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Deloris Piper Obituary
Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, at Emmanuel Fellowship Church in Fort Worth with burial at 2:00 p.m. at Aurora Cemetery.
Deloris was born July 13, 1952 to Robert and Vivian (Schultz) Rutherford in Perry, Oklahoma. She graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. Deloris married Bill Piper on February 2, 1975 in Fort Worth, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Deana Gaston; brothers, George and Roger Rutherford; and a sister, Karen Botkin.
Those left behind to cherish her memory is her husband of 49 years, Bill Piper of Haltom City; son, Jonathan Piper and wife Emily Green of Boerne; daughter, Lindsay Sultana and husband Richard of Bedford; grandchildren, Luke and Liam Sultana, Sophia and Stella Piper, Nathan and Candace Gaston, and Collin Gaston; great grandchildren, Maddox, Delaney, and Kennedy Gaston; brothers, Gene and Irvin Rutherford; sisters, Pat Allen and Reba Pippin; numerous nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
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Ashley Miranda McCoy
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Deloris showed me the love of God in the simplest and grandest of ways. I still remember being surrounded by friends, eating candy while soaking in a hot tub. Deloris threw a huge party and invited what felt like every child in church. The entire time, she was a servant to us in the most precious of ways. I felt spoiled by love. She was treating us the way Christ would. "The greatest of all is the servant of all." She truly was the greatest. Between her serving heart and her bigger than life personality, I wanted to BE her ad a child. Although I obviously cannot become her, I pray that the lessons she taught me never go forgotten. To unashamedly be a larger than life person who loves God fully while serving others, there is no greater calling.
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