Obituaries

FORT WORTH-Mary Elizabeth “Mary Beth” Wilson, 90, joined our Lord in heaven on Thursday April 18, 2019. Memorial service: 2:00 pm Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Ridglea Presbyterian Church, 4350 River Oaks Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76114. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Mary Beth was born on Saturday, August 4,...

FORT WORTH-Janice Karline O’Riley passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at the age of 63. Graveside inurnment service: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Itasca Cemetery. Janice was born Sunday, June 26, 1955 to the late C.L. and Dorothy Faulknor in Fort Worth, Texas. She loved playing bingo and hanging out with her grandkids. She also loved her dogs,...

FORT WORTH-Buddie Earl Rutledge went to be with the Lord Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the age of 85. Celebration of life: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel, Bro. Neal Seaborn officiating. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the funeral home. Interment: Buddie will be laid...

FORT WORTH-Linda Sue Small passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at the age of 71. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Linda’s honor to Alzheimer’s Association, 2630...

FORT WORTH-Sylvia Ann “Molly” Sanchez passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at the age of 61. Celebration of life: 12 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019 at Hallmark Baptist Church, 4201 W. Risinger Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76123. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Molly’s memory to...

FORT WORTH-John Edward Sauer passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at the age of 58. Memorial service: Private John was born October 18, 1960 to the late Charles Elmer and Elsie Sauer in Sinton, Texas. John was a devoted, hardworking father who always put his kids above everything else. John would always do anything for anyone. He was the coolest...

FORT WORTH-William Robert “Bob” Kirby passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 at the age of 78. Requiem Mass: 10 a.m. Friday, May 3, 2019 at St. Timothy’s Church, 4201 Mitchell Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76119. Visitation: Private visitation for family only from 8 to 8:45 Friday, May 3, 2019 at St. Timothy’s Church. Public visitation for friends: 8:45 to 9:50...

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...