Obituaries

Debbie  Sue Sisson

Debbie Sue Sisson

Oct 31, 2009

BURLESON -- Debbie Sue Sisson, 53, of Burleson, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wilshire Room at First National Bank of Burleson. Debbie was born Aug. 18, 1956, in Dallas to Jake and Rosa Nadine Nobles Graham. She married David George Sisson on Oct. 27, 2001, in Burleson. She...

Larry  Wayne Sparks  Sr.

Larry Wayne Sparks Sr.

Oct 24, 2009

BURLESON -- Larry Wayne Sparks Sr., 63, of Burleson, a mechanical engineer, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at his residence. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Larry was born Oct. 13, 1946, in Shawnee, Okla., to Lewis and Vesta Guinn Sparks....

Bill  R. Collins

Bill R. Collins

Oct 23, 2009

Bill R. Collins, 74, of Burleson, a retired Trader, died Friday October 23, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral Mass: 11:00 am Monday at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Cleburne. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery. Bill was born August 11, 1935 in Johnson County to James Martin and Aggie Miller Collins. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Bill married...

Verna Mary "Pete" Cheek

Verna Mary "Pete" Cheek

Oct 20, 2009

CROWLEY -- Verna Mary "Pete" Cheek, 82, of Crowley, a retired nurse, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary was born May 4, 1927, in Erath County to George W. and Texana Cannady...

Jimmie Seale

Jimmie Seale

Oct 18, 2009

BURLESON -- Jimmie Dean Seale, 69, of Burleson, a retired Baptist preacher, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Church At Burleson. Interment: Skyvue Memorial Gardens in Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jimmie was born Jan. 3, 1940, in...

Garland Jean

Garland Jean

Oct 13, 2009

Garland Jean, 81, of Burleson, a retired superintendent for Lone Star Gas, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Burleson Church of Christ with Karl Jones and Don Kuhn officiating. Interment: Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Odell Porter, Don Lovett,...

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,...