Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Fort Worth, TX

Irena Christena Hughes

Irena Christena Hughes

Dec 25, 2017

Irena Christena Hughes passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at 7:25 PM at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Memorial Service: 1:00 pm Friday, January 12, 2017 at Birdville Baptist Church. Irena was born Irena Christena Reed in Saint Jo, Texas in Montague County to the late, Carver H. Reed and Lorena M. Reed. She attended Saint Jo High as...

John “Jj” J. Sagul

John “Jj” J. Sagul

Dec 23, 2017

Captain John J. "JJ" Sagul, USMC, Retired, 61, died peacefully in his sleep at home Saturday, December 23, 2017. He fought a long and valiant battle with stage IV lung cancer. Service: 3 pm Friday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. A visitation and reception will follow. Interment: 10 am Saturday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. John was born in Fort Eustis,...

Lula Mae Sullenger

Lula Mae Sullenger

Dec 22, 2017

Lula Mae Sullenger, 95, passed from this earth to her heavenly home Friday, December 22, 2017. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Interment: 2 p.m. Saturday, December 30, 2017, in Arpelar Cemetery in Arpelar, Oklahoma. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday December 28, 2017, at Biggers Funeral Home. Born in Arpelar, Oklahoma, September 26, 1922, to Leo...

Patricia Ash O’Donnell

Patricia Ash O’Donnell

Dec 21, 2017

Patricia Ruth "Patsy" O'Donnell , 80, passed away peacefully at her home in Bedford on December 21, 2017, after a brave and dignified battle with cancer. Her daughter Lynn Ash Benardello and longtime friend Mary Blasingame Forkner were by her side. Memorial Celebration of Life: 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018 in Biggers Funeral Home Chapel. Patsy was born and...

Coral Dawn Smith

Coral Dawn Smith

Dec 19, 2017

Coral Smith, 86, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Service: 4 p.m. Thursday, December 21, 2017, at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Lake Worth. Interment: 10 a.m. Friday, December 22, 2017, at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Coral was born May 25, 1931, in Caribou, Maine and was lovingly called "Sunshine" by family. She lived for many years in Saginaw with her...

Reta June Bosch

Reta June Bosch

Dec 18, 2017

Reta June Bosch, 75, died Monday, December 18, 2017. Graveside Service: 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 22, 2017, at Ash Creek Cemetery in Azle. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 21, 2017 at the funeral home. June was born June 24, 1942 in Branson, Missouri to Mary and Willie Simkins. She had lived in Azle for over 30 years. Survivors:...

Deana Mars Jones

Deana Mars Jones

Dec 15, 2017

Deana Mars Jones, 77, passed away Friday, December 15, 2017. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018, at the funeral home. Deana was born in Lazbuddie, Texas and grew up in Clovis, New Mexico with her four brothers. The family moved to North Texas when she was a teenager. Deana graduated from Weatherford High School. Deana met and...

Sandy “Pinkie” Louise Young

Sandy “Pinkie” Louise Young

Dec 14, 2017

Sandy "Pinkie" Louise Young, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at the age of 66. Service: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2017, in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Burial: Ash Creek Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2017, at the funeral home. She was a shining light and loved dearly by all her family...

Lorring Leon Martin

Lorring Leon Martin

Dec 13, 2017

Lorring Leon Martin, 92, passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 13, 2017, after a short illness. Service: A memorial gathering will be held at Biggers Funeral home on Saturday, December, 16, 2017, from 2 to 4 pm. He was preceded in death by his wife, June and parents, Orville and Rubye. Survivors: Sister, Jimmie Britt and husband, Travis; daughter, Michele Tucker;...

Marceline Day Lawlis

Marceline Day Lawlis

Dec 13, 2017

Funeral services for Marceline Day Lawlis, age 86, of Springtown, Texas will be at 11:00am on Monday, December 18, 2017, at Biggers Funeral Home in Lake Worth. Interment will be 4:00 P.M. in Electra Memorial Park in Electra, Texas with Nathan Lawlis, Matthew Bush, Shane Moore, Chase Moore, Brian Day, and Brandon Day serving as pallbearers. Visitation will be one...

David Warren Pyle

David Warren Pyle

Dec 12, 2017

David Warren Pyle was born in Austin, Texas, on November 17, 1949 to Howard Oscar Pyle and Evelyn Ruth Keith Pyle. He attended Travis High school in Austin. His first son, Erin Prescott Pyle, was born in 1970. He served in the Marine Corp in the mid-70s, and was recently disabled due to his service. He married his love, Ruthie...

Treva Tricilla Owens

Treva Tricilla Owens

Dec 12, 2017

Treva Tricilla Owens, 82, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017, in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Interment: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017, in Burleson Memorial Cemetery, Burleson, Texas. Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 15, 2107, at the funeral home. Treva was born March 25, 1935 to J.B. and Georgia (McCain) Thomas...

William Wayne Kutej

William Wayne Kutej

Dec 12, 2017

William Wayne Kutej, 94, a longtime area resident, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Service:10 a.m. Friday, December 15, 2017, in Biggers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Jaybird Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 14, 2017, at the funeral home. Mr. Kutej was born in Decatur, and moved to the Fort Worth area, where he worked as a brick...

Vincent Anthony Liberio

Vincent Anthony Liberio

Dec 10, 2017

Vince was born March 27, 1944 and passed away December 10, 2017 after a brief battle with cancer. Interment will be December 19, 2017, at 1:15 p.m. at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. A Celebration of Life will be held January 5, 2018, in Geneva, New York. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at Biggers Funeral Home....

Timothy David Sellers

Timothy David Sellers

Dec 9, 2017

Tim Sellers passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, December 9, 2017. Service: 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 14, 2017 at New River Fellowship, 3252 Interstate 20 Frontage Rd., Hudson Oaks, Texas. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Community Hospice. Tim was born on January 10, 1963, in Abilene,...

Majel Ann Cooper

Majel Ann Cooper

Dec 8, 2017

Majel Ann Cooper died Friday, December 8, 2017, at the age of 63. Majel was born in 1954 in Evansville, Indiana. Her parents moved to Fort Worth, Texas when she was just a toddler. She began piano lessons and learned to read music at an early age, showing extraordinary musical gifts. Upon graduation from Fort Worth's Arlington Heights High School...

Eugene A. “Gene” Martino

Eugene A. “Gene” Martino

Dec 6, 2017

Eugene A. "Gene" Martino, 72, passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2017. Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Friday, December 15, 2017, at Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Biggers Funeral Home. Gene was born July 2, 1945 in Batavia, New York to Frank and Concetta "Jennie" (Maza) Martino. Visitation Biggers Funeral Home 6100 Azle Ave....

Toney V. Biggers

Toney V. Biggers

Nov 29, 2017

Toney V. Biggers, 78, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Graveside service: Noon Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Aurora Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2017, at Biggers Funeral Home. Survivors: Wife, Mary Biggers; children, Ricky Biggers and wife, Cindy, Diane Brewer and husband, Jimmy, and Teresa Wallace and husband, Tom; sister, Easter Joyce Childers; brother, Henry Bearce; 7...

Barbara “Mema” Tarpley

Barbara “Mema” Tarpley

Nov 25, 2017

Barbara "Mema" Tarpley, 77, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017. Service: A Celebration of life service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, December 1, 2017, at A Neighborhood Church, 6700 Denton Hwy, Watauga, 76148. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 29,2017, at Biggers Funeral Home. "Mema's" sweet smile and loving, giving heart will be missed by many. She...

James “Jim” Albert Morris

James “Jim” Albert Morris

Nov 23, 2017

James "Jim" Albert Morris, 64, passed away on Thanksgiving day, November 23. After battling and surviving cancer, it was an unexpected heart attack that took Jim away. Service: A celebration of Jim's life is planned for 3:30 p.m., Thursday, November 30, at Biggers Funeral Home. Jim was born in Columbia, S.C. on January 25, 1953, to Kathleen "Kay" Thornton and...

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