Obituaries

DORIS TRIPP

DORIS TRIPP

Feb 16, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Doris Courtney Tripp, 79, went home to be with her Lord and Savior and her beloved husband, Baird, on Saturday evening, Feb. 16, 2008. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Celebration Fellowship Church. The Rev. Dr. James Reeves will officiate. Following services in the church, she will be laid to rest in Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: Doris will...

MILDRED SPIELMAN

MILDRED SPIELMAN

Feb 15, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Mildred Virginia Fortner Spielman, 97, died peacefully Friday afternoon, Feb. 15, 2008. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Sunday in the Leonard Chapel at First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth, 800 W. Fifth Street. The Rev. Dr. William Longsworth will officiate. Mrs. Spielman was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Herman J. Spielman, in 1957. Survivors:...

Reed Ballard

Reed Ballard

Feb 15, 2008

Reed was born on Aug. 7, 1987, in Fort Worth. He was a joy to his family. Reed attended Shady Oaks Elementary, Bedford Junior High, L.D. Bell High and Gateway Academy. Reed loved his friends and family and they loved him. Reed was preceded in death by his grandparents, Arthur and Mae Ballard; his aunts, Frances Ballard George, Shirley Stelzer;...

Barbara Scott

Barbara Scott

Feb 15, 2008

A graveside service for Barbara A. Scott, 73, formerly of Carlsbad, was held on Tuesday, February 19 at 3 PM at the Emerald Hills Cemetery in Kennedale, Texas.Barbara Ann Scott, loving wife, devoted mother, and terrific grandmother, passed away on Feb. 15, 2008 at the Medical Center of Arlington in Arlington, TX. She was a resident of Arlington, TX since...

Virgil Duncan

Virgil Duncan

Feb 14, 2008

HURST -- Virgil Clyde Duncan, 87, joined his wife of over 50 years in heaven Valentine's Day, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday in Lucas Hurst Funeral Chapel. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Virgil was born April 23, 1920, in Wickes, Ark. He retired from Bell Helicopter. He was a member of...

Waufield Brown

Waufield Brown

Feb 14, 2008

LILLIAN -- Waufield "Capa" Brown passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Lillian. Interment: Pleasant Point Cemetery, Lillian. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. On Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008, Waufield Brown got the Valentine's Day that he had been wishing for. Four years earlier he had to say...

Frederick Ramseyer

Frederick Ramseyer

Feb 13, 2008

BEDFORD -- Frederick Duane Ramseyer, 74, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. Graveside service: 9 a.m. Friday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Lane B. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Federick, a native of Indiana, was born Jan. 6, 1934. He lived in Niagara Falls, where he was a cosmetologist. He...

Burton Rathert

Burton Rathert

Feb 13, 2008

EULESS -- Burton Stewart Rathert Jr. passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Lane B, Dallas. He will be buried with full military honors for his many years of service to his country. Survivors: His loving family and friends. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family...

Hap Howard

Hap Howard

Feb 13, 2008

Hap Howard passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, in North Richland Hills. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alpha-Omega Hospice, P.O. Box 162041, Ft. Worth, Texas 76161-2041. Hap was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Franklin and Janie Leone Griffith Howard; and sisters, Bonnie and Dorothy. Survivors: Wife of 25 years, Emilie Howard; children, Edith,...

Billy Melton

Billy Melton

Feb 12, 2008

Billy Ray Melton, 63, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away in his home in Hurst, Texas at 8:00 A.M. on Tuesday, February 12, 2008.Billy was born in Grand Prairie, Texas on August 31, 1944, the son of William Albert Melton and Dovie Mae Davis Melton. He was married to Betty Ann Giles Melton. Mr. Melton was a brick...

CAROL NEVE

CAROL NEVE

Feb 12, 2008

Possum Kingdom Lake Carol Ann Scroggie Neve, 64, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2008.Service: A Memorial Eucharist will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Road, Fort Worth.Memorials: In lieu of flowers, consideration of contributions to the Equine Scholarship Fund, c/o Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show, P.O. Box 150, Fort Worth, TX 76101, in...

Debra Langford

Debra Langford

Feb 12, 2008

Debbie Langford passed away Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, in Fort Worth. Debbie was preceded in death by her son, Duncan. Survivors: Husband, Mark Langford; daughter, Melissa Kaluzniak and husband, Don; grandchildren, Vanessa, Valerie and Joshua Kaluzniak; and parents, Jim and Phyllis Duncan. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Debra Langford please visit our Sympathy Store.

Charles Amado

Charles Amado

Feb 10, 2008

Charles Aubrey Amado was born in Tucson, Ariz., on June 9, 1981, to Carlos Amado and Kristy Amado. He graduated from Colleyville-Heritage High School in May 1999. In high school he enjoyed playing on the golf team and singing in the choir. He attended the University of Arizona and Tarrant County Community College. For several years Aubrey was the singer...

Justin Cartwright

Justin Cartwright

Feb 10, 2008

Justin was born Sept. 12, 1980, in Dallas. He graduated from Colleyville Heritage High School in 1999, attended Texas Tech University and graduated from the University of North Texas. Justin had a smile that could light up any room, and made friends out of everyone he met. He loved his family and friends more than anything. He will be greatly...

Betty Brandon

Betty Brandon

Feb 9, 2008

Betty Fay Brandon age 74, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away at her home on February 9, 2008 at 11:15 am surrounded by family and friends.Betty was born in Granite, Oklahoma on March 13, 1933, the daughter of James Arthur Evans and Maxie Idella Fowler Evans. She married Robert D. Brandon in Arlington, Texas on July 15, 1951. Betty was a...

Mary Aston

Mary Aston

Feb 9, 2008

Mrs. Aston was born in Granger, the fifth child of the Rev. Presley and Pearl Edwards Clampitt. She graduated as validictorian of her high school in Branch, Ark., and was a graduate of Central Baptist College in Conway, Ark. Mrs. Aston owned and operated Houston Arts and Crafts, and Spring Cypress Garden Center, with her husband of 50 years, E.C....

Jerry Raney

Jerry Raney

Feb 9, 2008

MANSFIELD -- Jerry Raney, 58, owner of A-Briggs Heating and Air Conditioning Company, passed away Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008, in Mansfield. Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, 1800 E Broad St., Mansfield. Interment: Mount Olive Cemetery, Scurry. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home. Jerry was born April 14, 1949, in Midland, the son of...

Lewis Cribbs

Lewis Cribbs

Feb 8, 2008

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Lewis Earl Cribbs, 95, went to be with the Lord Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Grace Bible Church, 1450 Oak Hill Road in Fort Worth, with Pastors Gregg Bing, Charles Wages and Dr. Jim Scheirling officiating. Burial: Following the service Lewis will be laid to rest in Arwine Cemetery. Visitation: The family...

Wanda Koncel

Wanda Koncel

Feb 7, 2008

BEDFORD -- Wanda Sophie Koncel, 86, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Monday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Wanda, the daughter of Alexsandra and Mary Jannike Waraksa, was born May 3, 1921, in Chicago, Ill. She had been...

Louie Huff

Louie Huff

Feb 7, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Louie Everett Huff Sr. passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008, holding the hand of his wife of 56 years. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Rd., Hurst. Visitation: The family will receive friends 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial: Louie will be laid to rest...