Obituaries

Johnny C. Russell
Feb 16, 2007
FORT WORTH -- Johnny C. Russell, 83, a retired aircraft manufacturing supervisor, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2007, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m.. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Johnny was born Aug. 28,...

Jr. King Jr.
Feb 10, 2007
FORT WORTH -- Jr. King , 46, a Corrugator Operator, died Saturday, February 10, 2007 in Cleburne. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Saturday February 17, 2007 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jr. was born May 18, 1960 in Lansing, Michigan to George W. Sr. and Cora Mildred Barlow King. Jr. loved hunting,...

Shirley Jean Bowman
Feb 5, 2007
JOSHUA -- Shirley Bowman, 52, a certified class A machinist, died Monday, Feb. 5, 2007, in St. Louis, Mo. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Boulevard Baptist Church in Burleson. Burial: Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Shirley Jean Bowman was born Feb. 16, 1954, in Antlers, Okla., to Ben Hue...

Jack Devaney
Jan 25, 2007
Jack Devaney, 82, a retired Firefighter (City of Waco), died Thursday, January 25, 2007 in Fort Worth. Memorial Service: 5:00 P.M. Sunday January 28, 2007 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: DFW National Cemetery. Jack was born July 12, 1924 in Waco to Fred F. and May Thomason Devaney. Jack was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Jack married...

Ted E. Adams
Jan 16, 2007
BURLESON -- Ted E. Adams, 45, a glazer for a commercial glass company, died Tuesday, January 16, 2007 in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2:00 P.M. Thursday. Burial: Azleland Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Ted was born August 8, 1961 in Fort Worth to Don C. and Frances C. Atkins Adams. Ted was a wonderful son...

Boyce A. Mcknight
Jan 11, 2007
BURLESON -- Boyce A. McKnight, 76, a retired custodian for the Burleson ISD and crossing guard for Frazier Elementary, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007, at his residence. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Burial: 2 p.m. in Chalk Mountain Cemetery in Somervell County. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson....

James William "Jimmy" Patterson
Jan 10, 2007
JOSHUA -- James "Jimmy" William Patterson, 61, a carpenter, died Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, in Joshua. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. James was born May 24, 1945, in Geneva, Neb., to James Caldwell and Thelma Helen...

Kenneth N. Pippin
Jan 8, 2007
BURLESON -- Kenneth N. Pippin, 75, died Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Thursday at St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Burleson, 380 NW Tarrant Ave., Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Memorials: Memorial donations may be made to the St. Matthew Cumberland Presbyterian Church Benevolence Fund....

Leola Alice Williams
Jan 8, 2007
GODLEY -- Leola A. Williams, 78, a homemaker, passed away quietly in a hospice care facility Monday evening, Jan. 8, 2007, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel, Burleson. Burial: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Leola A. Williams was born Nov. 16, 1928, near Gilmer...

Sylvia Jones Schroeder Ward
Jan 4, 2007
JOSHUA -- Sylvia Jones Schroeder Ward, 94, a retired librarian for the city of Fort Worth, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church in Burleson. Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Sylvia was born July 5, 1912, in Pauls...

U.D. Sanders
Jan 4, 2007
BURLESON -- U.D. Sanders, 84, a retired truck driver with Burris Mills / Cargill, died Thursday, January 4, 2007 in Keene. Graveside service: 2:00 p.m., Saturday. Burial: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 5-8 p.m., Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. U.D. Sanders was born Nov. 5, 1922 in Johnson County, Texas to Frank and Docia Cline Sanders. He proudly...

Bessie L. Wood
Jan 2, 2007
BURLESON -- Bessie L. Wood, 81, passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2007 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Thursday, January 4, 2007 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: 2:00 P.M. Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bessie was born October 2, 1925 in Sidney, Texas to Forest Bedford and Della...

Iva Mae Guthrie
Dec 25, 2006
CLEBURNE -- Iva Mae Guthrie, 83, a retired baker, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Lane A. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Iva Mae Guthrie was born May 12, 1923, in Comanche to William T. and Fauna Wallace Mayes. She...

Susie Luera Jimenez
Dec 20, 2006
BURLESON -- Susie Luera Jimenez, 72, a homemaker, died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Burial: Country Oaks Cemetery in Hico. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Jimenez was born Aug. 10, 1934, in San Diego, Texas, to Guadalupe and Lorenza Guerra Luera....

Mead Moses Jones Iii Jr.
Dec 13, 2006
Mead Moses Jones Jr. III , died Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at his residence. Mead was born October 17, 1935 in Clarita, Oklahoma to Mead Moses Jr. and Ethel Tomlinson Jones. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He served his country as a U. S. Marine during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by...

Curtis Loyd Sheffield
Dec 11, 2006
Curtis Loyd Sheffield- of Joshua passed away Monday, December 11, 2006 at a local hospital. Graveside Service: 2:00 P.M. Saturday December 16, 2006 at Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Curtis was born March 11, 1985 in Fort Worth to Jesse and Sheron Bonham Sheffield. He was preceded in death by a son, Austin Sheffield...

Dorothy Mae Weatherred
Dec 10, 2006
Mrs. Dorothy Mae Weatherred, 76, of Burleson, a retired telephone operator and floral designer, died Sunday December 10, 2006 in Fort Worth. Graveside Service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday December 15, 2006 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Cleburne. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Memorial Donations can be made to Huguley Hospice House, 401...

Chesley Clyde Sharp
Nov 27, 2006
BURLESON -- Chesley Clyde Sharp, 68, a retired business owner, died Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Bethesda Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Chesley was born Dec. 8, 1937, in Johnson County to John Wesley and Thelma Earle Mayberry Sharp. Chesley...

Monte Ray Dale
Nov 23, 2006
BURLESON -- Monte Ray Dale, 61, a plant manager, died Thursday, Nov. 23, 2006, in Grapevine. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Tye Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Monte was born Oct. 12, 1945, in Amarillo to James and Nettie Irene Walker Dale. He was a loving...

Howard Shaffstall Sr.
Nov 22, 2006
BURLESON -- Howard Shaffstall Sr., 63, a retired foreman and machinist for Chicago Pneumatic, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Burleson. Mr. Shaffstall was born Dec. 6, 1942, in Franklin, Pa., to John A. and Mary Lorraine...
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