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Barbara Ann Clater
FORT WORTH -- Barbara Ann Clater, 48, a homemaker, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors. Burial: Skyvue Memorial Gardens. Wake: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Barbara Ann Clater was born Feb. 4, 1949.
Survivors: Her husband, Earl Clater; sons, Carlos Clater, Kevin Clater and Derrick Clater, all of Fort Worth; daughter, Charmon Clater of Fort Worth; mother, Joyce Anderson, and stepfather, Leonard Anderson, of Dallas; brothers, Gary C. Hill, Michael A. Hill, David K. Hill, James K. Hill and Kenneth R. Johnson, all of Fort Worth; sister, Doris Browner of Fort Worth; stepsister, Shirley White; and nine grandchildren.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
J.D. Coffman
LAKE WORTH -- J.D. Coffman, 80, a retired plant supervisor, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at a hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday at Grace Temple Church, 4500 S. Riverside Drive. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Biggers Funeral Home.
Memorials: charity of choice.
J.D. Coffman was born Aug. 19, 1916, in Bridgeport.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Emmitt and Nettie Groves Coffman; and sisters, Mrs. Marie McCulley and Mrs. Inez Jennings.
Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Dollie Waid Coffman of Lake Worth; son, Jack D. Coffman of Pagosa Springs, Colo.; daughter, Rose Marie Midgett of Fort Worth; sisters, Mrs. Jewell Cox of Channelview and Mrs. Irene Yates of DeSoto; grandchildren, Jack David Coffman of Benbrook, Christine Alderman of Yantis, James Midgett III of Fort Worth and Angela Coffman Bunero of Charlotte, N.C.; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and other family members.
Biggers Funeral Home
7139 Jacksboro Highway, 237-3341
George H. Colvin
FORT WORTH -- George H. Colvin, 66, a retired Mobil Oil petroleum engineer, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, at his home.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Dr. P. Dwight Beere, E.J. Coffman, W.B. Davis, Dr. R.C. Gasser, Dr. Glen O. Petta, J.L. Porter, Rickey J. Brantley and L.C. Frederick.
Memorials: Union Gospel Mission, Box 2144, Fort Worth, Texas 76113.
George H. Colvin was born in Fort Worth on April 24, 1931, to George H. Colvin Sr. and Mary Stovall Colvin. He graduated from Paschal High School and received a B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Following graduation, he worked as a petroleum engineer for Mobil Oil in West Texas, Oklahoma, South Louisiana and Natchez, Miss. While in Natchez, he met Joyce Ruth Brown of Metairie, La. God blessed them with four children, all of whom have accepted the Lord as their Savior.
As his career progressed, he worked for Mobil as a supervisor and manager in Morgan City, La.; Freer, Corpus Christi and Victoria, Texas; Lake Charles and New Orleans, La.; Stavanger, Norway; and Denver, Colo. He retired in Denver as production operations manager, responsible for production west of the Rocky Mountains.
Following retirement, he and Joyce moved to Fort Worth, where he was a discussion leader for Bible Study Fellowship, active at St. Andrews as a vestry member, in the oil business and enjoying his children and grandchildren.
The things he was most proud of in his life were his close relationship with the Lord; his 40-year marriage with Joyce; the fact that all his children know the Lord; his seven grandchildren; the relationship he had with dear friends at Bible Study Fellowship and at St. Andrews; and his opportunity to let God speak through him during his bout with cancer.
Survivors: His wife of 40 years, Joyce Brown Colvin of Fort Worth; sons and daughters-in-law, George H. and Patricia Folk Colvin of San Antonio, James M. and Annie Colvin of Orsa, Sweden, and Richard B. and Angela Carochi Colvin of Bakersfield, Calif.; daughter and son-in- law, Nancy Angela and D. John Fegan of Bedford; sister, Angela Colvin Gaylord of Denver, Colo.; aunt, Ruth Stovall Brown of Fort Worth; and grandchildren, Johnnie, George, Paul, Peter and David Fegan of Bedford and Erik and Rebecca Colvin of Orsa, Sweden.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Edna Ann M. Cooksey
WEATHERFORD -- Edna Ann Malone Cooksey, 47, died at a Fort Worth hospital on Tuesday, June 24, 1997, the result of kidney failure.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Weatherford, 221 W. Church St. Dr. Tom Shelton will officiate. Burial: East Greenwood Cemetery.
A Weatherford native, Edna Ann Malone Cooksey was the daughter of Weatherford hardware store owners LaRue Milburn Malone and Ed Malone. Ann was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church and sang in the Sanctuary Choir. She was a graduate of Weatherford High School.
She was a faithful employee of Milburn/Malone Hardware Store all her life, a wonderful wife to David G. Cooksey of Weatherford and a loving mother to Kyle Cooksey of Weatherford and Amy Thomas Graves of Houston.
Friends and family were very aware of her devotion to her faith. She accepted Christ as her Savior on Nov. 16, 1959, and was baptized at First Baptist Church of Weatherford on March 20, 1960.
She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and Baptist Women. She was also a member of the Open Door Sunday School Class. She was a parent volunteer at Sam Houston Elementary School and Raymond E. Curtis Intermediate School and was a member of the Parent Teacher Association at Shirley Hall Middle School and Weatherford High School, where Kyle is a student.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Ed Malone.
Survivors: Her husband, David G. Cooksey of Weatherford; son, Kyle Cooksey of Weatherford; daughter and son-in-law, Amy Thomas Graves and Jeff Graves and grandson, Randall Thomas Graves, all of Houston; mother-in- law, Ruth Cooksey of Weatherford; sisters-in-law, Nancy Malone of Weatherford and Judy Cooksey Robinson and her husband, Louis Burney Robinson, of Denison; nieces, Annette Malone Baker and her husband, John Baker, Kelly Malone and Tisha Robinson Beaird, all of Weatherford; nephews, Brady Robinson of Dallas and Eric Robinson of Denton; and an aunt, Mildred Malone Woodrum of Weatherford.
White's Funeral Home
Weatherford, (817) 596-4811
Ruth Helen Crowder
FORT WORTH -- Ruth Helen Crowder, 65, died Sunday, June 22, 1997, at her home.
Funeral: noon Saturday at Carter Metropolitan Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 4601 Wichita St. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Celebration hour: 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors.
Memorials: Benson Chapel CME Church Building Fund, in care of the trustees, 2831 Prospect Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76106.
Ruth Helen Hill was born Aug. 17, 1931, to the parentage of the late Claude and Mildred Hill in Cleburne. She confessed a hope in Christ at a very early age and attended public school in both Cleburne and Fort Worth.
Ruth later moved to Frost, Texas, and on March 22, 1948, entered into holy matrimony with the late Owen Crowder Jr. To this union, eight children were nurtured in the Christian faith. Throughout their 32 years of marriage, she was a devoted wife and mother.
Moving to Fort Worth in the early 1950s, she was known as "Mrs. Ruth" by the many who considered her the neighborhood mom. It was a special joy of hers to care for many children in her home, who became part of her extended family.
After the family united with Benson Chapel CME Church under the pastorate of the late Rev. S. Norris, Ruth immediately became a member of the choir as a lead singer. This was her most cherished gift to the church; her singing was powerfully encouraged by the Rev. Ruth Holiday and proved a blessing to many.
In addition, she held several other offices in the life of the church: Missionary president, Senior Choir president and church secretary. Frequently serving as a delegate to the Sunday school convention and the Leadership Training School at Texas College in Tyler, Ruth was grateful for the support of people like Mrs. Eva King, who offered her spiritual encouragement. She received special recognition from the church as the Blessed Senior Citizen in 1995. In 1996, she was awarded the Certificate of Service, which recognized her many years of faithful service in the name of Christ. Ruth Helen was also a member of the Grand Court Order of Calanthe of Texas.
Known as a loving wife and generous mother, a dependable and compassionate grandmother, an honest and caring friend, and as a devoted and faithful disciple of Jesus Christ, Ruth will be remembered with profound fondness.
Survivors: She leaves to cherish her gifts, memories, instruction and wisdom her five daughters, Ms. Helen Lucille Crowder, Ms. Gloria Dean Dittmann and Ms. Joyce Ruth Calip Crowder, all of Fort Worth, Mrs. Barbara Ann Crowder Howard of Arlington and Ms. Verdella Grace Crowder of Fort Worth; three sons, George Nelson James, the Rev. Owen Crowder III and Tommy Eugene Crowder, all of Fort Worth; two daughters-in-law, Patsy James of Tacoma, Wash., and Carlene Crowder of Fort Worth; son-in-law, the Rev. Dr. Clifton O. Howard of Arlington; 14 grandchildren, Ki Roshun Crowder, Aaron Dittmann, Chasity Dittmann, Conventry Dittmann, Demetrius Dajuan Crowder, Brandon DeWitt Crowder, Cory Lamont Howard, Tramaine Je'Ron Sauls, Kantrice Shimon Sauls, LaKeyia La'Shun Crowder, Marcus D'Relle Crowder, Amanda Rochelle Crowder, Owen Crowder IV and Christian Jamall Crowder; great- granddaughter, Raynesha Danielle Sauls; seven cousins, Mrs. Barbara Blackshear and her husband, the Rev. Dr. Robert Blackshear, Mrs. Linda McDade, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Allen, Mr. Billy McDade Jr. and Mr. Gregory Allen II; and many other relatives and friends.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Edna Earl Dickey
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Edna Earl Dickey, 82, a homemaker, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, in Kansas City.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Edna Dickey was born April 25, 1915, in Lafayette, Ga. She was a member of Polytechnic United Methodist Church of Fort Worth.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Hubert Dickey, in 1993; by her parents, Walter Earl and Claire Lorraine Dickerson; and a brother, James Hillard Dickerson.
Survivors: Daughter, Marsha J. Dickey of Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Alvin Ralph Dickerson of Lake Livingston, Texas, and William Andrew Dickerson of Oxford, Ark.; and granddaughter, Lynlee J. Smith of Boise, Idaho.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Rito Flores
FORT WORTH -- Rito Flores, 67, a laborer, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at home.
Funeral: pending. Burial: Panteon Municipal Suchil, Durango, Mexico. Visitation: 2 to 9 p.m. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday.
Rito Flores was born Nov. 17, 1929, in Suchil, Durango, Mexico.
Survivors: Wife, Amparo Flores; sons, Gerardo, Manuel, Raymundo, Rito, Rafael and Ricardo Flores; daughters, Maria Elena, Yolanda and Mayela Flores; brother, Jesus Flores; sisters, Manuela, Carmen, Regina and Concepcion; and grandchildren, Jessica, Alejandro, Isabel, Manuel, Diana, Vianey, Ricardo, Raul, Miguel, Gabriela, Hugo, Rodelfo, Hector, Alejandra, Amparo, Danila, Gerardo Jr., Aloudra Rito Jr. and Valeria Flores.]
Alonzo Funeral Home
2301 Ephriham Ave., 740-9091
Kate Ethel Geer
JACKSBORO -- Kate Ethel Geer, 85, a homemaker, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Live Oak Baptist Church. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery.
Kate Geer was born March 11, 1912, in Sherwood, Okla.
Coker Funeral Home
Jacksboro, (940) 567-3778
James H. Graham
ARLINGTON -- James H. Graham, 64, died Sunday, June 22, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral was at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Moore Funeral Home. Graveside service was at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Whitehouse City Cemetery in Whitehouse, Texas.
James H. Graham was born July 5, 1932, in Tyler. He was a machinist for Lockheed Martin for over 20 years and worked for the state 14 years as a counselor.
Survivors: His wife of 44 years, Opal Graham; son, Scott Graham and his wife, Diana, of Robstown; daughter, Jan Sloma and her husband, Johnny, of Portland, Texas; sister, Gladys Elliot of Tyler; brother-in-law, Eddie Mitchum of Tyler; and grandchild, Sean Purifoy of Kerrville.
Moore Funeral Home wishes to express its apology to the Graham family for not furnishing this information to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in a timely manner.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Robert Malcolm Graham
CROWLEY -- Robert Malcolm Graham, 88, who was a comptroller for the Panama Canal for 40 years, died Monday, June 16, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Memorial service: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Francis Village Chapel. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Memorials: St. Francis Village, Development Fund.
Robert Malcolm Graham was born July 30, 1908, in Oakland, Calif. He graduated from Santa Clara University. Mr. Graham was preceded in death by his wife, Guillermina Guardia Graham.
Survivors: Sisters, Mary Bush of Santa Clara, Calif., and Nancy Graham of Sacramento, Calif.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Janet Henderson
FORT WORTH -- Janet Henderson, 74, a retired nurse, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Azleland.
Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas.
Janet Henderson was born April 21, 1923, in Ranger and was a Fort Worth resident 29 years. She was a member of Rosen Heights Church of Christ and VFW Women's Auxiliary 705.
Survivors: Husband, Joe K. Henderson; sons, Joe K. Henderson Jr. and Donald J. Norris; daughters, Pat Murray, Francis Renegar and Gaye Karr; sister, Lillian Bennet; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
