Obituaries

Bessie  L. Wood

Bessie L. Wood

Jan 2, 2007

BURLESON -- Bessie L. Wood, 81, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2007 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bessie was born October 2, 1925 in Sidney, Texas to Forest Bedford and Della...

Iva  Mae Guthrie

Iva Mae Guthrie

Dec 25, 2006

CLEBURNE -- Iva Mae Guthrie, 83, a retired baker, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Lane A. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Iva Mae Guthrie was born May 12, 1923, in Comanche to William T. and Fauna Wallace Mayes. She...

Susie  Luera Jimenez

Susie Luera Jimenez

Dec 20, 2006

BURLESON -- Susie Luera Jimenez, 72, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: Country Oaks Cemetery in Hico. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Jimenez was born Aug. 10, 1934, in San Diego, Texas, to Guadalupe and Lorenza Guerra Luera....

Mead Moses Jones Iii  Jr.

Mead Moses Jones Iii Jr.

Dec 13, 2006

Mead Moses Jones Jr. III , died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at his residence. Mead was born October 17, 1935 in Clarita, Oklahoma to Mead Moses Jr. and Ethel Tomlinson Jones. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He served his country as a U. S. Marine during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by...

Curtis  Loyd Sheffield

Curtis Loyd Sheffield

Dec 11, 2006

Curtis Loyd Sheffield- of Joshua passed away Monday, December 11, 2006 at a local hospital. Graveside Service: 2:00 P.M. Saturday December 16, 2006 at Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Curtis was born March 11, 1985 in Fort Worth to Jesse and Sheron Bonham Sheffield. He was preceded in death by a son, Austin Sheffield...

Dorothy  Mae Weatherred

Dorothy Mae Weatherred

Dec 10, 2006

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Weatherred, 76, of Burleson, a retired telephone operator and floral designer, died Sunday December 10, 2006 in Fort Worth. Graveside Service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday December 15, 2006 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cleburne. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Memorial Donations can be made to Huguley Hospice House, 401...

Chesley  Clyde Sharp

Chesley Clyde Sharp

Nov 27, 2006

BURLESON -- Chesley Clyde Sharp, 68, a retired business owner, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Bethesda Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Chesley was born Dec. 8, 1937, in Johnson County to John Wesley and Thelma Earle Mayberry Sharp. Chesley...

Monte  Ray Dale

Monte Ray Dale

Nov 23, 2006

BURLESON -- Monte Ray Dale, 61, a plant manager, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, in Grapevine. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Tye Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Monte was born Oct. 12, 1945, in Amarillo to James and Nettie Irene Walker Dale. He was a loving...

Howard Shaffstall  Sr.

Howard Shaffstall Sr.

Nov 22, 2006

BURLESON -- Howard Shaffstall Sr., 63, a retired foreman and machinist for Chicago Pneumatic, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Mr. Shaffstall was born Dec. 6, 1942, in Franklin, Pa., to John A. and Mary Lorraine...

Norma  Jean Dunson

Norma Jean Dunson

Nov 13, 2006

BURLESON -- Norma Jean Dunson, 77, a lifelong homemaker, died Monday, November 13, 2006 in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2:30 p.m., Wednesday. Burial: D-FW National Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Mrs. Dunson was born Feb. 8, 1929 in Ft. Worth to John L. and Jessie L. McCoy Hix. She married Jackie Daws Dunson on March 28, 1947 in Weatherford. She was...

Charles  Henry Allard

Charles Henry Allard

Nov 10, 2006

BURLESON -- Charles Henry Allard, 58, a truck driver in the construction business, died Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, in Sweetwater from injuries of an automobile accident. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Charles was born Aug. 18, 1948, in Fort Worth to Charles and Madeleine Mandin...

Ann Heberle

Ann Heberle

Nov 9, 2006

BURLESON -- Ann Heberle passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, following a long illness. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church of Burleson. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Memorials: The family would appreciate memorials...

Bonnie  Christine Donnelly

Bonnie Christine Donnelly

Nov 8, 2006

ALVARADO -- Bonnie Christine Donnelly, 57, a loving mother, Memaw, sister, and friend, went home Wednesday, November 8, 2006 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Graveside service: 2:00 p.m., Monday. Burial: Hopewell Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Bonnie was born July 11, 1949 in Compton, California to Wesley and Dorothy...

Hubert  L. Cooper

Hubert L. Cooper

Nov 4, 2006

BURLESON -- Hubert L. Cooper, 80, a retired truck driver, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at a Burleson care center. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Benbrook Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Mr. Cooper was born May 16, 1926, to Henry L. and Mary Alice York Cooper. He was preceded in...

Wayne Wilson

Wayne Wilson

Oct 28, 2006

Wayne Wilson, 56, a specialist in the motive power and equipment division for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration for 16 years, died Saturday, Oct. 28, 2006, in Fort Worth as a result of an automobile accident. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8...

Samuel  Lloyd Taft

Samuel Lloyd Taft

Oct 21, 2006

BURLESON -- Samuel Lloyd Taft, 80, a retired industrial cook at the Federal Correctional Center in Fort Worth, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: private family burial in Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials:...

James  Preston Nelson

James Preston Nelson

Oct 21, 2006

CLEBURNE -- James "J.P." Preston Nelson, 75, a retired patrolman in the Fort Worth Police Department, died Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006, at his residence. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: Marystown Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mr. Nelson was born June 1, 1931, in...

William J "Bill" Buford

William J "Bill" Buford

Oct 19, 2006

BURLESON -- William "Bill" J. Buford, 84, a retired customer service manager, died Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, at his residence. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bill was born Nov. 2, 1921, in Utica, Miss., to I.H. and...

Lela Ruth "Ruthy" Freeland

Lela Ruth "Ruthy" Freeland

Oct 11, 2006

JOSHUA -- Lela Ruth "Ruthy" Hurley Freeland, 79, an artist, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Joshua. Burial: Old Granbury Cemetery, Granbury. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ruthy was born Dec. 27, 1926, in Walnut Springs to Ira Wesley and Lela Mae...

Margaret  Louise Grummons

Margaret Louise Grummons

Oct 9, 2006

BURLESON -- Margaret Louise Grummons, 74, a homemaker, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Margaret was born Aug. 30, 1932, in Cortland, N.Y., to Otis and Alice Long Lyon. She married Carl...