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Carl  Morris Riisager

Carl Morris Riisager

Apr 9, 2009

JOSHUA -- Carl Morris Riisager, 71, of Joshua, a retired carpenter, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society. Carl was born...

Irene  Roe Clinkscale

Irene Roe Clinkscale

Apr 4, 2009

BURLESON -- Irene Roe Clinkscale, 96, of Burleson, a retired school teacher, died Saturday, April 4, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church of Burleson. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Mrs. Clinkscale was born April 4, 1913, in Prairie Dell to G.J. and Lucy Mae...

Janet  Kaye Sitton

Janet Kaye Sitton

Apr 2, 2009

FORT WORTH -- Janet Kaye Sitton, 59, of Fort Worth died Thursday, April 2, 2009, in Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Janet Kaye Sitton was born Aug. 11, 1949, in Fort Worth to Billy Ray and Gladys Marie Priddy Sitton. She was a...

Reba  Joyce Ledbetter

Reba Joyce Ledbetter

Mar 31, 2009

BURLESON -- Reba Joyce Ledbetter, 77, of Burleson, a retired health-care office manager, died Tuesday, March 31, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Burleson Church of Christ. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: Burleson Church of Christ Building Fund or a charity of choice. Mrs. Ledbetter was...

Harold  Lewis Fitzpatrick

Harold Lewis Fitzpatrick

Mar 29, 2009

JOSHUA -- Harold Lewis Fitzpatrick, 72, a retired Aviation Mechanic, of Joshua died Sunday March 29, 2009 in Fort Worth. Harold was born November 16, 1936 in Big Woods, Kentucky to William Able and Lida Fry Fitzpatrick. Harold was a loving husband and father. He married Glorene Eye on June 22, 1962 in Lincoln Neb. He proudly served his country...

Nellie  Ray Bransom

Nellie Ray Bransom

Mar 21, 2009

BURLESON -- Nellie Ray Bransom, 93, of Burleson, a homemaker, died Saturday, March 21, 2009, in Burleson. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Prairie Springs Cemetery in Burleson. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Nellie Ray Bransom was born May 10, 1915, in Jonesboro, La., to Eddie Felder and Caroline...

Laverne Jones

Laverne Jones

Mar 16, 2009

Laverne Jones, 87 of Joshua, a retired nurse's aide, died Monday March 16, 2009 in Fort Worth. Graveside Service: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday in Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Mrs. Jones was born August 26, 1921 in Bakersfield, California to Floyd Franklin and Opal Looney McGinnis. She was a Baptist and a member of Joshua Baptist Church. She was preceded in death...

Bobbie  Jo Bicknell

Bobbie Jo Bicknell

Mar 14, 2009

Bobbie Jo Bicknell, 81, of Burleson, died March 14, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 19, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Greenacres Memorial Park. Vistitation: 6-8 P.M. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Bobbie was born October 23, 1927 in Rio Vista to Clarence Oliver and Mable Marie Minicus Reed. She married H.A....

Johnny  James Little

Johnny James Little

Mar 11, 2009

JOSHUA -- Johnny James Little, 56 of Joshua a burner and crane operator for Delta Steel Company in Fort Worth, died Wednesday March 11, 2009 from an industrial accident while at work. Memorial Service: 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Shepherd's Valley Cowboy Church 3437 CR 807 Cleburne, Texas 76031. Johnny was born October 1, 1952 in Azle to J.D. and Martha...

David  Ray Best

David Ray Best

Mar 9, 2009

JOSHUA -- David Ray Best, 64, of Joshua, a retired engineer, died Monday, March 9, 2009, in Alvarado. Memorial service: Private in his beloved Jemenez Mountains in New Mexico at a later date. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: American Diabetes Foundation. David was born Oct. 10, 1944, in Fort Worth to N.V. and...

Billy  Esten Murdick  Jr.

Billy Esten Murdick Jr.

Mar 2, 2009

JOSHUA -- Billy Esten Murdick Jr., 54, of Joshua, a brick mason, died Monday, March 2, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Billy was born Oct. 4, 1954, in Clovis, N.M., to Billy Esten Sr. and...

Phillip  Carl Szurgot

Phillip Carl Szurgot

Mar 2, 2009

BURLESON -- Phillip Carl Szurgot, 59, of Burleson, a retired surveyor, died Monday, March 2, 2009, in Burleson. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Phillip was born July 25, 1949, in Fort Worth to Benjamin B. and Maxine Steelman Szurgot. He...

Gerald Hinkle

Gerald Hinkle

Feb 21, 2009

Gerald "Jerry" Eugene Hinkle 66, was born March 21, 1942, in Cleburne, Texas to E.O. "Gene" and Berta Corpany Hinkle. He graduated from Cleburne High School in 1960, and married Barbara Travis on November 16, 1963. Jerry graduated from Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, Gupton Jones in 1968. Jerry later received his Bachelors of Business degree. He was a Funeral...

Robert William "Bo" Shellhorse

Robert William "Bo" Shellhorse

Feb 17, 2009

Robert "Bo" William Shellhorse, 69, a retired computer programmer, of Crowley died Feb. 17, 2009. Graveside Service: 10 am Friday February 20, 2009 at Hopewell Cemetery. Bo was born Dec. 12, 1939 in Joshua to John and Pearl Lee Hudgins Shellhorse. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Bo loved sports especially the Dallas Cowboys and the Oklahoma Sooners....

Dan  Edward Malmstrom

Dan Edward Malmstrom

Feb 17, 2009

Dan Edward Malmstrom, 58 of Joshua a plumber, died Tuesday February 17, 2009 at his home in Joshua. Memorial Service: 2-4 P.M. Saturday February 21, 2009 at Tri Cities VFW Post #6872 located at 3409 CR 920 Crowley, Texas 76036. Dan was born July 19, 1950 in San Angelo to Walter Leonard and Carlen Ione Larsen Malmstrom. He proudly served...

Billy  P. Hall

Billy P. Hall

Feb 16, 2009

BURLESON -- Billy P. Hall, 81 of Burleson, a retired national sales manager for Towne Square Furniture Co. in Hillsboro, died Monday February 16, 2009 in Fort Worth. Graveside Service: 11:00 A.M. Saturday. Interment: Burleson Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the American Cancer...

Judy Karen Collins Vavrin

Judy Karen Collins Vavrin

Feb 16, 2009

BURLESON -- Judy Karen Collins Vavrin, 53, a retail owner, of Burleson, died Monday February 16, 2009 in Burleson. Memorial Service: 3:00 pm Saturday March 7, 2009 at Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel. Judy was born Sept. 30, 1955 in Cleburne to J.M. Jr. and Mary Dell Lea Collins. Judy was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Judy married John...

Joseph  Glenn Atkins

Joseph Glenn Atkins

Feb 13, 2009

WHITE SETTLEMENT -- Joseph Glenn Atkins, 46 of White Settlement, a Fort Worth Motor Escort Officer, went to be with the Lord peacefully on Friday, February 13, 2009. Funeral: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday in Mountain Valley Funeral Home Chapel in Burleson. Interment: Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur. Visitation: 6-8 P.M. Tuesday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Joseph was born August 22, 1962...

Ruth  Morgan Allen

Ruth Morgan Allen

Feb 10, 2009

JOSHUA -- Ruth Morgan Allen, 91, of Joshua, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, in Burleson. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Reece Prairie Baptist Church, Burleson. Interment: Caddo Cemetery, Joshua. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Reece Prairie Baptist Church building fund or...

Helen Oxford

Helen Oxford

Feb 10, 2009

Helen Marie Oxford, 71, passed away Tuesday February 10, 2009 in Joshua. Graveside Service: 11:00 am Saturday Feb. 14, 2009 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Helen was born Aug. 24, 1937 in Cleburne to Oscar and Alice Phares Oxford. Helen loved gardening, working with the children at church, reading and working crossword puzzles. Survivors: Cousins, Barbara Braddock, Corene Glass;...

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