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Colleen Stitt
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Colleen Stitt, 70, a homemaker, died Monday, Aug. 4, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Moore Funeral Home. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials: American Heart Association.
Colleen Stitt was born Aug. 2, 1927, in Covington, Okla.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Bessie E. Trevathan
MINERAL WELLS -- Bessie Elizabeth Trevathan, 85, a retired home health caretaker, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 1997, at a Mineral Wells hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home in Mineral Wells. Burial: Oran Cemetery in Palo Pinto County.
Bessie Trevathan was born June 8, 1912, in Mineral Wells. She was very active in the Home Demonstration Club for many years. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors: Son, Thomas Trevathan of Mineral Wells; sister, Ruth Saul of Salesville; grandchildren, Kathy, Betsey and Corey Trevathan of Mineral Wells and Leland Trevathan of Midland; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner
Mineral Wells, (940) 325-4422
Katherine Lee Tucker
BRIDGEPORT -- Katherine Lee Tucker, 76, a homemaker, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 1997, in Bridgeport.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Martin's Funeral Home in Granbury. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Katherine Tucker was born June 11, 1921, in Honey Grove, Texas.
Survivors: Sisters, Della Kelly and Dora Dean Miller, both of Fort Worth; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, B.H. and Kathleen Tucker of Lipan.
Martin's Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-1154
James "Jim" Wallace
JOSHUA -- James "Jim" Wallace, 48, a master electrician and plumber with the city of Joshua, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home. Burial: Caddo Cemetery, near Joshua. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas, 1208 W. Henderson in Cleburne.
James Wallace was born Jan. 7, 1949, in Clarinda, Iowa.
Survivors: Wife, Sherry Fran Wallace of Joshua; sons, Russel Smith of Oklahoma and Bruce Smith of Joshua; daughters, Lecia Purks and Martisha Rossi, both of Lumberton, and Shela Barnett of Joshua; brothers, Don Wallace of Burlington, Iowa, Ron Wallace of Joshua and Paul Wallace of Denver, Colo.; sister, Carlotta Coggins of Vidor; and 13 grandchildren.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
David J. Abshier
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS - David J. Abshier, 84, who retired from tile- remodeling, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in Cedar Hill Memorial Park.
David J. Abshier was born Feb. 1, 1913.
Survivors: Wife, Lela Abshier; son, William Walker and his wife, Joyce, of Watauga; six grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren; and one great-great- grandchild.
Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel
6001 Rufe Snow Dr., 514-9100
Mary C. Bednarz
BLASDELL, N.Y. - Mary C. Bednarz, a former longtime resident of Fort Worth, died Friday, Aug. 1, 1997.
Funeral was at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Our Mother of Good Council Catholic Church in Blasdell.
Memorials: Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton streets, Buffalo, N.Y. 14263, in lieu of flowers.
Mary C. Bednarz was preceded in death by a sister, Laura Barbatt.
Survivors: Her loving husband, Joseph T. of Blasdell; daughters, Bea Whitfill of Houston and Audrey Curran and her husband, Michael, of Lees Summit, Mo.; grandchildren, William A. Whitfill III and his wife, Diana, of Euless, Texas, Mark J. Whitfill of Crockett, Texas, and Kimberly Curran of Lees Summit; great-grandchildren, William Bednarz Whitfill and Mitchell Whitfill of Euless; sisters, Jean Dulak, Rosemary Cizdziel and Rita Bleech; brothers, Edward, Arthur and Daniel Podkulski; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Kaczor Funeral Home
Blasdell, N.Y., (716) 824-6377
Hazel M. Berryman
EULESS - Hazel M. Berryman, 86, a homemaker, died Sunday evening, Aug. 3, 1997, at a North Richland Hills hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy Funeral Home in Marietta, Okla. Burial: Lakeview Cemetery in Marietta. The Rev. Steve Gardner will officiate.
Hazel Berryman was born Dec. 28, 1910, in Marietta, Okla., to Andrew Jackson and Aletha Ann Armstrong Brown.
She had lived in Euless one year, moving from Fort Worth. She married William T. Berryman in 1969. She was a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Monroe Tate, in 1956, and daughter, Sharon Tate, in 1982.
Survivors: Grandchildren, Judy Johnson and Blaine Tate, both of Euless; sister, Gertrude Cunningham of Irving; and several nieces and nephews.
Kennedy Funeral Home
Marietta, Okla., (405) 276-3371
Thurman Preston Bowie
DUFFAU - Thurman Preston "Preacher" Bowie, 86, who retired from the U.S. Army, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997, at a VA nursing home.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Hico. Burial: Duffau Cemetery.
Thurman Preston Bowie was born March 20, 1911, in Erath County.
Rutledge Funeral Home
Hico, (254) 796-4722
Lillie Mae Brown
BRECKENRIDGE - Lillie Mae Brown, 93, a homemaker, died Monday, Aug. 4, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morehart Mortuary. Burial: Necessity Cemetery.
Memorials: Meals on Wheels.
Lillie Mae Brown was born Nov. 4, 1903, in Stephens County.
Morehart Mortuary
Breckenridge, (254) 559-5421
Mollie Angline Brownlee
DUBLIN - Mollie Angline Brownlee, 76, a retired dispatcher, died Tuesday, Aug. 5, 1997, at a Comanche hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Harrell Funeral Home in Dublin. Burial: De Leon Cemetery in De Leon. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. until funeral time Thursday.
Memorials: Building Fund for the First Assembly Church of Dublin.
Harrell Funeral Home
Dublin, Texas, (254) 445-3311
Roy David Carter
MORGAN - Roy David Carter, 71, a retired gospel singer and member of the Chuck Wagon Gang, died Monday, Aug. 4, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: services pending. Burial: Birdville Cemetery. Visitation: pending.
Roy David Carter was born March 1, 1926, in Calumet, Calif.
Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel
6001 Rufe Snow Dr., 514-9100
Archie F. Dodson
BRAZORIA - Archie F. Dodson, 81, a retired electronics technician for the FAA, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 1997, in Brazoria.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Archie Dodson was born Feb. 19, 1916, in Plainview, Texas. After serving four years in the Army, Mr. Dodson transferred to the United States Air Force, retiring in December of 1951 as a master sergeant. He then went to work for the civil service as an electronics technician, retiring from the FAA in 1973.
Archie Dodson was a charter member of Burton Hill Baptist Church and was a member of River Oaks Baptist Church in Fort Worth, where he served as a deacon.
He married Alta Neill Jan. 7, 1943, in Dallas.
He made his home in Fort Worth for more than 40 years before moving to Brazoria one year ago to live with his daughter. He loved his family, God, his church and golf. He will be missed greatly by his family and friends.
Survivors: Wife of 54 years, Alta; son and daughter-in-law, Terry and Bess Dodson of Fort Worth; daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Charles Conant of Brazoria; brothers, Dudley Dodson of Justin and James Dodson of Kenner, La.; sisters, Dimples Estes of Monahans, Nancy Rosso of LaFayette, Calif., and Betty Overton of Albuquerque, N.M.; grandchildren, Teri Lyn Gray, Blair Dodson, Angela Dodson, and Michael, Kevin, and Lee Conant; and five great- grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Geneva Ferguson
FORT WORTH - Geneva Ferguson, 76, a homemaker, died Monday, Aug. 4, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sand Springs Baptist Church in Mineola. Burial: Sand Springs Cemetery.
Geneva Ferguson was born June 29, 1921, in the Cottonwood community in Wood County.
Survivors: Sons, Charles Farris and Olen Ray Ferguson; daughters, Wanda Owens and Elsie Dobbs; brothers, Paul Bishop and Johnny Bishop; sisters, Maxine Jennings and Bonnie Kirkpatrick; stepbrothers, Bill Hogue and E.J. Hogue; stepsisters, Louise Bullock and Inez Richardson; 16 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.
Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home
Alba, (903) 765-2311
Daniel Blaine Franklin
BRIDGEPORT - Daniel Blaine Franklin, 27, a mechanic, passed away Wednesday, July 30, 1997, at his home in Jack County.
Graveside service: was 2 p.m. Sunday in Gibtown Cemetery.
Daniel Franklin was born March 5, 1970, in Bridgeport.
Daniel loved working on cars, hunting and helping others. Beloved son and brother, he left this Earth much too soon to go on to a better place. His kind and gentle spirit will be missed by us all.
He was preceded in death by his father, John Henry Franklin Sr.
Survivors: Mother, Shirley Franklin of Fort Worth; brothers, John Henry Franklin Jr. of Bridgeport and Staff Sgt. David Franklin of Minot, N.D.; sisters, Susan Mahaffey of Oklahoma City, Sheryl Lambert of Bridgeport and Sondrea King of Fort Worth; and nieces, nephews and other friends and relatives.
We love you, Kid.
Hawkins Funeral Home
Bridgeport, (940) 683-2211
