Obituaries

Mar 15, 2024

Lalita Joyce Shelton, 85, loving daughter, mother, sister, cousin, aunt, and great aunt, passed away peacefully Friday, March 15, 2024, at her home in Fort Worth, TX.  She was born on March 10th, 1939, in Hobbs, New Mexico, to George and Mary Ruby (Mullins) Hurd. The family moved to Fort Worth, TX where she grew up. Her siblings were adult...

Mar 12, 2024

Royalty Rose Martinez, 7, passed away on March 12, 2024, in Dallas, TX. She was born on March 15, 2016, in Ventura, CA to Mariah Martinez and Eric Inocencio. 

Royalty Rose Martinez grew up in Dallas, Tx. She attended Soto Elementary in Dallas, Tx and Step Ahead Daycare Learning Center who treated Rose as their own. 

Royalty Rose Martinez was a member...

Mar 12, 2024

Robert (Bobby) Mowell, Jr., 67, passed away on March 12, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born on August 8, 1956, in Fort Worth, to Bob and Faye Mowell.

 

Bobby grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from O.D. Wyatt High School in 1974. He attended Arlington Baptist College after high school and later completed his degree at Dallas Baptist...

Mar 7, 2024

Mary Elizabeth Giddens was the 5th child of 7 daughters born to Samuel & Mattie Giddens.  She passed away on March 7th at 2 a.m. in Grand Prairie, Texas at age 84 years old. She was a career employee of 36 years at Southwestern Bell telephone company in Arlington TX. Mary raised 4 children as a single divorced parent. She is...

Mar 3, 2024

Robert Van Puckett, 73, passed away peacefully on the 3rd day of March 2024 in Arlington, TX.

He was born on September 26, 1950 in Sherman, Texas to Timothy Dodd and Margaret Evelyn Puckett.

Robert and his family moved from Sherman to Arlington when he was 9 years old.

He graduated from Sam Houston High School in 1969.  

Robert married Judy Grizzell in...

Mar 3, 2024

Moses Felan Cabrera, 79, went to be with the Lord on March 3, 2024. Moses was born on December 25, 1944, in Gilroy, California to Pedro G. and Elbira Felan Cabrera. Moses grew up in Ft Worth, graduated from Trimble Tech High School and went on to earn an associate degree. He worked in a dental lab and then hired...

Feb 26, 2024

Wilma Mary Frashier, beloved wife of the late Edwin Frashier, peacefully passed away in Mansfield, TX. She was born in Chicago, Illinois to Joseph and Mary Hedera on September 5th, 1928.

Wilma dedicated many years of her life to serving through her career at Tarrant County Adult Probation before retiring. Her commitment to helping individuals and her community left a lasting...

Feb 24, 2024

Joyce Allene Stinson, 89, was born on November 15, 1934, in Fort Worth TX to Albert G. and Dottie D. Dignum and was the first born of two daughters. She departed this life on February 24, 2024, and reunited with her loving husband, Donald P. Stinson, her parents, her sister Dorothy Lee Dignum-Boutwell and husband David Boutwell, Ross Dignum Jr,...

Feb 24, 2024

Judith (Judy) Ann Bohannon passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024 in Arlington, Texas. Judy was born on January 27, 1939 in West Orange, New Jersey to Lester and Edna Tinney. At four years old, she contracted a severe kidney disease, which led to complications, and then hospitalization. Doctors soon assessed there was little hope and she was given Christmas...

Feb 22, 2024

Rosemarie (Rosie) Helen Frizzell, 86, returned home to the Lord on February 22nd, 2024, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Waxahachie, TX.

Rosie was born to Theodore and Alma Frank on July 20th, 1937, and grew up in Houston and Spring, TX. After graduating from Houston's Lutheran High School in 1955 she worked for Shell Oil and married Jim Frizzell...

Feb 21, 2024

Marion "Lewis" Sessumes, Jr., 66, went to be with Jesus on February 21, 2024.  Lewis was born on October 29, 1957 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Marion Lewis Sessumes and Merle Maxine (Yoakum) Sessumes.  Lewis loved Jesus, and enjoyed spending time with his friends at Rock House, watching TV, watching  wrestling, cooking, and eating his favorite dish of fried chicken....

Feb 21, 2024

Christa I Harville, 87, passed away on February 21, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. Christa was born on August 13, 1936, in Hanau, Germany to parents Heinrich and Ilse Baumann.

 

Christa grew up in Hanau, Germany, graduating from high school and attending trade school there. While she was clerking at a local business, and while traveling to work one day, she met a man in the US Army stationed there, that found her irresistible.

Christa married that military man, Lee Harville, a...

Feb 20, 2024

Feb 20, 2024

Carolyn Lee Miller, 74, passed away in the early evening on the 20th of February 2024 at her home in Kennedale, TX.  She was born on June 14, 1949 in Rochester, NY to Raymond and Betty (Oliver) Parker.

Carrie married David Miller in 1980 and remained happily married for 43 years.  She enjoyed reading, keeping up with the events on General...

Feb 17, 2024

Nora Jean Williams Westerfield Francis, born July 12, 1956, died February 17, 2024 after an unexpected illness.  Nora was a beautiful daughter and a loving sister.   She brought so much joy to her whole family.  Nora lived her life the way she wanted which didn’t end with her death.  She will be dearly missed.

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Feb 16, 2024

Barbara Ann Geckler, 75, of Poetry, TX, passed away on the afternoon of February 16, 2024 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on July 13, 1948 in Berlin, Germany.  Barbara is survived by her husband Bill Geckler, daughter Keli (Craig) Wiman, son Bucky Buchanan and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father Frank P. Smith,...

Feb 14, 2024

Wanda Faye Sanford, 95, passed away peacefully in her sleep at Grapevine Medical Lodge on Feb 14, 2024. Wanda was born to Ray and Lena Edwards of Alvord, Texas in 1929. She grew up on a dairy farm with her two sisters (and best friends), Ila Mae and Alma.

Wanda began her career in the banking industry at an early age...

Feb 14, 2024

Nicholas Andrew Cordova, known to many as Nick, passed away at the age of 35 in Arlington, Texas, surrounded by those who loved him most in this world. He was born on April 13, 1988, in Dallas, Texas, and went on to work in management at the University of Texas at Arlington for the last six years. Nicholas was an...

Feb 14, 2024

Peggy Joyce (McCool) Hurst, aged 84, of Arlington, TX, passed away on February 14, 2024. She was born on December 28,1939, in Simpson County, Mississippi to Samuel Otha and Lillie Maude (Way) McCool.

Born in Simpson County, MS, Peggy grew up in Jackson, MS and graduated from Central High School in 1957. She worked at various companies across Mississippi and Texas...

Feb 13, 2024