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Maurice Emmit Harris Jr.
FORT WORTH -- Maurice Emmit Harris Jr., 67, a retired postal mail handler, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater St. Paul Hill Baptist Church. Burial: Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation: 8 to 9 p.m. Friday at Williams Funeral Home.
Maurice Emmit Harris was born Oct. 12, 1929, in Ore City, Texas. He was a graduate of I.M Terrell High School. He was an honor graduate of Texas College of Tyler as a social science major. He was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He retired from the postal service after 38 years of service.
Survivors: Wife of 48 years, Betty Ricketts Harris; sons, Maurice "Ricky" Michael and Randall and Gregory Harris; daughter, Vickey Lynne Harris; sister, Louise Williams; grandchildren, Eric, Ryane, Autumn and Bailey; mother-in- law, Lucille Ricketts; and aunts, Dorothy Thomas and Arthic Abron.
Williams Funeral Chapel
5224 Ramey Ave., 534-5781
Nellie E. Hinckley
FORT WORTH -- Nellie E. Hinckley, 88, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Shannon North Funeral Chapel. Burial: Kettelville Cemetery in New York.
Nellie Hinckley was born Aug. 14, 1908, in Binghamton, N.Y. Mrs. Hinckley was a member of the Friendship Freewill Baptist Church.
Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Gail L. Bunch and Albert of Fort Worth; five grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren.
Shannon North Funeral Chapel
111 W. Northside Drive, 624-2191
Lorene Howell
FORT WORTH -- Lorene Howell, 83, retired co-owner of Howell Feed Store, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Handley United Methodist Church. Burial: private.
Memorials: Lorene Howell Memorial fund, c/o Handley United Methodist Church, 2929 Forest Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76112.
Lorene Howell was born March 12, 1914, in Dunlap, Iowa.
She graduated from Christian College in Missouri and taught 4th grade for eight years in Dunlap. She met Bill Howell while attending graduate school at UCLA. They were married 55 years.
A loving wife and mother, she will be remembered and cherished as being very active in serving the Lord and caring for others. Lorene and Bill delivered Meals on Wheels for 10 years.
She inherited the gift of music from her mother and played piano for the youth choir and was an active member of Handley United Methodist Church. Longtime patrons of Howell Feed Store will remember her expertise regarding gardening and flowers as well as her cheerfulness and quick wit.
Survivors: Husband of 55 years, W.F. Howell Sr. of Fort Worth; son, W.F. Howell Jr. and his wife, Diane, of Fort Worth; daughter, Mollie Gillespie and her husband, Cliff, of Arlington; sister, Lucille Roush of Dunlap, Iowa; sister-in-law, Gwen Howell of Arlington; grandchildren, Greg Gillespie of Arlington, Kelley Schillo of Fort Worth, Stacey Gillespie of Arlington and Becky Howell of Fort Worth; niece, Peggy Roush of Sioux City, Iowa; and nephew, John Roush of Port Washington, Wis.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Henry C. Huckabee
FORT WORTH -- Henry C. Huckabee, 72, a retired roofer, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday.
Henry Huckabee was born Sept. 8, 1924, in Sunset, Texas. He retired from Robinson Roofing Co. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors: Sons, James Henry Huckabee, Larry Wayne Huckabee and Edward Scott Conger, all of Fort Worth; daughters, Bertha Sue Pickard of Kennedale and Judy Ellen Huckabee of Fort Worth; brother, Tommy W. Huckabee of Cleburne; sisters, Nell Brooks of Lake Worth and Ruby Bishop of New York; grandchildren, Dale Pickard, Jo Ann Williams, Kevin Pickard, Crystal Huckabee, Bubba "Tony" Huckabee, Kisha Huckabee and Fallon Huckabee; and great-grandchildren, Jeffery Williams, James Henry Williams, Jeremiah Gomez, Marcus Huckabee, Emily Huckabee and Logan Pickard.
Emerald Hills Funeral Home
500 Sublett Road, 572-1681
Alfred Edwin King
BURLESON -- Alfred Edwin King, 79, retired owner of A. King Floor Company, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at a Burleson nursing center.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Laurel Land Funeral Home of Burleson. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth.
Alfred Edwin King was born Sept. 18, 1917, in Tarrytown, N.Y.
He had been a resident of Burleson for 35 years. He was a member of Trinity Church of Burleson, where he served as deacon, elder and chairman of the Missions Program. He was an accomplished trumpeter and enjoyed model trains. He was a flooring contractor for more than 40 years, retiring in 1987.
Survivors: Wife of 55 years, Grace B. King of Burleson; son, Alfred Henry King of Golden, Colo.; daughters, Grace Miriam Cannon of Golden, Colo., and Ethel Ruth Miles of Burleson; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Burleson
Burleson, 295-5211
O.J. King
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- O.J. King, 70, who designed and constructed natural gas processing facilities, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at a Grand Junction hospital.
Memorial service: A Memorial Eucharist of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon Saturday, Aug. 2, at All Saints Episcopal Church, 5001 Crestline Road, Fort Worth, Texas. Honorary pallbearers: Harry Dean, Robert Maulsby, Ray Hudson, Dick Rowe, Ken McKinney and Mike Lightfoot.
Memorials: Should friends desire, memorials may be sent to a memorial fund established in his name at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, in care of The Cancer Network, 1405 Eighth Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76104.
O.J. King, the son of Oscar John and Dorothy Cox King, was born Sept. 29, 1926, in Lamesa, Texas. His childhood was spent in Iraan, Texas, where he graduated from high school and was a member of Iraan Lodge A.F. and A.M.
Attending Texas Tech in Lubbock, he later served in the U.S. Air Force. An avid, interested flyer, he and his father at one time operated the airport in Iraan. In Odessa, he was a supporter of the Odessa High School Booster Club and Boys Club. During his career in the oil and gas industry, he designed and constructed natural gas processing facilities, maintaining residences in Iraan, Odessa, Marble Falls and Grand Junction, Colo., and was associated with Permian Corp. and Occidental Petroleum Corp., and was the C.O.O. of North Star Gas Co. Inc., officing in Grand Junction, Colo., and Houston, Texas.
Survivors: Son, Douglas King and his wife, Angela, of Annetta; daughter, Kathy Wade of Marble Falls; grandchildren, Jason, Andrea and Logan King, all of Annetta, Wendi Wade of Marble Falls and Wyly Wade of Boston; stepmother, Gladys King of Comanche; and sister, Dorothy Faye Kelly of San Angelo.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Herbert Joseph Lehn
CLEBURNE -- Herbert Joseph Lehn, 75, a retired placement officer for the U.S. Civil Service, Department of the Army, died Tuesday, July 29, 1997, at a Fort Worth medical center.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday in Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne.
Memorials: Happy Hill Farm Children's Home, Hwy. 144, Granbury, Texas 76048.
Herbert Joseph Lehn was born June 1, 1922, in Horton, Kan.
Survivors: Wife, Mary Ball Lehn of Cleburne; four nieces; and three nephews.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Edwin J. Luedtke Sr.
FORT WORTH -- Edwin J. Luedtke Sr., 87, a retired engineer, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at a Grapevine hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Edwin Luedtke Sr. was born June 4, 1910, in Fort Worth. He worked for and retired from General Dynamics. He was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Fort Worth.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorene Luedtke.
Survivors: Sons, Edwin J. Luedtke Jr. of Dallas and Ron Lee Luedtke of Grapevine; and grandchildren, Ronald Lee Luedtke Jr., Robert Luedtke, Matthew Edwin Luedtke, Benjamin John Luedtke, Kristin Elaine Luedtke, Gretchen Marie Luedtke and Erika Nicole Luedtke.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Alfred McFarland
CLEBURNE -- Alfred McFarland, 82, a retired meteorologist for the National Weather Service, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Laurel Land Chapel of Chimes. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth.
Alfred McFarland was born Jan. 6, 1915, in Mertens.
He was a member of First Assembly of God Church.
Mr. McFarland was preceded in death by his daughter, Theo Dawn Clark.
Survivors: Wife, Thelma McFarland of Cleburne; son, Jack L. Auldridge Sr. of San Angelo; daughter, Thelma Jane Comer of Dallas; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350
Ruth Melcher
ARLINGTON -- Ruth Louise Nelson Melcher, 80, passed away Monday, July 28, 1997, in Arlington.
Memorial service: 6 p.m. Saturday at Church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist, 2020 S. Collins in Arlington. At her request, her body was donated to science.
Ruth Louise Nelson Melcher was born July 21, 1917, in St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Survivors: Son, C.F. Melcher IV of California; daughter, Marion F. Murray of Arlington; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four nieces; and several cousins.
Raymond E. Milligan
FORT WORTH -- Raymond E. Milligan, 75, a retired supervisor, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Trinity Baptist Church. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Raymond E. Milligan was born Sept. 19, 1921, in Illinois.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II stationed in the Philippines and South Pacific. He was a supervisor with the city of Fort Worth and a member of Northside Masonic Lodge.
Survivors: Wife, Marvis Milligan of Fort Worth; son, Darwin Milligan of Fort Worth; daughter, Darlene Milligan of Albuquerque; sister, Mary Ellen Hunn of Dallas; sister-in-law, Alma of St. Louis, Mo.; five grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
George J. Mulkey
ARLINGTON -- George J. Mulkey, 77, an adminstrator for an architect and engineering firm, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Arlington Funeral Home. Burial: private interment. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 433, Arlington, Texas 76010.
George J. Mulkey was born March 8, 1920, in Stanton.
He had been a resident of Arlington since November 1996 and was a former resident of Hide-A-Way Lake in Lindale. He was also a former resident of Dallas. He retired in 1985 from an architect and engineering firm. He was a member of Kiwanis at Hide-A-Way Lake.
Survivors: Wife, Annie A. Mulkey of Arlington; sons, Dan Mulkey of Coppell, Tom Mulkey of Houston and Ralph Mulkey of Arlington; daughter, Ann Dyer of Albuquerque, N.M.; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandson; nieces, Lindsey, Leslie and Jan; and one nephew, Jon.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
William Bruce Reid
SEYMOUR -- William Bruce Reid, 86, retired from the Mobil Oil marketing department, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at a Seymour nursing home.
Graveside service: 3:30 p.m. Friday in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth. Rev. Dan Martin will officiate.
William Bruce Reid was born March 12, 1911, in Lingleville in Erath County. He married Florene Robertson on Oct. 29, 1933, in Barton. She preceded him in death on June 29, 1993.
He was a member of Red Springs Baptist Church and Fort Worth Masonic Lodge No. 942 A.F. and A.M. He retired from the marketing department of Mobil Oil. He had also worked for Childress Oil Co. He had been a resident of Fort Worth for more than 50 years before moving to Seymour in 1993.
Survivors: Son, William Wayne Reid of Fort Worth; daughter, Syble Jo Reid Kisinger of Seymour; sister, Winnie Marie Northcutt of Pasadena; brother, Olin Harold Reid of Mesquite; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Seymour Memorial Funeral Home
Seymour, (940) 888-3124
