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Jess Floyd
FORT WORTH -- Jess Floyd, 63, a former owner of the Fort Worth Photo Lab, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997.
Graveside service: 3 p.m. Thursday in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth.
Jess Floyd was a member of the Press Club and other civic organizations.
Survivors: sister, Jerry Button; brother, E. Collin Jones; nieces, Norma Anderson, Kay Swift, Jan Jones, Jill Kilgore, Betty Drake and Susan Button.
Woodlawn Funeral Home
Houston, (713) 682-3663
Ruby L. Frazier
FORT WORTH -- Ruby L. Frazier, 84, a retired stamp clerk for General Dynamics, died Sunday, June 8, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Ruby L. Frazier was born July 28, 1912, in Springtown. She was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Frazier, and one granddaughter.
Survivors: Son, Billy Frazier of Saginaw; daughter, Helen Kennedy of Arlington; seven grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
C.R. Freeman
DECATUR -- C.R. "Ray" Freeman, 91, a bailiff at the Wise County Courthouse., died Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Coker Funeral Home. Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur.
C.R. "Ray" Freeman was born July 29, 1905, in Sherman. He married Hazel Ruth Denney on Aug. 21, 1926, in Weatherford. He was a member of Paradise Church of Christ.
Survivors: Wife, Ruth of Decatur; son and daughter-in-law, Bobby Ray and Linda Freeman of Parker County; daughter, Pat McQuinn of North Richland Hills; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Coker Funeral Home
Decatur, (940) 627-5959
Mel Godsey
HALTOM CITY -- Mel Godsey, 58, a car salesman, died Saturday, June 7, 1997.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mel Godsey was born Oct. 17, 1938, in Jenks, Okla.
After spending the day watching his favorite sport at Texas Motor Speedway, he was returning to his earthly home and instead proceeded to his heavenly home.
Survivors: His son, David Godsey of Fort Worth; daughters and son-in-law, Lynn Arp of Fort Worth and Glenda and Wade Robertson of Botkins, Ohio; mother, Cloie Godsey of Fort Worth; sister and brother-in-law, Tina and Jerry Dufresne of Richland Hills; four grandchildren; and the mother of his children, Barbara Godsey.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Robert Earl Green Jr.
MORTON -- Robert "Bob"Earl Green Jr., 75, a retired captain for Continental Airlines and a former longtime Fort Worth resident, died Wednesday, March 19, 1997, while visiting in California.
Burial: was in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park in Fort Worth.
Robert Earl Green Jr. was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Waxahachie to Robert E. Green and Sadie Mae Crum. He graduated from Pascal High School in Fort Worth in 1939. He received an appointment to the Flying Cadets prior to World War II and received his commission at Brooks Field, San Antonio, in 1942.
After instructing at Brooks, he was assigned to the 7th Ferry Command Grp., Great Falls, Mont., where he ferried American aircraft to Alaska to be picked up by the Russians. He was then assigned to the 1st Air Transport Squadron, 20th Bomb Grp., based in Kaliakunda, China, where he piloted C-46s across "The Hump" between China and India. He flew in invasions of Central/ Southern Burma and Rangoon. Later, he was assigned to the Pacific Theater and flew in the invasion of Okinawa, where his squadron was the first to land at Naha. He flew in the invasion of Japan and two days after the surrender was transporting Allied prisoners of war out of Japan.
Among the many awards he received was the Bronze Star and a Presidential Citation.
He returned to Fort Worth in 1946 and married Margaret Ann Teague and had three children. She preceded him in death in 1979. He then flew as a captain for Pioneer and Continental Airlines for 33 years on 15 types of aircraft. He retired to Morton in 1980 to farm, golf, fish and travel. He married Helen R. Dexter in 1987.
He was truly loved as a husband, father, grandfather and friend, and will be greatly missed by all.
Survivors: Wife, Helen; sons, Steve of Dallas and Randy and his wife, Phyllis Green, of Eagle River, Alaska; daughter and son-in-law, Paula and Roen Valenzuela of Vista, Calif.; grandchildren, Margaret and Jonathan Green and Chris and Lucas Valenzuela; and cousin, Daryl Crum of Richardson.
Accu-Care Cremation Center
Carlsbad, Calif., (760) 729-8766
James F. Harder
FORT WORTH -- James F. Harder, 75, a retired Air Force pilot, died Monday, June 9, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Private memorial service: McKinney Memorial Bible Church of Fort Worth.
Memorials: McKinney Memorial Bible Church Building Fund.
Maj. James F. Harder was born Aug. 8, 1921, in Muskogee, Okla. He was a World War II pilot on the European front. Maj. Harder survived Pearl Harbor and flew in Gen. George Patton in North Africa. He remained an active member of the VFW and local veterans' groups. James was a member of McKinney Memorial Bible Church.
Survivors: His wife, Doris Harder of Fort Worth; daughter, Pamela Nigro and her husband, Joseph, of Midland, Mich.; sisters, Eloyce Phares of Jacksonville, Fla., Na Dean Lister of Borger and Ginger Duckett of Fort Worth; and granddaughters, Jennifer and Elizabeth Nigro of Midland, Mich.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Robert Virgil Herring
SAINT JO -- Robert Virgil "Bob" Herring, 63, died Monday, June 9, 1997, at a Sherman hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Saint Jo. Burial: Perryman Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McCoy Funeral Home.
Robert Virgil "Bob" Herring was born Dec. 20, 1933, in Northfield.
McCoy Funeral Home
Saint Jo, (940) 995-2288
Edna M. Herring
WEATHERFORD -- Edna M. Herring, 78, a homemaker, died Monday, June 9, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: later this week in Melvern, Kan. Burial: Melvern Cemetery in Melvern, Kan.
Edna M. Herring was born July 21, 1918, in Melvern, Kan.
Survivors: Jack Herring of Seward, Neb.; daughter, Judy Dymond of Weatherford; brother, Don Knight of Kansas; sister, Leona Shaffer of Kansas; four grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2747
Billy E. Jarrett
DE LEON -- Billy E. Jarrett, 55, a truck driver for Golden Oak, died Monday, June 9, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Nowlin Funeral Home. Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery in Gorman.
Survivors: His wife; three daughters; eight grandchildren; and one sister.
Nowlin Funeral Home
De Leon, (254) 893-2021
Hattie Lee Johnson
MANSFIELD -- Hattie Lee Johnson, 83, a homemaker, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Blessing Funeral Home. Burial: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Hattie Lee Johnson was born Aug. 27, 1913, in Athens.
Blessing Funeral Home
Mansfield, 473-1555
Tempest Inell Kay
STEPHENVILLE -- Tempest Inell Kay, 60, a homemaker and a licensed vocational nurse, died Monday, June 9, 1997, at her home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Harrell Funeral Home. Officiating will be the Rev. Lu Wilson. Singers will be Nina Rae Schrader and Fannie Chambers. Burial: Proctor Cemetery in Proctor.
Pallbearers will be Wayne Strube, Larry Young, E.J. Bratton, Kelly Welch, Dale Arms and Ricky Henry.
The daughter of Raymond J. Arms and Mildred Delores Lane Arms, Tempest Inell Kay was born Sept. 24, 1936, in Comanche. She married Roy R. Kay on Aug. 12, 1967, in Stephenville. She was a Baptist.
Survivors: Husband, Roy R. Kay of Stephenville; daughters, Teresa Lynne Stone of Abilene, Jackie Gwen Dangelo of Proctor, Lisa Kay Marshall of The Colony and Angela Sue Bowden of Albuquerque, N.M.; sons, Victor Alan Kay of Elgin, Roy Lee Kay of Conroe, Michael Ray Cagle of Baytown and Richard Dale Kay of Austin; 14 grandchildren; brother, Harrell Arms of Proctor; and sister-in- law, Doretha Arms of Proctor.
Harrell Funeral Home
Dublin, Texas, (254) 445-3311
Ida Mae Kiger
KELLER -- Ida Mae Kiger, 80, retired from telephone communications, died Tuesday, June 10, 1997, in Haslett.
Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Keller. Burial: Bourland Cemetery in Keller.
Ida Mae Kiger was born Oct. 19, 1916, in Ladonia. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Keller for 52 years.
Survivors: Daughters, Ann Dane of Haslett, Sue Mayes of Collinsville, Okla., and Kathy Biggers of Haltom City; brother, William Allen of Wilberton, Oklahoma; sister, Ann Dale of Deport; eight grandchildren; and nine great- grandchildren.
J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors
Grapevine, 481-2525
Homer Lee Kinnaird
FORT WORTH -- Homer Lee Kinnaird, 87, a retired office supply salesman, died Monday, June 9, 1997, at his home.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Benbrook.
Memorials: Community Hospice of Fort Worth.
Homer was a happy-go-lucky soul and was born Jan. 29, 1910, in Springtown, Texas. He was a typical farm boy, spending his young days hunting and fishing along the creek. He was a graduate of North Side High School. Among his early accomplishments was winning tennis tournaments in 1931, as the sport was only beginning to emerge. However, he went on to pursue his love of music by becoming a professional musician, playing with many of the well-known "Big Bands" of his time, such as Jimmy Dorsey and Pete Fountain, to name a few.
He was an employee of E.L. White Office Supply, Kisler Office Supply, Gulf Oil Co., Lucky Lady Oil Co. and the city of Benbrook. He was a master craftsman, having built several homes in the area, still in existence. He had a knack for designing and building most anything, working long hours right alongside his children and grandchildren. He spent 17 years in Colorado, loving the beauty of the lakes and mountainous landscapes, where he thrived on taking his grandchildren camping throughout the state.
After retiring, he returned to Texas and became active as a member of First Baptist Church of Benbrook. His love and talent for photography led to his role as church photographer. He was also a Senior Choir participant and enjoyed singing with his friends every Sunday. Because of his love of children, he became a school crossing guard for the city of Benbrook. He always looked forward to his favorite time of day -- walking the elementary children across the street. He took this responsibility very seriously. To him, each child was special. He held their hands and knew each one by name. He was a grandfather to all the kids on his assigned corner.
Not only was he a wonderful husband, devoted father, loving grandfather and adoring great-granddad, he developed a special reputation as the Chocolate Milk Shake Wizard! He stayed in the kitchen as long as it took, making batches of shakes 'til everyone had their fill.
Homer touched many lives with his warm, friendly personality, and this left an everlasting impression on everyone who crossed his path. Everything about him will be deeply missed.
His family would like to express a sincere "Thanks" to the many friends, for all their kindness, support and prayers during this difficult time.
Survivors: His beloved wife of 58 years, Dorothy; son and daughter-in- law, Robert and Jenni Kinnaird of Colorado; daughter, Jan Fisher of Fort Worth; daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Gene Buckner of Benbrook; sister, Lola Berger, and niece, Regina Grote of Arlington; eight grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren.
Guardian Cremation Society
5704 James Ave., 293-8477
