Obituaries

Austin  Tyler Sheffield

Austin Tyler Sheffield

Mar 14, 2006

JOSHUA -- Austin Tyler Sheffield, a newborn, died Tuesday, March 14, 2006 in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10:00 A.M. Friday March 17, 2006 at Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Survivors: Parents, Curtis Sheffield and Hollie Walden both of Joshua; grandparents, Jesse and Sharon Sheffield of Joshua, Sharon Walden of Joshua;...

Ethel Horner

Ethel Horner

Mar 13, 2006

Ethel Pauline Horner- , 94, passed away Monday, March 13, 2006 in Alvarado. Ethel was born June 14, 1911 in Santo, Texas to Oriean and Cora Combs Duke. She was preceded in death by her husband Elbert P. Horner in 1974. Survivors: Son, John Clark and wife Dolly of Arlington; granddaughters, Susan Canon and husband Bart of Spring, Tx ,...

Brenton  Arthur Vandervoort

Brenton Arthur Vandervoort

Mar 12, 2006

HALTOM CITY -- Brenton Arthur Vandervoort, 71, a retired auto mechanic, died Sunday, March 12, 2006 in Cleburne. Graveside service: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. Burial: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Mr. Vandervoort was born July 17, 1934 in Caro, Michigan to Arthur and Luella Skinner Vandervoort. He was a member of 1st United Methodist Church of Fort Worth. Survivors: Daughters, Julie, Janie,...

Ammon  Titus Gregory

Ammon Titus Gregory

Mar 5, 2006

JOSHUA - Ammon Titus Gregory, 46, a machinist for Ogburn's Brake and Equipment in Fort Worth died Sun., Mar. 5, 2006, at his residence. Graveside service: 2:00 p.m. Friday in Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thurs. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Titus was born January 28, 1960 in Fort Worth to Ammon "Buster" and Dorothy...

Ryan  Ellis Langford

Ryan Ellis Langford

Feb 27, 2006

RENDON -- Ryan Ellis Langford, 17, a sophomore at Mansfield High School, went to be with the Lord, Monday, Feb. 27, 2006, in Fort Worth, as a result of an auto-pedestrian accident four years ago. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, located between Burleson and Joshua. Ryan was born Feb. 12, 1989, in Fort Worth,...

Ann Graham

Ann Graham

Feb 25, 2006

BURLESON -- Ann Graham, 79, a retired budget annalist for the U.S. Army, died Saturday, February 25, 2006 at her residence. Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel between Burleson and Joshua. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Annie Laurie Graham was born March 28, 1926 in Waco to Leonard...

Donald  Ward Snider

Donald Ward Snider

Feb 21, 2006

BURLESON -- Donald Ward Snider, 86, a retired General Mills Corp. worker in Kansas City, MO., passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2006 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11:00 a.m. Friday at Calvary Pentecostal Church 700 McPherson Rd. Fort Worth, TX 76140. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home between Burleson and Joshua. Donald was born...

Cody  Shane Waits

Cody Shane Waits

Feb 13, 2006

Cody Shane Waits, 22, died Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Survivors: Parents, Billy and Angela Waits of Burleson; sister, Katy Waits; grandparents, Gene and Billie Longley; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and many other family...

Doris Mathews

Doris Mathews

Feb 3, 2006

Doris Lenore Murren Mathews Doris Mathews, 78, a retired nurse, died on February 3, 2006 at Kindred Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. Mrs. Mathews, the seventh of nine children, was born in Mission Hill, South Dakota on May 16, 1927. On July 15, 1945, she married J.M. Mathews in Leavenworth, Kansas. She attended Howard Payne College in Brownwood, TX, Tarrant...

Lucille Medford

Lucille Medford

Jan 27, 2006

CORSICANA -- Lucille Medford, 90, a homemaker, died Friday, January 27, 2006 in Corsicana. Funeral: 4:00 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Joshua. Burial: 4:00 p.m. Tuesday in Dennison Cemetery in Idabel, OK. Visitation: 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home between Burleson and Joshua. Lucille Medford was born Jan. 11, 1916 in Amity ,Arkansas to Marvin Junior...

Carolyn Brantley

Carolyn Brantley

Jan 26, 2006

JOSHUA -- Carolyn Gayle Brantley, 66, a homemaker, died Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Alvarado-Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Carolyn was born Oct. 10, 1939, in Alvarado to L.D. and Janie Mae Gayle Wade. She was a lifetime member...

Grover  Lee Smith

Grover Lee Smith

Jan 23, 2006

BURLESON -- Grover Lee Smith, 64, a retired truck driver for Charlie's Concrete in Crowley, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Faith Temple Church in Cleburne. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Grover was born April 21, 1941, in Fort Worth...

Clifton  Arthur Stiles

Clifton Arthur Stiles

Jan 19, 2006

BURLESON -- Clifton Arthur Stiles, 45, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Clifton was born July 28, 1960, in Bent Waters, England, to Gene Raymond and Cliffa "Jean" Truitt...

Douglas Lane

Douglas Lane

Jan 16, 2006

BURLESON -- Douglas Wayne Lane, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated and may be made at any Wells Fargo branch to the Doug Lane Memorial Fund, in care of Deanna Glenn. Survivors: Wife, Phyllis Lane; three sisters; two brothers;...

Wynona Hendrix

Wynona Hendrix

Jan 14, 2006

BURLESON -- Wynona Hendrix, 90, a retired sewing machine operator for Wall's Manufacturing in Cleburne, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, in Bedford. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Kopperl Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home between Joshua and Burleson. Memorials: Mrs. Hendrix requested that, in lieu of flowers, friends may honor her memory...

Tommy  Jackson Mitchell

Tommy Jackson Mitchell

Jan 14, 2006

ALVARADO -- Tommy Jackson Mitchell, 64, a retired Johnson County Deputy Sheriff, died Saturday, Jan. 14, 2006, at his residence. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mr. Mitchell was born Jan. 3, 1942, in Crosbyton to Elmer and Era...

Tom Burrow

Tom Burrow

Jan 10, 2006

Cleburne- Tom Burrow, 71, of Cleburne, a retired service manager for Montgomery Ward died Tuesday January 10, 2006 in Cleburne. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel between Joshua and Burleson. Burial will be at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Thomas Ray Burrow was born May 15, 1934 in Fairlie, Texas to...

Ydolina Orozco

Ydolina Orozco

Jan 9, 2006

BURLESON -- Ydolina Orozco, 80, a homemaker, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2006, at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial: 5 p.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Burleson. Ydolina was born Feb. 23, 1925, in Chiapas, Mexico, to Cipriano and Elaudia Rivera Orozco. She was a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Burleson. Survivors: Sons, Abiut Cortez and...

Cecil  Edmon Millsap

Cecil Edmon Millsap

Jan 8, 2006

BURLESON -- Cecil Edmon Millsap, 83, a retired engineer, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2006, in Burleson. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Alsbury Baptist Church in Burleson. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Cecil was born March 20, 1922, in Godley to Grover and Rachel Howe Millsap. He was a loving husband,...

Mary  June Reeves

Mary June Reeves

Jan 7, 2006

BURLESON -- Mary June Reeves, 72, a homemaker, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Mary was born June 6, 1933, in Electra to O.E. and Molly Murphy North. She was a loving wife, mother and friend. Mary was...