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Gayle Patricia Williams Hanson was born on January 10, 1952, in Fort Worth, Texas. A graduate of Trimble Tech High School, she later attended the University of Texas at Arlington. She married John Earl Hanson on December 8, 1973, and the couple had two children, Wesley Jevon and Erika Janae. Gayle was best known for her radiant smile and selflessness, always thinking about others before herself. Above all she loved God, her family, and her community. Visitation: 6-8pm Thursday, May 26th at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington. Funeral Service: 11am Friday, May 27th at First Saint John Cathedral in Fort Worth. Burial: Immediately following the funeral service at Moore Funeral Home in...

Anita Grimes, age 85, of Arlington, Texas passed away on Monday, May 9, 2022. Anita was born February 26, 1937. A visitation for Anita will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 North Davis Drive, Arlington, TX 76012. A funeral service will occur Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Trinity Baptist Church, 2212 N Davis Dr, Arlington, TX 76012. A committal service will occur Thursday, May 19, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Moore Memorial Gardens, 1219 North Davis Drive, Arlington, TX 76012. Full obituary at www.moore-funeralhome.com.

Mary Annell Hunter-Terrell passed away Friday May 6, 2022 at her home in Arlington, Texas. Born Mary Annell Corder September 24, 1947 to William (Bill) and Osa Corder who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her first husband Dan Nowell and her second husband James F. Hunter. She is survived by her husband Tom Terrell; Brother-in-law Paul Nowell(Dawn) of Clifton, Texas; Nieces, Autumn Outlaw(Mark), their children Knox, Ellis and Jetta of Waco, Texas; Angel Pierce(Kevin) their children Kaden And Liam of Corpus Christi, Texas. Longtime friend James Clay. Her 2 Norwegian Forest Cats Gus and CR. Mary Ann was in commercial insurance for 45 years in the Dallas-Fort Worth...

Anna Leathers Thayer passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in Frisco, Texas. Anna was born in Dallas, Texas on February 9, 1925 and was the 6th of 7 daughters born to Amy and Linzy O. Leathers. She graduated from Highland Park High School in 1942. She met her future husband, Edward, while he was in the Navy and attending classes at SMU. After the war they married and Anna continued working while Ed completed his engineering degree. Upon graduation Edward began his career at Convair, now Lockheed Martin, in Fort Worth and the family moved to Arlington. Anna was a devoted wife and mother to their 2 daughters. When her younger daughter was in junior high school, she started working part time...

Nevada Lee (Spring) Stewart Fluke, age 84, of Arlington, Texas passed away on Friday, March 25, 2022. Nevada was born July 26, 1937. On April 8, 2022, at First Baptist Church Arlington (300 South Center Street, Arlington, Texas 76010), a visitation for Nevada will be held from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. followed by the funeral service from 11:00 a.m to 12:00 p.m. A committal service will be from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at Moore Memorial Gardens (1219 North Davis Drive, Arlington, Texas 76012). Please visit www.moore-funeralhome.com to view an extended version of Nevada Fluke's obituary.

Susan Irene Spindor Ward, 75, of Arlington, met her Lord, Jesus Christ, face to face on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. She was born January 21, 1947, in Stephenville, Texas, to John and Elwanda Spindor. Susan graduated from Tarleton State College in January 1969 with a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics. While at Tarleton, Susan met and married David Ward on May 27, 1967, and they remained happily married until her death almost 55 years later. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 6 from 7-9 pm at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis, Arlington. Celebration of Life will be Thursday, April 7, 10:00 am, at Pleasantview Baptist Church, 4400 Pleasantview Dr., Arlington. Interment will follow at Morgan...

Kenneth Hugh Francis, Jr, 93, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022 Ken was born October 31, 1928 in Lima, Ohio to Kenneth Sr and Edna Francis. He attended Shawnee High School in 1946 where he lettered in football and played trumpet in the band. After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 1950 with a Bachelor in Business Administration he served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Following military service he spent the better part of his career with Allstate Insurance Company as an arbitrator. He retired in 1989 to take on the full time job as a grandfather and great-grandfather. Ken was active in his church, played his trumpet, loved Big Band jazz and spent many hours in...

Our Beloved Judy Kaye Roberts [McCarley, Pierce] is Home. Judy went Home to her Lord and Savior Monday the 14th of March after a short Battle with Covid Pneumonia. Judy was born to Ray and Oda Mae [Odie] McCarley July 27th 1948 in Durant Oklahoma, and raised in Sunray, Texas. From an early age Judy's great Love was Her Lord. Baptised in the Sprit as a child, being in services, prayed for and anointed by many Men of God - Lester Sumrall, R. W. Shambach and many more. She was an anointed preacher, teacher, and loving friend to so many. She had a love of all things beautiful and saw the best in all she touched. A career and love of fashion and couture was closely followed by her love of...

Richard (Dick) Jeske of Arlington died Saturday, March 12, 2022 in Mansfield, Texas. He was born April 12, 1935 in Priddy, Texas, the son of Edward and Bertha Schulze Jeske. He was married to Jo Ann Kopp Jeske on September 4, 1954 in Priddy, Texas. He graduated from Priddy HS and The University of Texas at Austin. He worked as an electrical engineer on the autopilot, guidance and control team for LTV Missiles Division. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann, sons Richard Jr. and wife Jerri, Tim and wife Kim, and many loving grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. A committal service will be held at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery at a later date. Arrangements through Moore Funeral...

Linda L Morris, age 71 passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022. Linda was born April 27, 1950. A graveside service for Linda will be held Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Moore Memorial Gardens, 1219 North Davis Drive, Arlington, TX 76012. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.moore-funeralhome.com for the Morris family.

Thomas (Tommy) Eugene Spears, 74, of Arlington, TX, passed away peacefully on the afternoon of March 1, 2022. Tommy was born on October 2, 1947, in Odessa, TX, to Fred and Oleta Spears. Growing up in Odessa, Tommy enjoyed spending time outdoors with his friends in the neighborhood. He developed a love for hunting and fishing alongside his dad in those early years, and continued that tradition with his own sons. Tommy spent his high school years cruising the streets of Odessa and meeting up with friends at their favorite drive-ins. They also enjoyed going to drive-in movies and he loved to tell the stories about loading as many people as possible into the trunk of his car so they could...

Judith Marie Sexton Neill went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2022 at the age of 80. Judy was preceded in death by her father, Wayne and her mother Dorothy. She is survived by her husband, Robert, their son David, his wife Libby, and two grandchildren and light of her life Madeleine and Joseph. Judy was born in Neodesha, Kansas where she lived until going to college at Emporia State University. There she met the love her life, Robert and they married in 1963. They then moved to Norman, Oklahoma where she taught prior to moving to Arlington, Texas. Judy was an educator her whole life, working in the Arlington Independent School District for over 40 years, teaching at Gunn Junior High...

Fay Lax passed away on Monday, February 21, 2022. She is survived by her daughter, Janice Keeling and husband Bill, three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Her memorial service will be held at First Methodist Church Mansfield, 777 N Walnut Creek Drive, Mansfield, Texas 76063 on Wednesday, March 9 at 1:00 p.m. For the full obituary, see the Moore Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens of Arlington, Texas website https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/arlington-tx/moore-funeral-home/2348.

Mary Grunbaum, artist, designer, and mother, died Tuesday, February 15th. She was 79 years old. A gardener at heart, she was born Mary Katherine Kelley in 1942 in Dallas, to parents Mary and Leroy Kelley. She graduated from Arlington High School in 1961, and then with Honors from Rutgers. Her degree in studio art led to a career spanning all aspects of quilts. She returned to Texas with her then husband, Rick, after several years in New York, and opened The Great American Cover-Up. Mary's love of nature began in childhood as she helped at the family's nursery. After closing her quilt shop to raise a family, she became immersed in floral art. She lead a life full of color and...

Donna Jean Francis Paustian passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her sons and her daughter-in-law, in Arlington, Texas on February 8, 2022, at the age of 93. Donna was born on April 30, 1928, to Vern and Edna (Fleek) Francis in Reece, Kansas. Donna met her lifelong partner of 74 years, Carl Otto Paustian, while both were attending Fort Hays State College. She later in life attended the University of Texas at Arlington receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English and was a Delta Zeta Golden Rose. She was a charter member of St. Barnabas United Methodist Church and contributed years of service to St. Barnabas United Methodist Church and to the values of the United Methodist Church,...

Jeffery Wayne Bush son of Ella Mae Bush and the late Otis Holiway was born December 6,1957 in Baptist Memorial in Gasden, Alabama. Jeffery attended Vald Hudson High School in Macon Ga. and graduated, He than moved to Texas completing a Technical degree and worked for a short time as a Lab Technician. And than moved on to work for a prominent company American Airlines working 30 plus years till he retired in 2017. In his memory he leaves behind his 4 children (son) Jeffery Bush (daughters) Keyera Bush,Nyoka Bush,Shavondra Bush and 6 Grandchildren. his late sister Pandora Bush and Sharon out of (Alabama) he leaves his brothers Gregory Bush,Willie Bush,Jimmy Brewer,Danny Holiway and Alfonzo...

Carl Otto Paustian passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his sons and wife, in Arlington, Texas, on January 29, 2022, at the age of 95. He was born on January 16, 1927, to Hugo Frederick and Agnes Caroline (Johnson) Paustian in Salisbury, Missouri. Carl served in the U.S. Navy in the Phillippines as a radio operator during WWII and received a Bachelor's degree in Accounting, while playing basketball at Fort Hays Sate College in Fort Hays, Kansas. Carl met the love of his life of 74 years, Donna Jean Francis Paustian, while both were attending Fort Hays State College. Carl was employed by Boeing in Wichita, Kansas and retired from LTV Aerospace in Grand Prairie, Texas. ...

Billy Edward Starkey was born in Rising Star, Texas June 3, 1926 to Willie & Oscar E. Starkey. Bill passed away January 27, 2022 at the Masonic Retirement Community in Arlington, TX at the age of 95. Bill was a "Master Mason" with the Masonic Grand Lodge of Texas for more than 70 years. Bill grew up in west Texas, attended Tivy High School in Kerrville, and subsequently graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas. He joined the Marines in 1944, served in the Pacific during WWII, and was honorably discharged in 1946. Upon returning from military service, Bill married his sweetheart, Ouida Kathleen Young, on June 30, 1946. They had three daughters, Bonnie, Judy, and Donna. Bill's...

Carol Ann Knowlton, 73, of Ft. Worth, TX, passed away from natural causes on December 16, 2021. She was born in Chicago, IL on March 17, 1948 (St. Patrick's Day). Carol graduated from Good Council High School in Chicago in 1966. Carol was married to Jay Knowlton in Chicago on April 24, 1968. Carol devoted herself to caring for the needs of others, starting with raising two children as a stay-at-home mother. After her kids graduated, she found new fulfillment working for Lane Bryant and Carter's clothing stores, and in her later years she modeled compassion and a servant's heart by tending to the health and well-being of her closest family members in their remaining years - her husband,...

Mark Virant passed away peacefully in Arlington on November 19, 2021, at home surrounded by family. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and coach, Mark was a great role model, true friend, and genuinely kind man who took great interest in those he met. Born to Ann and Aloysius Virant in Cincinnati, Ohio, Mark grew up in Dallas, Texas. He attended Jesuit College Preparatory School before graduating from Texas A&M University in 1976. Shortly after college, he met Jeanine at a CPA review course; the two married in 1978, making Arlington home for the next 43 years. Those years were full: Mark enjoyed a long and successful career in Oil & Gas as a Landman while he and Jeanine...

Annette Rae Robinson Lackman, a native Dallasite, died on November 19, 2021, at the age of 83, after enduring the challenges of Parkinson's Disease for more than twenty years. She was a brilliant student: at 16 years old, she was valedictorian of the Hillcrest High School class of 1954, where her classmates voted her "Most Dependable." She earned a journalism degree from Southern Methodist University and a master's from Harvard Radcliffe before returning to Dallas to work as the assistant director of the Southwestern School of Banking at SMU. Her breadth of knowledge and recall was astounding, and in a dispute over details, she was invariably correct. She loved the New York Times Sunday...