Obituaries

John Palazzolo
Sep 3, 2008
BURLESON -- John Palazzolo, 54, a hydraulic mechanic, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral Mass: 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. John was born Aug. 31, 1954, in St. Louis, Mo., to Andrew and Patricia Burgio Palazzolo. John was a...

Lee Carl "Hoss" Cook
Aug 30, 2008
FORT WORTH -- Lee Carl "Hoss" Cook II, 49, passed away Sat, Aug. 30, 2008 in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 11AM Thursday Sept. 4, 2008 at First Baptist Church of Crowley. Lee was born Nov. 17, 1959 in Sacremento, Calif. to Allen M. and Lucille Brown Cook. Donations may be made to First Baptist Church of Crowley.

Jimmy Thurman Winnett
Aug 28, 2008
CROWLEY -- Jimmy Thurman Winnett, 75, a retired welder by trade, died Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Tye Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Thurman was born March 21, 1933 in Fort Worth to Jay and Era Knight Winnett. He...

Helen Lorene Sandefur
Aug 26, 2008
FORT WORTH -- Helen Lorene Sandefur, 90, passed away Tues. August 26, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral Service: 2:00 pm Saturday August 30, 2008 at Highland Church of Christ. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Helen was born June 27, 1918 in Wichita Falls to William E. and Minnie E. Martin Petty. She married Foye Sandefur on July 19, 1937 in Wichita...

Mary Elizabeth Darnell
Aug 24, 2008
FORT WORTH -- Mary Elizabeth Darnell, 84, died Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 4 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 1 p.m. Friday in Memory Gardens of Edna in Edna. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary was born March 8, 1924, in Sugar Loaf, Ark., to E.C. and...

Don R. Pitts
Aug 23, 2008
CLEBURNE -- Don R. Pitts, 61, of Cleburne a machinist for Halliburton for 32 years, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations...

Vivian Onita Walsh
Aug 21, 2008
JOSHUA -- Vivian Walsh, 74, of Joshua, a homemaker, died Thursday Aug. 21, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:30 A.M. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Dallas- Fort Worth National Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Vivian Onita Walsh was born June 9, 1934 in Commerce to Floyd William and Marian...

Lawrence Moertle
Aug 16, 2008
JOSHUA -- Lawrence "Larry" John Moertle, 85, a retired squadron commander, passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Dallas-Fort Worth National National Cemetery. Larry was born June 21, 1923, in Eden Valley, Minn., to John and Kay Kramer Moertle. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Larry proudly served his country...

Olivia Mae Austin
Aug 12, 2008
JOSHUA -- Olivia Mae Austin, 69 a homemaker of Joshua, died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2008 in Fort Worth. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m. Sat. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Fri. at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Olivia was born Dec. 17, 1938 in Abilene to Roy Glenn and Ruby Laverne Walker Woods. She married Robert Lloyd Austin on April...

Andrew "Joe" Harman
Aug 11, 2008
CLEBURNE -- Andrew "Joe" Harman, 71, a master carpenter, passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bethesda Baptist Church. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Joe was born Aug. 6, 1937, in Winert to William Roy and Gracie Stephens Harman. He was a loving husband,...

Robert William Rice Jr.
Aug 9, 2008
KEENE -- Robert William Rice, Jr. 56 of Keene, died Sat. Aug. 9, 2008 in Dallas. Visiation: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Survivors: Companion, Gail; brothers, Stacy, Randy, Kenneth, Carl; children, Troy, Scotty, Jason, Danielle, Dalton, Crystal, Tammy, Ashley; 18 grandchildren.

Betty Joy Hardin Mcclure
Aug 6, 2008
JOSHUA -- Betty Joy Hardin McClure, 80, a homemaker of Joshua, died Wed. Aug 6, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Betty was born Sept. 30, 1927 in Ranger to Luther Joseph and Mary Vila Mace Hardin. She...

Winford "Win" Oakes
Aug 6, 2008
JOSHUA -- Winford "Win" Oakes, 76, of Joshua, a Baptist Minister and missions developer for BGCT, died Wed. Aug. 6, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 p.m. Friday Aug. 8, 2008 at First Baptist Church of Burleson with visitation and fellowship following the service at the church. Interment: A procession to Caddo Cemetery will gather at Mountain Valley Funeral Home...

Jack S. Paxton
Aug 3, 2008
ALVARADO -- Jack S. Paxton, 80, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008, in Alvarado. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Victory Family Church, 455 NW John Jones Drive, Burleson. Interment: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jack was born Nov. 22, 1927, in Fort Worth to Hoyt and Lucille Splawn Paxton. Jack married Sue...

Zaragoza "Gocha" Flores Jr.
Aug 2, 2008
JOSHUA -- Zaragoza "Gocha" Flores Jr., 50, of Joshua, owner of Flores Construction and Concrete, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Zaragoza Flores Jr. was born Jan. 29, 1958, in Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila,...

Milton Leroy Stanley
Jul 31, 2008
BURLESON -- Milton Leroy Stanley, 86, a retired painter for General Dynamics, died Thursday, July 31, 2008. Service: 10 a.m. Monday, Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association. Lee was born Oct....

Blanche Jean Korff
Jul 26, 2008
BURLESON -- Blanche Jean Korff completed this life's journey and was called to her eternal life with Jesus on Saturday, July 26, 2008. Service: Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Fort Worth. Rosary: 7 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson, with visitation to follow. Interment: 11 a.m. Wednesday at...

B.J. "Jack" Sparks
Jul 25, 2008
JOSHUA -- B.J. "Jack" Sparks, 78, of Joshua, a retired general electrician and railroad electrician, died Friday, July 25, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Billy Jack Sparks was born Sept. 1, 1929, in McLean...

J. Ed Bass Rev.
Jul 21, 2008
ALVARADO -- J. Ed Bass, 55, of Alvarado, a minister and pastor for 20 years, and education director of the IT Department of Southwestern AG University in Waxahachie, died Monday July 21, 2008, in Waxahachie. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Interment: Keene Memorial Park in Keene. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at...

Peggy Louise Ellis
Jul 20, 2008
JOSHUA -- Peggy Louise Ellis, 68, a retired cafeteria manager, passed away at home Sunday, July 20, 2008. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Peggy was born May 18, 1940, in Rio Vista to Jack and Buna Wiley Rotenberry. She married William...
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