Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Fort Worth, TX

Dorothy Williams Springfield

Dorothy Williams Springfield

Oct 5, 2013

AZLE Dorothy Williams Springfield, 88, passed away on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, following a brief illness. Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Walnut Creek Baptist Church. Interment: Jaybird Cemetery. Visitation: Friends may call from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Biggers Funeral Home. Dorothy Mae Williams was born to Willie Edward and Eva Emerline Stone Williams on June 25, 1925,...

Bennie D. Springer

Bennie D. Springer

Oct 3, 2013

Bennie D. Springer, 71, a retired United States Air Force master sergeant, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Committal with military honors will be at Saginaw Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Bennie was born in Rosebud on May...

Theda Ruth Ratliff

Theda Ruth Ratliff

Oct 2, 2013

Theda Ruth Ratliff, 89, a loving wife, mother and homemaker, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Committal will be at 12:30 p.m. in Boyd Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Biggers Funeral Home. Mrs. Ratliff, a longtime...

Namon Leon Elam

Namon Leon Elam

Sep 30, 2013

Namon Leon Elam, 78, passed away Monday, September 30, 2013, at his home. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Springtown Cemetery. Namon was born May 18, 1935, in Springtown to Wellington and Loree Elam. He was a lifelong Springtown area resident and worked for many years as a truck driver for Eagle Mountain Lumber Co....

Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith

Sep 27, 2013

Nancy Smith, 48, received her wings Friday, September 27, 2013, and now is in heaven with other angels. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Bethesda Community Church. Visitation will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Nancy was born June 21, 1965, in Lake Worth to Richard and Ellie Gallivan. She was a...

Alfred C. “Al” Smith

Alfred C. “Al” Smith

Sep 23, 2013

Alfred C. "Al" Smith, 77, passed away Monday, September 23, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Biggers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested for the research of Alzheimers, the North Texas Humane Society or the Lake Worth Area...

Joy Lynn Williams Ross

Joy Lynn Williams Ross

Sep 22, 2013

Joy Lynn Williams Ross, 69, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Committal will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, October 1, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial gifts may be made to Metropolitan Baptist Church...

Robert L. Dunlap

Robert L. Dunlap

Sep 20, 2013

Robert L. Dunlap, 37, a loving husband, father, son and friend, passed away Friday, September 20, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at The Trophy Club. He is survived by his wife, Bethany Dunlap; daughter, Pressli Dunlap; father, Raymond L. Dunlap; brothers, Chris and Scott.

Mark Eugene Mccomas

Mark Eugene Mccomas

Sep 18, 2013

Mark Eugene McComas, 50, went home to heaven Wednesday, September 18, 2013. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mark was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, and had lived in Fort Worth for 39 years. He loved his family and protected them even though he was disabled. Mark was preceded in death by his father, Larry Leon...

Janice Lynn Snyder

Janice Lynn Snyder

Sep 15, 2013

Janice Lynn Snyder, 67, of Fort Worth went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 15, 2013. A celebration of Jans life will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lighthouse Fellowship, 7200 Roberston Rd., Fort Worth, Pastor Frank Briggs officiating. Jan was born March 22, 1946, in Erie, Pennsylvania, to Harry and Kathleen Bryte who preceded her in...

Elizabeth Ann Campbell

Elizabeth Ann Campbell

Sep 14, 2013

Elizabeth Ann Campbell, 68, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Liz was preceded in death by a son, Arthur Shawn Nelson. She is survived by her husband, Chuck Campbell; daughter, Stephanie...

Lois M. Mclarry

Lois M. Mclarry

Sep 14, 2013

Lois M. McLarry, 87, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Azleland Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Biggers Funeral Home. Lois was born December 7, 1925, in Leonard to Roscoe and Marcie McLarry. She had been an...

Courtnee Marie Spicer

Courtnee Marie Spicer

Sep 14, 2013

Courtnee Marie (Brown) Spicer, a devoted wife and mother, daughter, and friend, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from a pulmonary embolism. The celebration of Courtnees life will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at The Church at Azle, 1801 S. Stewart St Azle, TX 76020. Burial will be held at 10:15...

Nita New

Nita New

Sep 3, 2013

Nita New, 51, finished her race and went home to be with her Lord on the evening of Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bethesda Community Church. Interment will be at Greenwood Memorial Park. Memorial gifts may be made to Light of Life International, 4360 Western Center Blvd., PMB 124, Fort Worth,...

Elaine Burgess Davis

Elaine Burgess Davis

Sep 3, 2013

Elaine Burgess Davis, 55, passed away on the evening of Tuesday, September 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Outreach of Love, 3591 E. Highway 199 between Azle and Springtown. Committal will be at 12:30 p.m. in Whitt Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Biggers Funeral Home. Memorial gifts may...

John Douglas Laver

John Douglas Laver

Sep 1, 2013

John Douglas Laver, 57, a longtime resident of Azle, passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2013 at Biggers Funeral Chapel. Committal will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at DeWitt Cemetery near Humboldt, Kansas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of...

Gary L. Fritchen

Gary L. Fritchen

Aug 31, 2013

Gary L. Fritchen, 56, a former long-time Rockford, Ill. resident, died peacefully in his home on Saturday, August 31, 2013, surrounded by loving family members. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 14, 2013, at Fellowship of the Parks Church, located at 9900 N. Beach Street, Keller, Tex., with the Pastor Nick Nilson of Lakewood...

Gibbs Slaughter

Gibbs Slaughter

Aug 30, 2013

The peace of heaven rested on the waters of Eagle Mountain Lake, Friday morning, August 30, 2013, as Gibbs Slaughter stepped in front of his Lord and Savior and heard the words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lake Country Church, 8777 Boat Club Road. Burial will be immediately...

Robert “Bob” Jackson

Robert “Bob” Jackson

Aug 28, 2013

Robert Jackson passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at a Fort Worth assisted living center at peace with his decisions after being visited by many dear friends and family during the last several days. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Cisco. He was born in Albany, Texas, to Gene and Elsie Jackson in 1934....

V. Odell Ebeling

V. Odell Ebeling

Aug 28, 2013

V. Odell Ebeling, 89, a beloved mom, grandma and great-granny, passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 28, 2013, in Azle. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1313 Southeast Parkway in Azle. Interment will be at Azleland Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Biggers Funeral Home. In lieu...

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