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Virginia G. Cortez
FORT WORTH -- Virginia G. Cortez, 60, a homemaker, died Thursday, June 12, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Rosary: 8 p.m. Friday at the church.
Virginia G. Cortez was born Feb. 26, 1937, in Ennis.
Mrs. Cortez was one of the founding members of the Guadalupanas of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.
Survivors: Husband of 44 years, Crespin L. Cortez Sr. of Fort Worth; sons, Robert Cortez of Watauga, Crespin L. Cortez Jr. of Hurst and Felix Cortez, Edward Cortez and Rick Cortez, all of Fort Worth; daughters, Crestina Crownover of Houston, Cynthia Ruelas of Fort Worth and Lydia "Bell" Escobar of Fort Worth; brother, Pete Gonzales of Denver; sisters, Juanita Jaramillo of Denver, Colo., Mercedes Arrellano of Fort Worth, Mary Martinez of Fort Worth and Irene Molina of Dallas; and grandchildren, Stephanie and Leslie Cortez, Michael and Jacob Crownover, Jennifer and Jeremy and Baby Jared Cortez, Kenneth Jr. and Diana and Lisa Ruelas, Victoria Cortez, Julian Crespin Cortez, Virginia "Panchita" and Cristina Escobar.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Raymond Russell Cottrell
FORT WORTH -- Raymond Russell Cottrell, 69, a retired chemical laboratory technician for Anderson Laboratories, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Monday at Biggers Funeral Home. Burial: private.
Raymond Cottrell was born July 4, 1927, in Park County, Ind.
He was an area resident 35 years and worked for American Can Company and Anderson Laboratories. He was an avid Texas Rangers fan.
Survivors: Sons, Robert Ray Cottrell of Fort Worth and Terry Lee Cottrell of White Settlement; grandchildren, Amy Nichole Cottrell, Robert Ray Cottrell, Kevin Roach, Jeremy Cottrell, Mitchell Cottrell and Sara Cottrell.
Biggers Funeral Home
7139 Jacksboro Highway, 237-3341
Ida B. Desimone
FORT WORTH -- Ida B. Desimone, 91, a cashier, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, in Richland Hills.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery in Kalamazoo, Mich. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Ida B. Desimone was born May 24, 1906, in Houma, La. She was a life member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
She was preceded in death by two daughters and two sons, including Philip Raymond Liberto.
Survivors: Sons, Joseph N. Liberto of Krum and John A. Liberto and Roy A. Liberto, both of Gun Barrel City; sisters, Mary Casciola of Shreveport, La.; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Hazella Dick
BOWIE -- Hazella Dick, 73, a homemaker, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, in Wichita Falls.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley Funeral Home. Burial: Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Hazella Dick was born March 30, 1924, in Nennekah, Okla.
Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley
Bowie, (940) 872-1144
Ronnie Lee English
CLEBURNE -- Ronnie Lee English, 39, who had homes in Cleburne and Alvarado, died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at his home in Alvarado.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Ronnie Lee English was born Dec. 11, 1957, in Plainview. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ruth and Ellis Miller English Jr., and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Miller English Sr.
Ronnie was a very giving, loving and generous person. He was never the type to argue and always had a smile on his face and a kind word for everyone. He didn't like people waiting on him as his body got weak, and tried paying everyone for any favor they had done for him. He loved going out boating to Lake Whitney and Cleburne Lake. He also loved buying gifts for everyone. He loved all people, all animals and especially loved all of his family, nieces and nephews. He will be greatly missed by everyone.
Survivors: Daughters, Misty English of Dublin,Texas, Ashliegh English of Dublin, Texas, and Brandi English of Ohio; brothers, Bobby and Cindy English of Watauga, Jimmy and Teresa English of Cleburne and Lonnie English of Nebraska; sisters, Lillian and Tony Ball and Pam and Bryan Lawshe, all of Cleburne, and Helene and Glen Cottongame of Joshua, Elaine and David Farmer of Fort Worth, Janet and Armando Figueroa of Cleburne, Penny and Jason Morgan of Grandview and Lisa and Terry Patterson of Alvarado; and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.
Emerald Hills Funeral Home
500 Sublett Road, 572-1681
James Harvey Evans
DALLAS -- James Harvey Evans, 63, a retired automotive salesman, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, in Dallas.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Friday in Parkdale Cemetery.
James Harvey Evans was born June 11, 1934, in Granite, Okla. He graduated from Arlington High School and served in the Marine Corps.
Survivors: Son, Jordan Evans and his wife, Kathy, of Dallas; sisters, Rose Goerdel and her husband, Al, and Betty Brandon and her husband, Robert, all of Arlington, and Jean North and her husband, Everett, of Mattawa, Wash.; grandchild, Ashley Evans of Arlington; and an aunt, Mildred Wammack and her husband, Troy, of Arlington.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Mae Ola Foster
BURLESON -- Mae Ola Foster, 93, a homemaker, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, in Burleson.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Laurel Land Funeral Home of Burleson. Burial: Laurel Land of Fort Worth. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Burleson funeral home.
Mae Ola Foster was born April 25, 1904, in Temple.
Survivors: Brother, Claude C. Calhoun of California; sister, Virginia Morene Moore of Dallas; granddaughter, Michel Bullard of Joshua; grandson, Steve Laird of Whitney; four great-grandchildren, Bret and Jillian Bullard, Brian Laird and Mallory Burns.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Burleson
Burleson, 295-5211
Flora C. Garner
FORT WORTH -- Flora C. Garner, 80, a sales woman for Sears, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Arlington Funeral Home. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Flora C. Garner was born Feb. 13, 1917, in Rock Island.
Survivors: Son, Danny W. Garner of Houston; daughters, Patsy Massey of Alvarado and Peggy Haynie of Fort Worth; brothers, Henry Chasteen of Arizona, Ray Chasteen of Texas and Kenneth Chasteen of Colorado; sisters, Edna Johnson of Whitney, Earlene Johnson of Plano, Wanda McDowell of Conroe and Dorothy Small of Coppell; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Jervis L. Garth Sr.
FORT WORTH -- Jervis L. Garth Sr., 65, an Air Force veteran and water department worker, died Sunday, June 8, 1997, at his residence.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Family hour: 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Jervis L. Garth Sr. was born Feb. 7, 1932, in Birmingham, Ala. He was preceded in death by his mother, Eldrige Morrow Garth.
Survivors: Wife, Annie Garth; sons, Edward Abdullah and Jervis Garth Jr., both of Birmingham, Ala.; daughters, Kathy Washington of Roselin, Calif., Ernestine Archie of Birmingham, Louise Washington of Sacramento, Calif., and Caroline Garth of California; father, Lanier P. Abdullah of San Bernardino, Calif.; brother, Alphonso Bunn of Cleveland, Ohio; sister, Ernestine Pezant of San Bernardino; and stepchildren, Mary Cavitt of Washington, D.C., Patricia Griffin of Fort Worth and Glen Johnson of Fort Worth.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Aaron Harris-DeMorest
ARLINGTON -- Aaron Thomas Harris-DeMorest died Monday, June 9, 1997, in Irving. He would have been 3 months old Sunday.
Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Bedford. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Aaron Thomas Harris-DeMorest was born March 15, 1997, in Arlington.
Survivors: Mother, Cynthia Harris of Arlington; father, Thomas DeMorest of Arlington; grandparents, Colleen Tedrow of Watauga, Terry Harris of Atlanta, Ga., and Paul Harris; and great- grandmother, Ann Anschuetz.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
Anthony R. Hurst
LYONS, Colo. -- Anthony R. "Tony" Hurst, 42, a 20-year employee of Skaggs Alpha Beta/Albertson's, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at a Lakewood, Colo. medical facility.
Graveside service: 1 p.m. Saturday in Young Cemetery in Carter County, Okla. Rev. Roger Wood will officiate.
Anthony Hurst was born Aug. 11, 1954, in Broken Arrow, Okla. to Ross and Evelyn Young Hurst. He married Carol Agnew.
He worked in Tulsa, Okla.; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Fort Smith, Ark.; Arlington and Dallas. He moved from Arlington in 1993.
He was preceded in death by his father, Ross W. Hurst.
Survivors: Wife, Carol of Lyons, Colo.; daughter, Medea Hurst of Colorado Springs, Colo.; mother, Evelyn Young Hurst of Ardmore, Okla.; sister, Rose Ann Gray of Ardmore, Okla.; brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Sue Hurst of Arlington; brothers-in-law, John and Don Agnew, both of Bedford; and numerous other relatives.
Craddock Funeral Home
Ardmore, Okla.,(405) 223-2727
Mary J. Jemison
BURLESON -- Mary J. Jemison, 94, a retired cook for the Fort Worth ISD, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mary J. Jemison was born Aug. 29, 1902, in Junction.
Survivors: Daughter, Ina Martin of Cleburne; grandchildren, Christy Bond, Steven Walker, Venus Walker, Charla Jalomo, Charles Edward Hemphill, Carolyn Torian, Dennis Harkcom, Donna Simms Harkcom, Joel Harkcom and Danny Sweaney; 16 great- grandchildren; and 15 great-great- grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
William Alford Jones Jr.
FORT WORTH -- William Alford Jones Jr., 75, who retired as a truck driver in 1980 after 32 years with White Rose Distributing Co., died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at New Bethel Baptist Church, 1035 E. Annie St. Burial: Skyvue Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Pinkston's Mortuary.
William Jones was born April 24, 1922, in Fort Worth.
He attended James E. Guinn Elementary School and graduated from I.M. Terrell High School. He attended Prairie View A&M University for three years. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Arena Pearl Jones, in June 1968.
Survivors: Son, Christopher "Danny" Jones of Fort Worth; daughters, Kaye Y. Jones and Sheila V. Moore, both of Fort Worth; sister, Bertha M. Pamilton of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Tamesia P. Jones of Fort Worth and Aloyius Dwaylon "J.J." Moore of Fort Worth; aunt, Mrs. Lucille Guyden; brother-in-law, Charlie E. Pamilton Jr., both of Fort Worth; sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Etta Jones of Oakland, Calif.; devoted son-in-law, Rev. Eddie L. Moore Jr. of Fort Worth; and nieces and nephews.
Pinkston's Mortuary
821 E. Terrell Ave., 332-5393
