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Nelda Jordan Boyd
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Nelda Jordan Boyd, 50, a health care worker, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at a Dallas hospital.
Memorial service: 4 p.m. Friday at North Richland Hills Baptist Church. Dr. Bill Weaver will officiate.
Nelda Boyd was born Nov. 28, 1946, in Dallas.
She was a member of North Richland Hills Baptist Church and Beta Sigma Phi. She was a graduate of Richland High School and had a degree in criminal justice from Tarrant County Junior College.
Survivors: Husband, Lynn A. Boyd; daughters, Michelle Lareau of Denver, Colo., and Amanda Boyd of North Richland Hills; son-in-law, Brad Lareau; granddaughter, Gwendoline Dee Lareau; sisters, Jo Ann Joubert of Haltom City, Linda Jordan of North Richland Hills, Pat Sharp of Dallas and Margie Weaver of Richland Hills; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
Sharon Lee Bryan
GRAHAM -- Sharon Lee Bryan, 55, a secretary, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, in Graham.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday at McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home.
Sharon Lee Bryan was born Aug. 13, 1941, in Harve, Mont.
McMillan-Satterwhite Funeral Home
Graham, (940) 549-3773
Elmore T. Cox
CROWLEY -- Elmore T. "Tommy" Cox, 79, a retired automotive inspector, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, in Crowley.
Memorial service: 1 p.m. Friday at Arlington Funeral Home. Officiating will be the Rev. Dennis Daniels. Family visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Hospice of Tarrant County or St. Francis Protestant Fellowship.
Elmore T. "Tommy" Cox was born May 1, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio, and had resided in Arlington for 42 years. He married Mary Margaret Huber of Fort Worth on Jan. 9, 1942, and was a devoted husband and father. Tommy served in World War II in the Army and was a member and past commander of American Legion Post 233.
An avid bowler, he participated in the sport until his latest illness. He was a past president and life member of the Fort Worth Bowling Association and was elected to its Hall of Fame in 1979.
Tommy retired from General Motors in 1982 after 33 years' service.
Survivors: His wife, Mary Cox of Crowley; sons, Fred Cox and his wife, Carline, of Hurst, Dennis Cox of Denton, Gene Cox and his wife, Janice, of North Richland Hills and Jimmy Cox and his wife, Donna, of Lubbock; grandchildren, Dale Cox and his wife, Meleia, of Austin, Brandon Cox of North Richland Hills, Tracy Cox and Andrea Cox, both of Lubbock, and Brett Muelschen and his wife, Hope; great-granddaughter, Casey; sister-in-law, Ellen Connelly of Arlington; nieces, Josephine Zbiegian and her husband, Rick, of Fostoria, Ohio, and Del Zabrowski of Amherst, Ohio; and cousins, Henry Rolf and his wife, Florence, of Cleveland, Ohio, Carrie June Foster of Mantua, Ohio, and Helen Ehrman of Olmsted Falls, Ohio.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Otellia Deiterman
ARLINGTON -- Otellia Deiterman, 84, a retired assembler for Texas Instruments, died Monday, June 2, 1997, at an Arlington care center.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wildwood Chapel in Restland Memorial Park. Burial: Restland Memorial Park.
Otellia Deiterman was born Feb. 27, 1913, in Czechoslovakia.
Restland Funeral Home
Dallas, (972) 238-7111
Elwood Evans
FORT WORTH -- Elwood Evans, 78, a hydraulic machinist who retired from General Dynamics in 1979, died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Pinkston's Mortuary. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park in Arlington. Visitation: 1 to 7 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Wake: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the mortuary.
Elwood Evans was born March 31, 1919, in Kansas City, Kan.
He was a Mason and member of the International Association of Machinists. He served his country during World War II in the 97th Infantry, commanded by Gen. Patton. For many years, until he was physically unable, at Christmas he provided a full dinner to 50 to 60 needy families.
He was the owner of Speedway Enterprises.
Survivors: Special friend and companion, Della Faye Waites, of Fort Worth; sons, Elwood Evans of Seattle, Wash., and Elton Evans of Fort Worth; stepson, Michael Young of Fort Worth; daughter, Delmarise Gant of Fort Worth; stepdaughters, Viola Washington of San Antonio, Armetha Blakley and Imogene Wilson, both of Dallas, and Mary Young- Berry of Fort Worth; sister, Minnie Walker of Palm Dale, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great- great-grandchildren; and devoted niece, Debra Rice, of Fort Worth.
Pinkston's Mortuary
821 E. Terrell Ave., 332-5393
Mary Sue Pattie Gibson
FORT WORTH -- Mary Sue Pattie Gibson, 89, a retired bookkeeper for Byron P. Pattie public accountant, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Watson Chapel of University Baptist Church. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth.
Mary Sue Pattie Gibson was born Jan. 11, 1908. She was a member of University Baptist Church and a former member of College Avenue Baptist Church.
Mrs. Gibson was a charter member of the Fort Worth Genealogy Society and a member of the Scottish Clans, DAC, DAR, Daughters of 1812, UDC and DRT.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Byron P. Pattie, in 1982.
Survivors: Husband, Thomas Gibson of Fort Worth; sons, Lyle B. Pattie of Aledo, Donald R. Pattie of Garland and George P. Pattie of Fort Worth; daughter, Ilene Durkalski of Albuquerque, N.M.; eight grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; stepson, Thomas L. Gibson Jr. of Utica, Mich.; and stepdaughter, Isabella Hopkins of Lakewood, Colo.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Jessie Charlene Gideon
POOLVILLE -- Jessie Charlene Gideon, 69, an electronics inventory clerk, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at a Weatherford hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Poolville Baptist Church. Burial: Lone Star Cemetery.
Jessie Gideon was born Dec. 20, 1927, in Knox County.
Survivors: Husband, Cecil W. Gideon; sons, Darrel E. Jennings and Terry L. Jennings; daughters, Freda K. Gideon and Darla J. Brooks; sister, Hazel Nesbit; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2747
Alta Hansborough
ALVARADO -- Alta Hansborough, 84, a homemaker, died Thursday, May 29, 1997, at an Alvarado nursing home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Full Gospel Tabernacle, 1000 Parkway in Alvarado. Burial: Glenwood Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at Williams Funeral Chapel.
Alta Hansborough was born June 7, 1912, in Armstrong Colony.
She was a member of St. Paul Baptist Church in Alvarado, an usher and Sunday school teacher.
Survivors: Sons, Willie Carl Mathis of Grosby, Arthur Mathis of Fort Worth and Cornell Mathis of Houston; daughters, Loiserine Campbell and Eunice Mathis of Houston; brothers, Virgie Jones of Lubbock and Elrey Jones of Bartlett; sisters, Jessie Webb of Albuquerque, N.M., and Lena Jones of Alvarado; 22 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and stepchildren, Bernice Johnson and Louis Hansborough.
Williams Funeral Chapel
5224 Ramey Ave., 534-5781
Ruby Peolia H. Harrison
FORT WORTH -- Ruby Peolia H. Harrison, 66, a retired domestic worker, died Sunday, June 1, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Providence Baptist Church, 5500 Rickenbacker Place. Burial: Skyvue Memorial Gardens. Family hour: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Ruby Harrison was born Aug. 15, 1930, in Gilmer. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cecil J. Harrison, in 1992.
Survivors: Sons, Robert C. Williams of Germany and Darrell W. Williams Sr. and Eric S. Harrison, both of Houston; daughters, Kimetha M. Williams of Fort Worth and Cynthia Harrison of California; nine grandchildren; one great- grandchild; and aunt, Odessa Taylor of Dallas.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Lloyd B. Hathcock
CLEBURNE -- Lloyd B. Hathcock, 77, a retired electrician at General Dynamics and a retired minister, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at a Cleburne hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Cleburne. Burial: Pleasant Point Cemetery in Johnson County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield Funeral Home.
Memorials: Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund.
Lloyd Hathcock was born Aug. 18, 1920, in Venus. He entered the ministry in 1956. He retired from General Dynamics after 32 years of employment.
Survivors: Sons, Roger L. Hathcock of Cleburne and Rev. Milton C. Hathcock of Buffalo, Mont.; daughters, Audry H. Bussey of Cleburne and Freda R. Major of Crowley; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
Donald Gary Headley
BEDFORD -- Donald Gary "Don" Headley, 79, a retired FAA air traffic controller and Air Force major, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at a Bedford hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Burial: private, Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Maj. Headley was born May 22, 1918, in Princeton, Ind.
He had been a Bedford resident since 1950 and was a member of the V.F.W. He was a disabled veteran of World War II and served in the Air Force in the South Pacific as a troop carrier pilot.
Survivors: Wife, Peggy Louise Carrigan Headley; children, Donna Saxton and her husband, Ed, of Killeen, Gary Headley and his wife, Barbara, of Mesa, Ariz., Mary Louise Wycough and her husband, Terry, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Gerald Woodhouse and his wife, Charlotte, of Flower Mound, Michael Woodhouse and his wife, Sharon, of Tacoma, Wash., Timothy Woodhouse of Bedford and Robert Woodhouse and his wife, Jana, of Waxahachie; 23 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Irene Johnson
FORT WORTH -- Irene Johnson, 77, a retired cosmetologist, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service was at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Clairette Cemetery.
Irene Johnson was born Dec. 23, 1919, in Amarillo. She had lived in Fort Worth for 50 years and was a cosmetologist for 45 years. She was a member of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.
Survivors: Daughter, Frances Johnson of Fort Worth; stepbrother, Eldon McDaniel of Fort Worth; grandsons, Rick and Tim Parnell; and great-grand- daughters, Lacy and Shoney Parnell.
Stephenville Funeral Home
Stephenville, (254) 965-3161
Alma Jo Johnson
FORT WORTH -- Alma Jo Johnson, 49, an x-ray department clerk at Columbia Plaza Medical Center, died Tuesday, June 3, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at Mayfield Baptist Church. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Wake: 8:15 to 9:15 p.m. Friday at Williams Funeral Chapel.
Alma Jo Johnson was born April 25, 1948, in Kilgore. She was a graduate of I.M. Terrell High School and attended Houston Tillotson and Texas Wesleyan University.
Survivors: Husband, Frank Johnson; sons, Jody and Avery; mother, Beulah Crump; stepfather, Tommy Crump; brother, Larry Daniels; grandchild, Frankee Jo; mother-in-law, Severia Johnson; sisters-in-law, Doria Carson and Gwendolyn Daniels; daughters-in-law, Carissa and Sharon; and a host of aunts, uncles and friends.
Williams Funeral Chapel
5224 Ramey Ave., 534-5781
