Obituaries

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...

Iris Kay Elbe Rahar

Iris Kay Elbe Rahar

Jul 25, 2009

Iris Kay Elbe Rahar, 55 of Joshua a homemaker, died Sat. July 25, 2009 at her home in Joshua. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Iris was born October 11, 1953 in East Saint Louis, Illinois to Carl and Thelma Craft Elbe. She married George Ronald Rahar on...

Mary  E. Allen

Mary E. Allen

Jul 24, 2009

Mary E. Allen, 87, of Cleburne passed away on Friday, July 24, 2009. Service: At a later date in Hyrum, Utah, where she will be laid to rest between her two daughters. She was born Feb. 6, 1922, in New York City, N.Y., to Jesse R. Hawkins and Emma Chatfield. She retired as a bookkeeper for Hill Air Force Base...

Michal  'Mike Finstad

Michal 'Mike Finstad

Jul 22, 2009

Michal "Mike" Finstad 55 of Alvarado, a self employed paint and body worker died Wed. July 22, 2009 in Cleburne. Graveside Service: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hopewell Cemetery in Joshua. Michal Wells Finstad was born January 20, 1954 in Cleburne to Marc Wells and Sonnya Evan Nutt Finstad. He married Debra Pearl King on March 30, 1974 in Cleburne. He...

Jerry  W. Reeves

Jerry W. Reeves

Jul 22, 2009

Jerry W. Reeves, 77, of Burleson, a retired master sergeant in the United States Air Force, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jerry Wayne Reeves was born March 17,...

Marvin  N. Bransom

Marvin N. Bransom

Jul 16, 2009

Marvin N. Bransom, 79 of Burleson, a retired grocer, died Thursday July 16, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11:00 A.M. Monday at First Baptist Church Of Burleson. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, Memorial donations can be made to River Gardens Family and Friends,...

Thomas  Arthur Midgley

Thomas Arthur Midgley

Jul 15, 2009

Thomas Arthur Midgley, 48 of Burleson, an equipment hauler for Holt Cat, died Wednesday July 15, 2009 at his home in Burleson. Memorial Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at The Church At Burleson. Visitation: 1 P.M. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church. Memorials: In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made to The Church At Burleson youth MAD Ministry....

Hattie Ruth Wise Hawkins

Hattie Ruth Wise Hawkins

Jul 15, 2009

CROWLEY -- Hattie Ruth Wise Hawkins, 80, of Crowley, a retired bookkeeper for Walgreens, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2009. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Saturday in Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ruth was born Sept. 20, 1928, in Grandview to Lonnie and Annie Johnson Wise. Ruth was a loving mother...

Jerrel  C. Mahaffey

Jerrel C. Mahaffey

Jul 13, 2009

BURLESON -- Jerrel C. Mahaffey, 72, of Burleson, a retired materials handler, died Monday July 13, 2009 in Crowley. Funeral: 1:00 P.M. Thursday July 16, 2009 at Tabernacle Baptist Church of Rendon. Interment: D.F.W. National Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jerrel was born Feb. 19, 1937 in McCaulley to Roy and Nettie Donham Mahaffey. He...

Billie  Ruth Clegg

Billie Ruth Clegg

Jul 13, 2009

Billie Ruth Clegg, 79 of Fort Worth, entered Heaven on July 13, 2009. Funeral: 2:00 P.M. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, 3407 SW Wilshire Blvd. Joshua, TX 76058. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 7-9 P.M. Thursday at the funeral Home. Billie Ruth Clegg was born Dec. 31, 1929 near Talihina, Oklahoma. She was a Fort Worth...

Troy  Dean Anderson

Troy Dean Anderson

Jul 13, 2009

BURLESON -- Troy Dean Anderson, 74, of Burleson, passed away Monday July 13, 2009 a his residence. He was a quiet man of compassion, generosity, faith and high ethics, personally and in business. He gave much and asked little in return. Funeral: 10:00 am Friday July 17, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8...

Bobbie Payne

Bobbie Payne

Jul 5, 2009

CROWLEY -- Beverly Yvonne "Bobbie" Payne, 70, a homemaker, of Crowley passed away Sunday, July 5, 2009, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bobbie was born Jan. 24, 1939, in Asher, Okla., to Arnold and Mable Farley Alexander. She was...

Cerena  J. Bryan

Cerena J. Bryan

Jul 3, 2009

Cerena Jane Bryan, 94, a retired cafeteria worker at Joshua I.S.D., of Joshua died Friday July 3, 2009 in Fort Worth. Service: 10:00 am Tue. July 7, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 pm Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Cerena was born Dec. 7, 1914 in Joshua to James Madison...

John  J. Mitchell

John J. Mitchell

Jul 3, 2009

JOSHUA -- John J. Mitchell, 82, a retired business owner, of Joshua, passed away with family at his bedside Friday July 3, 2009 at his residence. Service: 10:00 am Monday July 6, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 2:00 pm at Pilot Point Cemetery in Pilot Point. Visitation: 6-8 pm Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. John was...

William  Joseph Mccorkle

William Joseph Mccorkle

Jul 1, 2009

William Joseph McCorkle, 26, a Communications Technician for Epic Communications, of Austin, passed away Wednesday July 1, 2009 in Morgantown, West Virginia. Service: 2:00 pm Friday July 10, 2009 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Burleson. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 12:30-2:00 pm Fri. at the Church. Joseph was born Sept. 24, 1982 in Houston to...