Obituaries

Recent Obituaries from Fort Worth, TX

Nanci Carlisle

Nanci Carlisle

Apr 26, 2019

Nanci Carlisle, 89, of Azle passed away April 26, 2019. Visitation: 10 to 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 29, 2019 at Biggers Funeral Home Chapel. Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday, in Biggers Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Private services, Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Nanci was born in Roy, New Mexico to Ann and James Jameson. As a child, her family, including sisters,...

David Lee Eck

David Lee Eck

Apr 25, 2019

David Lee Eck, 74, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2019 in a Fort Worth Hospital. Graveside Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Greenwood Memorial Park. Dr. Bob Mayberry will officiate. Visitation: 6:00 P.M.- 8:00 Monday at Biggers Funeral Home. David was a long time resident of Fort Worth and a retired letter carrier with 31 years of service....

William “Bill” Carl Ruttman, Jr.

William “Bill” Carl Ruttman, Jr.

Apr 20, 2019

William "Bill" Carl Ruttman, Jr. 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 20, 2019. Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. Monday, May 6, 2019 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. There will be a memorial gathering in Pennsylvania at a later date. Bill was born November 18, 1929 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. He was married to his wife Rose for 65 years....

Tom Dennis

Tom Dennis

Apr 20, 2019

Tom Dennis, 83, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: Tuesday, April 30, at 11:00 at Biggers Funeral Home, 6100 Azle Avenue, Lake Worth. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Tom Dennis Memorial Scholarship Fund to be awarded to a CTE student in his name. Donations may be sent to Eagle...

Carol Wilbur Kite

Carol Wilbur Kite

Apr 20, 2019

Carol Wilbur Kite, loving mother of two, passed away at the age of 60 at Community Hospice of Fort Worth on Saturday, April 20, 2019 after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Services for Carol are 2 p.m. Tuesday at West Freeway Church of Christ. Visitation with family and friends at 1 p.m. prior to services. Burial will follow services in...

Christiaan William James Shaw

Christiaan William James Shaw

Apr 19, 2019

Christiaan William James Shaw, our precious baby boy, passed away at home on Friday April 19, 2019 after 15 months of bringing joy to this world, God decided to take our little angels hand and guide him to heaven. We know hes up there running around and laughing, no longer held down by the earthly burdens of his disease. Christiaan...

Rex Dale Stephenson

Rex Dale Stephenson

Apr 16, 2019

Rex Dale Stephenson, 80, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at his home. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Monday, April 22, 2019 at Azleland Cemetery in Reno. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Biggers Funeral Home. Dale was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Mildred L. Stephenson on June 24, 2016. Survivors: include his children, Jerry Thoms...

Joyce Marie Vugrin

Joyce Marie Vugrin

Apr 16, 2019

Joyce Vugrin, 70, of Saginaw, passed away April 16, 2019. Service: 10:30 A.M. Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Saint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Visitation 6 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 24, with a recitation of the Holy Rosary to commence at 6:30 P.M. in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Committal: 1:15 p.m. at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation Biggers Funeral Home...

Ronald “Ron” W. Sample

Ronald “Ron” W. Sample

Apr 15, 2019

Ronald "Ron" W. Sample, 70, passed away on April 15, 2019 surrounded by loved ones after a relentless eight-year battle with cancer. Service: Ron had always requested that there be no service. He has touched so many lives during his time with us and will be deeply missed. Memorials: In honor of Ron's love of animals and in lieu of...

Edna Velda Odom

Edna Velda Odom

Apr 13, 2019

Edna Velda Odom, 83, passed away April 13, 2019. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18, 2019, at Biggers Funeral Chapel. Memorials: Should you desire, memorial donations in memory of Edna Odom may be made to ABI (Amputee Basketball Invigorated), www.abisports.org. Edna was born in Cerro, Questa County, N.M. on January 18, 1936. She was married to Hoyt Odom for...

Katie Norris Perry

Katie Norris Perry

Apr 10, 2019

Katie Norris Perry, 95, passed away April 10, 2019. Service: 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 12, 2019 at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 6051 Azle Avenue, Lake Worth, 76135. Visitation: 6 to 8 P.M., Thursday, at the funeral home. Interment: 1:00 P.M., Monday at Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock. Katie was born July 25, 1923 in Gorman, to Durward and Hattie Dunn. She...

Pamela Ann Williams

Pamela Ann Williams

Apr 10, 2019

The family of Pamela Ann Williams, of Springtown, Texas, is saddened to share that she passed away on April 10, 2019 at the age of 66. She generously shared her light with everyone she met. Today our world is a bit dimmer for its loss. Memorial service at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, April 13, 2019 at Biggers Funeral Chapel. Pam was...

James A. Francisco, Jr.

James A. Francisco, Jr.

Apr 5, 2019

James A. Francisco, Jr., 93, of Azle, died April 5, 2019. A memorial service will be held at a later date and interment will be at Goshen Cemetery in Springtown. James was born May 14, 1925 in Turkey Ford, Oklahoma. He served with the U.S. Army in the Rhineland and Central Europe during World War II. After the war he...

Leatha Spears Richardson

Leatha Spears Richardson

Apr 4, 2019

Leatha Spears Richardson, 59, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Azle. Graveside Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20, 2019, at Azleland Cemetery in Reno. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, 2019, at Biggers Funeral Home. Leatha was born in Dallas on September 13, 1959 to Kenneth and Vicki Spears Capp. At a young age she was adopted...

Donna D. Michels

Donna D. Michels

Apr 3, 2019

Donna D. Michels, 96, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Memorial Service: Noon, Saturday, at All Saints Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Road, Ft. Worth, 76107. Inurnment: All Saints Episcopal Church Columbarium. Memorials: The Donna Michels Scholarship Fund at All Saints Episcopal School. Donna D. Davis was born July 9, 1922 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She lived with her mother and...

Billie Myruel Johnson Barton

Billie Myruel Johnson Barton

Apr 3, 2019

Billie Johnson Barton passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Funeral services: 10 A.M. Saturday, April 6 in Biggers Funeral Chapel. Interment: Dido Cemetery. Visitation: 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Friday at Biggers Funeral Home. Billie was born September 22, 1932 in Fort Worth to the late Elmer Willie Wallace and Rushie Samuel Brannon. She cared for her late husband, Red...

Deborah Lynn Richey

Deborah Lynn Richey

Apr 1, 2019

Deborah Lynn (Daffron) Richey a precious wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and friend went to her heavenly home early Monday morning April 1, 2019. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at Biggers Funeral Home in Lake Worth. A Celebration of Deborah's Life will follow at Augie's Sunset Caf on Eagle Mountain Lake. Deborah was born in...

Marjorie “Margie” Ann Johnson

Marjorie “Margie” Ann Johnson

Mar 30, 2019

Marjorie "Margie" Ann Johnson, 63, passed away March 30, 2019 peacefully at her home in Fort Worth. Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at Biggers Funeral Chapel. Interment: Dido Cemetery, near Eagle Mountain Lake. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the funeral home. Margie was born November 3, 1955 in Coronado, California. She was a...

Billy James Heiser

Billy James Heiser

Mar 30, 2019

Billy James Heiser 1959 - 2019 Billy James Heiser, age 59, resident of Weatherford, Texas passed away peacefully on March 30, 2019. Billy was born in Avon Park, Florida was the son of Fred and Nancy Heiser. He was raised in Lake Worth, Texas, where he graduated from Lake Worth High School in 1977. Biggers Funeral Home is handling service...

Lynn Ray Haney

Lynn Ray Haney

Mar 28, 2019

Lynn Ray Haney went home to be with his savior, Jesus Christ on Thursday, March 28, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Southside Church of Christ in Fort Worth. In memory of Lynn, please plant something green, and remember to enjoy life's abundant blessings with a grateful heart. Lynn was a native Texan, born...

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