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Floyd E. McGinness
FORT WORTH -- Floyd E. McGinness, 80, a retired electrical engineer, died Wednesday, July 9, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole. The Rev. John Hennessy will officiate. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Honorary pallbearers: Robert Chandler, Dr. John Hennessy, Robert Judd, Donald McGinness, Perry Raybuck and Frank L. Uhl.
Floyd E. McGinness was born Dec. 16, 1916, in Lincoln, Kan.
He was a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder and was a member of the University of Colorado Alumni Association. He served in the Army during World War II in the European campaign at the Battle of the Bulge. He was a resident of Edgecliff Village for more than 40 years and a member of Edgecliff Fellowship.
He retired after 35 years of service with Texas Electric Service Co.
Mr. McGinness was preceded in death by his wife, Louise Catherine Lane McGinness, who was secretary- treasurer of Edgecliff Village Association at the time of her death.
Survivors: Son, James Robert McGinness and his wife, Lisa, of Houston; daughters, Linda Ross and her husband, John, of Houston and Kathleen Ann Stephens and her husband, Jim, of Commerce; brother, Donald Brown McGinness of Independence, Kan.; grandchildren, John Chandler McGinness, James Griffin McGinness, William Lane McGinness, Amelia Suzan Ross and Sean Ryan Stephens; and nieces and nephews.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Robert Carrol McPherson
FORT WORTH -- Robert Carrol McPherson, 85, a retired aerospace industry assembler, died Friday, July 11, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of White Settlement. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Robert McPherson was born Nov. 4, 1911, in Erath County. He retired from General Dynamics in 1973 after 31 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church of White Settlement and was a deacon and Sunday school teacher for over 50 years. He was a woodworker and a gardener.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Bill McPherson, in May 1996.
Survivors: Wife of 58 years, Nadine Burnett McPherson of Fort Worth; daughters, Linda Inscho and her husband, Robert, of Milpitas, Calif., and Georgia McDonald and her husband, Robert, of Plano; sisters, Ruth Duzan of Odessa and Mary Lemley of Richardson; five grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
O. Frank Mills
GRAND PRAIRIE -- O. Frank Mills, 73, a tool project engineer who retired from LTV in 1979, died Friday, July 11, 1997, in Grand Prairie.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Bean- Massey-Burge Funeral Home. Graveside service: 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Milford Cemetery in Milford.
Memorials: First United Methodist Church in Grand Prairie.
O. Frank Mills was born Nov. 26, 1923, in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Wife of 52 years, Ruth Dyer Mills; brother-in-law, Rex Dyer; nieces, Sharon Cox and Cathy Dyer; and numerous cousins.
Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home
Grand Prairie, (972) 263-7200
Lena Morris
RIO VISTA -- Lena Morris, 71, a custodian at the Rio Vista school, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 4 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Rio Vista. Burial: Rio Vista Cemetery.
Lena Morris was born Dec. 14, 1925, in McLennan County.
She had lived in Rio Vista for 37 years.
Survivors: Son, Donald Morris of Rio Vista; daughters, Ruby Dollar and Earlene Tidwell, both of Rio Vista; seven grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Leda Madeline Neitzel
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Leda Madeline Neitzel, 7, a student at Dunn Elementary in Arlington, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, at a Dallas hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Prairie. Burial: Parkdale Cemetery in Arlington. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Leda Madeline Neitzel was born Aug. 5, 1989, in Grand Prairie.
Survivors: Mother, Michelle Neitzel; father, Kip Rhodes; brother, Jakob Rhodes; sister, Kendra Neitzel; grandparents, Brenda and Dennis Neitzel and Donald and Laverne Rhodes; and numerous other relatives.
Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home
Grand Prairie, (972) 263-7200
James Edward Patty
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- James Edward Patty, 76, a retired General Dynamics employee, died Monday, July 7, 1997, in Vancouver.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Justice- Mason Funeral Home. Military burial: Terrace Cemetery.
James Edward Patty was born Nov. 23, 1920, in Sulphur Bluff, Texas. He was a World War II Army veteran. He retired from GD in 1962. He moved to Vancouver in 1990.
Survivors: Sons, James Patty of Crowley and John Patty of Weatherford; daughters, Roberta Malone of Watauga and Mary Short of Vancouver, Wash.; brothers, Tom Patty of Carlsbad, N.M., and Bill Patty of Yukon, Okla.; sister, Rea Caffey of Lubbock; and seven grandchildren.
Justice-Mason Funeral Home
Post, (806) 495-2833
Loyd Paul Rogers
CLEBURNE -- Loyd Paul "Pawpaw" Rogers, 62, a retired Santa Fe Railway employee, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, at his home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Crosier- Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home. Burial: Lane Prairie Cemetery in Cleburne.
Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas, 12088 W. Henderson, Cleburne, Texas 76031; or Texas Elks Children's Services, Rt. 5, Box 185, Gonzales, Texas 78629.
Loyd Paul "Pawpaw" Rogers was born Sept. 15, 1934, in Carnegie, Okla.
Survivors: Wife, Connie Rogers; sons, John C. Rogers and Gordon Rogers; daughter, Paula Chancellor; sisters, Betty Jean, Romelda Vinson and Jerrie Martin; five grandchildren; four step- grandchildren; and three great-step- grandchildren.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Charles D. Smith
SPRINGTOWN -- Charles D. Smith, 60, a tonsorial/barber, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, at an Azle hospital.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Saturday at White's Funeral Home in Springtown. Burial: Springtown Cemetery in Springtown. Visitation: 8 a.m. until the service Saturday a the funeral home.
Charles Smith was born Sept. 15, 1936, in Fort Worth. He served in the U.S. Air Force from February 1953 to October 1956. He worked as a barber in Fort Worth, Dallas, and other areas of the Metroplex. Mr. Smith was a Baptist.
Survivors: Wife, Joenett Smith of Springtown; son, Mike Smith of Saginaw; daughters, Donna Fanning of Artesia, N.M., and Summer Smith of Springtown; stepson, Buddy Hewitt of Oregon; stepdaughter, Kerrie Kelly of Saginaw; six grandchildren; mother, Opal Othell Smith of Benbrook; and sister, Marquerita Barron of Benbrook.
White's Funeral Home
Springtown, (817) 220-7111
Linzey H. Stowe
CLEBURNE -- Linzey H. Stowe, 64, a retired aerospace metal bonder, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, in Cleburne.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Rio Vista Cemetery.
Memorials: Elks Children's Hospital or a charity of choice in lieu of flowers.
Linzey H. Stowe retired from Bell Helicopter after 33 years' service.
Martin's Funeral Home
Cleburne, (817) 558-3250
Richard Thomas
FORT WORTH -- Richard Thomas, 72, a retired steel fabricator, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at a Benbrook nursing home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at Shiloh Baptist Church, 2823 N. Houston St. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Family hour: 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors.
Richard Thomas was born June 24, 1925, in Whitehouse.
Survivors: Wife of 52 years, Rhoda Lee Thomas; sons, Donnahue Thomas, Lee Chester Thomas and Fredrick Thomas; daughters, Guenda Redd, Minnie Harris, Donna Wilson, Tammy Franklin and Elma Allen; four brothers; six sisters; seven grandsons; eight granddaughters; and two great- grandchildren.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Nettie Tindall
CRANFILLS GAP -- Nettie Jane Stanford Tindall, 87, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, in Cranfills Gap.
Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Cranfills Gap. Burial: Boggy Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Clifton Funeral Home.
Nettie Tindall was born Dec. 30, 1909, in Hamilton County.
Survivors: Husband, R.A. Tindall of Cranfills Gap; daughter, Patsy Dell Ellis of Fort Worth; sisters, Mildred Witte, Elsie Russell and Drusilla Tergerson; nine grandchildren; 19 great- grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren.
Clifton Funeral Home
Clifton, (254) 675-8611
Booker T. Turner
MIDLAND -- Booker T. Turner, 89, died Thursday, June 12, 1997, at his home following a lengthy illness.
Funeral was June 17 at Macedonia Baptist Church in Midland. The Rev. Boley Dunn officiated. Burial was June 18 in Cedar Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth.
Booker T. Turner was born June 17, 1907, in Omaha, Texas, to Tommy and Annie Westone Turner. Mr. Turner united with Union Chapel Baptist Church of Omaha at an early age and later moved to Fort Worth, where he united with Pilgrim Valley Baptist Church and served on the deacon board. Mr. Turner retired from KFJZ-TV and radio station in Fort worth after 32 years of service. He moved to Midland three years ago from Fort Worth.
Mr. Turner was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Eva Hall Turner.
Survivors: Sisters, Mrs. Juanita Bradley of Midland and Mrs. Dorothy Hunter and Mrs. Goldie McCaleb of Los Angeles; brothers, James Turner of Amarillo, Robert Turner of Los Angeles, Frank Turner of Midland and Major Turner of Dallas; and a host of friends and relatives.
Warren Funeral Home
Midland, (915) 683-8229
Julio G. Vasquez
FORT WORTH -- Julio G. Vasquez, 63, a retired bindery foreman, died Tuesday, July 8, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Julio G. Vasquez was born March 24, 1934, in Brownsville and had lived in Fort Worth since 1970.
He was a devoted husband, father, brother and friend.
Survivors: Wife, Eudelia Vasquez of Fort Worth; daughters, Lydia Carranza, Leticia Vasquez, Lorraine Vasquez and Lee Ann Vasquez, all of Fort Worth; brothers and sisters, Estella, Enerique, Santos, Minda, Mary, Delia, Anita, Jose, Ernesto, Rene, Lupita, Belinda and Ricardo; grandchildren, Jason, Jacob, Andrea and Selena Carranza and Cayman Griggs; and many, many nieces, nephews and friends.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
