Obituaries
Major Thomas Patrick Smith Usaf
Jan 2, 2021
Maj. Thomas Patrick Smith, Jr., USAF retired, 89, passed away on Saturday, January 2, 2021.Tom was born on February 5, 1931 in Philadelphia, PA to Gertrude and Thomas Smith. He attended St. Thomas More High School and St. Joseph’s University before enlisting in the United States Air Force. He was a decorated officer and proudly served his country in the...
Sarah Lorraine Torres
Dec 30, 2020
Sarah Lorraine Torres, 33, died Wednesday evening, December 30, 2020, at a Fort Worth hospital after fighting cancer more than a year.Sarah was born November 3, 1987 in Salinas, California to Jorge Torres and Christine Pack. She graduated from Cortes High School in 2006 and received her degree in veterinary technology at Brightwood College in Phoenix, Arizona. She worked with...
Pat Parker Jones
Dec 30, 2020
Pat Parker-Jones, 84, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus Wednesday, December 30th, 2020, departing peacefully in her sleep. A life-long resident of Amarillo, she had moved to North Texas in 2017 to be closer to her children.Born Patricia Ann Inglis in Bonham, TX, February 10th, 1936, she was preceded in death by her parents, Mary Louise Howard and Paul...
Camille Tigert Keith
Dec 30, 2020
Camille Keith, an original employee of Southwest Airlines and the first woman officer of a major domestic airline, died peacefully at her home in Dallas, surrounded by her family, on December 30, 2020.The Fort Worth native attended Texas Tech University and later earned a bachelor’s degree with a double major in journalism and broadcasting from Texas Christian University.Prior to starting...
Phyllis Marie Schnebelt Studer
Dec 30, 2020
Phyllis Marie Studer (née Schnebelt) died December 30, 2020. Her loving and caring husband, Vince Studer, had died October 19, 2020. Her death came just two weeks shy of her 91st birthday and 71st wedding anniversary. Although she suffered from many age-related maladies, the family believes that she really died of a broken heart.Phyllis was born January 12, 1930 in...
Mary Dell Hargrove
Dec 30, 2020
Mary Dell Hargrove died peacefully on December 30, 2020.Mary Dell was born October 14, 1932 in Galveston, TX to parents Narcissa and Bertram Naschke from Lamark, Texas. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority and was the Research Assistant to the Chairman of Surgery in the Department of Surgery...
Nathan Butler Schattman
Dec 28, 2020
Nathan Butler Schattman left this earthly life on December 28, 2020.Even before he was born, Nathan B. Schattman was in the courtroom. During his mother’s pregnancy, Mary Ellen Schattman was fired from her job for simply being pregnant. He was part of the Schattman in Schattman v Texas Employment Commission case. His parents sued for the right to work while...
Eugenia Anderson Darden
Dec 28, 2020
Jean Anderson Darden, 98, a former Ft. Worth school teacher, died Dec. 28, 2020 in a local care center after a decline of several months.Jean was born in Bonham, Texas to W.A. Goin and Inez Biggerstaff Goin. She graduated from Bonham High School and four years later received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin.She...
Patricia Maria Ratti Oestricher
Dec 27, 2020
Patricia Maria (Ratti) Oestricher passed away peacefully on December 27, 2020, after a long illness.Born on June 10, 1931, in Chuquicamata, Chile, she married Philip Oestricher on December 27, 1952, graduated with him from the University of Florida, and walked with him during his long career as a test pilot. After raising four children, she had a long and successful...
John Randolph Kennedy
Dec 26, 2020
Dr. John Randolph Kennedy moved on to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 26.Born in Fort Worth on November 19, 1929, Dr. Kennedy lived a life blessed by endless love and service.As a graduate of Baylor Dental School, this Air Force veteran went on to practice dentistry for 58 years. He was a proud Mason, Christian minister, and a...
Diana Breitenfield
Dec 24, 2020
Diana Breitenfield, 73, was called to her heavenly home on December 24, 2020, after suffering gracefully for many years from Alzheimer’s disease. Her devotion to her family and her firm belief in God supported her in her struggle and ultimately gave her peace. Diana was born to Warren and Mildred (Newman) Archibald in Elkhorn, Wisconsin on May 26, 1947. After...
Frank L. Peterman
Dec 22, 2020
Franklin L. “Frank” Peterman, 90, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020.Born January 4, 1930 in Elyria, Ohio, the son of Pierre Arthur and Emily Ceciel (Dumas) Peterman, Frank served in the US Air Force and was a retired pharmaceutical sales representative. He was a caring and giving person, funny yet determined and hard-working and loved spending time hunting and fishing.Frank was...
Jimmie Wayne Pierce
Dec 20, 2020
Jimmy W. Pierce, 86, succumbed to coronavirus on Sunday, 20 December 2020 in Fort Worth. He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years Betty Ruth Pierce and his second spouse Dyane Atwood Pierce.The son of David L. and Lela M. Pierce, Jim was born on 6 August 1934 in Navarro County, Texas in a family of nine...
Emily G. Davis
Dec 15, 2020
Emily G. Davis passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Emily was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and graduated from New Jersey State Teachers College (now Kean University) with a degree in Fine Arts Education. During and after World War II, she served with the American Red Cross in Italy, Germany, and the Philippines. It was while she was serving...
John Clyde Belsly
Dec 14, 2020
John Clyde Belsly, 75, a longtime resident of Fort Worth, passed away December 14, 2020, in Mansfield from complications of COVID.John, born the only son to Clyde and Irene (Brock) Belsly on October 2, 1945, in Rawlings, WY, never lost his love for Wyoming.He graduated from the University of Wyoming and was an inveterate Wyoming Cowboy supporter and a season...
Dolores Mary Slusarski Knebl
Dec 14, 2020
Dolores “Dolly” Knebl, nee Slusarski, died on December 14, 2020 with underlying moderate severe stage Alzheimer’s Disease and acute COVID pneumonia. She was born on January 30, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Stanley and Anna Slusarski. She had one sister, Anne, who she loved dearly.Dolly attended Roxborough high school and one year at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA. She married...
Jimmie Joyce Farmer
Dec 13, 2020
Jimmie Joyce Farmer, 86, passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Jimmie Joyce “Dede” Farmer was born August 16, 1934 on her grandparents’ farm outside Sherman. A few years later the family moved to Fort Worth, where Dede graduated from Arlington Heights High School. She studied piano and was once invited as a youth to play with the Fort Worth...
Mark Randell Todd
Dec 12, 2020
Mark Randell Todd, 68, died Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas due to complications from COVID-19.He was born on Sunday, August 10, 1952 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Samuel Arlen Todd and Jessie Lorraine Berry. He grew up in Checotah, Oklahoma and attended Checotah Elementary School before moving to Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated from O.D. Wyatt High...
Margaret Ellen Krippel Leito
Dec 12, 2020
Margaret Ellen Krippel Leito, 97, completed her earthly journey on Saturday, December 12, 2020, in Fort Worth.Margaret Ellen Krippel was born on March 10, 1923, in Pontiac, Illinois. She grew up in El Paso, Illinois, until she moved to Fort Worth at the age of 12. She graduated from Our Lady of Victory and then attended the University of Texas.She...
William Patrick Ryan
Dec 10, 2020
William Patrick Ryan, 78, passed away December 10, 2020 at his home in Arlington.He was born July 13, 1942 at All Saints Hospital, Fort Worth, the son of Willie E. and Margie Cargile Ryan and served in the U.S. Navy from 1960-1963. He built a milling machine and started his own business, Ryan Manufacturing. After selling his business, he worked...
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