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Stella Fae Henderson
JOSHUA -- Stella Fae Henderson, 84, passed away Monday, May 5, 1997, at her home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Crosier-Pearson- Mayfield Funeral Home. Officiating will be the Rev. Bill Malone. Burial: Green- acres Memorial Park.
Memorials: First Baptist Church of Joshua.
Stella Fae Henderson was born Nov. 1, 1912, in Johnson County to the late John Robert Kilgore and Hattie Myrtle Kiddy Kilgore. She and her husband, L.B. "Fat" Henderson, were dairy farmers. She was preceded in death by her husband on July 3, 1987.
Mrs. Henderson was also preceded in death by a son, Leroy Henderson, and a grandson, Kevin Henderson.
Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Mary and James Evert Logan of Fort Worth; sons and daughters-in-law, Roy Gene and Kim Henderson of Joshua and Jimmy R. and Andra Henderson and Lewis and Wanda Henderson, all of Burleson; daughter-in-law, Nelmel "Sally" Henderson of Crowley; sister, Emogene Tidwell of Joshua; grandchildren, Sherri Glaser, Tammie Thomas, Jody Henderson, Scott Henderson, Gerald Henderson, Kathy Moon, Paul Henderson, Kelly Henderson, Steve Henderson, Amy Cunniff and Julie Bennett; and great- grandchildren, Melissa Glaser, Claudia Glaser, Steven Henderson, Drew Hen- derson, Kylie Henderson, Jake Henderson, Geoffry Henderson, Laci Moon, Dylan Moon, Ben and Lee and Candi Henderson, Kellyn Henderson, Karissa Henderson, Brannan Henderson, Conan Henderson, James Henderson and Megan and Kimberlee Bennett.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Martha Davis Henry
SOMERVILLE -- Martha Davis Henry, 75, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, in Houston.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Strickland Funeral Home. Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery. Visitation: noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.
Martha Davis Henry was born March 14, 1922, in Mineral Wells.
Survivors: Husband, John Henry; sons and daughters-in-law, C.W. and Lisa Henry, Lawrence and Mary Henry and Wesley and Lois Henry; daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and Billy Rogers and Donna and Jerry Jackson; brother, Walter W. Gary; sisters, Neva Rexroad and Laura Ballard; 12 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
Strickland Funeral Home
Somerville, (409) 596-2133
Alois "PaPa" Karmann
ALEDO -- Alois "PaPa" Karmann, 92, a landscaper, died Thursday, May 1, 1997, at home.
Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at First United Pentecostal Church in Weatherford.
Survivors: Four sons, all of Chaumont, France; daughters, Claudine Baxter of Aledo and four others in France; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great- grandchildren.
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2747
Preston Logis Lemons
NOCONA -- Preston Logis Lemons, 76, a retired Justin Leather Goods employee, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, in Wichita Falls.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Jerry Woods Funeral Home. Burial: Eagle Point Cemetery in Montague County. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Preston Logis Lemons was born Oct. 19, 1920, in Nocona.
Survivors: Wife, Willie Lee Lemons of Nocona; son, LeRoy Kindsfather of Nocona; brother, Elvin Ray Lemons of Nocona; sisters, Dessie Partridge of Nocona and Martha Hudson of Borger; six grandchildren; and six great- grandchildren.
Jerry Woods Funeral Home
Nocona, (817) 825-3285
Trevor Michael Looney
FORT WORTH -- Trevor Michael Looney, a newborn, died Tuesday, April 29, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 1997, in Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Survivors: Parents, Johnnie Michael Looney and Nicole Sharlene Penton; grandparents, Nicholas and Nancy Penton; great-grandparents, Betty Joyce Hamrick, Pauline and Robert Morris, Darlene and Bill Rees and Dan and Ethel Pannell, all of Fort Worth, and Nicholas and Kay Penton of Basin, Wyo.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
George L. Lucke
SPRINGTOWN -- George L. Lucke, 63, a retired truck driver, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, at his home.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church of Springtown.
Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas.
George L. Lucke was born July 16, 1933, in Fort Scott, Kan. He was preceded in death by his father, Otto Lucke, and a brother, Roy Lucke.
Survivors: Wife, Beverly Lucke of Springtown; son, Maj. Randall G. Lucke and his wife, Elyse, of Abilene; daughter, Teresa Lombardi and her husband, David, of Dallas; stepson, Leslie Weikum and his wife, Jennifer, of North Richland Hills; stepdaughter, Angela Miller and her husband, Jim, of Cheyenne, Wyo.; mother, Wilma Lucke; brothers, Johnnie Lucke and Rex Lucke; sister, Margaret Phillips; grandchildren, Karen, Randy and Lynda Lucke of Abilene; and stepgrandchildren, Jessica and Mason Mathis.
Mary Ellen Harley Lundy
DESOTO -- Mary Ellen Harley Lundy, 76, retired from civilian personnel for the Air Force, died from Alzheimer's disease Monday, May 5, 1997, in Dallas.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Fleming Chapel of Broadway Baptist Church. The Rev. Gene Thompson will officiate. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Thursday in Oak Grove Cemetery in Graham. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
Memorials: Broadway Baptist Church Library.
Mary Ellen Harley Lundy was born May 18, 1920, in Graham.
She was a longtime resident of Lubbock and Fort Worth. She was a faithful member of Broadway Baptist Church and its Felicia Class.
Her career was in civilian personnel at Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Vance AFB in Enid, Okla., Carswell AFB in Fort Worth and two bases in England.
Mrs. Lundy had a spirit of adventure and loved to travel.
She volunteered during her retirement years for visiting the sick, teaching Sunday school and driving for the elderly.
The family is grateful to those at Presbyterian Village in Dallas who helped care for her during her last year.
She was preceded in death by her sister, Lillie B. Laymance; brothers, Merle Harley, Arzel Boyce "Babe" Harley and W.B. Harley Jr.
Survivors: Sons, Michael Scott Lundy Sr. and his wife, Janice Cobb Lundy; brother, O.L. "Jack" Harley; sisters-in- law, Jewel Harley and Betsy Harley; grandchildren, Scott Lundy and his wife, Stacy, and Robin Lundy Smith and her husband, Jeff; and great-grandchild, Ashton Ellen Smith.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Joel Edward Martin II
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Joel Edward Martin II, 65, a salesman, died Monday, May 5, 1997, in North Richland Hills.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Joel Martin II was born March 22, 1932, in Fort Worth. He was a member of Beacon Baptist Church and was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War.
Survivors: Wife of four years, Linda Martin of Fort Worth; sons, Terry Martin and his wife, Laura, of Orlando, Fla., and Lewis Martin and his wife, Rene, of Fort Worth; stepson, James McGraw of Keller; stepdaughters, Lisa Renee McCoy and Tracye Fuller and her husband, Stephen, all of Fort Worth; and grandchildren, Christopher Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jeffrey Martin and Joel Martin.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Homer Sarvis Matney Sr.
DECATUR -- Homer Sarvis Matney Sr., 87, a retired security guard for General Dynamics, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at a Decatur hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Fundamental Baptist Church of Decatur. Burial: Jonestown Cemetery in Wise County.
Homer Sarvis Matney Sr. was born Feb. 27, 1910, in Hedley. He married Mamie Alma Watts Nov. 15, 1931, in Altus, Okla. He was a member of Fundamental Baptist Church.
Survivors: Wife, Mamie of Decatur; sons, Homer Matney Jr. of Decatur and Eddie Ray Matney of Fort Worth; six grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.
Coker Funeral Home
Decatur, (817) 627-5959
Jordan Rex McNutt
COMANCHE -- Jordan Rex McNutt, 6, a student, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, in Austin.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Comanche Funeral Home in Comanche. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche.
Jordan Rex McNutt was born May 16, 1990, in Irving.
Survivors: Father, Kevin Eugene McNutt of Brownwood; mother, Melissa Stice Larsen of Austin; brother, Austin McNutt of Austin; grandparents, Winston and Lela McNutt of Comanche and Lawrence and Linda Stice of Abilene; aunt, Michelle McNutt of Dallas; uncles, Bruce McNutt and David McNutt, both of Dallas, and Larry Stice of Abilene.
Comanche Funeral Home
Comanche, (915) 356-2531
Curtis L. Moore
LIPAN -- Curtis L. Moore, 61, retired from construction industry maintenance, died Monday, May 5, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church. Masonic graveside service: Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Wiley Chapel.
Curtis L. Moore was born March 12, 1936, in Powderly.
Survivors: Wife, Patsy Moore of Lipan; sons and daughters-in-law, Kenneth and Janie Moore of Granbury, Roy and Rita Moore of Odessa, Troy and Debbie Moore of Odessa and Bryan and Nickie Moore, serving with the Marines in North Carolina; brother, George Moore of Vicksburg, Miss.; sister, Juanita Brooks of Rhome; and nine grandchildren.
Wiley Chapel
Lipan, (817) 646-2255
Michael O. Murphy
GRANBURY -- Michael O'Donovan Murphy, 85, a retired coach, died Monday, May 5, 1997, at a Granbury hospital after a brief illness.
Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Granbury. Burial: Acton Cemetery.
Memorials: The family requests that no flowers be given, but suggests memorials be sent to the Methodist Children's Home in Waco.
Michael O'Donovan Murphy was born Feb. 20, 1912, in Warren, Ark., where he was an all-state football and basketball player. He graduated from the University of Central Arkansas, where he lettered in four sports, and received a master's degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La.
Mr. Murphy began his 36-year coaching career in Dublin, Texas, later serving as head coach at Cisco, Comanche, Stephenville and Castleberry High in Fort Worth. He concluded his career at Irving High School in 1971 and retired to Granbury.
During a three-year tour of duty with the Navy during World War II, he assisted coaching the University of Southern California football team. During his career, he coached practically all high school sports, and achieved special success at basketball, for which his teams won more than 300 games and competed in the Texas high schools finals tournament three times. His 1953 Stephenville High School football team reached the semifinals before being defeated.
Mr. Murphy was one of the first inductees into the Stephenville Athletic Hall of Fame.
During his retirement in Granbury, former players and students gathered each spring on his birthday to reminisce and honor their former coach.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Granbury.
Survivors: His wife of 60 years, Louise; a son, Michael Murphy Jr. of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; one grandson, Michael Murphy III of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a sister, Jean Johnson of Memphis, Tenn.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-3000
