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Alma M. Beard
RICHLAND HILLS -- Alma M. Beard, 92, a cashier, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at a North Richland Hills hospital.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Alma M. Beard was born April 18, 1905, in San Angelo. She was one of eight children born to Benjamin and Arminda Lewter. She was married on Feb. 15, 1929, to Robert L. Beard. He preceded her in death in 1981. She worked for Leonards Department Store and retired in 1981 after 20 years of service.
Survivors: Son, Bobby Beard of Grapevine; daughters, Betty Axon of Richland Hills; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Pearl Grasshoff Beasley
FORT WORTH -- Pearl Grasshoff Beasley, 87, a retired registered nurse for General Dynamics, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at a local hospital.
Graveside service: 1 p.m. Saturday in Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne.
Pearl Grasshoff Beasley was born Feb. 22, 1910, in Schulenburg.
Survivors: Sister and brother-in-law, Ruby and Arthur Kloesel of Hallettsville; nephew and niece-in-law, Wm. A. and Mary C. Kloesel of Austin; sister-in-law, Louise Grasshoff of Schulenburg; great nephew, Kevin Kloesel of Tallahassee, Fla., and Scott Kloesel of Victoria.
Crosier-Pearson-Mayfield
Cleburne, (817) 558-2322
J.C. Blackmon
KELLER -- J.C. Blackmon, 73, retired from Hobbs Trailers, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, at a Grapevine hospital.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Keller.
Survivors: Wife of 50 years, Martha Benson Blackmon of Keller; daughter, Sammie Lynn Thomas and husband, Terry, of Cartwright, Okla.; sons, Chris Blackmon and wife, Debbie, and Danny Blackmon and wife, Lisa, of Fort Worth; sisters, Patsy Dwyer of Arlington, Cozy Reynolds of Falcon Head, Okla., and Martha Jean Wallace of Watauga; brothers, Stanley and Joe of Keller, Dan of Hurst, Bobby of Haslet and J.D. of Haltom City; grandchildren, USMC Lance Corporal Jason Thomas and wife, Amber, of Pensacola, Fla., Justin Blackmon, Deidra Blackmon, Lauren Blackmon and Madysen Blackmon of Fort Worth, Terri-Lynn Thomas and Bryan Thomas of Cartwright, Okla.; great- granddaughter, Amberly Thomas of Pensacola, Fla.; and numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Metrocrest Funeral Home
Carrollton, (972) 242-3646
Revella Alice Breeyear
FORT WORTH -- Revella Alice Breeyear, 62, died Monday, June 23, 1997, at a Fort Worth nursing home.
Memorial service: will be in Santa Maria, Calif.
Revella Alice Breeyear participated in many organizations, including Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), the League of Women Voters, Republican Women, Ladies Auxiliary for Crippled Children, Womans International Bowling Confederation and Santa Barbara County Election Board. She was a longtime resident of Fort Worth.
Survivors: Husband, Charles Breeyear; son, Gregory B. Breeyear of Stanton, Calif.; daughter, Myrna L. Taira of Santa Maria, Calif.; three grandchildren; brothers, Ronald Curtis Weethee of Cocoa Beach, Fla.; sisters, Myrna Fern Benedetti and Sondra I. Ryan, both of Columbus, Ohio, and Catherine R. Stucke of Magalaia, Calif.
Calvary Funeral Home
Irving, (972) 579-7356
George L. Bright
FORT WORTH -- George L. Bright, 71, a technical publications manager, died Thursday, June 26, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Shannon TCU-Funeral Chapel. Burial: local.
George L. Bright was born Sept. 21, 1925, in Nacogdoches.
He was a veteran of World War II and served as a combat air crewman in the Navy. He came to the Fort Worth area in 1951.
He was associated with the technical publications field in the aerospace industry and currently was employed with Global Group Inc.
Mr. Bright was a reserve peace officer for the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office, city of Richland Hills and a reserve deputy constable for Tarrant County Pct. 4.
Survivors: Wife, Doris Bright of Fort Worth; son, Steve Bright of Boyd; daughter, Genise Smedley of Fort Worth; brother, Jay Allen Bright of Weslaco; and grandchildren, Jason Bright, Daniel Bright and Shawna Bright, all of Fort Worth.
Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel
3015 Merida, 926-3314
Dolores Sanderson Brucks
CROWLEY -- Dolores Sanderson Brucks, 69, owner and operator of Hair Designer Beauty Salon in Crowley more than 43 years, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 209 Beverly in Crowley. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Baumgardner Funeral Home in Crowley.
Memorials: Crowley Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund.
Dolores Brucks was born Oct. 6, 1927, in Brazos Point.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, William C. Hampton, and her father, Losson A. Sanderson.
Survivors: Husband, Roland A. Brucks of Crowley; sons, Gary Hampton of Arlington and Phillip Hampton and Gerald Hampton, both of Crowley; daughter, Linda Kay Hampton of Crowley; mother, Lottie Sanderson of Fort Worth; brother, LaRue Sanderson of Joshua; sister, Nelda Wakeland of Cleburne; half-sisters, Elva Adams of Burleson and Arona Blackstock of Burleson; 19 grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; and stepchildren, Douglas Brucks, William Brucks, Art Brucks, Gordon Brucks, Theresa Taylor and Janet Barnes.
Baumgardner Funeral Home
Crowley, 297-1116
Opal McKay Burchfield
BEDFORD -- Opal McKay Burchfield, 81, a homemaker who also worked for and retired from Texas Instruments after 22 years, died Tuesday, June 24, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Oakland Cemetery in Madill, Okla. Visitation: come and go at Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel.
Opal McKay Burchfield was born May 5, 1916, in Drumwright, Okla. She was a member of Oakview Baptist Church and the Rebecca Lodge.
Survivors: Son, Lloyd Osborn and his wife, Janet, of North Richland Hills; daughters, Shirley McCauley and her husband, Don, of Weatherford, Norma Runyon and her husband, Steve, of Bedford and Linda Cantrell and her husband, Jimmy, of Austin; brothers, Russell Alexander of Stroud, Okla., and Ronald Alexander of Oklahoma City, Okla.; sisters, Vera Stafford of Bristo, Okla., Vivian McDonald of Ocean Side, Calif., and Joyce Lee of Tulsa, Okla.; nine grandchildren; and eight great- grandchildren.
Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel
6001 Rufe Snow Drive, 514-9100
J.D. Coffman
LAKE WORTH -- J.D. Coffman, 80, a retired plant supervisor, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at a hospital.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Friday at Grace Temple Church, 4500 S. Riverside Drive. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Memorials: charity of choice.
J.D. Coffman was born Aug. 19, 1916, in Bridgeport.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Emmitt and Nettie Groves Coffman; and sisters, Mrs. Marie McCulley and Mrs. Inez Jennings.
Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Dollie Waid Coffman of Lake Worth; son, Jack D. Coffman of Pagosa Springs, Colo.; daughter, Rose Marie Midgett of Fort Worth; sisters, Mrs. Jewell Cox of Channelview and Mrs. Irene Yates of DeSoto; grandchildren, Jack David Coffman of Benbrook, Christine Alderman of Yantis, James Midgett III of Fort Worth and Angela Coffman Bunero of Charlotte, N.C.; five great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and other family members.
Biggers Funeral Home
7139 Jacksboro Highway, 237-3341
Mary Ann Cox
WINNSBORO -- Mary Ann Cox, 62, owner and operator of a flower shop, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, in Tyler.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 8 a.m. until service time Friday.
"MeMaw," as she was affectionately known to her grandchildren, was born Sept. 10, 1934, on a family farm near Boswell, Okla. Her parents, Floyd and Annie Hopkins, moved the family to Honeygrove, Texas, where Mary Ann graduated from high school. After moving to Fort Worth in the early 50s, she married Sgt. Bill Olsen, USAF. Over the course of the next 20 years, though constantly on the move from Hawaii to San Antonio to Maryland to Greece and back to San Antonio, she managed to lovingly and patiently raise four children. Finally arriving in Euless, Texas, Mary Ann asserted herself, operating her own catering business and flower shop. During this time she married Jim Cox, a man she was entirely devoted to. She and Jim moved to a lakeside house in East Texas, where she spent her final years in quiet happiness.
Mary Ann was a rock, and all of our burdens were her burdens. She touched the lives of many good people and our sense of loss is acute. She was truly a good person.
Mary Ann was preceded on her journey by her parents and two brothers, Mack and Buddy Hopkins.
Survivors: Husband, Jim; sons and their wives, Dick and Ingrid Olsen, Bob and Diane Olsen, Ron and Bev Olsen; daughter, Kathy Olsen; brother, Jerry Hopkins and his wife and son, Toni and Stephan,; sister-in-law and niece, Charlotte Taylor and Diane Hopkins; and a host of other nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws and friends too numerous to name. Finally, "MeMaw" will be especially missed by her grandkids, Leslie, Adam, Kylie, Meryl, Martin, Megan and Mason.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home
Colleyville, 281-8751
Bill Crow
CLEBURNE -- Bill Crow, 66, a boat captain in oil industry offshore drilling, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, in Cleburne.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at Martin's Funeral Home in Cleburne.
Memorials: Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth.
Bill Crow was born Nov. 25, 1930, in Boydell, Ark.
Survivors: Son, Bobby Crow of Cleburne; daughter, Kathryn Crow of Cleburne; brother, Dwayne Crow of Little Rock, Ark.; sisters, Inez Newman and Annette Pryor of Lucedale, Miss.; three grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren.
Martin's Funeral Home
Cleburne, (817) 558-3250
Ita Culver
AZLE -- Ita Culver, 97, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at an Azle hospital.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church of Azle. Dr. E.B. Elswick will officiate. Burial: Ash Creek Cemetery of Azle. Family visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m., Friday at White's Funeral Home in Azle.
Pallbearers: Mrs. Culver's grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Ita Culver was born May 5, 1900, to Mr. Hulett Hamby and his wife, India Williams Hamby, in Reno, Texas. She married John Chester Culver Aug. 15, 1915. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Azle.
Survivors: Son, J.C. Culver of Mabank; daughters, Marie Olsen of Azle and Sue Horn of McKinney; eight grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow
McKinney, (972) 542-2601
Edna Earl Dickey
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Edna Earl Dickey, 82, a homemaker, died Saturday, June 21, 1997, in Kansas City.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Edna Dickey was born April 25, 1915, in Lafayette, Ga. She was a member of Polytechnic United Methodist Church of Fort Worth.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Hubert Dickey, in 1993; by her parents, Walter Earl and Claire Lorraine Landers Dickerson; and a brother, James Hillard Dickerson.
Survivors: Daughter, Marsha J. Dickey of Kansas City, Mo.; brothers, Alvin Ralph Dickerson of Lake Livingston, Texas, and William Andrew Dickerson of Oxford, Ark.; and granddaughter, Lynlee J. Smith of Boise, Idaho.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Jimmy Darrell Duckett
GRANDVIEW -- Jimmy Darrell Duckett, 57, who worked in special projects for Chaparral Steel, died Wednesday, June 25, 1997, at a hospital.
Funeral: 2.p.m. Friday at Clayton-Kay Funeral Home in Alvarado. Burial: Grandview Cemetery in Grandview.
Jimmy Darrell Duckett was born Sept. 19, 1939, in Grandview.
Clayton Kay Funeral Home
Alvarado, (817) 783-3062
