Obituaries

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...

George  "Lizard" Lackey

George "Lizard" Lackey

Apr 16, 2008

JOSHUA -- George "Lizard" Lackey, 69, of Joshua, an electrical contractor in the Burleson area since 1968, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008, after living courageously with melanoma cancer for six years. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Burleson Church of Christ. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may...

Edith  Marie Rockwell

Edith Marie Rockwell

Apr 15, 2008

BURLESON -- Edith Marie Rockwell, 83, a retired minister's wife of Burleson, died, Tuesday April 15, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 pm, Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Squaw Creek Cemetery in Rainbow. Visitation: 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: Memorial Donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Edith Marie Rockwell was born Aug....

Pearl Christena Watters Bradford

Pearl Christena Watters Bradford

Apr 12, 2008

JOSHUA -- Pearl Christena Watters Bradford, 98, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, in Cleburne. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Christena was born April 5, 1910, in Burleson to Thomas and Rosa Myers Watters. She was a loving mother, grandmother...

Frank Graham

Frank Graham

Apr 6, 2008

BURLESON -- Frank Graham, 86, of Burleson, retired printer operator for Manney Publishing in Fort Worth, died Sunday, April 6, 2008. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, Burleson. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Graham was born Dec. 10, 1921, in McGregor to Frank Alexander and Myrtle Walters...

Ernest  Ray Graham

Ernest Ray Graham

Mar 24, 2008

Ernest Ray Graham, 55, passed away Monday March 24, 2008 at his residence in Joshua. Funeral: 10:00 am Friday March 28, 2008 at Faith Temple Church in Cleburne. Visitation : 6-8 pm Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Burial: The Lower Chireno Cemetery. Ernest was born Feb. 2, 1953 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Lloyd Edgar and Katie Mae Wooten Graham....

Ruby  Jewel Woods

Ruby Jewel Woods

Mar 20, 2008

JOSHUA -- Ruby Jewel Woods, 85, retired, of Joshua died Thursday, March 20, 2008, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park, Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Woods was born Jan. 27, 1923, in Jack County. She enjoyed dancing, flea markets, and soap operas. She was a...

Gene  Conard Wheat

Gene Conard Wheat

Mar 17, 2008

BURLESON -- Gene Conard Wheat, 75, a retired heavy equipment operator for Steed Construction Co. of 35 years, died March 17, 2008, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday, Dr. Terry William officiating. Honorary pallbearers: Ryan Payne, Jon Paul Wheat, Taylor Payne, Shane Wheat, Zachary Wheat, Cameron Wheat, Chris Ward, Eric Kocurek, and Omar Kocurek. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial...

Mary  Anna Poole

Mary Anna Poole

Mar 13, 2008

JOSHUA -- Mary Anna Poole, 60, a retired secretary for Joshua ISD, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2008, at her residence. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Monday in Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary was born Jan. 16, 1948, in Fort Worth to Sam and Lucille Edwards Mills. Mary was...

Treva  L. Shelton

Treva L. Shelton

Mar 10, 2008

BURLESON -- Treva L. Shelton, 72 of Burleson, a retired flower shop manager, died Monday, March 10, 2008, at her residence in Burleson. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Treva LaRue Shelton was born May 22, 1935,...

Walter  Lewis Winkler

Walter Lewis Winkler

Mar 4, 2008

JOSHUA -- Walter Lewis Winkler, 75, of Joshua, a retired machinist, died Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Meals On Wheels of Johnson County. Mr. Winkler was born Dec. 3, 1932, in Cleburne...

Iva Earnest

Iva Earnest

Mar 1, 2008

BURLESON -- Iva M. Earnest, 87, a retired glass assembler died Mar 1, 2008 in Fort Worth. Service: 2:00 pm Tuesday March 1, 2008 at Lane Prairie Baptist Church in Cleburne. Burial : Union Hill Cemetery. Iva was born Nov. 2, 1920. She was a loving wife and mother. She loved listening to trade fair and chrocheting. Iva also loved...

Joe  E. Davis

Joe E. Davis

Mar 1, 2008

AZLE -- Joe E. Davis, 71, a retired counselor for the Texas Commission for the Blind, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, in Fort Worth. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Southwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Burial: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Joe was born May 23, 1936, in Old Glory to Earl...

H.L  "Hup" Wayland

H.L "Hup" Wayland

Mar 1, 2008

STEPHENVILLE -- Herbert Leo "Hup" Wayland, 79, a retired construction supervisor, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at his home in Stephenville. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne. "Hup" was born June 24, 1928, in Prairie Hill, Limestone County, to William Ray and Olive Duncan Wayland. He grew up on the family farm riding horses. In...

Bertha  Grace Sells

Bertha Grace Sells

Feb 28, 2008

BURLESON -- Bertha Grace Sells, 87, of Burleson, a retired Williamson-Dickie employee, died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in Alvarado. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Prairie Springs Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Sells was born Oct. 5, 1920, in Comanche County to William Lewis and...