Obituaries

William Jacob Doyle Ii

William Jacob Doyle Ii

Sep 26, 2020

William Jacob Doyle II, 80, passed away Saturday, September 26, 2020.William Jacob Doyle II was born September 8, 1940 in Fort Worth to Marjorie and Lyle Doyle. He was a proud graduate of Paschal High School and TCU. William loved to meet with his friends for the Friday Board meeting at Railhead and he enjoyed gardening.Survivors include his daughter, Laurie...

Mary Cecile Williams

Mary Cecile Williams

Sep 23, 2020

Mary Cecile Williams, 71, died on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.Mary was born December 16, 1948, in Shreveport, Louisiana to Samuel James Williams II and Evelyn Irene Smoke Williams.Survivors: Sisters, Melva Rose Wilson and Linda Taylor-West; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Francis L. Hurst

Francis L. Hurst

Sep 21, 2020

Francis Levi Hurst, affectionately known as “Buddy” by all his friends, was brought home peacefully to God’s eternal Kingdom on Monday, September 21, 2020, with all four of his children at his side. Selfless, is the one word that best describes the character of Buddy in his interactions with family, friends, neighbors, and community organizations. Buddy was widely known for...

Lois Sullins Pendley

Lois Sullins Pendley

Sep 18, 2020

Lois Sullins Pendley, 89, a retired Registered Nurse, died Friday, September 18, 2020.Lois was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Joe Pendley.She is survived by sister, Imogene Sullins Jackson; sister-in-law, Patsy Ruth Walpole-Elliott and her husband, Jim; her longtime friends and caretakers, Debbie and Roger Woerner; along with many nieces and nephews.

Marjorie Alene Childress Delatour Crawford

Marjorie Alene Childress Delatour Crawford

Sep 18, 2020

Marjorie Alene Childress Delatour Crawford, 61, died peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas, her home in adulthood.Marji was a 1977 graduate of Firestone High School in Akron, Ohio. She was a Phi Beta Kappa, cum laude graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with degrees in International Studies and Economics. She was a member of Delta...

Sarah Lee Crowson Guthrie

Sarah Lee Crowson Guthrie

Sep 18, 2020

Sarah Lee Crowson was born in Corsicana on July 15, 1937 to Clarence Chester and Mary Lee Terry Crowson. She attended Corsicana public schools for 12 years. She attended Navarro Junior College, where she was a member of the famed “High Steppers.” Sarah earned her B.S. Degree in Elementary Education at North Texas State University. Although an only child, Sarah...

Virginia C. Taggart

Virginia C. Taggart

Sep 17, 2020

Virginia Carney Taggart passed away Thursday, September 17,2020 after a full and blessed life of 99 years.She was born in 1921 in Sioux City, Iowa and raised in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Virginia was the daughter of Dr. Gilbert and Dr. Myrtle Carney. She graduated with honors from Rosary College (now Dominican University) in River Forest, Illinois in 1943.She met...

Marvis Lorriane Horn

Marvis Lorriane Horn

Sep 13, 2020

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Sylvia Stewart

Sylvia Stewart

Sep 9, 2020

Sylvia Stewart was born on September 18th 1940 in Long Beach, California to Norma Maria Ferris and James Sledge Creekmore.She was raised in Fort Worth, Texas with her siblings, Beverly Sue Mills and Charles Vernon Mills. Sylvia met the love of her life, Maj. Charles E. Stewart, when she was just fifteen years old working as a carhop. Through Charles’...

Sister Mary Frances Serafino

Sister Mary Frances Serafino

Sep 9, 2020

Sister Mary Frances Serafino, 90, died Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Sister Mary Frances Serafino was born in Ganado, Texas. The family moved to Houston and eventually to Duncanville where she attended public schools throughout High School. In Duncanville the Serafinos were the only Catholics in town, so her going to College at Our Lady of Victory was a mystery for...

Katherine Brown Harvey

Katherine Brown Harvey

Sep 4, 2020

Katherine Brown Harvey, 58, claimed the promise of her baptism on Friday, September 4, 2020, surrounded by her family as she peacefully passed. She was born December 1, 1961 to Willis Ferrier Brown and Mary Armstrong Brown in Fort Worth, Texas. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1984 with a Bachelor’s in Political Science. While feeding newborn babies at...

Norman H. Martin Ii

Norman H. Martin Ii

Sep 2, 2020

After a brief illness, on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, Norman H. Martin, loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away at the age of 81. A life-long Fort Worthian and proud Texan, Norman was born on November 30, 1938 in Fort Worth, TX to Harold and Maurine (Redford) Martin. He was a proud alum of Paschal High School...

Jerry C. Roberts

Jerry C. Roberts

Aug 23, 2020

Jerry C. Roberts, 84, passed away August 23rd 2020.Jerry was born December 11, 1935 in Jefferson, Texas and grew up in Marshall, Texas. After graduating from Texas, A&M in 1959, Jerry married Bobbie Ellen Wood. He then entered the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers where he Commanded a Construction Company building Camp Tuto, Greenland. In 1961, after completion of active...

John J Byrne

John J Byrne

Aug 23, 2020

John J Byrne, Jr., retired President of Byrne Brothers Foods, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 23, 2020.John, known as J, was born in Greenwood, Texas on June 19, 1932 to Genevieve Furgerson Byrne and John J Byrne, Sr. He grew up in Ft Worth, TX and as a Boy Scout in Troup 32, where he earned the rank of...

April Monica Mcgarry

April Monica Mcgarry

Aug 21, 2020

April Monica McGarry, 61, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2020.April was born on October 14, 1958 in Des Plaines, Illinois to Elmer and Fern Helfers. On December 22, 1984 she converted to Catholicism, received her first communion, had her marriage blessed by the Catholic church and her children baptized in the Catholic faith. It was one of the defining...

James Nolan Murphy

James Nolan Murphy

Aug 19, 2020

James Nolan Murphy III – FORT WORTH, beloved physician, died peacefully on August 19, 2020 at the age of 79.Jay’s life was defined by his commitment to serving the needs of others. As a young boy, his desire was to become a pediatrician in his home town of Fort Worth, Texas. Following his graduations from Arlington Heights High School in...

James Richard Blake

James Richard Blake

Aug 16, 2020

James Richard Blake, aged 87, died at his home on August 16, 2020 from heart disease in Fort Worth, Texas.Born on December 8, 1932 in Pontiac, Michigan, he was the son of Elfie Bacon Blake and Carlton Blake. Blake was raised in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, and Iowa City, Iowa, and graduated from North Phoenix High in Phoenix, Arizona in 1951. He...

Nona Jane Owens Pannell

Nona Jane Owens Pannell

Aug 14, 2020

On Friday August 14, 2020, Nona Jane (Owens) Pannell, 66, entered into the arms of Jesus from ovarian cancer with her loving family by her side.Nona was born on February 22, 1954 in Fort Worth, TX and was the daughter of Rachel and WT Owens. She married Terry Pannell on April 7th 1973 and was a member of Holy Family...

Sarilyn Sue Logan

Sarilyn Sue Logan

Aug 12, 2020

Sarilyn Sue Logan passed away Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at the age of 82.Sarilyn was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 7, 1937 to Nan and Leon Bloomer. She attended Arlington Heights High School where she was a member of the archery team and graduated in 1956. She met the love of her life, Donald Logan in 1955 on...

Cynthia Sharon Walters

Cynthia Sharon Walters

Aug 12, 2020

Cynthia Sharon Walters passed August 12, 2020.Born April 9, 1949, Temple, Texas to Marguerite and Joseph Martin Byers. Cindy graduated North Texas State University BA and TCU MLA. She taught Drama/Speech Wedgwood MS for 26 years, Eastern Hills High, and TCCD South and Crowley campuses total 49 years. Gave her talents, hands-on work, served as officer in these organizations: ADK...