Obituaries

Oct 18, 2020

On Sunday, Oct 18, 2020, Gary Layton, loving father and grandfather, went to be with Lord at the age of 63. Gary was born April 24, 1957 in Orange, Texas.  He attended Deer Park High School where he was an excellent student with a passion for the sciences. He was also a talented tennis player who won several trophies...

Oct 17, 2020

Tommy Lee Climer passed from this life on October 17, 2020.  He leaves behind many loving family members and friends.

Oct 11, 2020

Lorraine Joyce Wilber, 67 of Cleburne, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2020 in Cleburne with family by her side.

Visitation: Friday October 16, 2020 11am- 1pm, -at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Joshua, Texas. Service: 1 PM Friday October 16, 2020 also at Mountain Valley Funeral Home.

Lorraine was born February 5,1953 in Rome,...

Oct 7, 2020

Marion A. (Mac) McElroy, 88, of Joshua, Texas passed away on October 7, 2020.

He was born to M.B. and Irene McElroy December 5, 1931.  He grew up in Egan, Cleburne area and attended schools there.

Mac joined the Texas National Guard shortly after high school and then enlisted into the army where he bravely...

Oct 7, 2020

Burleson, Texas – On Wednesday, October 7, 2020, Heaven grew ever brighter

with the arrival of Everett H. Summers, 90. He was a loving Christian husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

He was born on Sept. 21, 1930 in Cheyenne, Oklahoma to Gladys L. Cassady and Thomas H. Summers. Everett married the love of his life,...

Sep 15, 2020

William Earl "Bill" Sholders, age 82, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 15th 2020.

Bill was born on February 4th 1938 in Clear Creek, Indiana to Jesse and Mary Sholders. He was the youngest of three children. As a very young child he lived in a log cabin just south of Oblong, Illinois....

Sep 9, 2020

Robin Jacobson (Price), 60, passed away September 9th 2020 with her family by her side.

A memorial service will be held this Tuesday, September 15th, at 6pm in the evening. Flowers can be sent to Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua, TX.

It will be held at Reece Prairie Baptist Church, 9705 CR 1016

Sep 6, 2020

Cloma Jean Lyles,80 years old of Joshua Texas passed away on September 6, 2020.

She was born in Courtney Flats Oklahoma on July 30th 1940 she was the daughter of the late Thurman & Myrtle Lively

Cloma was loved by so many people and she seemed to always find the good in people. Her caring...

Sep 5, 2020

On Saturday, September 5, 2020, Marvin B. McCulloch of Burleson, affectionately known as “M.B.” and “Mac,” went to be home with the Lord at the age of 94.

M.B. was born on August 18, 1926, in Dawson, TX, to Bennie and Velma (Berry) McCulloch. M.B. served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as Seaman First...

Sep 3, 2020

Kathy Weddle, 72, of Center, Texas, passed away Sept. 3, 2020, in Center.

Ms. Weddle wished to be cremated and will have a memorial service on Saturday, October 3, 2020

She was born Sept. 2, 1948, in Mojave, Calif. to William Fay Cotter and Marguerite Cotter. She was a member of First Baptist Church in...

Aug 31, 2020

Ruth Mae Fowler, 86, of Crowley, Texas passed away Monday, August 31, 2020.

Ruth was born on April 30, 1934 to Ocie Orene Lybarger and Julian Oscar Lybarger in Dallas.  She grew up in Dallas and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1951.  Soon after, she moved with her parents to Wichita Falls, Texas, where she...

Aug 31, 2020

The families of Norman Hawpe and Richard Thiebaud with deep sorrow announce the passing of their beloved daughter and wife, Kimberly Dawn Bruce, August 31st late in the evening.

Kimberly was a former 911 operator for Somerville County Sheriff Office and a department director of Fossil Rim Wildlife Center. She went to Joshua ISD and lived in...

Aug 30, 2020

Jack Mitchell Roe passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020.  He was born in Chandler, Oklahoma on March 4, 1933 to William Edward and Vivian Margaret (Boles) Roe. Jack was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather He proudly served his country in the US Air Force from 1952-1956 serving during the Korean War. He married Gladys Bays on...

Aug 28, 2020

William (Bill) Ernest Barkley Jr, 90, of Alvarado Texas peacefully left this world on Friday, August 28, 2020 at 7:04 a.m.

He was a long-standing member of the Fort Worth Optimists and participated in the Youth Baseball program.

He was the Number 1 fan of the Burleson Elks and could be found in the stands...

Aug 25, 2020

James Allen Renfrow, 63, of Joshua Texas was called home to his Heavenly Father Tuesday, August 25, 2020.

James was born January 12, 1957 to his mother Merle and father Jimmy, in Dallas, Texas.

James spent his childhood in Arlington, Texas. After graduating from Sam Houston High School in 1976 he went on to be...

Aug 17, 2020

Pamala Suzan Robbins, 71, passed away on Aug. 17, 2020 at her home in Whitney, Texas.

Pam was born Jan. 8, 1949, in Cleburne, Texas, to Fred and Gertrude Davis. She was a loving wife and mother. She enjoyed country music, gospel music, camping, traveling and bowling.

Surviving are her husband, Bill Robbins of Whitney,...

Aug 15, 2020

Helen McCravey Miller, 91, of Weatherford, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020. Her funeral will be held at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, 3407 SW Wilshire Blvd in Joshua, Tx. at 10:00am on Saturday August 22, 2020.

She will be laid to rest later that day at the Lakeview Cemetery in Floyd County (1 hour NE of Lubbock,...

Aug 12, 2020

Fran Foster, 76, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Burleson, TX. She was a graduate of Plano HS, received BA from Texas Woman's University and a MA from The University of Texas at Arlington. Fran served as a kindergarten teacher at Deer Creek Elem. in Crowley and a reading coach at Souder Elem. in Everman; plus, she devoted...

Aug 12, 2020

William Edward (Bill) Brewer, singer, songwriter, guitar player, Texas historian and eccentric philosopher, died on Wednesday, August 12 at 10:28 p.m. surrounded by those he loved.

He leaves behind a wife, Judy, of 46 years, four kids, eleven grandkids and eleven great-grandkids. He also leaves a long line of Oreo wrappers, Walmart receipts and a collection of...

Aug 12, 2020

Mr. Nelson D’alton Coomer (80) was surrounded by family as he passed away peacefully at home on August 12, 2020 in Joshua, Texas.

He was born in Painton, Missouri to Gus and Eleanor Coomer on the November 29 1939.

Nelson met the love of his life, Dorothy Buchheit, in 1973 and the two of them...