Obituaries

Belle Bryant

Belle Bryant

Dec 15, 2008

JOSHUA -- Belle Bryant, 99, of Joshua, a homemaker, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 2 p.m. Friday in Downing Cemetery near DeLeon. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer...

Karen  Lena Landers-Hanford

Karen Lena Landers-Hanford

Dec 12, 2008

JOSHUA -- Karen Landers-Hanford of Joshua passed peacefully from the arms of her loving family into the loving arms of her Lord, Friday Dec. 12, 2008, at the age of 47. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, 3407 SW Wilshire Blvd, Joshua. Pastor Kevin Hymer will officiate. Interment: Karen will be laid to rest at 2:00...

Howard  Odell Halbert

Howard Odell Halbert

Dec 10, 2008

CLEBURNE -- Howard Odell Halbert, 75, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, in Cleburne. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Friday December 12, 2008 in Rosehill Cemetery- Cleburne. Visitation: 6-8 pm Thurs. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Howard was born April 30, 1933, to Lee and Fannie Cummings Halbert in Whitney.

Beulah  Elizabeth Dawson

Beulah Elizabeth Dawson

Dec 9, 2008

JOSHUA -- Beulah Elizabeth Dawson, 98 of Joshua, a retired Interior Decorator, died Tuesday Dec. 9, 2008 in Joshua. Graveside Service: 2:00 P.M. Thursday in Dawson Cemetery, Dawson. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Dawson was born Oct. 9, 1910 in Mexia to Exford and Iberia Carroll Sellers. She married Ned Dawson on Jan. 6, 1933....

Colonel Walter James Brown  Sr.

Colonel Walter James Brown Sr.

Dec 9, 2008

Joshua - Colonel Walter James Brown, Sr. USAF Retired, of Joshua died Tuesday December 9, 2008 at his residence. Graveside Service: 2:30 P.M. Monday December 15, 2008 in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Walter James Brown was born December 12, 1921 in Dunmore, Oklahoma to Walter Hugh and Alice Elizabeth Sullivan Brown. He married Mary Josephine Terry...

Martin  Bee Scott

Martin Bee Scott

Dec 9, 2008

BURLESON -- Martin Bee Scott, 86, a retired real estate broker, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Interment: 10:30 a.m. Monday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home-Burleson. Memorials: May be made to the St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church...

Oscar Melendez

Oscar Melendez

Dec 2, 2008

JOSHUA -- Oscar Melendez, 61, of Joshua, a Machinist for Bell Helicopter died Tuesday Dec. 2, 2008 in Joshua. Funeral Service: 10 am Friday Dec. 5, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 pm Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Oscar was born Aug. 12, 1947 in Fort Hancock to Albino and Ignacia Galindo Melendez....

Bill Stowe

Bill Stowe

Dec 1, 2008

BURLESON -- Bill Stowe, 79, of Burleson, a retired quality control consultant, died Monday Dec. 1, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Burleson Church of Christ. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. William Robert "Bill" Stowe was born April 2, 1929, in Handley to Matthew...

Doris E. Day Ledbetter

Doris E. Day Ledbetter

Nov 27, 2008

BURLESON -- Doris E. Day Ledbetter, 70, of Burleson, a retired payroll clerk for Mrs Baird's Bakery, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, at her home in Burleson. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: Memorial donations may be made to the...

Bradley  Paul Bransom

Bradley Paul Bransom

Nov 22, 2008

BURLESON -- Bradley Paul Bransom, 37, of Burleson, a software engineer, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, in Leander. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Crowley Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bradley was born Feb. 17, 1971, in Arlington. He was a loving husband, father and son. Bradley graduated...

Stacy Wiggins

Stacy Wiggins

Nov 18, 2008

Stacy Wiggins, 61 of Joshua, a homemaker, died November 18, 2008 in Fort Worth. Celebration of Life Gathering: 6 pm Friday Nov. 21, 2008 at the family residence. Stacy was born April 9, 1947 in Houston to Robert and Margaret Simmons. Stacy was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved gardening, decorating, animals and especially her grandchildren. She...

Doris  F. House

Doris F. House

Nov 15, 2008

JOSHUA -- Doris F. House, 76 of Joshua, a homemaker died Saturday Nov. 15, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday at Joshua Baptist Church. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 pm Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Community Hospice of Texas. Mrs. House was born May...

Linda  Ruth Lowman

Linda Ruth Lowman

Nov 15, 2008

Linda Ruth Lowman, 38 of Cleburne, a telemarketer, died Saturday Nov. 15, 2008 at her home in Cleburne. Memorial Service: 1:00 P.M. Thursday at Boulevard Baptist Church in Burleson. Linda was born Jan. 8, 1970 in Eloise Michigan to Daniel Robert and Lorraine Joyce Sweeting Lowman. She liked to decorate and was a Baptist. She was a good hearted loving...

Ruth  Hazel Lambeth

Ruth Hazel Lambeth

Nov 13, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Ruth Hazel Lambeth, 88, a retired adult foster care owner, was called to heaven Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: May be made in Ruth's memory to a hospice or Alzheimer's Association. Ruth was born May 30, 1920, in Kalamazoo, Mich., to Herbert R. and Catherine Decker...

Lois  Jo Hardin

Lois Jo Hardin

Nov 5, 2008

JOSHUA -- Lois Jo Hardin 84, of Joshua, a retired bookkeeper, died Wednesday Nov. 5, 2008 in Keene. Memorial Service: 10:00 A.M. Saturday in Mountian Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Hardin was born Sept, 25, 1924 in Trinidad to James and Lilly Corder. She married H.L. "Bill" Hardin on Dec. 20, 1947 in Fort Worth. She was a member of...

Janis Lee Crabtree -Sells

Janis Lee Crabtree -Sells

Nov 4, 2008

ARLINGTON -- Janis Lee Crabtree- Sells, 66, of Arlington, a homemaker, died November 4, 2008 at her home. Funeral: 2:00 P.M. Saturday November 8, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Prairie Springs Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Janis was born June 30, 1942 in Flora, Illinois to Claud Everett and Mabel Frances Ellis...

William Eugene "Billy" Mcnicholas

William Eugene "Billy" Mcnicholas

Nov 1, 2008

JOSHUA -- William Eugene "Billy" McNicholas, 17 of Joshua, a junior at Godley High School, died Saturday Nov. 1, 2008 in Godley. Funeral: 10:30 A.M. Thurs. in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wed. at the funeral home. Billy was born July 28, 1991 in Dallas. He was preceded in death by a brother, Shaun Givney. Survivors, Father,...

Janice Gail "Sam" Phillips

Janice Gail "Sam" Phillips

Oct 28, 2008

Janice Gail "Sam" Phillips, 59, of Joshua, a homemaker, died Tues. October 28, 2008 at her home in Joshua. Funeral : 10:00 A.M. Saturday November 1, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: North Hopkins Cemetery in Hopkins County, Texas. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Sam was born March 12, 1949 in Little Rock ,...

Marilyn Sparks

Marilyn Sparks

Oct 24, 2008

JOSHUA -- Marilyn Beth Sparks, 57, a volunteer for Huguley Hospital, passed from this life on Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father afer a brief illness. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu...

Freda  C. Campbell

Freda C. Campbell

Oct 18, 2008

CLEBURNE -- Freda C. Campbell, 79, of Cleburne, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Campbell was born Oct. 31, 1928, in Denton to Charley Raymond and Ava Amna Brown Roach. She married James Earl Campbell...