Obituaries

Joyce  Christine Fitch

Joyce Christine Fitch

Jun 2, 2015

Joyce Christine "Cricket" Fitch, 70, of Keene passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015. She was born Dec. 1, 1944, in El Dorado, Ark., to Gordon Edward McKinnon and Lillie Mae Caldwell. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Cricket worked as a nurse, loved the Texas Rangers and enjoyed cooking...

Ron Harmon

Ron Harmon

May 31, 2015

Ron Harmon, 76, passed away May 31, 2015, in Crowley. Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: 1:30 p.m. at DFW National Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Ron was born Dec. 27, 1938, in Nowata, Okla., to Carl and Thelma (Collier) Harmon. Ron attended Nowata Schools, graduating in 1957. He...

O.G. Townsend

O.G. Townsend

May 26, 2015

CLEBURNE -- O.G. Townsend, 95, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in Cleburne. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Granbury Street Church of Christ in Cleburne. Interment: 2 p.m. Saturday in Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. O.G. was born Aug. 23, 1919, in Cisco to Truman and Deffie Williams Townsend....

Jackie  "Pape" Davidson

Jackie "Pape" Davidson

May 23, 2015

Jackie Lynn Davidson, 64, passed away in her home in Seabrook on May 23, 2015. Graveside Service: 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jackie was born August 13, 1950. She was known to all for her sense of humor. Jackie cherished her husband, son, grandchildren, and...

Rennie  Jonathan Mitchell

Rennie Jonathan Mitchell

May 16, 2015

Rennie Jonathan Mitchell, 64, passed away May 16, 2015, in Burleson. Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 21, 2015 Oak Grove Baptist Church in Burleson. Interment: Everman Cemetery. Rennie was born December 16, 1950, in Fort Worth to Roy L. and Martha (Lambert) Mitchell. He graduated from Texas Wesleyan University in 1973. Rennie worked for Grand Prairie schools and Samsil...

Bobby  Joe Roark

Bobby Joe Roark

May 15, 2015

Bobby Joe Roark, 78, of Crowley, Texas, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015. Bobby was born Nov. 21, 1936, to Charles Edward Roark and Ruby Cannon. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 18, at First Baptist Church of Crowley, officiated by Pastor Joel McCoy. Visitation is from 3-5 p.m. Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Mountain Valley Funeral...

Gordon  Lee Kimberling  Sr

Gordon Lee Kimberling Sr

May 15, 2015

Gordon Lee Kimberling Sr., 93, of Burleson, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born Dec. 11, 1921, in Arlington, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2015, in the Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. No visitation scheduled. Gordon was a retired Lt. Col. from the U.S. Air Force. Gordon is survived by...

Earl Youngblood

Earl Youngblood

May 15, 2015

Earl J. Youngblood, 85, of Burleson, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015. He was born Feb. 22, 1930, to Thomas Andrew Youngblood and Sarah Anice Evans. Earl was a dairy farmer and proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He loved the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 19,...

Ralph  Leroy Parker

Ralph Leroy Parker

May 3, 2015

Ralph Leroy Parker, 82, passed away May 3, 2015, in Joshua. Memorial Service: 1:00 PM, Sunday, May 10, 2015, City Church in Joshua. Ralph was born August 17, 1932, in Erie, Pennsylvania to Donald and Maybell Parker. He proudly served his country in the US Army with 20 plus years. Ralph loved his church and is responsible for The Missionaries...

Larry Bressman

Larry Bressman

Apr 30, 2015

Larry Bressman, 57, passed away April 30, 2015, in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 2, 2015 Charity Lutheran Church of Burleson. Larry was born November 1, 1957, in Morocco to Floyd and Wanda Bressman. Survivors: Parents; wife, Debi (Fresonke) Bressman; sons, Corey N. Bressman, Tyler C. Bressman; daughters, Emily M. Bressman, Kathryn D. Bressman, Hannah L. Bressman;...

Jesse  R. Lozano

Jesse R. Lozano

Apr 29, 2015

Jesse R. Lozano, 50, passed away April 29, 2015, in a Fort Worth hospital. Memorial Service: 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 9, 2015 Shepherd's Valley Cowboy Church of Cleburne. Jesse was born June 22, 1964, in Del Rio to Gabriel G. and Consuelo R. Lazano. Survivors: parents; wife, Susie Ortegon Lozano; son, Joshua Lozano; sister, Cynthia L. Gonzalez; brothers, Cesar R....

Chrissey Terrill

Chrissey Terrill

Apr 28, 2015

Chrissey Terrill, 50, passed away April 28, 2015 in Burleson. Service: 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 2, 2015 Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. No Visitation scheduled. Chrissey was born December 21, 1964, in DuBois, Pennsylvania to Jim and Janie (Shaffer) Duffalo. She was a selfless, loving and devoted mother, who cherished spending time with...

Joe Geis

Joe Geis

Apr 24, 2015

Joe Geis, 62, of Joshua passed away Friday, April 24, 2015. Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Reese Prairie Baptist Church, Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Joe was born Dec. 26, 1952, in Okarche, Okla., to Joseph Walter and Shirley Holdaway Geis. He was preceded in death by his mother, Shirley Geis. Survivors: Father, Joe...

Vickie Freeman

Vickie Freeman

Apr 18, 2015

Vickie Freeman, 69, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend passed away April 18, 2015, in Fort Worth. Service: 1:00 PM, Thursday, April 23, 2015 Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at the funeral home. Vickie was born August 24, 1945, in Fort Worth to James Owen and Stella Mae (Wiggins) Knox. She was preceded...

Ernest  Walter Jackson

Ernest Walter Jackson

Apr 13, 2015

Ernest Jackson, 84, passed away peacefully in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday, April 13, 2015, after being ill for several months. Service: 2:00 PM, Friday, April 17, 2015 Lane Prairie Baptist Church in Joshua. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ernie was born in Gotebo, Oklahoma, on September 17, 1930, to George...

Brittney  Sue Baker

Brittney Sue Baker

Mar 31, 2015

Brittney Sue Baker, 18, passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Service: 2PM Saturday, April 4, 2015, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8PM Friday, at the funeral home. Burial: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Brittney was born January 31, 1997, in Ft. worth, to Kevin and Margaret (Kirk) Baker. She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Thomas Kirk; aunt, Tracy Baker;...

Landon  Michael Shipley

Landon Michael Shipley

Mar 28, 2015

Landon Michael Shipley, 3, passed away March 28, 2015, in Kenedy. Service: 1:00 PM Friday, April 3, 2015 Joshua Baptist Church. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Landon was born March 21, 2012, in Fort Worth to Kenneth Michael and Tiffany Nichole Shipley. He loved tractors, trucks, trailers and mudding. Landon...

Mildred  "Honey" Smith

Mildred "Honey" Smith

Mar 27, 2015

Mildred "Honey" Smith, loving wife, passed away after 75 years of marriage to Chester Claude Smith, on March 27, 2015 in Ft. Worth. Service: 2PM Tuesday March 31, 2015, St. Matthew Presbyterian Church of Burleson. Visitation: 6:30-8:30PM Monday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Burial: Greenacres Memorial Park, Cleburne. She was preceded in death by son Chester (Butch) Smith; and grandson, Chad...

Shelly  Alane Watson

Shelly Alane Watson

Mar 21, 2015

Shelly Alane Watson, 51, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015, in Joshua. Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Assembly of God Joshua. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Rev. Wilbur Stanley will officiate. Shelly was born on July 16, 1963, in Panama City, Fla., to Douglas and Ruby Baldridge Lavender....

Helen Hall

Helen Hall

Mar 19, 2015

Helen E. Hall, who was long-time resident of Burleson, TX died on March 19, 2015 at her new home in Hendersonville, NC. Born in 1927 to a family who immigrated from Germany and Romania to Monroeville, PA. Helen's family later moved to CA when she was in high school. There she met her husband, Bill, who predeceased her in 2009....