Obituaries

Eugene  R. (Gene)  Brymer

Eugene R. (Gene) Brymer

Feb 6, 2014

Eugene R. (Gene) Brymer, 76, passed away February 6, 2014, in Fort Worth. Celebration of Life Service: 12:00 PM, Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at Southwest Christian Church of Fort Worth. Interment: DFW National Cemetery, 10:15 AM, Tuesday, February 11, 2014. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Gene was born April 22, 1937 in Fort Worth to Rufus...

Mary  Lou (Bentley)  Richardson

Mary Lou (Bentley) Richardson

Feb 2, 2014

Mary Lou Bentley Richardson, 82, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary was born Feb. 25, 1931, in Joshua to Virgil Cecil and Ona Lou House Bentley. She was a farmer's daughter and ballroom dancer. Mary...

Rusty Best

Rusty Best

Jan 31, 2014

David Russell "Rusty" Best, 57, of Burleson passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Bonner Family Cemetery in Stuart's Mill. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please allow donations in memory of Rusty, to the American Diabetes Association, N....

John  D. Fincannon  Jr.

John D. Fincannon Jr.

Jan 31, 2014

John D. Fincannon Jr. passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, in Burleson. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. John was born Dec. 18, 1975, in Dallas to J.D. Sr. and Charlotte Hooks Fincannon. He was raised in Cedar Hill and graduated Cedar Hill,...

Matthew  Huck Mccaslin

Matthew Huck Mccaslin

Jan 30, 2014

Matthew Huck McCaslin, passed away January 30, 2014, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Mount Olivet Memorial Park in Fort Worth. No visitation scheduled. Huck was born January 30, 2014, in Fort Worth to Robert Matthew and Keri Jo McCaslin. In lieu of flowers please send donations to...

Phil Griffin

Phil Griffin

Jan 25, 2014

Phillip Ray Griffin, 57, passed away January 25, 2014. Service: 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Peoria Cemetery in Whitney. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at Funeral Home. Phil was born August 14, 1956, in Johnson County to Milton Wray and Arthie Lee Looney Griffin. He had lots of friends and family that loved him....

Dorothy  Maxine (Campbell)  Nelson

Dorothy Maxine (Campbell) Nelson

Jan 23, 2014

CLEBURNE -- Dorothy Maxine Campbell Nelson, 77, passed away Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in Fort Worth. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Marystown Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Nelson; and son, Dannie G. Nelson. Survivors: Daughter, Sherrie Morton...

Pete Bentley

Pete Bentley

Jan 20, 2014

L.O. "Pete" Bentley, 92, of Joshua, died Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, at Community Hospice of Texas House in Burleson, Texas. Services: 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Lane Prairie Baptist Church with the Rev. Jerry Clements officiating. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. L.O. was born Dec. 21, 1921, in Joshua to V.C....

Billie  Jean Longley

Billie Jean Longley

Jan 12, 2014

Billie Jean Longley, 78, passed away January 12, 2014 in a Fort Worth Hospital. Service: 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at Funeral Home. Billie was born January 23, 1935, in Midlothian to Elbert Claude Payton, Sr and Kathryn Shockley Payton. She earned her 4 year...

Taylor  Nicole Mankins

Taylor Nicole Mankins

Jan 10, 2014

Taylor Nicole Mankins, 23, passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2014, in Fort Worth. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Open Door Church in Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Taylor was born Sept. 13, 1990, in Cleburne to Tim and Joy Beth Mankins. She was a graduate of Joshua High School in 2009. Taylor loved...

Lori Evans

Lori Evans

Jan 4, 2014

Lori Evans, 45, passed away January 4, 2014 in a Fort Worth hospital. Memorial Service: 10:00 AM, Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Victory Family Church in Burleson. Lori was born June 20, 1968, in Phillipsburg, PA to Robert and Gloria Eminhizer Zelenky. Survivors: husband, George Womack of Joshua; daughter, Ashley Wedeman and husband Shayn of Joshua; son Jared Packard of...

Nelda May Mitchell Martiin

Nelda May Mitchell Martiin

Jan 3, 2014

Nelda Martin, 73, of Burleson passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Survivors include: son, Donald Martin and wife Rhonda of Joshua Daughter, Cathy Buchan and husband Bob of Burleson Grandchildren: Chase Buchan and Katlyn Martin. Brother, Jerry Mitchell and wife Sandy of Longview, brother in law, Charles Standifer of Lewisville, many nieces and nephews and extended family Preceded in death...

Leo Keating

Leo Keating

Jan 3, 2014

Leo Keating, 87, of Burleson, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014. Service: 2PM Wednesday, January 8, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8PM Tuesday, at the funeral home. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Ft. Worth. Leo was born December 2, 1926, in Panola County, Texas, to Jim Richard and Emma Odessa Burks Keating. He was preceded in death by his...

Sid Martin

Sid Martin

Jan 1, 2014

Sidney Clyde Martin, 78, passed away January 1, 2014, in Crowely. Service: 10:30 AM, Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Lane Prairie Baptist Church in Cleburne. Interment: Lane Prairie Cemetery. Visitation: 5-7 PM, Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Sid was born April 8, 1935 in Waxahachie to Plumber Clyde and Katie Mae Edwards Martin. He was a longtime resident of...

Marie  Decordova Spurlin

Marie Decordova Spurlin

Dec 18, 2013

Marie deCordova Spurlin, 96, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Graveside Service: 11:00 AM, December 21, 2013. Interment: Kopperl Cemetery in Kopperl. Visitation: 5-7 PM, Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: Kopperl Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 133 Kopperl, Texas 76652. Marie was born January 10, 1917 in Kopperl. She married Doyle Spurlin...

Scott  Michael Fair

Scott Michael Fair

Dec 15, 2013

Funeral services for Scott Michael Fair, 34, of Grandview, TX who died Sunday, December 15th, 2013, will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua, TX with Rev. Barry Pritchard and David Fair officiating. Fair died at The Huguley Hospice House in Burleson, TX after a long battle with cancer. Burial will follow in the Burleson...

Michael  P. Russell

Michael P. Russell

Dec 10, 2013

Michael P. Russell, 48, passed away December 10, 2013, in Burleson. Service: 2:00 PM, Friday, December 13, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Thursday at Funeral Home. Michael was born April 20, 1965, in Abilene to Floyd and Betty Green Russell. He loved movies, sports and traveling. Michael was preceded in death...

Gaylen  Ray Lamb

Gaylen Ray Lamb

Dec 8, 2013

Gaylen Ray Lamb, 81, a retired Santa Fe Railroad employee, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Thursday in Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Gaylen was born in Wellington, Kan., to Thomas W. Lamb and Etta Gaynell Kincheloe Lamb on Aug. 13, 1932. He married Mary Jane on...

Marie  Claire Hampton

Marie Claire Hampton

Dec 8, 2013

Marie Hampton, devoted and cherished wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, went to be with her Heavenly Father on December 8, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 AM, Thursday, December 12, 2013 at St. Ann Catholic Church, Burleson, followed by a private family interment. Rosary Service: 6-8 PM Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Marie was born the youngest of eight...

James William "Jim" Lindsey

James William "Jim" Lindsey

Dec 1, 2013

Jim Lindsey, 64, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2013 at United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls. Service: 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 5, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at the Funeral Home. Jim was born September 14, 1949, in Fort Worth to J.W. (Jay) Lindsey and Grace Berry Lindsey. He was a retired conductor for the...