All Obituaries

Katie Elizabeth Fast was born on September 27th, 1952, in Luling, Texas, to William Wallace Jackson Sr. and Mary Kirchman, and passed away on December 4th, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 70 years old. Katie grew up in Luling, Texas, and graduated from the local High School in 1971. She met and married Gerald H Fast in May of 1972. She had 3 children, Kim, Bev and Tony. She also had 4 grandchildren, Caitlyn, Brooke, Brandon and Matt, and 1 great-grandchild, Lila. She worked in...

Sharma Lynne Hansen was born on February 22nd, 1959, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, to James Larue Reece and Dorothy Dell Reece (Fenner), and passed away on November 28th, 2022, in McKinney, Texas, at the age of 63 years old. Sharma grew up primarily in Fort Worth, Texas, and she was raised alongside her siblings, Pete Reece and Joanie Heinly, by her loving widowed mother. She graduated from Stratford High School in Houston, TX and later attended Texas Woman's University in Denton,...

John William Berry was born on December 25th, 1928 in Montgomery, Alabama to Jewel Lowrey and John Berry and passed away on November 27th, 2022 in Bedford, Texas at the age of 93.  John Berry was born and raised in Gadsden, Alabama.  He was the oldest of six boys. He is a veteran of the United States Army where he achieved the rank of Sergeant and was also offered an appointment to West Point Military Academy He earned two college degrees, a Master of Business Administration...

            Ashtyn Dyan (Ammons) Flowers, 36, passed away in a Dallas on November 24, 2022. Born May 27, 1986, to Ernest Nathan and Lorna Lynn Ammons in Littlefield, Texas.  Ashtyn was raised in Sudan, Tx where she went to Sudan Elementary and High School, there she was active in sports and academics and loved by not only the student body but the teachers as well, she was voted class president by the student body/faculty because of the kindness and sense of...

We are heartbroken to announce the death of John Wayne Johnson. He was born 7/25/1984 in Gadsden,  Alabama and passed on 11/24/2022, at the young age of 38. John was adopted by Jim and Martha Johnson at a young age, with his sisters Crystal Johnson and Jessica Johnson. Together they grew up with their brother, T J Johnson and sister Michele Gal in Greenville, Alabama. John graduated from high school in 2002 and wanted to get right to work. He joined the United States military briefly in...

Howard Wayne "Howdy" Dorris was born on February 18th, 1953, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Jack Dorris and Peggy Henson, and passed away on November 23rd, 2022, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 69 years old. Howdy grew up in Diamond Hill and graduated from Diamond Hill Jarvis. Howdy loved reading and bowling, but his true passion was fishing. Howdy is survived by his sister, Sharon Kaye Shaw, by his brother, Jack Dorris, his children, Amy Capps and Mark Dorris, his...

Jerri, 75, passed away on November 19, 2022 in Fort Worth Texas.  She was born in Oklahoma on February 11, 1947 to Robert Eearl Dunnam and Evelyn Ruth Staggs.  At a young age her family moved to Denison Texas where she graduated from Denison High School.  Jerri later went to Texas A&I College and graduated with two master degrees. She taught school for over 20 years in Ft. Stockton and Freer Texas.  Jerri later moved back to Denison to care for her elderly...

William Alan “Bill” Swanson was born on June 15th, 1938, in San Antonio, Texas, to Ben Z. Swanson Sr. and to Orlina Remington Albright, and passed away on November 16th, 2022, in Bedford, Texas, at the age of 84 years old. William was born in San Antonio, Texas, and lived in Dallas, Texas, briefly before moving to Houston, Texas. Bill graduated from the University of Houston and entered the United States Air Force after graduating.  He spent many years in...

Robert Nelson Wright was born on January 2nd, 1939, in New Martinsville, West Virginia, to Bernard and Mary Lipscomb, and passed away on November 14th, 2022, in Itasca, Texas, at the age of 83 years old. Robert was raised in New Martinsville, West Virginia, where he was a proud son and brother. Robert spent a lot of his life in the Ohio Valley before moving to Texas. Robert loved his family and was especially proud to be a grandfather and great-grandfather. His career as a correctional...

Debbie was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to parents Richard and Mary McFarland.  Debbie was the oldest of four children. She was always the leader. She was the Snow Days Princess and Homecoming Queen in High School. She achieved a Masters Degree in Psychology, with a minor in Math. She was also the State Badminton Champion, and hung out with Prince. Debbie enjoyed traveling and spending time with her husband of 25 years, Bill Gilbert Jr. Her Greatest joys where at the beach,...