Obituaries

FORT WORTH — Marian Shipe passed away peacefully Sunday, June 23, 2013, at the age of 84. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Brown Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors. Marian was a longtime member of Meadowbrook Methodist Church. She was also active in the North Fort Worth Women’s...

WHITE SETTLEMENT — Jerry D. Williams, 72, passed from this world peacefully in his sleep into God’s hands on Saturday, June 22, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Olaf “Rock Church” Cemetery in Cranfills Gap. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Brown Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors Jerry was born May...

FORT WORTH — Bertha Garay Leon passed away peacefully Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the age of 65. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Friday at Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Bertha was born March 20, 1948, in Ibague, Colombia, to the late Alonso and Alicia Garay. Bertha was president of the Spanish speaking cancer support group...

HALTOM CITY — Michael Armstrong, 58, died Friday, June 21, 2013. Celebration of life: Noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at Richland Hills Community Center. Survivors: Daughters, Gloria Underwood and Michelle Graham; mother, Mary Smith; and grandson, Casey.

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FORT WORTH — Johnnie Ray Armstrong passed away Monday, June 17, 2013, at the age of 88. Graveside service: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Lane C, 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy., Dallas, 75211. Johnnie was born Nov. 7, 1924, in Eastland where he was raised by his grandmother, Annie Armstrong, who he spoke of with great...

FORT WORTH — Bobbie Jo Price passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the age of 83. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Monday in Brown Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors’ Chapel. Interment: Bobbie will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband, Billy Jo Price, in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the...

FORT WORTH — Gordon Thomas Hendon, 72, passed away peacefully Friday, May 24, 2013, at a local nursing home. Burial: Gordon will be laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery near Springville, Ala., at a later date. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to The Salvation Army or The Shriner Hospital in Houston, 6977 Main...

FORT WORTH — Frank H. Habbel, a loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the age of 71. Memorial Mass: 1 p.m. Friday, May 31, at St. Andrew Catholic Church. Frank was born Dec. 12, 1941, in Detroit, Mich., to the late John A. and Catherine Habbel. Frank worked over 40 years as an...

FORT WORTH — Maria Gloria Lopez, 62, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Celebration of life: 9 a.m. Thursday at Brown Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors’ Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Interment: Gloria will be laid to rest in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Gloria was born Aug. 8, 1950, to the late...

FORT WORTH — Carlos Garza Sr., 69, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 20, 2013. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Rita Catholic Church. Visitation: 5 p.m. Thursday at Brown, Owens & Brumley Funeral Home, with rosary following at 6 p.m. Memorials: Should friends desire, memorials in lieu of flowers may be sent to the American...

FORT WORTH — Larry David Treadway passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the age of 68. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 28, at St. Rita Catholic Church. Committal service: 3 p.m. Tuesday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Larry was born July 18, 1944, in Laramie, Wyo., to the late James and Dorothy Treadway. Larry proudly served his...

FORT WORTH — Linda S. Mosley, 69, passed away peacefully Friday, May 17, 2013, surrounded by her family. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Friday, May 24, at First Baptist Church of Castle Hills in Azle. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Brown, Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors. Among the many things that Linda loved was the volunteer work she...

FORT WORTH — Robert “Bob” Slakmon, loving husband, father, son, brother and friend, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2013, at the age of 55. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Saturday in Brown Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors’ chapel. Bob was born March 20, 1958, to Roger and Genie Slakmon in San Francisco, Calif. He proudly served our country by joining the...

FORT WORTH — Felicitas Gonzales Rubio passed away peacefully Friday, May 10, 2013, at the age of 85. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Brown Owens & Brumley’s Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Interment: Felicitas will be laid to rest in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday and 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Brown Owens...

ARLINGTON — Evelyn Dolores Self, 85, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, in Brown, Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors’ Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Interment: Evelyn will be laid to rest in Central Cemetery in Weatherford. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Evelyn was born Jan. 14, 1928,...

FORT WORTH — Emma Ruth Pullen Holt passed away Saturday, May 4, 2013, at the age of 69. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Monday, May 13, at Handley Meadowbrook Community Center, 6201 Beaty St., Fort Worth, 76112. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made in Emma’s memory to Universal Health Resources, P.O. Box 8795, Fort Worth,...

FORT WORTH — Richard D. “Dick” Albrecht, a retired major, took his last flight Thursday, May 2, 2013, at 4:35 p.m. after a long illness. Graveside service: 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, Box 758517, Topeka, Kan. 66675....

Gwendolyn Tandy Upchurch, born on Aug. 8, 1989, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Visitation: The family will receive friends 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at Brown, Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. Gwendolyn was a remarkable young woman who lit up a room and deeply touched those she met. Words will never express how much we love and...

Daisy Mae “Gran” Jackson, 73, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Monday in Brown, Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors’ Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Texas Peace Officers Memorial Fund, Fort Worth; Arlington Safe Haven; or...

William “Bill” Joseph Walton passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the age of 56. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Friday, April 26, in Brown, Owens & Brumley Funeral Directors’ Joe B. Brown Memorial Chapel. Bill was born Oct. 2, 1956, in Savannah, Ga. He was an avid tennis player as a teenager in Florida and an enthusiastic outdoorsman his entire...