Obituaries

Effie Bing

Feb 1, 2016

FORT WORTH -- Effie Marie Bing, 86, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Saturday at Grace Bible Church, 1450 Oak Hill Rd., Fort Worth. Effie was born June 15, 1929, to Raymond Bryant and Bethine Hurst. She loved reading, playing games and doing crossword puzzles. She was a precious mother, grandmother and sister. Effie loved the...

Jimmie Rogers Strength Sr.

Feb 1, 2016

Jimmie Rogers Strength Sr., 79, of Burleson passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in Fort Worth. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in the Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at Woodson Cemetery near Throckmorton. Visitation is from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. He was born Feb. 21, 1936, in Plum...

Rodney Kent Hewett

Jan 30, 2016

BELTON - Rodney Kent Hewett, 59, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in Rosehill Cemetery in Cleburne. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Rodney was born Nov. 7, 1956, in Cleburne to Claude Hewett and Bonnie Chaney Hewett. He was preceded in death by his parents....

Kim June Weaver

Jan 21, 2016

Kim June Weaver, 60, of Joshua, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at Godley Western Fellowship, 988 N. FM 2331, Godley, TX 76044. Kim was born Jan. 20, 1956, in Montclair, N.J., to Carl and June Freeman. She was a member of the Gussie Uppers Red Hat Society. Kim loved her fish...

Donald Traylor

Jan 9, 2016

JOSHUA - Donald Frank Traylor, 79, of Joshua passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Don was born Oct. 9, 1936, in Gordon to Wesley and Winnie Sherlock Traylor. He loved garage sales, spending time with family and grandchildren...

Alyce Egene (Evans) Mcmurry

Jan 3, 2016

Alyce Egene (Evans) McMurry, 95, of Crowley, passed away January 3, 2016. Service: 1:00 PM Friday, January 8, 2016, Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Joshua. Officiating: Reverend Douglas Helms, of Fort Worth. Visitation: 6-8 PM Thursday. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Alyce was born on November 21, 1920, was of Baptist faith. She was native, and longtime resident of Johnson County, Texas,...

Phillip Vance Godbey

Jan 2, 2016

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Mozelle (Smith) Gist

Dec 28, 2015

Mozelle Gist, 84, of Joshua, passed away Monday, December 28, 2015. Graveside Service: 11:00 am Thursday, December 31, 2015, Godley Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 pm Wednesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Mozelle was preceded in death by her parents, 5 sisters, 1 brother and great-granddaughter Haley Anglin. Survivors: daughters, Janet Mazac and husband James, and Kathy Noatch, grandsons, Darrell Mazac and...

Theodore Samuel "Ted" Jones

Dec 17, 2015

Theodore "Ted" Samuel Jones, 85, passed from this life on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, followed by interment in Bethesda Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua. Born Oct. 22, 1930, in Sabraton, W.Va., Ted was the youngest son of William...

Lucile Lee (Pebworth) D'Angelo

Dec 16, 2015

Lucile Lee D'Angelo, 97, of Burleson passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Burleson Memorial Park, Dr. David Hampton officiating. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 14, 1918, in Boswell, Okla., to Lee L. Pebworth and Lora Mitchell. Lucile loved being a housewife and wife of...

Wendell Alan Brake

Dec 15, 2015

Wendell Alan Brake, 81, of Joshua, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2015. Graveside Service: 1:00 PM Saturday December 19, 2015 Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: Friday until 5:00 PM, Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Joshua. Wendell was born on August 19, 1934 in Lansing, Michigan to Howard and Florence Brake. He loved camping, and spending time with his family at Higgins Lake,...

R.H. Griffin Ii

Dec 12, 2015

Dr. R.H. Griffin II, Crowley, TX, loving, generous and witty husband, father and grandfather, joined his Savior Sat. Dec. 12th at the age of 80. Services will be at First Baptist Church, Crowley, TX, Friday Dec. 18th at 10:00 am, 400 S. Eagle Dr. Visitation will be Thurs Dec. 17th at Mountain Valley Funeral Home 3407 Southwest Wilshire Blvd., Joshua,...

Robert Wayne Locke

Dec 9, 2015

Robert Wayne Locke, 58, of Joshua, passed away Wednesday December 9, 2015. Service: 2:00 pm Monday, December 14, 2015 Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, Joshua. Visitation: 2-4 pm Sunday. Robert was born in Fort Worth on September 28, 1957. Survivors: wife, Crystie Locke, son, Nicholas Heath Locke, parents, Robert and Catherine Locke, sister, Dianne Holland and husband Tom, brother, Gary...

Carl Fred Grummons Sr.

Dec 9, 2015

Carl Fred Grummons Sr, 76, of Burleson, passed away Wednesday December 9, 2015. Service: 11:00 am Tuesday, December 15, 2015, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 pm Monday. Carl was born on June 29, 1939, in Homer, NY. Carl was a retired TSGT United States Air Force Fireman after 20 years of dedicated service. He was preceded in...

Shirley Ann Scott

Dec 4, 2015

Shirley Ann Scott, 81, of Burleson passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, in the Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Joshua. No visitation scheduled at this time. Shirley was born Jan. 13, 1934, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Jesse and Katheryn Huffman. She loved working in her garden, landscaping, cooking, traveling and...

Reuben "Bill" Jones

Dec 4, 2015

Reuben "Bill" Jones, 78, of Burleson passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, in Burleson. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Fairview Cemetery in Bosque County. Visitation: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bill was born Nov. 21, 1937, in Clifton to Ulas John and Callie (Hewett) Jones. An avid coin collector, Bill enjoyed...

Linda Marie (Atherton) Gerstenmeier

Nov 21, 2015

Linda Atherton Gerstenmeier passed away peacefully in her home in Burleson on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. She was 68. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church of Burleson. Interment: DFW National Cemetery, Dallas. Rosary: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Linda was born in Corpus Christi on Aug. 16, 1947. The daughter of...

Jerry Dean Wilson

Nov 20, 2015

Jerry Wilson, 85, passed away early Friday morning, November 20, 2015, in Burleson, Texas. Service: 2:00 PM Monday November 23, 2015, First Baptist Church, Burleson. Visitation: 2-4 PM Sunday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Joshua. Interment: Green Acres Memorial Park, Cleburne. Jerry was born at home in Comanche, Texas, on March 22, 1930. He graduated from Gustine High School in May...

Jane Elliott Pruitt (Freeman) Freeman

Nov 15, 2015

Jane Freeman Pruitt, 78, of Crowley passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. Service: 11 a.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, Joshua. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: None scheduled. Survivors: A loving family. Service Information

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Bryan Paul Dyer

Nov 7, 2015

Bryan Dyer, 38, passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 in Ft. Worth. Celebration of Life Service: 2:30PM Friday, Nov. 13, Mountain Valley Funeral Home chapel. Bryan was born April 13, 1977, in Arlington. He was preceded in death by grandfather, Don Harris, and grandparents, Millard and Wanda Dyer. Survivors: parents, Steve and Debbie Harris; Paul Dyer; brothers, Chad Dyer, and...