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Willie Perry Johnson
FORT WORTH -- Willie Perry Johnson, 83, who retired from Armour Packing Company, Ridglea Country Club and General Dynamics, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997, at a Weatherford care center.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Saturday in Cedar Hill Memorial Park in Arlington. Visitation: noon to 9 p.m. Friday at Baker Funeral Home.
Willie Perry Johnson, a native Fort Worthian and the son of the late Tom Johnson and Artelia Adams Johnson, was born Dec. 5, 1913. He was a graduate of I.M. Terrell High School, class of 1932. Following his schooling, he enlisted in the United States Army as a medical technician in World War II.
Mr. Johnson was a loyal employee of Armour Packing Company, Ridglea Country Club and General Dyanmics until his retirement. He was a member of Carter Metropolitan CME Church and the Fort Worth Ambassadors Club.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Willia Vertee Johnson, March 1, 1997, and brothers, John Headroe and Jessie Lee Johnson.
Survivors: Sister-in-law, Selma Headroe of Fort Worth; nieces, Jo Ree Graves of Gary, Ind., Regina Johnson and Alice Headroe McDonald of Fort Worth; and other relatives and friends.
Baker Funeral Home
301 E. Rosedale St., 332-4468
Dorothy W. King
FORT WORTH -- Dorothy W. King, 71, a retired brand clerk with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Memorials: Meals on Wheels or American Cancer Society.
Dorothy W. King was born Aug. 5, 1925, in Fort Worth. She worked for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association for 27 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Mrs. King was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond P. Preusse, in April 1970, and by her second husband, John King.
Survivors: Son and daughter-in-law, Ronald R. Preusse and Paula of Paris, Texas; daughter and son-in-law, Barbara A. Parsley and Rick of Arlington; and four grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Edwin E. Lee
FORT WORTH -- Edwin E. Lee, 60, a city engineer, died Monday, June 30, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Dibble Funeral Home in Kasson, Minn. Burial: East St. Olaf Cemetery in Rock Dell, Minn. Visitation: Thursday until service time.
Edwin E. Lee was born Nov. 30, 1936, in Byron, Minn. He served three years in Korea in the Army and graduated from Mankato State College in 1961 with a bachelor of science in physics and mathematics. He moved to Fort Worth where he had been city engineer and owner of several private businesses.
Survivors: Sisters and brothers-in- law, Leona and Waldo Kaslow, Eileen and Ron Rice, Patricia and James Ballinger and Elsie and Donald Sparks.
Dibble Funeral Home
Kasson, Minn., (507) 634-2331
William E. Lester
COMANCHE -- William E. Lester, 72, a retired Navy lieutenant commander, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at a Brownwood hospital.
Graveside service was June 26 in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
William E. Lester was born in Ranger on Feb. 12, 1925. He served in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Survivors: Wife, Margaret Lester of Comanche; daughters, Debbie Dodak of Los Angeles, Calif., and Terry Blagg of Brownwood; brother, Robert Lester of Longview; and five grandchildren.
Comanche Funeral Home
Comanche, (915) 356-2531
Rowena Shands McDonald
FORT WORTH -- Rowena Shands McDonald, 74, a homemaker and 50- year Fort Worth resident, died Sunday, June 29, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: was 2 p.m. Wednesday at South Park Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Rowena Shands McDonald was born Feb. 20, 1923, in Mineral Wells.
She was a charter member of South Park Baptist Church and devoted her life to caring for her daughter, who has cerebral palsy.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Herman Glenn McDonald, in 1981.
Survivors: Daughters and sons-in- law, Glenda Mae McDonald of Azle, Mary and William Lopez of Paradise and Audrey and Michael Pemberton of Fort Worth; sister, Rebecca Foster of Abilene; grandsons, Kevin Lopez and Nathan Lopez of Paradise, Shands Pemberton and Kaitlin Pemberton, both of Fort Worth; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350
Josephine Louise Milam
ARLINGTON -- Josephine Louise Milam, 60, a homemaker, died Monday, June 30, 1997, in Grand Prairie.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Moore Funeral Home. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale.
Josephine Milam was born April 25, 1937, in Arlington.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Donald L. Nored
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Donald L. Nored, 65, an aeronautical engineer for NASA, died Saturday, June 28, 1997, in Strongsville, Ohio.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday in Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington, Texas.
Donald Nored was born April 14, 1932, in Waxahachie, Texas.
Survivors: Wife, Myrna Sanders Nored of Strongsville, Ohio; son, David Nored and his wife, Anne; and brother, Burdene Wann.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Guadalupe Reyna Sr.
CLEBURNE -- Guadalupe Reyna Sr., 71, a retired machine operator at a lime plant, died Wednesday, July 2, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Wiley Funeral Home in Glen Rose.
Guadalupe Reyna Sr. was born Feb. 6, 1926, in Hidalgo County. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and had lived in Cleburne for the past 14 years.
Survivors: Wife, Antonia Reyna of Cleburne; sons, Guadalupe Reyna Jr. of Crowley and Andrew Reyna of Cleburne; daughters, Anabel Reyna of Cleburne, Anaberta Lopez of Glen Rose, Jo Ann Rios of Cleburne and Barbara Martinez of Cleburne; six brothers; two sisters; and 12 grandchildren.
Wiley Funeral Home
Glen Rose, (254) 897-2288
Eustolia Sapien Ricardo
FORT WORTH -- Eustolia Sapien Ricardo, 83, a homemaker, died Monday, June 30, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at Templo Principe De Paz. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Eustolia Sapien Ricardo was born Nov. 8, 1913, in Mexico.
Survivors: Son, Jesse Ricardo of Fort Worth; daughters, Cerina Garcia of Fort Worth, Helen Chairez of Fort Worth, Clara Porter of Gore, Okla., Frances Sotelo of Fort Worth, Josephine Rodriguez of Fort Worth, Teresa Soria of Olympia, Wash., and Linda T. Gonzalez of Wichita, Kan.; sister, Josephine Frausto of Selah, Wash.; half brother, J.B. Reyes of Yakima, Wash.; half sister, Mary Lopez of Clatskanie, Ore.; 31 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Harvey O. Rusche
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Harvey O. Rusche, 71, passed away Monday, June 30, 1997.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Beckmann Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Cemetery in Fredericksburg.
Survivors: His wife, Mrs. Bernice Rusche; his children, Michael of Arkansas and Patrick and Heidi, both of Grand Prairie; three grandchildren; one great- grandchild; and a brother, Gus Rusche of Fredericksburg.
Beckmann Funeral Home
Fredericksburg, (210) 997-7511
Lillian Tobin Simons
FORT WORTH -- Lillian Tobin Simons, 100, chairman emeritus of Lillian Simons Flowers, died Wednesday, July 2, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Leland Clemons, Stockton Clemons, Vince Fialho, J. Russell Lambert, M.D., Roy McDermott, William McFarland and John Simons.
Lillian Tobin Simons was born Sept. 4, 1896, in Fort Worth. She was chairman emeritus of Lillian Simons Flowers, a business she established in 1940 in a greenhouse at her home on Fifth Ave., where she had resided more than 80 years.
She was a lifelong member of St. Patrick Cathedral and the Woman's Club of Fort Worth. She graduated from St. Ignatius Academy.
Always a lover of flowers, growing things, people and the activities in their lives that made life more meaningful, the floral buiness was a natural for her life's work. She credited Mrs. John Morris for early inspiration, and guidance and through the influence of friends was invited to an association of study and preparation with the renowned Helen Hayes in New York City.
Returning to Fort Worth, she commissioned Hubert Hammond Crane, architect, to build an attractive colonial- styled building on West Seventh Street in the middle '40s. For decades, patrons who had an appreciation for flowers and gifts that were innovative and exceptional called upon her for the special events in their lives, births, graduations, debutante parties, weddings, anniversaries and deaths. Her good taste and finely tuned manner made her a leader in the floral industry, respected by her peers. Her influence continues in the business that today still bears her name.
The daughter of early-day residents of Fort Worth, David and Clifford Eddleman Tobin, she was the widow of James A. Simons, a grain dealer. She was preceded in death by her sister, Faye Tobin Simons, and niece, Beverly Simons Bennett.
Survivors: A sister, Elizabeth Tobin; and nephew, J. Charles Simons.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Horace G. Singletary
CLEBURNE -- Horace G. Singletary, 79, a retired salesman, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997, in Cleburne.
Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Martin's Funeral Home in Cleburne. Burial: Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
Horace Singletary was born Aug. 30, 1917, in Cleburne.
Survivors: Sons, Stan E. Singletary of Dallas and Joe D. Singletary of Bakersfield, Calif.
Martin's Funeral Home
Cleburne, (817) 558-3250
Emma Mae Sledge
FORT WORTH -- Emma Mae Sledge, 72, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 1, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Pilgrim Valley Missionary Baptist Church, 4800 Riverside Dr. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at Morris-Bates Mortuary.
Emma Sledge was born March 1, 1925, in Marshall, Texas. She was a member of Pilgrim Valley Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of pastor W.G. Daniels.
Survivors: Daughter, Shirley Sanders of Fort Worth; brother, Jake Jr. Reese of Marshall; sisters, Leola White and Fannie Mae Smoot, both of Houston, and Jessie Mae Butler and Ella Mae Trammell, both of Marshall; and nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends.
Morris-Bates Mortuary
1700 Evans Ave., 926-6263
