Obituaries

Charles T. Yeatts
Dec 4, 2009
BURLESON -- Charles T. Yeatts, 87, of Burleson, a retired electronics engineer, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Shannnon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. C.T. was born Nov. 17, 1922, in Godley to Charles Milton and Estella...

Wesley Lafate Weatherman
Dec 1, 2009
LITTLE ELM -- Wesley Lafate Weatherman, 43, of Little Elm, a computer programmer, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Sunset Gardens Memorial Park in Carlsbad, N.M. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Wes was born July 24, 1966, in Jackson, Mich., to Johnny L. and...

Reba Kinsey Hill
Nov 29, 2009
Reba Kinsey Hill, 82, of Joshua, a retired seamstress and supervisor for Texel Industries in Cleburne, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, in Crowley. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Reba was born Feb. 15, 1927, in Delaware County, Okla. She lived in Arkansas until 1958,...

Wanda Jean Cheek
Nov 28, 2009
Wanda Jean Cheek, 72 of Burleson, a homemaker, died Saturday Nov. 28, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral: 11 a.m., Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 3 p.m., at West End Memorial Cemetery in Stephenville. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Cheek was born Dec. 12, 1936 in Stephenville to General Lee and Stella Faye...

George Spencer Lafountain
Nov 25, 2009
ALVARADO -- George Spencer LaFountain, 73, of Alvarado, a meat cutter for Walmart, died Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Saturday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. George was born April 26, 1936 in Watertown N.Y. to Spencer and Lillian Fargo LaFountain. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, David; daughter, Twanya. Survivors: Wife, Maude...

Donald Ray Reighard
Nov 22, 2009
FORT WORTH -- Donald Ray Reighard, 84, a retired architect draftsman, of Burleson passed away Sunday Nov. 22, 2009, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Fuenral Home. Don was born April 20, 1925, in Pueblo, Colo., to Herman W. and May A. Balderston Reighard. He proudly...

John William Cornelius
Nov 21, 2009
John William Cornelius, 39 of Burleson, owner of Johnson County Fence Company, departed this life on Saturday November 21, 2009. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Saturday November 28, 2009 at Central United Methodist Church, 1007 SW 4th Ave. Mineral Wells, Texas 76067. John was born February 4, 1970 in Mineral Wells to Marvin Dwayne and Donna Larane Baum Cornelius. He was...

Donald Lee Otto Jr.
Nov 19, 2009
Donald L. Otto, Jr., 45 of Dutton, MT. died Thursday Nov. 19, 2009 in Dutton, MT. Graveside Service: 3 p.m. Tuesday, Union Hill Cemetery in Joshua. Don was born June 19, 1964, the son of Donald and Johnnie Yancey Otto in Fort Worth, Texas. He married Tia Koski in Shawnee, OK, on June 17, 2002. He was preceded in death...

James Eldon Moore
Nov 18, 2009
BURLESON -- James Eldon Moore, 78, of Burleson, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away peacefully on Wednesday Nov, 18, 2009. Funeral: 10:00 am Saturday Nov. 21, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Bethesda Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. James was a lifelong Burleson resident, he was born November 14, 1931...

Nathalee Benoit
Nov 15, 2009
JOSHUA -- Nathalee Benoit, 79, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Survivors: Husband, Ben; son, Mike Millsaps; daughter, Denise McGee; and grandchildren.

Jimmy Horace Swindell
Nov 3, 2009
MAYPEARL -- Jimmy Horace Swindell, 66, of Maypearl, retired owner of Big D Brake and Clutch, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009, in Waxahachie. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Joshua. Interment: Alvarado Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to...

Debbie Sue Sisson
Oct 31, 2009
BURLESON -- Debbie Sue Sisson, 53, of Burleson, a homemaker, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009, in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Wilshire Room at First National Bank of Burleson. Debbie was born Aug. 18, 1956, in Dallas to Jake and Rosa Nadine Nobles Graham. She married David George Sisson on Oct. 27, 2001, in Burleson. She...

Larry Wayne Sparks Sr.
Oct 24, 2009
BURLESON -- Larry Wayne Sparks Sr., 63, of Burleson, a mechanical engineer, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at his residence. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Larry was born Oct. 13, 1946, in Shawnee, Okla., to Lewis and Vesta Guinn Sparks....

Bill R. Collins
Oct 23, 2009
Bill R. Collins, 74, of Burleson, a retired Trader, died Friday October 23, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral Mass: 11:00 am Monday at St Joseph's Catholic Church in Cleburne. Interment: Union Hill Cemetery. Bill was born August 11, 1935 in Johnson County to James Martin and Aggie Miller Collins. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Bill married...

Verna Mary "Pete" Cheek
Oct 20, 2009
CROWLEY -- Verna Mary "Pete" Cheek, 82, of Crowley, a retired nurse, died Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mary was born May 4, 1927, in Erath County to George W. and Texana Cannady...

Jimmie Seale
Oct 18, 2009
BURLESON -- Jimmie Dean Seale, 69, of Burleson, a retired Baptist preacher, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Church At Burleson. Interment: Skyvue Memorial Gardens in Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jimmie was born Jan. 3, 1940, in...

Garland Jean
Oct 13, 2009
Garland Jean, 81, of Burleson, a retired superintendent for Lone Star Gas, died Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Burleson Church of Christ with Karl Jones and Don Kuhn officiating. Interment: Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Odell Porter, Don Lovett,...

Frank Junior Burton
Oct 7, 2009
BURLESON -- Frank Junior Burton, 84, of Burleson, a retired dairyman, died Wednesday Oct. 7, 2009, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: 3 p.m. Monday in Georgetown Cemetery in Pottsboro. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Frank was born June 28, 1925, in Denison to Frank B. and...

Dixie Jean Beckwith
Sep 22, 2009
BURLESON -- Dixie Jean "Mamoe" Beckwith, 81, of Burleson, a retired financial secretary, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Burleson. Interment: Tye Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jean was born June 26, 1928, in Burleson to Finis and...

Willie Roy Smith Jr.
Sep 22, 2009
Willie Roy "Bill" Smith, Jr., 71 of Joshua a self employed contractor, died Tuesday Sept. 22 in Fort Worth from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Thursday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made...
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