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Alice E. Daniels
CLEBURNE -- Alice E. Daniels, 94, a retired self-employed cosmetologist, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at a Benbrook nursing center.
Graveside service: 4 p.m. Friday in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday.
Alice E. Daniels was born May 9, 1903, in Newport, Ark. She was a member of Central Church of Christ in Cleburne. She was the widow of M.L. Daniels Sr.
Survivors: Son, O.V. Eary of Fort Worth; daughter, Alisha Crews and her husband, Bill; stepson, M.L. Daniels Jr. and his wife, Elaine, of Austin; stepdaughter, Margie Finstad and her husband, Alan; stepdaughter, Billie Mayes and her husband, Buck; son-in-law, L.T. Pike; granddaughters, Kelly Robison and Nancy Steppick; great- grandchildren, Patrice and Coty Pike, Rachel and Jamie Robison and Molly Steppick.
Guardian Funeral Home
5704 James Ave., 293-8477
Dorris Jeanne Elam
BEDFORD -- Dorris Jeanne Elam, 71, a retired psychologist, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at home.
Memorial service: A service celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 1997, at First Jefferson Unitarian Church, 1959 Sandy Lane in Fort Worth.
Memorials: Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth, 4401 Trail Lake Drive, Fort Worth, Texas 76109.
D.J. was born Nov. 13, 1925, in Belleville, Ill. She lived most of her life in Fort Worth, receiving her master's degree at TCU. She worked at Easter Seals Society, Expanco Training Center and, after retiring, at the Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth and Connections Bookstore.
D.J. treasured her family and many friends as her greatest gifts in life. In the spirit of giving, she has donated her body to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Survivors: Husband, Claude B. Elam of Bedford; daughters, Claudia Tanseer of Greensboro, N.C., and Valerie Armstrong of Bedford; and her beloved grandchildren, Christopher, Tracy and Diana.
Manuel Garza Sr.
FORT WORTH -- Manuel Garza Sr., 51, a supervisor, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Memorials: American Diabetes Association.
Manuel Garza was born April 20, 1946, in Acuna, Mexico.
Survivors: Wife, Socorro Garza of Fort Worth; son, Manuel Garza Jr. of Fort Worth; daughters, Rosario Garza and Estela Ramirez, both of Fort Worth; sisters, Maria DeHoyos of Fort Worth, Rosa Luevanos of Del Rio and Guadalupe Villareal of Piedras Negras, Mexico; and grandchildren, Pete Gonzales, Stephanie Gonzales and Monica Ramos, all of Fort Worth.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Ila May Hendricks
ANDERSON, Ind. -- Ila May Johnson Hendricks departed this life Sunday, June 15, 1997, in Anderson. She would have celebrated 91 years this October.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Flatwood Cemetery in Eastland County, Texas.
Ila May Johnson Hendricks was born in Eastland County, Texas, but spent most of the last 30 years in Indiana. She was affiliated with the Church of God where she had fostered many dear friendships.
Ila joins her husband, June K. Hendricks, who preceded her, on what would have been his 96th birthday. Others awaiting included sons, Matthew Farris Hendricks and Norris K. Hendricks; grandson, Doyle Glen "Bo" Hendricks; parents, Matthew P. and Francis Etta Honea Johnson; six sisters; four brothers; and other relatives and friends.
Survivors: Brother, Finis L. Johnson of Eastland; sister, Zelma L. Bergh and her husband, Joe, of Corning, Calif.; son, Jimmy Hendricks and his wife, Shirley, of Fort Worth; daughters, Reba J. Boyer and her husband, John, of Mount Vernon, Ill., Annetta Wright and her husband, Gehl, of Muncie, Ind., and Gracie Suko and her husband, John, of Anderson; 19 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great- grandchildren, in various states, each one loved very dearly.
Bakker Funeral Home
Eastland, (254) 629-1726
Evelyn Rutherford Howell
BROWNWOOD -- Evelyn Rutherford Howell, 103, owner and manager of Bluebonnet Beauty Shop in Brownwood for 65 years, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at a Brownwood nursing home.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche.
Evelyn Rutherford Howell was born was born June 29, 1893, in Comanche County. She was a Methodist and a member of the Downtown Bible Class of Brownwood. She graduated from Comanche High School. She attended Howard Payne College and studied cosmetology in New York and at the University of Texas. Survivors: Nephews, Elmo W. Dutton and H.G. Wilson; and nieces, Madele Hawkins, Florence McDaniel and Louise Hicks.
Comanche Funeral Home
Comanche, (915) 356-2531
Freida J. Hughes
BEDFORD -- Freida J. Hughes, 81, a homemaker, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in North Richland Hills.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Freida Hughes was born March 6, 1916, in Toledo, Ohio.
Survivors: Daughters, Nancy Rotruck and her husband, Charles, of Bedford; sisters, Vesta Whiteman of Toledo, Ohio; grandchildren, Greg Rotruck of Keller, Diane Windsor of Grapevine and Cheryl Koepp of Fort Worth; and four great- grandchildren.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
Virginia L. Jones
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Virginia L. Jones, 71, a homemaker, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, in Bedford.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
Memorials: Eastern Star Home in Arlington.
Virginia L. Jones was born April 6, 1926, in San Antonio. She was formerly employed with Convair and LTV. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 681, the Moslah Shrine Auxiliary and First Baptist Church of Richland Hills.
Survivors: Husband, Olen E. Jones of North Richland Hills; son, Ricky E. Jones and his wife, Robin, of Azle; daughter, Geaniece Miller of Hurst; brother, Ray Templin and his wife, Dixie, of Charlotte, N.C.; sister, Addie Hite of Tustin, Calif.; grandchildren, Jeff Miller, Terry Jones, Christina Lamb, Janice Jones and Jason Jones; and three great-grandchildren.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
William Bradley Jones
CLEBURNE -- William Bradley "Brad" Jones, 28, a cashier at Mr. Payroll in Burleson, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 303 S. Nolan River Road in Cleburne. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne.
Memorials: Friendship Circle of King's Daughters or a charity of choice.
William Bradley "Brad" Jones was born Sept. 28, 1968, in Cleburne.
Survivors, all of Cleburne: parents, Dr. Ben Hill Jones and Mrs. Ben Hill (Annell) Jones; sister, Leigh Ann Jones; and grandparents, Ara Margaret Jones, Dr. William R. Whitehouse and Mrs. William (Loretta) Whitehouse.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Loreta Allen Kelley
STEPHENVILLE -- Loreta Allen Kelley, 83, a retired county home demonstration agent for Jones, Callahan and Taylor counties and a schoolteacher, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Graham Street Church of Christ. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Killeen Memorial Park in Killeen. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Stephenville Funeral Home.
Loreta Allen Kelley was born Feb. 15, 1914, in Erath County. She was a member of Graham Street Church of Christ in Stephenville.
Survivors: Brother, Charles Allen of Stephenville; sisters, Juanita Ramseur of Lingleville and Mary Tarver of Gorman; and several nieces and nephews.
Stephenville Funeral Home
Stephenville, (254) 965-3161
Ronald Muriel King
GRANBURY -- Ronald Muriel King, 74, a construction superintendent, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at his home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday at Wiley Funeral Home. Burial: Action Cemetery in Acton.
Memorials: People Helping People, Box 1398, Granbury, Texas 76048.
Ronald Muriel King was born Nov. 13, 1922, in Lubbock. He was a former resident of Santa Fe, N.M., and had lived in Granbury for 11 years.
Mr. King served in the Air Force. He was a Methodist and a volunteer for People Helping People.
Survivors: Wife, Ermine Laurence King of Granbury; son, Bill King of Barstow, Calif.; daughters, Sandy Allen of Slidell, La., June Walker of Carrollton and Karen Taylor of Arlington; stepson, Jack W. Roach of North Richland Hills; brother, K.V. King of Mesquite; sisters, Pat Bynum of Stephenville and Betty Nabors of Glen Rose; nine grandsons; one great-grandson; and a nephew, Frank Harvey of Houston.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-3000
Thelma R. Lerner
FORT WORTH -- Thelma Rabinowitz Lerner, 84, a retired sales associate for Edisons, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at her residence.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Robertson Mueller Harper Funeral Home. Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger will officiate. Burial: Beth-El section of Greenwood Memorial Park.
Memorials: M.D. Anderson Hospital.
Thelma Rabinowitz Lerner, a native of Sheboygan, Wis., was preceded in death by her husband, Peter E., who died in 1965.
"A special thank you to Renaissance Park for their tender and loving care of Thelma."
Survivors: Daughter, Karen Lerner and her husband, Michael Charlton, of Houston; sister, Mary Horazon; brother, Maurice Rabinowitz; and brother-in-law, Irving Lerner of Fort Worth.
Robertson Mueller Harper
1500 Eighth Ave., 924-4233
Bruno Martinez
FORT WORTH -- Bruno Martinez, 89, a retired assistant foreman, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Bruno Martinez was born May 17, 1908, in Mexico. He worked for the Cotton Belt Rail Road from 1926 to 1973 and retired after 46 years of service. Bruno Martinez was married to Jerome Ramirez on June 24, 1947. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 24, 1997.
Survivors: Wife, Jerome Martinez of Fort Worth; sons, Fred T. Ramirez of Seattle, Wash., Bruno C. Martinez Jr. of Arlington and Daniel Robert Martinez of Fort Worth; daughters, Betty Pinales of Dallas and Helen Tucker of Fort Worth; 10 grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
John D. Mitchell
NEWCASTLE -- John D. Mitchell, 75, a retired water superintendent, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in Graham.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Newcastle. Burial: Newcastle Cemetery.
John D. Mitchell was born June 6, 1922, in Graham.
McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home
Graham, (940) 549-3773
Margaret Alice Mosso
GRANBURY -- Magaret Alice Mosso, 79, a retired supervisor for the Los Angeles County Tax Assessors Office, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, at a Granbury care center.
Funeral: private.
Margaret Alice Mosso was born Aug. 4, 1917, in Sayre, Pa.
Survivors: Niece and her husband, Becky and Cliff Southard of Granbury; and dear friends, Dave and Gloria Waite of Pasadena, Calif.
Martin's Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-1154
