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David  Thomas Griffith  Iii

David Thomas Griffith Iii

Feb 7, 2013

David Thomas Griffith III, passed away Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Family Gathering: 10AM Wed. Feb. 13, Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Burial: DFW National Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the ALS Association, 1275 K St. NW, #150, Washington DC 20005.

Stanford Gilchrist

Stanford Gilchrist

Jan 31, 2013

Stanford (Stan) Ennis Gilchrist, 84, of Crowley passed away January 31, 2013 in a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 2:00 PM, Saturday, February 2, 2013 First Baptist Church of Crowley. Interment: 11:30 AM, Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at DFW National Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday, February 1, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Stan was born March 29, 1928, in Granite,...

Juanita Russell

Juanita Russell

Jan 27, 2013

Juanita Russell, 93, of Burleson, passed away January 27, 2013, at home. Graveside Service: 1:00 PM, Thursday, January 31, 2013 in Evergreen Cemetery, Ballinger, Texas. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Juanita was born October 30, 1919, in Ballinger, Texas to Lottie W. and Ollie Holstead Faris. She enjoyed her family, grandsons, and gardening. Juanita was preceded...

Bettye  Sue Johnson

Bettye Sue Johnson

Jan 25, 2013

BURLESON -- Bettye Sue Johnson, 84, passed away Fri January 25, 2013 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 am Monday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Visitation: 6-8 pm Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: 2 pm Monday at Oran Cemetery in Oran, Tx. Bettye was born Oct. 8, 1928 in Mineral Wells to Samuel Clayton and Anna Lois Garrison...

Ervin Wasden

Ervin Wasden

Jan 24, 2013

Earnie Wasden, 61, of Crowley, passed away January 24, 2013 at home. Memorial Service: 2:00 PM, Monday, January 28, 2013 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Earnie was born on February 27, 1951 in Greenville, Alabama.

Peggy Ballinger

Peggy Ballinger

Jan 22, 2013

Burleson - Peggy Ballinger, 83, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at a local hospital following a brief illness. Service: 2 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, in DFW National Cemetery, Dallas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Peggy was born July 24, 1929, in Sweetwater and was retired...

Cheryl  Lyn Sandifer

Cheryl Lyn Sandifer

Jan 18, 2013

Cheryl Lyn Sandifer, 50, a beloved wife, mother, sister and friend to many, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 18th, 2013 in Burleson. Service: 2PM Tuesday, January 22, at Wedgwood Baptist Church, 5522 Whitman Ave., Ft. Worth, 76133. Visitation: 6-8PM Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Burleson. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park, 490 Memorial Plaza, Burleson, 76028....

Tommy Nichols

Tommy Nichols

Jan 18, 2013

Tommy Nichols, 85, passed away January 18, 2013. Service: 1PM, Monday, January 21, 2013 St. Ann Catholic Church, Burleson. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 2-5PM Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Tommy was born October 3, 1927, in Bryan County, Oklahoma to Arthur Benton and Eva Elrod Nichols. He was a lifelong educator, having spent the last 21 years of...

Linda  Mckinzey Puryear

Linda Mckinzey Puryear

Jan 14, 2013

Linda McKinzey Puryear, 74, of Burleson passed away Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. Graveside service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Linda was born April 29, 1938, in Lipan to Sular and Roy Ruth Blair McKinzey. Linda was a very proud and loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a...

Michael  Louis Valigura

Michael Louis Valigura

Jan 14, 2013

Michael Louis Valigura, 43, of Joshua, passed away January 14, 2013, at home. Service: 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 19, 2013 Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at the funeral home. Mike was born January 10, 1970, in Tokyo, Japan to Louis Carl and Dagmar Weilandt Valigura. He loved spending time with family, fishing and going to Galveston...

Maxine Winnett

Maxine Winnett

Jan 10, 2013

Maxine Winnett, 80, title clerk, passed away January 10, 2013, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 10:00 AM, Monday, January 14, 2013, Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Tye Memorial Cemetery, Burleson. Visitation: 4-6 PM, Sunday at the Funeral Home. Maxine was born December 4, 1932, in Granbury, Texas to Buster and Tina Eaton Tidwell. She was a loving wife, mother,...

Rita  Marie Press

Rita Marie Press

Jan 8, 2013

Rita Marie Press, 76, apartment manager, passed away January 8, 2013, at home. Rita was born on January 11, 1936 in Natchitoches, Louisiana to Sam Houston and Zella Watson Pate. No services scheduled at this time.

Larry  Don Nelson

Larry Don Nelson

Jan 8, 2013

Larry Don Nelson, 67, retired, passed away January 8, 2013, in a Fort Worth nursing home. Memorial Service: 1:00 PM, Saturday, January 19, 2013 at Boulevard Baptist, Burleson. Larry was born September 28, 1945, in Hillsboro, Texas to Herman and Helen Pope Nelson. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Larry loved fishing and football. He married Donna Sanders...

Allen Painter

Allen Painter

Jan 8, 2013

Allen Painter, 89, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 3 p.m. Saturday in Yantis Cemetery in Yantis. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Allen was born May 2, 1923, in Commerce to the late Alfred D. and Ruby M. Stephens Painter. He retired after 33...

Joyce Skipper

Joyce Skipper

Jan 2, 2013

CROWLEY -- Joyce O. Skipper Born in Jacksonville, FL on June 1st, 1922 went to be with The Lord on January 2, 2013. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 2:00pm at Mountain Valley Funeral Home in Joshua, TX. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward Skipper, and her daughter Carolyn Bills of Crowley,...

John  Paul Watson

John Paul Watson

Jan 2, 2013

Stephenville - John Paul Watson, 75, business owner, passed away January 2, 2013, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 10:00 AM Saturday January 5, 2013 Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. John was born July 8, 1937 in Pecan Grove to Ernest and Ethel Pickett Watson. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grand-father. Jon...

Clarence  Ray Smith

Clarence Ray Smith

Jan 2, 2013

BURLESON -- Clarence Ray Smith, 84, of Burleson, passed away January 2, 2013, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service: 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 5, 2012 Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Friday at the Funeral Home. Clarence was born October 7, 1928 in Haskell, to Hughlin Hayes and Viola Smith. He is a graduate of Texas Military College. Clarence...

Frankie  Pauline Boyd

Frankie Pauline Boyd

Dec 25, 2012

Frankie Pauline Boyd, 87, of Whitney, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2012. Graveside Service: 12PM Friday, December 28, 2012, at Union Hill Cemetery, Joshua. No Visitation is scheduled. Frankie was born September 26, 1925 in Leuders, to Alfred Wylie,and Martha Arvilla Patterson Petterson. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Robert H. Young; second husband, Bill Boyd;...

Martha Mabry

Martha Mabry

Dec 24, 2012

JOSHUA -- Martha Mabry, 82 of Joshua, a homemaker, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday in Greenacres Memorial Park, Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or North Pointe Baptist of Joshua. Martha...

Donna  Gayle Floyd

Donna Gayle Floyd

Dec 22, 2012

Donna Gayle Floyd, 75, of Joshua, passed away Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at a Ft. Worth Hospital. Service: 10AM Friday, Dec. 28, Shaw Funeral Home, Arnett, OK. Burial: DeBolt Cemetery, Arnett, OK. Visitation: 6-8PM Wednesday, Dec. 26, Mountain Valley Funeral Home, Joshua. Donna was born Jan. 13, 1937, in Arnett, Oklahoma, to W.C. and Cecilia Johnson Lutz. She was preceded...

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