Obituaries

Dylan Novian

Dylan Novian

May 12, 2006

Infant Dylan Buck Novian, went to be with the Lord on May 12, 2006 in Fort Worth. Graveside Service : 2:00 P.M. Tuesday May 16, 2006 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Dylan was preceded in death by his grandfather, Buck Novian. Dylan is survived by his parents, Crystal Crotts and Mark Novian both of Joshua; grandparents, Susan Smith of...

W.M. Blackstock

W.M. Blackstock

May 10, 2006

BURLESON -- Weldon Blackstock, 85, a retired construction worker, died Wednesday, May 10, 2006 in Burleson. Funeral: 10:00 a.m., Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: The Burleson Animal Shelter, SPCA, or a charity of choice. Marion Weldon Blackstock was born April 29, 1921...

Cliff Keller

Cliff Keller

May 4, 2006

JOSHUA -- Cliff Dillan Keller, 20, a delivery driver, died Thursday, May 4, 2006, in Archer County as a result of an auto accident. Funeral: 2 p.m Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel/Burleson. Burial: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Cliff was born Dec. 2, 1985, in Fort Worth to Royce and...

Pluina Bransom

Pluina Bransom

May 4, 2006

JOSHUA -- Pluina Bransom, 90, a homemaker, died Thursday, May 4, 2006. Funeral: 3 p.m. Sunday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Prairie Springs Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Survivors: Sons, Marvin Bransom, Willie Bee Bransom, David Wayne Bransom and Benny Bransom; daughters, Paula Gee and Jerie Schuman, all of Joshua; one brother;...

Gregory  Scott Smith

Gregory Scott Smith

Apr 26, 2006

BURLESON -- Gregory Scott Smith, 30, a bonder with Bell Helicopter, died Wednesday, April 26, 2006, in Burleson. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel/Burleson. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home/Burleson. Scott was born May 20, 1975, in Fort Worth to Bobby and Donna Vinson Smith. Scott, a...

Sheila Wheeler

Sheila Wheeler

Apr 26, 2006

On April 26, 2006 the heavenly choir started singing ever sweeter when it was joined by Sheila Wheeler, a woman with a heart so large it enveloped the world. She always wanted to help those less fortunate than she, whether it was elderly clients in east Dallas, foster children in her care, or as a volunteer for CASA. Sheila was...

Gracie  Faye Vaughn

Gracie Faye Vaughn

Apr 24, 2006

JOSHUA -- Gracie Faye Vaughn, 87, a retired drapery seamstress and homemaker, died Monday, April 24, 2006, in Hillsboro. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, between Burleson and Joshua. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Gracie Faye Vaughn was born April 11, 1919, in Montague to Rufus and Mary Plumlee Phrares. She married Howard Clifton Vaughn...

Clifton Robnett

Clifton Robnett

Apr 18, 2006

Clifton Eugene Robnett, 85, a retired minister, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2006, in Burleson. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Burleson Church of the Nazarene, 127 SW Thomas St., Burleson. Burial: 4:30 p.m. in Shiloh Cemetery near Klondike. Visitation: 7-9 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to...

Richard Winkler

Richard Winkler

Apr 16, 2006

BURLESON -- Richard Lynn "Ricky" Winkler, 50, a truck driver, died Sunday, April 16, 2006 in Fort Worth from injuries sustained in a car accident. Funeral: 2:00 p.m., Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ricky was born June 22, 1955 in Cleburne to Mr....

Brooklynn Shields

Brooklynn Shields

Apr 15, 2006

BURLESON -- Brooklynn Ann Shields, went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 15, 2006. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday April 19, 2006 Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel/Burleson. Burial: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Brooklynn was born August 31, 2004 in Fort Worth to James II and Pamela Owen Shields. She gave much love and...

William  "Bill" Fowler

William "Bill" Fowler

Apr 11, 2006

William Cleaburn "Bill" Fowler, 82, a retired Cartographic Tech for the U.S Dept. of Agriculture, died Tuesday, April 11, 2006 in Fort Worth. Mr. Fowler was born July 31, 1923 in Boswell, OK., to Ray Victor and Lou Evie Taylor Fowler. He proudly servrd his country in the US Army during WW II. He married Juanita Moore on March 1,...

Mattie  Lois Cooper

Mattie Lois Cooper

Apr 10, 2006

FORT WORTH -- Mattie Lois Cooper, 79, a retired assembly worker for the Lighthouse for the Blind, died Monday, April 10, 2006 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 3:00 P.M. April 13, 2006 Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Pleasant Point Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home/Burleson. Mattie was born April 4, 1927 in Fort Worth to Robert...

Laylah Smith

Laylah Smith

Apr 5, 2006

JOSHUA -- Laylah Reese Smith, an infant, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Tuesday in Dido Cemetery near Saginaw. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Burleson. Laylah was born March 27, 2006, in Fort Worth to Jerry and Stacie Rocha Smith. Survivors: Parents, Jerry and Stacie...

Jerald Maher

Jerald Maher

Apr 2, 2006

Jerald K. Maher, 46, a diesel mechanic, died Sunday, April 2, 2006, in Joshua. Jerald was born Sept. 4, 1959, in San Antonio to Joe Kenneth and Santos Chavez McAlister. Survivors: Wife, Lupe Maher; daughters, Crystal Ann Torres, Jessica Ann Maher, Jennifer Lynn Maher, Sandi Jeane Maher; son, Jerald Kenneth Maher II; brothers, Ronnie Zertuche, Johnnie Jones; sisters, Susan Hudson,...

Nellie Locker

Nellie Locker

Mar 29, 2006

Nellie Mae Locker, 93, died Wednesday, March 29, 2006 in Joshua. Nellie was born November 15, 2006 in the Marystown Community in Johnson County to Medard Ellington and Olive Ada DeJarnett Wilson. She loved traveling and loved to crochet. Nellie was preceded in death by her husband, David Garrison "Dee" Locker on August 17, 1975 and her sister, Reno Whitley....

Emilio  P. Salinas

Emilio P. Salinas

Mar 27, 2006

Burleson - Emilio P. Salinas, known to everyone as " Elmo ", entered the gates of heaven Monday, March 27, 2006, as the result of an industrial accident at Thomas Conveyor, Inc., located in Burleson, Texas. Funeral: Friday, March 31, 2006, at in Joshua, Texas at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Further family services and burial will be in Freer, Texas....

Amber Putman

Amber Putman

Mar 26, 2006

BURLESON -- Amber Necole "Nikki" Putman, 21, a homemaker, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 p.m., Thursday at The Cowboy Way Church, 1045 NW John Jones Road Burleson, TX 76028. Burial: 3:00 Friday in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. "Nikki" was born March 29,...

Dale Smith

Dale Smith

Mar 26, 2006

BURLESON -- Dale Smith, 42, a self employed welder, died Sunday, March 26, 2006 at his residence. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Thursday at The Church at Burleson, 510 SW Wilshire Blvd. Burleson, TX 76028. Burial: Bono Cemetery in Bono. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Dale was born Dec. 27, 1963 in Fort Worth to Frank...

Earl Mccall

Earl Mccall

Mar 26, 2006

BURLESON -- On March 26, 2006 Earl McCall Jr. joined his wife Mary McCall, deceased for three years, to his new home in Heaven. He was born in Henrietta, OK. on Feb. 22, 1932. He was a Korean War Veteran for 2 years in the U.S. Army. He spent his entire life devoted to the care of his family. He...

Lorraine  A. Garrett

Lorraine A. Garrett

Mar 20, 2006

JOSHUA -- Lorraine A Garrett, 78, a homemaker, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, March 20, 2006, with her family by her side. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, located between Burleson and Joshua. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral...