Obituaries

Jan 4, 2016

Betty Lucile Westfall Gardner, 92, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016. No services will be held at this time. Betty was preceded in death by her son, Larry Weaver. Survivors include her daughters, Tami McElfresh, Linda Holsomback, and Tonda Guess; 14 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.

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Dec 30, 2015

BENBROOK -- Jack Leydon, 72, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Dallas. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, in the chapel of Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Interment: Private. John Joseph Leydon was born March 18, 1943, in Everett, Mass. He graduated from Massachusetts Maritime Academy in 1964 and joined...

Dec 29, 2015

Charles E. "Chuck" Smith, 79, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 after a lengthy battle with COPD. Celebration of Life: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016 at Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Memorials: Donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, www.stjude.org. Chuck was born June 18, 1936 in Oakhill, Ohio and lived in...

Dec 29, 2015

BENBROOK -- Linda Katina Froehle, 70, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, at Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Linda was born Nov. 2, 1945, in Gorman. She married Bob Froehle and they had a son, Jon. Survivors: Son, Jon Froehle; sisters, Doettie Pool...

Dec 28, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Olen Richard Cox, 92, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Montague Cemetery, Montague. Olen was born Sept. 10, 1923, in Montague to Luther Allen Cox and Ellen B. Hise...

Dec 26, 2015

BENBROOK -- David Lee Henson, 72, passed away at home Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, surrounded by his family. Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Interment: Annetta Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. David was born April 21, 1943, in Marvell,...

Dec 17, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Gerald Smith, 72, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, surrounded by family in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Jerry Smith was born March 13, 1943, in Clayton, N.M., son of the late Othie N. and Gladys Nova Winter...

Dec 16, 2015

BENBROOK -- Helen Margaret Torlincasi of Benbrook passed away at the age of 78 of lung cancer, on Wednnesday, Dec. 16, 2015, but her memory lives on in the hearts of the people who knew her. Funeral: Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 3601 Altamesa...

Dec 15, 2015

RICHLAND HILLS -- Terry Cunningham, 74, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, surrounded by family in North Richland Hills. Terry Cunningham was born Aug. 6, 1941, in Cookeville, Tenn., son of the late John Ed and Willie Mae Randolph Cunningham. He made his career in automobile sales and retired after more than 30 years of dedicated service....

Dec 3, 2015

Iola "Pat" Templeton Varkonda, 89, of Fort Worth, formerly of Sharon and Hermitage, Pa., died peacefully on Thursday, December 3, 2015, in Fort Worth. No service is scheduled at this time. Pat was born on Aug. 15, 1926, in Sharpsville, Pa., to Robert M. Templeton and Lenora Alderman Templeton, the sixth of their twelve children. She graduated from Hickory...

Dec 2, 2015

Elsie McNeil Duncan Lance, a loving sister, aunt, step-mother, step-grandmother, and friend, 75, of Benbrook, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Celebration of Life: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 at Westside Presbyterian Church, 8700 Chapin Road, Fort Worth. Friends and neighbors are cordially invited. Elsie was born in Alton, Ill. on June 11, 1940, to James...

Dec 2, 2015

WHITE SETTLEMENT -- Barbara Louise Hall, 87, formerly of Dallas, passed peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Mrs. Hall was born and raised in Dallas and lived there until a few years ago when she moved to White Settlement to be closer to family. She worked for many years and retired from Southwest Wheel of Dallas, where...

Nov 20, 2015

Leslie Truman "L.T." Blackmon died peacefully Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, just a few weeks shy of his 94th birthday. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Winscott Road Funeral Home, preceded by visitation at noon. Please dress in ranch casual for this wonderful rancher, farmer, horseman and friend. Interment: Will be at a later date in Marietta, Okla. Memorials: The...

Nov 9, 2015

Richard Crenshaw Rall of Crowley, affectionately known as Crenshaw or Dickie, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2015. Services: Family and friends are invited to visit with the family beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, followed by a sharing of memories between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. at Winscott Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Please attend...

Nov 7, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Buck Howard Wilkins peacefully passed away in Fort Worth on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. Memorial service: 5 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Buck was born in Hamilton on July 10, 1939, to Nathan Ernest Wilkins Jr. and Marjorie Marie McPherson Wilkins. He moved with his family to...

Nov 6, 2015

CROWLEY -- Ruby Leota Busby, 89, loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Saturday in Waurika Cemetery, Waurika, Okla. Open visitation from noon to 7 p.m. Thursday at Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. The family will be present from 6 to 7 p.m. Ruby was born May...

Oct 31, 2015

Joyce Carroll Wilson of Benbrook, a loving mother and grandmother, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, in Fort Worth at the age of 70. Private family services will be held later. Joyce was born Dec. 23, 1944, in Oklahoma. She was retired from Kroger. Survivors: Children, Shelly Golden and husband, Brad, Terry McNaughton and wife, Tamera, and Brian McNaughton;...

Oct 26, 2015

Donald Lee Kinney, 82, passed away October 26, 2015. Private services will be held at a later date, with military honors. Donald was born Dec. 3, 1932 in Iraan, Texas. He was an Army veteran of the Korean Conflict, graduate of UNT and dedicated lifelong Industrial Arts high school teacher in Fort Worth and Dallas school districts. Donald loved...

Oct 16, 2015

BENBROOK -- Roy V. Stults, 87, passed away Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Interment: Annetta Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Roy Vernon Stults Sr. was born April 21, 1928, in Weatherford,...

Oct 8, 2015

BURLESON -- Roy "Woody" Woodard, 72, passed away unexpectedly at his Burleson residence on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Winscott Road Funeral Home, 1001 Winscott Road, Benbrook. Interment: Georges Creek Cemetery, Somervell County. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Roy "Woody" Woodard was born...