Obituaries

Paul  Allen Perkins

Paul Allen Perkins

Oct 14, 2008

JOSHUA -- Paul Allen Perkins Sr., 67, a retired Fort Worth Star-Telegram district manager, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Amon...

Lewis  Henry Isenberg

Lewis Henry Isenberg

Oct 14, 2008

JOSHUA -- Lewis Henry Isenberg, 73, of Joshua, passed away Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Funeral: 2p.m. Saturday at United Presbyterian Church in Cleburne. Interment: Blum Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully suggests memorials be made to Johnson County Meals-on-Wheels and the United Presbyterian Church Building Fund. Lewis was...

Beulah  Elizabeth Dawson

Beulah Elizabeth Dawson

Oct 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....

Norma  Gene Kunza

Norma Gene Kunza

Oct 2, 2008

JOSHUA -- Norma Gene Kunza, 62, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Burleson. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Ann Catholic Church. Norma was born Feb. 23, 1946, in Naylor, Mo., to Clyde and Vernice Green Hudson. Memorials: May be made to St. Ann Catholic Church....

Sidney Waits

Sidney Waits

Sep 25, 2008

CROWLEY -- Sidney Waymon Waits, 40, a mechanic, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, in Joshua. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Sidney was born Jan. 7, 1968, in Arlington to Ronald Gene and Glenda Johnson Waits. Sidney was a loving father, son and friend. He loved art, music, especially playing the harmonica, and drawing. Sidney...

Billie  Joe Newsome

Billie Joe Newsome

Sep 20, 2008

JOSHUA -- Billie Joe Newsome, 86, of Joshua, a retired rancher and carpenter, died Saturday Sept. 20, 2008, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Billie Joe Newsome was born July 7, 1922, in Kopperl to Calvin and Eva Robinson Newsome. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during World War...

Bettye  Jean Ellis

Bettye Jean Ellis

Sep 20, 2008

CROWLEY -- Bettye Jean Ellis, 81, of Crowley, a retired secretary for Film Pak Inc., told her family on Wednesday, Sept. 17 2008, she was going to be with the Lord, and she joined him on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008, with her loving family by her side. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 4 p.m....

Steven  Michael Ruledge

Steven Michael Ruledge

Sep 19, 2008

ARLINGTON -- Steven Michael Rutledge, 44, a loving husband and father, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, after a courageous battle with leukemia. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday at New World United Methodist Church in Arlington with a reception following. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in Steve's...

Tim  L. Green

Tim L. Green

Sep 17, 2008

BURLESON -- Tim L. Green, 53, died Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Lighthouse Church in Burleson. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Tim was born March 17, 1955, in Fort Worth to Leasel and June Lewis Green. Tim was a loving son and friend. He...

Lawrence  "Buddy" Triplett

Lawrence "Buddy" Triplett

Sep 17, 2008

BURLESON -- Lawrence Earl "Buddy" Triplett, 83, passed away Wednesday Sept. 17, 2008 in Burleson. Funeral Service: 10:00 am Monday Sept. 22, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale. Visitation: 2-4 pm Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Buddy was born Jan. 25, 1925 in Venus to Zachary V. and Julia Mae Prater Triplett....

Emmett Pfannstiel

Emmett Pfannstiel

Sep 16, 2008

BURLESON -- Emmett Pfannstiel, 84, of Burleson, a retired farmer, died Tuesday Sept. 16, 2008, in Crowley. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Cross Roads Fellowship Church in Joshua. Interment: Prairie Springs Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Emmett Lane Pfannstiel was born Dec. 18, 1923, in Cameron to Ernest and Lona Beard...

Esther Jackson

Esther Jackson

Sep 15, 2008

JOSHUA - Esther Jackson, 88 of Joshua, a retired hair stylist and part owner of the Joshua Beauty Shop, died Monday Sept. 15, 2008 in Cleburne. Graveside Service: 10:00 A.M. Wed. Sept. 17, 2008. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to...

Buel  Edward Bledsoe

Buel Edward Bledsoe

Sep 12, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Buel Edward Bledsoe, 84, a retired property tax consultant, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Fort Worth after a lengthy illness. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Altamesa Church of Christ. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In...

Sylvia Strube

Sylvia Strube

Sep 11, 2008

JOSHUA -- Sylvia Strube, 94, died Thursday Sept. 11, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral Service: 2:00 pm Monday Sept. 15, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Visitation: 7-9 pm Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Sylvia was born Jan. 6, 1914 in Cleburne to Willis and Alice Melton Couch. Sylvia was a member...

John Palazzolo

John Palazzolo

Sep 3, 2008

BURLESON -- John Palazzolo, 54, a hydraulic mechanic, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral Mass: 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. John was born Aug. 31, 1954, in St. Louis, Mo., to Andrew and Patricia Burgio Palazzolo. John was a...

Lee Carl "Hoss" Cook

Lee Carl "Hoss" Cook

Aug 30, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Lee Carl "Hoss" Cook II, 49, passed away Sat, Aug. 30, 2008 in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 11AM Thursday Sept. 4, 2008 at First Baptist Church of Crowley. Lee was born Nov. 17, 1959 in Sacremento, Calif. to Allen M. and Lucille Brown Cook. Donations may be made to First Baptist Church of Crowley.

Jimmy  Thurman Winnett

Jimmy Thurman Winnett

Aug 28, 2008

CROWLEY -- Jimmy Thurman Winnett, 75, a retired welder by trade, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Tye Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Thurman was born March 21, 1933 in Fort Worth to Jay and Era Knight Winnett. He...

Helen  Lorene Sandefur

Helen Lorene Sandefur

Aug 26, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Helen Lorene Sandefur, 90, passed away Tues. August 26, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral Service: 2:00 pm Saturday August 30, 2008 at Highland Church of Christ. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Helen was born June 27, 1918 in Wichita Falls to William E. and Minnie E. Martin Petty. She married Foye Sandefur on July 19, 1937 in Wichita...

Mary  Elizabeth Darnell

Mary Elizabeth Darnell

Aug 24, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Mary Elizabeth Darnell, 84, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 4 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 1 p.m. Friday in Memory Gardens of Edna in Edna. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary was born March 8, 1924, in Sugar Loaf, Ark., to E.C. and...

Don  R. Pitts

Don R. Pitts

Aug 23, 2008

CLEBURNE -- Don R. Pitts, 61, of Cleburne a machinist for Halliburton for 32 years, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations...