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Geraldine VanZandt
GRANBURY -- Geraldine "Jerry" VanZandt, 83, a retired executive secretary for the U.S. Post Office, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at a Granbury care center.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Granbury. Burial: Holly Hills Memorial Park.
Memorials: First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1676, Granbury, Texas 76048.
Geraldine VanZandt was born July 10, 1914, in De Leon. She married K.M. VanZandt on Oct. 18, 1934, in De Leon.
Survivors: Brother and sister-in-law, E.Y. and Marie Morris; sister, Connie Faye Magee; sisters and brothers-in- law, Donnie Mae and O.O. Plemons and Earline and Billy B. Warner and Wyna Ruth Stobie and Frank I. Tennyson; and several nieces and nephews.
Wiley Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-3000
Mana Marshall Wallace
TUSTIN, Calif. -- Mana Marshall Wallace, 74, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, in Tustin.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mana Marshall Wallace was born March 27, 1923, in Fort Worth. She graduated from Polytechnic High School. Mrs. Wallace was employed by Ford Aerospace as a switchboard operator/ supervisor in Tustin. She was president of the Officers' Wives League.
Survivors: Husband of 25 years, Samuel Wallace of Tustin; and sisters, Janey Sue Morgan and Frances Canning, both of Fort Worth.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Kathy West
BURLESON -- Kathy West, 40, a sales representative for Walls Industries in Cleburne, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at home.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday in Bethesda Cemetery in Johnson County.
Kathy West was born April 16, 1957, in Johnson County.
Survivors: Husband, Johnny Ray West of Cleburne; son, Craig Prissinger of Joshua; daughters, Alyx Rice of Arlington; stepdaughters, Tamara West and Samantha West, both of Cleburne; mother, Joanne Looney of Joshua, father, Jack Looney of Burleson and other mother, Kaye Looney of Burleson; brother, Michael Looney of Iraan, Texas; and nephew, Russell Looney of Houston.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Charles C. Whatley
SPRINGTOWN -- Charles C. Whatley, 59, a retired gypsum wallboard installer, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at a hospital in Azle.
Funeral: none planned.
Charles C. Whatley was born July 9, 1938.
Survivors: Brother, Raymond O. Whatley; and sisters, Ruth Ann Whatley and Juanita Rzepniewski.
Guardian Cremation Society
5704 James Ave., 293-8477
Joan M. Colihan Williams
FORT WORTH -- Joan Mary Colihan Williams, 77, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 29, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Memorials: American Legion Auxiliary Cancer Fund, 709 E. 10th St., Austin, Texas 78701.
Joan Williams was born Sept. 21, 1919, in Danbury, Conn.
She had been a resident of Fort Worth since 1946. She served in the Navy during World War II as a chief pharmacist mate. She was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and was a volunteer in many areas sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, including the Fort Worth Food Bank. She was honored in 1996 as Volunteer of the Year by the state of Texas of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors: Husband, Charles E. Williams Jr. of Fort Worth; sons, Charles E. Williams III of Flippen, Ark., and Michael F. Williams of Fort Worth; twin sister, Jean Flanagan of Worcester, Mass.; and grandchildren, Heather Williams, Megan Williams, Scott Williams and Christopher Williams.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Connie Fay Wormlight
BOYD -- Connie Fay Wormlight, 75, a retired home health companion, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at her home.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Azleland Memorial Park. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at White's Funeral Home.
Connie Fay Wormlight was born Nov. 23, 1921, in Eastland County. She was predeceased by a sister, Alma Geslin.
Survivors: Sons and daughters-in- law, Ira G. and Gloria Harris and Jim and Mary Harris; daughters and sons-in-law, Anita Cokenaur, Lillian and Joe Greenslade and Wanda and Jack Shatley; brother and sister-in-law, Darwin and Mary Smith; sisters, Wanda and Clarence Stovall, Remona Abberton and Billie Brantner; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
White's Funeral Home
Azle, 444-3211
Maxine R. Bessette
GRAHAM -- Maxine R. Bessette, 73, a retired cosmetologist, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, in Graham.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home.
Maxine R. Bessette was born Nov. 11, 1923, in Harve, Mont.
McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home
Graham, (940) 549-3773
Jane Bunting
DENTON -- Jane Bunting, 72, a retail and office clerk, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at her home.
Funeral: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nowlin Funeral Home. Burial: De Leon Cemetery.
Survivors: Daughters, Sharon Redfoot of Denton and Charlotte Philley of Lynshurst, N.J.; sister, Mildred Hubbard of Little Rock, Ark.; and five grandchildren
Nowlin Funeral Home
De Leon, (254) 893-2021
Clara Mae Clark
FORT WORTH -- Clara Mae Clark, 82, a retired nurse's aide and a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at a local care center.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth. The Rev. Lawrence Hammond and Dr. Frankie Rainey will officiate. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials: South Fort Worth Baptist Church.
Clara Mae Clark was born to Nancy Elmina Wallace and William Jefferson Jarrett on May 10, 1915, in Cass County.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Winifred Perry Clark, in 1984.
She was a faithful, loving wife and mother who loved the Lord and served Him through the children's ministry at South Fort Worth Baptist Church.
Survivors: Son, William Perry Clark of Fort Worth; daughters, Mina M. Bickerstaff and N. Sharon Clark, both of Fort Worth, and J. Karen Worthington and her husband, Don, of Azle; grandchildren, B. Mark Bickerstaff and his wife, Leisa, M. Gayle Basaldu and her husband, Paul, Paul D. Worthington and his wife, Jana, Diane Johnston and her husband, Bill, Jacqueline Duncan and her husband, Josh, and Thomas N. Shaw and his wife, Renee; and great- grandchildren, Natali, Kimberly and Andrew Basaldu, Sarah, Rebecca and Benjamin Bickerstaff, Christen and Alyssa Worthington, and Amanda Johnston.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350
Sandra L. McCord Collins
MAGNOLIA -- Sandra Lee McCord Collins, 57, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at home.
Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery in Houston. Visitation: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home.
Sandra Collins was born Aug. 30, 1939, in Buffalo, N.Y., the beloved daughter of M. Gladys A. McCord and the late Donald McCord.
Survivors: Daughter, Carin Collins Thomley; grandchildren, Andrea Decuire and Joshua Caldwell; son-in-law, Samuel Thomley; and pet cat, Sheba.
Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home
Houston, (281) 497-2330
Jonelle Harper
MINERAL WELLS -- Jonelle Harper, 64, a certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor, died Monday, July 28, 1997.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, in the Iris Room at the Botanic Garden Conservatory. Contact: 221-5239 or 921-4673.
Ms. Harper lived in the Fort Worth area 20 years, working as a highly respected counselor in the chemical dependency field and counseling alcoholics, drug addicts and their families.
Ms. Harper was a deeply spiritual, loving and unselfish, rare woman. She touched a great many lives and will be profoundly missed by those who were lucky enough to know her.
Survivors: Sons, Pete, Woody, Robert and John Harper; three grandchildren; and sister and brother.
Bruce Theodore Havins
BURLESON -- Bruce Theodore Havins, 88, a retired General Dynamics electronics technician, died Friday, Aug. 1, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Sunday in Burleson Memorial Park.
Bruce Theodore Havins was born Aug. 23, 1908, in Thurber, and had resided in Burleson for 20 years. Mr. Havins was a member of the Thurber Historical Association and Boulevard Baptist Church of Burleson. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and sports and loved life! After retirement, he spent several years doing research on family histories.
Mr. Havins was preceded in death by his first wife, Inez Havins, and his second wife, Alma Hardman Havins.
Survivors: Son, Harry R. Havins of Houston; brother, Harry M. Havins of Tucson, Ariz.; sister, Lois Helms of Fort Worth; stepson, John Hardman of Dallas; and stepdaughter, Rosemary Kretzschmar of Dallas.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Burleson
Burleson, 295-5211
Tommy Knox Kyser
WEATHERFORD -- Tommy Knox Kyser, 95, a retired railway mail postal clerk, died Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel. Burial: Dilbeck Cemetery in Parker County.
Tommy Knox Kyser was born Jan. 23, 1902, in Heath.
Survivors: Wife, Ida Mae Kyser of Weatherford; son, Thomas M. Kyser of Weatherford; daughters, Eloise Johnson of Santo and Ada Kyser and Patricia Engel, both of North Richland Hills; sister, Edith Smith of Irving; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2747
Lowell H. Lee
MINERAL WELLS -- Lowell H. "Cat" Lee, 91, a retired plumber, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, at a local hospital.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Elmwood Cemetery.
Lowell H. Lee was born June 22, 1906, in Grapevine.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors: Brother, Eugene S. "Gene" Lee of Mineral Wells; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner
Mineral Wells, (940) 325-4422
