Obituaries

David Ernest Ray Watson

David Ernest Ray Watson

Mar 4, 2012

BURLESON -- David Ernest Ray Watson, 55, an electronics technician, passed away Sunday March 4, 2012 in Burleson. Funeral: 10 am Thurs. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 Wed. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. David was born Aug. 17, 1956 in Fort Worth to Raymond and Patsy Fox Watson. He was a loving husband, father,...

Kenneth  Lee Collins

Kenneth Lee Collins

Mar 4, 2012

BURLESON -- Kenneth Lee "Punk" Collins, 78, a retired president and business owner of Conveyor Inc. in Mansfield died Sunday March 4, 2012 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 pm Thurs. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 pm Wed. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Punk was born Sept. 22, 1933 in Johnson Co....

Carol  Crabtree Dickerson

Carol Crabtree Dickerson

Mar 4, 2012

BURLESON -- Carol Crabtree Dickerson, 73, a retired insurance underwriter, went to be with our Lord on Sunday, March 4, 2012, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. The services will be officiated by Carol's pastor, the Rev. Kent Heimbigner of Charity Lutheran Church of Burleson. Carol was...

Reed Wilma

Reed Wilma

Mar 2, 2012

EVERMAN -- Wilma Reed, 91, of Everman passed away Friday, March 2, 2012, in Everman. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday, Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Fort Worth Community Hospice or First Baptist Church of Everman. Wilma was born Dec....

John  H. Brothers

John H. Brothers

Feb 27, 2012

BURLESON -- John Harve Brothers, 55, of Burleson, a retired department manager, died Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at his home in Burleson. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials: Johnson County Child Advocacy Center, 910 Granbury St., Cleburne, Texas 76033, in lieu of flowers. John was born May 3, 1956, in Monahans to James Earl...

Walter Shirley

Walter Shirley

Feb 21, 2012

Walter Kellum Shirley, 89, of Burleson, a retired welder passed away Tues. February 21, 2012 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 am Friday at Reece Prairie Baptist Church 9705 CR 1016 Burleson, TX 76028. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 pm Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Walter was born April 30, 1922 in Corsicana to Athey Herbert and Ora Cecil Kellum...

Larry  Cordell Bradford

Larry Cordell Bradford

Feb 18, 2012

JOSHUA -- Larry Cordell Bradford, 73, of Joshua, passed away Sat. Feb. 18, 2012 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 PM Tues. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Ft Worth. Visitation: 6-8 PM Mon. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Larry was born Aug. 21, 1938 in Johnson Co. Texas to Cordell and Pearl Christena Watters....

Marylee  M. Ezell

Marylee M. Ezell

Feb 18, 2012

MaryLee Mildred Ezell, 92, of Alvarado, a retired bookkeeper, passed away Sat. Feb. 18, 2012 in Mansfield. Funeral: 2 PM Tues. at First Baptist of Alvarado. Interment: Grandview Cemetery . Visitation: 6-8 PM Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. MaryLee was born Oct. 15, 1919 in Grandview to William Carter and Nona A. Ellis Boatwright. She was a loving mother,...

Dennis Mcclure

Dennis Mcclure

Feb 15, 2012

Dennis Gerald McClure, 57, of Fort Worth, a teacher passed away Wed. February 15, 2012. Memorial Service: 3 pm Friday Feb. 24, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Interment: 10 am Friday Feb. 24, 2012 at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro. Visitation: 6-8 pm Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua. Dennis was born July 6, 1954 in...

Margretta  E. Douglas

Margretta E. Douglas

Feb 12, 2012

John 3:16 KJV For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Mrs. Margaretta E Douglas was born January 25, 1923, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to the late Paul and Randy Keesee. To this union, thirteen children were born, in which all have preceded her...

Frankie  J. Truly

Frankie J. Truly

Feb 2, 2012

Frankie Truly, our loving mother, passed away Thursday, February 2,2012,in Burleson. Service: 11AM Monday, February 6, First United Methodist Church of Burleson. Visitation: 1-3PM Sunday, February 5, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Frankie was preceded in death by her favorite motorcycle pilot, her husband, Gene. Now together in heaven they will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary...

Mattie  Oneta Powell

Mattie Oneta Powell

Feb 1, 2012

BURLESON -- Mattie Oneta Powell, 91, of Burleson, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2012. Memorial Service: 7PM Friday, January 3, at First Assembly of God Church of Joshua. Visitation: 6-8PM Thursday, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Burial: Private. Mattie was born August 12, 1920, in Blanchard, OK, to the Late Charles D. and Lillie Mae Peel Yancey. She was a...

Chuck Engstrom

Chuck Engstrom

Jan 22, 2012

Charles Edward Engstrom, 66, of Burleson, a retired business owner, passed away Jan. 22, 2012 in Burleson. Memorial Service: 2 pm Sunday at Boulevard Baptist Church in Burleson; Reception to follow. Chuck was born June 3, 1945 in Rock Island, Ill. to Charles and Betty Gene Gilmore Engstrom. Chuck retired after 20+ years in the linen business to start two...

Katelyn  Nicole Donovan

Katelyn Nicole Donovan

Jan 20, 2012

Katelyn Nicole Donovan, 2 months, infant daughter of Timothy and Robin Donovan, of Burleson, passed away Friday, January 20, 2012. Graveside Service: 10AM Tuesday, January 24, 2012, at Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8PM Monday, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Burleson.

Mildred  Pearson Russell

Mildred Pearson Russell

Jan 17, 2012

JOSHUA -- Mildred Pearson Russell, 81, passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2012, in Fort Worth. Graveside Service: 10AM Friday, January 20, 2012, at Greenacres Memorial Park, Cleburne. Visitation: 5:30PM-7:30PM Thursday, January 19, 2012, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Burleson. Mildred was born June 1, 1930, in San Angelo, to the late Frank and Ora Lee Banks Pearson. She is preceded...

Donald  Paul Jones

Donald Paul Jones

Jan 13, 2012

Donald Paul Jones, 80,of Burleson, a retired division manager for Radio Shack passed away peacefully on Friday at home with his family by his side. Memorial Service: 2 pm Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Litchfield, Ill. Donald was born May 27, 1931 in Litchfield, Ill. To Fred Pierce and Hattie Fern Billiter Jones....

Betty  J. Brooks

Betty J. Brooks

Jan 9, 2012

FORT WORTH -- Betty J. Brooks passed away Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, at the age of 80 at her home in Fort Worth after a long battle with COPD. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Thursday at Arborlawn United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. A reception will follow from 5 to 7 p.m. at Colonial Country Club. Memorials: In lieu of flowers,...

John (J.T.)  Dunn  Jr.

John (J.T.) Dunn Jr.

Jan 6, 2012

John (J.T.) Dunn, Jr, 77, passed away Friday, January 6, 2012, in Fort Worth. Graveside Service: 2PM Thursday, January 12, 2012, at Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Survivors: wife, Christene Dunn; son, Terry Dunn, both of Burleson; a loving extended family; and many friends.

Merle  E. Shaw

Merle E. Shaw

Jan 3, 2012

Merle E. Shaw, 80 of Joshua, a retired Vocational Shop Teacher for Corpus Christi ISD for 27 years, died Tuesday Jan. 3, 2012 at his home in Joshua. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Church of the Nazarene in Crowley. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Covenant Care Hospice, 3221 Collinsworth St., Suite 160...

Polly Williams

Polly Williams

Jan 3, 2012

Polly Mattie Mae Scott Williams, 93, passed away Tues. Jan. 3, 2012 in Glen Rose. Graveside Service: 11 am Friday at Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Mrs. Williams was born Nov. 11, 1918 in Frankville, Alabama to George and Stella Scott. She married Paul Henry Williams in June 1941 in Corpus Christi, Texas where their children were born....