Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Fort Worth, TX

William Don Mcintire

William Don Mcintire

Mar 7, 2014

William Don McIntire, 75, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014. Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Biggers Funeral Chapel. Don was born April 4, 1938, in Stamford and had been an area resident since 1963. He has worked at The Bureau of Printing and Engraving Plant in Fort Worth for many years. He is survived by: His wife, Barbara Stewart McIntire;...

Betty Beatrice Loyd

Betty Beatrice Loyd

Mar 6, 2014

Betty Beatrice Loyd, 71, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, in Biggers Funeral Chapel. She is survived by her daughter, Andrea Loyd of Azle; brothers, Gene Byrd of Azle and Jack Byrd of Florida; four grandchildren.

Robert Gregory Patterson

Robert Gregory Patterson

Mar 6, 2014

Robert Gregory Patterson, 67, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Grapevine. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Heritage Church of Christ, 4201 Heritage Parkway. Committal with military honors: 2:15 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. (There will be no funeral procession to the cemetery. Please dismiss from the church and meet at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery for the committal.) Visitation:...

Delores Gene Asbell Ingram

Delores Gene Asbell Ingram

Mar 5, 2014

Delores Gene Asbell Ingram, 71, passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at her home. Delores was born July 12, 1942 in Brownwood, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at Full Gospel Holiness Church, 3221 N.W. 28th St. Committal will be at 3:30 p.m. in Crowley Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m....

Eric A. Ortega

Eric A. Ortega

Mar 4, 2014

Eric A. Ortega, 34, a maintenance supervisor for Milestone Management, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Biggers Funeral Home. Eric was born February 1, 1980, in Abilene. He had been...

John Robert Ethridge

John Robert Ethridge

Mar 3, 2014

John Robert Ethridge, 84, died on March 3, 2014 after a short illness. Committal with military honors will be held at 9:00 a.m. Thursday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Biggers Funeral Chapel John was born November 5, 1929, in Lindsay, Oklahoma to Robert Rutledge Ethridge and Mandy Anderson Ethridge. He...

Philip H. Ray

Philip H. Ray

Mar 3, 2014

Philip H. Ray, 75, a retired Lt. Colonel in the United States Marine Corps., passed away Monday March 3, 2014 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Saint Annes Church. Inurnment will be at Quantico National Cemetery in Quantico, Virginia. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Sandy Ray; children, William...

Charles Cecil Vanderbilt

Charles Cecil Vanderbilt

Mar 2, 2014

Charles Cecil Vanderbilt, 93, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Biggers Funeral Home. Cecil was born to John and Minnie Vanderbilt in Texarkana, Arkansas, on September 23, 1920, and was...

Corey Allan Berry

Corey Allan Berry

Feb 28, 2014

Corey Allan Berry, 43, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at his home. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Interment: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: The family wll be present to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, his family requests donations be made...

Eugene “Gene” William Sonnamaker

Eugene “Gene” William Sonnamaker

Feb 24, 2014

Eugene William "Gene" Sonnamaker, 87, left this earthly home to be with his Lord and previously departed loved ones on Monday, February 24, 2014. There will be a graveside service at 10 a.m. Friday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Northeast Texas Chapter, 3840 Hulen...

Harolyn “Harry” P. Lisby

Harolyn “Harry” P. Lisby

Feb 20, 2014

Harolyn "Harry" P. Lisby, 75, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at her home. Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday at The Church at Azle. Interment: Aurora Cemetery. Visitation: The family will receive friends at the church after 11 a.m. Tuesday prior to the service. Harolyn is survived by: children, Starla Conway and Allen of Euless, Monty Brockelman and Carrie of Fort...

Melody Hope Miller Tate

Melody Hope Miller Tate

Feb 20, 2014

Melody Hope Miller Tate, 45, was swept away to be with our Lord on Thursday, February 20, 2014. Viewing and Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Biggers Funeral Home. Melody was preceded in death by her loving step-father, Robert P. Jackson. Melody is survived by: her children, Madison Adele Tate, Savannah Claire Cox and Peyton Campbell Cox; mother, Sharon...

Cheryl Kay Vanslyke

Cheryl Kay Vanslyke

Feb 18, 2014

Cheryl Kay VanSlyke, 70, a loving mother, grandmother and wife, went home with the angels Tuesday, February 18, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday prior to the service. Kay was a loving, loyal, devoted, mother, grandmother and wife. Kay was born October...

Thomas Burford Scott

Thomas Burford Scott

Feb 17, 2014

Thomas Burford Scott, 80, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014, surrounded by family and friends after suffering from a brief illness. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Tom was born in Springtown on August 22, 1933, to Frank and Anna Scott. He proudly served his country for 20 years having been...

Kevin Thornton, Jr.

Kevin Thornton, Jr.

Feb 17, 2014

Kevin Thornton Jr., 33, a police officer with the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 17, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Bethesda Community Church with Pastor Thomas Gross Sr. and Pastor J. Daniel Smith officiating. Entombment will be in Greenwood Mausoleum. Visitation will be from 10 to...

Billie W. Shockley

Billie W. Shockley

Feb 16, 2014

Billie W. Shockley, 86, our angel, passed away Sunday, February 16, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Southside Church of Christ. Interment will be at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Biggers Funeral Home. Billie was born August 16, 1927, in McKinney. She had been a Lake Worth...

Ida E. “Sue” Masterson

Ida E. “Sue” Masterson

Feb 15, 2014

Ida E. "Sue" Masterson, 70, a longtime Azle area resident passed away Saturday February 15, 2014 in a Weatherford hospital. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday February 18, 2014 at Ash Creek Cemetery. The family will recceive friends from 4-6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Survivors include her husband of 52 years, Charles E. Masterson, Sr....

Ludwig G. Kieninger

Ludwig G. Kieninger

Feb 12, 2014

Ludwig G. Kieninger, 88, a sculptor in wood and stone who was well known for his woodcarving, passed away Wednesday, February 12, 2014. A committal service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, February 22, in Mansfield Cemetery. He is survived by his daughters, Edith Cunningham and Ingeborg Gurley; sons, Alfredo Kieninger and Ludwig Kieninger Jr.; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;...

Ethel Owens Lester

Ethel Owens Lester

Feb 11, 2014

Ethel Owens Lester, 76, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2014, in Fort Worth.Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Reno. Interment will be at Goshen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Biggers Funeral Home. Memorial gifts may be made to the American Cancer Society.Mrs. Lester was a...

James “Jim” Albert Whitfield

James “Jim” Albert Whitfield

Feb 8, 2014

James "Jim" Albert Whitfield, 92, went to his Heavenly home Saturday, February 8, 2014. A Celebration of life will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 13, 2014 at Sagamore Baptist Church, 2301 Dottie Lynn Parkway, Fort Worth, Texas 76120. Interment: 3:00 p.m. at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation...

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