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Roberto LaBorde Ramirez
ARLINGTON -- Roberto LaBorde Ramirez, 51, a retired welder, died Sunday, June 8, 1997, at a local hospital.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in Skyvue Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Williams Funeral Home.
Roberto LaBorde Ramirez was born Sept. 14, 1945, in Santiago, Cuba. He was a member of Greater New Hope Church of God in Christ of Arlington.
He had retired from Trinity Steel Corp. due to an illness.
Survivors: Wife of 18 years, Grada Ramirez; and a host of family relations and friends.
Williams Funeral Chapel
5224 Ramey Ave., 534-5781
Wayne Richards
CLEBURNE -- Wayne Richards, 61, a sheet metal worker for Hicks Trailer Manufacturing Co., died Sunday, June 8, 1997, in Cleburne.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne.
Wayne Richards was born Aug. 11, 1935, in Cleburne.
Survivors: Brother, Ken Richards of Joshua; and sisters, Judy Potts, Ruth Davis and Barbara Henley, all of Cleburne.
Martin's Funeral Home
Cleburne, (817) 558-3250
Janie Lou W. Russell
JOSHUA -- Janie Lou Willis Russell, 57, owner of Russell Motor Co. in Burleson, died Saturday, June 7, 1997, at an Arlington hospital.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Joshua. Burial: Caddo Cemetery in Joshua.
Janie Lou Willis Russell was born Dec. 20, 1939, in Joshua.
Survivors: Husband, Freddie M. Russell of Joshua; sons, Mark Russell of Fort Worth and Chad Russell of Crowley; brothers, Larry R. Willis of Burleson and June Bremer of Fort Worth; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Stella N. Schneller
ARLINGTON -- Stella N. Schneller, 90, a retired accountant, died Monday, June 9, 1997, in Arlington.
Graveside service; 2 p.m. Wednesday in Parkdale Cemetery.
Stella N. Schneller was born Feb. 18, 1907, in Kempster, Wis.
She was a member of St. Maria Goretti, Leisure Club, Most Blessed Sacrament, Young at Heart Club, St. Matthew, Fifty Plus Club, American Association of Retired Persons and UAW Local 317 Bell Helicopter Retirees.
She was preceded in death by a son, Jack Schneller, in 1962.
Survivors: Son, Frank Schneller of La Place, La.; and grandson, Robert Hornbeck of Arlington.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Ina Cook Searcy
JOSHUA -- Ina Cook Searcy, 84, a homemaker, died Monday, June 9, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Ina Cook Searcy was born April 6, 1913, in Oklahoma.
Survivors: Sons, Bill Cook and his wife, Freida, of League City and Jerry Cook and his wife, Jean, of Southlake; daughter, Wanda Hernandez and her husband, Robert, of Cleburne; brother, Louis E. Martin of Hot Springs, Ark.; sisters, Mrs. Marie Kennard of Stone Mountain, Ga., and Mrs. Velma Richeson of Irving; 17 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Martin of Arlington.
Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel
3015 Merida, 926-3314
Ernest Lee Shelton
STEPHENVILLE -- Ernest Lee Shelton, 40, a laborer, died Saturday, June 7, 1997, at home.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Upper Greens Creek Cemetery. The Rev. Kirk Parson will officiate.
Ernest Lee Shelton was born May 19, 1957, in Waco. He married Kay Marie Wysong on Jan. 14, 1977. He was a Baptist.
Survivors: Wife, Kay Marie Shelton of Stephenville; son, Aaron Lee Shelton of Stephenville; daughters, Raven Shelton of Oklahoma and Camie Shelton of Stephenville; father, Earnest M. Shelton of Marlin; mother, Mary Helen Shelton of Waco; brothers, Eddie Shelton of Cransfill Gap, Bennie Shelton of Temple and Glen Shelton; and sister, Lisa Cathey of China Spring.
Lacy Funeral Home
Stephenville, (254) 968-2102
Edward C. Stockton
FORT WORTH -- Edward C. Stockton, 85, a newspaper pressman, died Friday, June 6, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Oakhill Presbyterian Church. Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Pallbearers: Glenn Pense, Edgar Burlinson, Fred Trebing Jr., Eddie Lane, Mike Bryan and Fred Potter.
Memorials: Oakhill Presbyterian Church.
Edward C. Stockton was born Oct. 7, 1911, in Chico.
The following was written by Mr. Stockton:
"Edward C. Stockton, a retired man in charge in the pressroom for the Star- Telegram. He was born in Chico, Texas, on Oct. 7, 1911, and was a graduate of Wichita Falls, Texas, High School and Wichita Falls Junior College. He worked for the Times Publishing Co., Wichita Falls, for 10 years and the Star-Telegram for 32 years until his retirement in 1976. He was a member of Hemphill Heights Masonic Lodge 1164. He was currently a member of Oakhill Presbyterian Church and served as a ruling elder for Polytechnic Presbyterian Church. He was a member of International Printing and Graphic Communications Union Local 51. He was business manager of the local union for 22 years."
Survivors: Wife, Camille Stockton of Fort Worth; son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Chris Stockton of Hurst; daughter, Anita Bowers of Fort Worth; sister, Zena Bacon of Amarillo; grandchildren, Rene E. Bowers, Eddie Bowers and his wife, Carol, Richard Stockton and his wife, Donna, Amy Sutheimer and her husband, Greg, Beth Stockton, John Ellig, Nick Ellig and his wife, Stacy, and Jana Ellig; great-grandchild, Dylan Stockton; and several nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Theda Marie Stone
HURST -- Theda Marie Stone, 81, a retired accountant, died Saturday, June 7, 1997, at a nursing home.
Funeral: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Heritage Assembly of God. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills.
Theda Marie Stone was born Dec. 5, 1915, in Schenectady, N.Y.
She was retired from Fort Worth Steel and was an area resident since 1959.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold E. Stone.
Survivors: Brothers, Kermis Martin of New York and Gordon Martin of California; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial Funeral Home
1207 S. Cherry Lane, 246-4988
Paul Ezber Swydan
BEDFORD -- Paul Ezber Swydan, 89, a retired self-employed builder, died Sunday, June 8, 1997, at a Bedford nursing home.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas.
Paul Ezber Swydan was born Aug. 3, 1907, in Lebanon.
Survivors: Son, Floyd Swydan of Corpus Christi; daughters, Laurice Pauline Packer of Fort Worth and Rene Dempsey of Irving; six grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home
Irving, (972) 579-1313
John Underwood
RICHLAND HILLS -- John Underwood, 33, a jeweler, died Sunday, June 8, 1997, in Richland Hills.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Keller, 350 Lorine. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
John Underwood was born March 18, 1964.
On Sunday, June 8, our beloved John Patrick Underwood, at the age of 33, left his family and friends to be with our heavenly father. His presence will be missed greatly, but the love for him will be carried in the hearts of his parents, John and Gloria Underwood; his two loving children, Heather and Joshua Underwood; his sisters, Melody Hicks, Joy Harvison and Toni Armstrong; his brother, Michael Underwood; and numerous relatives and friends who also help carry our sorrow of his departing.
Please remember John "Patrick" as a jeweler by trade who loved his two children dearly and was filled with kindness to all he knew.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Ophelia H. Walton
DALLAS -- Ophelia Howard Walton, died Sunday, June 8, 1997, at a local medical center.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Horeb Missionary Baptist Church, 3306 Carpenter St. Officiant: The Rev. BJ Bradford. Entombment: Laurel Land Mausoleum. Visitation: beginning at 12 noon Tuesday at the funeral home. Wake: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Ophelia Howard Walton was a native of Ravenswoods, La., and a former resident of Houston and Fort Worth. She had lived in Dallas for the past 32 years.
Survivors: Daughters, Jennifer Adams Basped and Rhonda Adams Whittington; two sons-in-law; four grandchildren; one aunt; one uncle; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Cedar Crest Funeral Home
Dallas, (214) 942-3162
S. Yung-Liang Wang
IRVING -- Stewart Yung-Liang Wang, 75, a retired geophysicist, passed away Saturday, June 7, 1997, from complications of a bile duct tumor.
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Brown's Memorial Funeral Home. Visitation: 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Dr. Wang was born in Shanghai, China, in 1921. He graduated during China's eight-year war with Japan, from the National Tsing-Hua University in Kunming, China, with a double degree in mechanical engineering and physics. He worked as a petroleum engineer for Chinese Petroleum Corp., first in Shanghai and then in Taiwan, until 1960.
He came to the United States to pursue graduate studies and graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a PhD degree in geophysics in 1965. Since then he worked as a senior research geophysical scientist solving special problems for Mobil Oil Corp. in Dallas until his 1986 retirement.
During his tenure with Mobil, the areas Dr. Wang worked in were synthetic seismograms, seismic 2D and 3D ray-path migration, Kirchoff wave from migration, long seismic-source deconvolution process, diffraction x-t model curves, seismic static correction process and generalized Hale's refraction data computation.
He has developed numerous seismic related computation algorithms and written 20 internal reports and documentation. Dr. Wang held three patents in new seismic computation methodologies.
Dr. Wang was a highly respected geophysicist among his peers, known for his unwavering inquisitiveness, novel approach and thoroughness in problem solving.
Survivors: Dr. Wang is lovingly remembered by his wife, Tsai-Tse Wang; sons, James Wang of McClean, Va., and Si Wang of San Diego, Calif.; daughters, Tse-Wei Wang of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Tsesan Wang Shaw of Boston, Mass; ten grandchildren, Stephanie and Charles Wang, Alex and Nicole Birdwell, James and Calvin Shaw, April, Jeffery, Michael and Christopher Wang; a sister; and several nieces and nephews in China.
Brown's Memorial Funeral Home
Irving, (972) 254-4242
