Obituaries

Stephen Todd Raphael

Stephen Todd Raphael

Jan 28, 2022

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Stephen Todd Raphael

Stephen Todd Raphael

Jan 28, 2022

Stephen Todd Raphael passed away on 28 January 2022 in Houston, TX, of COVID-19 complications. He was 72 years old. Our Heavenly Father has called Stephen to his eternal home. Our world has lost a wonderful man. Steve was a very loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, brother in law and friend. He will be greatly missed. Our earthly loss...

Mickey Kay Hughes Mcclure

Mickey Kay Hughes Mcclure

Jan 24, 2022

Mickey Kay McClure, 77, passed away on Monday, January 24, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.Mickey was born on August 2, 1944, in Olney, TX to Forrest and Harold Hughes. She enjoyed antiquing, sewing and quilting. Mickey was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.Mickey was preceded in death by her husband, Howard McClure, three older...

Deborah Tyson

Deborah Tyson

Jan 22, 2022

Deborah “DeDe” Tyson, 50, of Burleson, passed away on January 22, 2022 from COVID.DeDe was preceded in death by her grandfather, Richard “Dick” Eason, and grandparents, Woody and Winifred Barton.She is survived by her parents, Keith and Vicki Barton; brother, Jeremy Tyson (Vespa); children, Justin Strealy (Veronica), Kirstin Self (Cameron), Madison Marti (Matthew), and BrookeLynn Mackin; grandchildren, Miles Strealy and...

Lee Roy Peschel

Lee Roy Peschel

Jan 22, 2022

Lee Roy Peschel, 87, passed away January 22, 2022.He finished his career as a construction superintendent. He was a wood craftsman and loved tinkering with anything mechanical. Enjoy polka dance with his wife and teasing his grandchildren. One granddaughter refers to him as the connoisseur of demonstrating “How a horse eats corn.”. He also enjoyed plowing and watering the garden...

Chris Barry Gililland

Chris Barry Gililland

Jan 20, 2022

Chris Barry Gililland, 69, of Fort Worth, passed away on January 20, 2022.He is survived by his beloved wife, Karen; sister, Juanice Kirby of Bryan, TX; children, Chad (Cheyenne) Gililland of Denver, CO; Crista (Ryan) Saunders of Roanoke, VA; and Brent (Tierney) Preston of Lubbock, TX; six grandchildren: Haley and Luke Saunders; Brentley, Lincoln, Copley, and Logan Preston; and one...

Consuelo Hernandez Sosa

Consuelo Hernandez Sosa

Jan 19, 2022

Consuelo “Connie” Hernandez Sosa, 95, passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022. Connie was born Nov. 3, 1926, in Dallas, the fourth of five children, to Joaquin and Refugio Hernandez. She graduated from Crozier Technical High School. She married Manuel A. Sosa on Nov. 20, 1948, moved to Fort Worth and they raised two sons. They were married for 61 years...

Josephine Riccardi

Josephine Riccardi

Jan 18, 2022

Josephine Riccardi, 99, died January 18, 2022. Her final days were spent surrounded by her family and friends in Fort Worth, Texas.She was born March 19, 1922, in Braddock, PA to Alfonso and Teresa Riccardi. Her father owned a candy shop. She had five brothers and two sisters. She lived in Jackson Heights, NY and then moved to Plainview, NY...

Sandra Jean Miller Lamb

Sandra Jean Miller Lamb

Jan 18, 2022

Sandra Jean Miller-Lamb, age 61, passed away peacefully on January 18, 2022, at 10:43 am after a courageous battle with cancer.Sandra was born December 12, 1960, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Virginia & Frank Miller. Sandra was married for 40 years to Loren Michael Lamb. She was a homemaker and a nanny to her granddaughter Sophia for the first four...

Milton Bley

Milton Bley

Jan 16, 2022

Milton Bley passed away unexpectedly on January 16, 2022. Milton was born to Louis and Anna Bley on March 1, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio. He grew up a big fan of the Cleveland Browns, and his older brother, Norman. He attended Xavier University in Cincinnati, OH, earning a Bachelors and Master’s degree, while serving in the ROTC. He was the...

Karen Ruth Mauldin Shelton

Karen Ruth Mauldin Shelton

Jan 14, 2022

Karen Ruth (Mauldin) Shelton, 79, of Fort Worth, Texas was called home by her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 14, 2022.Karen was born on January 28, 1942 in Brady, Texas to Sidney Clive Mauldin and Eddie Ruth (Fort) Mauldin.She was raised in Kerrville, Texas where she graduated from Tivy High School in December 1959. Karen began taking piano lessons...

Alberta Davis Hogg

Alberta Davis Hogg

Jan 14, 2022

Alberta “Bertie” Davis Hogg passed away peacefully on January 14, 2022. She was born May 17, 1933, in Muskegon, Michigan, the daughter of Florence and Harry Davis. Her senior year of high school, a business opportunity moved the family to Parkersburg, West Virginia where she met the love of her life, John Marshall Hogg. After attending Denison University, Bertie and...

William Calhoun Walker

William Calhoun Walker

Jan 11, 2022

William Calhoun Walker, age 97, passed away peacefully on January 11, 2022. He was born March 10, 1924 in Hutchinson, Kansas to Herman S. Walker and Carrie Calhoun Walker. Bill served in World War II in the Pacific Theatre constructing airfields with the US Army Corps of Engineers on numerous Pacific islands in advance of troop movements.After graduation from the...

Marion Procter

Marion Procter

Jan 9, 2022

Nancy Marion Procter, 77, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022.Born on May 25, 1944 in San Antonio, TX to the late Charles Wantland and Wilhelmina Ernestine (Koch) Procter, she was a 1962 graduate of Paschal H.S. and 1969 graduate of TCU in Business. Marion resided in Fort Worth her entire adult life, beginning her career with Avon and retiring from...

Irene Shnurer Stemple

Irene Shnurer Stemple

Jan 9, 2022

Irene S. Stemple, 87, passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022.Irene was born on February 28, 1934 to Mildred and John Shnurer. She met her husband Norman Stemple at Penn State, where they both received a Master’s Degree in Physics. In 1957 they were married in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, with her father, Rev. John Shnurer officiating. Together they had...

Howard F. Schmidt

Howard F. Schmidt

Jan 8, 2022

Howard F. Schmidt, 90, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022.Howard was born on November 20, 1931, in Minneapolis, MN to Melita and Joseph A. Schmidt. He retired from the United States Navy after 22 years, as well as Dresser Industries and the United States Postal Service. He enjoyed skiing, playing tennis, sailing with family, and camping. Howard is the...

Edithe Hope Tillman Pearson

Edithe Hope Tillman Pearson

Jan 8, 2022

On January 8, 2022, Edithe Hope Pearson passed away peacefully in Fort Worth, Texas.She was born in Denmark, Wisconsin on November 13, 1928 to Ruby and William Tillman and was the youngest of their four children. Hope graduated from nursing school and specialized as a nurse anesthetist, making her a valued member of many surgical teams at various hospitals. She...

Juanita Gonzales Zinn

Juanita Gonzales Zinn

Jan 6, 2022

Juanita Gonzales Zinn, 87, passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022.Juanita was born on May 23, 1934, in Fort Worth to Juanita and John Gonzales. She was a longtime member of St Mary the Assumption Catholic Church, Fort Worth. She loved to go to garage sales and flea markets. Juanita enjoyed embroidery, knitting, her Dallas Cowboys, and bowing. But she...

Patricia Gillespie Calvin

Patricia Gillespie Calvin

Jan 5, 2022

Patricia Ellen Gillespie Calvin died on January 5, 2022.Pat grew up and spent most of her life in Fort Worth. She attended Our Lady of Victory (at that time a high school), then earned a BA and MA in English at TCU. She was a librarian and a post-graduate instructor at SMU. Inspired by her loving parents and her dedicated...

Joanne Werner Hughes And Shane Edward Dunaway

Joanne Werner Hughes And Shane Edward Dunaway

Jan 4, 2022

JoAnne Werner Hughes, 78, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 and Shane Edward Dunaway, passed away on June 12, 2021.JoAnne was born on April 23, 1943, in Crowley, Louisiana to Annie and Joseph Werner. Shane was born on October 16, 1968 in Sioux City, Iowa to JoAnne and James Dunaway.JoAnne was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, sister, and...