Debra Lynn Halstead Kelsoe

AZLE -- Debra Lynn Halstead Kelsoe, 46, passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at New Life Baptist Church, 208 CR 4681, Keeter. Burial: Springtown Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at White's Funeral Home, 401 North Main Street, Springtown. Debra Lynn Halstead Kelsoe was born Jan. 28, 1963, in Van Nuys, Calif., daughter of Malcolm Bruce and Katherine Brown Halstead. She moved to the Parker County area from Haltom City about nine years ago and was a charter member of New Life Baptist Church. Debra loved to collect cookie jars and family was her top priority. Around the holidays, she was just like a little kid. Christmas was her favorite. Debra was preceded in death by her father, Bruce Halstead in 1983; sister, Bridget Halstead in 1988; and niece, Brandy Halstead. Survivors: Husband, Danny Kelsoe of Azle; children, David Halstead and wife, Christi, Rebecca Halstead, Tonya and Len Armstrong, and Tracy Sherrod; grandchildren, Christopher, Nicholas, Jordan, Cody, Danny, Toby, Colten and Caleb; great-granddaughter, Aubrey; mother, Katherine Smith; brothers, Richard Halstead, Brett Halstead and wife, Martina, Jason Halstead and wife, Kristen, all of Houston; sisters, Marti Erickson and husband, Scott, of Hurst, Michelle Halstead and husband, David Flovin, of Weatherford, Callie Manley and husband, Jim, of Fort Worth; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of loving family and friends.White's Funeral Home Springtown, 817-220-7111