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Thomas L. Wheeler
ARLINGTON -- Thomas L. Wheeler, 49, self-employed in the air conditioning and heating business, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington.
Memorials: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, 2222 Wilburn, Dallas 75219.
Thomas Wheeler was born Feb. 28, 1948, in Fort Worth. He was a member of Arlington Masonic Lodge and the American Legion.
Survivors: Wife, Joan Wheeler of Arlington; sons, Joe Wheeler of Corsicana and Rich Henderson of Amsterdam; daughter, Tresa Wheeler of Waco; father, Elmer Wheeler and his wife, Georgia, of Springtown; mother, Nellie Dickerson of Fort Worth; brothers, Bill Wheeler of California and Gene Wheeler of Fort Worth; sisters, Pat Smith of Arlington, and Lois Wheeler, Mary Ramirez and Julie Dickerson, all of Fort Worth; 16 grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Flossie York
MINERAL WELLS -- Flossie York, 86, a homemaker, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, at a Mineral Wells nursing facility.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Baum- Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home in Mineral Wells. Burial: 3 p.m. Saturday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Flossie York was born May 5, 1911, in Poolville, Texas. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors: Sister, Belva Klein of Mineral Wells; sister-in-law, Myrtle Peel of Post; and nieces, Peggy Holland and Kay Luttrell, both of Mineral Wells, Jeannie Byrd of Post and Rhea Huntley and Beth Hooten, both of Lubbock.
Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner
Mineral Wells, (817) 325-4422
Lois Ruth Beckham
FORT WORTH -- Lois Ruth Beckham, 86, a homemaker, died Friday, May 9, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Oak Grove Cemetery in Graham. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Laurel Land Funeral Home.
Lois Beckham was born Nov. 8, 1910, in Oran.
Survivors: Son, Bobby George Creager of Azle; daughters, Ella Jean Ray, Roberta Leatherwood, both of Fort Worth; sisters, LaVada Webb of Boonsville, LaNetha Vallejo of Fort Worth; six grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; and three great-great- grandchildren.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Ronnie Bobo
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Ronnie Bobo, 57, a truck driver, died Friday, May 9, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Shannon Rufe Show Funeral Chapel.
Memorials: Fort Worth Cancer Society.
Mr. Bobo was born Nov. 14, 1939, in Fort Worth.
Ronnie died in a local hospital from complications of cancer. He was a truck driver and former owner of a bar-b-que restaurant in Richland Hills. He was a loving husband, father, son and brother. He was preceded in death by his father, Sam Bobo and son, Chip "Ronald Gene Bobo, Jr."
He was a Baptist and a member of North Richland Hills Masonic Lodge.
Survivors: Wife, Shirley Bobo; son, J. D. Bobo; daughters, Teresa Bobo Wood, Cheryl Bobo; mother, Alta Lee Bobo; brothers, James Bobo, J. R. Bobo and wife, Jinny; sister, Melba Lee Holder and husband, Bill; granddaughter, Ashley Nicole McIntyre; and many nephews, nieces, friends and loved ones.
Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel
6001 Rufe Snow Dr., 514-9100
Gerald Davis Boykin
ARLINGTON -- Gerald "Jerry" Davis Boykin, 40, a lifelong Arlington resident, died Friday, May 9, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Moore Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens.
Gerald "Jerry" Davis Boykin was born Dec. 8, 1956.
He was a 1979 graduate of Veda Knox special education and one of the most dedicated Texas Rangers fans.
Survivors: Parents, Johnnie and Uvaughn Boykin of Arlington; brothers, Charles Lynn Boykin and his wife, Paula of Arlington and Howard D. Boykin and his wife, Cindy of Keller; sister, Sheryl Boykin Frydenberg and her husband, Rick of Arlington; one grandmother; and several nieces and nephews.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
James M. Carver Jr.
ARLINGTON -- James M. Carver Jr., a realtor, died Friday, May 9, 1997, in Dallas.
Funeral: Pending.
James Carver Jr. was born in Valley View.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Dan C. Clark
HURST -- Dan C. Clark, 67, a retired air traffic controller, died Saturday, May 10, 1997, at a Hurst nursing home.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: Noon to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, please send memorials to Confederate Research Center in Hillsboro. Mr. Clark was born Jan. 12, 1930, in Louisville, Ky.
He was a retired Lt. Col. from the 4159th Army Reserve School. He was a member of Sons of Confederate Veterans and VFW Air Aviation Pilots Association.
Survivors: Wife, Beth Clark of Hurst; son, Danny and wife, Darla Clark of North Richland HIlls; daughter, Carolyn Nowak of Euless; brother, Leslie and wife, Ester Clark of Indianapolis, Ind; and grandchildren, Catlin and Alexis Clark of North Richland Hills.
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst, 284-7271
Almond Bruce Cook, Jr.
GRANBURY -- Almond Bruce "A.B." Cook, Jr., 78, a security officer, died at a Granbury nursing home.
Funeral: Service pending.
Almond Cook was born Aug. 19, 1918.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Lenora Elliott
FORT WORTH -- Lenora Elliott, 78, a homemaker, died Friday, May 9, 1997, at home.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Lenora Elliott was born Sept. 28, 1918, in Wienart.
She taught swimming for senior citizens at TCJC.
Survivors: Husband, L. D. Elliott of Fort Worth; daughter, Arlette West of Fort Worth; sister, Lillie Mahan of Aurora, Colo.; grandchildren, Steven West of Fort Worth, Dee West of Texarkana, Leaann Lankford of Azle; and seven great-grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Jean Hall
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Jean Hall, a homemaker, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, at an Arlington hospital.
Memorial service:was Saturday at the Evangel Temple Assembly of God Church in Grand Prairie. Funeral: was Saturday at the Morrison Funeral Home in Graham. Burial: Pioneer Cemetery in Graham.
Officiants: Dr. Don Paul Gray, pastor of Evangel Temple Assembly of God Church, Rev. Jack Guthrie, and Dr. Ronald DePriest.
Mrs. Hall was born in Lutisville, Mo. She married Cecil Hall Aug. 1, 1964, in Lake Tahoe, Calif. She was a resident of Santa Clara, Calif., where she was a supervisor of a drapery factory. She moved to Graham in 1979 from California, and in 1987, she moved to Grand Prairie. She was a member of the Evangel Temple Assembly of God Church.
She was preceded in death by a son, Robert Kelly, in 1992.
Survivors: Husband, Cecil Hall of Grand Prairie; son, Dr. Ronald DePriest of Grandview; brother, Homer L. Bailey of Humansville, Mo.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Morrison Funeral Home
Graham, (817) 549-2121
R.W. Harless
EULESS -- R.W. Harless, 74, retired after 27 years in the U.S. Navy, died Wednesday, May 7, 1997, in Euless.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Moore Funeral Home.
R.W. Harless was born Jan. 11, 1923.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 42 years, Margaret H. Harless.
Survivors: Sons, Tommy, Terry, Jeffery and Richard Harless; daughter, Margie Northcutt; brothers, Robert, Floyd, Vernon and Jimmy Harless; sisters, Frances Jeans, Inalee Brown, Lucille Herandy, Betty Wise and Petty Shelton; and 10 grandchildren.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Louis Curtis Howard
DALLAS -- Louis Curtis Howard, 26, a musician, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, in Dallas.
Funeral: 4 p.m. Monday at Chapel East of Hillcrest Mausoleum. Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Memorials: Charity of choice.
Louis Howard was born Aug. 13, 1970, in Dallas.
Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home
Dallas, (214) 363-5401
