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Van Turner Connel
BOONSVILLE -- Van Turner Connel, 69, a retired maintenance man for NACO Resort, died Thursday, June 12, 1997, at a Dallas hospital.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at East Bridgeport Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Hawkins Funeral Home.
Van Connel was born June 1, 1928, in San Diego, Calif.
Survivors: Special friend, Etta Osborn of Poolville; son, Larry Connel; daughter, Fawn Connel; step-children, Trisha Hall, Lillian Simmons, Carol Church and Sue Gillpin; and cousin, Patsy Cox of Fort Worth.
Hawkins Funeral Home
Bridgeport, (940) 683-2211
C. Raymond Cypert
FORT WORTH -- C. Raymond Cypert, 85, a retired retail carpet manager, died Friday, June 13, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Ridglea United Methodist Church. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Memorials: Ridglea United Methodist Church or Alzhemier's Association of Tarrant County Parenting Center.
Mr. Cypert was born July 14, 1911, in Hillsboro.
He married Helen Akins in 1937, and the couple moved to Fort Worth in 1941. He was employed in the retail carpeting business for numerous years.
Mr. Cypert was employed as the carpet manager for Monnigs until his retirement in 1976. He was a member of Ridglea United Methodist Church.
Mr. Cypert was preceded in death by his wife, Helen A. Cypert on Jan. 12, 1996.
Survivors: Sons, David T. Cypert of Azle, G. Lynn Cypert of Houston; daughter-in-law, Bettye C. and Wade T. Nowlin of Fort Worth; brother, Truman Cypert of Hillsboro; sister-in-law, Gladys Irwin of Fort Worth; sisters, Margie Boyse, Jewell Mitchell, both of Hillsboro, Sybil Herring of Alvin, Kathleen Cain of Pueblo, Col., Patsy Williamson of Dallas; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Lillian Jestene Elder
FORT WORTH -- Lillian Jestene Elder, 89, a homemaker, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Lillian Elder was born March 23, 1908, in Goldthwaite.
She was a housewife and a homemaker. She was a longtime resident of Fort Worth and a Baptist.
Survivors: Sons, Jeff E. Elder and William E. Elder; brother, Tommy Miller, all of Fort Worth; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and one great- great-grandchild.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
Doris L. Ellis
FORT WORTH -- Doris L. Ellis, 71, who was a 25-year worker for Swift Ice Cream Campany died Friday, June 13, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Doris Ellis was born Nov. 16, 1925, in Robinson, Ill.
She had lived in Fort Worth since 1938.
She was preceded in death by her husband, George M. Ellis in November 1971.
Survivors: Brother, Bill Jack of Longmont, Col.; sister, Jeanette Holmes of Fort Worth; sisters-in-law, Gertrude Melton, Susan Morrison, Margaret Bush; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Aubrey E. Elmore
CROWLEY -- Aubrey E. Elmore, 68, a retired car salesman and grocery store owner, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, at home.
Funeral: Pending in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Burial: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Laurel Land Funeral Home, Fort Worth.
Pallbearers: Grandsons.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, make donations to American Lung Association or VNA Hospice of Tarrant County.
Aubrey Elmore was born March 21, 1929, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He was an Army veteran.
Survivors: Wife, Carol Elmore of Fort Worth; sons, Ronald E. Elmore and David R. Elmore, both of Fort Worth; daughters, Glenda Sue Wilson of Eutaw, Ala., and Audrey J. Obannon of Fort Worth; step-children, Pam K. Jones, Gary Jones and Terry Jones, all of Fort Worth; sisters, Pauline Hill of Fort Worth and Jessie Mae Thomas of Douglasville, Ga.; and 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Lorenzo Fields
FORT WORTH -- Lorenzo Fields, 73, a retired concrete worker, died Wednesday, June 11, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Golden Gate Church of God in Christ, 4801 Wilbarger St. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Family hour: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors.
Mr. Fields was born Sept. 21, 1923, in Ennis. He was a Fort Worth resident 52 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Odessa Williams Fields.
Survivors: Special friend, Mattie Long; son, Tyrone Williams of Casper, Wyo.; brother, Thomas Fields of Fort Worth; and sister, Jeweline Brown of Fort Worth.
Gregory W. Spencer Funeral Directors
4000 Miller Ave., 531-8666
Bessie Anderton Fleck
MANSFIELD -- Bessie Anderton Fleck, 86, a homemaker, died Friday, June 13, 1997, at a local hospital.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth.
Bessie Fleck was born Oct. 11, 1910, in Hillsboro.
Survivors: Sons, John Anderton of Haltom City and Buddy Leon Anderton of Crowley; daughters, Edna Wright and Josephine Taylor, both of Mansfield, Dovie Odom of Aledo; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Mattie Gilmore Gardner
BEDFORD -- Mattie Gilmore Gardner, 88, a homemaker, died Friday, June 13, 1997, at a Bedford hospital.
Funeral:10:30 a.m. Monday at Brown Trail Church of Christ. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors.
Mattie Gillmore Gardner was born May 8, 1909, in Young County. She was a member of Brown Trail Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by husbands, E.B. Gilmore and W.A. Gardner; and children, Joyce Gilmore, Kenneth Gilmore and Glenda Walter.
Survivors: Son, Bill Gilmore; daughters, Janell Putsejubsky, Norma Bullard and Theola Casteell; 21 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors
Grapevine, 481-2525
Vernon David Gardner
ARLINGTON -- Vernon David Gardner, 60, a master plumber, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: at Faith Chapel, (904) 432- 6146 in Pensacola, Fla., for informaiton on arrangements. Burial: Pensacola Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Moore Funeral Home.
Mr. Gardner was born Nov. 23, 1936, in Pensacola, Fla.
Survivors: Wife of 39 years, Barbara Garden; son, David Gardner, both of Arlington; daughters, Devon Hubert of Daytona Beach, Fla., Tonya Moore of Houston; sisters, Yvonne Winchester of Fort Worth, Betty Houk of Pensacola, Fla.; and granddaughter, Brianna Marie Moore of Houston.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Troy Dee Gerdes
LIPAN -- Troy Dee Gerdes, 32, an investor-broker, died Saturday, June 14, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral:11 a.m. Monday at North Main Church of God in Weatherford. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth. Visitation: 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at White's Funeral Home in Weatherford.
Officiants: Rev. Bill Sanders and Rev. Ted Gray.
Mr. Gerdes was born Sept. 7, 1964, in Spencer, Iowa, was reared in Aledo and graduated from Aledo High School. He attended Angelo State for a year, lived in Weatherford for eight years and Lipan for two years. He was very athletic and everyone who knew him loved him. He was a member of Elm Grove Assembly of God Church in Toler.
Survivors: Wife, Diane Gerdes; son, Colton Gerdes; daughter, Shelby Gerdes, all of Lipan; parents, Paul and Joyce Gerdes of Willow Park; sisters, Trudy Deel of Weatherford and Lynette Lode of Willow Park; grandmother, Ruth Green of Stanton; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bob and Laverne Fisher of Fort Worth; and several neices and nephews.
White's Funeral Home
Weatherford, (817) 596-4811
Manaura L. W. Gray
FORT WORTH -- Manaura L. Wilson Gray, 82, a housekeeper, died Thursday, June 12, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Jonhson Chapel A. M. E. Church, 5235 Bonnell Ave. Wake: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Baker Funeral Home.
Manaura Gray was born Dec. 22, 1914, in Fort Worth.
She was the daughter of the late George Wilson and Virginia Wilson of Fort Worth. She was reared in Fort Worth and attended public school and graduated from historical I. M. Terrell High School and Dickerson Beauty School.
She had been a member of Johnson Chapel A. M. E. Church since 1927 and served faithfully with the Missionary Society and other auxiliaries of her church. Mrs. Gray was a 40-year member of the Mildred M. Anderson Art and Charity Club.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jospeh D. Gray and sister, Aleane Willis.
Survivors: Son, George Austin Gray of Fort Worth; daughter, Dorothy Ann Gray of Los Angeles, Calif.; and other relatives and friends including Mrs. Nancy Smith.
Baker Funeral Home
301 E. Rosedale St., 332-4468
Karl Harris
AUSTIN -- Karl Harris, 19, a waiter, died Thursday, June 12, 1997, in Austin.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Fort Worth Humane Society.
Karl Harris was born June 8, 1978, in Fort Worth.
He was a Fort Worth native, born to Larry and Sylvia Harris. He graduated from Paschal High School in 1996. He was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Karl most recently lived in Austin where he died.
He was preceded in death by his father, Larry W. Harris in 1989.
Survivors: Mother, Sylvia Harris of Fort Worth; brother, Brian Harris of Austin; paternal grandmother, Jewel Harris of Fort Worth; nephew, Taj Harris of Austin; aunts, Evelyn Thralls, Sandy Cavazos and husband, Noe, all of Fort Worth, Lana Redinger of Arlington; great aunt; Gretchen Patkus of Austin; and cousins, Sierra Cavazos, Clayton Redinger and Celina Redinger.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
