Obituaries

Vada Schulz

Vada Schulz

Apr 25, 2009

HURST -- Vada Maudene Schulz, 91, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lucas Funeral Chapel, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Rio Vista Cemetery. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Vada, the daughter of...

Adair Franks

Adair Franks

Apr 24, 2009

HALTOM CITY -- Adair L. Franks departed this life Friday, April 24, 2009. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Flower Mound Cemetery, Flower Mound. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. Memorials: VFW, ASPCA or local animal shelter, in lieu of flowers. Adair Franks was born Dec. 11, 1916, in Canton, Van Zandt County....

Russell Garretson

Russell Garretson

Apr 24, 2009

BEDFORD -- Russell Rogers Garretson, 76, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away Friday, April 24, 2009. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Shady Oaks Baptist Church in Hurst. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. in Boyd Cemetery. Visitation: The family will receive friends 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Russell, the son of Leroy W....

Vina Williams

Vina Williams

Apr 18, 2009

Memorials: The family wishes memorial donations be made to American Cancer Society or Heart Association.        Mickey was born April 25, 1926, in Brock and was raised and spent her youth near Weatherford. She had been a resident of the Colleyville/Keller area for most of her adult life until she re-located to Shreveport, La., to be near her daughter when...

Manuel Hernandez

Manuel Hernandez

Apr 18, 2009

North Richland Hills -- Manuel C. Hernandez, 87, died Saturday, April 18, 2009. Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in North Richland Hills. Interment: 2 p.m. Friday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Survivors: Wife, Carol. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of...

Ethel Kitchens

Ethel Kitchens

Apr 17, 2009

Ethel Marie Kitchens, 94, of Mansfield, passed away at 9:35 P.m. on Friday, April 17, 2009, in Plaza of Mansfield. Marie was born in Springfield, Mo., on July 29, 1914, the daughter of James H. Hoosier and Martha Lavada Jones Hoosier. She had lived in Mansfield since 1962 where she owned and operated her own restaurant until her retirement. Survivors...

Kay McElreath

Kay McElreath

Apr 17, 2009

ALVARADO -- Kay Frances McElreath, 62, past away April 17, 2009 at her home in Alvarado, Texas. Kay was born March 24, 1947, in Dalhart, Texas, to Francis Wade and Ruby Lewis Sharp, Burger. Service: 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Blessing Colonial Chapel in Mansfield, Texas. Visitation: The family will receive guest from 6-8 PM Tuesday at the...

Judith Bump

Judith Bump

Apr 16, 2009

Judith Ann Bump passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family and in the arms of her husband on Thursday, April 16, 2009, after fighting cancer by never letting it stop her from enjoying life. Judi was born Judith Hall in 1946 in Lewiston, Maine, moving to California when she was 13 years old. She married Gary Bump on July 8,...

Curtis McKnight

Curtis McKnight

Apr 16, 2009

HURST -- Curtis Lee McKnight Sr. passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009, at home after a lengthy illness. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst. Dr. Johnny Wallace will officiate. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery in Fort Worth. Masonic services by Hurst Masonic Lodge 1387. Visitation: The family will receive friends 2 to 4...

Charles Allen

Charles Allen

Apr 15, 2009

BURLESON -- Charles Lucky Allen, Jr., 53, passed away, Wednesday, April 15, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. Memorial: 10 a.m., Monday at Bethesda Baptist, 100 W Bethesda Rd, Burleson, Texas 76028. Visitation: 2 to 4 Sunday at 7704 Oak Parkway, Burleson, at the home of Phyllis and Larry Slatton. Lucky was born July 9, 1955 in Ft. Worth to Charles...

William Holland

William Holland

Apr 14, 2009

William Bill Maurice Holland, 51 of Pilot Point passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. He was born on February 16, 1958 in Los Angeles, CA to Orville M. and Wilda (Weber) Holland. He married Marie Pilkinton on December 16, 2007 in Pilot Point, TX. He was a sales engineer for M.E. Associates. A funeral service will be held on...

Tyler Oster

Tyler Oster

Apr 13, 2009

EULESS -- Tyler "Ty" Oster, 62, passed away Monday, April 13, 2009, at his home in Euless. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Michael Anglican Church, 3800 Popplewell St., Richand Hills. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may...

Nannie Potter

Nannie Potter

Apr 13, 2009

Nannie Faye Potter SPRINGTOWN -- Nannie Faye Potter, 85, passed away Monday, April 13, 2009. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday in Lucas Sylvania Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday, with the family receiving friends 5 to 7 p.m. Nannie Faye was born Sept. 20, 1923, in Dossville, Miss. Survivors: Husband, Clayton U. Potter...

Donald Mason

Donald Mason

Apr 13, 2009

FORT WORTH -- Donald E. Mason, loving husband, father and grandfather, died at the age of 82 on Monday, April 13, 2009, at his son's home in Katy following a long illness. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth, where Mr. Mason will rest beside his parents and sister. The Rev. Glen Jones of First...

Carol Smith

Carol Smith

Apr 11, 2009

VENUS -- Carol A. Smith Sadler, 67, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Mansfield. Carol was born August 21, 1941 in Weston, W.Va., to David E. and Arlene M. Flick Poe. Survivors: Daughters, Terri Porterfield and Kelly Wright; mother, Arlene Poe; brothers, John Poe and wife, Gail, and David Poe and wife, Sherry; and grandchildren, Justin Porterfield and Chelsea...

Patricia Singletary

Patricia Singletary

Apr 11, 2009

EULESS -- Patricia Ann Linn Singletary, 77, passed peacefully into the arms of our Savior on Holy Saturday, April 11, 2009, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her husband of 55 years and their children at the family home in Euless where she had resided the past 44 years. Service: Mass of Christian Burial will be...

Travis Tracer

Travis Tracer

Apr 10, 2009

Travis Warren Tracer was born in Grapevine on Dec. 17, 1987, to Doyle and Lesa Warren Tracer.        Survivors: Son, Blake Warren Hall; parents, Doyle and Lesa Tracer; brothers, Rodney Tracer and his wife, Kirsten, and Todd Fisher; grandparents, Jerry and Barbara Warren; great-grandmothers, Wanda Daley and Opal Turman; and nephews, aunts, uncles and extended family. To send flowers or...

Patsy Lile

Patsy Lile

Apr 9, 2009

BEDFORD -- Pat Lile, 78, after battling multiple sclerosis for decades with much grace and courage, lost her battle Thursday, April 9, 2009. Memorial service: 9 a.m. Monday in Lucas Hurst Funeral Chapel, 1321 Precinct Line Road. The Rev. Lawrence Hammond will officiate.Memorials: Friends who desire are respectfully invited to honor Pat's memory with contributions in her name to the...

Audrey Laing

Audrey Laing

Apr 9, 2009

BEDFORD -- Audrey R. Laing passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009. Funeral: Noon Tuesday in the chapel of Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road in Hurst, with Father Randell Foster officiating. Interment: Following the service Audrey will be laid to rest with her husband, Roy, at 2 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Survivors: Daughter, Linda Walker and her...

Judy Hatley

Judy Hatley

Apr 9, 2009

Judy was born on November 22, 1943 in Alpine, Arkansas. Judy is most remembered for her love of raising her children and grandchildren. She was an avid bowler.        Survivors: Husband of 47 years, Joe Hatley of Grapevine, daughters, Sherrie Perry of Justin and Becky Graves of Mabank; sons, Billy Hatley of Grapevine and Roy Hatley of Southlake; brother, Stanley...