Obituaries
MARY ELIZABETH TIGHE JONES
Nov 19, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas - Mary Elizabeth Jones, aged 72, passed away Tuesday morning, November 19, from cancer. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, she dedicated her life to nurturing her family.
After graduating from Scranton Technical High School, she then devoted her career to working as a seamstress and for Friends of the Poor in Scranton, PA. Her commitment to her faith was...
JOHN CLAYTON HOOK
Nov 9, 2024
John Hook was born July 19, 1981 in Fort Worth, Texas to Wendy and Clayton Hook. He attended Ft. Worth Country Day School, where he made lifelong friends and taxed the patience of many of his teachers. It was there that he sharpened the wit and humor for which he was known all his life.John graduated from Claremont McKenna College...
SUZANNE NORMAN SLATKIN
Nov 5, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas - Suzanne Norman Slatkin passed away on November 5, 2024, after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. She was born on June 29, 1949, at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas to Roy Grahm Norman and Martha Nell Bonner Norman. Suzanne attended Arlington Heights High school before going on to earn her B.S. in Elementary Education...
PATRICIA ANN LAWHON ECHOLS
Oct 31, 2024
A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held at 11 am Saturday, November 9, in the Chapel at Harper & Lucas, formerly ROBERTSON MUELLER HARPER.
KAREN DENISE WILLIAMS ALTARAS
Oct 28, 2024
This photo is me in October 2021, three months before I learned I had gastric cancer. I made it through breast cancer in 2002 and again in 2013, but this cancer snuck up on me. Cancer is relentless, but it gave me the opportunity to tell you my story. I am a very lucky lady.
I was born March 20, 1958...
IDELLE ENGELBERG LUSKEY
Oct 26, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas – Idelle Engelberg Luskey was born in Dallas, the daughter of Louis and Sarah Schwartz Engelberg. She lived a joyful and happy life, marrying her true love and favorite dance partner, David Luskey, who preceded her in death.
She and David had many true friends for decades, playing mahjong, traveling, playing golf and always dancing. Now they will...
SHIRLEY BELLE COFFMAN ALTER
Oct 26, 2024
Shirley Belle claimed the promise of her baptism on October 26th, at the age of 90.
Shirely was born December 11, 1933, in Fort Worth. Her parents were Oda Coffman and Mildred Scarlott Coffman. She had an older brother Elbert Joseph (Joe) Coffman. She was married to David Ritner Alter for 70 years.
Shirley was a lifelong resident of Fort Worth, she...
MARGERY MEYERS McGREW
Oct 18, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas – Margery Meyers McGrew, genuinely loved by all who knew her, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Christ on October 18th, surrounded by her four daughters.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Marge was the second of five children whose family moved to Hinsdale, Illinois in 1950. She lived a life of faith, caring and kindness with a...
GRETA COHEN BECKERMAN
Oct 18, 2024
A Funeral Service will be held at 11 am Tuesday, October 22, in the Kornbleet Memorial Chapel located in Ahavath Sholom Cemetery, 411 N. University Drive. Following committal prayers, she will be laid to rest in the cemetery next to her husband, David Milton Beckerman.
TERRY CARL TELGER
Oct 16, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas – Terry Carl Telger, 75, died early Wednesday morning, October 16, 2024, at Community Hospice in Burleson. He was born on Wednesday, October 5, 1949, in Dallas, the son of Carl S. and Doris Davis Telger.
Terry lived in Fort Worth and graduated from Paschal HS, class of 1967. Following graduation, he entered TCU and studied German and...
ROBERT ALVIN AKIN
Oct 14, 2024
Fort Worth, Texas – Robert “Bob” Akin, 88, went to be with his Lord Monday evening, October 14, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on August 27, 1936, in Bastrop, Louisiana, he was the cherished son of John and Esther Akin.
Bob honorably served his country as a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean War. After returning to Fort Polk,...
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