Obituaries

Apr 22, 2023

Christy passed away on 22 April 2023 shortly after her 88th birthday. She is preceded in death by her parents Rev. Donald G. and Winnifred Smith, and by her husband Phil. Christy is survived by sons David and Don; their wives Kay and Shannon, respectively; grandchildren Gwen, Fiona, Logan, Denton, Kendra, and Jenna; extended family and friends too numerous...

Apr 14, 2023

Dee Lilamae Akers, 77, passed away peacefully the evening of April 14, 2023 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dee was born on June 12th, 1945 in Dodge City, Kansas to Dean and Mildred Robins. She was the 2nd of four children. As the daughter of a minister she and her family moved often, living in Kansas,...

Apr 13, 2023

Sean Alexander Hays, 29, passed away in Bedford, Texas on April 13, 2023.

Sean was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on December 29, 1993, to Daryl Hays and Angela Everitt.

After graduating high school, he attended Tarleton State University where he made some of his best friends, then began a career...

Apr 11, 2023

Gerald Timothy Watson "Bunky", 90, of Washington DC, passed away on April 11, 2023 in Saginaw Tx

He was born in Washington, D.C. to Marshall Watson and Mary Smith on October 31, 1932. He was the youngest of 9 children and spent most of his life living in the nation's capital. He moved to Texas...

Apr 10, 2023

Janice P. Dikes, 79, of Crowley, Texas, passed away on April 10, 2023.

Janice was born in Alexandria, Louisiana to Welcome Nathaniel Penny and Gertrude Crooks on February 19, 1944. She enjoyed a career in banking, which ended in Fort Worth after becoming an assistant vice president. More importantly, she was the most valuable financial...

Apr 8, 2023

Charles Arthur Simmons, 73, of Crowley, Texas, passed away on April 8, 2023.

Charles was born in Fort Worth, Texas to Arlie Simmons and Irene Loftland on December 28, 1949.

Charles loved to spend time in his yard, or at the gun range with his his beloved guns. He also collected...

Apr 4, 2023

Bobby Gene Murray, Jr. passed away on April 4, 2023, at the age of 63 surrounded by his loved ones. He was born on August 22, 1959, to Bobby Gene Murray, Sr., and Ann Murray.

He served in the U.S. Army as a tank driver in Patton's division in Germany. He later became an accomplished...

Apr 3, 2023

GOD called upon Jacqueline Marie Dial on April 3, 2023. Jacqueline (Jack-Jack) Dial was born on November 14, 1965, to Arthur Earl Dial and Alice Ann Hastings in Lubbock, Texas. As a young girl, she moved to Fort Worth, making that her second home. She went on to have a son Demarick Dial, attended FWISD, and held various customer...

Mar 31, 2023

Gloria Nugent Brister, beloved homemaker, retired public school teacher for the Fort Worth ISD, and business owner died March 31, 2023, in a local hospital.

A memorial service is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home, 6009 Wedgewood Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76133.

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Mar 29, 2023

Rachael Valente Stangoni, 41, passed away on March 29, 2023.

Rachael was born in Fort Worth, Texas to Mark Stangoni and Jacqueline Rawlins on November 16, 1981. She went to Paschal Highschool, Tarrant County College, and Toni & Guy beauty school. She loved spending her spare time decorating and redoing furniture. She cherished every waking...

Mar 29, 2023

Clinton Ray Sanders passed away on March 29, 2023, in Granbury, Texas. He was 54.

Clinton was born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 20, 1968, to Leroy Sanders and Ethel Marie Ledbetter. He was the youngest son out of 5 children and played football and baseball growing up. He was a concrete pump operator...

Mar 27, 2023

Dorothy Marie (Nail) Ellis, 82, of Granbury, TX, passed away on Monday, March 27, 2023 at her home in Granbury, TX.

Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home, 6009 Wedgwood Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76133, with Reverend Doug Martin of Vision Church officiating.

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Mar 25, 2023

On the morning of March 25, 2023, Jackie Lee Smith of Azle, Texas passed away peacefully of natural causes. He was being visited and comforted by family members at the time of his passing. Jack was 87 years old.

Jack's family will host a memorial service on Monday, April 17, at 10:30 a.m. The service...

Mar 25, 2023

On August 18, 1943, in Sentinel, Oklahoma, Dale Boyd Wynn, Jr. the oldest of four children was born to Edna Mae Jones Wynn and Dale Boyd Wynn, Sr. At an early age the Wynn family moved to Weatherford, Oklahoma and this would always be D. B.'s home base. He graduated from Weatherford High School in May of 1961 and...

Mar 22, 2023

Andrew Crisanti passed away March 22, 2023, due to complications from dementia. He was 88.

Andy was born on November 3, 1934, in Cranford, New Jersey to Ulderico "Andrew" Crisanti and Asunta "Sue" D'Alessandris. First and foremost, Andy was Italian. He was the proud son and grandson of Italian immigrants. He loved opera, pasta, prosciutto, his big...

Mar 21, 2023

Eddie Lee Phillips passed away on March 21, 2023.

He was born on April 25, 1958 in Fort Worth, TX the son of Floyd and Addie Phillips.

He leaves to cherish his memory his sisters, Cleo Jane Simmons, Floydia Phillips-Freeman, Shirley Pauline Williams; host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

Mar 21, 2023

OB Daniel (Dan) Saulter, 86 years old, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away on March 21, 2023.

His memorial service will be held at Sanctuary of Praise,where he and his wife are members, on Sunday April 16, 2023 at 3 PM.

The Reverend's Clayton and Terri Phillips will be officiating. Address:...

Mar 19, 2023

Cynthia Eleen Scott was born on November 13, 1960 in Youngstown, Ohio, to the union of Jonathan and Aquila Harris. She gave her life to the Lord as a child under the pastoral leadership of her grandfather, Joshua Harris. Cynthia was a 1978 graduate of The Rayen School and The Choffin Career & Technical Center in Youngstown, where she...

Mar 17, 2023

Leon H Wheeler, 92, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 17, 2023, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was born in Beekmantown, New York, to Leon and Grace Wheeler.

A Korean War veteran, Leon joined the U.S. Air Force at 17 years old. He worked most of his adult career...

Mar 16, 2023

Janis Lynn Lorimer Thornton, 69, passed into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 16, 2023, in Grapevine from complications in her courageous battle with lung and bladder cancers. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on March 30 at First Baptist Church Grapevine. A visitation will be held the same day at...