| Published Sept. 29, 1996
Wilma J. Bland
FORT WORTH -- Wilma Jean "Tootsie" Bland, 76, a retired credit manager
for Texas State Optical, died Friday at a local hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Brown, Gause-Ware, Owens & Brumley Funeral
Directors. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today
at the funeral home.
Wilma Jean "Tootsie" Bland was born June 21, 1920, in Tupelo, Okla.
She did volunteer work for the senior citizens of Forest Hill and Helping
Hands. Her interests were in raising her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
and in helping others.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Cliett Mayes, two years
ago.
Survivors: Husband of 57 years, Amzy L. Bland of Fort Worth; son, Amzy
L. Bland Jr. of Fort Worth; daughter, Beverly J. Schroeder of Hurst; sister,
Willie Harmon of Tupelo; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Brown, Gause-Ware, Owens & Brumley
425 S. Henderson St., 335-4557
Arthur Brown
CLEBURNE -- Arthur Brown, 81, a retired maintenance worker, died Wednesday
in Pecos.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church. Burial:
Greenlawn Memorial Park. Visitation: Noon to 8 tonight at Baker Funeral
Home.
Mr. Brown was born Oct. 8, 1914, in Brenham.
Baker Funeral Home
301 E. Rosedale St., 332-4468
Lidia M. Carter
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Lidia M. Carter, 49, a marketeer and researcher,
died Friday in Weatherford.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount
Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. today.
Lidia Carter was born July 14, 1947, in Augusta, Ga.
Memorials: American Alzheimers Association.
Survivors: Husband, Thomas Carter of North Richland Hills; sons, Richard
Carter of Fort Drum, N.Y., and Phillip Carter of Edwards AFB, Calif.; daughter,
Katherine Little of Decatur; father, Lawrence Elliott of Olla, La.; brothers,
Doc, James, Michael and Tim Elliot, all of Fort Worth, and Steven Elliott
of Victoria; sister, Rebecca McClure of Weatherford; and six grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Leslie E. Goodman
CLEBURNE -- Leslie E. Goodman, 86, a retired pastor, died Saturday
at a Cleburne hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cleburne Bible Church. Burial: Greenacres
Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Funeral Home.
Leslie Goodman was born Aug. 5, 1910, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.
He was a member of Cleburne Bible Church. He was an ordained minister for
53 years. He was a missionary in Brazil from 1935 to 1939. He immigrated
to the U.S. in 1954 and obtained U.S. citizenship on Aug. 5, 1959, on his
birthday.
Memorials: Gospel Missionary Union, 10,000 N. Oak, Kansas City, Mo.,
64155.
Survivors: Wife, Marjorie W.D. Goodman of Cleburne; sons and daughters-
in-law, Harding and Carol Goodman of Colleyville and Brian and Janet Goodman
of Cleburne; daughters and sons- in-law, Suzanne and John Walcott of Columbus,
Wis., and Adrienne and Col. Rob Owen of Montgomery, Ala.; sister, Phyllis
Grant of Oban, Scotland; grandchildren, Michelle and Dr. Bruce Tharp of
Victoria, Tui Walcott, Tim Walcott and Thom Walcott, all of Columbus, Wis.,
Heather Owen and Jordan Owen, both of Montgomery, Ala., and Joshua Goodman
and Caleb Goodman, both of Cleburne; and great-granddaughter, Ainsley Tharp
of Victoria.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, 558-2322
Cleo J. Griffin
HURST -- Cleo J. Griffin, a vocational nurse who retired in 1981, died
Saturday at a Bedford nursing center.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation:
7 to 8 tonight at Shannon North Funeral Chapel. Reverend Joe Stevens of
Glen Garden Baptist Church will officiate.
Cleo Griffin was born Dec. 3, 1909. She attended Glen Garden Baptist
Church, but was a charter member of Cowden Street Baptist Church, where
she was a church clerk, pianist and Sunday school teacher. She was a nurse
for Dr. B.H. Carrol and retired from nursing in 1981.
Survivors: Sons, Bob Gayle and Joe Gayle, both of Anchorage, Alaska;
sisters, Audrey, Beth and Bill; five grandsons; four granddaughters; seven
great- grandsons; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Shannon North Funeral Chapel
111 W. Northside Drive, 624-2191
Burley M. Hahn
FORT WORTH -- Burley Mae Hahn, 86, died Saturday at home.
Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Annetta
Cemetery. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. today.
Burley Hahn was born May 23, 1910, in Kosciusko, Miss. She moved to
this area at the age of 10 with her parents J.F. "Bud" and Lillie Mae Paramore.
She was a member of Decatur Avenue Church of Christ. She was married 57
years to Richard Hahn Sr., who preceded her in death in January 1990. She
was also preceded in death by a daughter, Marcell Hahn.
Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas, 1000 Summit Ave., Fort Worth
76102.
Survivors: Sons and daughters-in- law, Jack and Bobby King of Fort Worth
and Richard and Sammie of Haltom City; daughter, Lillian McFarlin of Haltom
City; brothers, Lloyd R. Paramore of Hurst and Jake B. Paramore of Decatur;
sisters, Mary B. Swain of Bedford and Mavis Smith of Fort Worth; eight
grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
John C. Harvey
FORT WORTH -- John C. "Jack" Harvey, 78, a retired oil and gas producer,
died Thursday at a Fort Worth hospital following a heart attack.
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Andrew Catholic Church. Celebrant:
Father Warren Murphy. Scripture service: 4 p.m. today at Thompson's Harveson
& Cole Funeral Home.
Memorials: Building Fund at St. Andrew Catholic Church, or to a charity
of choice.
Mr. Harvey was born July 4, 1918, in New York City and was a graduate
of Manhattan Prep and West Virginia University, where he was a member of
Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
During World War II, he served as a naval officer, achieving the rank
of lieutenant commander. Early in the war, he served on destroyers escorting
convoys in the North Atlantic to Russia. He later served on the minesweeper
USS Steady, where he participated in five invasions.
Mr. Harvey moved to Midland, Texas, in February 1946, where he was associated
with Plymouth Oil Co. In 1952, he joined Southland Royalty Co. at its Midland
office. In 1955, Mr. Harvey became a Fort Worth resident and retired in
1977 as vice president of Southland Royalty Co. He then established J.C.
Harvey Oil & Gas Co. and had an active drilling program in North and
West Texas. He retried a second time in 1982.
Since 1955, Mr. Harvey had been an active member of St. Andrew Catholic
Church. He was a member of Serra Club and the Equestrian Order of the Holy
Sepulchre with the rank of knight commander with star.
He was a charter member of the American Association of Petroleum Landmen
and a member and past president of the local chapter. He was also a longtime
member of the Fort Worth Petroleum Club and the DeCordova Bend Country
Club in Granbury.
Among his favorite pastimes were gourmet cooking, watercolor painting,
solving difficult crossword puzzles and reading. He also devoted much of
his time to helping others.
Survivors: His loving wife of 54 years, Catherine; sons, Jim of Dallas
and Michael and his wife, Brenda, and their daughter, Claire, of Houston;
sister, Mrs. Joseph Tague of Hampton Bay, N.Y.; nieces, Mary Mackin of
Arlington, Mrs. David Miller of Fort Knox, Ky., Mrs. Gary Langevin of Princeton,
Mass., Mrs. James Reppermund of Howell, N.J., and Mrs. Peter Ruma of Toledo,
Ohio; great- nephew, Brian Mackin of Arlington; and numerous cousins and
friends.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Lucille Hawkins
HALTOM CITY -- Lucille Hawkins, 79, a homemaker, died Friday at home.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Lucille Hawkins was born Nov. 15, 1916, in Gunter, Texas. She was a
member of the Order of the Eastern Star in Haltom City and Ridgecrest Baptist
Church.
Mrs. Hawkins was preceded in death by her husband, Maurice L. Hawkins,
on April 5, 1985.
Survivors: Daughters, Carol Reed of Fort Worth and Cheryl Cox of Irving;
three grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Ralph W. Hindman
BURLESON-- Ralph W. Hindman, 59, a senior research chemist for NCH
Corporation, died Friday at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Crestmont Baptist Church of Burleson. Burial:
Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth.
Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Mr. Hindman was born April 24, 1937, in Bismarck, N.D., and died after
a very short battle with cancer. He also lived in the Chicago area for
many years before moving to Burleson 18 years ago. He was an active member
of Crestmont Baptist Church in Burleson and sang in the church choir.
He was a loving husband and father and wonderful grandfather to his
grandchildren.
Survivors: Wife, Beverly Hindman of Burleson; sons, Mark Hindman and
Steve Hindman, both of Burleson; daughter, Ruthie Tate of Burleson; mother,
Viola Hoyle of Burbank, Ill.; sister, Ramona Toppel of Hickory Hills, Ill.;
grandchildren, Caley Hindman, Addie Hindman and Ethan Tate, all of Burleson;
and one brother.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Richard C. Holloway
HIGHLAND VILLAGE -- Richard Carroll Holloway, 65, died Saturday at
home.
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Monday at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home in Lewisville.
Officiating: Linda Strange.
Memorials: Animal Rescue League of Denton County, PO Box 294375, Lewisville,
75067 or Ann's Haven Hospice, 216 W. Mulberry St., Denton 76201.
Richard Holloway was born Nov. 5, 1930, in Watonga, Okla., to Hubert
J. and Viola Mae Johnson Holloway. He married Laura Allen March 25, 1981,
in Memphis, Tenn. He was a graduate of Texas Christian University and served
in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He worked in sales and marketing
of packaging materials and equipment for Anaconda, R.P. Anderson Co., Inc.
He later worked at Petco Animal Supplies.
Survivors: Wife, Laura Holloway of Highland Village; daughters, Sydney
Williams of Mineral Wells and Kerrie Apple of North Richland Hills; sister,
Patricia Luffman of Houston; brother, Lloyd Holloway of Houston; and grandchildren,
Kendall Apple and Hunter Fuentes.
Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home
Lewisville, (214) 436-4581
Bedford A. Kennedy
BRIDGEPORT -- Bedford Arthur Kennedy, 78, a retired trucking contractor
and owner of "Almost Paradise" R.V. Park, died Friday at a Denton hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church in Bridgeport. Burial:
East Bridgeport Cemetery.
Bedford Kennedy was born July 16, 1918, in Bridgeport. He was a member
of the Weatherford Melon Busters Camping Club. He served in the Army during
World War II. He married Marie Slagle July 26, 1941, in Bridgeport.
Survivors: Wife, Marie Kennedy of Bridgeport; sons, DaWayne Kennedy
and Gaylord Kennedy, both of Bridgeport; daughters, Carla Provence and
Darla Kleam, both of Bridgeport; brother, Weldon Kennedy of Bridgeport;
sister, Joyce Bailey of Mesquite; nine grandchildren; and one great- grandchild.
Hawkins Funeral Home
Bridgeport, (817) 683-2211
Gilbert R. Loudermilk
BURLESON -- Gilbert Ray Loudermilk, 61, a retired Century 21 broker,
died Friday at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home in Burleson. Graveside
service: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Downin Cemetery, De Leon. Visitation: 6 to 8
p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Gilbert Loudermilk was born Aug. 12, 1935, in Gorman.
Survivors: Wife, Leta Dell Terry Loudermilk of Burleson; son, Scott
Loudermilk, and his wife, Paula, of Alvarado; daughters, Vicki Loudermilk
and her husband, Darrell Wylie, and Debra Loudermilk and her husband, David
Olson, all of Burleson; brother, Walter Bob Loudermilk, and his wife, Beth,
of Stephenville; and grandchildren, Roy Wylie, Marci Wylie, Joshua Loudermilk,
Christopher Olson and Bradley Olson.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Burleson
Burleson, 295-5211
Jean Marcom
IRVING -- Jean Marcom, 81, a retired shoe saleswoman, passed away Friday
in Irving.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday at Brown's Memorial Funeral Home. Burial: Switzer
Cemetery in Lake Dallas. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Jean Marcom was born Sept. 30, 1914, in McKinney, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Beckham Marcom.
Memorials: Tomlinson Accucare of Dallas.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Dottie Marcom of Waco; brother
and sister-in-law, Rex B. and Pat Moseley of Fort Worth; sister and brother-in-law,
Leslie Jo and Tom Lowe of Tyler; grandson, Matthew Marcom; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
Brown's Memorial Funeral Home
Irving, (214) 254-4242
Mike D. Mauney
POOLVILLE -- Mike Darmen Mauney, 82, a farmer-rancher, died Friday
at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cotten- Bratton Chapel. Burial: Lone Star
Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Mauney was born Oct. 9, 1913, in Poolville. He was Parker County's
outstanding soil conservationist and farmer in 1956 and 1957.
He was married to his wife, Lorene, for 61 years.
Mr. Mauney was preceded in death by a son, J.E. Mauney, in 1971, and
a daughter, Regina Sue Mauney Jackson, in 1989.
Survivors: Wife, Lorene Mauney; sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and
Sherry Mauney of Dallas, Miles Mauney of Weatherford, Frankie and Sheila
of Poolville, and Mike and Linda Mauney of Weatherford; daughter and son-in-law,
Reba and Jim Schumacher of Tyler; 19 grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren;
and a number of nieces and nephews.
Cotten-Bratton Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2711
Helen J. Mayborn
GRANBURY -- Helen J. Mayborn, 84, a retired executive secretary, died
Friday in Granbury.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood
Memorial Park.
Helen J. Mayborn, who was born Dec. 18, 1911, in Oklahoma City, was
a Texas resident most of her life. She worked as an executive secretary
for C.F. Adams Inc. for 43 years. She was a former member of the Horseshoe
Club in Fort Worth.
Helen J. Mayborn was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Marie
Fullhart, and two sisters, Geneva Stone and Virginia Knight.
Survivors: Husband, Ted W. Mayborn of De Cordova Bend Estates; brother,
Bill Fullhart and wife, Bettie, of Dallas; nieces, Karen Billingham, Sharon
Summers and Sandra Anguiano; nephews, Billy Fullhart, Randall Fullhart,
James Tolbert, Winifred Holley and Leonard Holley; and stepsons, Ward Mayborn
and wife Nancey, of Dallas and Don Mayborn and wife, Cheryl of Dallas.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Mary D. McDonald
JACKSBORO -- Mary Dessie McDonald, 67, a homemaker, died Friday in
Tyler, Texas.
Funeral: 2 p.m. today at Coker Funeral Home in Jacksboro. Burial: Roberts
Branch Cemetery in Jack County.
Mary McDonald was born June 12 1929. She attended Glen Garden Baptist
Church.
Coker Funeral Home
Jacksboro, (817) 567-3778
Gene R. McGarity
ARLINGTON -- Gene Roland McGarity, 60, an Air National Guard aircraft
maintenance supervisor, died Friday in Arlington.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Moore
Memorial Gardens.
Mr. McGarity was born July 6, 1936, in Hope, Ark.
Survivors: Wife, Cathryn McGarity of Arlington; son, Dwayne Adair of
Caddo, Okla.; daughters, Dannette Andrews of Bennington, Okla., and Dawn
Willis of Caney, Okla.; sisters, Melba Berry of Cleveland, and Sandra Honea
of McKinney; seven grandchildren; two nieces and three nephews.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Dorothy McGuire
ARLINGTON -- Dorothy McGuire, 63, a home health aide, died Thursday
in Arlington.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Church of Nazarene. Burial: Emerald
Hills Cemetery.
Dorothy McGuire was born Oct. 25, 1932, in Broadus.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Anna Bell Smith, and by her
brother, F.L. Ballard.
Survivors: Husband, Milton McGuire of Arlington; daughters, Sheila Ann
and her husband, James, of Grand Prairie, Susan Elaine Ellenwood and her
husband, Daniel, of Ferris, and Jannet Marie Morrison and her husband,
Charles, of Killeen; brothers, Robert Smith of Copperas Cove, Freddie Smith
of San Antonio and Paul Joseph Smith of the Houston area; sisters, Betty
Dickerson of Saint Augustine and Marie Hebert; and nine grandchildren.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Donna L. Miller
WEATHERFORD -- Donna Louise Hedges Miller, 67, a retired artist, died
Friday at a Fort Worth hospital.
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Donna Miller was born Jan. 5, 1929, in Winfield, Kan. Ms. Miller obtained
a specialist in art education degree from the University of Kansas, where
she studied with the internationally known potter, J. Sheldon Carey. After
moving to the Weatherford area in 1965, Ms. Miller taught art history,
painting and pottery at Weatherford Junior College for 14 years. Ms. Miller
was a member and past president of both the Texas Potters and Sculptors
Guild and the Fort Worth Chapter of the National League of American Pen
Women. Ms. Miller's paintings and pottery have been displayed in numerous
galleries, including the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, the Fort Worth Art
Center Museum, the Nelson Art Museum in Kansas City, Missouri, and McAnthony's
Gallery in Fort Worth. Ms. Miller was an active lecturer, art demonstrator
and show judge in the Texas art community. She was particularly known for
her bold, large-scale abstract paintings and her tectured, organically-inspired
pottery. She was also an enthusiastic gardener and cat lover.
A memorial service celebration of Ms. Miller's life will be held later;
contact the family for date and place.
Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Survivors: Husband, Delbert L. Miller of Weatherford; son, Kyle Miller;
daughter, Ann Miller Jordan.
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2747
James V. Mills
BURLESON -- James "Jimmy" Virgil Mills, 45, a tile setter, died Friday
at a Burleson nursing home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Guardian Funeral Home. Burial: Laurel Land
Memorial Park. Visitation: Noon to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
James Mills was born Jan. 14, 1951, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a National
Roller Skating Champion three times.
Survivors: Parents, Virgil P. and Juanita Mills of Burleson; sister,
Crissy Hoyt of Burleson; cousins; and numerous aunts and uncles.
Guardian Funeral Home
5704 James Ave., 293-8477
Mary L. Mullen
KELLER -- Mary L. Mullen, 83, co- owner of a delivery and mailing business,
died Friday in North Richland Hills.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Richland Hills. Burial:
Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. today at Mount Olivet Funeral
Home.
Mary L. Mullen was born March 20, 1913, in Hood County. She was a member
of the First Baptist Church of Richland Hills more than 30 years.
Survivors: Daughters, Bobbie Jean McGonagil of Haltom City and Mary
Lou Hamilton of Bedford; brother, Leroy Brandon of Decatur; sisters, Bertha
Broom of Euless, Lola Boyd and Flora Stanley, both of Fort Worth, and Viola
Markum of Arlington; two granddaughters; one grandson; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Bonnie F. Noonkester
GRANBURY -- Bonnie Faye Noonkester, 67, a nurses aide, died Friday
in Granbury.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Martin's Chapel in Granbury. Burial: Granbury
Cemetery. Visitation: 8 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Bonnie Faye Noonkester was born Oct. 7, 1928, in Tarrant County.
Martin's Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-1154
J.C. Nowell
WILLOW PARK -- J.C. Nowell, 64, a truck driver, died Wednesday at home.
Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Moore Funeral Home.
J.C. Nowell was born March 24, 1932, in Anson.
Survivors: Wife, Loraine Nowell of Willow Park; son, Scotty L. Nowell
of Crowley; daughter, Joanna L. Cline of Willow Park; brother, Bill Nowell
and R.K. Nowell; sisters, Lucille, Ailene, Madelin, Sparky, Doris, Marie
and Shirley; and four grandchildren.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Sarah R. O'Neal
FORT WORTH -- Sarah Rosa O'Neal, 99, died Wednesday at a medical center.
Funeral: Was Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Evant. Burial:
Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Mills County.
Sarah Rosa O'Neal was born Oct. 2, 1896, in Lampasas County. She was
a member of the Methodist church. She was also a member of the Daughters
of the Republic of Texas.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Leslie O'Neal; son,
Walter Elzie O'Neal; two brothers; and one sister.
Survivors: Daughter, Novellene Horton-Porter of Fort Worth; daughter-in-
law, Dorothy O'Neal of Plainview; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Ida Mae Green of Austin; and sister-in-
law, Tina O'Neal of Grand Prairie.
Riley Funeral Home
Hamilton, (817) 386-3117
William C. Oxford
CLEBURNE -- William C. "Bill" Oxford, 77, a retired oil field engineer,
died Friday at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday at Crosier- Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home. Burial:
Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale.
William Oxford was born Sept. 4, 1919, in Seattle, Wash.,
Survivors: Wife, Loveta M. Oxford of Cleburne; daughter, Sharon Renee
Oxford of Columbus, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, 558-2322
Henry L. Price
FORT WORTH -- Henry L. Price, 94, a retired bookkeeper, died Friday
in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Monday at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Henry Price was born June 12, 1902, in Montague. He was a member of
Overton Park United Methodist Church and a bookkeeper for Greyhound Bus
Company.
Survivors: Sister, Willa Murdock of Fort Worth.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Bess P. Pruett
FORT WORTH -- Bess Pearl Pruett, 84, a homemaker, died Friday at a
local hospital.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday at Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. today at Brown, Gause-Ware, Owens & Brumley.
Memorials: Forest Hill Assembly of God.
Bess Pruett was born Feb. 19, 1912, in Fort Worth. She was a member
of Forest Hill Assembly of God.
Survivors: Sons, James W. Pruett and John W. Pruett, both of Fort Worth;
five grandchildren; and several great- grandchildren.
Brown, Gause-Ware, Owens & Brumley
425 S. Henderson St., 335-4557
Pamela S. Puffer
MANSFIELD -- Pamela S. Puffer, 37, a homemaker, died Thursday at an
Arlington medical center.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Gregory Episcopal Church in Mansfield.
Burial: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 tonight at Blessing Funeral
Home.
Memorials: St. Gregory's Episcopal Church.
Pamela S. Puffer was born Sept. 9, 1959, in Japan.
Survivors: Husband, R. Chris Puffer of Mansfield; son, Ryan Christopher
Puffer of Mansfield; daughter, Gretchen Kaylen Puffer of Mansfield; parents,
Gerald G. and Marjorie W. Schleeper of Virginia; brother, Alan G. Schleeper
of New York; grandparent, Alvina Waggenor of Arizona; and aunt, Virginia
L. Grier of Arizona.
Blessing Funeral Home
Mansfield, 473-1555
Robert G. Shelton
FORT WORTH -- Robert Godfrey Shelton, 78, a retired General Dynamics
employee who worked for the company 30 years, died Friday in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Wesley Methodist Church, 9000 White Settlement
Road. Burial: Old Union Cemetery, Lawson, Mo. Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Monday
at Wesley Methodist Church.
Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Robert Shelton was born Aug. 9, 1918, in Rayville, Mo. He served in
the Army with the 606th Tank Destroyer Battalion during World War II. After
retiring from General Dynamics in 1980, he devoted much of his time to
volunteer work. He received the J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award in 1988 and
the City of White Settlement Volunteer of the Year Award in 1990.
He was an avid antique collector. He was especially fond of his 1920s-30s
Atwater Kent Radio collection and his antique automobiles.
Survivors: Wife, Magdalen Upmore Shelton of Fort Worth; sons, Gary Shelton
of Decatur and Tommy Shelton of Weatherford; daughter, Sharon Watkins of
Camden, Ark.; and grandchildren, Jeremy Shelton of Decatur, Suzanne Shelton
of Lubbock and James Watkins of Camden, Ark.
Coker Funeral Home
Decatur, (817) 627-5959
George I. Shreffler
FORT WORTH -- George Irving Shreffler, 71, a retired Air Force chief
master sergeant, died Thursday at a local hospital.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. today at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
Burial: 2 p.m. Monday in Resthaven Memorial Park, Midland.
Memorials: North Central Little League of Midland.
George Shreffler was born Jan. 14, 1925, in Marion Co., Ill. He was
self- employed.
Survivors: His loving daughters, JoAnn Bagwell and her husband, Don,
and Tina Brezovsky and her husband, Brian, all of Midland; sisters, Wanda
Eagan of Kinmundy, Ill., Mona Powell of Clay City, Ill. and Nelda Mullins
of Valpraiso, Ind.; his adored grandsons, Brian, Chris and Stephen Bagwell;
and numerous nephews and nieces.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Jana K. Smith
ALVORD -- Jana Kay Smith, 43, a librarian for Alvord High School, died
Friday in Fort Worth.
Funeral Mass: 2 p.m. today at Assumption Catholic Church in Decatur.
Burial: Alvord Cemetery in Alvord. Rosary: was Saturday at Coker Chapel.
Visitation: was 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Jana Kay Smith was born Oct. 18, 1952, in Decatur. She was a member
of Assumption Catholic Church. She was a longtime supporter of Alvord Booster
Club and Wise County Special Olympics.
Survivors: Husband, Bobby Smith of Alvord; son, Robert Lynn Smith of
Alvord; daughter, Tiana Smith of Alvord; parents, Bill and Wanda Elder
of Decatur; brother, Jeff Elder of Decatur; and sisters, Susan Craven of
Slidell and Sayne Elledge and Jean Allison, both of Decatur.
Coker Funeral Home
Decatur, (817) 627-5959
Carl H. Stout
TERRAL, Okla. -- Carl "Pete" Hudson Stout, 75, a lifelong cowboy, died
Friday in Terral, Okla.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Terral, Okla. Burial:
Ringgold Cemetery near Nocona.
Carl Stout was born March 21, 1921, in Nocona, Texas.
Jerry Woods Funeral Home
Nocona, (817) 825-3285
Margie Summers
FORT WORTH -- Margie Summers, 76, a retired quality control employee
of Frito Lay Co., died Friday at a Richland Hills hospital.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Monday in Lubbock City Cemetery in Lubbock.
Visitation: Noon to 9 p.m. today at Lucas Funeral Home on North Sylvania.
Margie Summers was born May 30, 1920, in Fort Smith, Ark.
Survivors: Brothers, Hubert L. Kaylor of Euless and Melvin Kaylor of
Borger; sister, Lillian Tork of Fort Worth; and several nieces and nephews.
Lucas Funeral Home
517 N. Sylvania Ave., 838-2336
Joyce Taylor
COLLEYVILLE -- Joyce Taylor, 62, a homemaker, died Saturday in Bedford.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville.
Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. today and
Monday at the funeral home. Officiating: Dr. Rev. Jimmy Morgan.
Joyce Taylor was born April 5, 1934, in Albion, Neb. She was a member
of the First Baptist Church of Colleyville.
She was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
Memorials: Jimmy Morgan Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 820429, Fort
Worth, Texas 76182.
Survivors: Husband, Chester A. Taylor of Colleyville; son, Kenneth R.
Ernst of Justin; daughters, Kathleen S. Schneider of Southlake and Diane
J. Cuba of Watauga; mother, Anna Edwards of Columbus, Neb.; six sisters;
seven grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
Marcie J. Taylor and Phillip R. Taylor
FORT WORTH -- Marcie Jo Taylor, 46, a postal clerk, and Phillip Ray
Taylor, 47, a salesman of trailer hitches, died Friday in Fort Worth.
Funerals: 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Chapel. Burial: Mount Olivet
Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Marcie Jo Taylor was born July 4, 1950, in Fort Worth, and Phillip Ray
Taylor was born Nov. 9, 1948, in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Son, Phillip Sodd Taylor of Fort Worth; daughters, Connie
DeAnn Taylor of College Station and Toni Jo Perez of Fort Worth; her mother,
Mattie Sodd of Fort Worth; his stepfather, Aubrey Kinney of Granbury; his
brother, Wayne Taylor of Terrell; his sisters, Marie Taylor of Fort Worth,
Barbara Moore of Keller and Paula Prieto of North Richland Hills; grandsons,
Mason Elliott of College Station, Martin Perez IV of Fort Worth; granddaughter,
Marisa Perez of Fort Worth; and several aunts and uncles of Marcie Jo Taylor.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Denise A. E. Trong
ARLINGTON -- Denise Ann Eydler Trong, 47, a homemaker, died Thursday
at an Arlington hospital.
Funeral: Private service Monday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Burial:
Emerald Hills Memorial Park.
Memorials: Lupus Foundation.
Denise Trong was born Dec. 2, 1947, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was married
271/2 years and lived in Texas 14 years.
Survivors: Husband, Tran D. Trong of Arlington; son, Christopher Trong
of Arlington; daughter, Stephanie Trong of Arlington; parents, Henry C.
and Jean M. Eydler of Dover, N.J.; brother, Kevin Eydler of Dover, N.J.;
sister, Karen Butler of Dover, N.J.; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and
in-laws.
Emerald Hills Funeral Home
500 Sublett Road, 572-1681
Jean Tywater
HURST -- Jean Tywater, 67, a branch manager for Trinity Temporaries,
died Saturday at home.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home on North Sylvania.
Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: Noon to 9 p.m. today at the
funeral home.
Jean Tywater was born June 17, 1929, in Dallas, Texas.
Survivors: Daughter, Yvonne Schoolfield and husband, Robert, of Hurst;
grandson, Matthew Cole of Hurst; and several nieces, nephews cousins and
many friends.
Lucas Funeral Home
517 N. Sylvania Ave., 838-2336
Dewdrop C. West
GRANBURY -- Dewdrop Cherry West, 81, a homemaker, died Friday in Granbury.
Funeral: 4 p.m. Monday at Martin's Chapel in Granbury. Burial: Strouds
Creek Cemetery in Tolar.
Dewdrop Cherry West was born Nov. 19, 1914, in Tolar.
Martin's Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-1154
Raymond R. Williams
FORT WORTH -- Raymond Rayford Williams, 74, a retired supervisor of
production for Justin Boot Company, died Thursday at a local hospital.
Memorial service: 4 p.m. Monday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral
Home. Burial: Private.
Memorials: American Heart Association.
Raymond Williams was born Sept. 1, 1922, in Stephenville. He was a longtime
resident of Fort Worth before he made his home in Kansas, Okla. He was
with Justin Boots Company 41 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sadie and Ledford Williams,
his sister, Sue Jane, his brother, Melvern Williams and a step-son, Michael
Emerson.
Survivors: Wife, Maxine Williams of Kansas, Okla.; daughter, Sandra
Huschka of Grand Prairie; step-daughter, Sandra Haga of Tulsa, Okla.; step-sons,
Patrick Emerson of Balch Springs and Joe Spradlin of Fort Worth; brothers,
Lewis Williams of May, Clifton Williams of Crowley, Robert Williams of
Allen and Donald Williams of California; sisters, Juanita Bixby of Mansfield,
Lurlene Villarreal of Denton, Betty Pray of Fort Worth and Jerelene Crouch
of Heber Springs, Ark.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren; and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Kathryn H. Wilson
FORT WORTH -- Kathryn Hudzietz Wilson, 84, a homemaker, died Sept.
20 at home.
Kathryn Wilson was born in Cleburne, Texas. She was a member of St.
Andrews Episcopal Church in Fort Worth and the Altar Guild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, C.B. Wilson Jr.
Survivors: Daughter, Lucy Wilson Ford; and special friends, June Hays
Roberts, Jean Rust and Beatrice Eaton.
Flora M. Wood
HURST -- Flora Mae Wood, 92, a homemaker, died Friday at a North Richland
Hills hospital.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation:
4 to 6 p.m. today at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
Flora Wood was born Nov. 17, 1903, in Martins Mill, Texas. She was a
loving, devoted mother and grandmother. She was a member of Sandy Lane
Christian Church and was formerly active in the Christian Women's Fellowship.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, John Wood Jr.
Survivors: Daughter, Betty Fox and her husband, Earl, of Hurst; grandchildren,
Kim McCarty and husband, John, of Hurst, and Lisa Johnson and husband,
David, of Keller; and great- grandchildren, Amy Wood and husband, Wayne,
of Bedford, and Matt and Cara McCarty and Joshua and Jasen Johnson.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345 |