All Obituaries

Annie Lee Jewett was born at her home in Egan Texas on March 2, 1932 to William A Green and Margaret (Hensley) Green. She passed away peacefully on Thursday February 2, 2023. Ann grew up in the Egan, Burleson, Joshua area. She attended elementary school in Burleson. She went on to High School in Joshua, where she was very proud to be nominated Homecoming Queen of the class of 1948. After graduation she married the love of her life Joseph Jewett on January 20, 1951. They started their...

A memorial service for Kalman Benko, 82, will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua. Mr. Benko died Feb. 2, 2023 at his home in Joshua. Kalman Benko was born Jan. 17, 1941, in Vaspor, Hungary, finished his schooling in that European country and served in its military before moving to California in 1971. He married Elizabeth Szedeli on Jan. 17, 1972, in San Bernadino, Calif. She had come to this country in 1956 during the revolution in Hungary to...

Louis Cecil “L.C.” Dixon, Jr., affectionately known as “papa,” of Alvarado passed away peacefully on January 21, 2023. L.C. was born on August 25, 1937, in Myrtle, Arkansas, to Cecil and Leah (Harris) Dixon. L.C. was the oldest of five children and was raised on a dairy farm in Harrison, Arkansas, in the beautiful Ozark Mountains. L.C. attended the College of the Ozarks and later served in the U.S. Navy as a machinist aboard the USS Taussig. Following his time in the...

 Anna L. Johnson, a resident of Joshua, TX passed from this life early Monday morning of January 23, 2023. She was a loving mother, wife, daughter and Christian woman. Formerly a teacher for JISD, she had been a substitute teacher for over 12 years. Anna Johnson was born on August 22, 1967 in Crane, TX and graduated from Pasadena High School and Abilene Christian University (’87). She was a member of the Alvarado Church of Christ and enjoyed cooking, decorating her home, being...

Sandra Kay Wright was born in Springtown Texas on June 12 1943, to Joe and Francis (Gallagher) Lawson. She passed away Friday morning January 21st 2023. She was transported to her heavenly home surrounded by her family. Sandra grew up in Pool Ville Texas on a dairy farm as an only child with her parents. In 1963 Sandra married the love of her life James Woodard Wright in Pool Ville Texas. They moved to Burleson Teas in 1972 and raised their children James and Pam. Sandra loved God, and was...

Mary Lou Reeves was born in Burleson, Texas at home on July 16, 1927 to Benjamin Dewey Richardson and Jennie Lou Morris (Richardson).  Mom  passed Away peacefully early Friday morning on January 14, 2023.  Mary Lou grew up in Burleson with her parents and 8 siblings, Clara, Son, Pete, Joe, Bill, Chunky, Jimmy Joe and Patricia.  Mary Lou Graduated from Burleson High School in 1944.   She then went to work for Rexall Drugs.  Mom was married to LeeRoy...

Billy Joe Ballentine October 3, 1933 – January 18, 2023 Billy Joe (BJ) Ballentine was born in a cottonfield in Manila R.F.D., Arkansas on October 3, 1933, to Arthur Ballentine and Alpha Bagley (Ballentine). B.J. passed away on January 18, 2023, peacefully at home in Burleson, Texas. He grew up in, Arkansas with his parents and 6 siblings. B.J. enlisted in the US Army in 1953 – 1956 and proudly served his country in the 82nd Airborne division, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. On...

On Thursday, January 12, 2023 Dixie Allene Hanson devoted wife, Mother, Grandma, Meme, Great Grandma, Sister, Aunt and friend passed away surrounded by her family at the age of 74.  Dixie fought the fight with cancer with a smile on her face every day.  Dixie was born October 10, 1948 to Finis and Mamie Rhoten in Fort Worth, Texas.  Dixie treasured her husband William of 53 years, her children, her grandchildren, her great grandchildren and her dearest friends.  Dixie...

Frank LeJeune, 81, of Crowley, TX, passed away January 16, 2023. He was born on October 23, 1941 in Jennings, LA to Howard & Leta LeJeune. Frank was a US Army Veteran. He married Patricia Morgan on May 15, 1961 and they had 4 children; Ronnie LeJeune (Dana), Sherry Rauschuber (Al), John LeJeune (Sandra) and Darrell LeJeune (Marissa)  He retired as a Captain from the Ft Worth Fire Department after 34 years of serving the community. He loved his family, was a devout Catholic, and...

Cheryl Louise (Thompson) Hughes 79, was born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 29, 1943 to “Speedy” and Janie Thompson . On January 11, 2023 surrounded by her loving family she peacefully passed leaving her earthly body to her forever heavenly home with our Lord and Savior Jesus.   Growing up in Fort Worth, she was blessed with a little sister, Denise in 1954 whom she adored throughout her whole life. At age 16, her and her family moved to Friona, Texas where she...