Obituaries

Melody  Kay Lippincott

Melody Kay Lippincott

Aug 6, 2013

Melody Kay Lippincott, 68, passed away August 6, 2013, in a Dallas hospital. Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. No visitation scheduled. Melody was born July 14, 1945, in Madison, Wisconsin to Walter and Melody Kuehl Dean. She loved to play golf, bowl, vacation, and play the slots. Melody greatly loved her grandchildren...

Dustin Jacobs

Dustin Jacobs

Aug 4, 2013

Dustin Charles Jacobs, 32, passed away August 4, 2013, in a Fort Worth hospital. Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Dustin was born May 6, 1981 in Fort Worth to Donald Glenn and Candy Cottle Jacobs. He was an excellent machinist and worked at Marks Auto Supply for 8 years. Dustin loved his...

Charlotte  Nacole Chron

Charlotte Nacole Chron

Aug 4, 2013

Charlotte Nacole Chron passed away August 4, 2013 at Cooks Childrens Hospital. Visitation: 6:30-8:30 PM Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Charlotte was born June 18, 2013 in Fort Worth to Beau and Carrie Lee Chron. Charlotte will always be remembered with one look at her mother's hands and daddy's toes. She was so beautiful in so...

Jimmy  Lee Sims

Jimmy Lee Sims

Aug 3, 2013

Jimmy Lee Sims, 54, passed away surrounded by the love of his family, Saturday, August 3, 2013. Service: 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Pleasant Point Cemetery in Lillian. Jimmy was born July 10, 1959 in Waxahachie to Frank and Thelma Sims. He grew up with two brothers, Frank and Dee, and two sisters,...

Charles  Evert Massey

Charles Evert Massey

Jul 23, 2013

Charles E. Massey, 74, a retired State Farm Insurance Agent in Burleson, passed away on July 23, 2013 after a long illness of heart condition and leukemia. Funeral : 11:00 AM Friday at First Baptist Church of Burleson with burial to be at Burleson Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 PM Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the...

Linda Winchester

Linda Winchester

Jul 16, 2013

Linda Winchester, 66, passed away July 16, 2013. Service: 3:00 PM, Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Visitation: 1-3 PM Saturday at Funeral Home. Linda was born October 5, 1946 in Fort Worth to Savoy and Geneva Brownlee Roberts. She had a BA degree in Science from ITT. Linda loved to garden and sew. She spent her...

Gilbert  Allen Smith

Gilbert Allen Smith

Jul 4, 2013

Gilbert Allen Smith, 83, passed away July 4, 2013 at home. Memorial Service: 1:00 PM, Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Victory Family Church in Burleson. Gilbert was born January 8, 1930 in Wareham, Massachusetts to Alton Gilbert and Helen Marie Sylvia-Tatro Smith. He loved working and spending time at home with family. Gilbert enjoyed playing pool and dancing. Survivors: wife,...

Flora  Belle Aylor-Caudle

Flora Belle Aylor-Caudle

Jul 4, 2013

Flora Belle Yowell Aylor-Caudle, 92, went home to heaven on Thursday, July 4, 2013, with loved ones by her side. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park in Burleson. Memorial: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to North Pointe Church (First Baptist), 2450 SW Wilshire, Burleson, Texas 76028. Flora was born...

Toni Landers

Toni Landers

Jul 1, 2013

Toni Landers, 66, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013, at home. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Joshua High School Auditorium. Interment: Prairie Springs Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Toni was born April 4, 1947, to Merwin and Dixie Jean Beckwith in Fort Worth. She was a devoted wife, mother, memaw and...

Hobert  Ray Bartlett  Jr.

Hobert Ray Bartlett Jr.

Jun 26, 2013

Hobert Ray "Bubba" Bartlett, Jr., 58, passed away June 26, 2013, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 10:00 AM, Monday, July 1, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Hobert was born February 18, 1955, in Fort Worth to Hobert Ray and Veta Grisso Bartlett. He loved spending time with family and friends. He enjoyed watching TV...

Anita  "Hargrove" Elhers

Anita "Hargrove" Elhers

Jun 19, 2013

Anita Hargrove Ehlers, 71, passed away June 19, 2013, at home. Service: 10:00 AM, Monday, June 24, 2013 at Shepherds Valley Cowboy Church 2915 S.IH 35W Burleson, 76028. Interment: 3:00 PM at Prairie Hill Cemetery in Prairie Hill, Tx. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Anita was born April 19, 1942 in Waco to Luther Henry and...

Ben  J. Benoit

Ben J. Benoit

Jun 16, 2013

Ben J. Benoit, 84, of Joshua, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2013. Graveside Service: 2PM Thursday, June 20, Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6-8PM Wednesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Joshua. Ben was the owner/operator of Joshua Fence Co. for many years. Survivors: daughter, Denise McGee, and husband Ray, of Joshua; granddaughters, Alexis Thompson, and husband Dustin, of Cleburne, Devine McGee, Annica...

Russell  Robert Wilkinson  Sr.

Russell Robert Wilkinson Sr.

Jun 12, 2013

Major Russell Robert Wilkinson Sr. (USAF Ret.), 92, of Ft. Worth, passed away Wed., June 12, 2013 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Graveside Service: 10:30 AM, Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Keene Memorial Park, Keene, TX with Military Honors. Russell was born on Nov. 24, 1920 in Waterbury, CT. to Archie & Henrietta Wilkinson. He is survived by son,...

Debra  Ellen Cooper

Debra Ellen Cooper

Jun 4, 2013

Debra Ellen Cooper, 58, passed away Tuesday, June 4, at a Fort Worth Hospital. Memorial Service: 10AM Friday, June 7, Reece Prairie Baptist Church, Burleson. Visitation: 6-8PM Thursday at the Funeral Home. Burial: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Survivors: A loving family.

Emilee  Elizabeth Bates

Emilee Elizabeth Bates

Jun 4, 2013

Emilee Elizabeth Bates, 13, passed away June 4, 2013 at a Fort Worth Hospital. Service: 10:00 AM, Monday, June 10, 2013 North Point Baptist Church. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 2-4 PM, Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Emilee was born September 29, 1999 in Arlington to Randy and Stacy Hall Bates. She was a 7th grade student at...

Chad  Allen Pugh

Chad Allen Pugh

Jun 3, 2013

Chad Allen Pugh, 41, passed away Monday, June 3, 2013, at home. Memorial service: 10 a.m., Friday, Graveside. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park, Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survivors: A loving family.

Carma  Leta Sanders

Carma Leta Sanders

May 27, 2013

Carma Leta Sanders (Carmie) , 76, passed away peacefully May 27, 2013, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service:10:00 AM, Friday, May 31, 2013 Graveside. Interment: Hopewell Cemetery Cleburne,TX. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Carma Leta was born November 4, 1936, in Sweetwater, Texas to Ervin Elmer and Myra Peden Brown. Carma Leta loved her children and...

Corey  R. Hudgins

Corey R. Hudgins

May 24, 2013

Corey R. Hudgins, 27, passed away Friday, May 24, 2013, in Fort Worth. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Corey was born June 3, 1985, in Fort Worth to Randy and Kelli Hudgins. He graduated in 2003 from Burleson High School. Corey...

Phillip  Paul Rumsey

Phillip Paul Rumsey

May 22, 2013

Phillip Paul Rumsey, 60, passed away May 22, 2013, at home. Service: 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 25, 2013, Graveside. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Phillip was born June 26, 1952, in Fort Worth, Texas. He loved fishing, hunting and riding motorcycles. He was preceded in death by: parents, James and Freda...

Mahdeen Bell

Mahdeen Bell

May 20, 2013

Mahdeen (West) Bell, 80, school teacher, passed away May 20, 2013, at home, following complications of a stroke. Service: 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at Funeral Home. Mahdeen was born July 17, 1932, in Fort Worth to Samuel A. and Jessie (Needham) West. She was...