FORT WORTH -- Eddie Ray Rhodes, 69, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Fellowship Baptist Church, 956 E. Jefferson St., the Rev. H.B. Montgomery, pastor, officiating. Visitation: 1 to 8 p.m. at Morris-Bates Mortuary, with family present from 7 to 8 p.m. Survivors: Mother, Mary Gupton; children, Andre Russell (Cindy), Angie Rhodes Davis (John), Yolanda Powell, LaShay Avery (Joseph); sister, Charlesetta Rhodes; brothers, Willie Gupton and Raymond Gupton; 16 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives and dear friends. Morris-Bates Mortuary 1700 Evans Ave., 817-926-6263 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries