Obituaries

Jul 20, 2020

Francisca Garcia Martinez, 81, was living in Grand Prairie, Texas when she passed away at home on July 20, 2020 at 2:10PM.  She was born on November 1, 1938 in Weslaco, Texas to Ernesto and Francisca Garcia.

Francisca was a loving wife, mother, grandma, and tia.  She started out working at a young age thereby instilling in...

Jul 20, 2020

Cynthia Ann Caruthers, went to be with our Lord and Savior on July, 20, 2020 at her home in Kennedale, TX. She was born on February 15, 1948 in Vernon, TX to J.A. & Opal Burchfield.

She will be greatly missed by her family and friends until we meet again in heaven.

She is survived by: husband, Alan, daughters, Ginnie & Christy; son, Alan Jr.,4 grandchildren, &...

Jul 15, 2020

Gerald Thomas Waite passed away on July 15, 2020 at Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest in Ft. Worth, Texas.  He was born on December 1, 1946, in Dallas, Texas, to Clyde and Doris (Williams) Waite.

Gerald grew up in San Antonio & Dallas, Texas.  He lived one memorable year in Gambrels, Maryland.  He graduated from South Oak Cliff...

Jul 14, 2020

Gary Wayne Watkins, 60, passed away on the 14th day of July , 2020 at a friend’s home in Fort Worth Texas.  He was born on June 26, 1960 in Fort Worth Texas to Sterling and Juanita Booth Watkins.  Gary grew up in Fort Worth as well as Burleson Texas and attended Burleson High School.  During his childhood and...

Jul 9, 2020

Mary Margaret Apple, 69, passed away on July 9, 2020 at her home in Arlington, Texas. She was born on April 27,1951 in Mineral Wells, Texas to James and Margaret Oliver Martin.

Mary grew up in Wichita Falls, Texas. She graduated from Ryder High School in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1969. After high school she: attended college at Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas where she received a degree in Accounting.  She worked for American Airlines in Reservations, Air Cargo, and Advantage where she worked for 28 years. She retired in 2013.

Mary married Michael...

Jul 6, 2020

Alva Day Hanvey went home to be with the Lord on July 6, 2020 at the age of 92. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 30, 1927. She was married to Howard Frank Hanvey on June 20, 1947 after dating for only two weeks. They were married for 49 years until Howard went home to be...

Jul 4, 2020

Corinne (Cory) Michelle Hall, 55, passed away peacefully in Arlington, Texas on Saturday, July 4, 2020 with family at her bedside. Cory was born on August 26, 1964 in Norfolk, Virginia and spent her childhood in Pensacola, Florida. Her vivacious personality motivated her parents to have her move to France, where she lived with family for several years. There...

Jul 3, 2020

Lois Clydell Gates, 92 passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020 at home with family nearby.

She was born July 20, 1927 in Lockhart to Julius Clyde Boyd and Annie Pearl Garner. She grew up on a farm during the Great Depression near Lockhart, TX .  She graduated from Lockhart High School in 1945.  After high school...

Jun 29, 2020

Donald Noel Tyk, 73, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 peacefully in his home in Burleson, Texas. He was born on December 8, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois to Harold Frank Tyk and Florence Ethel (Duffield) Tyk.

Donald grew up in Kennedale, Texas. He joined the US Navy in 1968 and served on the USS Seattle from 1968 to 1972 during the Vietnam conflict. ...

Jun 26, 2020

Adrian Wesley Caruthers, 94, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by family on Friday, June 26, 2020.  Funeral service for Adrian will be Thursday, July 2, 2020 at 10:30AM at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale.  The family will receive friends for visitation Wednesday, July 1, 2020 from 7:00-9:00PM at Emerald Hills Funeral Home.  Facial masks are required...

Jun 23, 2020

Delbert F. (Del) Sperry, 91, of Arlington, TX died June 23, 2020.  He was born July 7, 1928 in Princeton, TX, youngest child of the late Oscar and Orpha (Trantham) Sperry.  Prior to his retirement, he was in the sales profession for forty-nine years.  His selling experience include the wholesale plumbing supply business, industrial piping and valve products for...

Jun 17, 2020

Linda Gay Mason, 77, passed away peacefully, with her son beside her, on June 17, 2020 at Medical City North Hills Hosptial in North Richalnd Hills, TX. She was born on November 6, 1942 in Plainview, TX to William Worth and Ethel Louise (Gilbert) Baker.

Linda grew up in Fort Worth, TX. She stayed home with the children until she became the manager of the Swiss Pretzel Shop. She later...

Jun 16, 2020

Glavis Eugene “Gene” Hitt, 85, passed away on June 16, 2020 at a local hospital in Fort Worth. Gene was born on August 25, 1934 in Johnson County, Texas to Glavis Enloe Hitt and Eunis Lynn Hitt.

Gene lived in the hill county till 1952 where he met the love of his life Betty Jo Peacock who...

Jun 11, 2020

Ruby Lee Irwin, 87, passed away on June 11, 2020 at Mansfield Methodist Hospital in Mansfield, Texas.  She was born on May 31, 1933 in Paris, TX.

Ruby is survived by her spouse, Jesse of Kennedale, Texas; her five sons, Ricky (Judy), Danny (Donna), Stephen (Karen), Ronnie and Royce (Jonna), fourteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren and numerous...

Jun 10, 2020

Amos Clifton Beard 92, passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in his home in Arlington, Texas. He was born December 16, 1927 to William and Rosalyn (Rolan) Beard in Buckholts, Texas. Mr. Beard served in the Military, starting out by enlisting in the Navy then later joining the National Guard and ending his Military career as a Major...

Jun 5, 2020

William James Stegmeier, 98 years old, passed away on June 5, 2020 at Medical City Hospital in Arlington, TX.  He was born on March 9, 1922 on a homestead in Casa Grande, AZ to Charles and Hedwig Stegmeier. Bill grew up in Tucson, Arizona and graduated from Tucson High in 1940. After high school he left for California to...

May 31, 2020

El señor Juan Guzman falleció el día 31 de Mayo 2020 en Arlington, Texas.  Nacio el dia primero de Noviembre de 1948 en Rancho de Guadalupe, Tarimoro, Guanajuato, a sus padres Juan Guzman y Maria Salud Ramirez Guzman.

Este 16 de Mayo, el y su querida esposa celebraron 51 años de casados.

El señor Guzman...

May 28, 2020

Funeral service for Patsy Jean Rogers of Dublin, Texas will be held at 1:00PM on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale, Texas.  The family will receive friends for visitation on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 from 11:00AM-1:00PM.

May 24, 2020

Kenneth Lee Tate, 52, passed away on May 24, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. He was born on January 25, 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Lottie Tucker Tate.

Kenny grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Belton High School in Belton, Texas in 1986. After college he began work for M&M Mars as a Mechanical Designer, he then worked for various engineering jobs in the DFW area most recently Ace Aeronautics. During his career, he had a broad...

May 21, 2020

Mary I. Garcia, 83 passed away on the 21st of May 2020, at nursing home in Fort Worth, TX. She was born on October 23, 1936 in West, TX to Juan and Jeronima Ibarra Garcia.Mary was preceded in death by her parents Juan and Jeronima Ibarra Garcia, Siblings- Ventura Martinez, Rachel Garcia, Francis Garcia, Trinidad Garcia, Faye Martinez, Domingo...