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Steve Byers
KELLER -- Steve Byers, 45, a bank officer, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: after 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Memorials: College Trust Fund for his two daughters, c/o Bank One, 600 Bailey, Fort Worth.
Steve Byers was born Dec. 24, 1951, in Fort Worth.
Survivors: Wife, Denise Layton Byers of Keller; daughters, Erin Jeannette Byers and Rebecca Meagan Byers, both of Keller; mother, Virginia Cleere of Azle; brother, David Rayburn Byers of Fort Worth; sister, Susan van Beuningen of Baton Rouge, La.; and aunts, uncles, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Richard J. Castellano
ARLINGTON -- Richard J. Castellano, 45, a business manager for a Fort Worth law firm, died Friday, July 4, 1997, in Mount Pleasant, Texas.
Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale. Memorial service: to be held at a later date. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Moore Funeral Home, Bowen Chapel.
Memorials: Team Image Soccer Club in Arlington.
Richard J. Castellano was born Oct. 2, 1951, in Mount Vernon, N.Y.
He was a graduate of Kimball High School in Dallas and received a BBA from Texas Technological University in 1973. He had been active in Arlington youth soccer since 1985, coaching girls for the Arlington Soccer Association. He was instrumental in forming select soccer in Arlington for youth and also coached YMCA girls 1st grade basketball.
Mr. Castellano was a member of St. Barnabas United Methodist Church in Arlington.
Survivors: Wife of 23 years, Novella Strealy Castellano; daughters, Angie Castellano, Gina Castellano and Lexi Castellano; and parents, Joseph Patrick and Eleanor Wino Castellano of Arlington.
Moore Funeral Home-Bowen Chapel
4216 S. Bowen Road, 468-8111
Bill Chane
WEATHERFORD -- Bill Chane, 59, a former police officer for Weatherford and Mineral Wells, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at a Denton hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at North Side Baptist Church. Burial: Bethel Cemetery.
Bill Chane was born Sept. 6, 1937, in Marlin, Texas.
He was a retired master aviator for the National Guard. He was the owner of Chane Mowing Service and was a member of North Side Baptist Church. He was a former board member of the Weatherford Little League, UIL, ASA and Little League Umpire. He was instrumental in forming the Brazos Umpire Association and volunteered in many aspects of Girls Fast Pitch Softball in the Weatherford area.
Survivors: Wife, Nelda Chane; sons, Billy Chane Jr. and Brad Chane; daughter, Brandi Chane; father, George Chane; brother, Gary Chane; and seven grandchildren.
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Weatherford, (817) 594-2747
Ruby Geneva Coffman
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Ruby Geneva Coffman, 94, a registered nurse, died Saturday, July 5, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral was at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Stephen Presbyterian Memorial Church Fund.
Ruby Coffman was born March 26, 1903, in Oakland City, Ind. She was a resident of Fort Worth and Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She was a member of the Fisher Class at St. Stephen Presbyterian Church.
She was preceded in death by husband, Edgar S. Coffman.
Survivors: Son, Edgar D. Coffman and his wife, Joan, of McLean, Va.; daughter, Harriet Anne Phillips and her husband, Allen, of Fort Worth; grandchildren, James E. Phillips and wife, Melissa, of Fort Worth, Richard A. Phillips and wife, Rosalba, of Meridian and Katherine Anderton and husband, Charles, of Fort Worth; and eight great- grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Bobbie Ruth Howell Dail
FORT WORTH -- Bobbie Ruth Howell Dail, 67, a retired waitress, passed away Monday, July 7, 1997, at her daughter's home in Lewisville.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home in Lewisville. Pastor Billy Sales will officiate. Graveside service: 5 p.m. Wednesday in Cypress Cemetery in Franklin County.
Memorials: Cancer Care Services of Fort Worth.
Bobbie Ruth Howell Dail was born Jan. 5, 1930, in Winnsboro to Fred J. and Lizzy Belle May Howell.
Survivors: Daughters, Denise Dail of Wilton Manors, Fla., and Sonia Wynne of Lewisville; sister, Wanda Stoker of Fort Worth; brothers, Raymond Howell of Cartwright, Okla., and Jerald Howell of Fort Worth; and three grandchildren.
Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home
Lewisville, (972) 436-4581
D.W. Dickerman
HURST -- D.W. Dickerman, 81, a retired machine shop supervisor for Bell Helicopter, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at a North Richland Hills hospital.
Funeral: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Memorials: Don Dickerman Ministries, Box 575, Hurst, Texas 76053.
D.W. Dickerman was born Aug. 8, 1915, in Sherman.
Survivors: Sons and their wives, Don and Peggy Dickerman of Bedford and Ronald and Jo Ann Dickerman of North Richland Hills; brothers, Jack, Bob and Tubby Dickerman; sister, Mary Elizabeth Mosley; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst, 284-7271
Thomas E. "Tom" Dowell
BURLESON -- Thomas E. "Tom" Dowell, 63, an inventory control employee of SCS Frigete, died Monday, July 7, 1997, in Burleson.
Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Church in Crowley. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth.
Memorials: Community Hospice.
Thomas Dowell was born Aug. 14, 1933, in Terre Haute, Ind. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Crowley. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army.
Survivors: Wife, Evelyn Dowell of Burleson; son, Michael Dowell of Terre Haute, Ind.; daughters, Vicki Zimmer and Kathy Dees, both of Burleson; son- in-law, David Dees of Burleson; grandchildren, Renee Holtgrewe, Michael Dowell Jr., Mark Zimmer II, Matthew Dees and Jason Dees; great-grandson, Tyler Zimmer; and great-granddaughter, Morgan Dees.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350
David Greene Erwin
FORT WORTH -- David Greene Erwin, 58, president of Erwin Containers Inc. of Burleson, died Monday, July 7, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Travis Avenue Baptist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Alan Pennington. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson's Harveson & Cole Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Sonny Dorris, Dan Gurley, Don Herman, J.W. Jordan, Hank Laughlin, Bill Perryman, Roy Lee Rambo, Pat Richardson, Bob Rogers and Mike Tripp.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. John H. Richards, Tony Smith, Andy Andrews, Jim Dunn, Mel Austin, Mickey Hill and John Bogacz.
Memorials: American Heart Association.
David Greene Erwin was born Feb. 12, 1939, in Fort Worth and was a lifelong resident. He attended Paschal High School and Texas Tech and was the star running back at both schools. He loved boating and golf. Mr. Erwin was a member of Travis Avenue Baptist Church, Ridglea Country Club and the TCU Frog Club.
Survivors: His wife, Patti Erwin; sons, David Erwin Jr. and his wife, Kirstin, of New Orleans and Mike Erwin of Austin; daughter, Shannon Tabor and her husband, Chris, of Fort Worth; stepson, Todd Spitz of Weatherford; stepdaughter, Tammi Benware and her husband, Jimmy, of Weatherford; brother, Harry Erwin Jr. and his wife, Ruth, of Burleson; sister, Nancy Savage of Taylor; grandchildren, Mitchell Greene Erwin of New Orleans and Natalie and Emily Tabor of Fort Worth; stepgrandson, Cody Benware of Weatherford; and nephews, John Erwin and his wife, Carey, of Newport Beach, Calif. and Jeff Erwin and his wife, Chris, of Weatherford.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Cruzita Esquivel
CLEBURNE -- Cruzita Esquivel, 47, a housekeeping supervisor at the University of North Texas, died Monday, July 7, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: was Tuesday at Martin's Funeral Home. Graveside service: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne.
Cruzita Esquivel was born Jan. 17, 1950, in Uvalde.
Martin's Funeral Home
Cleburne, (817) 558-3250
Ernestine "Tinker" Fair
RICHLAND HILLS -- Ernestine "Tinker" Fair, 67, a retired dental assistant, died Monday, July 7, 1997, in Richland Hills.
Funeral: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Victory Baptist Church. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park.
Ernestine Fair was born June 12, 1930, in Friendship, Texas. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church of Haltom City.
Survivors: Husband, Alvin L. Fair Sr. of Richland Hills; son and daughter-in- law, Lee and Lenora Fair of Haslet; daughters and son-in-law, Kathy and Jimmie Wallace of Santa Maria, Calif., and Meredith Mooneyhan of Texarkana, Ark.; sisters and brothers-in-law, Jerry and Sterling Schlangenstein of Arlington and Sue and Jimmy Smith of Burleson; sister-in-law, Betty Tutt of Fort Worth; seven grandchildren; three great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
James M. Gammon
ARLINGTON -- James Marshall Gammon, 84, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at his home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home. Burial: private.
Memorials: First Church of Christ, Scientist in Arlington, in lieu of flowers.
James Marshall Gammon was born Nov. 1, 1912, in Fort Worth. He was a World War II veteran and served in the Army Air Forces. He was a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist in Arlington. Mr. Gammon retired in 1984 after owning and operating a Humble/Exxon service station in Arlington for 27 years.
Survivors: Wife, Norma Gammon of Arlington; stepdaughters, Susan Evans of Blowing Rock, N.C., and Sharon Murphy and her husband, Don, of Star Harbor, Texas; brother, Wilson Gammon and his wife, Fran, of Miami, Fla.; grandchildren, Marshall Smith and his wife, Lisa, of Mansfield, and Fred Smith and Steve Smith, both of Arlington; and seven great-grandchildren.
Blessing Funeral Home
Mansfield, 473-1555
Martha Frances Guinn
IREDELL -- Martha Frances "Fannie" Guinn, 102, a homemaker, died Monday, July 7, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Iredell Methodist Church. Burial: Hico Cemetery.
Martha Frances "Fannie" Guinn was born Jan. 31, 1895, in Arkansas.
Rutledge Funeral Home
Hico, (254) 796-4722
