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Jessie Arrington
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Jessie Arrington, 82, a homemaker, died Monday, June 2, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Rosary: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Jessie Arrington was born April 9, 1915, in Waco. She was a member of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church.
Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Steve Clemons of Azle; sister and brother-in-law, Lillie Mae and J.B. Bullard of Fort Worth; grandson, Doug Clemons of North Richland Hills; and many nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Georgia Etta H. Baker
BENBROOK -- Georgia Etta Herring Baker, 95, a retired gift wrapper, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at a local nursing home.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Lake Arlington Baptist Church. Graveside service: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in Marion Cemetery in Strawn.
Georgia Etta Herring Baker was born June 10, 1901, in Salesville. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charley Baker, in 1982 and two sons, Wilson Baker and Glenn Allen Baker.
She had been a gift wrapper at Leonards Department Store.
Survivors: Daughters, Louise Beasley of Burleson and Peggy Johnson of Fort Worth; sisters, Mildred Jean Shelton of Ranger and Opal Pruitt of Lubbock; seven grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren; three great-great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Brown, Owens & Brumley
425 S. Henderson St., 335-4557
Clarence Benoit
ARLINGTON -- Clarence "Ben" Benoit, 72, a retired aerospace field engineer, died Monday, June 2, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Arlington Funeral Home. Burial: Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, Arlington Unit, P.O. Box 433, Arlington, Texas 76010.
Clarence "Ben" Benoit was born May 24, 1925, in Burlington, Vt.
He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on Jan. 30, 1943, and served until being honorably discharged on Nov. 9, 1945. While in the South Pacific he fought in four major battles with the Marine Raiders. He participated in action against enemy forces (Japanese) during the consolidation of the Northern Solomons at Bougainville Islands, British Solomon Islands from Dec. 4, 1943, to Jan. 12, 1944, and Guam, Marianas Islands from July 21, 1944, to Aug. 27, 1944. He was employed with LTV oral Corporation and retired in 1994 after 35 years of service.
Survivors: Wife, Nelda Kirby Benoit of Arlington; sons, M/Sgt. Keith Benoit of Clovis, N.M., Danny Benoit of Las Cruces, N.M., and Larry Benoit of Cedar Hill; daughter, Leilani Stone of Las Cruces, N.M.; stepchildren, Linda Carrier of Arlington, Paula Martin of Sarasota, Fla., and Brian Devereaux of Cresson; brother, Bernard Benoit of California; sister, Connie of Burlington, Vt.; 11 grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Oris Berry
FORT WORTH -- Oris Berry, 88, a retired shipping foreman for the Fort Worth General Depot, died Monday, June 2, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Catholic Church at 5508 Black Oak Lane in River Oaks.
Oris Berry was born Dec. 22, 1908, in Crowley, La. He worked his entire career with federal civil service. He retired from the Fort Worth General Depot in 1957. In his younger years, he played semi-pro baseball.
Survivors, all of Fort Worth: Wife, Mary Jo Berry; son, Joe and his wife, Joane Berry; granddaughter, Erin Berry; and grandson, Donal Berry.
Shannon North Funeral Chapel
111 W. Northside Drive, 624-2191
Arnold G. Callaway
FORT WORTH -- Arnold G. Callaway, 67, retired from the city of Fort Worth sanitation department, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Arnold G. Callaway was born Nov. 11, 1929.
Survivors: Wife, Helen R. Callaway of Fort Worth; sons, Gordon A. Callaway and Michael P. Callaway, both of Fort Worth, and James H. Callaway of Denton; brother, Herbert Callaway of Gainesville; and sister, Lillian Robins of Breckenridge.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Haydie M.C.S. Cook
FORT WORTH -- Haydie Marie Charlotte Schulz Cook, 96, a homemaker, died Friday, May 30, 1997, at her home at Broadway Plaza.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. The Rev. Canon James P. De- Wolfe Jr. will officiate. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Haydie Cook was born Oct. 18, 1900, in Turnersville. She was a lifetime member of The Woman's Club.
She was the widow of Samuel Cook, a pioneer drilling contractor in the East Texas and Arkansas oil exploration era.
Mrs. Cook had been a member of First United Methodist Church since 1929.
Survivors: Son, Samuel Edward Cook and his wife, Gayle Webb Cook; daughter, Sammie Marie Cook Stripling and her husband, Coleman, of El Paso; grandchildren, Catherine Cook Bernell, Samuell Edward Cook Jr., Bonnie Marie Cook Mosier, Thomas Coleman Stripling and Sheri Lynn Hervie; five great- grandchildren; and nephews and nieces.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
H.J. Day
NEWCASTLE -- H.J. "Doode" Day, 84, a retired carpenter and painter, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at a hospital in Graham.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Newcastle. Burial: Newcastle Cemetery.
H.J. "Doode" Day was born Sept. 10, 1912, in Alba.
Morrison Funeral Home
Graham, (817) 549-2121
Natalie A. Dickerson
FORT WORTH -- Natalie A. Dickerson, 70, a homemaker, passed away Saturday, May 31, 1997, in Fort Worth after a brief bout with cancer.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church. Entombment: Greenwood Mausoleum.
Memorials: Presbyterian Night Shelter or charity of choice.
Natalie A. Dickerson was born Nov. 23, 1926, in Chicago. She was a member of Hemphill Presbyterian Church and had been a member of First Presbyterian Church since 1985.
She was an active member of Presbyterian Women at First Presbyterian Church and a loving mother and grandmother.
Survivors: Sons, Mark Dickerson of Arlington and Brad Dickerson and his wife, Sandy of Fort Worth; and grandchildren, Kristen Dickerson of Marshfield, Mo., and Nicholas Dickerson, Jourdan Dickerson and Andrea Dickerson, all of Fort Worth.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Robert Espinosa
FORT WORTH -- Robert Espinosa, 41, a construction laborer, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at a Dallas hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at All Saint's Catholic Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Prayer service: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Robert Espinosa was born May 27, 1956, in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Sons, Robert Espinosa Jr. of Fort Worth, Robert Brown of Dallas and Dominque Espinosa of Fort Worth; parents, I. Juan and Clemencia Espinosa of Fort Worth; brothers, Javier Espinosa of Fort Worth, Joe Espinosa of Alaska, Johnny Espinosa of Fort Worth and Jerry Espinosa of Bedford; and sister, Teresa Espinosa of Fort Worth.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
James C. Fails
FORT WORTH -- James C. "Jim" Fails, 68, a patent attorney and retired partner of Wofford, Fails, Zobal and Mantooth, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Shannon-TCU Chapel. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Oliver Springs Cemetery in Comanche County.
Memorials: Lions Club Children's Camp, University Baptist Church Foundation or a charity of choice.
James C. "Jim" Fails graduated from Texas A&M University and Southern Methodist University Law School. He served as a pilot with the Air Force and worked as an engineer and patent attorney for Mobil Oil Co. before entering private practice in Fort Worth.
He was a member of University Baptist Church and a member and past president of the Fort Worth Founders Lions Club.
Survivors: His wife of 43 years, Anna Jean Atchison Fails; daughters, Debbie and her husband, Richard Nacewski, of North Richland Hills, Sandy Fails and her husband, Michael Garren, of Fort Worth and Sherrie and her husband, Roger Erwin, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; grandchildren, Clay Nacewski and Kathy Nacewski of North Richland Hills, Chris Garren of Fort Worth and Becky Erwin, Michelle Erwin and Rick Erwin of Pittsburgh; mother, Mrs. Inez Fails of Comanche; and brother, Talmadge Fails of Comanche.
Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel
3015 Merida, 926-3314
O.C. Forrest Jr.
CLEBURNE -- O.C. Forrest Jr., 68, founder and co-owner of Forrest Chevrolet-Oldsmobile-Cadillac and Forrest Pontiac-Buick-GMC auto dealerships of Cleburne, passed away Saturday, May 31, 1997, at a Cleburne hospital.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. The service will also be broadcast in the Christian Activity Center. The Forrest family will host a luncheon in honor of Mr. Forrest at the First Baptist Church immediately following burial. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Crosier-Pearson Funeral Home.
Memorials: O.C. Forrest Memorial Fund, c/o First Baptist Church, 105 E. Willingham St., Cleburne, Texas 76031; the Children's Medical Center of Dallas (for hydrocephalus research), P.O. Box 650473, Dallas, Texas 75265; or Patient Emergency Fund, National Institute of Health, 900 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Md. 20895.
Mr. Forrest was born Sept. 14, 1928, in Strawn and reared on the family farm near Blum. He attended school in Blum, often riding a horse or a farm tractor into town. He also attended Cleburne High School.
He worked on the family farm and, as a teenager, owned the first combine in Johnson County. With his father, he operated a statewide oxygen supply business.
He married Martha Jean Clarke in Cleburne Oct. 3, 1947. They have lived in Cleburne since 1956.
Mr. Forrest began his automotive sales career with Steakley Motors of Cleburne in 1949, rising to sales manager and general manager before purchasing the busineess in 1964, renaming it Forrest Chevrolet-Cadillac.
In 1971, the dealership was relocated to its present site on North Main Street. The Forrest family purchased the other General Motors dealerships in 1990, creating Forrest Chevrolet-Geo- Oldsmobile-Cadillac and Forrest Pontiac-Buick-GMC.
Other business interests included serving as executive board chairman of Cleburne Truck and Body Company from 1970 to 1973, when the business was sold to Carrier Corporation. Mr. Forrest served as a director of Cleburne National Bank and raised Hereford cattle on two ranches in the Rio Vista area.
His professional affiliations included serving as an area director and a state director of the Texas Automobile Dealers Association, a member of the Chevrolet Motor Division's Dallas Zone Planning and Community Relations Committees and was a present-day member of the board of the Fort Worth Better Business Bureau.
His many community and civic involvements include serving two terms as president of the Cleburne Kiwanis Club, which named him Outstanding Kiwanian in 1958 and Kiwanian of the Year in 1960. Mr. Forrest also served as a director and vice president of the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce. He was a past president and director of the United Way of Johnson County and a former director of the Johnson County Red Cross. He was also involved in the "Build Cleburne Campaign," sponsored by the Cleburne Downtown Merchants Association. He enjoyed his participation in the Green Thumbs Garden Club.
Mr. Forrest served as a director of the Cleburne Industrial Foundation and on the senior board of its successor, the Cleburne Economic Development Foundation. He was a charter member of the Cleburne Christian Businessmen's Club and a member of Tuesday Forum. He was a member of the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth.
In 1990, Mr. Forrest was honored for Outstanding Commitment to Johnson and Hill Counties by the NAACP, and in 1982, he received the Outstanding Businessman's Award from the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Forrest generously supported the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of American and his church.
The Forrests were members of the First Baptist Church of Cleburne where Mr. Forrest served as a deacon and a trustee as well as on many other committees. He was chairman of the successful Christian activities building fund and debt retirement campaigns.
His hobbies were gardening, ranching, traveling, community activities and spending time with his grandsons.
Survivors: Wife, Martha Jean Clarke Forrest of Cleburne; sons, Michael Forrest of Arlington and Clint Forrest and wife, Karen Murray Forrest; and grandsons, William Christian and Michael- Murray Forrest, all of Cleburne.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
