Obituaries

Bronx, New York-Michael Peter Pagano passed away peacefully but unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in The Bronx, New York at the age of 57. Celebration of Life: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Brown, Owens & Brumley Family Funeral Home. There will be available viewing of service with a zoom code. See link below to watch the celebration...

FORT WORTH-Chimer Lata Stephen passed away Sunday, March 13, 2022 at the age of 40. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 1 p.m. Friday, March 25, 2022 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Chimer was born November 21, 1981 to Emmitt Osborne and Sherron Stephen in Fort Worth, Texas. She attended and graduated from O.D. Wyatt High School. She...

North Richland Hills-Velma Flores passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the age of 63. Celebration of Life: 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, 2022 at First United Methodist Church of Hurst. Velma was born January 13, 1959 to the late Erasmo and Paula Reyna Flores in McAllen, Texas. Velma was on the Spirit Team during her high school years and...

Larry Sligar November 17, 1945 – March 7, 2022 Larry Sligar, 76, passed away on Monday March 7, 2022, surrounded by family. Larry was born on November 17, 1945, in, Kansas City, Missouri to Elwood and Roma (Montgomery) Sligar. He graduated from Argentine High School in 1963. He then followed in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps by embarking on a...

Joseph Lawrence Breal, Sr. A devoted father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend, Joseph Lawrence Breal, Sr., died in the first minutes of March 14 after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. He was 69, just a few weeks shy of his seventieth birthday. Born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on April 4, 1952, Joe was the eldest son of Floyd and Claire...

FORT WORTH-Gregory Felton Batiste passed away Friday, March 4, 2022 at the age of 63. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 1:15 p.m. Saturday, March 19, 2022, Zoom #840 0841 8883, Code REV214 INURNMENT: Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery Gregory was born September 20, 1958 to the late Alphonse and Anna Batiste in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended and graduated from West Jefferson High...

ARLINGTON-Kenny Wayne Nimmo passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at the age of 60. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2022 at Holders Chapel, Cool, Texas. Kenny was born October 17, 1961 to the late Kenneth and Maurice Nimmo in Weatherford, Texas. He grew up in Mineral Wells, Texas where he attended school until after graduating from high school....

FORT WORTH-Judith Ann (Bene’) Curtis passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at the age of 72. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 P.M. Thursday, March 17, 2022 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Judith Ann Bene’ was born Sunday, June 5, 1949 to the late Edward Eugene and Eva Kathryn Todd Bene’ in St. Louis, Missouri. She attended and...

FORT WORTH-Jaime Javier Ruiz passed away Sunday, February 27, 2022 at the age of 51. MEMORIAL SERVICE: 2 p.m. Monday, March 7, 2022 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Jaime was born Thursday, July 16, 1970 to Elijio Ruiz Jr. and Amparo Canales Sonnen in Edinburg, Texas. Jaime loved Britney Spears and one of his most...

Coni Rae Vasbinder, passed away February 24, 2022, at the age of 50. Coni was born on March 19, 1971 in Plant City, Florida to Donna Markle & Kenneth Palmer. Coni loved people, she could go anywhere and come back with a friend. Not only did she love people, Coni loved animals, but Coni really loved any living thing. She...

Fort Worth-Nola, 93, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022. A lifelong resident of Fort Worth, she was born 1928. She graduated from Our Lady of Victory in 1947 and later that year wed Gerald Eurto. She retired after a long career from St. Joseph’s Hospital and was active in the Ladies Auxiliary of the Fort Worth Police Officer’s Association and...

John Elwood McKay Jr. (54 years) Fort Worth, Texas: On February 16, 2022, we were heartbroken with the unexpected death of John Elwood McKay, Jr. as a result of injuries sustained during a cycling accident. John had developed a recent love for cycling after receiving a bike on his 50th birthday and had just become a founding member of the...

FORT WORTH-Don Truman Taylor passed away Monday, February 21, 2022 at the age of 64. FUNERAL SERVICE: 1 p.m. Monday, February 28, 2022 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. VISITATION: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday (2 hours prior to service time) at the funeral home. Don was born December 6, 1957 in Fort Worth, Texas...

FORT WORTH-Connie Rae Cansler passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at the age of 61. Celebration of Life: We request all of Connie’s loved ones to join us in celebrating her life at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel on Friday, February 25, 2022, at 11 a.m.

Connie was born Thursday, January 2, 1961, in Fort Worth,...

Jerry grew up in Fort Worth, Texas where his love of baseball and football began. Soon he was a father of 3 and met and married Rhonda, to whom he was married to for 42 years. Together they raised their 5 children and spent many years going to the races and fishing, along with countless poker nights and road trips...

James Richard (“Jim”) Iman April 24, 1945-February 10, 2022 Jim was born in Perry, Oklahoma on April 24th 1945 to Hal and Cleophus Iman. He was raised in Wichita Falls, Texas where his family was transferred with Shell Oil Company. Jim never met a stranger. He was very popular in school and was a cheerleader at Wichita High School. Jim...

FORT WORTH-Deborah Ann Mays passed away Monday, February 14, 2022 at the age of 63. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 3:30 P.M. Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Johnson Hall, 5405 Woodway Dr., Fort Worth, Texas. Deborah was born January 14, 1959 to Gilbert and Wilma Day in Fort Worth, Texas. She was a caretaker and truly loved taking care of people. Her...

HALTOM CITY-Curtis Wayne Dunn passed away Friday, February 11, 2022 at the age of 71. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 11 a.m. Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Bethesda Community Church, 4700 N. Beach St., Haltom City, Texas 76137 VISITATION: 10 a.m. Saturday, February 19, 2022 (1 hour prior to service time) Curtis was born August 19, 1950 to the late Charles Raymond...

BOWIE-Lena Faye Craig, known to family as “Tooter” passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at the age of 69. MEMORIAL SERVICE: Arrangement pending. Lena was born December 17, 1952 to the late Gomer and Margrette Brookshire in Henrietta, Texas. She spent time in California before moving to Booneville, Arkansas where she graduated high school in 1971. The family moved to...

BLUFF DALE-Cecelia “Sissy” Hammack passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at the age of 70. CELEBRATION OF LIFE: 11 a.m. Friday, February 18, 2022 at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. VISITATION: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. (1 hour prior to service time) Friday February 18, 2022. Cecelia was born August 9, 1951 in Fort Worth, Texas...