Obituaries

John  Walter Richey

John Walter Richey

Feb 2, 2009

HONOBIA, OKLA. -- John Walter Richey, 68, of Honobia, Okla., retired owner of Richey Paving Co., died Monday, Feb. 2, 2009, at his residence. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the...

Lawrence  Edward Puckett

Lawrence Edward Puckett

Jan 27, 2009

JOSHUA -- Lawrence Edward Puckett, 75, a truck driver, of Joshua died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009 in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 1:30 p.m. Friday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Lawrence was born Jan. 27, 1934, in Peebles, Ohio, to Floyd and Norma Gardner Puckett. He proudly served his country...

Carrie Barnes

Carrie Barnes

Jan 22, 2009

EL PASO -- Carrie Ethel Barnes, 85, of El Paso, a homemaker, died Thursday Jan. 22, 2009, in El Paso. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 390 S.E. John Jones Drive, Burleson. Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Carrie was born Jan. 27, 1923,...

Melanie  Mercer Dewitt

Melanie Mercer Dewitt

Jan 21, 2009

BURLESON -- Melanie Mercer DeWitt, 56, of Burleson, an office manager for her husband's dental practice, died Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Burleson Church of Christ. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: St. Jude Children's Hospital, Susan B. Komen For the Cure, or...

Kate  Lynn Langford

Kate Lynn Langford

Jan 19, 2009

RENDON -- Kate Lynn Langford, 16, of Rendon, a student at Worley Middle School in Mansfield, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, and joined her brother, Ryan, in heaven Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at her residence after a lengthy battle with cancer. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Blackstock Center at Calvary Church, 700 McPherson Rd.,...

Carolyn Kelly

Carolyn Kelly

Jan 16, 2009

LUBBOCK -- Carolyn Kelly, 55, passed away Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Lubbock. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Carolyn was born Aug. 30, 1953, in Lubbock. She was a loving daughter, aunt and friend. While living in Lubbock she worked at James Avery Craftsman Jewlery and was a member of First Baptist Church. Carolyn loved...

Estella Rodriguez

Estella Rodriguez

Jan 16, 2009

Estella Rodriguez, 57, of Joshua, a homemaker, died Friday January 16, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M. Monday January 19, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Vistitation: 6-8 P.M. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Estella was born October 26, 1951 in Port Lavaca to Juan Sr. and Demencia Escobar Rodriguez. Estella was a...

Doreen  Rene Scott

Doreen Rene Scott

Jan 13, 2009

BURLESON -- Doreen Rene Scott, 44, of Burleson, a homemaker and home school mom, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Doreen was born Nov. 2, 1964, in Okinawa, Japan, to Walter and...

Betty Moertle

Betty Moertle

Jan 12, 2009

JOSHUA -- Betty Jean Moertle, 84, a homemaker of Joshua, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday in D/FW National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Emery J. Lilge Hospice House, 301 Med Park Circle Burleson, Texas 76028. Betty was born Aug. 8, 1924, in Springfield, Mo., to Donald...

Michael Minze

Michael Minze

Jan 11, 2009

BURLESON -- Michael Minze, 63, of Burleson, a retired cabinet maker, died Sunday January 11, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral Service: 2pm Thursday January 15, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Vistitation: 7-9 pm Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Michael was born October 22, 1945 in Fort Worth to R.Q. Minze and Eldridge Parnell....

Helen  "Kelly" Schroeder

Helen "Kelly" Schroeder

Jan 10, 2009

BURLESON -- Helen Leigh "Kelly" Schroeder, 66 of Burleson, a retired mortgage underwriter, died Saturday Jan. 10, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 P.M. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Helen "Kelly" Schroeder was born September 6, 1942 in Baltomore, Maryland. She married Ervin Dean Schroeder on November 14, 1966 in Posen, Michigan. She was...

Donald  Norton Britt

Donald Norton Britt

Jan 6, 2009

BURLESON -- Donald Norton Britt, 51 of Burleson, a retired police officer for Joshua, Burleson, and New Orleans, died Tuesday January 6, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 P.M. Friday at Cana Baptist Church 2309 E. Renfro St. Burleson. Visitation 7-9 P.M. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Memorials: In lieu of...

Larry  Joe Huse

Larry Joe Huse

Jan 2, 2009

Larry Joe Huse, 54, of Joshua, died Friday Jan. 2, 2009. Graveside: 10 am Tues. January 6, 2009 at Everman Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 pm Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Larry was born Feb. 10, 1954 in Fort Worth to Ota L. and Freddie J. Zumwalt Huse. Larry was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He proudly served his country...

Clyde  Odom Parnell

Clyde Odom Parnell

Jan 2, 2009

BURLESON -- Clyde Odom Parnell, 64, a loan officer, of Burleson died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Bethany Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Fort Worth Optimist Baseball Club. Clyde...

Tommie  Sue Carey

Tommie Sue Carey

Dec 31, 2008

BURLESON -- Tommie Sue Carey, 76, of Burleson, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. Graveside service: 9:30 a.m. Monday in D/FW National Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Sue was born April 11, 1932, in Decatur to Thomas G. and Eva M. Myers McNabb. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. As...

Danny  L. Hensley

Danny L. Hensley

Dec 27, 2008

Liberty - Danny L. Hensley, 70 of Liberty, a retired high school and middle school choral music teacher for the Liberty ISD, died Saturday Dec. 27, 2008 in a Fort Worth hospital. Memorial Service: 2:00 P.M. Saturday January 10, 2009 at Heights Baptist Church in Liberty. Mr. Hensley was born March 20, 1938 in Wichita, Kansas to Lee R. and...

Bethany  Elizabeth Johnson

Bethany Elizabeth Johnson

Dec 27, 2008

BURLESON -- Bethany Elizabeth Johnson, 36, of Burleson, a school teacher, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at her home in Burleson. Memorial Service: 2:00 P.M. Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008 in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Bethany was born Dec. 24, 1972 in Alberton, Canada to Francis Edison and Lona Hunter Crane. She married James Michael Johnson on July 25, 1997...

Tommie Lou Dobbs Miller

Tommie Lou Dobbs Miller

Dec 25, 2008

BURLESON -- Tommie Lou Dobbs Miller, 65 of Burleson, a retired Mrs. Bairds Bakery employee, died Thursday Dec. 25, 2008 at her home in Burleson. Graveside Service: 2:00 P.M. Monday. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Tommie was born Jan. 27, 1943 in Cleburne to Johnye Bly and Josephine Loretta Byers...

Mack West

Mack West

Dec 22, 2008

CROWLEY -- Mack West, 80 of Crowley, a retired electronics technician for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company for forty years, died Monday Dec. 22, 2008 in North Richland Hills. Graveside Service: 10:00 A.M. Monday Dec. 29, 2008. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Scottish Rite Hospital. Mack...

Billie  Rhea Applegate

Billie Rhea Applegate

Dec 21, 2008

Billie Rhea Applegate, 85, of Joshua, a homemaker died Sunday December 21, 2008 in Cleburne. Graveside Service: 10:00 am Tuesday December 23, 2008 at Covington Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 pm. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Billie was born Oct. 11, 1923 in Coleman County, Texas to Lewis Richard and Thelma Dora Green Baskett. Billie was a loving mother, grandmother and...