John Baker

Mr. John Duffie Baker II, age 56, of Colleyville, Texas passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at a local hospital while surrounded by many family and friends in the days leading to his death. He left behind a loving family and many lifelong friends who will forever remember him as a kind, generous and caring father, son, brother, partner and friend.

A service honoring John will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Hurst, 1801 N. Norwood Drive, Hurst TX 76054.

John was born in 1966 to parents Kay and John D. Baker, Sr. and grew up in Hurst, Texas where he remained in the area all of his life. He attended L.D. Bell High S...

Stacie Bowerman (Tanner)

Stacie Lynn Tanner Bowerman, age 56 of Wilmington, NC passed away Sunday afternoon February 4, 2024. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends. To honor Stacie’s life funeral services will be held at 2:00 on Tuesday the 13th 2024 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, located at 6th and Market streets in Wilmington, NC with a reception to follow.

Stacie was born on May 24, 1967 in Dallas, Texas, daughter of Leo Sam and Elizabeth Ann (McCallen) Tanner. Stacie graduated from L.D. Bell high school as the Valedictorian class of ’85. She graduated from Texas A&M University Summa Cum Laude class of 1989. Stacie would meet her love, Paul Bowerman and would be united in marr...

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Ms. Caplinger

Sally Faye Day Caplinger MANSFIELD--Sally Faye Caplinger, 77, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2020.

Sally was born Jan. 10, 1943, in Texarkana, Texas, to the late Mary F. Hall Day and Horace A. Day. She was a former member of St. James Episcopal Church in Texarkana. She was a former Miss Texarkana contestant in the early '60s and had the opportunity to perform as a talented pianist.

Sally had a Master's Degree in Mathematics and was a devoted school teacher. She taught AP Calculus at L.D. Bell High School for 30 years, 29 of those years in the same classroom. Sally was an avid golfer and she and her husband, Jerry, were curren...

Mr. Chance

Jimmy Dale Chance, age 87, passed away on March 19, 2024 in Bedford, TX.

He was born on February 2, 1938, in Wilson, Oklahoma, to Boyet and Ruth Chance. He graduated as valedictorian of Zaneis High School in May, 1956. After high school, he graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where he met the love of his life and future wife, Leah Hayes. They were married on May 31, 1963, and soon moved to the Hurst-Euless-Bedford, Texas area to teach. He taught math at L.D. Bell High School in the H-E-B I.S.D. for thirty years.

A Christian who accepted Jesus at age 11, Jim joined the First Baptist Church of Euless, where he faithfully attended with Leah. Jim...

Timothy Dalton

The gates of heaven closed safely behind Timothy Benedict Dalton early Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, in a tragic motorcycle accident. We were all blessed by him for 46 brief years. His life here is marked by his continuous focus on service to others, from his academic fulfillment with a degree in philosophy and also nursing from the University of the Philippines. He served all of us, from all walks of life in all times of distress through his caring skills at HEB. His special touch also reached out to a wide family of patients in the family's dental practice in Bedford. Even with an extended family so large, Tim put his own family at the top of his mind and the center of his heart: They were the s...

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Billy Dean

Billy Dean
July 6, 1967 - April 23, 2023

Bedford, Texas - Billy Dwayne Dean passed away peacefully at home Sunday April 23rd, 2023.
Billy graduated from L.D. Bell High School in 1985, he was a German Linguist in the U.S. Army, and a dedicated Aircraft Mechanic and Union Steward with American Airlines for over 30 years where he made many close friends. He was a devoted husband, father, son and grandfather. Billy loved music, playing guitar and reading Stephen King novels. He enjoyed watching the Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers and "most of the time" the Dallas Cowboys. He had a great sense of humor and never met a stranger.

Billy is survived by his wife...

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Chip (Dennis) Farrar

Dennis Lynn Farrar, "Chip", 57 of Fort Worth, Texas passed away January 29, 2024.

Dennis was born September 20, 1966, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Patsy Lebo and Leslie Leon Jackson. Monty Farrar adopted Chip during his childhood and fathered him to adulthood. Chip grew up with his sister, Angie, and attended L.D. Bell High School.

Also known as Chip, Uncle Doo, Chipper, and Kadoo, he truly was a lover of all things good.

Chip loved dogs! He was a dog whisperer and really, any dog he came across was his dog. He loved wood and metal working, precious stones, and cars. He was also a rock and roll enthusiast, enjoying mostly guitar riffs. Chip's love for...

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Keith Friend

Keith Everest Friend, 48, passed away after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014.

Keith grew up in Hurst and attended L.D. Bell High School and Southwest Texas State University. He married his high school sweetheart on July 8, 1989, and resided in Grapevine with his family. He was a longtime IBM employee and wonderful friend and teacher to all.

Born on Sept. 8, 1966, to Pat and Julie Friend, Keith was beautiful inside and out. He loved his cowboy hat, his boots, and his big, "manly" Ford pickup. But more than anything, he loved his wife, his daughter and his son. A family man first and foremost, he'd always choose spending time with...

Michael Goodell

Wm. Michael Goodell, 34, a medical doctor, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, in Naples, Fla.

Dr. Goodell was a graduate of TCU and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He completed his residency and a specialty in surgical pathology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and completed a specialty in hematopathology at the University of Minnesota in 2000.

Christine Gruver

Christine Renee Evelock, of Granger, unexpectedly passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, October 9, 2018, with her loving husband by her side at her residence, after a courageous 11-year battle with Lupus.

She was born in South Bend to Hugh and Carol Gruver on April 8, 1967. She has lived in South Bend, Goshen, Elkhart, Hurst (TX), Chandler (AZ), and Tempe (AZ). She attended Mesa Community College and Arizona State University, studying Interior Design.

On January 20, 2003 she married Thomas Evelock. They were married at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, NV. As long time season ticket holders, they both enjoyed attending the South Bend Broadway...

Steve Hankins

Steven joined the Navy in 1988 and retired in 2009. Steven qualified as underway Officer of the Deck, and earned his surface warfare officer qualifications. In July 2007, that's when Chief Warrant Officer Hankins reported to his final duty station, training support center, San Diego. CW03 Hankins has been awarded the Navy & Marine Corps commendation medals (3 awards), the Navy & Marine Corps achievement medal (4 awards) & other various campaign & service ribbons. He received a total of 31 medals.

After retiring from the Navy, Steven was employed by the department of defense. He was a GS13, he was working at the training support center, San Diego. In his spare time Steven liked...

Jeff Helm

Jefferson Carroll Helm, 40, of Hurst died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007.

Jeff was a loving uncle. He loved working on computers and working on the internet. He was a dispatcher for a trucking company.

Silas Kennemer

Silas was born January 12, 1949, in Ft. Worth, Texas, the son of Silas Lester Kennemer, Sr. and Della Tidmore Kennemer. He was raised in Wills Point and graduated from Wills Point High School in 1967. He later graduated from Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, East Texas State University in Commerce and the University of North Texas in Denton. In 1976, Silas married Linda Wilson in Wills Point. He began his teaching career at Clarksville High School, Franklin D. Roosevelt High School in Dallas and L.D. Bell High School in H.E.B. He taught English, Speech, Drama, Theater and Marketing classes, retiring in 2004, from L.D. Bell High School. Silas was a great teacher and influenced the l...

Van Kiser

Van Kiser forged deep bonds with many he encountered during his adventure laden life. He carried a spiritual piece of each friend with him on his travels, and left his own mark upon the soul of each path he crossed. He has been a child, student, scholar, warrior, dragon slayer, dragon, pirate, poet and parent in the different stages of his life.

He was a proud veteran of the US Army and served in the Infantry with the 82nd Airborne Division and with the 1/506 with the 2nd Infantry Division. There are plenty of us who are left unsure what that really means, but to boil it down for people like me, he was a hard core bad ass.

He leaves behind 9 children, 3 stil...

Gigi Lee

Tragedy has struck reclusive star Van Morrison with the death of the mother of his lovechild -- Gigi Lee.
American-born Gigi was the mother of his two-year-old son -- George Ivan III -- who was dramatically introduced to the world via a storm of controversy and confusion at Christmas time two years ago.

Now in an appalling twist of fate it has been revealed that his lover, Gigi Lee, died in Belfast aged just 44 after a battle with cancer.

The staunchly reclusive singer had managed to keep the news secret for two months and is said to be heartbroken.

It is understood the brave Texan refused to have radiation treatment while pregnant to prote...

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Eric McGill

Eric McGill of Frost, Texas passed away in Waco, Texas on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at the age of 49. He was born on September 1, 1967 in Fort Worth, Texas to James Edward McGill and Doris Blair McGill. Eric loved anything involved being outdoors, whether it was hunting and fishing or working on engines and vehicles. He married Terry Fowler McGill on April, 19, 1997 in Hurst, Texas. Eric was a Master Electrician owning and operating McGill Electric for a number of years.

He was preceded in death by his father James McGill. Eric is survived by his wife of 20 years Terry McGill of Frost. His mother Doris Blair McGill of Hurst. Sons; Colton Wayne McGill and Dalton James McGill of F...

Sam Meredith

Sam Meredith passed away on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Sam was an Avid Fisherman and hunter, and a Huge Sports Fan. Survivors: Survived by his mother, Dorothy "Dottie" Meredith; brother, Bryce Meredith; sisters, Janice Goodwin, Brenda Williams and her husband, Kenny, Amye Joseph and her husband, Charles; and numerous other loving family members and friends.

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Shelley Moore (Kret)

Shelley was born Saturday, July 1, 1967 in Fort Worth, Texas to Marcus and Diane Kret. She graduated from Bell High School and attended Bryan Institute Dental Program. Her career has been with Smile Doctors Orthodontics since 1987. Shelley loved pearls, lipstick, wind chimes, perfume, flowers, and bird houses and was known for her 80’s hairstyle. She was also a great cook and was well known for her chocolate sheet cake. She loved to travel to the beach, loved her dogs, loved sweet tea, making candles, blankets and loved her truck. She also loved God and knew he always had a plan for her. Her and her husband also loved to ride his motorcycle and they spent many hours riding together. Her favo...

Michael Reusch

Michael Reusch

Michael Wade Reusch of Springtown, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. He will always be remembered as a loving father, “Pappy”, friend, and colleague to all that knew and loved him. He was born on September 2nd, 1966 in North Richland Hills, Texas to Rita Joyce Baker and Robert Earl Reusch. Michael loved taking trips to Mexico, watching the Golden Gloves, going to the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, and enjoyed being around his family. Michael is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Chad and Julie Frayer of Fort Worth; mother Rita Reusch of Morgan; brother and sister-in-law, Rob and Diana Reusch of Burleson; sister and brother-in-law, Lori and Brian P...

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Michelle Sechrist

Michelle Sechrist, 46, passed away in her sleep Thursday, March 27, 2014. Survivors: Mother, Connie Sumerlin of Richland Hills; father, Jim Sechrist of Amarillo; siblings, Chad Sechrist and Nicole Sechrist, both of Amarillo; daughter and son-in-law, Britney and Elijah Foster of Richardson; beloved grandson, Jaxson Foster; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

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Brian Wilson

Brian Alan Wilson, 57, of Lonoke, left this earth to be at peace and to be made whole by the Lord on July 6, 2024. He was born November 28, 1966 in Little Rock. Brian was the first born and only son of Odis Blaine and Elizabeth Dian Wilson. Brian was one big-hearted man who never met a stranger and had a love like no other we knew for mother nature and animals. He was often more comfortable in the woods or on a mountaintop. His youth was spent hunting, fishing, playing baseball and football and being one of the fastest runners in his school! And, like many, getting into mischief!

His young adulthood took him on many grand adventures throughout Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizon...

Mike Worrell

Michael Eugene “Mike” Worrell, age 57, of Seminole, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023, at his home. Mike was born April 2, 1966 in Arlington, Texas.

Mike was the pastor at Seminole Congregational Methodist Church in Seminole and loved sharing the love of Jesus Christ with people. He was a member of the Home Missions Board of the North Texas Conference of the Congregational Methodist Church as well. He was also a member of the Seminole Ministerial Alliance and the Masonic Lodge. Mike enjoyed woodworking and making pens and cutting boards. He also enjoyed fishing and golfing. In his younger years, Mike was known to scuba diving.

Mike was preceded...