retired heavy equipment operator, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2020 after a short illness.

Thomas was born in Pampa, Texas on February 16, 1937.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie; sons, Greg and Gary; daughter, Cindy; and several other family members.

Eric Clark

Oct 17, 2020

Eric Arthur Clark, 55, passed away on October 17, 2020 at his home in Arlington, TX, after a long battle fighting Glioblastoma. Eric was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 5, 1964 to Joseph Addison and Barbara Nuebauer Clark.

Eric grew up in Fort Worth, TX. He graduated from Eastern Hills High School in 1982.

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Roberta Kelley

Oct 11, 2020

Roberta Faye Kelley was born May 17, 1930. She passed away October 11, 2020. She was 90 years old.

She was born to George Dewey and Lula Brackeen. Roberta married Robert Ray Kelley on July 27, 1947. They were married 60 years before Robert passed on October 11, 2007. They passed on the same date of the...

John Shepherd Jr.

Oct 8, 2020

John Lester Shepherd Jr, a lifelong resident of Fort Worth, passed away peacefully on October 8th, 2020.  He was 63 when he was called home.

John entered this world on June 24, 1957 to John Lester Shepherd Sr and Anna Mary (Craig) Shepherd.  John grew up in Fort Worth and attended Travis Ave. Baptist Church.

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William Drake

Oct 4, 2020

William Joseph Drake (Bill), 82, passed away on Sunday, October the 4th, 2020 at Mansfield Methodist in Mansfield, Tx. He was born on December, 9th, 1937 in the home that he grew up in Davison, Michigan to Charles and Theadora Drake.

Bill grew up in Davison and graduated from Davison High School in 1956 where he excelled in all sports. After high school he:

joined the...

Beverly Horst

Oct 4, 2020

Beverly G. Horst, 93, passed away on October 4, 2020 in Keller, TX.  Beverly was born on April 9, 1927 to Arthur and Mildred Foth in West Allis, Wisconsin, where she grew up.  She later lived in a number of places in the United States.

Beverly married Carl Horst in 1951 and served as a homemaker and...

Samuel Tanguma

Sep 26, 2020

Samuel Tanguma, 66, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at his home in Grand Prairie, Texas. He was born on June 19, 1954 in Eldorado, Texas to Pedro Tanguma and Carmen (Valadez) Tanguma.

Samuel grew up in Eldorado, Texas.  He began working in the fields with his family at the early age of 10. From there he began to work in construction and operating heavy equipment. In 1984 he began driving cross country...

Wade Lockaby

Sep 26, 2020

Wadie Eugene Lockaby (Wade), age 89, passed away on Saturday, September 26, 2020 at his home in Fort Worth, Texas.  He was born February 8, 1931 in Bonham Texas (Fannin County) to John and Josie (Knipe) Lockaby.

Wade grew up in Bonham and spent much of his childhood and teen years living and working on a cattle...