Obituaries

Frank  Junior Burton

Frank Junior Burton

Oct 7, 2009

BURLESON -- Frank Junior Burton, 84, of Burleson, a retired dairyman, died Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 3 p.m. Monday in Georgetown Cemetery in Pottsboro. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Frank was born June 28, 1925, in Denison to Frank B. and...

Dixie  Jean Beckwith

Dixie Jean Beckwith

Sep 22, 2009

BURLESON -- Dixie Jean "Mamoe" Beckwith, 81, of Burleson, a retired financial secretary, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Interment: Tye Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jean was born June 26, 1928, in Burleson to Finis and...

Willie  Roy Smith  Jr.

Willie Roy Smith Jr.

Sep 22, 2009

Willie Roy "Bill" Smith, Jr., 71 of Joshua a self employed contractor, died Tuesday Sept. 22 in Fort Worth from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made...

Concetta Arrigo

Concetta Arrigo

Sep 22, 2009

Concetta Arrigo, 83, of Burleson, a retired candy store owner, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Concetta Maria Arrigo was born July 10, 1926, in New York City, N.Y., to Agostino and Angelina Rizzo Arrigo. She was owner of the Candy Hut in Brooklyn, N.Y. She enjoyed...

Robert  Augusta Slack

Robert Augusta Slack

Sep 19, 2009

JOSHUA -- Robert Augusta Slack, 80, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009, at his home in Joshua. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Roy Gee officiating. Interment will follow in Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Mr. Slack was born Jan. 3, 1929, in Irving to Robert Augusta...

Rickey  W. White

Rickey W. White

Sep 14, 2009

Rickey W. White, 58 of Burleson, a Mag II particle inspector for Weir SPM, died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at his home in Burleson. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Bethesda Baptist Church. Interment: George's Creek Cemetery in Glen Rose. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Rickey Wayne White was born Feb. 14, 1951, in Cleburne...

Robert  Allan Mitten

Robert Allan Mitten

Sep 8, 2009

JOSHUA -- Robert Allan Mitten, 53, of Joshua, a Fencer, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Robert was born Sept. 19, 1955, in Killeen to Louis Robert and Mary Imogene Wells Mitten. He was a loving...

Danny  E. Brown

Danny E. Brown

Sep 4, 2009

Danny E. Brown, 77 of Cleburne died Friday Sept. 4, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 6:00 P.M. Sunday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 4-6 P.M. Sunday prior to the service. Danny E. Brown was born June 15, 1932 in Cleburne to Alvin Buford and Susan Idella Sullivan Brown. He married Amie Jo Burnett on May 12, 1951 in...

Dwaine  "Hutch" Hutchinson  Sr.

Dwaine "Hutch" Hutchinson Sr.

Sep 3, 2009

Dwaine "Hutch" Hutchinson Sr., 53 of Burleson an Engineering Specialist for Bell Helicopter, died Thursday Sept. 3, 2009 in Arlington. Memorial Service: 2:00 P.M. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. He was born March 22, 1956 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Franklin Thomas and Florence Violet Cooke Hutchinson. He married Dianna Kaye Spaid on July 18, 1981 in Oklahoma City,...

Sheree King

Sheree King

Sep 2, 2009

ALVARADO -- Sheree Marie King, 55, of Alvarado, a retired school teacher, passed away Wednesday September 2, 2009 in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 10:00 A.M. Saturday Sept. 5, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Sheree was born July 26, 1954 in Dallas to Richard and Pauline Shurett Green. Sheree was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She loved cooking,...

Jacklyn  Ann Faaborg

Jacklyn Ann Faaborg

Aug 16, 2009

Jacklyn Ann Faaborg, 52, of Burleson, passed away Sunday, August 16, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 12:30 P.M. Wednesday August 19, 2009 at Victory Family Church. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery. Jackie was born Dec. 20, 1956 in Brimerton, Washington to Jack and Elizabeth Cooper. She married Ted Faaborg in...

Shirley  Scott Gwin

Shirley Scott Gwin

Aug 13, 2009

Burleson - Shirley Scott Gwin, 74 of Burleson, a homemaker, died Thursday August 13, 2009 in Fort Worth. Graveside Service: 10:30 am Monday at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Visitation: 2-4 pm Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home- Burleson, Tx. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society. Shirley was born...

George  C. Davis

George C. Davis

Aug 12, 2009

George C. Davis 85 of Burleson a retired engineer for Lockheed-Martin Corp. died Wed. Aug. 12, 2009 in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. George was born Aug. 25, 1923 in Mesa, CO. to John and Florence Martin Davis. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy during WW II aboard the...

Joseph  D. Jamison

Joseph D. Jamison

Aug 9, 2009

BURLESON -- Joseph D. Jamison, 90, of Burleson, a retired soil conservationist, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009, at a Fort Worth hospital following a brief illness. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Matthews Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Burleson. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Memorials: In memory of Col. Joseph D. Jamison, contributions may be made to USMCR "Retired" Marine Military Academy,...

R.E.  "Jack" Emmert

R.E. "Jack" Emmert

Aug 7, 2009

R. E. "Jack" Emmert, 85 of Joshua, retired founder and owner of Burleson Monument Company in Burleson, died Friday Aug. 7, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jack was born Oct. 7, 1923 in Talihina, OK., to...

Royce  "Dub" Merck

Royce "Dub" Merck

Aug 3, 2009

Royce "Dub" Merck, 79 of Crowley, a business owner and entrepreneur, was called home Monday Aug. 3, 2009 at his home in Crowley. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Saturday at Joshua Baptist Church. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer Society...

Susan  Elaine Jones

Susan Elaine Jones

Jul 30, 2009

Susan Elaine Jones, 51, of Joshua, a homemaker, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2009, at her home in Joshua. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, in Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Susan was born June 25, 1958, in Odessa to Clarence and Jeanne Hughes Barfield. Susan married Kevin Jones on Oct....

Abel Avalos

Abel Avalos

Jul 28, 2009

BURLESON -- Abel Jonathan Avalos, 18, of Burleson, passed away July 28, 2009 in Burleson. Mass of Christian Burial: 10:00 am Tuesday August 4, 2009 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Burleson. Rosary: 7:00 pm Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Abel was born October 20, 1990 in Granbury to Dallas Joy Palmer and Jose Angel Avalos . Abel...

Helen  Doris Jones

Helen Doris Jones

Jul 28, 2009

BURLESON -- Helen Doris Jones, 77, of Burleson, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in Decatur. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Doris was born Jan. 3, 1932, in Cleburne to Burley Martin and Mamie Estelle Summerlin Riley. Doris was a...

Darrell  Glenn Mcknight

Darrell Glenn Mcknight

Jul 25, 2009

Darrell Glenn McKnight, 52, of Joshua, a service writer for MHC Kenworth, died Saturday, July 25, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 2 p.m. in Chalk Mountain Cemetery in Somervell County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Darrell Glenn McKnight was born April 18, 1957, in...