Obituaries

Jay  Michael Sloan

Jay Michael Sloan

Sep 14, 2014

James (Jay) Michael Sloan, 50, passed away September 14, 2014. Service: 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 18, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Jay was born February 22, 1964 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Jimmy R. and Jean (Long) Sloan. He loved golf, fishing, skiing, watching nascar, baseball and football. He...

Bobby  Gene Locker

Bobby Gene Locker

Sep 9, 2014

Bobby Locker, 76, of Joshua passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, after a long illness. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Bobby was born March 18, 1938, in Joshua to Dee G. and Nellie Locker. He was preceded in death by his parents and half-brother, David Dale Locker. Survivors: Wife, Patricia Locker; daughters, Pam Forrester...

Lois  Evelyn Schlenk

Lois Evelyn Schlenk

Sep 5, 2014

Lois Evelyn Schlenk, 96, of Burleson passed away Friday, Sept. 5, 2014, in Cleburne. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: D-FW National Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Lois was born Nov. 10, 1917, in Chatsworth, Ill., to Walter Scott and Leota Wilson Fielding. She loved art, painting, sewing, ceramics, traveling, stained glass,...

Bill  Dalton Morris

Bill Dalton Morris

Sep 4, 2014

Bill Dalton Morris, 85, passed away August 31, 2014, in Fort Worth. Service: 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Kimbell Bend Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Bill was born May 4, 1929, in Whitney to James and Lena (Smith) Morris. He was a true cowboy and loved his family and...

Mary  Frances Taylor

Mary Frances Taylor

Sep 3, 2014

Mary Frances Taylor, 85, passed away September 3, 2014, in Joshua. Graveside Service: 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 6, 2014. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary was born May 8, 1929, in Joshua to John and Rosie (Bruce) Manson. She loved her pets and going to the horse races and watching her...

Joan Edging

Joan Edging

Sep 3, 2014

Joan Edging, 88, passed away September 3, 2014, in Alvarado. Service: 11:00 AM, Monday, September 8, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 4-6 PM, Sunday at the Funeral Home. Joan was born March 30, 1926, in Lafayette, Indiana to Newell and Flossie (Smith) Cox. She was a happy homemaker who loved gardening, the outdoors,...

Dorothy  Frances Johnson

Dorothy Frances Johnson

Aug 31, 2014

Dorothy Frances Johnson, 80, passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of usual remembrances, please send memorials in memory of Dorothy to Burleson Church of Christ. Dorothy was born June 27, 1934, in Dallas...

Sydney  Leigh Smades

Sydney Leigh Smades

Aug 31, 2014

Sydney Smades, 28, passed away August 31, 2014, in Cleburne. Service: 10:00 AM, Friday, September 5, 2014 at Open Door Church in Burleson. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 4-8 PM, Thursday at the Funeral Home. Sydney was born November 26, 1985, in Cleburne to Nick and Connie (Howle) Smades. She was a wonderful mommy with an infectious smile, loved sports,...

Byrdie Satterwhite

Byrdie Satterwhite

Aug 26, 2014

Byrdie Satterwhite passed away Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, in Fort Worth. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Byrdie was born April 23, 1932, in Crockett to Dewey B. and Mildred Sims. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Satterwhite, and...

William  Aaron Stowe

William Aaron Stowe

Aug 26, 2014

William Aaron Stowe, 34, passed away August 26, 2014, in Covington. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday, August 29, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Aaron was born June 30, 1980, in Fort Worth to Randy and Linda Stowe. He loved working on computers and electronics. He was an automotive technician at Stowes Auto. Aaron was preceded in death by his grandfather,...

Mary  Diamond May

Mary Diamond May

Aug 21, 2014

Mary Diamond May JOSHUA -- Mary Diamond May, 90, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2014, in Alvarado. Memorial Service: 11AM Saturday, August 23, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Mary is survived by a loving family.

Emory  O'Neal Brannan  Jr.

Emory O'Neal Brannan Jr.

Aug 20, 2014

Emory O'Neal Brannan, Jr., 52, passed away August 20, 2014, in Fort Worth. Service: 11:00 AM, Monday, August 25, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Sunday at the Funeral Home. Emory was born September 6, 1961, in Fort Worth to Emory O'Neal Brannan, Sr. and Gyrene (Summerlin) Brannan. He loved jet skiing,...

Jackie  Louise Wilson

Jackie Louise Wilson

Aug 17, 2014

Jackie Collier Wilson, 82, passed away Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. Service: 1 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Jackie was born Aug. 14, 1932, in Gilmer to Earlie Collier and Gladys Robinson Collier. She loved her family and spent 57 years married...

Dennis  E. Godwin

Dennis E. Godwin

Aug 16, 2014

Dennis E. Godwin, 89, of Burleson passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Monday prior to service. Dennis was born Feb. 6, 1925, in Gordonville to the late Abzine and Lola Crane Godwin. He owned Godwin Appliance in Joshua for 40 years....

Lawrence  Carldon Gentry

Lawrence Carldon Gentry

Aug 15, 2014

Lawrence Carldon Gentry, 65, of Burleson passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Larry was born Oct. 16, 1948, in Denison to George and Jewel Phillips Gentry. He was proud of the four years he served in the...

Kenneth  Carl Brooks

Kenneth Carl Brooks

Aug 11, 2014

Kenneth Carl Brooks, 67, passed away August 11, 2014, in Joshua. Service: 11:30 AM, Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: DFW National Cemetery. Visitation: 10:30 AM till service time, Thursday at the Funeral Home. Kenneth was born July 31, 1947, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida to Carl and Ola Mae Grant Brooks. Kenneth was a First...

Nancy  Anne Worsham

Nancy Anne Worsham

Jul 20, 2014

Nancy Ann Worsham, 83, passed away July 20, 2014, in Fort Worth. Service: 10:00 AM, Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Burleson Church of Christ. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Nancy was born April 25, 1931, in Amarillo to Ross Leon and Lucille (Berry) Smith. She loved quilting and going to church. Nancy...

Ida  Ann Ottobre

Ida Ann Ottobre

Jul 15, 2014

Ida Ann Ottobre, 80, passed away July 15, 2014, in Fort Worth. Service: 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at the Funeral Home. Ida was born May 15, 1934, in Newark, New Jersey to Gerard and Angelina (Fernicola) D'Alessio. She was preceded in death by her...

Stephen Quinney

Stephen Quinney

Jun 30, 2014

Stephen Quinney, 41, passed away Monday, June 30, 2014, in Fort Worth.Graveside service: 2 p.m. Thursday in Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Stephen was born June 6, 1973, in Johnson City to Damon Paul Quinney and Barbara Carol Pettiet Quinney.

Gregg Young

Gregg Young

Jun 28, 2014

Gregg Young, 51, of Crowley, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014. Service: 10AM Thursday, July 3, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8PM Wednesday, at the funeral home. Burial: Flanry Cemetery in Somervell County. Gregg was born February 4, 1963 in Dallas, to Gary, Sr. and Connie (Johnson) Young. He was A loving husband, father, son, and best friend; our...