Obituaries

FORT WORTH-Barbara Joan Dobbins Piper passed away peacefully at the age of 86 in the early morning of Sunday, April 14, 2019. In her last days she was surrounded by her family and friends and their love and prayers. Memorial service: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at the First United Methodist Church, 800 W. 5th Street, Fort...

AZLE-Amber Rochelle Flowers passed away Tuesday, April16, 2019 at the age of 33. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Amber was born September 9, 1985 to Roy and Fay Flowers in Odessa, Texas. Her main interests included...

FORT WORTH—Vicenta M. Garcia passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at the age of 94, after a challenging life with Dementia. Visitation: 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Brown, Owens & Brumley Family Funeral Home. Rosary: A Rosary service will begin at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at the funeral home. Visitation: Family...

Thomas McRay Deal Jr. passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the age of 66. Celebration of life is 11 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2019 at Brown, Owens and Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation is 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday afternoon at the Funeral Home. Burial is 1 p.m., Thursday, April 18 at Dallas-Fort Worth National...

FORT WORTH- Bonnie Lee Vondra passed away Sunday, April, 7, 2019 at the age of 91. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at Brown, Owens & Brumley Family Funeral Home. Memorials can be made in Bonnie’s honor to the Tarrant County Food Bank. Bonnie was born November...

Grady Thomas Jones passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 11, 2019 at Brown, Owens and Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. before the service. A private interment will follow. Grady was born on March 13, 1942 in Daingerfield, Texas, the son of T.C. and Willie Bell Jones....

Arlington – Gilberta “Bertha” Avalos passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the age of 76. Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Bertha was born December 24, 1942 in Las Cruces, Chihuahua in Mexico to the late Gilberto Avalos and Andrea Tena de Barraza. She immigrated to the...

CLEBURNE – Big John I. Rogers Jr., passed away Monday, April 1, 2019. Memorial 2:00 pm Friday, April 12, 2019 at Brown, Owens and Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to International Dyslexia Association. www.dyslexiaida.org Big John was born July 26, 1949 in Amarillo, Texas to John I. Rogers, Sr. and...

Fort Worth-Jesse Lee Cummings Jr. passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at the age of 67. Family Gathering: Saturday, March 27, 2019 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Brown Owens & Brumley Family funeral Home. Jesse was born December 4, 1951 in Fort Worth to Jesse Cummings Sr. and Verlena Carr Cummings and he attended I.M. Terrell High School. He loved watching...

FORT WORTH-Vivian “Becky” Sanchez passed away Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the age of 70. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley Family Funeral Home. Interment: Becky will be laid to rest in Laurel Land Memorial Park. Becky was born April 6, 1948 in Paris, Texas to the late Leon and Vera Higdon....

WEATHERFORD-Landree Faye Carver passed away peacefully in the arms of her parents to the arms of Jesus on Monday, March 25, 2019. Funeral service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Interment: Landree will be laid to rest in Morgan Mill Cemetery at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Landree was born on March...

FORT WORTH-Sue Ann Bates passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at the age of 66. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. prior to service time. Sue was born January 21, 1953 in Pampa, Texas to the late Weldon Monroe and Winifred...

FORT WORTH-Alleta Fay Gaddy Townley passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on March 15, 2019 at the age of 93. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at Pleasant Point Cemetery in Lillian. Alleta Fay was born December 19, 1925 in Lillian, Texas to the late Blanche and Howard Cooper. She grew up on a family farm in...

FORT WORTH-Vernon Malcolm Dunn passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the age of 95. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday prior to the service. Interment: Vernon will be laid to rest with his beloved wife, Beverly, in Dallas Fort...

FORT WORTH-Marsha Kay Mayberry passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019, at the age of 70. Marsha was born July 10, 1948, to Jack and Betty Mayberry in Houston, Texas. “We have selected a nonprofit for donation in lieu of traditional flowers for Marsha Mayberry. https://in-my-shoes-inc.networkforgood.com/projects/67025-donate-now-2019 The fact that she was an unsupported teenage mother greatly affected her life, which forced...

FORT WORTH-Bernice McAdoo passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the age of 93. Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2019 at Trinity Terrace. Bernice was born June 8, 1925 to the late Willie Lee and Yule’ Sloan Hughes in Durant, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker who loved to cook and sew for herself and her children. She developed...

FORT WORTH-Susan Kaye Razo, 63, passed away at her home Thursday, February 28, 2019. Memorial service: 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Pleasantview Baptist Church, 4400 Pleasantview Drive, Arlington, Texas 76017 Memorials: In lieu of flowers, a go fund me page has been set up to help with funeral expenses. https://www.gofundme.com/susierazo-funeral Susie was born October 10, 1955 in Tarrant...

BURLESON-Kennith W. Read, 71, of Burleson, passed away February 5, 2019 in Fort Worth. Memorial Service will be held at Brown, Owens and Brumley Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 12 at 2:00 p.m. Ken’s family is deeply grateful to Dr. Allan Kelly, his staff, and the staff at Harris ICU for their expert care and loving support during his brief...

ARLINGTON-Raymond “Ray” R. Brink passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at the age 74. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Interment: 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, 2019 at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Ray was born November 14, 1944 in Camden, New Jersey. He proudly served his country...

FORT WORTH-Rebecca L Cook, 66 years of age, passed away in Fort Worth on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. Celebration of life: 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 1, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel . A visitation will be held before the service starting at noon. Rebecca L Cook was born on June 4, 1952 in Walton,...