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Ben L. Dollins
FORT WORTH -- Ben L. Dollins, 80, a retired jewelry salesman, died Saturday, May 3, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Burial: Rose Hill Memorial Park. The Rev. James Sciarratt and the Rev. Ron Harris will officiate.
Memorials: American Heart Association, American Cancer Society or East Meadows Baptist Church.
Ben L. Dollins was born Oct. 31, 1916, in Fort Worth. He was a member of East Meadows Baptist Church and its Gideon Sunday School Class. He was also a Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Dollins.
Survivors: Daughter, Barbara Maxwell and her husband, Wallie, of Fort Worth; son, Hubert Dollins and his wife, Kathy, of Stephenville; grandchildren, Shelley Brawley and her husband, David, Carrey Dollins, Kim Wimberley and her husband, Rodney, and Karyn Grimes, and her husband, Eddie; great- grandchildren, Will Grimes, Sarah Wimberley, Bryson Brawley and Drew Grimes; sister, Dorothy Smythe of Fort Worth;and several nephews and nieces.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Louis "Sandman" Europe
FORT WORTH -- Louis "Sandman" Europe, 41, a cement finisher, died Saturday, May 3, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel. Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Louis Europe was born June 27, 1955, in Waco.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Ninfa Rodriquez Flores, and brother, Ralph D. Rodriquez.
Survivors: Wife, Glenedith Europe; sons, Louis Jr. and Angelo; daughter, Angela; stepchildren, Tony Mitchell, Steve Mitchell, Diane Mitchell and Marilyn Carter; nine grandchildren and stepgrandchildren; three stepgreat- grandchildren; father, Leopoldo Flores; stepmother, Julia D. Flores; sisters, Margerett Gallegos and Lesa E. Hernandez; brothers, Johnny D. Rodriquez, Roy D. Rodriquez, Paul D. Rodriquez, Mike D. Rodriquez, Andrew D. Rodriquez, Rudy Flores, Joe Flores and Edward D. Rodriquez; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E. Lancaster Ave., 451-3333
Charles D. Fulton
HUGHES SPRINGS -- Charles D. Fulton, a retired maintenance supervisor for General Dynamics, died Wednesday, April 30, 1997, at home.
Funeral: was Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Hughes Springs. The Revs. Durwood Bristow, Ross Poteet and Daniel Duncan officiated. Burial: was in Woodlawn Memorial Park in Hughes Springs.
Charles D. Fulton, a former Fort Worth resident, retired from General Dynamics in 1974 and the U.S. Postal Service Bulk Mail Center in 1985.
He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 116 for 55 years and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors: Wife, Jo Nell Fulton of Hughes Springs; daughter, Janet Reagan of Fort Worth; son, Larry Fulton of Wilburton, Okla.; and stepsons, Michael Kinnaird of Rockport and David Kinnaird of Abilene.
Reeder-Davis Funeral Home
Hughes Springs, (903) 639-2585
Bernard W. Galbraith
FORT WORTH -- Bernard Wheeler Galbraith, 78, died Friday, May 2, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Quanah Memorial Park in Quanah. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Bernard Wheeler Galbraith was born Feb. 5, 1919, in Kirkland. He married Nolene Modgling on March 31, 1939, in Childress. She died May 4, 1997, in Fort Worth. They resided at Cityview Care Center.
The Galbraiths had owned grocery stores in Crowell, Cisco and Fort Worth and a wholesale distribution truck grocery service. They retired in 1990.
Survivors: Sister, Jick Sansom; great-nephew, Scott Norman Sansom; and aunt, Mamie Green.
Price-Jackson Funeral Home
Quanah, (817) 663-6164
Nolene M. Galbraith
FORT WORTH -- Nolene M. Galbraith, 75, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at a local hospital.
Graveside service: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Quanah Memorial Park in Quanah. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Jesse Dea will officiate and Rev. Don Wirsdorfer will assist.
Nolene M. Galbraith was born June 27, 1921, in Quanah.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bernard Wheeler Galbraith, Friday, May 2, 1997. They resided at Cityview Care Center.
The Galbraiths had owned grocery stores in Crowell, Cisco and Fort Worth and a wholesale distribution truck grocery service. They retired in 1990.
Survivors: Sister, Jo Ann Howard; nieces, Susan Griffin, Bobbye Lou Modgling and Anita "Penny" Wooten; great-nieces, Tiffany Blalock and Kara Cottle; great-nephew, Billy Blalock; and aunts, Tommie Lou Mills and Joy Berry.
Price-Jackson Funeral Home
Quanah, (817) 663-6164
Glenn Raleigh Gillis
FORT WORTH -- Glenn Raleigh Gillis, 46, a deputy sheriff with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department for two years, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, in North Richland Hills.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home.
Glenn Raleigh Gillis was born Jan. 22, 1951, in Camden, N.J. He was formerly of New Jersey and had worked for General Electric as a tool and die maker. He was a Navy veteran.
Mr. Gillis graduated from Brandywine College in Delaware and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Mother, Annie D. Gillis of Grapevine; father, Nelson P. Gillis of Grapevine; sister, Gail L. Egan of Grapevine; daughters, Leslie M. Gillis and Caitlin M. Gillis, both of Grenloch, N.J.; son, Matthew J. Gillis of Grenloch; aunt, Agnes Smith of Mount Laurel, N.J.; uncle, Willard Thorpe of Vincentown, N.J.; and nephews, Kevin Egan and Eric Egan, both of Grapevine.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
J.C. Godwin
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- J.C. Godwin, 74, a police officer, passed away Saturday, May 3, 1997, in Granbury.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
J.C. Godwin was born April 29, 1923, in Bridgeport. J.C. was a police officer in Big Spring, Texas, and Richland Hills. After moving to Granbury in the early 1980s he became a Realtor.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Jean.
Survivors: Sons, Mike Godwin of Bedford and Greg Godwin of Broaddus; six granddaughters; four great- grandchildren; and many other family members and friends. J.C. will be greatly missed by us all. Love, your family.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
H.G. Gray
FORT WORTH -- H.G. "Doc" Gray, 79, a retired retail grocer, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
H.G. "Doc" Gray was born Nov. 17, 1917, in Smithfield. He was an avid golfer and a longtime member of Glen Garden Country Club.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and five sisters.
Survivors: His wife of 55 years, Mary St. John Gray of Fort Worth; son and daughter-in-law, J. Michael and Ellen Gray of Santa Teresa, N.M.; daughter and son-in-law, Joni and John Ray of Fort Worth; brother, Tommy Gray of Zapata; sisters, Rose Perry of Oklahoma City and Betty Perry of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Michelle Jorjorian, Jeffrey Gray and Lori Ray; two great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He will be missed by his many golfing buddies.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Gladys N. Hardin
FORT WORTH -- Gladys N. Hardin, 82, a retired federal employee with HUD, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Gladys Hardin was born Jan. 4, 1915, in Fort Worth. She worked as a federal employee for 25 years. She was a graduate of old Central High School. She was a member of Meadowbrook United Methodist Church.
Survivors: Husband of 56 years, Mel Hardin of Fort Worth; son, Gary Hardin of Fort Worth; brother, J.T. Newton of Fort Worth; three nieces; and one nephew.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Fran Holland
FORT WORTH -- Fran Holland, 74, a bookkeeper for Swift & Company who retired after 32 years, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Handley Baptist Church. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Fran Holland was born June 9, 1922, in Fort Worth. She was the sorority preceptor of Epsilon Gamma. She participated in Bible study fellowship and was a member of the German American Club and Handley Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, M.N. "Budge" Holland, in 1988.
Survivors: Sister and her husband, Betty and Kenneth Fleet of Hurst; sisters-in-law, Lil Jarvis of Tulsa, Okla., Daisy Young of Fort Worth; seven nieces; and five nephews.
Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E. Lancaster Ave., 451-3333
Nadean Hollon
GAINESVILLE -- Nadean Hollon, 79, a retired beautician, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at a Sherman hospital.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville.
Memorials: Temple Baptist Church, P.O. Box 640, Gainesville, Texas 76240.
Nadean Hollon was born Feb. 15, 1918, in Gaineville.
Clement-Keel Funeral Home
Gainesville, (817) 665-4341
