Obituaries
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...
Alma Blessing
Feb 10, 2013
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Alma Tyrece "Ty" Blessing, 87, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home, Hurst. Interment will follow in Blubonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. She was born Sept. 4, 1925, as Alma Tyrece Lake to Rufus...
Gwendolyn Trammel Duplantis
Feb 9, 2013
FLOWER MOUND -- Gwendolyn "Gwen" Trammel Duplantis of Flower Mound went to his heavenly kingdom on Saturday morning, Feb. 9, 2013. She was 88 years old. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Friday at Lucas Funeral Home, 700 W. Wall St., Grapevine. Visitation: The family will receive friends prior to service starting at 2 p.m. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may...
Howard Jenkins
Feb 9, 2013
FORT WORTH -- Howard Elliott Jenkins passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Thursday at Lakewood Village. He was preceded in death by Ruth, his beloved wife of 57 years; and their son, Jerry Jenkins. Survivors: Daughter, Judy Golden (Mark); daughter-in-law, Judy Jenkins; grandchildren, Julie Lynch (Derrick), Jeremy Jenkins (Tanya), Ben Golden, Rachel Baker (Charles);...
Roy Segerstrom
Feb 7, 2013
ROANOKE -- Roy Kenneth Segerstrom, 57, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Keller. Burial: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home.
Ascencion Gonzalez
Feb 5, 2013
WATAUGA -- Ascencion Gonzalez, 94, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at Lucas Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Hurst. Burial: will follow in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Ascencion was preceded in death by her husband, Santos Gonzalez, and her daughter, Teresa Valdez. Survivors: Her daughters, Carmen...
Arlette Laguna
Feb 5, 2013
IRVING -- Arlette Laguna, 35, a loving wife and mother, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Funeral: 7 p.m. Thursday, Lucas Funeral Chapel, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst. Visitation: 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survivors: Husband, Raul Abad; son, Gael Abad; daughter, Edna Abad; mother, Artemisa Montano; sister, Bernice...
James Gee
Feb 5, 2013
DALLAS -- James Robert Gee, 41, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday, Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst. Interment: Following service at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors: Wife, Lilia Gee; parents, Robert and Janet Gee; sister, Kim Dickson and husband Rodney; and many...
Donald Reukema
Feb 4, 2013
Donald Rip Reukema was born April 1, 1919 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He passed away February 4, 2013 in Keller, Texas. Don was the son of Rip Reukema and Erna LaBahn. Don graduated from Washington High School, Milwaukee in 1938 and started his long career with the Wisconsin Telephone company in 1941. On May 10, 1941 he married Marian A. Schubert,...