Obituaries

William Levi "Bill" Gray  Sr.

William Levi "Bill" Gray Sr.

Jun 16, 2008

JOSHUA -- William "Bill" Levi Gray Sr., 75, passed away Monday, June 16, 2008, in Fort Worth. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Holly Hills Cemetery in Granbury. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bill was born June 26, 1932, in San Saba to Robert Clive and Betty Elizabeth Newlin...

Charles Randal "Randy" Hart

Charles Randal "Randy" Hart

Jun 8, 2008

Charles Randal "Randy" Hart , 47, a dairyman, died Sunday June 8, 2008 in Waco, Texas. Service: 10:00 am Wednesday June 11, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Sand Flat Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 pm Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Randy was born May 11, 1961 in Cleburne to Charles Glover and Daphna Parker Hart. He was a...

Marilynn Mckee

Marilynn Mckee

Jun 4, 2008

ARLINGTON -- Marilynn McKee 49, a payroll administrator for Andritz Seperation Corp., died Wednesday, June 4, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Interment: 10 a.m. Monday in Terry County Memorial Cemetery in Brownfield. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: American Cancer Society. Marilynn Gail...

Beverly  Ann Southard

Beverly Ann Southard

Jun 4, 2008

JOSHUA -- Beverly Ann Southard, 74, a beloved Aunt of Joshua, died Wed. June 4, 2008 in Fort Worth. Graveside Service: 10:00 A.M. Saturday. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Beverly was born Aug. 25, 1933 in Joshua to Loyed Eldon and Inez Mildred Brooks Southard. She was a lifelong resident of...

Wanda  Crawford Hagan

Wanda Crawford Hagan

Jun 1, 2008

Wanda Crawford Hagan, 68 of Joshua, a retired supervisor for Texas Instruments, died Sunday June 1, 2008 at her residence. Graveside Service: 10:00 A.M. Thursday. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Wanda Ruth Crawford Hagan was born Nov. 22, 1939 in Crosbyton to William Oshay and Beatrice Sparks Conn. She was...

Vickers  Jean Betty

Vickers Jean Betty

May 28, 2008

JOSHUA -- Betty Jean Vickers, 77, of Joshua, a retired cafeteria worker at Mound Elementary in Burleson, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Boulevard Baptist Church in Burleson. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Betty Jean Vickers was born April 5, 1931, in Mullin...

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...