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The legacy of Alice Wonders lives large at Texas Wesleyan. ‘You must invest your life in others’
Alice Wonders taught lessons for the classroom and beyond. Here’s how she impacted her students, Texas Wesleyan University and North Texas.

Margaret ‘Mama’ Jennings, last resident of Butler Place, dies at 97
Margaret “Mama” Jennings was a mother to everyone. She recently died. Here’s how the Fort Worth community will honor her.

Jim Lane, veteran of Fort Worth politics and high-profile trials, dead at 78
Jim Lane, who served 28 years in public office, died Sunday at 78. His death creates an open seat on the Tarrant Regional Water District Board. His legacy will include aiding the Panther Island project…
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George Ernest Jara | 03/20/2023
George was an avid musician and loved making music and playing live with his Beatle Tribute Band, Me and My Monkey, all with a little help from his friends. And spending the rest of his time with his family.
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Martina Avila Ramos | 03/18/2023
Martina was born June 30, 1938, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Dolores and Inez Avila. She lived near downtown Fort Worth shortly after her marriage. Martina and her husband would travel to Indiana and Ohio to harvest vegetables in their first years of their marriage and return to Fort Worth after the harvest. They settled in…
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Nina Joanne Burns | 03/17/2023
Nina was born in Sacramento, CA, the youngest of six children born to Joe and Sarah Bua, Italian immigrants…Nina and Tom loved to dance and were members of Tanglefoot and Metro dance clubs. They became expert dancers and were always a hit at any party. They were also very strong in their faith and supportive…
Read moreRuth Montez Galindo | 03/17/2023
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Read moreLindsey Victoria Staples | 03/15/2023
Lindsey was born on April 13, 1985, in New Or- leans, Louisiana, to Lisa and Steve Staples. The family moved to Fort Worth, Tex- as, in 1986. Lindsey attended Jo Kelly School, having graduated in 2007. She was a member of Ridglea Presbyterian Church.
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Welby Lee Smith | 03/15/2023
Welby lived a life of service to God and country. He joined the US Air Force at age 17 in 1947. He spent three years in England as an air policeman where he met his first wife, Clarice. Together they had four children and lived throughout the United States. He continued his career in mission…
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Larry Joe Benton | 03/14/2023
Larry worked hard as a plumber to care for his family. He was very handy around the house, and there was no project he wouldn’t tackle. When the children were young, he would sometimes squeeze in time to bowl with his local league. He loved spending time with his kids; he was in the stands…
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Dwain Ingram | 03/14/2023
Dwain was a long-time member and deacon of First Baptist Euless, now Cross City, where he served in various capacities. He was a veteran, serving in the US Air Force. He was grateful for the GI Bill which afforded him the opportunity to graduate from Texas Technological College with a bachelor of science degree in…
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Johannah Kaspick Buie | 03/14/2023
Johannah spent her early years on a farm in Wetmore, Texas outside San Antonio, where she was born at Ft. Sam Houston… An artist at heart taking many forms, Johannah regularly put her talents to work raising her boys, productions for church and her own pleasure. Painting, ceramics and stained glass were her favorites.
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Lilia Alvarado De Leon | 03/14/2023
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Pattye Hill | 03/14/2023
Pattye Hill was born Jan. 28, 1948 in Pauls Valley Okla. She graduated North Side High School Fort Worth in 1966. For the 20 years prior to retirement Pattye worked at Rife Energy Operating. In retirement she enjoyed spending time with family, sewing and watching the Dallas Cowboys.
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Mildred Fay Walker | 03/13/2023
She was born on August 16, 1940, to George Alexander Weaver and Jessie May Armstrong of Freestone County, Texas. Millie grew up in Corsicana, Texas, the third of nine siblings. Experiencing a difficult childhood, Mille was grateful to her pastor, his wife, and foster family for leading her into a relationship with Jesus Christ in…
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Vernon Lynn Kidd | 03/13/2023
Vernon was born September 24, 1956, to Robert and Mary in Grapevine, Texas. He was a high school graduate and a Fort Worth resident. Vernon was a maintenance worker in the Birdville ISD. He knew carpentry and had a love for fixing things. Vernon was multi-talented, there was nothing he couldn’t do.
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William Franklin “Frank” Hopkins | 03/13/2023
Frank was born December 18, 1932 in Houston, TX to William Franklin Hopkins, Sr. and Marjorie Frances (Ratliff) Hopkins. He married Karen Jean Blystone on May 18, 1996. Frank attended Paschal High School in Ft. Worth and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1954. He worked in sales with two industrial manufacturing…
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Patricia Sue Wirsing | 03/12/2023
Patricia “Pat” Sue Wirsing was born October 25, 1939, in Sherman, Texas, to Aline and JB Curry. She lived in Sherman, Texas, until she was three years old when the family moved to the Northside area of Fort Worth, Texas. Pat attended Northside High School, Class of 1957. She went on to attend Texas Christian…
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Richard William Erker | 03/12/2023
Richard graduated from Ritenor High School. Following graduation, he served in the US Army during the Vietnam war until 1964. He married the love of his life, Carolyn in 1966 and was happily married for 58 years. He proudly worked in the Aerospace industry for more than 50 years traveling around the country. Eventually settling…
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Edward Lane Hafley | 03/12/2023
Lane was born January 31, 1940, in Dallas, Texas to Frasier and Fern Hafley. He grew up in Saginaw, Texas. Lane spent his adult years in Fort Worth, Diamond Bar, California, and Park City, Utah. He spent the last 30 years in Weatherford, Texas.
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Joyce Lavelle Creecy | 03/12/2023
Joyce was born September 24, 1935, in Fort Worth, Texas to Evelyn Lavelle Trussell and Lewis Howard Fulps. As an only child, she learned to be comfortable by herself and considered herself a shy person. She lived her entire life in Fort Worth, Texas, went to North Side High School, and married Jesse Wayne Creecy…
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Barbara Ann Peacock | 03/12/2023
Gracious and beautiful woman, loving wife, devoted mother, doting grandmother, faithful, ceaselessly friendly, afraid of chickens, sharing and caring with an optimism born of faith. An example of quiet strength and dignity. Barbara was effervescent, joyful, hopeful, and quietly courageous. She brought beauty to this world which will live on in all who knew her.…
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Douglas Hardin | 03/12/2023
Doug was an avid golfer who enjoyed playing regularly with his friends at Willow Springs Golf course in Haslet. His golfing days ended when he suffered a stroke while playing first hole there at age 92. He was also a fan of country western music and enjoyed working puzzles.
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