Obituaries

Vesta Cook

Vesta Cook

Dec 9, 2010

Vesta Fincher Lee "GeGe" Cook, 91 of Joshua, a retired beautician, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, at her home in Joshua. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park, Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Cook was born Oct. 17, 1919 in Spur to William Perry and Lena...

Grace  Berry Lindsey

Grace Berry Lindsey

Dec 8, 2010

JOSHUA -- Grace Berry Lindsey, 80, of Joshua, a retired department coordinator, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Grace was born in Purmela to Alvin M. Sr. and...

Ruth  A. Doty

Ruth A. Doty

Dec 8, 2010

JOSHUA -- Ruth A. Doty, 88, of Joshua, a homemaker, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010, at home. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Ruth was born June 24, 1922, in Colorado City to Rice and Eula Sanders Carter. She was a...

Larry White

Larry White

Nov 25, 2010

Larry White, 50, of Fort Worth, a mail carrier for the Mansfield post office, died Thursday, Nov. 25, 2010, at his home in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Thursday in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Larry was born Aug. 18, 1960, in Fort Worth to Almer Paul...

Johnny  Glenn Duncan

Johnny Glenn Duncan

Nov 24, 2010

JOSHUA -- Johnny Glenn Duncan, 63, of Joshua, an electrician, passed away Wed. November 24, 2010 in Burleson. Funeral: 9 am Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 pm Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Johnny was born Oct. 13, 1947 in Fort Worth to C.H. and Ann Shelton Duncan. He was...

Dan Sheppard

Dan Sheppard

Nov 24, 2010

BURLESON -- Dan Owen Sheppard, 83, of Burleson, a retired grocery manager, passed away Wed. November 24, 2010 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11 am Saturday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 pm Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Dan was born May 4, 1927 in Frost to Theodore and Era Meador Sheppard. He was...

Nellie  Mae Ware

Nellie Mae Ware

Nov 19, 2010

Nellie Mae Ware, passed away Nov. 19, 2010 in Burleson. No services scheduled.

Jewel Rogers

Jewel Rogers

Nov 19, 2010

JOSHUA -- Jewel Rogers, 97, of Joshua, a homemaker, passed away Thursday, Nov. 18, 2010, in Joshua. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. She was born July 31, 1913, in Lindsay, Okla., to Guy and Mamie Beck Addison. She was a loving mother,...

Harold Barnhart

Harold Barnhart

Nov 17, 2010

H.M. "Barney" Barnhart, 85, of Grandview, a retired letter carrier for the Post Office in Fort Worth, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Burleson Church Of Christ. Interment: Poe Prairie Cemetery, Millsap. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made...

David  Glenn Scott

David Glenn Scott

Nov 12, 2010

David Glenn Scott, 50, of Burleson died Friday, Nov. 12, 2010, at his home in Burleson. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: A reception will follow at the home of Wendell Scott, 112 Woodbine Drive, Burleson, 76028. David was born Jan. 24, 1960, in Fort Worth to R.D. and Shirley Ann Huffman Scott. He...

Jimmy  Paul Marvel

Jimmy Paul Marvel

Nov 9, 2010

Jimmy Paul Marvel, 41 of Burleson, died Tuesday Nov. 9, 2010 in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel.

Celia Mae Easterling Simpson

Celia Mae Easterling Simpson

Nov 2, 2010

BURLESON -- Celia Mae Easterling Simpson, 82, of Burleson, a retired hair dresser, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Celia was born Sept. 26, 1928, in Gray County to Henry Clyde and Lula Alma Gibson Easterling....

Finesse Wylie "Peewee" Coleman  Sr.

Finesse Wylie "Peewee" Coleman Sr.

Nov 1, 2010

Finesse Wylie "PeeWee" Coleman Sr., 88 a caring and loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away on Nov. 1, 2010 in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Burleson Church Of Christ. Interment: 9:45 a.m. Friday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. PeeWee was born Aug. 28, 1922 in Fort Worth to Finesse...

Howard  R. Clowdus

Howard R. Clowdus

Oct 31, 2010

Howard R. Clowdus, 96, of Burleson, a retired machinist for Texas Steel, died Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Bethany Cemetery, Alvarado. Visitaion: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Reece Prairie Baptist Church...

Richard  Damon Woodard  Sr.

Richard Damon Woodard Sr.

Oct 30, 2010

Richard Damon Woodard Sr., 77, of Crowley, a retired lineman for Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., died Saturday Oct. 30, 2010, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Monday in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Richard Damon Woodard Sr. was born July 27, 1933, in Henryetta, Okla., to James...

Carolyn  Whitehead Sirek

Carolyn Whitehead Sirek

Oct 30, 2010

JOSHUA -- Carolyn Whitehead Sirek, 61, a secretary, passed away Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, in Joshua. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Lane Prairie Baptist Church in Joshua. Carolyn was born Jan. 6, 1949, in Cleburne to R.C. and Walterine Davis Whitehead. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Carolyn loved her animals and was an avid hunter....

Dennis  Wayne Gray

Dennis Wayne Gray

Oct 29, 2010

Dennis Wayne Gray, 64, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2010 at his home in Joshua, Texas after a courageous battle with cancer. Dennis was born on May 12, 1946 in Cleburne. Dennis graduated from LD Bell High School in 1964 and then entered military service with the Air Force. Dennis served four years in the Air Force and then...

Erna  Anna Schneider

Erna Anna Schneider

Oct 29, 2010

Erna Schneider, 88 of Burleson, a homemaker, died Friday Oct. 29, 2010 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park, Cleburne. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Lutheran Braille Workers. Erna Anna Schneider was born Feb. 8, 1922 in Hamilton County to...

William  B. Jackson  Jr.

William B. Jackson Jr.

Oct 27, 2010

GODLEY -- William B."Bill" Jackson Jr., 64, of Godley, a retired production control technician, died Wednesday Oct. 27, 2010 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 PM Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Godley Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 PM Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bill was born July 18, 1946 in Eldorado, Ark. to William B. Sr. and Flo Darden...

Bill Ellis

Bill Ellis

Oct 27, 2010

Bill Ellis, 77, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. Today he stands before the Lord with no more pain, perfect just as he was created in God's image. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Hallmark Baptist Church, Fort Worth. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8...