Obituaries
Kenneth Childress
Mar 3, 2013
KELLER -- Kenneth "Chuck" Childress, 78, passed away Sunday evening, March 3, 2013, peacefully, surrounded by family and friends in his longtime home in Keller. Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Lucas Funeral Home, 137 E. Hill St. Keller. Burial: Bourland Cemetery, Keller. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Childress was born in Kosse to Herman W. and Velma Childress,...
Campbell Thomasson
Mar 3, 2013
COLLEYVILLE -- Campbell Franklin Thomasson, 82, of Fort Worth passed away Sunday, March 3, 2013. Service: A celebration of life memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 16 at Birchman Baptist Church, Ricker Center Conference Room, 9100 N. Normandale St., Fort Worth, where he was a member. A funeral service was held on Saturday, March 9, in...
James Jordan
Mar 2, 2013
KELLER -- James "Jimmy" Jordan, Age 50, of Keller, TX passed away peacefully on March 2, 2013 at his home after a 5 1/2 year battle with brain cancer - glioblastoma multiforme. An avid runner, he now runs on those streets of gold with no more illness and sits at the feet of his maker and Savior. Jimmy was born...
Harold Bull
Mar 1, 2013
HURST -- Harold "Hal" William Bull of Hurst passed away on Friday, March 1, 2013, at the age of 81 years. Funeral Mass: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Saint John the Apostle Catholic Church in Richland Hills. Interment: Hal will be laid to rest in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville. Rosary and viewing: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Lucas Funeral Home...
Jennifer Martz
Feb 28, 2013
FORT WORTH -- Jennifer Marie Murphy Martz departed the bonds of this earth on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013, to soar with the angels and be with God. Her life was one of faith and commitment to God, family, and others, which ended all too soon. Memorial celebration: 2 p.m. Sunday, March 17, First United Methodist Church of Hurst, 521 East...
Mary Coots
Feb 27, 2013
BURLESON -- Mary Evelyn Moore Coots, 92, was received into her Savior's loving arms Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at Riverside Disciples Ministry Center, 1000 Bonnie Brae in Fort Worth. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Lucas Funeral Home, 517 N. Sylvania. Mary was born Dec. 3, 1920, in Grandfill, Okla., to...
Ouida Pickett
Feb 26, 2013
ARLINGTON -- Ouida Marcelle Pickett died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Ouida was born in Comanche County on May 17, 1922. She graduated from Stephenville High School in 1939 and later attended the then Texas State College for Women in Denton. Ouida worked at various jobs in Fort Worth during World War II. After the war ended she attended the University...
James Mccrory
Feb 24, 2013
HALTOM CITY -- James H. McCrory, 75, passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. Service: 11 a.m. Monday, March 4, at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. Interment: 2 p.m. Monday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. Visitation: The family will receive friends 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. James was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas...
Betty Parsons
Feb 23, 2013
HURST -- Betty Joan Parsons, 81, passed away Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. Additional services will be under the direction of DeJong's Funeral Home, Keokuk, Iowa. Interment will be in Keokuk National Cemetery. Betty Joan, the daughter of Otto William and Mary Matilda Jackson Kempkes, was born Feb. 2,...
Francis Rusten
Feb 22, 2013
ROANOKE -- Francis "Frank" Rusten, 80, passed away Friday, Feb. 22, 2013. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzhiemer's Association. Frank was born Sept. 30, 1932, in Cohoes, N.Y.
William Scott
Feb 21, 2013
KELLER -- Dr. William R.(Bill) Scott passed away on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 after a long battle with ALS. Service:12:00pm Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 at the Westwind Church, 1300 Sarah Brooks Dr. in Keller. The Rev. Dr. Bruce Brown and Rev. Jim Bisch will be officiating. Visitation: Monday evening from 6-8pm at Lucas Funeral Home. Interment: Dallas Ft. Worth National...
Patsy Russell
Feb 21, 2013
RICHLAND HILLS -- Patsy Jean Cook Russell passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at age 63. She resided in North Richland Hills. Service: A small family service was held Friday, March 1, in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in the Hope Garden. Patsy was born in Pecos on Feb. 27, 1949. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded...
John Bunch,
Feb 19, 2013
BEDFORD -- John H. Bunch Jr. passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Graveside service: The family will have a private service in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. John was born Nov. 15, 1942, in Yazoo City, Miss. Following the death of his parents, he was raised by relatives in Valdosta, Ga., where he graduated from high school and Valdosta State University....
Eleanor Syverson
Feb 18, 2013
HURST -- Eleanor Marie Syverson, 97, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Peace Lutheran Church in Hurst. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to The Aldrich Syverson Memorial Scholarship fund (memo 607099) and mailed to OSU Foundation, 1480 W. Lane Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43221, or www.giveto.osu.edu . Eleanor was born in...
Gertrude Dillon
Feb 15, 2013
Gertrude V. Andrus Dillon of Roanoke, TX. died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Graveside service: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, meeting in lane C. Survivors: Children, Sandra Barnard, Patricia, Barbara and Charles Dillon; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Clarence and Charles Andrus; sister, Helen Sharkany She is preceded in death by her husband Charles E. Dillon. Gertrude had a...
Helen Gleghorn
Feb 15, 2013
EULESS -- Helen Jean Gleghorn, 83, passed away on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Airport Freeway Church of Christ, Euless, with interment to follow in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home, Hurst. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Christ's...
Sylvia Atto
Feb 13, 2013
Service: Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:45 a.m. Saturday by Fr. Dennis Atto at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Grapevine. Private interment: Monday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the holy rosary prayed prior to departure to the church. Memorials: May be made to National...
Doris Tyler
Feb 13, 2013
HURST -- Doris Tyler passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Philip Presbyterian Church, Hurst. Memorials: Donations to either St. Philip Presbyterian Church or to the Alzheimer's Association, North Texas Chapter, 2630 West Freeway, Suite 100, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Doris was born on Jan. 12, 1926, in Conklin, N.Y., to William and Charlotte...
Willie Hunt
Feb 12, 2013
Willie Wayne Hunt Willie Wayne Hunt FORT WORTH -- Rev. Willie Wayne Hunt, M.Div., died peacefully Tuesday morning, Feb. 12, 2013, during his 69th year. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 3621 Tulsa Way. Family and friends will gather in the church's Fellowship Hall immediately after the service. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, Pastor Hunt's family suggests consideration...