Obituaries

Modeana Allen
May 21, 2008
JOSHUA -- Modeana Allen, 76, of Joshua, a homemaker and vice president of Alenco Communications in Joshua, died Wednesday May 21, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6-8 Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Marietta Modeana Allen was born Feb. 13, 1932 in Fort Worth to...

David Fuqua
May 14, 2008
Burleson- David Glenn Fuqua, 71, a retired quality control inspector, died May 14, 2008 in Fort Worth. Service: 2:00 pm Saturday May 17, 2008 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. David was born October 7, 1936 in Luling, Texas to Leslie and Alice Hand Fuqua. David married Claudia Toles...

Sarah Elizabeth Conner
May 14, 2008
UNION CITY, Calif. -- Sarah Elizabeth Conner, 95, a homemaker, died Wednesday, May 14, 2008, in Union City, Calif. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Sarah Elizabeth Conner was born Sept. 5, 1912, in Snyder, Okla., to Finesse Elmo and Tina Lee Grigsby Coleman. She married Will L. Conner on Dec....

Alice Ann Hughes
May 13, 2008
LAKESIDE VILLAGE -- Alice Ann Hughes, 66, of Lakeside Village passed from this life to begin her eternal life in heaven, Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at her residence. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Kimball Bend Cemetery in Bosque County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Alice Ann Hughes was born June 9, 1941, in...

Jo Halbert
May 12, 2008
Jo Halbert, 82, a homemaker of Burleson, died Monday, May 12, 2008, in Cleburne. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Crowley Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ada Jo Halbert was born Sept. 13, 1925, in Crowley to George W. and Bettye Bransom Morgan. She married Fred "Cotton" Halbert...

Jo Lawrence
May 8, 2008
JOSHUA -- Jo Lawrence, 78, died Thursday, May 8, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jo was born Feb, 1, 1930, in Broken Bow, Okla., to Oscar H. and Lillian B. Riggs Kizer. She married Dale Lawrence on...

L.A. "Babe" Summers
May 7, 2008
BURLESON -- L.A. "Babe" Summers, 93, of Burleson, a retired labor negotiator for the National Electrical Contractors Association, died Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Hamilton. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Laurel Ambrose Summers was born Aug. 15, 1914, in Ray, N.D., to Charles Andrew and...

Alex "Hank" Hanuschak
May 5, 2008
JOSHUA -- Alex "Hank" Hanuschak, 86, a retired inspector for Bell Helicopter, died Monday, May 5, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Hank was born March 29, 1922, in Struthers, Ohio, to Nicholas and Anna Kolesar Hanuschak. He...

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Neely
May 4, 2008
JOSHUA -- Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Neely, 88 of Joshua, a retired child-care giver for First Baptist Church of Joshua, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, in Crowley. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Lane Prairie Baptist Church in Joshua. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary Elizabeth Neely was born July...

Frances Jones Johnston
May 1, 2008
BURLESON -- Frances Jones Johnston, 89, a retired cook for Burleson I.S.D. died Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Granbury. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery. Frances was born July 28, 1918, in Cleburne to William Henry and Florence See Jones. Frances loved...

Navae Conner Ledbetter
May 1, 2008
BURLESON -- Navae C. Ledbetter, 61, of Burleson, a teacher for the Burleson ISD, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2008, in Fort Worth. Her passing was beautiful and peaceful with her mother by her side. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. Monday at Alsbury Baptist Church in Burleson. Visitation: following the service at the church. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the...

Jan Bolt
Apr 29, 2008
JOSHUA -- Jan Bolt, 58, an administrative secretary for the Joshua ISD died Tuesday April 29, 2008 at her residence. Graveside Service: 2:00 Thursday in Nancy Smith Cemetery in Somervell County. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: American Cancer Society or the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Janice Darlene Bolt was born Dec. 4, 1949 in Fort...

Eleanor Bowman
Apr 29, 2008
JOSHUA -- Eleanor Bowman passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2008. She was 100 years and 10 months of age. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Bowman was born June 5, 1907, in Cleburne to Hamilton Forest and Caroline Ramsey Moore. She and her family...

Samuel And Mateo Ayala
Apr 28, 2008
FORT WORTH -- Samuel and Mateo Ayala, newborn twins, died Monday, April 28, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth. Samuel and Mateo were born April 27, 2008, in Fort Worth to Samuel and Christine Ronquillo Ayala. Survivors: Parents, Sammy and Christine Ayala; grandparents, Oscar and Norma Ayala...

Bob Fear
Apr 22, 2008
BURLESON -- Bob Fear, 49, of Burleson, a senior vice president of proposal development for CNI, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008, in Norman, Okla. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Burleson Church of Christ. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: Burleson Church of Christ Youth Scholarship Fund, in memory of Bob Fear. William Robert "Bob"...

Doris Jean Williams Geckler
Apr 19, 2008
BURLESON -- Doris Jean Geckler, 81 of Burleson, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday April 19, 2008 at her residence. Memorial Service: 11:00 A.M. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Memorials: Cross Timber Baptist Church Missionary Fund. 2560 FM 731 Burleson, TX 76028. Mrs. Geckler was born Feb. 14, 1927 in Tabler, OK., to Alma Elmer and...

Pauline Elizabeth Russell
Apr 17, 2008
BURLESON -- Pauline Russell, 82, died Thursday April 17, 2008, in Hurst. Service: 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Pauline was born March 3, 1926, in Harden County, Tenn., to Sydney and Pearl Rinks. Pauline was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She...

George "Lizard" Lackey
Apr 16, 2008
JOSHUA -- George "Lizard" Lackey, 69, of Joshua, an electrical contractor in the Burleson area since 1968, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008, after living courageously with melanoma cancer for six years. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Burleson Church of Christ. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donation may...

Edith Marie Rockwell
Apr 15, 2008
BURLESON -- Edith Marie Rockwell, 83, a retired minister's wife of Burleson, died, Tuesday April 15, 2008 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2:00 pm, Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Squaw Creek Cemetery in Rainbow. Visitation: 6-8 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: Memorial Donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association. Edith Marie Rockwell was born Aug....

Pearl Christena Watters Bradford
Apr 12, 2008
JOSHUA -- Pearl Christena Watters Bradford, 98, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, in Cleburne. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Christena was born April 5, 1910, in Burleson to Thomas and Rosa Myers Watters. She was a loving mother, grandmother...
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