Honoring Your Loved Ones

Obituaries

John Ballard Kingrea

John Ballard Kingrea

Nov 10, 2008

John Ballard Kingrea died Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at his home. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Springtown. John was a driver for Mark of Excellence Corp. and worked part time for Magic Etc/Fort Worth Costume. Previously, he had worked several years in the audio/video industry. John attended Springtown schools and graduated from the Art...

Mary LaVern Rowney

Mary LaVern Rowney

Nov 9, 2008

Poolville -- Mary LaVern Rowney 74, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2008 in Fort Worth. Mary was born November 24, 1933 to Sam and Lillie Ibidell Brown Pugh. Mary was a Housewife. Survivors: husband, of 56 years Marion Daniel Rowney; sons, Billy Rowney and wife, Beth, M.D. Rowney and wife Gina, all of Poolville; daughter, Marilyn Johnson and husband Bruce,...

Thomas DeLynn Welch

Thomas DeLynn Welch

Nov 8, 2008

DeLynn Welch, 53, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008 in Azle. Funeral Service: 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 12 at The First Baptist Church of Azle. Interment: Azleland Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at White's Azle Funeral Home. DeLynn was born October 22, 1955 to Thomas Wayne and Marie Welch in Fort Worth. He was a longtime resident of...

Harold Wiley Smith

Harold Wiley Smith

Nov 8, 2008

Harold Wiley "Pa" Smith, 89, went to join the love of his life, Katie, on Saturday, November 8, 2008 after a brief illness. Graveside Service: 10:00 A.M. Tuesday in East Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 P.M. Monday at White's Funeral Home. Harold was born January 18, 1919 in Verden, Oklahoma to Wiley Morgan Smith and Pearl Mae Hester. He...

Howard Robert Potter

Howard Robert Potter

Nov 7, 2008

TROY -- Howard Robert Potter Jr., 53, passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in White's Chapel of Memories, 130 Houston Ave., Weatherford. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at White's Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Box 4486, Houston, Texas 77210-4486, to further...

John H. Henderson

John H. Henderson

Nov 7, 2008

John H. Henderson, born March 25, 1912, on the Henderson Ranch, Joplin, Texas to James H. and Carrie C. Henderson, crossed the Jordan on November 7, 2008. His funeral will be officiated by the Rev. Loury Drue Nero, at Joplin Baptist Church on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. Burial will follow immediately at Fairview Cemetery, Henderson Ranch Road,...

Duane Hinkle

Duane Hinkle

Nov 7, 2008

Duane Hinkle, 65, passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 in Fort Worth. Service: 2:00 P.M. Wednesday at White's Funeral Home in Springtown. Interment: Springtown Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 P.M. Tuesday at the funeral home. Duane was born March 14, 1943 to Lloyd and Helen Hinkle. He was a lifelong resident of Springtown. Duane loved doing machine shop projects for...

Charlie Bell

Charlie Bell

Nov 6, 2008

Charles Robert Bell, 67, a loving husband, Dad and Papa, went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at White's Chapel of Memories. Burial: Clark Cemetery, Parker County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the Bell family suggests memorials in Charlie's name to...

Richard Tolbert Simpson

Richard Tolbert Simpson

Nov 6, 2008

Richard T. Simpson, 70, passed away Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Graveside Service: 2 p.m., Monday at Zion Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday at White's Funeral Home. Richard Simpson was born August 20, 1938 the son of Claude and Lillie Peaster Simpson in Lake Worth. He was a long time resident of Parker County. Richard was an outdoors...

Marshall Wayne Ray

Marshall Wayne Ray

Nov 2, 2008

STEPHENVILLE -- Marshall W. Ray Sr. passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, in Fort Worth. Mr. Ray was born April 29, 1921, in Erath County. He married Bobby Joyce Burks of Comanche County on Aug. 17, 1946, in Mineral Wells. Mr. Ray was a longtime resident of Erath County before moving to Mineral Wells in 1945. He served in the...

Charles Edward Holt

Charles Edward Holt

Nov 2, 2008

AZLE -- Charles Holt, 70, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, peacefully passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, surrounded by family at his residence in Azle. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at La Junta Baptist Church, 5207 East Highway 199, Springtown. Burial: Paradise Cemetery, Honeysuckle and Pecan Street, Paradise, Wise County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at White's Funeral...

Nancy Loretta Halbrook

Nancy Loretta Halbrook

Oct 29, 2008

Nancy Halbrook, 66, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at White's Chapel of Memories. Interment to follow in Memory Gardens of the Valley Memorial Park. Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Nancy was born May 11, 1942, in Olney, daughter of the late A.C. and Esther Clay King....

Joyce Lou Hardison

Joyce Lou Hardison

Oct 29, 2008

SPRINGTOWN -- Joyce Lou Hardison, "Memaw" 82, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away in the presence of her family Wednesday, October, 29, 2008. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Walnut Creek Baptist Church in Reno Interment: Azleland Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at White's Funeral Home. Memorials: In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Walnut...

Leah Janeen Boehm

Leah Janeen Boehm

Oct 28, 2008

Leah Janeen Boehm, 30, passed away Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Graveside Service: 11:00 A.M. Monday, November 3 in Azleland Cemetery.Leah was born January 19, 1978 in Phoenix, Arizona to John and Deana Tally. She was a longtime resident of Azle. Leah was an avid horseback rider, loved her garden and making bead jewelry. Survivors: husband, James Boehm of Azle; daughter,...

Mavis A. Conner

Mavis A. Conner

Oct 28, 2008

SPRINGTOWN -- Mavis Conner, 74, a loving mother and grandmother passed away at home surrounded by her family on Tuesday Oct. 28, 2008. Funeral: 3 p.m. Thursday at White's Funeral Home. Interment: Annis Chapel Cemetery in Springtown. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at White's Funeral Home. Mavis was born July 4, 1934 in Lela to Bryant and Ruby Johnston....

Eulon Lynn Gustafson

Eulon Lynn Gustafson

Oct 28, 2008

Eulon Lynn Gustafson, 61, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Azle. Funeral Services: 11:00 A.M. Thursday in White's Azle Chapel. Interment: Azleland Cemetery. Eulon was born July 25, 1947 in Godley to Alfred and Opal Gustafson. He was a longtime resident of Azle. He was an avid gardener, and enjoyed fishing. Eulon dearly loved his grandchildren. He was preceded in...

Margaret Eloise Phillips

Margaret Eloise Phillips

Oct 27, 2008

Margaret E. Phillips, 84, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, went to be with the Lord Monday, October 27, 2008. Funeral: 10 am Wednesday at White's Chapel of Memories. Interment: Poolville Cemetery Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at White's Funeral Home Weatherford. Margaret was born March 2, 1924 in Wheeler to A.R. and Lula Anne Tate. Margaret lived in...

Joan Cooper Garner

Joan Cooper Garner

Oct 27, 2008

Joan Garner, 81, passed away Monday, Oct, 27, 2008. Funeral: 10 am Friday at White's Chapel of Memories. Interment: Dilbeck Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home. Joan Garner was born September 4, 1927 in New Bedford, MA the daughter of Everett and Kathleen King Cooper. She moved to Texas in 1960. In 1968, Joan married...

Marie Bailey Brandon

Marie Bailey Brandon

Oct 27, 2008

Marie Bailey Brandon, 95, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008, at a care facility in Lake Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 2470 West Lambert Road, Weatherford. Burial: Annetta Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at White's Funeral Home, 130 Houston Avenue, Weatherford. Marie was preceded in death by her husbands, Roy Fowler and Benny...

Sheila Laxton

Sheila Laxton

Oct 25, 2008

Sheila Laxton's long and courageous battle after a stroke ended peacefully Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday in White's Azle Chapel, ending with an Eastern Star service. Memorials: Sheila has asked that, in lieu of flowers, a donation be made to the Shriner's Hospital for (Burn) Children in Galveston. And now in her own words "She is...