Obituaries

Dec 30, 2018

Roy Elias Lindbloom, 84, passed away December 30, 2018. Visitation: 1 - 2 p.m. Saturday, January 5, 2018 at Alsbury Baptist Church, 500 NE Alsbury Blvd., Burleson, TX 76028 with a service following at 2 p.m. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, 7100 Crowley Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76134. Roy was born on August 22, 1934 in Sunnyvale, California to Lawrence...

Dec 30, 2018

It was May 29, 1949 that Lillie Bell and Willie C. Aron Sr., welcomed the arrival of their baby girl. They named this bundle of joy Jo Ann Aron. Jo Ann accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior at a very early age. She was a lifelong member of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor...

Dec 30, 2018

John Wilson Arendall of Lone Camp, Texas, a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, went to be with our Lord on December 30, 2018. Graveside Service: 2 pm Sunday, Laurel Land Memorial Park, 7100 Crowley Rd, Ft. Worth. Born on February 9, 1929 in Fort Worth. John was known to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as Papaw, he spent countless days and...

Dec 28, 2018

Roberta Alice Cooper died peacefully on December 28, 2018. At her request there will be a private family memorial to celebrate her life. Bobbie was born on February 11, 1943 in Amarillo but spent most of her life in Irving. She had a passion for knowledge, enjoyed reading, loved nature, bird watching and Willie Nelson. She was a unique individual...

Dec 28, 2018

Carroll Vitale passed away at a local hospice on Friday Afternoon, December 28, 2018. At his request there will be no funeral or memorial service. Mr. Vitale is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and friends. "What the heart has once owned it shall never lose." Memorials: Please make donations to Star-Telegram Good...

Dec 28, 2018

Jerre Ray Watson, 69, of Mansfield, died December 28, 2018 at his daughter's home with his family at his side. Services: A visitation will be held from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. on December 31, 2018 at The Community at Lakeridge, 1151 Mansfield Webb Rd, Arlington, TX 76002, with a Celebration of Jerre's Life following at 3 p.m. Memorials: Memorial...

Dec 26, 2018

Milly Schneider, aged 70, died December 26, 2018 from Muscular Dystrophy and pneumonia. Funeral Mass: 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 1:00pm at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Fort Worth: 3601 Altamesa Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76133. Memorials: Donations may be given to The Muscular Dystrophy Association. Milly was born in Waco, TX, to Weldon and Nona Hicks. Milly...

Dec 25, 2018

James B. Baker III, "Bob," passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Christmas morning, December 25, 2018, just shy of his 88th birthday. Bob was a force of life and source of big laughs and deep love. He brightened the lives of everyone around him. We celebrate a life well-lived. He is survived by his loving wife of 50...

Dec 22, 2018

Robert Larry Cox, 85, passed away in his sleep early morning, December 22, 2018. Memorial service at Burleson Bible Church, Burleson, TX on Friday, December 28, at 10:00 a.m. Larry was born September 25, 1933 in Van Buren, AR to Robert Henry Cox and Clara Ruth Hodges Cox. He and his younger sister, Betty Ruth Cox McLain, grew up on...

Dec 21, 2018

Jimmie Skipworth Britt, 87, passed away on December 21, 2018. Visitation: 11 am – 11:30 am Thursday, Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home, 6009 Wedgwood Dr., Ft. Worth. Service: 11:30 am Thursday, Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Cemetery, Ft. Worth. Jimmie was born on April 14, 1931 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Orville and Rubye Martin. She...

Dec 21, 2018

Boyd Eldon Porter, 78, passed away December 21, 2018.

Interment: An interment will be held at a later date.

Boyd was born on October 3, 1940 in Gainesville, Texas to Roy A. Porter and Geneva McLaughlin Porter.

He graduated from Normandy High School in St. Louis, Missouri....

Dec 20, 2018

Margrette Belle Williams was born on April 1st 1934 to Marion and Juanita (Arnold) Williams in Grapevine Texas. Margrette Graduated Tremble Tech High School and worked at Oak Farms. She went on to work at North Fort Worth Bank for 25 years moving on to Sams Club for 17 years. Her most important role was as Mother, Memaw and friend....

Dec 19, 2018

Annie Laurie Maxwell, 70, passed away on December 19, 2018. Service: 10 a.m. Friday, December 28, 2018, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 6150 Pershing Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Visitation: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018, at Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home, 6009 Wedgwood Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76133. Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, 701 Grand Ave., Fort...

Dec 10, 2018

Harriet Louise Howard, 91, passed away December 11, 2018. Graveside Service: 10:15 a.m. Thursday, December 13, 2018 at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy., Dallas, TX 75211. Harriet was born on January 24, 1927 in Manhattan, New York to Lewis Perlin and Ruth Altman Perlin.

Dec 10, 2018

Ricky Keeton McConnell, died on December 10, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. Memorial Service: 12 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Bethel Fort Worth, 6801 Meadowbrook Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76112. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Wounded Warrior Projest. www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ Ricky was born on Dec 21, 1946 in Lubbock, Texas. He graduated from Eastern Hills High...

Dec 8, 2018

Watt Dement Elrod, a hero (and our father) departed this world on Saturday December the 8th leaving, for us anyway, a slightly darker and somewhat diminished world in which to live. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Marty Leonard Chapel, 3131 Sanquinet St, Ft Worth, TX. Graveside Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX. Memorials: Should friends...

Dec 7, 2018

Rosalie Greiner, 78, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2018. Graveside service will be held at the Dallas Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Rose was born on December 15, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio to Angelo and Felicia Morello. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Rose enjoyed painting, sewing, giving advice and was a great cook....

Dec 4, 2018

Narciso Cortes, 91, went home to be with our Lord on Tuesday, December 4, 2018. A Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on December 22, 2018 at the Marty Leonard Chapel 3131 Sanguinet St, Fort Worth, TX 76107. Narciso was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. He was a devout Christian and attended Gateway Church. He...

Dec 3, 2018

Claud M. Lock Jr. passed Dec. 3, 2018. Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, North Side Baptist Church, Weatherford, TX.

Dec 2, 2018

Andy Sherman, 31, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Gathering of Family and Friends: 6 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2018, at Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home, 6009 Wedgwood Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76133. Memorials: Should friends desire, memorials may be given to the Organization for Autism Research https://researchautism.org/, Autism Society of America http://www.autism-society.org/, or the Autism Research Institute...