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George Bolton
FORT WORTH -- George Bolton, 72, a retired warrant officer for the Fort Worth Police Department, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
George Bolton was born Dec. 26, 1924, in Schertz, Texas. He was employed 10 years with the Fort Worth Police Department and had served in the Air Force for 23 years. He was a World War II and Korean War veteran. Mr. Bolton was a member of the 487th Bomber Group Association.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret, and son, Dan A. Bolton.
Survivors: Son, Rick Bolton of Fort Worth; daughters, Sharon Fletcher of Silverlake, Kan., Barbara Negrete of Topeka, Kan., Debbie Naegle of Fort Worth and Denise Crawford of Azle; sister, Florence Hlavty of Houston; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Velma Estell Bowden
DECATUR -- Velma Estell Bowden, 87, an aide for Decatur Convalescent Center, died Tuesday, June 18, 1997, at a local nursing home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Coker Funeral Home. Burial: Lone Star Cemetery in Wise County. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Velma Estell Bowden was born Dec. 24, 1909, in Decatur. She was a member of Fundamental Baptist Church in Decatur.
Survivors: Sisters, Gertrude Taggart of Decatur and Leona Maratea of Fort Worth; and several nieces and nephews.
Coker Funeral Home
Decatur, (940) 627-5959
Bertie Evelyn Bowles
ARLINGTON -- Bertie Evelyn Bowles, 83, a retired beautician, died Monday, June 16, 1997, at a Mansfield nursing home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home. Graveside service: 12:30 p.m. in Alvord Cemetery. Visitation: open.
Bertie Evelyn Bowles was born June 1, 1914, in Pearsall.
Blessing Funeral Home
Mansfield, 473-1555
Nell J. Breed
FORT WORTH -- Nell J. Breed, 57, a nurse, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Tabernacle, 2800 E. Loop 820. Burial: Cedar Hill. Wake: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Calvary COGIC, 1634 E. Vickery Blvd.
Nell J. Breed was born March 20, 1940, in Flint, Texas. She had attended Calvary COGIC since 1969 where she served as a church mother on the Mother's Board. She was a highly respected counselor, a former district chairlady of YPWW district and local. She was chairman of the Witness Crusade, a licensed missionary and president of District Mission Circle.
She was a member of the African American Women's Network and a highly respected and admired nurse for many hospitals, TCOM Clinic, Martin Luther King Jr. Clinic and Tarrant County MHMR.
Survivors: Son, Noble George Breed of Fort Worth; mother, Mrs. Warnell Williams of Fort Worth; mother-in-law, Katherine Johnson of Fort Worth; brothers, Hoppie and Lenzy Alexander of Fort Worth, Willie Alexander of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Gary Alexander of Austin; sister, Dorothy Martin of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Dianna, Jamilyn and Blair; one uncle; five aunts; and a host of relatives and friends .
Williams Funeral Chapel
5224 Ramey Ave., 534-5781
Bobby Bullard
EULESS -- Bobby Bullard, 65, owner and operator of Bobby Bullard's Water Tapps, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Bedford.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Brown Trail Church of Christ. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Memorials: Truth in Love, P.O. Box 865, Hurst, Texas 76053, or to The Warm Place.
Bobby Bullard was born Oct. 24, 1931, in Alba, Texas.
Survivors: Wife, Norma Bullard of Euless; daughters, Kay Pratt and husband, Dana, of Watauga, and Janice Barker and husband, Marvin, of Richland Hills; brother, Olen Ray Bullard of Lamesa; sisters, Veta DeLoch of Dallas, Juanita Harris of Rockwall and Marjie Harrison of Lamesa; and five grandchildren.
J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors
Grapevine, 481-2525
Richard Jerry Butler
FORT WORTH -- Richard Jerry Butler, 69, a retired electrical engineer for General Dynamics, died Monday, June 16, 1997, at his home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Morrison Funeral Home. Burial: Pioneer Cemetery in Graham.
Richard Butler was born Dec. 2, 1927, in Graham. He graduated from Texas A&M University. He was a veteran of the Army's paratrooper squad. He moved to Fort Worth in 1956. He was a member of the Methodist church.
Survivors: Wife, Louise Butler of Fort Worth; sons, Mike Butler of Fort Worth and Robert Butler of Aledo; daughters, Carloe Watson and son-in-law, David, of Fort Worth and Ricky Russell of Granbury; brother, Don Butler of Graham; sister, Imogene Kroman of Cleveland, Ohio; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Morrison Funeral Home
Graham, (940) 549-2121
Ruel Ervin Cannon
NOCONA -- Ruel Ervin Cannon, 78, a pumper and rancher, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at a Wichita Falls hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Saint Jo. Burial: Mountain Park Cemetery in Saint Jo. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at McCoy Funeral Home.
Ruel Ervin Cannon was born Feb. 12, 1919, in Bulcher.
McCoy Funeral Home
Saint Jo, (940) 995-2288
Ronald Chapin
GRAPEVINE -- Ronald Chapin, 56, in computers for the airline industry, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Grapevine.
Funeral: pending.
Ronald Chapin was born May 24, 1941, in Buffalo, N.Y.
Alonzo Funeral Home
2301 Ephriham Ave., 740-9091
Vera Criswell
RANGER -- Vera Criswell, 92, a homemaker, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Mesquite.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church of Ranger. Burial: Merriman Cemetery.
Vera Criswell was born Dec. 2, 1904, to Ira B. and Mae E. Schafer Brown in Moultonboro, N.H., and attended school in Alva, Okla. She married Owen R. Criswell on Dec. 24, 1921, in Woodward, Okla.; he died in 1971. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Ranger and United Methodist Women. She lived in Lake Leon from 1960 to 1967, when she moved to Ranger. She was Woman of the Year last year in Ranger.
Survivors: Sons, Richard L. Criswell of Lake Leon, Dean Criswell of Fort Worth, Glenn Criswell of Wichita Falls and Victor Criswell of Albuquerque, N.M.; daughters, Mrs. Desmond (Iris) Hay of Fort Worth and Mrs. H.G. (Cherry) Walter of Mesquite; brother, Orlando "Andy" Brown of Temple; sister, Beryl Vonnahme of Marble Falls; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; four great- great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Edwards Funeral Home
Ranger, (254) 647-1133
Retha Hannan Dawson
FORT WORTH -- Retha Hannan Dawson, 81, a customer service representative for Lake Worth Pharmacy, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Retha Hannan Dawson was born Sept. 17, 1915, in Boyd. She was a member of River Oaks Rebekah Lodge 467 and Daughters of America.
Survivors: Husband, Ansel Dawson of Fort Worth; son, James Douglas Hannan of Fort Worth; daughter, Nancy Fulkerson of Fort Worth; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
De Ella Devance
FORT WORTH -- De Ella Devance, 84, a retired minister, died Sunday, June 15, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark Baptist Church. Burial: Lincoln Memorial Park in Dallas. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Friday.
De Ella Devance was born May 17, 1913, in Shiro, Texas. She was founder and minister of the Mission Outreach Church. Her Christian life was exemplary and influential to the faith of all who were fortunate to know her.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim Devance, and a son, James D. Arrington.
Survivors: Sons, Manuel Arrington, Nathaniel Arrington and Leroy Arrington; daughter, Marjorie Roberts; and a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, other relatives and friends.
Williams Funeral Chapel
5224 Ramey Ave., 534-5781
Harold T. Earney
FORT WORTH -- Harold T. Earney, 77, a retired General Dynamics employee, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Harold Earney was born May 11, 1920, near Fredericksburg, Texas. He was in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a Baptist.
Survivors: Niece, Sue Scott of Venus; and nephews, Harold Earney of Las Vegas, Nev., and Bill Rice of Cleburne.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350
Dorris Jeanne Elam
BEDFORD -- Dorris Jeanne Elam, 71, a retired psychologist, died Tuesday, June 17, 1997, at home.
A service celebrating her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 1997, at the First Jefferson Unitarian Church, located at 1959 Sandy Lane, Fort Worth.
Memorials: The Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth, 4401 Trail Lake Dr., Fort Worth, Texas 76109.
D.J. was born Nov. 13, 1925, in Belleville, Ill. She lived most of her life in Fort Worth, receiving her Master's degree at TCU. She worked at Easter Seals Society, Expanco Training Center and, after retiring, at the Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth and Connections Bookstore.
D.J. treasured her family and many friends as her greatest gifts in life. In the spirit of giving she has donated her body to the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Survivors: Husband, Claude B. Elam of Bedford; daughters, Claudia Tanseer of Greensboro, N.C., and Valerie Armstrong of Bedford; and her beloved grandchildren, Christopher, Tracy and Diana.
Harold William Flusche Sr.
ARLINGTON -- Harold William Flusche Sr., 74, a retired Vought Aircraft employee, died Wednesday, June 18, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Harold William Flusche Sr. was born Jan. 13, 1923, in Gainesville. His parents were Max and Beulah Flusche of Gainesville. He went to school through the eighth grade at St. Mary's parochial school, then went to Gainesville High School and graduated in 1939. He went to California in 1941 and worked for Consolidated Aircraft Co. In 1942 Harold joined the Army Air Forces as a cadet. He married Arlie Bell Kitchens, also of Gainesville, in May 1943 and remained in the Army Air Forces until after victory in 1945. A son, Harold Jr., was born in September 1945. Five more children followed: Steve in 1948, Marcia in 1950, Nancy in 1952, Melinda in 1955 and Geoff in 1971. Harold and his family moved to Dallas in 1947 and then to Grand Prairie in 1950. He went to work for Chance Vought Aircraft in 1948. A move to Arlington was made in 1963. Harold retired from Vought Aircraft in 1988 after 40 years' service.
After retirement, he continued to enjoy his hobbies of reading, model airplane building, gun collecting and gardening.
Harold was a loving and devoted husband and father and he will be greatly missed by his family, friends and neighbors.
Survivors: Wife, Arlie Bell Flusche of Arlington; sons, Harold W. Flusche Jr. of Midlothian, Steve Flusche of Arlington and Geoff Flusche of Bedford; daughters, Marcia Ann Hammett of Dallas, Nancy L. Ruliffson of Denton and Melinda S. Tovar of Bedford; brothers, Donald Flusche of Dallas and Gene Flusche of Denton; and grandchildren, Eric Flusche, James and Conner Hammett, Susan and Sally Flusche, Brady, Krista and Courtney, Kasey, Ashley and Meagan Ruliffson, Noel, April and Marcus Tovar and Brett and Sarah Burnett.
Emerald Hills Funeral Home
500 Sublett Road, 572-1681
