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Florence R. Wismer
GRANBURY -- Florence R. Wismer, 87, a nurse, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a Granbury hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church of Granbury. Burial: Granbury Cemetery.
Florence R. Wismer was born May 25, 1909, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Survivors: George Wismer of Granbury; daughter, Carole Bolander of Granbury; brother, Raymond Bindock of Leaky; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-3000
Ethel E. Witherspoon
ARLINGTON -- Ethel Estelle Witherspoon, 85, a homemaker, died Friday May 11, 1997, at an Arlington nursing home.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Benbrook Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday.
Ethel Witherspoon was born Dec. 1, 1911, in Fort Worth.
She was a member of Travis Avenue Baptist Church. She went home to be with the Lord on Mother's Day.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, William and Audrey Burten of Arlington; granddaughter and her husband, Renee and Robert Brzozowski; and three great- grandchildren.
Baumgardner Funeral Home
3704 Highway 377 S., 731-8400
Lexus La Trice Yarbrough
FORT WORTH -- Lexus La Trice Yarbrough, 4, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riteway Baptist Church at 5054 Binson St. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Rev's Funeral Parlor.
Lexus La Trice Yarbrough was born Dec. 2, 1992, in Nacogdoches.
Rev's Funeral Parlor
3615 Vaughn Blvd., 536-0200
Felio Tsumpis
FORT WORTH -- Felio Tsumpis, 91, a homemaker, died Thursday, May 8, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church. The Rev. George Bessina will officiate. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Memorials: St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.
Mrs. Felio Tsumpis was born Sept. 29, 1905, in Turkey and came to Fort Worth when she was 19 years old. She was the last immigrant from the first generation that came to Fort Worth. She was a member of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church for 72 years and was a member of the Philoptohos Greek Ladies Society.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Gus and Ann Tsumpis of Fort Worth; grandson, Nick and his wife, Stephanie Tsumpis, of Aledo; granddaughter, Mary and her husband, Ernie Valamides, of Arlington; great-grandchildren, Tiffany Tsumpis of Aledo and Jonathan Valamides and Victoria Valamides, both of Arlington; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Shannon North Funeral Chapel
111 W. Northside Drive, 624-2191
Augusta Veronica Albrecht
HURST -- Augusta Veronica Albrecht, 80, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a North Richland Hills nursing center.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Agnes Catholic Church in St. Paul, Minn. Burial: Resurrection Cemetery in Mendota, Minn.
Memorials: St. Michael's Catholic Church in Bedford.
Augusta Albrecht was born Dec. 25, 1916, in Waubay, S.D. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Survivors: Daughters, Berniece Albrecht of Hurst and Dorothy Albrecht of Watauga.
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst, 284-7271
Angela Marie Baskin
FORT WORTH -- Angela Marie Baskin, 87, a shell manufacturer/assembler for Texas Steel Company, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Cathedral. Graveside service: 2 p.m. in Zephyr Cemetery. Vigil: 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials: charity of choice.
Angela Marie Baskin was born April 7, 1910, in Cleveland, Ohio.
She was a first generation American of Slovak descent and attended Villa Sacred Heart Academy in Danville, Pa. She lived in Cleveland, Ohio, Democrat, Texas, and Fort Worth. She worked for National Biscuit Company in Cleveland, Texas Steel during World War II, Terrel's Lab and John Peter Smith Hospital doing secretarial work. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Altar Society and a charter member of the "First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association," a fraternal organization her father helped establish. She enjoyed gardening. All will miss her sense of humor and ability to hold everyone together no matter what challenge they faced.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert Thomas Baskin; and children, Jordan Anthony Vasil and Nancy Baskin.
Survivors: Sons, John Michael Vasil of Myrtle Creek, Ore., and Raymond Joseph Vasil and George Thomas Baskin, both of Arlington, and the Rev. Martin Anthony Baskin of Fort Worth; daughters, Jacquelyn Jane Canamar of Monterrey, Mexico, and Mary Philomena Harmuth of Fort Worth; brother, Raymond Lawrence Soboslay of Cleveland, Ohio; sister, Amelia "Jane" Jackson of Fort Worth; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Luther and Alma Baskin of Brownwood; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Vada L. Berry
FORT WORTH -- Vada L. Berry, 89, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: noon Wednesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Vada L. Berry was born Nov. 22, 1907, in Trent.
She loved to work in her beautiful flower garden.
Survivors: Daughter, Mary Garnett of Fort Worth; sister, Ella Bates of Azle; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Willie C. Bingaman
RICHLAND HILLS -- Willie C. Bingaman, 80, retired from security with American Airlines, died Monday, May 12, 1997, in North Richland Hills.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Timothy Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Willie Bingaman was born July 11, 1916, in Paris, Ark. He was a member of the Masons, Scottish Rite, York Shrine and Tarrant Lodge No. 942.
Survivors: Wife, Ila Bingaman of Richland Hills; daughters, Barbara and Bill Roden of Emory, Lila Sandefur of Fort Worth and Willie C. and Margaret Bingaman Jr. of Spring; mother, Hazel Marie Bingaman of Paris, Ark.; sister, Avelene Scrudder of Paris, Ark.; nine grandchildren; and 15 great- grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Lem Brock
STEPHENVILLE -- Lem Brock, 89, a rancher, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a Stephenville hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Graham Street Church of Christ. Burial: Gardens of Memory Cemetery.
Memorials: Foster's Home for Children, P.O. Box 978, Stephenville, Texas, 76401.
Lem Brock was born July 27, 1907, in Milam County. He was a member of Graham Street Church of Christ. He had lived in Stephenville since 1960.
Survivors: Wife, Vera; sons, Mike Craft of Stephenville and Jack Craft of Montana; daughters, Pam Clayton of Stephenville and Lenora VanLake of Arlington; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Stephenville Funeral Home
Stephenville, (817) 965-3161
Henryetta Burnett
HURST -- Henryetta "Peckie" Burnett, 67, a homemaker, died Monday, May 12, 1997, at a Hurst hospital.
Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Henryetta Burnett was born Jan. 24, 1930, in Whitney. She was married to Alfred Burnett Jr. on Oct. 15, 1947, in Lamesa, Texas.
Survivors: Husband, Alfred Burnett Jr.; son, Carroll Ray Burnett of Whitesboro; and grandchildren, Kevin Scott Burnett, Kimberly Joanne Burnett and Lauren Renee Burnett.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Paula Virginia Covin
WHITE SETTLEMENT -- Paula Virginia Covin, 78, a retired waitress, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a local nursing home.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Garden Chapel. Entombment: Greenwood Mausoleum. Officiating: the Rev. Michael C. Tullos, pastor of Normandale Baptist Church.
Paula Covin was born Nov. 16, 1918, in St. Louis, Mo. She lived in Glendale and Fresno, Calif., for most of her life. She lived in White Settlement, Texas, from November 1986 until her death.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James "Jimmy" Covin, in August 1994.
Survivors: Daughter, Gayle Kendrick and her husband, Wiley, of Germantown, Tenn.; brother-in-law and sister- in-law, Jesse and Peggy Covin of White Settlement; sister-in-law, Jean Anderson of Wills Point; one grandson; three granddaughters; several great- grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Lee Darrah
FORT WORTH -- Lee Darrah, 65, a credit counselor, died Saturday, May 10, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel.
Memorials: Eastern Hills United Methodist Church, 1509 Wilson Road, Fort Worth, Texas 76112.
Lee Darrah was born Dec. 19, 1931, in Fort Worth.
He was former president of the Credit Management Association of Dallas, 1979, and Region 3 president of the Credit Management Association of Texas, 1979. He was a member of Eastern Hills United Methodist Church, a lay leader and chairman of the trustees of the church.
Survivors: Wife, Donna Darrah of Fort Worth; son, Les Darrah of Fort Worth; daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Roger Harn of Watauga; grandsons, Joshua Reynolds and Scooter Harn, both of Watauga; granddaughter, Jessica Harn of Watauga; and aunt, Claudia Tyler of Sulphur Springs.
Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E. Lancaster Ave., 451-3333
