Local Obituaries for Fort Worth, Texas & Surrounding Areas.

Feb 19, 2014

Sleater Mae Sloan went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, at home surrounded by her family. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Community Missionary Baptist Church, 1120 E. Jessamine St. On May 16, 1931, in the small town of Montalba, Palestine, TX, a baby girl was born to James and Sallie Sloan, they named her Sleater Mae...

Feb 17, 2014

Lavonuia Smith Sr. passed away Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in Cedar Hill Memorial

Feb 9, 2014

Gilbert Lankford died Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. Memorial service: Noon Saturday at Valley Baptist Church, 6013 Elliott Reeder Road, Fort Worth. Flowers may be sent to Serenity Funerals & Cremations. He was born March 17, 1958, in Fort Worth.

Feb 7, 2014

Clarissa Love was blessed to the union of the late Sylvester and Juanita Love on September 11, 1951. She was reared in Fort Worth, Texas where she attended public and trade school when she decided that food was the meat of the soul and became a dietitian. Serving as a dietitian manager for over 40 years. As a young girl...

Feb 6, 2014

Roy Dell Ashford passed away Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 Service: 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at First Greater New Hope Baptist Church, 3135 Lomita St., Fort Worth. Wake: 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, in Clarence Jimerson Chapel of Serenity Funerals & Cremations. Roy was born Sept. 25, 1948, in Fort Worth. Survivors: Wife of 43 years, Elnora Sanders Ashford; son...

Feb 6, 2014

Thelma Ward Sutton was born on July 24, 1931 in New Orleans, La. She moved to Texas with her daughters after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. She departed from this life on February 6, 2014 in McKinney, TX.  Thelma, the oldest daughter of the late Joseph Ward, Sr. and Mary Anderson, is survived by her brother,  Edward Ward (Carol) and sister,...

Feb 2, 2014

Service: Noon Saturday, Feb. 15, in the sanctuary of Deliverance Temple Church, 2126 Amanda Ave., the Rev. Larry Reed, pastor. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday in the Clarence Jimerson Chapel of Serenity Funerals & Cremations. “A time to be born”…..Ecclesiastes 3:1 Idella Rose Walton born to the late parents of Agnes Davis and Asbury Rose on December 18, 1927, in Lake...

Feb 1, 2014

Jan 25, 2014

Miriam Lynn Ramos passed away Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014.    Miriam was a strong girl from the start who defied the odds set against her at birth. She didn't let her disabilities of hydrocephalus, hydranencephaly, cerebral palsy and other limitations keep her from being a happy, smiling little girl. She was kissed by a dolphin in Jamaica, went on a pirate...

Jan 24, 2014

Roger Lee, 75, a native of Paris, Texas, fell asleep in the arms of the Lord on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. Service: Noon Saturday, Feb. 1, in the Clarence J. Jimerson Chapel of Serenity Funerals and Cremations.

Jan 23, 2014

Audrey Johnson, 77, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at The Solid Rock Baptist Church, 14341 Lee Road, Houston, and 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Christian Unity Baptist Church, 1700 Conti, New Orleans, La. Interment: St. Vincent II Cemetery, New Orleans.

Jan 23, 2014

Dorothy Overstreet Waites passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Clarence J. Jimerson Chapel of Serenity Funerals and Cremations. Interment: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Dorothy, was born August 31, 1921 in Ennis, TX to William H and Pearle White Overstreet. She had 8 brothers and     sisters; Elnora, Arthur, James, Ruby, Willie Mae, Mildred, Thomas and...

Jan 19, 2014

Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Potter's House Dallas Campus, 6777 W. Kiest Blvd., Dallas. Visitation: You may visit Kathryn noon to 5 p.m. Friday in Jimerson Chapel of Serenity Funerals & Cremations. Wake: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Potter's House Fort Worth Campus, 1200 Woodhaven Blvd., Fort Worth. On October 15, 1954, in far west Texas, El...

Jan 18, 2014

Ruby L. Smith , 88, loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt, earned her wings & took flight toward Heaven, Saturday, January 18, 2014.Funeral: 2pm, Sat. January 25, 2014. At Strangers Rest Bapt. Church, 5705 Donnelly. Burial Cedar Hill Memorial Park .You may visit her Friday from noon-5pm at Serenity Funeral Home, and the wake will be held at the...

Jan 12, 2014

Michael Smith passed away on Sunday, Jan 12, 2014. Services are pending

Jan 11, 2014

Lionel Wilson, 70, passed away on Jan. 11, 2014. Services will be held on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at 11 am at Israel Baptist Church, 1701 Marais New Orleans, La. Burial: Mt. Olivet Cemetery. You may visit Mr. Wilson  at the church from 10-11am on Friday

Jan 10, 2014

Douglas Earl Bee, 72, moved from labor to reward Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Berea Bible Fellowship, 6201 Hartman. Interment: Cedar Hill. Visitation: You may visit Mr. Bee noon to 6 p.m. Friday at Serenity Funerals & Cremations and the family will receive friends 6 to 7 p.m. He leaves to...

Jan 10, 2014

Service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at 1pm at Cooper Street Baptist Church 1801 S. Riverside Dr. You may visit her at the funeral home Friday, Jan. 17 from Noon- 8:30 and the family will receive friends from 8:30-9:30. Margret’s Life Journey Margret Ann Gray was born on December 31, 1950, in Cleburne, TX to Rosia Lee...

Jan 10, 2014

Raymond Slack Jr. passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, surrounded by his loving family. Service will be held 11am Saturday, Jan. 18, at Inspiring Temple of Praise, 2010 E. Lancaster. You may visit Mr. Slack noon to 7 p.m. Friday at Serenity Funerals & Cremations and the family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m. He leaves to cherish his...

Dec 30, 2013

Chandra Manning, 51, passed away on Dec. 30, 2013. Service will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2014 at High Noon at Corinth Baptist Church   The morning of February 27, 1962, God bestowed to the world what would become one of his greatest creations; Chandra Yvette Cotton. He had given the earth a      spirited young lady who loved people, loved...