Shirley Mae Risner Showmaker died peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Fort Worth, at the age of 90. Shirley Mae Risner Showmaker was born at home in West Frankfort, Illinois, on Monday, Feb. 17, 1936, during a snow blizzard. The sixth child of James Arthur Risner and Elsie Mabel Massey, Shirle
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Bernice Helen Stephens, known to most of her family and friends throughout much of her life as Bernice Miller, 93, of Arlington, went home to be with her Lord on Oct. 4, 2026. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in Memorial Suite B, at Greenwood Funeral Home,...
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Betty Mae Robison, age 89, a longtime resident of Plano, Texas, will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Betty was born on April 29, 1937, in Fort Worth to Iva Mae Martin and Elmer Newton "Boots" Martin. She grew up in the Grapevine...
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Mrs. Rachel D. Rodriguez passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026, surrounded by her family. Funeral Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. Interment to follow at Greenwood Memorial Park, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Rosary: ...
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Robert Joe Flores, 64, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. Rosary: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Robert was born on Sept. 23, 1962, in Oscod...
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Phyllis Jean Propes, 93, passed away Sunday, October 4th, 2026. Graveside Service: 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, at Greenwood Memorial Park, 3100 White Settlement Rd., Fort Worth 76107. Celebration of Life to follow at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church Fort Worth. Visitation: 6...
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Velma was born in Fletcher, Oklahoma on December 4th, 1925, to Luther and Lottie Mauldin. She had 5 sisters and 2 brothers. She grew up in Oklahoma, playing with her sisters, climbing trees, and being ornery. She seemed to get in a lot more trouble than any of her siblings. She m...
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By Autumn Rose Reo When I first came to Arlington over two decades ago, I thought it would be a brief “layover” since I was traveling nonstop for work, so I wanted to live as close to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport as possible. However, as I drove around the rolling hill...
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Kenyon Smith is quite familiar with pipe organs. He grew up listening to the brassy tunes his father, a church organist, used to play regularly until his death two years ago. Since then, Kenyon and his wife, Dorothy, searched for ways to introduce their kids to the type of music ...
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The Fort Worth Board of Adjustment approved three property variances at its Sept. 16 meeting for the future Baylor Scott & White Health neighborhood hospital in east Fort Worth. The facility, located just off U.S. Highway 287 at 2511 Mitchell Blvd., is one of four emergency hospi...
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The Fort Worth Sports Authority approved its 2027 budget at an Aug. 11 meeting. Members noted that the city collected $579,000 in gas lease royalties, including those from Texas Motor Speedway in north Fort Worth. A 2008 settlement governs how that money is spent. The authority m...
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Tarrant County’s workforce board will spend $148.3 million next year, with more than three-quarters going toward childcare. The Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County and the Workforce Governing Board unanimously approved its fiscal 2027 budget Aug. 26. The Fort Worth Report Docu...
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Just beyond the front gate at Fair Park is a 90-year-old building brimming with history. The Continental DAR house has been owned and maintained by the Jane Douglas Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution since 1937. One of the more well-known reasons fairgoers stop b...
