Thomas and Susann Stover

1936 - 2013

Susann Stover, 77, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. Dr. Thomas P. Stover, 79, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. Graveside service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at Lucas Funeral Home. The family will host a come-and-go celebration of their lives from 1 to 4 p.m. on their 55th anniversary, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, at the Stover home in Euless. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Tarrant County College, GRACE Hospice of Fort Worth, or the Gladney Center for Adoption of Fort Worth. Both were longtime residents and active community members in Euless where they passed away peacefully. Sue Stover was born May 18, 1936, in Dayton, Ohio, to Dr. Maurice Bernard and Margaret Louise Menke. Tom Stover was born Oct. 29, 1934, in Butler, Pa., to Mr. Paul Byron and Ethel Dobbs Stover. Tom and Sue were married Jan. 3, 1959, in Dayton, Ohio, moved to Texas in 1962, and settled in Euless in 1970. They were active members of the various communities where they lived, including participation in charitable organizations and holding various board positions within the community. Both worked at the Northeast Campus of Tarrant County College (TCJC), where Tom served as dean of students and later interim president. Sue was "almost perfect" She loved to read, work crossword puzzles, and was known for her beautiful painting of wood cut-outs, mostly of her favorite subject, Santa Claus. Tom "always had a song" to match his kind smile, infectious sense of humor, curious nature and unabashed love for his family. Survivors: Their daughter, Margaret "Meg" Susann Magruder and husband, Jay, of Frisco; their favorite son, Paul Byron Stover and wife, Sandra, of Roanoke; grandsons, Zane and Nolan Stover; Sue's sister, Margaret Kay Queen of Norman, Ill.; Tom's sisters, Evelyn Ehrman Casey (William) of Zelienople, Pa., Pat McCafferty and Mary Lee Marten (Robert) of Butler, Pa., and Susan Lehman of Jupiter, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom loved and adored them dearly.