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Kenneth D. Collins
HALTOM CITY -- Kenneth D. Collins, 67, a dock foreman, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday.
Mr. Collins was born July 18, 1930, in Pamona, Mo.
He served in the Navy during World War II. He married Earldean McCarty on May 29, 1959. He worked for Bell Helicopter for 15 years before becoming self-employed.
Kenneth's memory and joy of life was with family and grandchildren. His influence and love will be missed.
Mr. Collins was preceded in death by two sons, Timmy Hughes and Tommy Martinez.
Survivors: Wife, Earldene Collins of Haltom City; sons, Kenneth Martinez of Fort Worth, Kelly Hughes of Houston; daughter, Sherree Evans of Watauga; mother, Thelma Collins; brother, Dale Collins of Keller; sisters, Erma Clark of Fort Worth, Norma Chapman of Richland Hills, Betty Pratt of Keller; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Willie Oscar Cupit
BURLESON -- Willie Oscar Cupit, 54, a retired Air Force master sergeant, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, in Killeen.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Laurel Land Chapel of the Chimes. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Willie Cupit was born June 29, 1943, in Stuttgart, Ark.
Survivors: Wife, Shirley Wilemon Cupit of Burleson; son, Michael Cupit of Dallas; daughters, Shelia Cupit of Burleson and Cheryl Hawkins of Meridian; brothers, Virgil Cupit of Houston, Carl Cupit of Arkansas and Johnny Cupit of Kentucky; sisters, Ruth Wilson, Jean Rubach and Betty Rolland, all of Arkansas; and grandchildren, Bevin Hawkins, Bowen Hawkins, Grant Hawkins, Brea Hawkins, Jesse Hawkins and Colton Cupit.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350
Myrtle B. Evans
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Myrtle B. Evans, 83, a homemaker and former 80- year resident of Fort Worth, died Sunday, July 13, 1997, in Las Cruces, N.M.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Moore Memorial Gardens.
Myrtle Evans was born Aug. 16, 1903, in Brownsville, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by husband, Bert K. Evans; daughters, Florence L. Evans, Doris L. Evans; and sister, Loraine Hardy.
Survivors: Daughter, Roberta Gammill of Las Cruces, N.M.; grandchildren, Shannon Demoulin, Charollot Reid, grandson, Troy Gammill; and great- granddaughters, Monique Gammill, Chantel Villescues and Chelesea Reid.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Frances Anne Farmer
FORT WORTH -- Frances Anne Farmer, 76, a homemaker and beloved mother and grandmother, died Friday, July 18, 1997, at a local hospital.
Memorial Mass of Christian burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, 509 W. Magnolia Ave. Burial: Private at Greenwood Cemetery of Weatherford. Memorials: Troy Aikman Foundation End Zone for Cook Childrens Medical Center, PO Box 630227, Irving, 75063- 0227.
Frances Farmer was born May 17, 1921, in Detroit, Mich. She worked for Packard Motor Co., until World War II, when she served in the Women's Army Air Corps. She married Air Force Captain Bob Lukeman in 1946. They had three children and moved to Fort Worth in 1951. In 1961, she married John Marsh Farmer, from a pioneer Parker County ranching and farming family, and had one child. They lived and farmed in Dell City from 1971 to 1985.
She was preceded in death by her brother, James Drennan of Redford Township, Mich., sister, Mary Drennan of Detroit, and her husband of 29 years, John Marsh Farmer of Dell City and Parker County. She was a member of the Dell City Chamber of Commerce and on the staff of the Hudspeth County Herald.
Survivors: Sons and daughters-in- law, Robert P. Lukeman Jr. and Robyn of Fort Worth and John Marsh Farmer Jr. and Ellen of Henderson, Ky.; daughters and sons-in-law, Patricia Anne and Michael McConnell of Fort Worth, Christine Ellen and Lloyd Weinstein of Tarzana, Calif., and Kathryn Anne and Jim Calhoun Jr. of Fort Worth; daughter, Kitty Farmer of Friday Harbour, Wash.; and grandchildren, Kevin and Monique McConnell, Ryan and Colin McConnell, Taylor Mosher, Sarah, Jim III and Clint Calhoun, Claire and Robert P. Lukeman III and Jacob and Natalie Farmer.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Johnny V. Flores
SAN ANTONIO -- Johnny V. Flores, 65, an Army retiree, died Thursday, July 17, 1997, at a San Antonio hospital.
Funeral mass: 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in San Antonio. Graveside service: with full military honors in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery following the mass. Visitation: 7 p.m. Monday at Dellcrest Funeral Home.
Johnny V. Flores was born July 3, 1932, in Fort Worth.
He was a Fort Worth native and a veteran of the Vietnam and Korean wars. He made his residence in San Antonio while serving in the Army and retiring there.
Mr. Flores was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elpidio Flores; and brothers, Manuel V. and Rudy V. Flores.
Survivors: Wife, Maria Teresa; sons, Luis Manuel of Imperial Beach, Calif. and Juan Jose of Eagle Pass; daughter, Maria Griffin, serving in the Army at Fort Belvoir, Va.; sisters, Esther Wood and her husband, Jack, Angelina Vasquez and her husband, Edward, Carmen Flores, and Alice Pacheco and her husband, John; grandchildren, Jennifer Lanier and Sabrina Flores; and several nieces and nephews.
Dellcrest Funeral Home
San Antonio, (210) 337-4082
Juan Antonio Garcia
FORT WORTH -- Juan Antonio Garcia, a newborn, died Thursday, July 17, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: Cedar Hill Memorial Park.
Juan Garcia was born in Fort Worth.
Alonzo Funeral Home
2301 Ephriham Ave., 740-9091
John Garrison
FORT WORTH -- John Garrison, 81, a former Sanger resident, died Sunday, July 20, 1997 in Fort Worth.
Funeral: Services Pending.
John Garrison was born April 14, 1916.
Coker Funeral Home
Sanger, (940) 458-3311
Charles A. Hardwick
TROPHY CLUB -- Charles A. Hardwick, 78, a retired railroad general manager for Missouri Pacific Railroad, died Friday, July 18, 1997, in Grapevine.
Graveside service: 1 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Memorials: First Baptist Church of Trophy Club.
Charles Hardwick was born Aug. 2, 1918, in Kansas City, Mo. He was a member of the Sheffield Masonic Lodge 625 AF & AM of Kansas City, Mo., Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Pittsburg, Pa., Moslah Temple and AAONMS of Fort Worth. He was also a member of Tuckahoe 163 Order of Eastern Star, which he was a Past Patron.
Survivors: Wife, Mildred Hardwick of Trophy Club; Son, Karl Hardwick of Tucson; half-brother, James Spencer of Grandview, Mo.; two grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Kenneth W. Harlow
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- Kenneth W. Harlow, 89, a retired employee of Swift & Co., died Saturday, July 19, 1997, in Fayetteville, Ga. following a brief illness.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson's Funeral Home in San Angelo. Graveside service: Fairmount Cemetery following funeral service.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Building Fund of First United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, Ga.
Kenneth Harlow was born May 17, 1908 in Callahan County. He was a 1931 graduate of Daniel Baker College in Brownwood. He had lived in Fort Worth for 40 years. He retired from Swift & Co. in 1973 after 34 years of service. He had been living with his daughter in Fayetteville, Ga. since the loss of his wife, Ruth, in 1992.
Survivors: Daughter, Judith Devine; daughter-in-law, Macushla; and five grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren.
Johnson's Funeral Home
San Angelo, (915) 655-3113
Wayne Eugene Ingram
FORT WORTH -- Wayne Eugene Ingram, 75, a noted Fort Worth portrait artist, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Wayne Ingram was born June 25, 1922, in Amarillo. He attended Texas Christian University and the Chicago Institute of Art, and served in the Second World War as a naval aviator. In 1944, he married Marilyn Leeper and eventually settled in Fort Worth-Dallas community. His portraits are represented in private collections across the country and include two sitting presidents.
Survivors: Wife, Marilyn Ingram; sons, Gregory Wayne Ingram and wife, Kimberly; daughters, Lindsey Ingram Norwood of Dallas and Alison Ingram of Austin; and grandsons, Bowen and Blake Ingram.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Fred Thomas Jeter
WEATHERFORD -- Fred Thomas Jeter, 76, a rancher and agriculturalist, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, at a Weatherford hospital.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Central Christian Church in Weatherford.
Fred Jeter was born Jan. 24, 1921, in Gladewater. He served 31/2 years in the Army during World War II in the European theater. He went into service as a private at Camp Wolters and was the company bugler. He received a Battlefield Commission in Germany of 2nd Lieutenant. He was engaged in five major battles and received a bronze star and numerous other medals.
Mr. Jeter was a member of Central Christian Church of Weatherford, the Masonic Lodge, a charter member of Suez Temple Shrine in San Angelo and a member of the Sons of Texas Republic. During the time he lived in Odessa, he served on the First Christian Church Board, the Symphony Board and the Odessa Junior College Board and remained active in city and church.
He built many houses in many West Texas towns. His first career choice was farming and raising cattle and that was what he was doing in later life.
Survivors: Wife of 57 years, Gladys Johnson Jeter of Weatherford; sons, Fred Thomas Jeter II and Charles Richard Jeter, both of Houston, John Kimbrough and wife, Dr. Elizabeth Jeter of Bryan-College Station and Timothy Lea Jeter of Houston; brother, Glenn Edmond Jeter of Albuquerque, N.M.; grandchildren, Ashley Jeter, Justin Jeter, Ross Jeter, Jacqueline Jeter, Joshua Jeter, John Ben Jeter, Jordan Jeter, Dianna Jeter and Kenneth Jeter; and great-grandson, Kenneth Jeter, Jr.
White's Funeral Home
Weatherford, (817) 596-4811
Ruby Love Justice
FORT WORTH -- Ruby Love Justice, 80, a domestic worker for private homes, died Friday, July 18, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral:Noon Tuesday at Como First Missionary Baptist Church. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church.
Ruby Love Justice was born Oct. 16, 1916, in Huntsville.
Survivors: Sons, Donald Justice and Julius Justice Jr.; daughters, Lois Carter, Cheryl Turner, Mary Justice; sisters, Bertha McElroy, Flossie Fantop, Annie Holmes, all of Fort Worth; grandson she reared as her child, Brian Justice of Fort Worth; 24 grandchildren; 32 great- grandchildren; and a very special friend, Lucy Nichols.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Robert Edwin Kay
FORT WORTH -- Robert Edwin Kay, 78, a retired Air Force veteran, died Wednesday, July 16, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Entombent: Greenwood Mausoleum.
Memorials: in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society; Make a Wish Foundation; or charity of choice.
Robert Kay was born Aug. 30, 1918, in Electra, Texas.
He was a graduate of Electra High School and retired from the Air Force after 30 years. He was a prisoner of war for 3 1/2 years in Japan and the Philippines. He was a 51-year member of Electra Masonic Lodge 1067, a lifetime member of the Retired Officer Association and a member of Ridglea Country Club.
Survivors: Wife of 48 years, Betty Kay of Fort Worth; brother, Floyd Hobson Jr. of Hobbs, N.M.; sisters, Joyce Bidelspach of Wichita Falls and Ruth Croft of Bedford; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Neoma Fay Kee
COMANCHE -- Neoma Fay Kee, 89, a homemaker, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, at a hospital.
Funeral:2 p.m. Monday at Comanche Funeral Home. Burial: Hazeldell Cemetery in Comanche County.
Neoma Fay Kee was born July 10, 1908, in Comanche County. She was a member of Baggett Creek Baptist Church in Comanche County.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Winston Newton Kee, on Dec. 19, 1989, and one son, Alvis Ray Kee, on Jan. 17, 1997.
Survivors: Daughters, Kay Downing of Irving, Merla McDougal, Glenda Sue Levisay and Jan Jarvis, all of Comanche; son, Troy Lee Kee of Bedford; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mae Kee of De Leon, Bernice DeHart of Dublin, Freta Dunn of Proctor.
Comanche Funeral Home
Comanche, (915) 356-2531
