Obituaries

Lula  Mae Smith

Lula Mae Smith

Apr 11, 2014

Lula Mae Smith, 67, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: Family service at a later date. Survivors: Sons, Joseph Smith and wife, Stacey, Gilbert Smith and wife, Tiffany; and daughter, Emberley Robertson and husband, Darrell.

Tommy Rogers

Tommy Rogers

Mar 25, 2014

Tommy Rogers, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Burleson. Memorial Service:3PM Monday, April 7, 2014 at DFW National Cemetery, Lane A. Tommy was born October 2, 1932, in Ft. Worth, to Ingram Harrison and Anna Pearl Adams Rogers. He is survived by a loving family.

Linda  Ann Hopkins

Linda Ann Hopkins

Mar 23, 2014

JOSHUA -- Linda Ann Hopkins, 64, of Joshua passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials: In lieu of usual remembrances, the family requests donations be made to Community Hospice of Texas at Burleson, 301 Medpark Circle, Burleson, Texas 76028. Survivors: Husband, Keith Hopkins of Joshua; daughters,...

Bobby (B.J.)  White

Bobby (B.J.) White

Mar 14, 2014

Bobby "B.J." White, 85, of Burleson passed away Friday, March 14, 2014. Funeral: 9 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, Pastor Fred Parker officiating. Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. B.J. was born Sept. 15, 1928, in Ardmore, Okla., to the late Robert and Lillian Oakley White. He...

Kendall  D Stevenson

Kendall D Stevenson

Mar 14, 2014

Kendall D. Stevenson, 28, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014, in Ft. Worth. FuneralService:2PM Thursday, March 20, 2014, Lane Prairie Baptist Church of Joshua.Burial:Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8PM Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Kendall was born December 17, 1985, in Ft. Worth, to Kenneth and Robbin (Scott) Stevenson. He was our super hero. An inspiration & source of joy...

Lee  Roy Purselley  Sr.

Lee Roy Purselley Sr.

Mar 13, 2014

Lee Roy Purselley Sr., 85, passed away Thursday, March 13, 2014, at a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Lee Roy was born Jan. 24, 1929, in Granbury to Lee Ross and Florence Hensley Purselley. He was the president of Putoma and Pro-Mac Corporation...

Eldon  Wesley Coates

Eldon Wesley Coates

Mar 12, 2014

Eldon Wesley Coates, 74, passed away March 12, 2014, at home. Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Monday, March 17, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Eldon was born November 22, 1939, in Parsons, Kansas to Eldon Van and Alta Johnston Coates. Eldon proudly served in the US Air Force. He enjoyed hunting and fishing on the coast. Eldon loved spending time...

Karen Clemens

Karen Clemens

Mar 12, 2014

Karen Yvonne (Brewer) Clemens, 66, passed away March 12, 2014. Service: 2:00 PM, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral home. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Monday at the Funeral Home. Karen was born July 16, 1947, in Fort Worth to J.B. and Mary Holloway Stilwell. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Karen...

Beth Gardner

Beth Gardner

Mar 10, 2014

Elizabeth Gardner, 77, passed away March 10, 2014, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 15, 2014 at First Baptist Church in Burleson. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Beth was born April 16, 1936 in New Orleans to Dr. Russell D. and Mildred Wilson Holt....

Dorothy Wilson

Dorothy Wilson

Mar 9, 2014

Dorothy Inez Blevins Wilson, 93, passed away March 9, 2014. Service: 11:00 AM, Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Graveside. Interment: Grove Hill Cemetery in Dallas. No visitation Scheduled. Dorothy was born October 12, 1920, in Dallas to Henry and Minnie Jones Blevins. She was a resident of Dallas until 2005 when she moved to Keene to be near her...

Frank Howeth

Frank Howeth

Mar 8, 2014

David Franklin "Frank" Howeth, 80, passed into heaven on Saturday, March 8, 2014, after a lengthy illness. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua. Interment will be in George's Creek Cemetery in Glen Rose following the service. Frank was born Jan. 20, 1934, in Fort Spunky to Garland Melvin Howeth and Lola Mariah Barker...

Lou Parks

Lou Parks

Mar 2, 2014

Lou Catherine Parks, 69, passed away March 2, 2014 in a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 2:00 PM, Friday, March 7, 2014 Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 12:00 noon, Friday at Funeral Home. Lou was born January 18, 1945, in Elwood, Indiana to Pascal Vernon and Mary Catherine Claybaugh Brewer. She retired from Bloomington High School...

Pauline Loflin

Pauline Loflin

Mar 1, 2014

Pauline Loflin, 88, of Joshua, left this earth in the early morning, Saturday, March 1, 2014. Funeral Service: 10AM Thursday, March 6, 2014, Lane Prairie Baptist Church, Joshua, Reverend Jerry Clements officiating. Burial: Union Hill Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6-8PM Wednesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Pauline was born August 2, 1925, in Burleson, to Jeff and Claudia Busby Hildebrand. She was...

Frank  Earl Burnham

Frank Earl Burnham

Feb 26, 2014

Frank Earl Burnham, 100, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. No visitation scheduled. Frank was born Dec. 3, 1913, in West Haven, Conn. He loved working for the U.S. Postal Service, meeting people, baseball and bowling. He was active in bowling leagues until he was 90. Frank enjoyed exercising, riding bicycles...

Charles Ray "Chuck" Moncrief  Jr.

Charles Ray "Chuck" Moncrief Jr.

Feb 15, 2014

Chuck Moncrief, 55, passed away Feb. 15, 2014, in a Fort Worth hospital. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, at Marystown Baptist Church in Joshua. Chuck was born Feb. 23, 1958, in Fort Worth to Charles Ray, Sr. and Marie "Snookie" Cotton Moncrief. He was a car sales man his entire life and never met a stranger. Chuck...

Harvey  Leo Berry

Harvey Leo Berry

Feb 14, 2014

Harvey L. Berry, 87, passed away February 14, 2014, in Burleson. Service: 2:00 PM, Monday, February 17, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Green Acres Memorial Park in Cleburne. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Sunday at the Funeral Home. Harvey was born May 19, 1926, in Natchitoches, LA to Clifton J. and Mattie Broadway Berry. Family was very important to Harvey....

Darlene  Louise Johnson

Darlene Louise Johnson

Feb 14, 2014

Darlene Louise Johnson, 77, passed away February 14, 2014, in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 10:00 AM, Monday, February 24, 2014 at Alsbury Baptist Church in Burleson. Darlene was born April 19, 1936, in Lyons, Kansas to Leroy and Louise Coldberg Schmidt. She lived a life with strength and dignity that the world could see, even if you didn't know her....

Alfred  F. Pippin

Alfred F. Pippin

Feb 13, 2014

Alfred F. Pippin, 90, passed away February 13, 2014, in Cleburne. Service: 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 15, 2014, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Grandview Cemetery in Grandview. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at the Funeral Home. Alfred was born November 12, 1923, in Itasca to Louis and Eva Lee Polson Pippin. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during WWII...

Marcia  Joy Nunley

Marcia Joy Nunley

Feb 10, 2014

Marcia J. Sampson Nunley, 56, passed from this life at her home in Cleburne on Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday in the Coleman High School Auditorium & Gymnasium, 451 W. Main St., Coleman, Okla. 73432. Interment: Center Hill Cemetery in Kenefic, Okla. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua. Memorial service:...

Mary  Lee Hunter

Mary Lee Hunter

Feb 9, 2014

Mary Lee Hunter, 65, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Fort Worth. Service: 9 a.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: 11:15 a.m. Friday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. No visitation is scheduled. Mary was born Feb. 15, 1948, in Fort Worth to Woodrow Wilson and Lola Mae House Blacklock. She loved books, cooking, fishing and...