Obituaries

Jan 4, 2020

Rhonda Templin Kelly passed away on Saturday January 4, 2020 at Baylor All Saints Hospital. She was 63 years old. Rhonda was born on August 6, 1956 in Waxahachie, TX moving to Arlington, TX in 1961. Her parents were Thomas William Templin Jr. and Bettie Lou (Murray) Templin both of whom preceded her in death. Rhonda married Michael Wayne Kelly...

Jan 2, 2020

Sheila Ann (McDermott) Johnson, of Ft. Worth, Texas, departed this life on the afternoon of Thursday, January 2nd after a battle with cancer and COPD. She is now happy and healthy and in the presence of Christ. Service: 10 Saturday, St. Christopher Episcopal Church, 3550 SW Loop 820, Ft. Worth, where the family will receive friends from 9 am –...

Dec 31, 2019

Rev. William Scott Middleton, Sr., age 89 passed away on December 31, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. Bill began preaching in 1952 as a student minister at Swan Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Centerville, TN, and was ordained on Easter Sunday, 1953. He also served the Oak Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Henderson, TN until 1955; Liberty Cumberland Presbyterian Church, McMinnville, TN,...

Dec 31, 2019

Sheloah Lynn Dorries, 63, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Service: 1PM on January 6, 2020 Monday, True Life Church, 301 S Main St, Joshua, where the family will be present to receive friends from 11 am – 1 pm. Graveside at 2PM on January 7, 2020 Heritage Rowe Memorial Park, 1352 Belview Rd, Leesville LA 71446. Shel was...

Dec 29, 2019

Ruth Elizabeth Dick of Fort Worth, TX formerly of Battle Creek, MI passed away unexpectedly on December 29, 2019. She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on April 6, 1942 to William and Margaret (Malcolm) Bestervelt. She graduated from Loy Norrix High School and Kalamazoo Valley Community College. She proudly served our nation in the Air Force and National Guard. Ruth...

Dec 28, 2019

Abraham Isaac Rossell, 43, passed away December 28, 2019. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Jan 8, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home 6009 Wedgwood Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76133. Service: A viewing will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. with a service beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 9. 2020, at Martin...

Dec 27, 2019

Joy Kathryn Wilborn leapt into the arms of her Savior, Jesus, on Friday, December 27, 2019. She was 10 years old. Joy was born on May 6, 2009 in Plano, Texas to Mary and Sean Wilborn. She was a 5th grade student at Tanglewood Elementary who participated in Hope Squad and Running Club. She loved helping her teachers and frequently...

Dec 18, 2019

Albert Berkley Whitt passed away on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Services: A visitation will begin at 11 a.m. with a Celebration of Life following at 1 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Greater Rising Star Baptist Church, 5513 Como Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Officiating: Rev. Floyd Brooks, Pastor. Interment: Crowley Cemetery, 300 N Hampton Rd, Crowley, TX 76036. Albert...

Dec 17, 2019

Cynthia Willingham Ramsey, 63, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019. Memorial Service: 7 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2019, at Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home, 6009 Wedgwood Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76133. Survivors: Son, David Willingham (Crystal); daughter, Crystal Willingham (Deric); grandsons, Dylan Bell, Copelynn Willingham, Chayse Bell, and Pierce Willingham; sisters, Doris Burleson, and Irene Smith; special friend and...

Dec 15, 2019

Sherrie Marie "Hee-Maw" Payne , 59 passed away on Sunday December 15,2019. Sherrie was born on January 27, 1960 in Fort Worth, Texas to Edward Fields and Leona Sutton. She was a 1978 graduate of Haltom High School. Sherrie loved having fun and was a free spirit. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially going to the lake. She...

Dec 15, 2019

Christie Hawes Campbell died Sunday, December 15 of lung failure, originally from a severe infection. Christie was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and graduated from Oberlin College in 1952. She married Clyde Parks Campbell in 1953; they first lived in El Paso during his Army service. They returned to Fort Worth where Christie helped her husband and father-in-law in the...

Dec 13, 2019

Josephine L. Malatesta, 76, passed away on Friday, December 13, 2019. Service: 1 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2019, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 2255 N Bonnie Brae St, Denton, TX 76207. Josephine was born on Friday February 5, 1943 in Naples, Italy to Angelo Crisci and Palma Napolitano Crisci. She enjoyed cooking, dancing, and listening to music. She is preceded in...

Dec 13, 2019

Charles McGuire "Mac" Simmons, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2019. He was born in Fort Worth, TX on August 3, 1957. Mac was a graduate of Arlington Heights High School and worked in the Oil & Gas Industry for the Western Company and then as an Oil & Gas Investment Advisor. Mac was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing,...

Dec 11, 2019

Finley "Papa" was born October 27, 1938 went home to be with his wife Sue and daughter Jeanie on December 11, 2019. Papa worked at Ford motor company, Petrek Mechanical, and Whittle excavating. He enjoyed hunting , spending time with family, walking outside, reading the newspaper and most of all watching TV. He was one of a kind and is...

Dec 10, 2019

Helen Harriet Wickes Roe, age 91 of Ft. Worth, passed away on December 10, 2019. She was born to the late Harry Edward and Helen Wickes on August 11, 19xx in Galveston, TX. There was some confusion of her birthdate. While it was actually August 11, her mother preferred the sound of August 10, and it was years before she...

Dec 9, 2019

Rodney Louis Terry, age 67, of Weatherford, Texas, passed away December 9, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. He was born on August 29, 1952 in Ector County, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otis Carl Terry and Mary Ruth Fairchild Terry, and his brothers, John Alvin Terry and Rev. Dr. Jerry L. Terry. He was survived by his...

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Dec 3, 2019

Deborah Lee Springer Ricord, 60, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Memorial Service: 12 noon Saturday, December 14, 2019, Feragne Villa, 755 Mid Cities Blvd, Hurst, TX 76054. Memorials: Should friends desire, a GoFundMe account has been setup in her memory. https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-debbie-ricord Deborah was born on August 11, 1959 in Grapevine to Mollie Myers and Alex Springer. She was...

Dec 2, 2019

Eunice Carolyn Enerson Menefee went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 2, 2019. Born February 16, 1933, in Des Moines, Iowa, she, her parents, and sisters moved to Fort Worth in l939. She graduated from North Side High School and then married Doyle Menefee on February 22, 1951. She retired from Bank One in 1995 after 16...