Obituaries

Jesse  Ray Curry

Jesse Ray Curry

Aug 27, 2012

Jesse Ray Curry, 82, of Joshua passed away Monday, August 27, 2012 at a Fort Worth hospital. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Tuesday, September 4, 2012 at Joshua Baptist Church in Joshua. Survivors: A loving family and many friends.

Dulce Maria Noriega Flores

Dulce Maria Noriega Flores

Aug 22, 2012

JOSHUA -- Dulce Maria Noriega Flores, 42, of Joshua passed away Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, at a Fort Worth hospital. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church of Joshua. Burial: Private. Visitation: None scheduled. Survivors: A loving family and many friends.

Elva Barnett

Elva Barnett

Aug 21, 2012

KEENE -- Althea Elva Barnett, 93, passed away August 21, 2012, in Keene. Memorial Service: Private family graveside at Moody Cemetery in Moody, Texas. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Thursday, August 23, 2012 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Elva was born February 15, 1919 in Rogers, Texas to Perry Warren and Endella McFarlon Warren. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother,...

Herbert  Lynn Nelson

Herbert Lynn Nelson

Aug 20, 2012

BURLESON -- Herbert Lynn Nelson, 71, of Burleson, passed away Monday, August 20,2012. Service: 10AM Wednesday, August 22, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8PM Tuesday, at the funeral home. Burial: Crowley Cemetery. Herbert was born August 28, 1940, in Fort Worth. He was a happy, loving, and caring person; always eager to help any way he could. Survivors: wife,...

Richard  Byron Ieppert

Richard Byron Ieppert

Aug 19, 2012

Burleson- Richard Byron Ieppert, 79, retired HVAC Technician, passed away August 19, 2012 in Burleson. Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Friday, August 24, 2012 at Burleson Church of Christ. Richard was born March 22, 1933 in St Louis, Missouri to Fredrick Ieppert and Lorene Jacobs Ieppert. He was a loving father, brother, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Richard proudly served his country in...

Michael Kearns

Michael Kearns

Aug 13, 2012

Michael Kearns, passed away, after doing what he darn well pleased for 62 years, Monday August 13, 2012. Memorial Service, 2 PM Friday, August 17, 2012 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Survivors: mother, Margaret Hitt; father, Howard Kearns and wife, Peggy. Children, Dawn Peavler and husband Dan, Vince Kearns and wife, Shala; Grandchildren, John, Madison, Hannah, Stephen, Liam, Edward,...

Michael  Shane Soltau

Michael Shane Soltau

Aug 13, 2012

Michael Shane Soltau, entered the presence of his savior, Jesus Christ, August 13, 2012, in Burleson. Memorial Service: 1PM Friday, St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Burleson. No visitation is scheduled. Mike was born February 20, 1966, in Nashville, TN, to Reverend George C., and Linnie Short Soltau. He Graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1993 with a BA...

Kenneth  Merel Geeslin  Jr.

Kenneth Merel Geeslin Jr.

Aug 8, 2012

Kenneth M. Geeslin, Jr, 67, of Burleson, TX entered into his eternal home Wednesday, August 8 at Community Hospice of Burleson surrounded by his loving family. FAMILY VISITATION: Friday, August 10, 6pm to 8pm at Mountain Valley Funeral Home FUNERAL SERVICES: Saturday, August 11, 10am at First Baptist Church Burleson INTERMENT: Laurel Land Cemetary - Crowley Road MEMORIALS: In lieu...

Billie Cornelison

Billie Cornelison

Jul 30, 2012

BURLESON - Billie Cornelison, 78 of Burleson, passed away Monday, July 30,2012 in Burleson. Billie was born on October 26, 1933 in Normangee to William and Ovie Spikes Carter. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Billie was a journalist and newspaper publisher with her first husband, Bill Perkins, who preceded her in death in 1969 after moving to Burleson....

Dale  A. Johnston

Dale A. Johnston

Jul 30, 2012

JOSHUA - Dale A. Johnston, 93, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, in Cleburne. Private family service at DFW National Cemetery, Grand Prairie. Family to receive friends 6-8 PM, Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Burleson. Born April 12, 1919 in Comanche, Texas, Dale was 1 of 9 children born to Bailey Marshall Johnston and Lucy Mae...

James  "Jake" Wesley

James "Jake" Wesley

Jul 19, 2012

James "Jake" Wesley, 80, crossed over Jordan to the Promised Land on Thursday, July 19, 2012. Service: 10AM Monday, Burleson Church of the Nazarene, Pastor Alton Ashby, officiating. Pallbearers will be members of his church family. Visitation: 6-8PM Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Burleson. Burial: Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne. James was born October 5, 1931, in Wells, to the late...

Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson

Jul 10, 2012

FORT WORTH -- David Craig Johnson, 46, of Fort Worth left his earthly home on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, passing into the arms of his Savior. Service: 10 a.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Bethesda Cemetery of Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Craig was born Oct. 25, 1965, in Alvarado, to...

Betty  Eldora Jameson

Betty Eldora Jameson

Jul 6, 2012

Betty Eldora Jameson 80, of Burleson, a retired administrative technician, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012, in Fort Worth, Texas. Services are 9:00 a.m., Monday, July 9, 2012 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial; Memorial Park, Tulsa, OK. Visitation is 3-5, Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Eldora was born in Floydada to Thomas Franklin and Verda Mozelle Bettie...

Lawana Leonard

Lawana Leonard

Jul 5, 2012

Lawana Leonard, 82, a title clerk, passed away Thursday, July 5, 2012, in Burleson, Texas. She was born to Wilard D. and Della Dielhs Smith. Lawana loved watching TV, reading, eating out, shopping, movies, and knitting. Survivors: Daughter, Bridget Yawn and husband, James of Joshua; granddaughters, Stephanie Ewing of Dallas; great grandson, Jeremiah Ewig of Dallas; step children, David Leonard,...

Dennis  Leroy Draper

Dennis Leroy Draper

Jul 3, 2012

Dennis Leroy Draper, 70, of Burleson, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2012 in Houston. Services are 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Open visitation Friday, July, 6 until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Dennis was born February 4, 1942 in Spencer, Iowa to Merlyn and Dorothey Montgomery Draper. He was a loving husband,...

Alden  L. Smith

Alden L. Smith

Jul 2, 2012

Alden L. Smith, 75, died Monday, July 2,2012, in Fort Worth. Service: 10 a.m. Friday,July 6,2012, Reece Prairie Baptist Church, Burleson. Burial: Caddo Cemtery, Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Mountain Valley Furneral Home. Survivors: Wife, Sandra; sons, James, Andy, Paul.

Paul  "Bubba" Woods

Paul "Bubba" Woods

Jun 26, 2012

Paul Michael "Bubba" Woods,70, of Burleson, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2012, in Fort Worth. Memorial: 11:00 a.m. Thursday June 28, 2012 at St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church Bubba was born in Fort Worth, and was a resident of Burleson. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and doggy daddy. He proudly served in the US Army. He was an...

Donald  Kenneth Mitchell

Donald Kenneth Mitchell

Jun 22, 2012

Donald Kenneth Mitchell, 90, of Crowley retired owner and operator of Don Mitchell Heating & Air Conditioning, passed away Friday, June 22, in Ft. Worth. Service: 9AM Wednesday, at the Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: 12 Noon, Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro. Visitation: 6-8PM Tuesday, at the Funeral Home. Donald was born in Hillsboro, and was a resident of Fort...

Doris  "Marcille" Hewett

Doris "Marcille" Hewett

Jun 19, 2012

JOSHUA -- Doris Marcille Hewett passed away at her home on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Service: 10 AM Saturday, June 23, 2012 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Rosehill Cemetery in Cleburne. Visitation: 6-8 Friday at the funeral home. Marcille was born on March 21, 1931, in Joshua to Beuna and Chester Carlock. She married Edward Leon Hewett on...

Katherine Brothers

Katherine Brothers

Jun 18, 2012

Katherine Elizabeth Brothers, 86, a retired teacher, passed away Monday, June 18, 2012 in Kingwood. Service: 10 AM Friday, June 22, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park in Burleson. Visitation: 5-7 PM Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Katherine was born May 19, 1926 in Ranger, Texas to Horace Greeley Adams Sr. and Irene Vaughn...