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Cecil D. Creamer
FORT WORTH -- Cecil D. Creamer, 74, a retired General Dynamics supervisor, died Wednesday, May 7, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at South Hills Baptist Church in Fort Worth. The Rev. Bob Nickell and the Rev. Walter Reid will officiate. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Moore Funeral Home.
Cecil D. Creamer was born Aug. 7, 1922. He was a corporal in the Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1946. He was a member of South Hills Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. He was a member of Crime Watch, Code Blue as a neighborhood coordinator and Seven Towers Radio Control Airplane Club of Arlington.
Mr. Creamer was with Boy Scout Troop 403 and was a former scoutmaster. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Polytechnic Lodge 925.
Survivors: Wife, Doris Creamer of Fort Worth; son, Britton Jay Creamer and his wife, Jeanie, of Mansfield; grandchildren, Brittany and Austin Creamer of Mansfield; sister-in-law, Ernie Furr and her husband, Milburn, of Ardmore, Okla.; nieces, Rita Kerr and Laura James of Fort Worth; and nephew, R.O. Rivers of Fort Worth.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Little John Eastham
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Little John Eastham, 60, retired from the Air Force, died Wednesday, May 7, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Bean- Massey-Burge Chapel. Cremation to follow. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Little John Eastham was born April 30, 1937, in Dallas.
Survivors: Wife of 39 years, Anne Patricia; sons, John Allen and his wife, Lisa Eastham, Robert James and his wife, Anna Eastham, and David Wayne Eastham; brother, Lloyd Eastham; sisters, Mary Farmer and Ruby Johnson; and eight grandchildren.
Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home
Grand Prairie, (972) 263-7200
Opal Fae Fulgham
RIVER OAKS -- Opal Fae Fulgham, 88, a homemaker, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, at a Dallas hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Shannon North Funeral Chapel. Burial: Authon Cemetery in Parker County. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Rev. David Holder will officiate.
Opal Fae Walters was born Sept. 3, 1908, in Garner to William Byrd and Tommie Mae Cason Walters. She married Gene Fulgham in 1929. Mrs. Fulgham was preceded in death by her husband and her son, Gene Fulgham. She was a member of Castleberry Church of Christ and Pythian Sisters.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Billy Wayne and Gay Fulgham of Springtown; sister, Reba King of Fort Worth; and grandson, Mitch Fulgham of Springtown; and one great grandson.
Shannon North Funeral Chapel
111 W. Northside Drive, 624-2191
Ellis C. Goodwin
FORT WORTH -- Ellis C. Goodwin, 89, retired president and CEO of Pallet Manufacturer, died Monday, May 5, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Graham Cemetery in Orange, Va.
Memorials: American Heart Association or Orange Presbyterian Church in Orange, Va.
Ellis Goodwin was born June 28, 1907, in Spotsylvanie County, Va. After high school, he moved to Richmond, Va., where he worked for the Holiday Oil Company for a total of 18 years. This period was interrupted by service in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater. In 1950, he moved to Orange, Va., to work with his brothers for the next 40 years in the lumber and wooden pallet business.
He was one of the charter members and was a past president of the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association. He was a member of the American Legion, Orange Lions Club and was an elder in the Orange Presbyterian Church.
He was deeply loved by his family and friends and will be missed by all.
Survivors: Wife of 57 years, Elizabeth P. Goodwin of Fort Worth; sons, E. Coleman Goodwin and wife, Shirley, of Atlanta, Ga., and Richard Goodwin and wife, Patricia, of Trophy Club; brother, William T. Goodwin of Orange, Va.; and grandchildren, Dana and Marisa of Atlanta, Ga., and Ashley and Ellis of Trophy Club.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Mylinda Gay Hefner Griffin
ARLINGTON -- Mylinda Gay Hefner Griffin, 40, a nurse, died Sunday, May 4, 1997, at home.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Mansfield Cemetery.
Mylinda Griffin was born April 20, 1957, in Fort Worth. She worked as a nurse. She loved her work, but loved the Lord the most. What a blessing to be with the Lord. She is now with both her earthly father and heavenly Father. Both father and daughter up there praying for all of us down here.
She was married to Don Allen Griffin in April of 1992 in Fort Worth.
She was preceded in death by her father, Kenneth Hefner, on May 16, 1996.
Survivors: Husband, Don Allen Griffin of Arlington; mother, Donis Hefner of Boyd; and brother, Kenneth Hefner Jr. of Richland Hills.
Blessing Funeral Home
Mansfield, 473-1555
Addie Hamilton
FORT WORTH -- Addie Bell Young Hamilton, a master barber, died Monday, May 5, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Rising Star Church of God in Christ. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 to 9 p.m. Friday at Baker Funeral Home. Wake: 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Addie Bell Young Hamilton was born in Fort Worth and was the daughter of the late Cicero and Addie Cooper Young. She attended I.M. Terrell High School and later graduated from Ninth Street Barber College. She operated her own shop at Hattie and Tennessee streets for many years and later worked for a local shop. She continued working until a few months ago, when stricken by ill health.
A longtime member of Love Chapel Church of God in Christ, she served on the Mothers Board and Usher Board and originated the annual homecoming service there. Mother Hamilton was a charitable and generous woman who helped anyone in need. She continued to work with the homecoming services at Love Chapel, even when she began attending services at Saints Chapel Church of God in Christ.
Survivors: Son, James David Roberson and his wife, Jessevette, of Arlington; brother, Oscar Young and his wife, Cecile, of New Braunfels; sisters, Hester Evans and Doris Lampkin and her husband, Claude, all of Richmond, Calif., and Carol Wynona Jones of Vallejo, Calif.; two grandchildren; and several generations of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Baker Funeral Home
301 E. Rosedale St., 332-4468
Helen G. Harding
ARLINGTON -- Helen G. Harding, 86, a retired cosmetologist, died Monday, May 5, 1997, at an Irving nursing home.
Memorial service: private.
Helen Harding was born July 14, 1910, in Winfield, Kan.
Survivors: Daughter, Sandy Sparks of Arlington; brother, Donald Cowans of Los Angeles, Calif.; sister, Lola Hammack of Grove, Okla.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Guardian Cremation Society
5704 James Ave., 293-8477
Lawrence J. Heisserer
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Lawrence J. Heisserer, 82, a retired LTV engineer, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, in Grand Prairie.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Moore Funeral Home in Arlington. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with prayer service at 8 p.m.
Lawrence Heisserer was born June 13, 1914, in Little Rock, Ark. Mr. Heisserer grew up in Ohio and Michigan before joining the Army in 1940. He served with distinction in France and Germany during World War II and later in the Korean War. In between, he received his degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
After active retirement as a major from the Army in 1954, he moved his family to Arlington and began a long career with Chance Vought Corporation (later LTV). He retired from LTV and moved to Grand Prairie.
Mr. Heisserer was an active member of St. Michael's Catholic Church in Grand Prairie.
Survivors: Wife of 54 years, Averill Heisserer; son, Larry Heisserer; daughter, Katy Harrison; sisters, Jeanette Taylor, Rose Mary Dunn and Kate Kelch; and grandchildren, Rob Harrison and Andra Leigh Kondra.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Nettie Hendricks
FORT WORTH -- Nettie Hendricks, 87, retired clothing store manager for Lerner, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, at a local nursing home.
Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. Friday in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Nettie Hendricks was born June 22, 1909, in Dallas. Nettie served as a volunteer for the United Way of Tarrant County.
Survivors: Daughter, Beverly Bender of Arlington; grandsons, Robert W. Bender of Fort Worth and Lary Bender and his wife, Traci, of Houston; great- grandson, Dalton Bender of Houston; and great-granddaughter, Landry Bender of Houston.
Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E. Lancaster Ave., 451-3333
Paul Baxter Hommel Jr.
FORT WORTH -- Paul Baxter Hommel Jr., 77, a retired drapery service owner and operator, died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, at a Mesquite hospital.
Memorial service: private.
Paul Hommel Jr. was born Sept. 23, 1919, in Kansas City, Mo.
Survivors: Son, Mike Hommel of Vacaville, Calif.; daughter, Pat Burt of Dallas; brother, Joe Hommel; four grandchildren; and several great- grandchildren.
Guardian Cremation Society
5704 James Ave., 293-8477
Jerald H. Ijams
HASLET -- Jerald H. Ijams, 40, an automobile salesman, died Wednesday, May 7, 1997, in Grapevine.
Graveside service: 1 p.m. Friday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home.
Memorials: can be made in memory of both Jerald and Sandra to Baylor Medical Center, Transplantation Services, (214) 820-0111.
Jerald Ijams was born Aug. 22, 1956, in Dallas. He was preceded in death by his wife of 17 years, Sandra Ijams, in December of 1996.
Survivors: Son, Jay Ijams of Haslet; mother, Ruby Ijams of Roanoke; sister, Quanna Williams and her husband, Richard, of Newark; niece, Tisha Williams of Fort Worth; and several aunts and uncles.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
