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Thomas Walter Miller
FORT WORTH -- Thomas Walter Miller, 86, who had retired as a truck driver for the city of Fort Worth after 30 years, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: was 10 a.m. Tuesday in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Thomas Walter Miller was born March 5, 1911, in DeRoche, Ark.
He was a member of Gospel Tabernacle and a past member of the sheriff's posse.
Survivors: Daughter, Didi Higginbotham; grandchildren, Jeff Higginbotham and Heather Calicott; and four great-grandchildren.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Lucile Crooks Moon
COVINGTON -- Lucile Crooks Moon, 91, a retired schoolteacher, died Tuesday, May 13, 1997, at a Fort Worth nursing center.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Crosier- Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home. Burial: Rio Vista Cemetery in Rio Vista. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Covington United Methodist Church, Covington, Texas 76636.
Lucile Moon was born July 24, 1905, in Covington.
Survivors: Brother, Richard Crooks of Crowley; and sisters, Gertrude Smith of Fort Worth and Sadie Price of Itasca.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Martha Alma Morris
FORT WORTH -- Martha Alma Morris, 83, a retired accounting clerk for the government, died Monday, May 12, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: services pending. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Martha Alma Morris was born Nov. 12, 1913, in Midland.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Ruth E. Norwood
BENBROOK -- Ruth E. Norwood, 77, a retiree of Penland Distributors, died Monday, May 12, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital after a courageous battle with cancer.
Memorial service: 4 p.m. Thursday at Christ the King Episcopal Church, 3290 Lackland Rd. Father Dee Bright and Father Gayland Pool will officiate, with a reception following at the church.
Memorials: in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Tarrant County Cancer Society or Christ the King Episcopal Church.
Ruth E. Norwood was born Nov. 11, 1919, in New York, N.Y., and had been a Fort Worth resident since 1951.
She was an avid bridge player and belonged to the following bridge groups: Finesse at the Womans Club of Fort Worth, Lake Worth Senior Citizens Center and the Friday Bridge Group.
She was also a member of the Rejebian Book Club, Sorosis Study Group and Christ the King Episcopal Church for the past 45 years. Mrs. Norwood was active and supported various little theater groups.
Survivors: Husband of 56 years, Robert E. Norwood; daughters, Barbara A. Baxter and Pam Coburn; son, Robert E. Norwood Jr. and their spouses; six grandchildren; one great-grandson; and sister, Doris Kent of Phoenix. Ariz.
Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel
3015 Merida, 926-3314
Jay Darwin Osborn
COMANCHE -- Jay Darwin "J.D." Osborn, 78, in farming, peanuts and cattle, died Monday, May 12, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hall & Sons Funeral Home. Burial: Comanche Gardens of Memory.
Memorials: Columbia Brownwood Hospice, 125 South Park, Suite A, P.O. Box 2344, Brownwood, Texas 76804.
Jay Osborn was born Jan. 10, 1919, in Stag Creek, Comanche County.
Hall & Sons Funeral Home
Comanche, (915) 356-5214
Helen J.J. Pomykal
PORT O'CONNOR -- Helen Josephine Jennings Pomykal, 76, a retired dietitian and homemaker, died Monday, May 12, 1997, in Port O'Connor.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Port O'Connor. Rev. Bill Reeves will officiate. Burial: Port O'Connor Cemetery.
Memorials: Ridglea Christian Church Memorial Fund. P.O. Box 121035, Fort Worth, Texas 76121,
Pallbearers: Charles Pomykal, John Pomykal, Robert Gregory, Christopher Hawse, Gary McCauley and Rupert Sorrow. Honorary pallbearers: Dennis Raby, Haynes Hart and T.L. Tipton.
Helen Josephine Jennings Pomykal was born March, 8, 1921, in Sulphur, Okla.
She was a dietitian and retired in 1983. She attended Texas State College for Women in Denton, East Central State College and graduated from Oklahoma A&M. She was a member of the Murray County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was also an active church member and Sunday school teacher, She was employed by the Fort Worth Osteopathic Hospital, where she retired. She was also formerly employed in civil service with the Federal government in L.A., Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Harry Jennings and Cecil Douthitt.
Survivors: Husband, Woodrow Amos Pomykal of Port O'Connor; sons, Dr. Ray C. Pomykal of Clear Lake and Forrest A. Pomykal of Port O'Connor.; sister, Bernice J. Williamsen of Alexandria, Va.; brother, John Jefferson Jennings II of Norman, Okla.; and two grandsons.
Richardson Funeral Home
Port O'Connor, (512) 552-2988
John Anthony Prather
FORT WORTH -- John Anthony Prather, 42, an owner of Optical Shop of Fort Worth, died Monday, May 12, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Memorial service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church. Burial: private.
Memorials: The American Cancer Society.
John Anthony Prather was born Nov. 19, 1954.
Survivors: Wife, Carolyn Prather; sons, Anthony and Timothy Prather; daughter, Jessica Prather; mother, Judy Freeman of Dallas; brother, Jerry Prather; and grandmother, Tommie Carter of Dallas.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Allene T. Robinette
CROWLEY -- Allene T. Robinette, 88, a homemaker, died Monday, May 12, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Lubbock Memorial Cemetery.
Allene T. Robinette was born March 27, 1909, in Lubbock. She was a member of Alta Mesa Church of Christ.
Survivors: Son, W.M. "Dub" Robinette and his wife, Helen, of Fort Worth; daughter, Dianne Mallory and her husband, Milton, of Austin; brother, Liff Taylor and his wife, Eula Fay, of Channelview; grandchildren, Michael Robinette, Mark Robinette and his wife, Lisa, Bryan Robinette, Gary Robinette and his wife, Laurie, Paul Robinette and his wife, Shannon, and Brenda Christoforo and her husband, Jeffrey, all of Fort Worth, Scott Mallory of Houston and Dawn Mallory of Austin; and seven great- grandchildren.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Lyma "Bobbie" Rutledge
HURST -- Lyma " Bobbie" Rutledge, 85, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, in Hurst.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Home in Dallas. Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Lyma "Bobbie" Rutledge was born June 11, 1911, in Midlothian.
She was the daughter of the late John Henry and Amanda Ellen Glass.
Mrs. Rutledge was preceded in death by her husband, John Monroe Rutledge.
Survivors: Children, Charles Watson, Robert R. Rutledge, Dorothy F. Harkness, Jerry W. Rutledge, Henry Rutledge, Wynette Garrett, Sherran Bailey, Donna Ekas, Lucy Diviney and Linda Marzil; 18 grandchildren; 52 great- grandchildren; one great-great- grandchild; and sister, Maybelle McGowan.
Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home
Dallas, (214) 363-5401
Charles "Dick" Ryan
FORT WORTH -- Charles "Dick" Ryan, 80, a retired supervisor, died Monday, May 12, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Charles Ryan was born Dec. 4, 1916, in West Union, Ohio. He was very active with his family. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater, 216th Armored Engineer Battalion. He was employed by General Dynamics ockheed for 45 years as a supervisor in logistics.
Survivors: Wife, La Juana Ryan of Fort Worth; children, Martha Ryan, Marilyn Ryan and Michael Ryan, all of Fort Worth; brother, Winston R. Ryan of Houston; and sisters, June Jackson of Cardington, Ohio, and Eleanor Moehlman of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
M. Charles Shunk
ALVARADO -- M. Charles Shunk, 62, a retired salesman of highway traffic equipment, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at home.
Funeral: none scheduled.
M. Charles Shunk was born Oct. 11, 1934, in Ithaca, Mich.
Survivors: Wife, Barbara Shunk of Alvarado; sons, Richard Brainard of Arlington, Robert Brainard of Azle and John Shunk of Alvarado; daughters, Julie Fort of Wildwood, Fla., and Lori Laechelin of Seguin; mother, Doris Shunk of Ithaca, Mich.; brother, Kenneth Shunk of Seguin; sisters, Jean Zammeron of Ithaca, Mich., and Phillis Martineau of Ludington, Mich.; and 12 grandchildren.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Regina Easter Stallins
GRANBURY -- Regina Easter Stallins, 30, a homemaker, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a Granbury hospital.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday in Union Hill Cemetery in Mineral Wells.
Regina Stallins was born July 2, 1966, in Pahokee, Fla. She was a loving wife and mother.
Survivors: Husband, Mitchell Pruitt; stepsons, Mitchell Pruitt and Dewayne Pruitt; stepdaughter, Elizabeth Tate; parents, Edra Stallins and Thomas Stallins; brothers and sister-in-law, Carl and Lisa Stallins, and William Long; sisters, Debora Simmons and Brenda Lewis; former husband, Jimmy Easter; and great-aunt, Wilma Chambliss.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-3000
