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Phillip Warren Bailey
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Phillip Warren Bailey, 50, a maintenance engineer for Lockheed Martin, died Sunday, June 22, 1997, at Grand Prairie hospital.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bean- Massey-Burge Funeral Home of Grand Prairie. Burial: Southland Cemetery in Grand Prairie. Visitation: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Phillip Warren Bailey was born Jan. 17, 1947, in Fort Forth.
Survivors: Wife, Janice Bailey; son and daughter-in-law, Travis and Charity Bailey; daughter and son-in-law, Christine and Shawn Duhon; mother, Wanda Lee Bailey; sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Bobby Stone; grandson, Keaton Duhon; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home
Grand Prairie, (972) 263-7200
Katie G. R. Ballweg
FORT WORTH -- Katie Geneva Reitz Ballweg, 84, retired, died Sunday, June 22, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Arlington Funeral Home. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Katie Ballweg was born August 22, 1912, in Dallas County where she grew up before moving to Fort Worth in 1934. She worked for Fort Worth Independent School District and retired from Colonial Cafeteria in 1986.
Survivors: Husband of 63 years, Orell Ballweg; son, Bill and Billie Ballweg; grandsons, Scott and his wife, Yvette Ballweg, Eric Ballweg, Brent Ballweg, all of Fort Worth; and niece, Mary Agnes King of Mansfield.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Lee Brooks
LIPAN -- Lee Brooks, 55, a truck driver, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, at home.
Funeral: At a later date. Burial: Dilley Cemetery in Dilley.
Mr. Brooks was born April 11, 1942, in Bangor, Maine. He served in the Army from 1959-1963 and was a staff sergeant. He was also served as an Airborne Ranger with the 101st Airborne Division, and was a parachute instructor at Fort Benning, Ga. He worked for ATCO Rubber Products Inc. as a lead truck driver and was named Ryder Driver of the Month in September 1994.
Mr. Brooks was a Catholic.
Survivors: Wife, Norma Brooks of Granbury; three step-children; and a host of friends.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-3000
Bernice H. Carlson
FORT WORTH -- Bernice H. Carlson, 75, a retired secretary, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at home.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Monday in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Memorials: Vitas Hospice.
Bernice Carlson was born March 22, 1922, in West Hartford, Conn.
Survivors: Husband, Leonard Carlson of Fort Worth; sons, Richard Carlson of Fort Worth, Bruce Fredrickson of San Antonio and Peter Carlson of Glastonbury, Conn.; sister, Mrs. Martha Parlee of Hingham, Mass.; and grandchildren, Mandy Fredrickson and Melanie Fredrickson.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Charles F. Compton
RICHLAND HILLS -- Charles F. Compton, 86, a retired district product manager, died Sunday, June 22, 1997, in North Richland Hills.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Birdston Cemetery in Streetman. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Charles Compton was born Aug. 20, 1910, in Winkler. He retired from Swift & Company after 45 years. He was a graduate of the Masonic Home. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and a Shriner. He was also a member of the Richland Hills Church of Christ.
Survivors: Wife of 61 years, Carmene Compton of Richland Hills; daughter and son-in-law, Dixie and Roy Davis of Shreveport, La.; brother and wife, Dick and Effie Compton of Houston; sister and husband, Jimmie and Martin Reese of Dallas; granddaughter and husband, Diane and Craig Clark; and great- granddaughter, Anne-Marie Clark; and many nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Raymond W. Crober
ALVARADO -- Raymond W. Crober, 78, an iron worker, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, at a Dallas hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mansfield Church of Christ. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home.
Raymond Crober was born May 28, 1919, in Palmer.
Survivors: Wife, Anna Crober of Alvarado; daughter, Loretta Horton of Arlington; and three grandchildren.
Blessing Funeral Home
Mansfield, 473-1555
Henry A. Dudik, Jr.
ARLINGTON -- Henry A. Dudik, Jr., 44, died Friday, June 20, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral mass: 2 p.m. Monday in the Catholic Church of the Nativity of B.V.M. in Penelope, with Rev. Jerry Ryan as celebrant. Burial: St. Mary's Cemetery in Penelope.
Mr. Dudik was born Oct. 5, 1952, in Hillsboro.
He was reared at Mt. Calm and attended school at Coolidge and had lived in Arlington for the past 25 years. He was a painting contractor and a Catholic.
Survivors: Daughters, Kasey Shirley Dudik of Haltom City, Lindsey Dudik, Shelly Dudik, both of Arlington; brothers, David Dudik of Glen Rose, Dan Dudik of Palestine, George Dudik, Arnold Dudik, both of Mt. Calm; and sisters, Lucille Carter of Perrin and Marcelle Allen of Poolville.
Kotch Funeral Home
West, (254) 826-5307
James R. Hunter
WATAUGA -- James R.Hunter, 65, a retired sand blaster, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, at a Keller nursing home.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: No formal time, come and go.
Mr. Hunter was born Nov. 12, 1931, in Henderson.
He was a member of the American Legion, V.F.W. in Marshall and Senior Citizens Club in Marshall.
Survivors: Wife, Peggy Hunter of Watauga; step-sons, Frank Dickard Jr. and wife, Susie of DeSoto, Mickey D. Dickard and wife, Pam of Marshall, Toby Lynn Dickard and wife, Belinda and Kelly Keith Dickard, all of Watauga; daughter, Vicky Reed of Waldo, Ark.; step-daughters, Melony Dickard of Azle, Beth Hopkins and husband, Philip of Watauga; half-brothers, Danny Hunter of Freeport, Ronnie Hunter of California, Tommy Hunter of San Antonio; nine granddaughters; and three grandsons.
Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel
6001 Rufe Snow Dr., (817) 514-9100
Margaret M. Johnson
ARLINGTON -- Margaret M. Johnson, 81, a homemaker, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Moore Funeral Home. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 3 p.m. Monday.
Memorials: Favorite charities, Humane Society of North Texas, Salvation Army and Feed The Children.
Margaret Johnson was born Sept. 18, 1915, in Perry, Iowa.
Survivors: Son, Dee and Rene' Johnson of Fort Worth; daughters, Sue and Tandy Walker of Arlington, Debi and Derek Thomas of Houston; grandchildren, Kathy Hanson, Rick Browne, both of Arlington, Rachel Johnson of Fort Worth; and great-grandchildren, Kristin Hanson and twins, Michael and Stephen Hanson, all of Arlington.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Jack Earl McIlraith
HURST -- Jack Earl McIlraith, 75, a retired claims adjuster for Employers Insurance of Wausau, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, in Hurst.
Graveside service: in Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minn.
Memorials: Shriner's Childrens Hospital, the American Cancer Society, or the Masonic Home.
Jack McIlraith was born in Halsey, Wis. He lived in Wausau, Wis. until he moved to Hurst in 1966. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as gunner on a B-17 bomber in the 96th bomber group. His plane was shot down over Germany in 1944 and he was prisoner- of-war for one year. He was a 32nd Degree Mason, a lifetime Shriner and served as treasurer of Boy Scout Troup 632 for many years.
Survivors: Wife, Marcelle of Hurst; sons, Mike McIlraith of Fort Worth and Jay McIlraith of Amarillo; daughter, Melissa McIlraith of Irving; sister, Jean Campbell of Woodland Hills, Calif.; and three grandchildren.
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors
Amarillo, (806) 355-8156
Joseph Charles Pareti
MIDLAND -- Joseph Charles Pareti, a retired purchasing agent for Shell Pipeline, died Sunday, June 22, 1997, at home.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth.
Officiant: Rev. Gayland Pool of Fort Worth.
Memorials: Hospice of Midland, PO Box 2621, Midland 79702; or to MAAS, in care of Judy Warren, First Presbyterian Church, 800 W. Texas, Midland 79701.
Mr. Pareti was born Dec. 1, 1914, in Galveston to Alice Fachan and Joseph Pareti. After graduating from high school in Houston, he attended the University of Houston. On Aug. 26, 1940, he married Mary Frances Martin in Fort Worth. They lived in the Gulf Coast Region, in Louisiana and Texas, before moving to Midland in 1963. In 1970, they moved to Fort Worth. He returned to Midland in 1988 to be near his family, and retired from Shell Pipeline after 30 years. He was a member of the Episcopal church.
Mr. Pareti was preceded in death by his wife in 1987, and a son, Joseph P. Pareti Jr., in 1955.
Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Mary Alice and Ron Aday of Midland; two sisters, Erma Rochelle and Alice M. Pareti, both of Fort Worth; and two grandchildren, Matthew Dennis of Dallas and Jennifer Dennis of Lubbock.
Ellis Funeral Home
Midland,(915) 683-5555
Anita McMurray Paschal
FORT WORTH -- Anita McMurray Paschal, 84, a retired mail order supervisor for Montgomery Ward Co., died Saturday, June 21, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral:2 p.m. Tuesday at Northside Church of Christ. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. General visitation.
Anita McMurray Paschal was born Aug. 6, 1912, in Fort Worth. She was a member of Northside Church of Christ 60 years. She was employed by Montgomery Ward Co. 45 years.
Anita McMurray Paschal cared for her invalid mother, Alta Lee McMurray, until her mother's death. She loved children and made dresses for her young nieces.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gaylord O. Paschal.
Survivors: Stepson, Gaylord Wayne Paschal of Fort Worth; two brothers, George W. McMurray of Fort Worth and Marcus D. McMurray of Azle; and several nieces and nephews.
Lucas Funeral Home
517 N. Sylvania Ave., 838-2336
Betty Jo Patterson
HALTOM CITY -- Betty Jo Patterson, 73, a retired receptionist, died Sunday, June 22, 1997, at a North Richland Hills hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke United Methodist Church. Graveside service: 4 p.m. Tuesday in Springtown Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Betty Jo Patterson was born Aug. 26, 1923, in Springtown.
Mrs. Patterson worked for Continental Apparatus Company in Keller for approximately 12 years. After working with Continental Apparatus Company, she then worked for Hoffman - La Roche, Inc. before retiring in 1986.
She married Wilburn Patrick Patterson on May 19, 1943. She was active in St. Luke's United Methodist Women Auxiliary, Upper Room Sunday School Class, Mary Dagett Lake Garden Club, Ladies Auxillary El Texa Grotto and the Northern Circle Arts and Crafts Guild.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
Survivors: Husband, Pat Patterson of Haltom City; sons, Ron Patterson and wife, Judy of Arlington, Garry Patterson and wife, Sharon of Round Rock, Larry Patterson and wife, Caryn of Lewisville; sister, Nona Mae Betty of Springtown; grandchildren, Penney Willis, Kevin Patterson, Becky Patterson, Kimberly Patterson, Kelly Patterson, Jacob Patterson, Joseph Milliman, Jeremy Milliman; great grandson, Chandler Garrett Patterson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
