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Virginia Fesenmeyer
CLEBURNE -- Virginia Fesenmeyer, 82, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 15, 1997, at a Cleburne nursing home.
Memorial service: 1 p.m. Friday at Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home.
Virginia Fesenmeyer was born Jan. 30, 1915, in Norkpping, Sweden.
Survivors: Husband, Ross Fesenmeyer of Cleburne; son, Phillip Fesenmeyer of Cleburne; one sister, of Michigan; and two grandchildren.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Elmer Edward Girdwood
ALVARADO -- Elmer Edward Girdwood, 87, a retired Mrs Baird's Bakeries department manager, died Tuesday, July 15, 1997, at a Keene nursing home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Elmer Edward Girdwood was born May 5, 1909, in Garden City. He worked for Mrs Baird's Bakeries for 42 years, retiring in 1974.
Mr. Girdwood was a member of First United Methodist Church of Alvarado and was a former member of Carter Park United Methodist Church. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a lifetime endowed member of Alvarado Masonic Lodge 314 AF&AM. He was past master of the Cooke Peavy Lodge 1162 AF&AM. He was a member of Chapter and Council and was a certified lifetime instructor of Masonry. Mr. Girdwood was awarded the Golden Trowel by Alvarado Lodge 314.
Survivors: Wife of 67 years, Onieta Margaret Girdwood of Keene, formerly of Alvarado; daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Jack Gattis of Alvarado; granddaughters, Carla Jo Peikoff, Lana Kay Campbell and Lori Skjong-Nilsen; and six great-grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Brenda Sue Horton
BURLESON -- Brenda Sue Horton, 56, a teacher, died Sunday, July 13, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's in the Meadow Episcopal Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Memorials: Diabetes Foundation.
Brenda Horton was born Oct. 28, 1940, in Bonita. She was a dedicated daughter, wife, mother and friend. She knew the joy of giving. Brenda was very proud of her children and their accomplishments in life. She taught many wonderful lessons.
Brenda "Mom" will truly be missed by many. Her legacy will continue to live through her family. She meant the world to us. And we look forward to the day when we can come together again. She was an earth-bound angel.
Brenda earned her degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She had been a schoolteacher for the past 25 years.
Survivors: Husband, Eddie Horton of Burleson; sons, Chris Willbern and his wife, Angie, of Mansfield and Tripp Horton of Fort Worth; daughters, Shannon Silvester and her husband, Pete, of Denver, Colo., Jonell Chance and her husband, Bobby, and Jillann Horton, all of Fort Worth; parents, Branch and Rnell Chapman of Nocona; sisters, Debra Stabeno and Cynthia Ellis, both of Austin; grandchildren, Blair, Brittany, Emily, Abbey, Ian, Alex and Tanner; and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Mary Sue Hudson
WEATHERFORD -- Mary Sue Hudson, 60, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 15, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Chapel. Burial: Longcreek Cemetery in Granbury.
Mary Sue Hudson was born Dec. 14, 1936. She was a member of the Azle Bibleways Church.
Survivors: Husband, Joe Hudson of Weatherford; son, Terry S. Hodges of DeSoto; daughters, Denise V. Hodges and Deana Hodges-Tavenner, both of Weatherford; parents, Charlie Glenn and Peggy Roberts of Holland, Mich.; brother, Danny W. and Kay Roberts of Rockford, Ill.; and four grandchildren.
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2747
Amelia S. Jackson
FORT WORTH -- Amelia "Jane" Soboslay Jackson, 98, died Monday, July 14, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Andrews Catholic Church. Celebrant: Monsignor Charles King. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Vigil: 7 p.m. Thursday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole.
Memorials: Sisters of St. Mary Namur, 909 W. Shaw St., or St. Andrews Catholic Church.
Amelia "Jane" Soboslay Jackson was born Jan. 13, 1899, in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a telephone operator in the Chicago Stockyards, a nurse and did charity work for many years. She worked with the blind, teaching them Braille. She was a first-generation American and her father started the first Catholic Slovak Ladies Association. She was a lady commander with Star of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. She was a charter member of St. Andrews Catholic Church and a member of Catholic Daughters, the Altar Society of St. Mary's and St. Andrews. She was also a member of the Woman's Club of Fort Worth and Physician Wives Auxiliary and was a charter member of Women of Rotary. She had also started St. Marys Garden Club.
She was the widow of Dr. A.E. Jackson, Fort Worth's first eye doctor.
Survivors: Brother, Raymond Soboslay of Cleveland, Ohio; cousin, Alma Shillinburg of Fort Worth; and nieces and nephews, including, Jacquelyn Canamar of Monterrey, Mexico, John Michael Vasil of Myrtle Creek, Ore., Raymond Vasil of Arlington, Mary Harmuth of Fort Worth, George Baskin of Arlington and Martin Baskin of Fort Worth.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
John R. Jones
RHOME -- John R. Jones, 77, died Tuesday, July 15, 1997, in Decatur.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday at Coker Funeral Home. Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery.
John R. Jones was born Dec. 12, 1919, in Vinita, Okla. He married Carol Angel on March 19, 1944, in Yuma, Ariz. He served as a Merchant Marine during World War II. Mr. Jones was a retired parts store owner and was active in real estate. He was a member of First Christian Church in Rapid City, S.D.
Survivors: Wife, Carol Jones of Rhome; son, John Jones Jr. of Decatur; daughters, Jo Lu Martinez of San Francisco, Calif., and Kandi Herrington and Tammy Heeren, both of Arlington; sister, Catherine Lewis of Escondido, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and four great- grandchildren.
Coker Funeral Home
Decatur, (940) 627-5959
Robert Edwin Kay
FORT WORTH -- Robert Edwin Kay, 78, a retired Air Force veteran, died Wednesday, July 16, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: pending.
Robert Kay was born Aug. 30, 1918, in Electra, Texas.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Wylma Mae Byars Kline
FORT WORTH -- Wylma Mae Byars Kline, 76, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 16, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Connell Baptist Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials: in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Connell Baptist Church.
Wylma Mae Byars Kline was born May 10, 1921, in Wichita Falls.
She was a member of the Woman's Club and past president of the Creative Arts section, past president of the Fort Worth District Dental Auxiliary, past president of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Texas Dental Association, past president of the Rejebian Afternoon Book Review Club, and was past president of the Philathea Sunday school class. She was past secretary of Rico Pronto Investment Club and was a bridal hostess of Connell Baptist Church for several years. Mrs. Kline was also the director of the Young Woman's Auxiliary at Connell Baptist Church for 12 years and district director of YWA for three years. She was employed as a juvenile probation officer for Tarrant County for seven years (1946-1953). She graduated from Arlington Heights High School in 1939 and attended North Texas State University and Texas Christian University.
Mrs. Kline was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. J.R. Kline.
Survivors: Nieces, Barbara Zimmerman of California, Donna Divine of Lubbock and Charlotte Stephens of Denton; and nephews, Terry Byars of Fort Worth and Gary Warren of Austin.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Lorene Lambert
AZLE -- Lorene Lambert, 78, a retired teacher, died Monday, July 14, 1997, at her home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Briar Baptist Church in Briar. Burial: Tigertown Cemetery near Paris, Texas. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at White's Funeral Home.
Lorene Lambert was born March 14, 1919. She was a former teacher in the Azle school district. Her students were her life.
Survivors: Son, Jerry Lambert of Azle; daughter, Melinda Pernell of Woodland, Calif.; sister, Flora Collins of Paris, Texas; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
White's Funeral Home
Azle, 444-3211
Joe Lassiter
ARLINGTON -- Joe Lassiter, 46, a plumbing supervisor/ maintenance employee, died Monday, July 14, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Friday at Arlington Funeral Home. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Joe Lassiter was born Jan. 15, 1951, in Deport. He was a longtime Arlington resident and was employed by the Mansfield school district.
Mr. Lasiter was a Master Mason and member of Arlington No. 438 and was a Scottish Rite 32nd degree Mason and member of the Fort Worth Scottish Rite.
Survivors: Wife, Pam Lassiter of Arlington; sons, Shawn Anthony Lassiter and Michael Wayne Lassiter, both of Arlington; brother, James Morris Lassiter of Arlington; sister, Martha Kay Norton of Arlington; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Gloria Linton
FORT WORTH -- Gloria Linton, 47, a retired assembler for National Semiconductor, died Tuesday, July 15, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors. Burial: Skyvue Memorial Gardens. Wake: 8:30 to 9:30 Friday.
Gloria Linton was born Sept. 27, 1949, in Fort Worth. She was a member of Greater Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors: Brothers, Alexander Graham and his wife, Margaret, Robert Graham and his wife, Joyce, and Donald Graham and his wife, Janise, all of Fort Worth; and sister, Mary Bell of Fort Worth.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Sheila Martin
FORT WORTH -- Sheila Martin, 77, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 16, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Sheila Martin was born Aug. 22, 1919, in Sulphur Springs.
She was a longtime resident of Fort Worth and a member of Grace Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Woody Martin, in 1986.
Survivors: Sons, Hervy Martin and Chris Martin; daughter, Vickie Burdette; sister, Dottie Frye; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
S. Melton Mobley
GRAND PRAIRIE -- S. Melton Mobley, 64, who had worked since 1994 with the Dallas Auto Auction, died Monday, July 14, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Bean- Massey-Burge Funeral Home. Burial: Southland Cemetery. Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Charles Melton and Terri Mobley; sister and brother-in-law, Jeannine and Wm. P. Irwin; aunts, Vienna Turck and Lois Mobley; and numerous cousins and other relatives.
Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home
Grand Prairie, (972) 263-7200
