Obituaries

DONALD LANCE

DONALD LANCE

Jan 3, 2009

?FORT WORTH -- Donald Kent Lance, 76, a beloved husband and father, died peacefully Saturday morning, Jan. 3, 2009. ?????? Service: 10 a.m. Friday in the sanctuary of University Christian Church, 2720 S. University Drive. The Rev. Dr. Alan Lobaugh, senior associate, will officiate. ?????? Memorials: In lieu of flowers, consideration of contributions to a Happy Hill Farm, in Don's...

Willie Geer,

Willie Geer,

Jan 1, 2009

BEDFORD -- Willie Thomas Geer, 88, a retired USAF master sergeant and a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.        Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road in Hurst, with the Rev. Homer G. Ritchie, former pastor of First Baptist Church downtown Fort Worth; the...

Richard Rotterman

Richard Rotterman

Jan 1, 2009

ARLINGTON -- Richard "Turk" Rotterman, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.        Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Lucas Funeral Home, Hurst, with recitation of the rosary at 7 p.m.        Turk touched many lives with his humor and wit during his 75 years. He was a Navy veteran of the Korean War and...

DORA MERMELSTEIN

DORA MERMELSTEIN

Dec 31, 2008

?????RALEIGH, N.C. -- Dora Beleck "Doris" Mermelstein, 98, died peacefully Wednesday morning, Dec. 31, 2008, at the home of her daughter. ?????? Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday in Ahavath Sholom Cemetery, 411 N. University Drive. Rabbi Ned Soltz, Congregation Beth-Shalom, Arlington, will officiate. Following committal prayers, Doris will be laid to rest next to her husband, Marvin. Minyan services will be...

Roy Potts

Roy Potts

Dec 31, 2008

KELLER -- Roy E. Potts "Gene," 69, went to be with his heavenly Father, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008.        Service: Memorial celebration will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, at Haltom Road Baptist Church, 3313 Haltom Rd., Haltom City. Please join us as we celebrate his life.        Memorials: the family respectfully requests donations in his name to Universal...

Cathy Lester

Cathy Lester

Dec 30, 2008

Memorials: You may honor her memory with a donation to Operation Kindness located in Carrollton.        Cathy was a very loving and caring wife, mother and sister. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Dumas and Dorothy Jones.        Survivors: Husband, Larry Lester; sons, Christopher Waller and Erik Lester; brother, Robert Dumas; sisters, Sherry Rountree and Janie Williams;...

Tommy Presley

Tommy Presley

Dec 29, 2008

HURST -- Tommy Gene Presley, 78, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2008.        Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Rd., Hurst, Pastor John Bobo officiating. Interment: 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Hillcrest Cemetery in Waxahachie. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.        Tommy was...

Austin Roberts

Austin Roberts

Dec 29, 2008

Austin Ladd Roberts, 87, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 in Bedford, Texas. Funeral service will be 2 pm Friday, January 2, 2009 in Davis Morris Funeral Chapel, Brownwood, Texas. Visitation will be 1 pm until service time at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Green Leaf Cemetery. Austin, the son of Harry...

Frances Moore

Frances Moore

Dec 29, 2008

FLOWER MOUND -- Frances Moore, passed away on December 29, 2008 following a long courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. Graveside Service: 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: Friends may call at the funeral home between 9-4 Thursday.        Frances was born September 16, 1927 in McKinney and raised in Marshall Texas. She was a...

Doris Goodloe

Doris Goodloe

Dec 29, 2008

BEDFORD -- Doris Wilson Goodloe, 87, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2008.        Memorial service: 2 p.m. Friday at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, 2701 Harwood Road. The Rev. Robin Valdez will officiate.        Memorials: Her memory may be honored with contributions to Emmanuel Presbyterian Church.        Doris, the daughter of Paul D. and Bessie Wilson...

Donna Miller

Donna Miller

Dec 28, 2008

Donna Louise McKnight-Miller, 59, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away at 12:25 A.M. on Sunday, December 28, 2008, in the Odyssey Hospice House of Fort Worth, Texas. Donna was born in Washington, D.C. on May 19, 1949, the daughter of Charles William McKnight and Frances Maxine Conard McKnight. She was a graduate of Marshall High School in Falls Church, Virginia and...

Wanda Bulin

Wanda Bulin

Dec 28, 2008

HURST -- Wanda Jo Bulin, 73, went to be with her Lord Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, after battling cancer for 2 years and 9 months.        Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Legacy Church of Christ with Jim McDoniel and Virgil Fry officiating. Interment: Bear Creek Cemetery. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lucas Funeral...

John McFadin

John McFadin

Dec 28, 2008

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- John Robert McFadin of Possum Kingdom Lake passed away on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, at the age of 84. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Smithfield United Methodist Church, 6701 Smithfield Road, North Richland Hills. Interment: Following the services John will be laid to rest next to his wife in Smithfield Cemetery. Visitation: The family...

Bobby Boatright

Bobby Boatright

Dec 28, 2008

?????MANSFIELD -- Bobby Lynn Boatright, 69, passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. ?????? Bobby was born in Dennison on Sept. 30, 1939. He began playing his fiddle professionally at the age of 11. In 1954, at the age of 14, his family moved to Wichita Falls where he began playing in a band led by radio personality Bill Mack. They...

Jacob Gutzler

Jacob Gutzler

Dec 27, 2008

Jacob Logan Gutzler, 20, died Saturday, December 27, 2008, in an automobile accident near Hot Springs, Arkansas Jacob was born in Missouri City, Texas on November 5, 1988, the son of Philip Howard Gutzler, Jr. and Carla Park Gutzler. He is survived by his mother, Carla Gutzler of Arkadelphia, Arkansas; brothers, Philip Gutzler and wife, Elaine, of Germany and Jeremy...

JAMES KENDRICK

JAMES KENDRICK

Dec 26, 2008

?????FORT WORTH -- James Moore Kendrick III, 65, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 26, 2008, after a brave battle with stomach cancer. ?????? Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel at Robertson Mueller Harper. The Rev. John Reynolds, chaplain with Odyssey Hospice, will officiate. Visitation: His family will receive friends noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home....

CHARLIE HENRY ROHDE

CHARLIE HENRY ROHDE

Dec 26, 2008

?????FORT WORTH -- C. W. H. Rohde, Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle, died peacefully Friday morning, Dec. 26, 2008, nearing his 99th birthday. ?????? Funeral: 3 p.m. Monday in the chapel at Robertson Mueller Harper. The Rev. Lawrence M. Hammond will officiate. Following a service at the grave on Tuesday at 2 p.m., Mr. Rohde will...

Raymond Pineau

Raymond Pineau

Dec 26, 2008

BEDFORD -- Raymond Pineau passed away Friday, Dec. 26, 2008.        Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michaels. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home.        Survivors: Wife, Pam Pineau; daughters, Kimberly Pineau and partner, Rhonda Raz, and Melissa Pierce and husband, Brian; grandchildren, Stephen Witschorke, Joshua Bowers, Sarah Bowers and Lily Pierce;...

Ola Hemphill

Ola Hemphill

Dec 26, 2008

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Ola Mae Parish Hemphill, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Friday, Dec. 26, 2008.        Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in the Chapel of Lucas Hurst Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road. Charles A. McDaniel will officiate. Visitation: Ola Mae will lie in state at Lucas Hurst Funeral Home Monday afternoon with...

Imogene Ross

Imogene Ross

Dec 25, 2008

BEDFORD -- Imogene Kelly Ross, 93, a loving Christian mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed from this life on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2008.        Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Brown Trail Church of Christ, Bedford. Interment: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Elm Grove Cemetery in Alpine. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst....