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Sarah Lorene Jenkins
ALEDO -- Sarah Lorene Jenkins, 79, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 29, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Sarah Lorene Jenkins was born April 3, 1918, in Fort Worth.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Lee Armer III.
Survivors: Husband, Jack Jenkins; son, George Jenkins and his wife, Carol, of Fort Worth; daughter, Margie Jenkins of Aledo; brother, Raymond Smith Jr. and his wife, Joy, of Granbury; grandchildren, Alice Goforth of Aledo, Andria Armer of Azle and Jennifer Jenkins and George Jenkins Jr., both of Santa Fe, N.M.; and great-grandchild, Sarah Goforth of Aledo.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Ruth Johnson
RANKIN -- Ruth Wingate Johnson, 75, a retired bookkeeper and cashier for West Texas Utilities, died Monday, July 28, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Memorials: Leukemia Foundation.
Ruth Wingate Johnson was born July 31, 1921, in Denton County.
She was preceded in death by her brother, George "Windy" Wingate, in 1993.
Survivors: Husband, Bill Johnson of Rankin; sisters, Leona Huffhines of Trophy Club and Dorothy Stewart of Edgecliff Village; and nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Vernon Jones
EULESS -- Vernon Jones, 74, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, in Bedford.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Vernon Jones was born April 21, 1923, in Forney. She was a longtime resident of this area.
Survivors: Husband, Aaron Jones of Euless; daughters, Gwen Neff and her husband, Bob, of Sacramento, Calif., Ellene Stewart of Euless and Vickie Jones of Grand Prairie; brothers, Raymond Baker of Balch Springs and Teddy Baker of Dallas; five grandchildren; five great-grandsons; and several nieces and nephews.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
Ernest B. Lawrence
FORT WORTH -- Ernest B. Lawrence, 86, a professional classical and opera singer, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at University Christian Church. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery.
Pallbearers: members of the Southside Rotary Club. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. George Tade, Dr. James Newcomer and other Rotarians.
Ernest B. Lawrence was born June 22, 1911, in Nacogdoches. He was the son of Jesse P. and Ora Alma Lawrence. He went to New York City in 1937 to study voice with Edgar Schofield. He met Telete Zorayda Lester there, another student of Schofield. He then studied voice with famed tenor Paul Auldhaus, the first American-trained tenor to sing at the Metropolitan Opera. He was associated with Billy Rose's Aquacade and sang for many years with Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. He sang numerous leading tenor roles with the San Carlo Opera, the San Francisco Opera and the Pacific Opera Company before accepting appointment to the faculty of the school of fine arts at Texas Christian University. He was, for many years, director of music at Magnolia Avenue Christian Church and later was tenor soloist at First United Methodist Church.
Mr. Lawrence was always a leading tenor and sang hundreds of performances in the Italian repertoire. His phenomenal ear for sound resulted in flawless Italian dialect. In later years, he worked for Banker's Life of Des Moines (now The Principal) and retired as senior agent. He was active in Rotary, being a lifetime member. He was active in civic activities including serving several terms as president of the Fort Worth Retarded Children's Association. He was also a member of the Southside Rotary Club, serving two terms as president.
In 1939, he married Telete Zorayda Lester, now professor emeritus of speech pathology at TCU.
Survivors: His wife, Telete Zorayda Lester Lawrence; son, James Lester, senior vice president and dean of the College at the College of Santa Fe, N.M.; daughter, Valerie Alma, of St. Coletta School in Jefferson, Wis.; and twin sister, Berenice, of Federal Way, Wash.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Eula D. Mathis
JACKSBORO -- Eula D. Mathis, 95, a homemaker, died Monday, July 28, 1997, in Jacksboro.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Coker Funeral Home. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery in Jacksboro. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Eula D. Mathis was born in Union Point, Texas, on April 2, 1902.
Coker Funeral Home
Jacksboro, (940) 567-3778
Mary A. Moblin
FORT WORTH -- Mary A. Moblin, 93, a homemaker, died Friday, July 25, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mayever Green Baptist Church in Mansfield, La. Burial: Mayever Green Cemetery in Mansfield, La. Wake: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Rev's Funeral Parlor and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Winfield Funeral Home.
Mary A. Moblin was born May 8, 1904, in Mansfield, La.
Rev's Funeral Parlor
3615 Vaughn Blvd., 536-0200
Loretta Montgomery
MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- Loretta Mae Knight Montgomery, 71, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, in Manchester.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday at Greenwood Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Loretta Mae Knight Montgomery was born Aug. 23, 1925.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Victor I. Morris
EULESS -- Victor I. Morris, 79, a retired auto parts salesman, died Tuesday, July 29, 1997, in a Euless nursing home.
Funeral: noon Friday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Victor I. Morris was born Aug. 6, 1917, in Boise, Idaho. He was a Mason and a Shriner.
Survivors: Wife, Cora Morris of Euless; son, Larry Morris and his wife, Jean, of Fort Worth; two grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law, LaMoyne Jordan and her husband, Tim, of Apple Valley, Calif., and Rosetta Salveson of Mount Pelier, Idaho.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
Willie Juanita Norton
SANGER -- Willie Juanita Norton, 80, a retired salesperson, died Monday, July 28, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Christ in Krum. Burial: Sanger Cemetery in Sanger.
Willie Juanita Norton was a member of the Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Myrtle Webb, and her daughter, Margaret Ann Wallace.
Survivors: Son, James Edward Wallace of Sanger; daughters, Mildred June Paden of Farmers Branch and Jerry Arlene Fleeman of Charlotte, N.C.; brother, David H. Webb of Wichita Falls; 10 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Coker Funeral Home
Sanger, (940) 458-3311
Wendell Pederson
CLIFTON -- Wendell Pederson, 69, a retired General Dynamics technical writer and a former Fort Worth resident, died Monday, July 28, 1997, in Clifton.
Funerals: 11 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fort Worth and 3 p.m. at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Norse. Burial: Norse Cemetery near Clifton. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Clifton Funeral Home.
Memorials: Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home, Box 71, Clifton, Texas 76634.
Wendell Pederson was born in Clifton.
Survivors: Daughters, Cathey Pederson of Plano, Wendy Braff and her husband, Todd, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Cindy Bryant and her husband, Randy, of Fort Worth; sisters, Jennie Mae Jenson and Margie Cox of Waco; and one grandson.
Clifton Funeral Home
Clifton, (254) 675-8611
Sara E. "Sally" Pendery
FORT WORTH -- Sara E. "Sally" Childress Pendery, 90, a teacher, died Monday, July 28, 1997, in Benbrook.
Graveside service: 4 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Sara Pendery was born Oct. 31, 1906, in Fort Worth. She was a graduate of old Central High School and TCU. She was a member of St. Stephen Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond C. Pendery, in 1987.
Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Suzanne and Jerry Franklin of Grand Prairie; sister, Lillian Burgess of Fort Worth; grandchild, Tracye Mackey of Weatherford; and three great- grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Gerald Wayne Redman
BOWIE -- Gerald "Jerry" Wayne Redman, 72, a retired truck driver, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, in Bowie.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Wednesday in Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Gerald Wayne Redman was born Feb. 26, 1925, in Alvord.
Burgess-Fry-Owens-Brumley
Bowie, (940) 872-1144
Ora Corine Burts Riley
WATAUGA -- Ora Corine Burts Riley, 78, a homemaker, died Monday, July 28, 1997, at a North Richland Hills hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel. Burial: Hillcrest Garden of Memory in Hillsboro. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ora Corine Burts Riley was born Feb. 25, 1919, in Hearne. She was a loving mother and was affectionately called "Mema" by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Norrette Riley, on Aug. 29, 1987.
Survivors: Sons, Charles Wayne Riley of Weatherford, Robert Norrette Riley of Watauga, Roger Dell Riley of Grand Prairie and James Roland Riley of Waco; daughter, Brenda Corene Scott of Watauga; brother, William Pete Burts of Ovilla; sisters, Donia Ivey of Irving and Faye Purnell of Garland; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel
6001 Rufe Snow Dr., 514-9100
Virginia Mae Salgian
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Virginia Mae Salgian, 74, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, in Scottsdale.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary in Phoenix, Ariz. Burial: Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix. Wake: afterward at 2 p.m. at Turf Paradise Trailer Park.
Memorials: Women in Military Service, in care of the America Memorial Foundation, Department 560, Washington, D.C. 20042-0560.
Virginia Mae Salgian was born Nov. 23, 1922, in Fort Worth. She was active with the Miss Texas beauty pageant; as a Boy Scout den mother; briefly as a member of the school board in Sentinel, Ariz.; and as a chaperone at Gila Bend High School and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at the University of Arizona.
Survivors: Her husband, Edward Salgian of Scottsdale; and her son, Hank Helley of San Francisco, Calif.
A.L. Moore & Sons Mortuary
Phoenix, Ariz., (602) 252-3411
