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Helen Cornelius Murphy
FORT WORTH -- Helen Cornelius Murphy, 67, a retired bookkeeper, died Monday, July 21, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Helen Cornelius Murphy was born July 25, 1929, in Fort Worth.
She retired Nov. 1, 1996, from J&L Tanks, Inc. She was a graduate of North Side High School in 1947. She was a loving wife, mother and Nonnie and she will be greatly missed. She contributed to Meals on Wheels and looked forward to serving that organization.
Survivors: Husband of 48 years, Bill Murphy of Fort Worth; son, Don Murphy of Dallas; daughters and sons-in-law, Kathy and Rony Duke of North Richland Hills and Karen and Kenneth Albee of Fort Worth; sisters, Maxine Sears of Holly Lake; and grandchildren, Karry Stevens, Lindsay Duke and Kelly Duke.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Tyson Demond Nixon
FORT WORTH -- Tyson Demond Nixon, 8, a second-grader, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, in Marshall.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Rising Star Baptist Church, 4216 Avenue M. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Family hour: 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors.
Tyson Demond Nixon was born May 9, 1989, in Fort Worth.
Survivors: His parents, Aaron Thomas Sr. and Sandra Nixon; brothers, Brandon Fuller, Aaron Thomas Jr. and Aaron Stebenson; sisters, Destiny Nixon, Jasmine Nixon and Kayron Thomas; grandparents, Ethel Nixon, Fredrick Nixon Sr. and Obbie Lee Thomas; great-grandmother, Winnie Nixon; six uncles; seven aunts; and many cousins, other relatives and friends.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Dolly Madison Norris
MINGUS -- Dolly Madison Norris, 97, died Monday, July 21, 1997, at a Ranger nursing home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mingus Baptist Church. Rev. Jerry Speer will officiate. Burial: Doty Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Dean Parsons, Dale Parsons, Ray Parsons, Ernie Parsons, Robert Bearden and Recil Ott.
Dolly Madison Norris was born Sept. 3, 1899, in Erath County. She grew up in Exray. She worked for various ranches, including the Johnson League and the Long Ranch and lived in Gordon. She married Bill Norris. She was a member of Mingus Baptist Church.
Survivors: Sister, Pernie Wright; brother, T.W. Parsons; and several nieces and nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home
Strawn, (254) 672-5231
Laura Belle Parker
PAULS VALLEY, Okla. -- Laura Bell Parker, 95, a retired business owner, passed away Friday, July 18, 1997, at a local hospital.
Laura Belle Parker was born July 5, 1902, in Monticello, Ark., to Rush and Lula Woods and was one of six children.
In her early years, she and her first husband, Paul Colbert Sr., owned and operated several shoe stores in Iowa and Minnesota. They had one child, Paul Colbert, who owned and operated Paul's Shoe Store in Pauls Valley for 26 years.
In 1958, she married her second husband, James E. Parker of Fort Worth, and lived there the majority of her life. During those years of marriage, the Parkers were involved in oil production and owned Parker Brothers Drilling Co. of Wichita Falls.
Mrs. Parker moved to Pauls Valley in 1975 and spent the rest of her life there. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Pauls Valley.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James E. Parker, and son, Paul Colbert Jr.
Survivors: Daughter-in-law, Mary Colbert of Pauls Valley; three granddaughters, Mary Ann Martin of Clewis- ton, Fla., Cynthia C. Bozarth of Fort Worth and Linda Sutton of Pauls Valley; numerous great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Ruth Daitch of Miami Beach, Fla.
Wooster Funeral Home
Pauls Valley, Okla., (405) 238-7574
James H. Pilkington
BURLESON -- James H. Pilkington, 93, a federal government land surveyor who retired in 1974, died Sunday, July 20, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Oakgrove Baptist Church. Burial: Tye Cemetery in Burleson.
James H. Pilkington was born May 16, 1904, in Burleson. He was a member of Oakgrove Baptist Church.
Survivors: Wife, Era E. Pilkington of Burleson; daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth Ann and Dane Cummins of Burleson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Burleson
Burleson, 295-5211
Temple F. Richardson
MAYSVILLE, Okla. -- Temple Francis Richardson, 84, died Sunday, July 20, 1997, at the home of her daughter, Betty, in Burleson, Texas, after a short illness.
Funeral was Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Maysville. Rev. Bob Langston officiated. Burial: Maysville Cemetery.
Temple Francis Richardson was born Sept. 25, 1912, in Maysville, Okla., to Morris and Mollie Westfall Abernathy. She had been a resident of Maysville, Okla., all her life. She attended Garvin Springs and Maysville schools. On Oct. 7, 1933, she married Sam Richardson. They had been married more than 60 years at the time of Sam's death in 1994. Temple was a good neighbor and friend to many. She was a member of the Home Extension Club of Maysville. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Maysville.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Morris and Mollie Abernathy; brother, Ebber; and two sisters, Vada Womack and Lula Shalton.
Survivors: Daughters, Betty Bennett and her husband, Charles, of Fort Worth and JoAnn Ivey and her husband, Bill, of Hinton, Okla.; grandchildren, Mike Cagle, Cindy Hutto, Nancy Perez, Tammy Heard and Terry Ivey; great- grandchildren, Stacey Heard, Sherri Hutto, Richard Hutto, Daniel Hutto, Grace Cagle and Calvin Cagle; brothers, W.L. "Buddy" Abernathy of Pauls Valley and Alvin Abernathy of Idabel, Okla.; sisters, Dozie Roberts of Maysville and Sue Sharp of Denver, Colo.; and other family members and many friends made throughout the years.
Winans Funeral Home
Maysville, Okla., (405) 867-5151
Jeannine Robbins
GRAPEVINE -- Jeannine Robbins, 57, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 20, 1997, in Grapevine.
Funeral was at 2 p.m. Tuesday at J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors. Burial was in Bridgeport.
Pallbearers were Alan Byrd, Mike Byrd, Rick Mewbourn, Elton Hudson, Windol Robbins and John Garmany.
Jeannine Robbins was born Aug. 13, 1939, in Sunset. She was preceded in death by her brother, Charles Byrd.
Survivors: Husband, Clifton Robbins of Grapevine; sons, Kent Robbins of Fort Worth and Mark Robbins of Corsicana; daughter, Lisa Mewbourn of Grapevine; parents, Amos and Hazel Byrd of Bridgeport; brothers-in-law, Elton and Phyllis Hudson of North Richland Hills and Windol and Lupe Robbins of Bowie; sister-in-law, Lynda Byrd of Bridgeport; seven grandchildren; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Elvin and Estelle Robbins of Bowie.
J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors
Grapevine, 481-2525
Carrie Seaton
FORT WORTH -- Carrie Seaton, 99, a homemaker, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pinkston's Mortuary. Burial: Skyvue Memorial Gardens.
Carrie Seaton was born July 7, 1898, in Calvert.
Survivors: Daughter, Zelma Coldanghise of Omaha, Neb.; brother, Sammie Lee and his wife, Mattie, of Omaha, Neb.; great-granddaughter, Carla M. Young and son, Marco, of Omaha, Neb.; nephews, Sammie Lee Jr. of Omaha, Neb., and Willie Lewis, Price Johnson, Jimmy Johnson and Elbert Johnson, all of Fort Worth; and special niece and caretaker, Dorothy Walker of Fort Worth.
Pinkston's Mortuary
821 E. Terrell Ave., 332-5393
Ella Lois Shumake
EULESS -- Ella Lois Shumake, 85, passed away Sunday, July 20, 1997.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hughes Funeral Home North Chapel. The Rev. John Earl Taylor will officiate. Burial: Prairie Mound Cemetery in Justin. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ella Lois Shumake was born June 7, 1912.
Survivors: Her son and daughter-in- law, Thomas Stanley and Kathryn Brown; grandchildren, Becki Knight, Beverly Farnsworth, Thomas Brown Jr. and Peggy Esters; 10 great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Hughes Funeral Home North Chapel
Dallas, (214) 350-9951
Tumeka Shamon Spivey
FORT WORTH -- Tumeka Shamon Spivey, 23, a 1995 graduate of Dunbar High School, died Saturday, July 19, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday at Rising Star Church of God in Christ, 3909 Reed St. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Family hour: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors.
Tumeka Shamon Spivey was born Oct. 12, 1973, in Fort Worth.
She was a member of Glorious Church of God in Christ.
Survivors: Parents, Mildred Spivey of Fort Worth and Robert Spivey of Thornton; sister, Tosha Spivey of Fort Worth; grandmother, Othea Moss of Fort Worth; great-grandparents, Eddie and Florella Parker of Tyler; godmother, Rena Turner; and uncles, aunts and cousins.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Robbie Tims
FORT WORTH -- Robbie "Bobbie" Lee Henderson Tims, 90, a retired cook, died Monday, July 21, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Andrews United Methodist Church. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Pinkston's Mortuary.
Robbie Lee Henderson Tims was born Oct. 28, 1906, in Teague. She came to Fort Worth at the age of 24. She was a faithful member of the Saint Andrews United Methodist Church, where she served as a class leader, worked in the Sunday School, worked on the Usher Board for 50 years, chairperson of United Methodist Women sub-group, a member of Ruth Group, Senior Citizens and the Willing Workers Sunday School Class. She participated in Mae Pearl McDonald Heroines of Jericho Court, Grandmother's Club and Fellowship Corner Senior Citizens.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Tims, on March 28, 1990.
Survivors: Daughter, Jo Annette Taylor and her husband, Curtis, of Fort Worth; adopted daughter, Revodia Johnson; stepdaughter, Margaret Banks; brother, Lonnie Henderson and his wife, Failure; grandchildren, Karyn, Tonya and David Taylor; nine great- grandchildren; five nephews; and seven nieces.
Pinkston's Mortuary
821 E. Terrell Ave., 332-5393
Valton V. Vancleeve
SPRINGTOWN -- Valton V. Vancleeve, 63, a retired machinist for Lockheed, died Monday, July 21, 1997, at a Weatherford hospital.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Cotten-Bratton Funeral Chapel.
Valton V. Vancleeve was born Aug. 25, 1933, in Afton.
He had retired from the Navy.
Cotten-Bratton Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2711
