Obituaries

Merton F. (Ted) Browne Jr.
Mar 3, 2015
Merton F. "Ted" Brown Jr., 64, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in Burleson. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Full Gospel Tabernacle in Alvarado. Survivors: He is survived by a loving family.

Freda Marie Wolfe
Mar 2, 2015
Freda Marie Wolfe, 89, of Burleson passed away Monday, March 2, 2015, in Crowley.Graveside service: 11:15 a.m. Monday, March 9, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Lane B. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home.Survivors: A loving family.

Mary Ellen Norris
Mar 1, 2015
Mary Ellen Norris, 89, long time resident of Burleson passed away on Sunday March 1, 2015. Service: 10:30 AM Friday, March 6, 2015 First United Methodist Church of Burleson. Internment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 8am-5pm Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary was born November 12, 1925 in Snyder, Texas. She had been residing in Altus, Oklahoma since August 2014...

Olive Irene Smith
Feb 27, 2015
Olive Irene Anderson Smith, 91, passed away of natural causes on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, surrounded by her family and friends. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Olive was born Dec. 12, 1923, in Breckenridge to Berry Edward and Grace Crudgington Anderson....

Olive Smith
Feb 27, 2015
JOSHUA -- Olive Irene Anderson Smith, 91, passed away of natural causes on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, surrounded by her family and friends. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Olive was born Dec. 12, 1923, in Breckenridge to Berry Edward and Grace...

Melinda A. (Rodriguez) Powell
Feb 26, 2015
Melinda A. Rodriguez Powell, 37, of Godley passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Cleburne. Service: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 390 SE John Jones Drive, Burleson. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Joshua. Melinda was born Oct. 17, 1977, in...
Danny Sturges
Feb 15, 2015
Danny Sturges, 35, passed away February 15, 2015, in Fort Worth. Service: 10:00 AM, Friday, February 20, 2015 Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Thursday at the funeral home. Danny was born June 1, 1979, in Fort Worth to David Michael Sturges and Debbie Carol Gentry. Survivors: fiancé, Merrilyn Davis; daughters, Kaylie Ann Sturgis,...

Treba Andrews
Feb 9, 2015
Treba Andrews, 82, passed away February 9, 2015, at home. Service: 10:00 AM, Thursday, February 12, 2015 Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at the funeral home. Treba was born August 24, 1932, in Marysville to Sam Edward and Louetta (Whitt) Taff. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Donna...

Bobby Dale Finch
Feb 2, 2015
Bobby Dale Finch, 69, of Burleson, went to the Big Fishing Hole on February 2, 2015, after a brief pulmonary infection. Memorial service will be held on Friday, February 13, at 4:00 p.m. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, 3407 SW Wilshire Blvd., Joshua, Texas 76058. Bobby was born March 29, 1945 in Geary, Oklahoma, to Mickey and June Finch. His...

William H Brigham
Feb 2, 2015
William H Brigham, 86, passed away February 2, 2015, in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at Burleson Church of Christ. Service: 11:00 AM, Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Burleson Church of Christ. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Bill was born August 19, 1928, in Murphy to Thomas and Eunice (Akers) Brigham. Ramrod straight, proud, uncommonly courteous to others, a man...

Howard Lee Lackey
Jan 23, 2015
Howard Lee Lackey, 53, of Joshua passed away Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at his home. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Monday at Burleson Church of Christ with Mr. Karl Jones officiating. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to M.D. Anderson or Community Hospice of Texas. Howard...

Vera Lynn Martin
Jan 12, 2015
Vera Lynn Martin, 75, passed away January 12, 2015, at home. Service: 10:00 AM, Friday, January 16, 2015 Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park Kennedale. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Thursday at the funeral home. Vera was born July 27, 1939, in Fort Worth to Virgil J. and Lynnie D. (Hough) Rhodes. She liked to crochet, enjoyed reading...

Robert "Bob" Rankin
Jan 9, 2015
BURLESON -- Robert "Bob" Rankin, 65, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, in Burleson. Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Burleson Church of Christ. Interment: Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Robert was Born Jan. 9, 1950, in Silsbee. He loved playing golf, working, sports, watching movies, and spending time with...

Ersie Lea Jewett
Jan 3, 2015
Ersie Lea Jewett, 72, passed away January 3, 2015, in Keene. Service: 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Alvarado Worship Center. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ersie was born August 24, 1942 in Navarro Co. to Ossie and Leta (McKeefer) Mesker. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother....

James C. Buchanan
Jan 2, 2015
James C Buchanan, 87, of Burleson passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Survivors: He survived by a loving family.

Charles (Bill) O'Bar
Jan 2, 2015
Charles "Bill" O'Bar, 70, passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Bill was born Sept. 22, 1944, in Sherman to T.C. O'Bar Jr. and Georgia Porter, and raised by his grandparents, T.C....

Randall Gene Mcculloch
Dec 26, 2014
Randall Gene McCulloch Randall Gene McCulloch, 64, of Burleson, Texas, passed away Friday, Dec. 26, 2014, at his home. He was born Nov. 13, 1950, in Waco, Texas, to Marvin McCulloch and Joyce Sawyer. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at Grace Bible Church, 1450 Oakhill Road, Fort Worth, TX 76112, with Pastor Gregg Bing...

Ina (Rickel) Cox
Dec 23, 2014
Ina (Rickel)Cox, passed away Tuesday December 23, 2014 in Burleson.Graveside Service: 1PM Saturday, December 27,2014 at Hurst Ranch Cemetery, Star Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband Ben Dale Cox. Survivors: daughter, Joyce Baldwin, and husband Steve; son, Gary Cox, and wife Linda; granddaughter, Amy Killen, and husband Kyle; grandson, Austin Baldwin, and wife Amalia; 5 great-grandchildren; brother,...

Asa Lee Youngblood
Dec 19, 2014
Asa Lee Youngblood, went to be with the Lord on December 19, 2014. Service: 11AM Tuesday, December 23, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8PM Monday, December 22, at the funeral home. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Asa was preceded in death by his mother, Karen Campbell. Survivors: parents, Sam and Kerry Ellis; daughters, Masa and Jacee; siblings,...

Misty Dawn Carr-Garnand
Nov 30, 2014
Misty Dawn Carr-Garland, 35, passed away November 30, 2014, at home. Service: 11:00 AM, Friday, December 5, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 10-11 AM, Friday, prior to funeral. In lieu of flowers send donations to Cancer Care of Fort Worth, 800 West Magnolia Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76104
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