Obituaries

Jimmy R. Henderson
Dec 15, 2011
BURLESON -- Jimmy R. Henderson, 67, A retired Dairyman, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2011, in Burleson. Memorial Service: 10AM Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Alsbury Baptist Church, of Burleson. No visitation is scheduled. Survivors: Wife, Andra Henderson; sons, scott, Jody, and wife Tracy; grandchildren, Kylie, and Jake; Great-granddaughter, Kinsley; 2 brothers; 1 sister.

Nellie Mae Mcculley
Dec 7, 2011
MANSFIELD -- Nellie Mae McCulley, 80, of Mansfield, a homemaker, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, in Mansfield. Funeral: 8:30 a.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley. Nellie was born Oct. 25, 1931, in Konawa, Okla. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was known...

Walter Baccus
Dec 7, 2011
Walter Baccus, 69, of Burleson, a retired manager for Parker Chiropractic College in Dallas of 25 years, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Union Hill Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Walter was born July 2, 1942, in Ada, Okla., to Randolph and Vivian Simmons...

Pauline "Polly" Guthrie
Dec 4, 2011
JOSHUA -- Pauline "Polly" Guthrie, 73, a retired coach, teacher and beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday, NorthPointe First Baptist Church, Joshua. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to NorthPointe First Baptist Church...

J.O. Tarver
Dec 3, 2011
J.O. Tarver, 84, of Alvarado, a rancher, died Saturday Dec. 3, 2011 in Alvarado. Funeral: 10 am Tues. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Marystown Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation : 6-8 pm Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. J.O. was born May 20, 1927 in Egan to William Monroe "Ollie" and Lorine Holland Tarver. He loved farming, bailing hay,...

Wilna Ann Sain Gilbert Westbrook Catherman
Dec 2, 2011
BRANSON, COLORADO -- Wilna Ann Catherman, 82, of Branson, Colorado, went to be with her God on Friday, December 2, 2011. Wilna passed away in Trinidad, Colorado, of complications related to Alzheimers. Memorial Service: 2PM, Saturday, December 17, 2011, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Wilna was born August 7, 1929, in Grandview, Texas, to Perry and Lillian Sain. Wilna...

Beverly Freeman
Dec 1, 2011
Beverly Ann Freeman, 64, a retired credit consultant, of Joshua, passed away Dec. 1, 2011 in Joshua. No services scheduled. Beverly was born June 13, 1947 in Weatherford. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend. Beverly loved making jewelry, doing arts and crafts and she loved her family and spending time with them. Survivors: Daughters, Cathleen White and husband...

Sharon R. Loftin
Nov 30, 2011
Sharon R. Loftin, 55, of Burleson, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2011, in Fort Worth.Memorial Service: 10AM Saturday, December 3, 2011, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. No Visitation is scheduled. Sharon was born January 25, 1956, in Little Rock Arkansas, to Jack and Lou Shields Russell. Survivors: parents, Jack and Lou Russell, of Arlington; husband, David Loftin; sons, David,...

Donna Alford Mcmullen
Nov 30, 2011
Donna Alford McMullen, 59, of Crowley, a retired court reporter, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 4 p.m. in Oak Grove Cemetery, Graham. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Johnson...

Larry Jack Terrell
Nov 28, 2011
Larry Jack Terrell, 65, of Trinity, a retired transporter, passed away Monday Nov. 28, 2011 in Conroe. Graveside Service: 10 am Fri. December 2, 2011 at Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation : 6-8 pm Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Larry was born June 15, 1946 in Fort Worth to Cyrus D. and Pauline Floyd Terrell He proudly served...

Pat Easterling
Nov 26, 2011
BURLESON -- Pat Easterling, 53, passed away surrounded by friends and family on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011, after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. Celebration of life: A celebration of Pat's life will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Burleson, 317 W. Ellison, Burleson. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at...

Doris Benton
Nov 24, 2011
BURLESON -- Doris Benton, a retired nurse, passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, surrounded by her family. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at the Burleson Church of Christ. Interment: Rosehill Cemetery, Cleburne. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Burleson Church of Christ Building Fund, 820...

Elizabeth Ann Slayback
Nov 22, 2011
Elizabeth Ann Slayback, 62, of Henryetta, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011, in Fort Worth, Texas. Elizabeth was born November 4, 1949, in McCalister, Oklahoma, to the Late Jay, and Carrie Justus Snowder. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Mike Slayback; brother, Allen Snowder; and son, Little Dickey Turknett. A dinner in celebration of her life...

Ottis J. Fagan
Nov 21, 2011
BURLESON -- Ottis J. Fagan, 75, of Burleson, a retired CPA after 39 years, died Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 4 p.m. Wednesday in Oakwood Cemetery, Comanche. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ottis Judson Fagan was born March 15, 1936, in...

Catherine Ann Sellers Smith
Nov 16, 2011
JOSHUA -- Catherine Ann (Sellers)Smith, 28, passed away Wednesday, November 16, 2011, in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 4PM Monday, November 21, 2011, at Joshua Baptist Church. Catherine was born September 27, 1983, in Fort Worth, to Virgil Sellers,Jr, and Patricia Smith. God had trusted Catherine with Melanoma, and it was humbly accepted. She fought a good fight, and finished her...

Avis P. Ballinger
Nov 16, 2011
Avis Preston Ballinger, 82, passed away in the comfort of his home, surrounded by his wife and loving family, on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Cory Smithee officiating. Interment: 9:45 a.m. Monday (Lane A) in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley...

Louis C. Drake Jr.
Nov 11, 2011
JOSHUA - Louis C. Drake, Jr, 83, of Joshua passed away Friday, November 11, 2011. Memorial Service: 2PM Friday, November 18, 2011 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Following the service all are invited to a reception at the El Azteca Café, 10925 FM 1902, Crowley. Louis was born April 26, 1928 in Bath, Indiana to the late Louis C....

Charles "Chuck" Penneston
Nov 7, 2011
FORT WORTH -- Charles "Chuck" Penneston, 56, of Fort Worth passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2011. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. A reception will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at the home of...

Susan Smith
Oct 29, 2011
Susan Smith, 53, of Joshua, passed away Saturday, October 29, 2011, in Fort Worth. Services: 2PM Wednesday, November 2, 2011, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6PM to 8PM Tuesday at the funeral Home. Interment: Rosehill Cemetery of Cleburne. Susan was born December 28, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas. She was preceded in death by grandson, Dylan Novian. Survivors: mother,...

Mary Wynelle Turner Niswanger
Oct 28, 2011
Mary Wynelle Turner Niswanger, 85, passed away Friday, October 28, 2011, in Burleson. Service: 10AM Monday, October 31, 2011, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 2PM-4PM Sunday, at the funeral home. Interment: 2PM Monday, October 31, 2011, at Rose Hill Cemetery, Blooming Grove, Texas. Mary Wynelle Niswanger was born January 5, 1926, in Raleigh, Texas, to the late Charles...
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