Obituaries

Richard  M. Ward

Richard M. Ward

May 24, 2008

JOSHUA -- Richard M. Ward, 67, a diesel mechanic, died Saturday May 24, 2008 in Cleburne. Service: 2PM Wednesday May 28, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park- Fort Worth. Visitation: 6-8 PM Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Richard was born January 6, 1941 in Paris to Jack and Martha Mitchell Ward. Richard was...

William Denman

William Denman

May 24, 2008

ARLINGTON -- William H. "Red" Denman, 81, died Saturday, May 24, 2008, in Joshua. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Red was born April 5, 1927, in Grapeland to James Howard and Mary Jane Masters Denman. Red married Mattie Carrier July 1,...

Christopher  Michael Welch

Christopher Michael Welch

May 23, 2008

BURLESON -- Christopher Michael Welch, 32, went to be with the Lord Friday, May 23, 2008, in Tarrant County. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Chris was born April 15, 1976, in Harris County to Michael Welch and Rhonda Rice Welch Humphreys. Chris was...

Modeana Allen

Modeana Allen

May 21, 2008

JOSHUA -- Modeana Allen, 76, of Joshua, a homemaker and vice president of Alenco Communications in Joshua, died Wednesday May 21, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Marietta Modeana Allen was born Feb. 13, 1932 in Fort Worth to...

David Fuqua

David Fuqua

May 14, 2008

Burleson- David Glenn Fuqua, 71, a retired quality control inspector, died May 14, 2008 in Fort Worth. Service: 2:00 pm Saturday May 17, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. David was born October 7, 1936 in Luling, Texas to Leslie and Alice Hand Fuqua. David married Claudia Toles...

Sarah  Elizabeth Conner

Sarah Elizabeth Conner

May 14, 2008

UNION CITY, Calif. -- Sarah Elizabeth Conner, 95, a homemaker, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Union City, Calif. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Sarah Elizabeth Conner was born Sept. 5, 1912, in Snyder, Okla., to Finesse Elmo and Tina Lee Grigsby Coleman. She married Will L. Conner on Dec....

Alice  Ann Hughes

Alice Ann Hughes

May 13, 2008

LAKESIDE VILLAGE -- Alice Ann Hughes, 66, of Lakeside Village passed from this life to begin her eternal life in heaven, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at her residence. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Kimball Bend Cemetery in Bosque County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Alice Ann Hughes was born June 9, 1941, in...

Jo Halbert

Jo Halbert

May 12, 2008

Jo Halbert, 82, a homemaker of Burleson, died Monday, May 12, 2008, in Cleburne. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Crowley Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ada Jo Halbert was born Sept. 13, 1925, in Crowley to George W. and Bettye Bransom Morgan. She married Fred "Cotton" Halbert...

Jo Lawrence

Jo Lawrence

May 8, 2008

JOSHUA -- Jo Lawrence, 78, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jo was born Feb, 1, 1930, in Broken Bow, Okla., to Oscar H. and Lillian B. Riggs Kizer. She married Dale Lawrence on...

L.A.  "Babe" Summers

L.A. "Babe" Summers

May 7, 2008

BURLESON -- L.A. "Babe" Summers, 93, of Burleson, a retired labor negotiator for the National Electrical Contractors Association, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Hamilton. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Laurel Ambrose Summers was born Aug. 15, 1914, in Ray, N.D., to Charles Andrew and...

Alex  "Hank" Hanuschak

Alex "Hank" Hanuschak

May 5, 2008

JOSHUA -- Alex "Hank" Hanuschak, 86, a retired inspector for Bell Helicopter, died Monday, May 5, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Hank was born March 29, 1922, in Struthers, Ohio, to Nicholas and Anna Kolesar Hanuschak. He...

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Neely

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Neely

May 4, 2008

JOSHUA -- Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Neely, 88 of Joshua, a retired child-care giver for First Baptist Church of Joshua, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, in Crowley. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Lane Prairie Baptist Church in Joshua. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary Elizabeth Neely was born July...

Frances  Jones Johnston

Frances Jones Johnston

May 1, 2008

BURLESON -- Frances Jones Johnston, 89, a retired cook for Burleson I.S.D. died Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Granbury. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery. Frances was born July 28, 1918, in Cleburne to William Henry and Florence See Jones. Frances loved...

Navae  Conner Ledbetter

Navae Conner Ledbetter

May 1, 2008

BURLESON -- Navae C. Ledbetter, 61, of Burleson, a teacher for the Burleson ISD, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Fort Worth. Her passing was beautiful and peaceful with her mother by her side. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. Monday at Alsbury Baptist Church in Burleson. Visitation: following the service at the church. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the...

Jan Bolt

Jan Bolt

Apr 29, 2008

JOSHUA -- Jan Bolt, 58, an administrative secretary for the Joshua ISD died Tuesday April 29, 2008 at her residence. Graveside Service: 2:00 Thursday in Nancy Smith Cemetery in Somervell County. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: American Cancer Society or the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Janice Darlene Bolt was born Dec. 4, 1949 in Fort...

Eleanor Bowman

Eleanor Bowman

Apr 29, 2008

JOSHUA -- Eleanor Bowman passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008. She was 100 years and 10 months of age. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Bowman was born June 5, 1907, in Cleburne to Hamilton Forest and Caroline Ramsey Moore. She and her family...

Samuel And Mateo Ayala

Samuel And Mateo Ayala

Apr 28, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Samuel and Mateo Ayala, newborn twins, died Monday, April 28, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth. Samuel and Mateo were born April 27, 2008, in Fort Worth to Samuel and Christine Ronquillo Ayala. Survivors: Parents, Sammy and Christine Ayala; grandparents, Oscar and Norma Ayala...

Bob Fear

Bob Fear

Apr 22, 2008

BURLESON -- Bob Fear, 49, of Burleson, a senior vice president of proposal development for CNI, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in Norman, Okla. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Burleson Church of Christ. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: Burleson Church of Christ Youth Scholarship Fund, in memory of Bob Fear. William Robert "Bob"...

Doris Jean Williams Geckler

Doris Jean Williams Geckler

Apr 19, 2008

BURLESON -- Doris Jean Geckler, 81 of Burleson, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday April 19, 2008 at her residence. Memorial Service: 11:00 A.M. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials: Cross Timber Baptist Church Missionary Fund. 2560 FM 731 Burleson, TX 76028. Mrs. Geckler was born Feb. 14, 1927 in Tabler, OK., to Alma Elmer and...

Pauline  Elizabeth Russell

Pauline Elizabeth Russell

Apr 17, 2008

BURLESON -- Pauline Russell, 82, died Thursday April 17, 2008, in Hurst. Service: 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Pauline was born March 3, 1926, in Harden County, Tenn., to Sydney and Pearl Rinks. Pauline was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She...