Obituaries
DONALD GORDON BARTON
Apr 27, 2026
A Service at the Grave will be held at 10 am Monday, May 4, at Laurel Land Memorial Park.
MARY HELEN JONES BRANNON
Apr 26, 2026
Family and friends will gather from 5 to 7 pm Tuesday, April 28, in the Chapel at Harper & Lucas, formerly Robertson Mueller Harper, with a Recitation of the Holy Rosary beginning at 6 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30 am Wednesday, April 29, at Saint Andrew Catholic Church, 3312 Dryden Road, with interment to...
MICHAEL ROY THOMAS
Apr 14, 2026
Michael (Mike) Roy Thomas was born August 12, 1944, to Roy and Florene Thomas and passed away April 14, 2026, surrounded by family. Mike was born in Bridgeport, TX and raised in De Leon, TX. His success on the gridiron for the Bearcats led to a football scholarship at Baylor University where he was a three-year letterman for the Bears....
EDWARD GRAHAM TAVENDER
Apr 7, 2026
Edward “Ed” Graham Tavender was born on August 4, 1958 to Roy Duckworth Tavender and Ann Graham Tavender Sutherland. He was a graduate of Arlington Heights and Texas Tech University.
Ed spent most of his life on Eagle Mountain Lake where he tended to his gardens and grounds. He was known for his love of life and his selfless personality. He...
SHELLEY ELIZABETH MANN PARDUE
Apr 5, 2026
Shelley Pardue passed away on April 5, 2026 in Aledo, Texas, leaving behind family and friends who adored her and whose lives were brighter because she was in them.
Shelley’s vibrant personality and generous heart were evident from an early age and remained a defining part of who she was. She graduated from Arlington Heights High School in 1990, and went...
RICHARD HEDRICK COFFEY
Apr 5, 2026
Richard Hedrick “Dick” Coffey (82) of Fort Worth, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Dick was born on September 17,1943, in Weatherford, Texas, to Pauline and Billy Bob Coffey. He graduated from Weatherford High School in 1961, and soon after, the Coffey family moved to Fort Worth.
Dick met the love of his life, Glynda, while working...
MOLLIE LUPE LASATER
Mar 29, 2026
Mollie arrived at San Antonio’s Nix Hospital on October 2, 1938 two months after her future husband Garland was born in the same hospital. Her parents, Mollie Bennett Lupe and Bill Lupe gave birth to Mollie’s brother John Bennett Lupe, two years later. Mollie lost her mother to breast cancer in 1941. Bill Lupe then married Zelime Lewis giving Mollie...
BENJAMIN STEVENSON
Mar 29, 2026
Fort Worth, Texas - BEN STEVENSON, OBE, decorated and acclaimed ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer, and artistic director, passed away March 29, 2026, just days before his 90th birthday, which would have been April 4.
A native of Portsmouth, England, Stevenson was born April 4, 1936. As a child, Stevenson received his dance training in London, England, at Arts Educational School. Upon...
BETYA GLAZER SAFIR
Mar 23, 2026
A Service at the Grave was held Wednesday, March 25, at Ahavath Sholom Cemetery.
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