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Ellie Lucinda Self
STEPHENVILLE -- Ellie Lucinda Self, 100, died Friday, July 11, 1997, in Stephenville.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Harrell Funeral Home. Burial: Dublin Liveoak Cemetery.
Officiants: the Rev. Morgan Garrett and assistant minister, the Rev. Bobby Baggett.
Singers: Dr. Charles Rives and wife, Cynthia, with Nina Rae Schrader, organist. Songs: "Because He Lives" and "In Times Like These".
Pallbearers: George Lewis Self Jr., Steven Clark, Michael Trice, Donald Rogers, Jon Self, Mark Rogers and Douglas Rogers.
Memorials: charity of choice.
Ellie Lucinda Self was born Dec. 15, 1896, in Dublin, Texas, to Louis Jacques Toler and Florence Isabell Lewis.
She was a member of the Harvey Baptist Church in Stephenville. She had also been a member of the First Baptist Church in Dublin for many years, where she was a member of the Hope Sunday school class and was director of the extention department. She was also a member of the Garden Club, Friendship Club, and the Bunyan Social Club. Upon the death of her husband, she operated the family business of Self Feed and Produce in Dublin. She moved from Dublin to Stephenville in 1984.
She was preceded in death by her husband on March 23, 1957, and one son, George Lewis Self, in 1986.
Survivors: Daughters and son-in-law, Lucretia and S.L. Trice, and Charlene Howell, all of Stephenville, Christine Clark of Bronte, and Patsy Rogers of San Angelo; sister, Myrtle Burdett of Stephenville; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great- great-grandson.
Harrell Funeral Home
Dublin, Texas, (254) 445-3311
Theal I. Shadden
HURST -- Theal I. "Jack" Shadden, 71, a father, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers: Mark Brown, Richard Shaw, James McDaniel, Albert Cleveland and Kenneth Maynor.
Honorary pallbearers: Joel Scott Mercer, Lee Shadden, Tommy Schroeder, Joe Clover, Pat Ferguson, Mel Hammond and Johnny Liss.
Theal I. "Jack" Shadden was born March 30, 1926, in Eldorado, Kan.
He was a Merchant Marine veteran of World War II and moved to Hurst in 1955. He retired from General Dynamics after 42 years and was a Mason.
He was preceded in death by his former wife, Gay Nell Water Shadden, in November of 1975.
Survivors: Wife, Katherine Shadden of Hurst; sons and their wives, Darrel and Karen Shadden of Mineral Wells, Chris and Connie Shadden of Hurst, Theal Shadden II and Letita, of Bedford and Todd and Tammy Shadden of Bedford; daughter and her husband, Glenda and Wayne Mercer of Memphis, Tenn.; stepdaughter, Kathy Don King of Kentucky; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst, 284-7271
Lucille Shaw
BOWIE -- Lucille Shaw, 79, a homemaker, died Saturday, July 12, 1997, in Bowie.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Salona Cemetery in Salona.
Memorials: Hospice of Rural Texas, 705 E. Greenwood Ave., Bowie, Texas 76230.
Lucille Shaw was born Sept. 8, 1917, in Salona.
Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley
Bowie, (940) 872-1144
Eleanor Tankersley
GRANBURY -- Eleanor Tankersley, 85, a retired beautician, died Friday, July 11, 1997, at a Glen Rose medical center.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Wiley Funeral Home in Granbury. Burial: Long Creek Cemetery in Hood County.
Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas, 596 N. Graham, Stephenville, Texas 76401.
Eleanor Tankersley was born May 31, 1912, in Grand Rapids, Mich.
She was a member of Cresson Methodist Church. Survivors: Sons, Gerard W. Hertel of Midland and John R. Hertel of Wyoming, Mich.; daughters, Merilyn R. Evans of Granbury, Betty Sunday of Arlington; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-3000
Zelma Tanner
FORT WORTH -- Zelma Tanner, 90, a homemaker, died Saturday, July 12, 1997, at an Arlington nursing home.
Graveside service: 4 p.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale.
Memorials: in lieu of flowrs, please send donations to Feed the Children.
Zelma Tanner was born Feb. 2, 1907, in Chickasha, Okla. She was a longtime resident of Handley since 1941. She was a homemaker who loved gardening, quiltmaking and crochet.
Survivors: Sons, Ron and Lou Tanner of Fort Worth and Charles and Margaret Tanner of Wingfield, Kan.; two brothers and five sisters; grandson and granddaughter-in-law, Donovan and Elizabeth Tanner; and great-granddaughter, Catherine Tanner.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Mary E. Thomasson
ARLINGTON -- Mary Evelyn Thomasson, 86, a retired nurse, died Saturday, July 12, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Arlington Funeral Home. Burial: Parkdale Cemetery.
Memorials: Alzheimer's Association, Fort Worth.
Mary Evelyn Thomasson was born Sept. 12, 1910, in Bristol, and was a longtime resident of Arlington. She retired from Arlington Memorial Hospital.
Survivors: Sons, Rob Thomasson and A.R. Thomasson, both of Arlington; daughters, Peggy Glass of Tyler, Betty McGee and Nelda Johns, both of Arlington; sister, Thelma Dickerson of Dallas; 14 grandchildren; and 24 great- grandchildren.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Frances V. Wenzel
LITCHFIELD PARK, Ariz. -- Frances V. Wenzel, 91, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, in Litchfield Park.
Funeral: 4 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Frances V. Wenzel was born July 19, 1905, in Meridian, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gus Wenzel, in 1978.
Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Virginia F. Douglass and her husband, Walt, of Litchfield Park; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Hester Ruth White
CROWLEY -- Hester Ruth White, 80, a retired teacher for Cleburne schools, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of the Holy Comforter in Cleburne. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne. Visitation: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Church of the Holy Comforter Parish Hall.
Memorials: Texas Retired Teacher's Association, TRTA Building Fund Trust, 406 E. 11th St. No. 207, Austin, Texas 78701, or The Church of the Holy Comforter Discretionary Fund.
Survivors: Husband, Ray White of Crowley; son, William A. "Bill" White of Denton; daughter, D'Maris Irwin of Crowley; three grandchildren; one great- grandchild; and two nieces.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Juandine Williams
WHITE SETTLEMENT -- Juandine Williams, 74, a retired beautician, died Friday, July 11, 1997, at home.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in White Settlement.
Memorials: First Baptist Church of White Settlement and the American Cancer Society.
Juandine Williams was born Feb. 22, 1923, in Lamesa, Texas.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Connie Jeanne Stevenson, in 1977.
Survivors: Husband, Conner Williams of White Settlement; son, Mike Williams of Weatherford; daughters, Cynthia Burnett of Waco and Sherie Stevenson of Grand Prairie; mother, Birdie Childers of White Settlement; brother, Wayne Childers of Post; 10 grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350
Jennie Orme Max Wright
STRAWN -- Jennie Orme Max Wright, 85, formerly of Flower Mound, passed away Thursday, July 10, 1997, at an Eastland nursing home.
Graveside service: 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Mount Marion Cemetery.
Jennie Orme Max Wright was born Feb. 11, 1912, in Strawn, to James E. and Hattie (Tucker) Orme. She lived in Reno, Nev., working in several banks as a trust officer for several years. She later moved to Flower Mound for 17 years and worked as a secretary in an oil field office and in a funeral home, and moved to Strawn three years ago. She was a member of the First Christian Church.
Survivors: Brother-in-law, Ken Booth; two nieces, Jennie Lou Limon, Kendall Lee Wainscoat; 14 grandnieces and nephews; and five great- grandnieces and nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home
Strawn, (254) 672-5231
S.D. Audrey
FORT WORTH -- S.D. Audrey, 79, a retired mailhandler for Santa Fe Railroad, died Thursday, July 10, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Baker Funeral Home. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Wake: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Solomon Dood Audrey was born Jan. 6, 1918, in San Augustine, to Jimmy and Mattie Bryant Audrey. He grew up and attended school in Wales. He married Jewell Ferguson in 1945 and they settled in Fort Worth shortly thereafter.
S.D. retired from Santa Fe Railroad Company as a mailhandler, and later was a maintenance worker for Tarrant County Junior College. He was also a personal chauffeur for Mr. Simon Lane, until two years ago.
He was a member of Rising Star Baptist Church, the Emanuel Young Post of the American Legion and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Survivors: Wife, Jewell E. Audrey of Fort Worth; daughters, Janet Brooks and husband, Johnny, of Forest Hill and Tonya Audrey and fiance', Dwayne Hemphill, of Fort Worth; brother, Cleophus Crockett of Nacogdoches; sisters, Vertie Grant and Donnie Ruth Audrey, both of Los Angeles, Calif., Judith Ann Dark and Ozell Bryant, both of Oklahoma City, Okla. and Audrey Faye Salter of Woodlake; grandchildren, Javonne Audrey, Lashonda Brooks and Laquesha Winkfield; seven great- grandchildren; and many cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Baker Funeral Home
301 E. Rosedale St., 332-4468
John A. Barrett
NEWARK -- John A. Barrett, 82, died Sunday, July 13, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home of Fort Worth. Graveside service: 2 p.m. at New Gordon Cemetery in Gordon. Rev. Clyde Glazner will officiate.
Memorials: Texas Cancer Care in Fort Worth. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
John A. Barrett was born Feb. 24, 1915, in Palo Pinton County to Beulah Tibbs and John Andrew Barrett. He married Clara Opal Rexroat, Nov. 27, 1935, in Palo Pinto. He was an Air Force Veteran of World War II, a 32nd degree Mason and Past Master of Cooke Peavy Lodge No. 1162 A.F. and A.M. He was a Front End Technician for Charlie Hilliard Ford and worked for many Ford dealers. He was a member of Gambrell Street Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Emmett C. Barrett and Clem C. Barrett and two sisters, Josie Crain and Margaret Barrett. A special thanks to the 6th Harris Tower Staff at Harris Methodist Hospital.
Survivors: Wife, Clara Barrett of Newark; daughter and son-in-law, Becky and Eddie Thomas of Fort Worth; sisters, Mary Leona Moffett of Snyder and Lorraine Chapman of Fort Worth; grandsons, Shane Thomas and Michael Thomas; granddaughter, Tonya Taraktasli; great-grandsons, Michael Thomas Jr. and Osman Andrew Taraktasli; great- granddaughter, Erial Thomas; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home
Strawn, (254) 672-5231
