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Clarence Dawson
FORT WORTH -- Clarence Dawson, 61, who retired as a truck driver after 30 years' work, died Friday, May 9, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Fellowship Baptist Church, 956 East Jefferson. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Wake: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Clarence Dawson was born Jan. 23, 1936, in Wortham.
Survivors: Former wife and friend, Lillian Lee; sons, John Dawson and Brandon Dawson; six stepsons; daughter, Ivy Dawson; three stepdaughters; brothers, Charley Dawson, Vanderbilt Dawson and C.C. Dawson.; sisters, Lucy Rose, Annie Roney, Joyce Powell and Sarah Richardson; and seven grandchildren.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Kenneth W. Dickey
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Kenneth W. Dickey, 76, a retired machinist with LTV, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, in Grand Prairie.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Grand Prairie. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens.
Memorials: American Diabetes Association.
Kenneth Dickey was born March 26, 1921. He was a member of First Christian Church and V.F.W. Post No. 6111. He served in the Navy during World War II.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Shawn Dickey, in 1993.
Survivors: Wife, Louise James Dickey of Grand Prairie; sons, Mike Dickey of Midlothian and Patrick Dickey of San Francisco, Calif.; brother, Stanley Dickey of Los Angeles, Calif.; sister, Clara Bell Schloemer of El Paso; grandchild, Dana Dickey of Midlothian; and several nieces and nephews.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Waynell Barham Everett
STEPHENVILLE -- Waynell Barham Everett, 60, a homemaker, died Monday, May 12, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Burial: East Memorial Cemetery.
Memorials: Graham Street Church of Christ Family Center.
Waynell Everett was born April 8, 1937, in Stephenville. She attended Tarleton State University, Abilene Christian University and Texas Christian University. She taught many years with the Kindercare Kindergarden Program at Graham Street Church of Christ. She was a faithful member of the Graham Street Church of Christ. She was a loving and devoted wife and mother to "all" her children. She married Charlie Everett on May 30, 1959, in Stephenville.
Survivors: Husband, Charlie; son, Kyle and wife, Kerri Everett, of Stephenville; daughter, Melissa Everett of Arlington; parents, Wayne and Madylyn Barham of Stephenville; brother, John Barham of Fort Worth; and mother-in- law, Cecil Everett of Tyler.
Stephenville Funeral Home
Stephenville, (817) 965-3161
George Nathan Fletcher
GRAPEVINE -- George Nathan Fletcher, 54, a transport driver for Mobil Oil, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, in Grapevine.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Grapevine.
George Nathan Fletcher was born May 13, 1942, in Eldorado, Ark.
Survivors: Wife, Roberta Fletcher of Grapevine; son, Robbie Fletcher of Dallas; daughters, Tracy Billingsley of Dallas and Kelly McCorkle of Arlington; parent, Hazel Fletcher of Callion, Ark.; brother, Ellis Fletcher of Pierre Part, La.; sister, Brenda Dekalb of Fort Worth; and three grandchildren.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
Myrtle Grier
FORT WORTH -- Myrtle Grier, 82, a homemaker, died Monday, May 12, 1997, at a local hospital.
Cryptside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Mausoleum. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Myrtle Grier was born Feb. 2, 1915, in Dallas.
She was a member of First Methodist Church of Fort Worth.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Carol Lina Grier, and two sons, Timothy Michael Grier and Jonathon William Grier.
Survivors: Husband, Jacob Grier of Fort Worth; sons, Gary David Grier and his wife, Glenda, of Charlotte, N.C., and Stanley Robert Grier of Houston; grandchildren, William, Gail, Joyce, Michael, Stacy, Robby and Michelle; 11 great- grandchildren; two nephews; and daughters-in-law, Faye Grier and Linda Grier.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Pearl Harris
FORT WORTH -- Pearl Harris, 71, a retired housekeeper who had been with W. Wayne Miller Custom Homes Company for 17 years, died Saturday, May 10, 1997, at an Arlington hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday at the Church at Philadelphia, 4716 Wichita Street. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Family hour: 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Greater St. Paul Baptist Church on Avenue J.
Survivors: Husband of 37 years, Volner Harris; sons, Arthur Fillmore and Betty Fillmore; stepmother, Ernestine Roberts; brothers, Jimmy Coleman, Odell Coleman and Ambrose Coleman Jr.; sisters, Mary Wilson, Alzora Davis, Debra Moseley, Wyndell Lucas and Jessie Carter; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Jack W. Hendrix
COMANCHE -- Jack W. Hendrix, 82, a retired dairy farmer, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a Weatherford nursing home.
Graveside service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche.
Jack W. Hendrix was born March 1, 1915, in Sidney.
He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Survivors: Son, Danny Jack Hendrix of Benbrook; sisters, Meidee Wheeler of May and Ailene Coffee of Clute; and grandchildren, Amy Hendrix and Nathan Hendrix, both of Benbrook.
Comanche Funeral Home
Comanche, (915) 356-2531
Johnathan Hernandez
FORT WORTH -- Johnathan Hernandez, five months, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Alonzo Funeral Home. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Johnathan Hernandez was born Dec. 13, 1996, in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Parents, Euesebio Hernandez and Sonia Ibarra; brother, Franklin Robert Hernandez; sisters, Cirra Nicol Hernandez, Nadia Hernandez and Karissa Hernandez; and grandparents, Carlos Ibarra, Bertha Ibarra, Guadalupe Hernandez and Dolores Hernandez.
Alonzo Funeral Home
2301 Ephriham Ave., 740-9091
Emidio Joseph Lima
EULESS -- Emidio Joseph Lima, 88, retired chief mechanic for American Airlines from 1937 through 1950 and a maintenance engineer for Central/Frontier Airlines from 1959 through 1973, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a Bedford hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole. Burial: Everman Cemetery. Rev. Gene Thompson will officiate.
Emidio Lima was born July 15, 1908, in Lisbon, Portugal.
He was a Baptist, a Marine Corps veteran of the expeditionary forces which went to Haiti and a Mason of Reliance Lodge No. 776, AF&AM in Forest Hills, N.Y.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Merle Elizabeth East Lima.
Survivors: Sons, John Arthur Lima and his wife, Carolyn, of San Diego, Calif., and Robert Joel Lima and his wife, Barbara, of the U.S. Embassy in Budapest; daughter, Judith Ann Lima; seven grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Michael "Mike" Looper
FORT WORTH -- Michael "Mike" Baylor Looper, 35, a maintenance manager, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials: in lieu of flowers, please make donations to a charity of choice.
Michael Looper was born March 4, 1962, in Fort Worth. Mike was a 1980 graduate of Arlington Heights High School. He had many talents and skills. He especially enjoyed working on cars and repairing anything that needed to be fixed. These were skills he shared with friends and family. Mike spent his life serving others. His generous and giving spirit touched many lives and he will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.
Survivors: Mother, Bess Looper; and aunts, uncles, many close cousins and a multitude of friends.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Joe W. Lydick
FORT WORTH -- Joe W. Lydick, 79, retired president and chairman of Lydick Roofing Co., Butcher & Sweeney Construction Co., and a local civic leader, died Sunday, May 11, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Pallbearers: Samuel B. Cantey IV, Emory Ambler Cantey Jr., Judge Patrick W. Ferchill, Patrick Beau Teas Ferchill, William K. Gordon III, Joel Gordon, Theodore Gorski Jr. and Thomas Fearn Mastin IV.
Honorary pallbearers: Frank H. Bailey Jr., John T. Bailey, Perry R. Bass, Clay J. Berry Jr., Sam H. Berry Jr., Joseph A. Durkin, Preston M. Geren, Jack R. Henckels, John S. Justin Jr., Dr. James McBride, Dr. James Murphy, Paul R. Ray, Warren W. Shipman, Robert Schutts, Charles M. Simmons, W.R. Watt Jr., Gene W. Smyres, Wirt Norris, Joseph W. Coldin, Robert Lydick Deen and J. Lee Johnson III.
Memorials: Cook Children's Medical Center, in memory of Joe Lydick.
Joe Willis Lydick was born March 16, 1918, to Ned and Maud Lydick in Fort Worth. Following his father's and grandfather's footsteps, he began working summers on a roofing crew at age 14. Continuing summer work in roofing, he attended Washington and Lee University, Rice University and the University of Texas. He returned to Fort Worth in 1938 to marry Tallie Teas and assume full time work responsibilities as foreman for Lydick Roofing.
He served as an Air Force lieutenant during World War II, instructing bomber pilots, and returned to become president of Lydick Roofing in 1946. During that time, Lydick Roofing operated numerous offices in north central and west Texas. Construction of Casa Manana Geodesic Dome enabled Lydick Roofing to extend its operations overseas to the USSR and Argentina. In 1965, Joe Lydick married Maurine Cartwright and became president of Butcher & Sweeney Construction Co. Under his direction, Butcher & Sweeney was responsible for such local projects as the Criminal Courts and the new Mrs. Baird's Bakery, to name a few. He retired from the construction business in 1996.
Throughout his business career he has been active in countless charities and organizations, serving as president of The Exchange Club, a director of Texas Commerce Bank, chairman of the Carter Blood Center, president of River Crest Country Club and president of the Associated General Contractors. He also served as president of Cook Children's Hospital and as chairman of the Cook-Fort Worth Children's Medical Center building committee. Joe Lydick was largely responsible for the existence of the current Children's Medical Center.
Survivors: Wife, Maurine Lydick; daughter, Talia Lydick; grandson, Jordan Johnson; granddaughter, Teal Johnson; and sisters, Betty Deen and Mary Smith.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
