Obituaries

Billy  Ray Howell

Billy Ray Howell

May 26, 2011

Billy Ray Howell, 75, of Joshua passed away Thursday, May 26, 2011, at his home in Joshua. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Billy Howell Memorial FFA Scholarship...

Audra  Lois Salinas

Audra Lois Salinas

May 25, 2011

BURLESON -- Audra Lois Salinas, 64, of Burleson, a retired department manager for Walmart, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2011, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. She will lie in state throughout the day for anyone to come...

Larry  Gene Young  Ii

Larry Gene Young Ii

May 25, 2011

Larry Gene Young II, 34 of Joshua, a locksmith, died Wednesday May 25, 2011 in Burleson. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: Memorial donations can be made to the Young family C/O Pinnacle Bank, 103 S Broadway St, #456, Joshua, TX 76058. Larry was born Feb....

Randy  Keith Alexander

Randy Keith Alexander

May 21, 2011

Randy Alexander, 57, of Rio Vista, a master plumber, passed away Saturday May 21, 2011 . Funeral: 2:00 P.M. Tues. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Randy was born Jan. 11, 1954 in Big Spring to Harlan Ray and Shirley Davis Alexander. He was a...

John Dee "John Boy" Mullen

John Dee "John Boy" Mullen

May 18, 2011

BURLESON -- John Dee "John Boy" Mullen, 57, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Service: 10am Saturday, May 21, at First United Methodist Church of Joshua. Interment: Hopewell Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8pm Friday, at the funeral home. Interment: John was born April 7, 1954,in Denton, to Charles and Lora Jett Mullen. He was a retired railroad engineer. Survivors: wife,...

Joe Bell  Jr.

Joe Bell Jr.

May 17, 2011

Donald Joe Bell, Jr., paint and remodeling contractor, 48, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011, at a Fort Worth Hospital. Service: 10am Friday, May 20, 2011, at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8pm Thursday at the funeral home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Joe was born January 12, 1963, in Fort Worth, to Donald Joe Bell, Sr., and Carolyn Pannell....

Michael  Lee Miller

Michael Lee Miller

May 17, 2011

ALVARADO -- Michael Lee Miller, 52, of Alvarado, a maintenance mechanic, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Michael was born June 4, 1958, in Athens to Earl Lee and Ann Roberts Miller. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Michael loved riding motorcycles and being...

Charles  H. Burns

Charles H. Burns

May 16, 2011

Charles H. Burns, 83, of Joshua, a retired heavy equipment mechanic for Lone Star Gas, died Monday, May 16, 2011, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 2 p.m. in Evergreen Cemetery, Lipan. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Charles Herman Burns was born May 10, 1928, in...

Wendell  Gene Fox

Wendell Gene Fox

May 15, 2011

JOSHUA -- Wendell Gene Fox, 79, of Joshua, a retired Lockheed engineer, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2011. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: at a later date in Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be...

Virgel Ray "Pap" Preissinger

Virgel Ray "Pap" Preissinger

May 14, 2011

Virgel Ray "Pap" Preissinger, 82 of Joshua, a self-employed backhoe operator, died Saturday, May 14, 2011, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in Caddo Cemetery, 6800 FM 1902 Joshua. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mr. Preissinger was born Sept. 13, 1928, in Mineral Wells to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard Preissinger. He...

Clifford Powell "Cliff" Adams

Clifford Powell "Cliff" Adams

May 11, 2011

Clifford Powell Adams, 86 of Joshua, died Wednesday May 11, 2011. Memorial Service: 10 am Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at Mountain Valley Country Club. Memorials: First United Methodist Church, Joshua. Survivors: Wife, Donna; stepson, Steven and wife, Julie; 3 grandchildren; 3 step grandchildren.

Billie  Joyce Cooper

Billie Joyce Cooper

May 9, 2011

BURLESON -- Billie Joyce Cooper, 72, of Burleson, a homemaker, passed away Monday, May 9, 2011, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Billie was born March 7, 1939, in Fort Worth to George Edmond and Tennie...

Jamison  "Jj" Johnson

Jamison "Jj" Johnson

May 4, 2011

BURLESON - Jamison "JJ" Karon Johnson, 9 months, of Burleson passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 in Dallas. Graveside Service: 10 AM Saturday at Everman Cemetery. No Visitation scheduled. Survivors: His loving family.

Ronald  Eugene Lee

Ronald Eugene Lee

Apr 21, 2011

BURLESON -- Ronald Eugene Lee, 79, of Burleson, a retired warehouse manager, passed away Thursday April 21, 2011 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 am Tues. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 6-8 pm Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ronald was born March 19, 1932 in Titus Co. to Dean Dewitt and...

Lori  Lynn Mckenzie

Lori Lynn Mckenzie

Apr 19, 2011

Lori Lynn McKenzie, 36, of Joshua, an Ellis County deputy sheriff, left this life to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Joshua. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ellis County Sheriff Officer's Association or First United Methodist Church of...

Mary Dell Lea Collins

Mary Dell Lea Collins

Apr 17, 2011

Mary Dell Lea Collins, 74 of Burleson, a homemaker, died Sunday April 17, 2011, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary Dell Lea Collins was born Dec. 25, 1936, in Grayson County to Allen and Ethel Brandford...

Tanner Spears

Tanner Spears

Apr 14, 2011

Tanner Ray Spears, our precious little boy, joined the other angels in Heaven on April 14, 2011. Tanner was born January 15, 2006, in Fort Worth, to Rick and Vickie Spears. He was a happy pre-kindergarten student at Norwood Elementary School in Burleson. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Calvary Baptist Church of Burleson. Visitation will...

Robert  "Bob" Hostetler

Robert "Bob" Hostetler

Apr 10, 2011

Robert "Bob" Hostetler, 60, a retired mechanic, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2011, at his home in Joshua. Service: 2 p.m. Thursday, at the Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, visitation: 6-8 Wednesday, at the funeral home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, of Fort Worth. Bob was born December 13, 1950, in Clay Center Kansas, to Franklin and Mildred Sutter Hostetler....

Faustina  "Tina" Walton

Faustina "Tina" Walton

Apr 9, 2011

BURLESON -- Faustina "Tina" Walton, 90, of Burleson died Saturday, April 9, 2011. Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Burleson. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua. Tina was born to Charles and Mary McAnally on Feb. 24, 1921, on the family farm in Norton County,...

Vernon  Alfred Gardner

Vernon Alfred Gardner

Apr 8, 2011

JOSHUA -- Vernon Alfred Gardner, 90, of Joshua, a retired machinist, passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, in Bedford. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Rosehill Cemetery in Cleburne. Vernon was born Sept. 23, 1920, in Fort Worth to Fredrick Lee and Clara Irene Champlin Gardner. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He...