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Charles M. Reinhardt
ARLINGTON -- Charles M. Reinhardt, 68, a retired engineer, passed away Thursday, July 3, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
Memorials: in lieu of flowers, the American Cancer Society.
Charles M. Reinhardt was born Nov. 3, 1928, in St. Louis, Mo. He retired from Murdoch Engineering Company, a subsidiary of Lockheed, in 1991. In his 16 years with Murdoch, he served as director of product assurance and director of technology. Previously, he served as a manager and senior project engineer at Lockheed Propulsion Company in California from 1960 until his transfer to Murdoch in 1975. He was responsible for 14 patents in the fields of solid rocket propellants and flexible seals. Before receiving his B.A. in chemistry from St. Louis University in 1952, Charles served in the United States Army from August 1946 until July 1948. He achieved the rank of Tech 5 as dog handler and trainer while stationed at Sandia Army Base in Albuquerque, N.M. He began his distinguished working career as a project chemist for Olin Industries from 1952 until joining Lockheed in 1960.
In recent years, he acted as a quality control consultant for Oil States Industries. Charles was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoying extended deep sea fishing trips aboard the Red Rooster II out of San Diego.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Lou Reinhardt, his parents, Clarence and Katherine Reinhardt, and brothers, Joseph Reinhardt and Hubert Reinhardt.
Survivors: Wife, Jean M. Reinhardt; son, Tom Reinhardt and his wife, Dawne; daughters, Karen Reinhardt, Peggy Murphy and her husband, Hugh, and Teri Cage and her husband, Thomas; sister, Mary Columbo and her husband, John, of Raleigh, N.C.; sisters- in-law, Carol Reinhardt and Ann Reinhardt of St. Louis, Mo.; grandchildren, Amanda Cage, Tommy Cage, Jake Cage, Mary Cage, Colin Murphy, Liam Murphy, Sawyer Reinhardt, Morgan Reinhardt, Preston Williams, Blair Williams and Arthur Williams; and stepchildren, Arthur Williams and his wife, Teri, and Edward Williams and his wife, Vicki.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Pauline K. Roberts
FORT WORTH -- Pauline Katherine Roberts, 90, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 6, 1997, at a Fort Worth care center.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home in Chesterton, Ind. Burial: Calumet Park Cemetery in Merrillville, Ind. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Dr. Christoph Armiger will officiate.
Pauline Roberts was born July 28, 1906, in Hungary, daughter of Peter Melzer and Susanna Scheiner. She was a Chesterton, Ind., resident 26 years.
She married Robert J. Roberts June 23, 1928, in Gary, Ind. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by brothers, George Melzer and Fred Melzer.
She was a volunteer for 20 years at Gary Methodist Hospital in Gary, Ind., was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Chesterton, and had also lived in St. Louis, Mo., Virginia and Texas.
Survivors: Son, Robert J. Roberts of Fort Worth; and sisters-in-law, Jane H. Fedor and Dorothy Bristow, both of Tyler.
Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home
Chesterton, Ind., (219) 926-1330
Edna A. Scott
FORT WORTH -- Edna A. Scott, 86, retired postal clerk for the Postal Service, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Memorials: The Salvation Army. Edna A. Scott was born Dec. 28, 1910, in Alvarado. During World War II, she worked in Fort Worth building B-24 bombers. She retired from the Postal Service in 1975. Her hobbies were feeding the birds and she also took care of stray cats. She was a former member of Gospel Tabernacle Church of Fort Worth.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Curtis W. and Linda Scott of Fort Worth; brother, Billy Allard of Fort Worth; sisters, Mary Dutton, Francis Watson and Virginia Schuman, all of Fort Worth; three granddaughters, Jean M. Rittenhouse of Pittsburgh, Pa., Donna L. Erickson of Omaha, Neb., and Susan Scott Wilson of Fort Worth; and four great-grandchildren.
Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel
3015 Merida, 926-3314
Dorothy Sharratt
FORT WORTH -- Dorothy Robbins Cossaboon Sharratt, 77, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, at home after battling cancer for 20 years.
Funeral was at 3:30 p.m. Monday at All Saints Episcopal Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Dorothy Robbins Cossaboon Sharratt was born June 1, 1920, in Pennsgrove, N.J. She was a cheerleader and valedictorian at Cape May High School in Cape May, N.J.. After graduation, Dorothy became the youngest city treasurer of Cape May.
During World War II and in only three months, Dot met and married her husband of 51 years, William H. Sharratt, and bore six children. The family moved permanently to Fort Worth in 1956.
Dot was a pretty, selfless woman who always smiled. Anyone who met Dot never forgot her kind ways. With endless energy, Dot loved to cook, plant flowers and loved her children through the years. Until the time of our mom's death, she never quit smiling and telling us thank you for our efforts to comfort her. Her family and friends will miss her forever.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William H. "Bill" Sharratt.
Survivors: Sons, William H. Sharratt III and his wife, Roberta, of Arlington and their children, Teri and Stacy, Donald Sharratt and Katrina of Willow Park and their children, Olivia, Jessica and Nicole, James Sharratt and his wife, Kristi, of Willow Park and their children, Spencer, Briana and Tori; daughters, Carol Brice and her husband, Joe, of Denver, Colo., and their children, Bob and Chris, and Marylou Morris and her husband, Michael, of Fort Worth and their children, Eric, Candace, Haley and Jenny; brother, Bertram Cossaboon of Cape May, N.J.; sister, Beatrice Stubbs of Cape May, N.J.; great-grandchildren, Gary, Caden and Ben; and her faithful companion, Joey.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Ruby Shepard
AZLE -- Ruby Shepard, 69, a retired nurse, died Sunday, July 6, 1997, at a local hospital.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Thursday in Parker Cemetery in Grapevine.
Ruby Shepard was born Oct. 7, 1927, in Dewey County, Okla.
She was preceded in death by her son, David Maxfield, and sister, Nora Chance.
Survivors: Husband, Fred Shepard of Azle; sons, Rick Maxfield of Venus and Robert Maxfield of Mineral Wells; daughters, Vickey Sullivan and Deborah Buttrill, both of Azle; brother, W.R. Coulson of San Antonio; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors
Grapevine, 481-2525
Luner Stephens
FORT WORTH -- Luner Mae Denson Stephens, 71, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church at Philadelphia. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Family hour: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Luner Mae Denson Stephens was born April 24, 1926, in Raleigh, N.C. She operated By China Doll Cafe and was retired from the Fort Worth State School. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert "Sonny" Stephens.
Survivors: Daughters, Laquita Hart, Shirley Stephens, Sharon Nelson and Sandra Nelson; sister, Pauline Gardner; grandchildren, A'Donna Carr, Jimmy Smith, Natasha Smith, Dorothy Smith and Robert Hart; and a special niece, Debbie Osborne-Smith and her husband, Bobby Smith.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Mary Ann Strein
PARKERSBURG, Iowa -- Mary Ann Strein, 38, formerly of Fort Worth, died of breast cancer Sunday, July 6, 1997.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Dahl- Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home. Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, New Hartford, Iowa.
Memorials: "Race for the Cure," Susan G. Komen Foundation, 5005 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75244.
Mary Ann Strein was born Dec. 18, 1958, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was regional sales manager for Drury Inn Hotels until her medical retirement.
Survivors: Parents, Charles and Janice Strein; brother, Craig, and his wife, Terri; sister, Carol and her husband, Mike Jordan; nephew, Austin John Jordan; grandmother, Hilda Martinson; and grandfather, Clifford Strein.
Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home
Cedar Falls, Iowa, (319) 266-7525
Ruth M. Waters
DALLAS -- Ruth M. Waters, 85, a homemaker, died Friday, July 4, 1997, in Dallas.
Graveside service: was Monday in Restland Memorial Park in Dallas.
Ruth Waters was born Jan. 12, 1912, in Greenville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Chester T. Waters.
Survivors: Nephews, Dudley D. Jones, M.D., of Mansfield, Harry L. Jones of Austin, Harris Morgan of Greenville and Irvin Morgan, M.D., of Greenville; nieces, Francesca "Cecca" Gumpton of Fort Worth and Martha M. Morgan of Fort Worth.
Restland Funeral Home
Dallas, (972) 238-7111
Thomas Calvin West
FORT WORTH -- Thomas Calvin West, 51, a truck driver and terminal manager, died Monday morning, July 7, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Gilliland- Watson Funeral Home in Hereford, Texas. Officiating: Bro. Austin Stewart, Beacon Hill Baptist Church, Mesquite. Burial: Hereford Cemetery. Visitation: Mr. West will lie in state after 10 a.m. Tuesday. The family will be receiving friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Robertson Mueller Harper.
Bearers of the casket will be: Carl Ra Graves, Jonny Hubbell, Dale West, David West, Casey Hurst and Jimmy Knapp.
Honorary bearers will be: Harry Jones, Tony Beames, Mike Corlis, Jimmy Bill Hurst and Raymond Larry Hurst.
Thomas Calvin West, a native of Glendale, Ariz., and a former resident of Hereford, was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Russell West, who died in 1989, and his stepfather, Billy Wayne Vanlandingham, who died in 1993. Mr. West served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 until 1970. His last commission was on the USS Currituck, the Navy's last seaplane tender. The flag draping his casket was the last to fly over that ship. As a truck driver for Steere Tank Lines Co., Tommy drove over 1,000,000 miles without an accident or violation.
Survivors: Wife, Artie Kay Taylor West of Fort Worth; daughter, Cindy Lee West of Tulsa, Okla.; stepchildren, Angel Ka Graves of Charleston, S.C., and Carl Ra Graves of Amarillo; grandchildren, Christopher West, Jessikah Knapp and Shelby Ann Knapp; stepgrandchildren, Jayson Thrasher, Kai Steven Graves, Justin Taylor Graves and Trevor Dillon Reese; mother, Inez Sullivan Vanlandingham of Dallas; father and stepmother, Thomas William West and his wife, Pearl, of Dimmitt; brother, Richard West of Dimmitt; sisters, Bobbie Hurst of Preston, Okla., JoAnn West of Dallas, Jean West and Susan Worley of Seagoville, and Melanie Vanlandingham and Pat Worcester of Dallas; grandmother, Ethel Sullivan of Okmulgee, Okla.; six nephews; and three nieces.
Robertson Mueller Harper
1500 Eighth Ave., 924-4233
Ophelia Hemby Wilkerson
GRANDVIEW -- Ophelia Hemby Wilkerson, 85, a nurse's aide, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at a local nursing home.
Graveside service: 4:30 p.m. in Cahill Cemetery.
Ophelia Hemby Wilkerson was born May 6, 1912, in Cahill.
Clayton Kay Funeral Home
Alvarado, (817) 783-3062
Eugene Howard Baker
DE LEON -- Eugene Howard Baker, 91, a retired De Leon justice of the peace, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at a De Leon nursing home.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday in De Leon Cemetery.
Nowlin Funeral Home
De Leon, (254) 893-2021
Roy Alan Baker
FORT WORTH -- Roy Alan Baker, a retired Greyhound Bus Lines employee, passed away Monday, July 7, 1997.
Graveside service: noon Thursday in Merriman Cemetery in Eastland. The Rev. Jim Poe will officiate. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Funeral Home.
Roy Alan Baker retired from Greyhound after 25 years. He had most recently been employed with ABS Mechanical.
Survivors: His wife, Barbara Baker of Fort Worth; sons, Clifford Baker of Missouri Valley, Iowa, and Douglas Baker of Jacksonville, Fla.; sisters, Ruth Henley of Rockport and Clara White of Winslow, Ark.; stepsons, Christopher and Sean Fetter, both of Arlington; and grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Forest Lawn Funeral Home
Dallas, (214) 953-0363
Mae Bradley
FORT WORTH -- Mae Bradley, 91, a retired schoolteacher, died Tuesday, July 8, 1997, at a Fort Worth medical center.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Iredell Methodist Church. Burial: Mitchell Cemetery near Iredell.
Mae Bradley was born Aug. 5, 1905, in Tolar. She was a member of Iredell Methodist Church.
Survivors: Daughter, Betty Tolsma of Fort Worth; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Rutledge Funeral Home
Hico, (254) 796-4722
Elliott Wayne Brewer Jr.
AZLE -- Elliott Wayne Brewer Jr., a newborn, died Sunday, July 6, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Survivors: Father and mother, Elliot Brewer Sr. and Jessica Barkley; grandfather and grandmother, Gene Ray Barkley and Terry Brendle-Barkley; uncles, Jameson Barkley and Jo-Vonie Brewer; aunts, Jeanie Barkley and Irene Killingsworth; and many loving family members and friends.
Shannon North Funeral Chapel
111 W. Northside Drive, 624-2191
