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Edna A. Scott
FORT WORTH -- Edna A. Scott, 86, retired postal clerk for the U.S. Postal System, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Family will recieve friends: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Shannon TCU Funeral Home.
Memorials: The Salvation Army. Edna A. Scott was born Dec. 28, 1910, in Alvarado. During World War II, she worked in Fort Worth building B-24 bombers. She retired from the U.S. Postal Systems in 1975. Her hobbies were feeding the birds and she also took care of stray cats. She was a former member of the Gospel Tabernacle Church of Fort Worth.
Survivors: Sons and daughters-in- law, Curtis W. and Linda Scott of Fort Worth; brothers, Billy Allard of Fort Worth; sisters, Mary Dutton, Francis Watson and Virginia Schuman, all of Fort Worth; three granddaughters, Jean M. Rittenhouse of Pittsburgh, Pa., Donna L. Erickson of Omaha, Neb., Susan Scott Wilson of Fort Worth; and four great- grandchildren.
Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel
3015 Merida, 926-3314
Mary Elizabeth Shaw
ARLINGTON -- Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Shaw, 75, a homemaker, died Friday, July 4, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral:10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Alban's Episcopal Church. Burial: Private service at Parkdale Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at Arlington Funeral Home.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. 2222 Welborn Street, Dallas, Texas. 75219.
Mary Elizabeth Shaw was born Aug. 8, 1921, in Newport, R.I. She had been a resident of Arlington since 1951 and was a former resident of Newport, R.I. She was a member of St. Alban's Episcopal Church, the Texas Chefs Association, the Arlington Womens Club and the AEWC. She was an Army veteran of World War II. She was active with the East Arlington Sector Planning Commitee and the Arlington Neighborhood Council.
Survivors: Son, Allan Webester Shaw Jr. and his wife, Erin of Dallas; daughters, Kathleen Martha Shaw of Arlington; granchildren, Kelsey, Trey and Abigail.
Arlington Funeral Home
1221 E. Division, 548-1791
Dustin Ryan Smith
ARLINGTON -- Dustin Ryan Smith, 12, a precious son and student, died Friday, July 4, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tate Springs Baptist Church of Arlington. Burial: Private Service at Moore Memorial Gardens.
Memorials: The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation on behalf of Dustin to Moore Funeral Home.
Dustin Ryan Smith was born Sept. 23, 1984, in Bayto wn.
Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711
Deronda M. Sparks
MINERAL WELLS -- Deronda M. "Dee" Sparks, 70, a retired antique dealer, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Baum- Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home in Mineral Wells. Burial: Memory Gardens of The Valley Cemetery, Parker County.
Deronda Sparks was born Sept. 8, 1926, in Lubbock. She was a member of the Millsap Order of The Eastern Star.
Survivors: Husband, Jarrell Weston "J. W." Sparks; son, Jerry Sparks; foster son, Jimmy L. Woodcock; daughter, Charlsie Sparks, all of Mineral Wells; mother, Ethyl Chenault; brothers, Michael and Patick Chenault; sister, Donna Chenault, all of Weatherford; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner
Mineral Wells, (940) 325-4422
John R. Stewart
GLEN ROSE -- John R. Stewart, 84, a retired plant superintendent for West Texas Utilities, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, in Glen Rose.
Funeral:2 p.m. Tuesday at Laurel Land Memorial Chapel in Fort Worth. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials: Glen Rose Medical Center-Nursing Center.
Mr. Stewart was born Jan. 13, 1913, in Minden, La. During World War II, he served with the 25th Reconnaissance Division in the Philippine Islands, Japan, and Australia.
Survivors: Wife, Pauline Stewart of Glen Rose; son, John W. Stewart of Glen Rose; daughters, Sharon Boyd of Fort Worth and Donna Friend of Bedford; sisters, Vera Mae Isbell of Odessa and Joan Childress of Stockdale; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, 293-1350
Purdie S. Thompson
HALTOM CITY -- Purdie S. Thompson, 96, a homemaker, died Friday, July 4, 1997, at her residence.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Brown Owens and Brumley Funeral Home. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Purdie Thompson was born Aug. 8, 1900, in Blooming Grove, but she was reared in Dawson. The family expresses special appreciation to Pacesetters Home Care and Hospice, Dr. Herman Rose, Rex Owen, Peggy Wade, Laverne Lott and all loyal and faithful friends of Birdville Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by husband, Ramie Arnold Thompson, Sr. in 1987, son, R.A. Thompson Jr., four sisters and two brothers.
Survivors: Son, Robert Thompson and wife, Mary, of Keller; daughters, Wynona Gipson of Houston, Virginia and Dr. L.A. Berry of Tampa, Fla. and Frances and Don Dunaway of Goodlettsville, Tenn.; brother, Dr. Gus Farmer and wife, Janie, of Dallas; sister- in-law, Lucy Bolton Farmer of Denton; nine grandchildren and 17 great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Brown, Owens & Brumley
425 S. Henderson St., 335-4557
L.A. Turnock Jr.
FORT WORTH -- L.A. "Lew" Turnock, Jr., 77, beloved husband, father and registered professional engineer, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, at home among family and friends in Fort Worth.
Funeral: Private.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, Camp Sanguinity (a camp for children stricken with cancer) in care of Cook Children's Medical Center, Office of Development, 801 Seventh Avenue, Fort Worth 76104-2796, or a charity of choice.
L.A. Turnock, Jr. was born Oct. 16, 1920, in Elkart, Ind., but was a Texan by choice since moving to Fort Worth in 1958. He served during World War II as an Army Air Corps aeronautical engineering instructor at Chanute Field, Ill. He also served at Kessler Field in Biloxi, Miss., where he met and married his wife of 55 years, Marian Marie Trochesset. Towards the end of the war he was assigned to the South Pacific.
In 1950, he graduated from Purdue University, obtaining a degree in Mechanical Engineering and later in Electrical Engineering. He was a registered professional engineer in both Indiana and Texas.
His professional specialties were jet propulsion design and flow mechanics. His career included major contributions to some of the 20th century's most important defense and space exploration projects, including positions as senior design engineer on the Apollo Command and Service and Lunar Landing Modules for North American Aviation in Tulsa, Houston and Cape Canaveral. Among other activities he conducted classes which were attended by such aerospace notables as Wernher Von Braun. He was also a jet propulsion engineer for the B58 Hustler program at Convair Fort Worth, the Titan Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Redstone and surface-to-air heat seeking missiles.
In later life he worked for the City of Fort Worth Water Department as a water treatment engineer and for the City of Houston Health Department as an environmental engineer.
His principle philosophy on which he based his life can best be summed up by a favorite quote he kept in his personal papers: "God has established natural laws in the universe, and He expects them to operate. He has given you consciences and minds, and He expects you to use them. If you abuse them He will not set His world topsy-turvy in order to rescue you from the consequences of your deeds."
Lew loved dogs, a well-crafted handgun, working on his own automobiles, motorcycles, which he rode until he was 75, and the movie "Lonesome Dove" for its uncomplicated view of life and death. He was a bit of an eccentric, known to file his phonograph albums by publisher and serial number. He played them in the same sequence so they would "all wear out at the same time".
In addition to his many professional honors, in 1987 he received an award for Outstanding Service to the Youth of Tarrant County for tutoring troubled teens in mathematics.
The family wishes to acknowledge the compassionate care provided by Vitas Home Hospice Care Team Number 4.
He was preceded in death by parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewellyn Turnock of Cincinnatti, Ohio, sister, Mary Lou Greenen of Toledo, Ohio, and great- granddaughter, Rylie Nicole Green of Fort Worth.
Survivors: Wife, Marian; sons and daughters-in-law, Gary and Jeanne Turnock of Baltimore, Md. and Chet and Sue Turnock of Fort Worth; grandchildren, David Green of Fort Worth, Christy Page of Burleson and Jason Turnock of Baltimore, Md.; six great-grandchildren; numerous other family members and his dog, Bunkie.
Alton West
FORT WORTH -- Alton West, 56, who retired from the shipping industry, died Thursday, July 3, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Memorial service: 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Alonzo Funeral Home.
Alton West was born Sept. 10, 1940, in Denison.
Survivors: Daughters, Suzan Lara and Kim West; grandchildren, David Lara, Anthony Lara and Joshua Zamarripa.
Alonzo Funeral Home
2301 Ephriham Ave., 740-9091
Doris Marie Williams
FORT WORTH -- Doris Marie Williams, 74, a homemaker, died Friday, July 4, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Home. Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park.
Doris Marie Williams was born March 22, 1923, in Fort Worth. She was a member of the Poly Church of Christ.
Survivors: Son, John Williams of Houston; daughters, Donna Bassham of Arlington and Lynda Williams of Crowley; grandson, Brian Bassham; granddaughters, Shirley Williams, Shannon Williams, Shonna Williams and Brittany Bassham.
Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E. Lancaster Ave., 451-3333
Ellery Samuel Wilson, Jr.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Ellery Samuel Wilson, Jr., 72, a retired accountant, died Thursday, July 3, 1997, at a Grapevine hospital.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park in Colleyville.
Ellery Wilson Jr. was born Aug. 28, 1924, in Rochester, N.Y.
Dalton & Son Funeral Home
Lewisville, (972) 436-6511
Victor Gabriel Acosta II
YERINGTON, Nev. -- Victor Gabriel Acosta II, a newborn, died Monday, June 23, 1997, at a Reno hospital.
Funeral: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Prayer service: 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Survivors: Father, Victor Gabriel Acosta of Las Cruces, N.M.; half brother, Carlos Eric Lopez of Las Cruces; paternal grandparents, Lorenzo F. and Irma D. Acosta of Las Cruces; maternal grandparents, Ramon and JoAnn Cisneros of Fort Worth; uncles, Larry Acosta and Sergio Acosta, both of Las Cruces, and Ernest Cisneros of Fort Worth; aunts, Araceli Gonzales and Veronica Moya, both of Las Cruces, and Ramona Ramirez and Victoria Cisneros Reyes, both of Fort Worth; and numerous other uncles, aunts and cousins.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Emma Coral Aguado
GRANBURY -- Emma Coral Aguado, 5, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Martin's Funeral Home. Burial: Holly Hills Memorial Park in Granbury. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Special vigil: 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Emma Coral Aguado was born Oct. 13, 1991, in Granbury.
Martin's Funeral Home
Granbury, (817) 573-1154
Joyce Berry
FORT WORTH -- Joyce Berry, 63, a homemaker, died Thursday, July 3, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel. Graveside service: 3 p.m. in Bellwood Memorial Cemetery in Temple.
Memorials: American Heart Association, 2401 Scott Ave., Fort Worth, Texas 76103; or a charity of choice.
Joyce Berry was born Aug. 31, 1933, in Falls County. She was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone in Temple for 18 years.
Joyce was a member of the Church of Christ. Her kind expressions were straight from the heart. Her true and heartfelt love for everyone was evident in her radiant smile. Her caring, gentle, soft-spoken words and gentle touch of her hands let you know that she was sincere. Her kind and loving spirit will never been forgotten by her family and friends.
Survivors: Her husband of 44 years, Donald Berry of Fort Worth; mother, Juanita Bramlett of Austin; sisters, Jo Ann Black of Austin and Beverly and her husband, John George, of Victoria; three nieces; and five nephews.
Shannon-TCU Funeral Chapel
3015 Merida, 926-3314
Doug Burke
ARLINGTON -- Doug Burke, 65, an employee of Imperial Tooling & Manufacturing, died Sunday, July 6, 1997, in Arlington.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Doug Burke was born Feb. 5, 1932, in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Sons, Larry Burke of Arlington and Gary Burke of Fort Worth; daughters, Pam Rixford and Kim Thomas, both of Arlington; and grandchildren, Larry Fikes, Thomas Rixford, Michael Rixford, Jim Kinyon and Brandon Thomas.
Emerald Hills Funeral Home
500 Sublett Road, 572-1681
