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Cleo Petroff
ARLINGTON -- Cleo Petroff, 89, a homemaker, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at an Arlington nursing home.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Tuesday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Cleo Petroff was born June 9, 1907, in Bennington, Okla.
Survivor: Grandson, Don Petty of Granbury.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Mary Russell
GAINESVILLE -- Mary Russell, 40, owner of Mary Russell Horse Stables, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, in Gainesville.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clement-Keel Funeral Home. Burial: New Rest Haven Cemetery. Visitation: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mary Russell was born May 7, 1957, in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Clement-Keel Funeral Home
Gainesville, (817) 665-4341
Myrtle Schneider
CLEBURNE -- Myrtle Schneider, 79, a homemaker, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Keene Memorial Park Chapel in Keene. Burial: Keene Memorial Park. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Keene Memorial Park Chapel.
Memorials: Keene Memorial Park Chapel.
Myrtle Schneider was born Jan. 1, 1918, in Merrill, Wis.
Survivors: Her husband, Virgil O. Schneider of Cleburne; son, Don Schneider of Barrien Springs, Mich.; daughter, Diane Ketchum of Cleburne; brother, Lloyd Gastrow of Merrill, Wis.; sisters, Lillian Nau of Shawano, Wis., Helen Mosser and Myrna Kautz, both of Merrill, and June Behm of Hudson, Wis.; and three grandchildren.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Grady A. Thrasher
ARLINGTON -- Grady Allen Thrasher, 84, a retired self-employed landscaper, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at an Alvarado nursing home.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Lucas Funeral Home.
Grady Allen Thrasher was born Feb. 26, 1913, in Jones Prairie. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Winston, Burl and J.C. Thrasher.
Survivors: Wife, Ruby Louise Thrasher of Alvarado; son, Bill Thrasher of Alvarado; brothers, Elwood, Earl and Melvin Thrasher; sister, Mrs. Lois Hyde; six grandchildren; seven great-grand- children; and three great-great- grandchildren.
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst, 284-7271
Mary Alice Byrd Throne
RIVER OAKS -- Mary Alice Byrd Throne, 71, a homemaker, died Thursday, May 29, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Mary Alice Byrd Throne was born May 14, 1926, in Oklaunion, the sixth child of Ben and Emma Byrd. She went to school there and graduated in 1945. She married Bill Throne on Sept. 1, 1945, and they were married more than 51 years. Mary worked at Bob Abey Photography Studio, but quit to rear a family. Afterward, she worked at Bob Abey's for several more years.
Mary was a devoted wife and mother. She loved to play bingo, go to the Moose Lodge and boat club and work around her flower gardens at home. She loved working crossword puzzles, watching television game shows and reading novels. She especially loved to cook for her family and took great pride in cooking delicious home-cooked meals. Mary was a member of Rockwood Christian Church for more than 40 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ben and Emma Byrd; her brothers, L.C. and Freeman Byrd; her sisters, Mae Ethel McElroy and Norine Byars; and a grandson, Aaron Throne.
Survivors: Her loving husband, Bill Throne of Fort Worth; sons, Benny Carl and his wife, Barbara, of Fort Worth, John William and his wife, Cindy, of Boise, Idaho, and Dennis Dean and his wife, Karen, of Fort Worth; sister, Willie Lou Martin and her husband, Clyde, of Clarksville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Blake Throne and Toby Jo Johnson, both of Fort Worth, Lisa Woody and her husband, Trent, of Mansfield, and Jennifer Throne, Jarilyn Throne, J.T. Throne and Autumn Throne, all of Boise; stepmother-in-law, Laura Throne of Fort Worth; brothers-in-law, Earl Byars of Vernon, Bob Throne and his wife, Doris, of Houston, Carl Throne and his wife, Flogene, of Dallas, Ralph Throne and his wife, Shirley, of Granbury, and Jerry Throne of Handley; and sister-in-law, Betty Rushing of Arlington.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Wendell Wright
SPRINGTOWN -- Wendell "Wimpy" Wright, 53, a master brick mason and owner of W.D. Wright Masonry Co., died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at a Decatur hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 6051 Azle Ave., Lake Worth. Burial: Azleland Cemetery. Visitation: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at White's Funeral Home.
Wendell "Wimpy" Wright was born Dec. 6, 1943, in Olney, Ill., and had lived in the Azle-Springtown area for 37 years. He was a member of Azle Masonic Lodge 601 and Metropolitan Baptist Church in Lake Worth.
Survivors: Wife, Cherylane Wright of Springtown; sons, Cary and Susan Wright of Springtown and Scott Wright of Azle; daughters, Cheriba Marie Williams of Springtown and Wendy Lane of Saginaw; father and stepmother, James Junior and Lucille Wright of Sumner, Ill.; mother, Floella Gwillim of Azle; brother, Verdon Higgins of Azle; sister, Valarie Wright of Sumner; and grandchildren, Caz and Chandler Wright of Springtown and Chad Lane of Saginaw.
White's Funeral Home
Azle, 444-3211
Juanita H. Armstrong
FORT WORTH -- Juanita H. Armstrong, 91, a retired Hill County treasurer, died Monday, June 2, 1997, at a local nursing home.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Juanita H. Armstrong was born June 27, 1905, in Hillsboro. She was a member of Eastmeadows Baptist Church.
Survivors: Daughters, Billie A. Hess of Bedford and Jo Ann Holt of Fort Worth; five grandchildren; eight great- grandchildren; and nephew, David Sawyer of Phoenix, Ariz.
Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E. Lancaster Ave., 451-3333
Lois M.N. Bailey
ARLINGTON -- Lois Marie Naquin Bailey, 76, a homemaker, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Arlington. Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth.
Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas, 1000 Summit Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76102.
Lois Marie Naquin Bailey was born Aug. 7, 1920, in White Castle, La.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Leslie Naquin, and sister, Rose Maryn Naquin.
Survivors: Husband of 50 years, John E. Bailey Jr. of Arlington; sons, John E. Bailey III of Temple, Robert Bailey of Banning, Calif., Walter Bailey of Wildomar, Calif., and Eugene Bailey of Venus; daughters, Cathy Wash of Arlington and Rebecca Bailey of Roanoke; brothers, Hector Naquin, Standley Naquin and Charles Naquin, all of Louisiana; sisters, Nellie Arabie, Gertrude Herbert, Beatrice Poche and Shirley Dunn, all of Louisiana; nine grandchildren; brother-in-law, Thomas Bailey Sr.; sister-in-law, Sister Mary Kay Bailey, O.P.; one great-grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E. Lancaster Ave., 451-3333
Woodell Brown
FORT WORTH -- Woodell Brown, 87, a retired truck driver, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at a local nursing home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Brown, Owens & Brumley Funeral Home. Burial: private.
Woodell Brown was born June 3, 1909, in Texas.
Survivors: Son, Jack Brown of Canton; and guardian, Christine Moss.
Brown, Owens & Brumley
425 S. Henderson St., 335-4557
Frank K. Bruce
KREBS, Okla. -- Frank K. Bruce, 61, a boilermaker, died Monday, June 2, 1997, in Krebs.
Graveside service: 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Memory Gardens Cemetery in McAlester.
Frank K. Bruce was born May 10, 1936. He worked as a boilermaker for Union Pacific Railroad for 37 years before moving to Oklahoma from Fort Worth.
Survivors: His wife, Geraldine.
Bishop Funeral Home
McAlester, Okla., (918) 426-4244
Joseph Curry Sr.
FORT WORTH -- Joseph Curry Sr., 83, a retired Fort Worth school district maintenance worker, died Saturday, May 31, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Friday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 1901 Amanda St. Burial: Skyvue Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Joseph Curry Sr. was born March 3, 1914, in Groesbeck. He was a member of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, chairman of the Deacon Board, Finance Committee, Brotherhood, a Sunday school teacher and Nuture for Baptist Churches.
Survivors: Wife, Lula Curry; sons, Joseph Jr., Arthur, Weldon and Charles; daughters, Betty, Jessie, Phebie, Hazel, Shirley and Clayetta; brother, the Rev. Paul Curry; 24 grandchildren; 22 great- grandchildren; and three great-great- grandchildren.
Williams Funeral Chapel
5224 Ramey Ave., 534-5781
Larry G. Davis
COLLINSVILLE -- Larry Graham Davis, 26, a self-employed laborer, died Monday, June 2, 1997, in an automobile accident in Denton.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Thursday in Tioga Cemetery in Tioga.
Larry Graham Davis was born May 14, 1971, in Denton.
Huff/Slay Funeral Home
Pilot Point, (940) 686-2277
Henry J. Feldmann
ARLINGTON -- Henry J. Feldmann, 66, a retired employee of J.C. Penney, died Friday, May 30, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Ossining, N.Y. Burial: St. Raymond's Cemetery in Bronx, N.Y.
Henry J. Feldmann was born Sept. 14, 1930, in New York City.
He was a resident of Arlington and a retired employee of J.C. Penney. No services are scheduled here. They will be conducted in New York.
Survivors: Brothers, Eugene Feldmann of Somers, N.Y., and Charles Feldmann of Washington D.C.; sister, Jane O'Mara of Ossining, N.Y.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Minnie Flippen
DE LEON -- Minnie Flippen, 84, a homemaker, died Monday, June 2, 1997, at a De Leon hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nowlin Funeral Home. Burial: Eunice Cemetery in Eunice, N.M.
Survivors: Six sons and one daughter.
Nowlin Funeral Home
De Leon, (254) 893-2021
