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Oliver Jonas
JACKSBORO -- Oliver Jonas, 88, an owner and operator of Jonas Dry Cleaner, died Sunday, May 25, 1997, in Jacksboro.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coker Funeral Home. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Oliver Jonas was born Aug. 11, 1909.
Coker Funeral Home
Jacksboro, (817) 567-3778
Edith L. Lefevre
FORT WORTH -- Edith L. Lefevre, 79, a retired nurse, died Saturday, May 24, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Valley Mills Cemetery in Valley Mills. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Edith Lefevre was born Feb. 27, 1918, in Walnut Springs. She had lived in Fort Worth since 1943. She worked as a nurse for Dr. Melvin Johnson 37 years before retiring. She was a member of Arlington Heights Church of Christ.
Survivors: Sister, Ethel Atchison and husband, Elwood, of Clifton; nieces, Bernice Fisher of San Antonio, Ethelene Roye of Cleburne, Laverne Williams of Long Beach, Calif.; nephew, Thomas Lefevre of Long Beach, Calif.; and numerous great-nieces and great- nephews.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Helen L. Rourk Maples
HURST -- Helen L. Rourk Maples, 79, a homemaker, died Friday, May 23, 1997, at her home.
Memorial service:7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Timothy Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Forrest Ridge in Bedford. Burial: A committal at sea, in the Atlantic Ocean, will be provided by the U.S. Navy.
Helen L. (Rourk) Maples was born Sept. 19, 1917, in Southport, N.C.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Bert A. Maples.
Survivors: Daughter, Elmina L. Williams; brother, Charles Rourk; sister, Elmina L. Brown; grandchild, Bridget L. Canaan; and great-granddaughter, Katelyn L. Canaan.
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst, 284-7271
Hubert R. McBride
AZLE -- Hubert R. McBride Sr., 86, who was retired from Swift and Company, died Friday, May 23, 1997.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mr. McBride was born Jan. 23, 1911, in Salem, Ark.
He lived in the Veal Station Community for 50 years. He was a Mason 62 years and a member of Lodge No. 92. He owned and operated Papco Construction for a number of years. He was married 651/2 years. He worked for Swift and Company 37 years.
Survivors: Wife of 65 1/2 years, Rosa Nell McBride; sons, Richard McBride and wife, Doris, Barry McBride and wife, La Wanah, Kenneth McBride and wife, Linda, all of Fort Worth; daughters, Patsy Springfield and husband, Kenneth of Azle, Vicki Newman of Irving; brothers, Glen McBride of Mesquite and C. B. Capps of Denton; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great- great-grandchild.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Richard Ray McWilliams
MANSFIELD -- Richard Ray "Mac" McWilliams, 63, a cement finisher, died Thursday, May 22, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral:11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Mansfield. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Monday at Baker Funeral Home. Wake: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Mr. McWilliams was born in Mexia, the son of J.E. and Myrdus McWilliams. He grew up in Mexia, where he was a member of Grove Island AME Church. He graduated from The Woodlands School. Mr. McWillliams worked in the housing construction industry for more than 35 years, pouring concrete throughout the Metroplex. His love for horses and riding led him to form the Mansfield Westside Riding Club, with a membership of more than 25 riders, in 1988. Mac was also an avid fisherman, who was always ready to spend quiet time on the banks of local waterways.
He married Shirley Johnson in 1971, and they remained a loving and devoted couple until his death.
Survivors: Wife, Shirley J. McWilliams of Mansfield; sons, Michael McWilliams of California, Clyde McWilliams of Houston, Donald Ray McWilliams of Mexia, L.S. Johnson and Douglas Smith, both of Fort Worth; grandson he reared as his own, Landris Johnson of Arlington; daughters, Melba Joyce McWilliams and Felicia McWilliams, both of California, and Shirley Ford of Manor; sisters, Joyce M. Waters of Oakland, Calif., and Evelyn Carter of Dallas; 17 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; uncle, J.B. Wright of Mexia; aunt, Goldie Freeman of Dallas; and many other family members and friends.
Baker Funeral Home
301 E. Rosedale St., 332-4468
Delphia Jean Miller
GRANBURY -- Delphia Jean Miller, 59, a homemaker, died Saturday, May 24, 1997, at home.
Funeral: No services planned. Visitation: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury.
Delphia Miller was born Oct. 12, 1937, in Le Flore County, Okla. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great- grandmother and friend.
Survivors: Husband, Billy Ray Miller of Granbury; sons, Billy Miller of Abilene, Kenneth Miller of Fort Worth and John Miller of River Oaks; daughter, Sylvia Miller of Granbury; brother, Floyd Hill of Antlers, Okla.; sisters, Jewel Brewer, Erma Hill, Nadine Schram, Georgia Hill and Susie Cushman; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-3000
James R. Neal
BRITTON -- James Randolph "Randy" Neal, 79, who was a retired shipping clerk for L.T.V., died Sunday, May 25, 1997, at an Arlington medical center.
Funeral: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield. Burial: Britton Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Memorials: Britton United Methodist Church.
Mr. Neal was born March 6, 1918, in Britton.
He was a member of Britton United Methodist Church. He married Vera May Journey June 11, 1939, in Britton. He was the son of John Wash and Nannie Belle Whaley Neal. He was also a retired farmer.
Survivors: Wife of 57 years, Vera Neal of Britton; son, Paul Neal of Arlington; daughter, Nancy Neal of Britton; brother, Buford Neal of Dallas; grandchildren, Jeff and wife, Angie Neal, Jason Neal, Leah Neal; great grandson, Gavin Neal, all of Arlington; special brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Jim and Oneita Shirley of Britton; and their son, Terry; and several nieces and nephews.
Blessing Funeral Home
Mansfield, 473-1555
Daisy Holden Nolley
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Daisy Holden Nolley, 84, a homemaker, died Saturday, May 24, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Moore Funeral Home. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: Starts at Noon Monday. Family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.
Daisy Nolley was born April 13, 1913, in Greenwood, Ark.
She was a dormitory hostess at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark. for 10 years. She was a house parent at State Children Home in Corsicana. She was preceded in death by husbands, Geoffrey Holden and Ed Ward Nolley.
Survivors: Sons, Doug Holden and wife, Francis of Colleyville, Jim Holden and wife, Kay of Hot Springs, Ark.; daughter, Joyce Haynes and husband, Chester of Grand Prairie; brother, Jack Peninger of Pinehurst, Idaho; sisters, Elva Scott of Oceanside, Calif., Helen Brown of Broken Bow, Okla.; and grandchildren, Phyllis Haynes, Kathy Beasley, both of Dallas, Derek Holden of Wilson, Jill Holden of Paradise, Jennifer Holden of Hot Springs, Ark. and Dawn Sandbu of Bedford.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Mary Lucille Prince
HURST -- Mary Lucille Prince, 85, a homemaker, died Friday, May 23, 1997, in Hurst.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday at Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth.
Memorials: Hospice Foundation of America, 2501 Parkview Dr., Suite 600, Fort Worth, 76102.
Mary Prince was born March 12, 1912, in Ferguson, Mo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Prince, in 1976.
Survivors: Cousin, Mary Beth Stanley of Hurst; and sister-in-law, Alene Ramsey, of Fort Worth.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Vivian Sanders
KENNEDALE -- Vivian Sanders, 79, a homemaker, died Friday, May 23, 1997, in Kennedale.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Kennedale Church of Christ. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Memorials: Community Hospice.
Vivian Sanders was born Dec. 8, 1917, in Paducah.
She was a longtime member of Kennedale Church of Christ and Lady's Bible Class. She was a loving mother and faithful servant of God.
Survivors: Husband, Asa Ivy Sanders; sons, Sonny Sanders, Eddie Sanders, all of Lillian, Eugene Sanders, Ray Sanders, both of Kennedale; daughters, Nancy Griffith of Fort Worth, Faye Livingston, Fern Cooper, both of Burleson, Ouida Gorman of Cleburne, Paula Winsette of Grapevine, Sandra Conner of Watauga; sister, Nina Mae Martin of Iowa Park; 28 grandchildren; 35 great- grandchildren; and three great-great- grandchildren.
Emerald Hills Funeral Home
500 Sublett Road, 572-1681
Mary L. Smith
ARDMORE, Okla. -- Mary L. Smith, 90, a homemaker, died Friday, May 23, 1997, at her residence.
Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Clement-Keel Funeral Home. Burial: New Rest Haven Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Memorials: Home Hospice of Ardmore.
Mary L. Smith was born Sept. 18, 1906, in Bowe, Okla.
Clement-Keel Funeral Home
Gainesville, (817) 665-4341
Rawdon A. Smith
GAINESVILLE -- Rawdon A. Smith, 91, a retired farmer and rancher, died Saturday, May 24, 1997, at a Gainesville hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Clement- Keel Funeral Home. Burial: Era Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Spring Creek United Methodist Church.
Rawdon A. Smith was born July 13, 1905, in Marysville.
Clement-Keel Funeral Home
Gainesville, (817) 665-4341
Grace Kathleen Snare
TULSA -- Grace Kathleen Snare, 79, a retired employee of Monnig's Department store, died Wednesday, May 21, 1997, at a Tulsa hospital.
Grace Snare was born June 28, 1917, in Comanche County, Okla. She lived in Fort Worth 24 years before moving to live with family in Broken Arrow, Okla.
She was preceded in death by son, Thomas D. Snare, in Feb. 1993.
Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Judy K. and Jim J. Walls of Broken Arrow, Okla.; son, William S. Maupin of Garland; grandchildren, Diane Walls Rahrig and her husband, Don, of Arlington, Alston D. Walls of Tulsa, Okla., Deborah Maupin of Garland, Tony Snare and Dirk Snare; and great- grandchildren, Clarke and Carson Rahrig.
Raymond Leon Warren
BOYD -- Raymond Leon Warren, 68, a retired electrical engineer for General Dynamics, died Saturday, May 24, 1997, at home.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Monday in Boyd Cemetery.
Mr. Warren was born June 11, 1928, in Paradise. He married Ella Jean Pitts on Dec. 10, 1954, in Wichita, Kan. He retired from GD March 31, 1989, after 42 years.
Survivors: Wife, Jean Warren of Boyd; son and daughter-in-law, Bradley Ray and Lisa Warren of Boyd; daughters and son-in-law, Carla Hataway, Rhonda and Henry Bletsch, all of Boyd; sister, Anna Hipple of Fort Worth; and grandchildren, Jeremy and Justin Hataway of Boyd.
Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home
Boyd, (817) 433-5310
