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Moore Funeral Home
1219 N. Davis Drive, 275-2711

John Coleman Sr.
BRIDGEPORT -- John Coleman Sr., 66, a plumber, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, at a Bridgeport care center.

Graveside service: Private in Oaklawn Cemetery.

Mr. Coleman was born Nov. 24, 1930, in Decatur.

Survivors: Sons, John W. Coleman of Jacksonville, Fla., and Michael L. Coleman of Chico; brother, G.B. Funk; seven grandchildren; and two great- grandchildren.

Coker Funeral Home
Decatur, (940) 627-5959

Ava E. Gore
COMANCHE -- Ava E. Gore, 92, a homemaker who owned and operated Red and White Grocery for many years, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, at a nursing home.

Graveside service: 3 p.m. Monday in Oakwood Cemetery in Comanche. Visitation: 2:30 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Comanche Public Library or the Oakwood Cemetery Association.

Ava E. Gore was born June 12, 1905, in Comanche.

Hall & Sons Funeral Home
Comanche, (915) 356-5214

Dorothy Ann Green
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Dorothy Ann Green, 74, a homemaker, died Friday, July 25, 1997, in North Richland Hills.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at Shannon Rufe Snow Chapel. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.

Mrs. Dorothy Ann Green was born April 8, 1923, in Fort Worth. She was a longtime member of Smithfield United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Green.

Survivors: Sons, Mike Green and Larry Green, both of North Richland Hills; brother, Albert Amundson of Keller; grandchildren, Brett Green, Brian Green and Angel Ward; great- grandchildren, Jade Green, Chase Green, Whitney Ward, Katelyn Ward and Ryan Ward.

Shannon Rufe Snow Funeral Chapel
6001 Rufe Snow Dr., 514-9100

Ben Hogan
FORT WORTH -- Ben Hogan, 84, retired professional golfer, died Friday, July 25, 1997, in Fort Worth.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at University Christian Church. Entombment: private committal in Greenwood Mausoleum.

Honorary pallbearers: Mr. Jim L. Autrey, Mr. George Beggs III, Mr. Tommy Bolt, Mr. William H. Goodwin, Mr. David Hueber, Mr. Dan Jenkins, Mr. Dee J. Kelly, Mr. Shelley Mayfield, Mr. William Miller, Mr. W.A. "Tex" Moncrief Jr., Dr. James D. Murphy, Mr. Jim Murray, Mr. Fred Parks, Dr. Ken Pearce, Dr. Robb Rutledge, Mr. Gene Sheeley, Mr. Leonard S. Slater, Mr. Gene Smyers, Mr. Sam Snead, Mr. Rayburn Tucker, Mr. Ken Venturi, Mr. Mike Wright and Mr. Bob Wynne.

Memorials: Cook Children's Medical Center, 801 7th Ave., Fort Worth, Texas, 76104.

Ben Hogan was born Aug. 13, 1912, in Dublin, Texas.

He was a member of University Christian Church and an Air Forces veteran of World War II.

Mr. Hogan started as a caddie in Fort Worth at age 11. He turned professional in the Texas Open when he was 19.

He won the Professional Golfers' Association Championship in 1946 and 1948; U.S. Open Championship, 1948, 1950, 1951 and 1953; Western Open 1946 and 1948; Los Angeles Open, 1946, 1947 and 1948, World's Championship, 1951 and 1953; Colonial National Invitation, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953 and 1959; Pan American, 1953; British Open, 1953; Masters Tournament, 1951 and 1953; U.S. Vardon Trophy, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946 and 1948; voted Golfer of the Year, 1948, 1950, 1951 and 1953; member of U.S. Ryder Cup Team, 1947, 1949 and 1951, captain in 1947 and 1949 and non-playing captain in 1967; voted Professional Athlete of the Year, 1953; winner of `Sports Magazine' Award Trophy "Sportsman of the Decade" 1946 through 1956; winner of Canada Cup matches in 1956; elected to PGA Golf Hall of Fame in 1953; elected to PGA World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974; was named as the greatest professional golfer of all time on May 4, 1956, in a poll of U.S. golf writers and sports editors; author of `Power Golf' and `The Modern Fundamentals of Golf' ; won a total of 64 tournaments; was never out of the top ten in the U.S. Open from 1940 through 1960; Masters runner-up four times and was never less than seventh from 1941 through 1956. His win in the British Open in 1953 on his only attempt was a record setting 287, breaking the course record in the process. He set the scoring record in the U.S. Open and Masters; and was PGA player of the year four times, 1948, 1950, 1951 and 1953.

Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Valerie F. Hogan of Fort Worth; niece, Mrs. Jacqueline Towery of Fort Worth; great- niece, Ellyn Lange of Fort Worth; great- niece, Charissa Christopher of Fort Worth; great-nephew, David D. Corley of Fort Worth; great-niece, Valerie Petrie of Monterrey, Mexico; niece, Mrs. Valerie Harriman of Colorado; great-niece, Mrs. Donavan Scott of Los Angeles; and great-nephew, Sean Anderson of Colorado.

Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584

Don Huffman
STEPHENVILLE -- Don Huffman, 52, a plumber and owner of Don's Plumbing and Repair, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at a Stephenville hospital.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Burial: Duffau Cemetery.

Memorials: Foster's Home for Children, P.O. Box 978, Stephenville, Texas 76401.

Mr. Huffman was born Dec. 29, 1944, in Gorman. He was a member of First Baptist Church and Stephenville Masonic Lodge No. 267.

Survivors: Wife, Sherry; son, Corey, both of Stephenville; daughter, Mindi of Fort Worth; mother, Betty Huffman; brother, David Huffman of Joshua; and sisters, Barbara Moser of Stephenville and Diane Griffin of West.

Stephenville Funeral Home
Stephenville, (254) 965-3161

Bea Stewart T. Kunkel
FORT WORTH -- Bea Stewart Turner Kunkel, 86, a homemaker, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at home.

Graveside service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Robertson Mueller Harper.

Officiant: Rev. Ronnie Reese, Beacon Baptist Church.

Iva Beatrice White Stewart Turner Kunkel, a native of Rockwall and longtime resident of Tarrant County, was preceded in death by her husbands, John Luther Stewart and S.B. Turner.

Survivors: Husband, Erwin Ernest Kunkel of Fort worth; daughter, Iva Jean Raney of Everman; grandchildren, Jill Hawthorne, Sue Armstrong, Marsha Vass, Debbie Russell, Denise Smith, Karen Gibson, Marshall Stewart Jr., and Rob Linley Stewart; 18 great- grandchildren; one great-great- granddaughter; several nieces and nephews; and stepson, Jerry Kunkel of Granbury.

Robertson Mueller Harper
1500 Eighth Ave., 924-4233

Carolyn Lansford
ATHENS -- Carolyn Lansford, 75, a retired nurses aide, died Thursday, July 24, 1997, in Palestine.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park of Fort Worth.

Carolyn Lansford, March 3, 1922, in Marlin.

Survivors: Husband, Richard Lansford of Athens; son, Bobby Joe Lansford of Athens, Texas; daughters, Shirley Jean Hart of Fort Worth, Jacquelyn Sue Capps and Karen Yvonne Graham, both of Athens, and Starlette Joy Cross of North Richland Hills; brother, James Ray Glenn of Waco; sisters, Minnie Mae Blegg and Pick Alewine, both of Waco; 15 grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren; and one great-great- granddaughter.

Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350

Eula Mae McCarley
HILLSBORO -- Eula Mae McCarley, 86, a retired clothing factory seamstress, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at a Hillsboro Hospital.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Marshall and Marshall Funeral Directors of Hillsboro. Burial: Ridge Park Cemetery of Hillsboro. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Bell Springs Cemetery Association. Eula Mae McCarley was born March 24, 1911, near Bynum.

Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors
Hillsboro, (254) 582-2581

Pierce Humbert McCoy
FORT WORTH -- Pierce Humbert McCoy, passed away, July 26, 1997, in White Settlement.

Funeral: noon Tuesday at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas. Rev. Tommy McCaig will officiate. Family to receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas, 1401 S. Main, Fort Worth 76104 or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 560089, Dallas, 75386.

Pierce Humbert McCoy was born Nov. 11, 1938, in Ennis. He was a 14 year veteran of the Coast Guard, serving in the Vietnam War. He was a member of the V.F.W. Memorial Post. No. 7843.

Survivors: Wife, Geneva Faye McCoy of White Settlement; sons, Wayne Ray McCoy of Garland and Dana Ross McCoy of Tyndall AFB, Fla.; daughter, Akemi Lynn Stark of Mesquite; step- son, Christopher Dale Suggs of Fort Worth; step-daughter, Donna Lee Redding of Cleburne; grandson, Brandon D'Wayne Stark; granddaughters, Amber D'Ann Stark and Chelsea Taylor McCoy; step-granddaughters, Jennifer Lee Walker and Kristin Deanne Walker; mother, Jewel Estell McCoy of DeSoto; sisters, Sandra McCoy Ward of Ennis and Jacqueline Ruth Thompson of Pasadena; one aunt; two nephews; four nieces and also many great-nieces, great-nephews and cousins; and a loving step-family.

Restland Funeral Home
Dallas, (972) 238-7111

Brandon Lynn Miller
FORT WORTH -- Brandon Lynn Miller, 16, a student, died Friday, July 25, 1997, in Fort Worth.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Faith Lutheran Church. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.

Brandon Miller was born Nov. 18, 1980, in Abilene.

He was a junior at Western Hills High School.

Survivors: Parents, Steven and Harva Miller; brother, Zackry Barbee, all of Fort Worth; grandparents, Harvey and Darla Martin of Abilene, Doris Miller of Austin; great-grandparents, Eunice Hyde of Abilene, John Marie Hyde of Chaparral, N.M.; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584

Bennie Lee O'Brien
MULESHOE -- Bennie Lee O'Brien, a retired carpenter and Army veteran of World War II, died Friday, June 18, 1997, at an Amarillo hospital.

Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday, August 4, at the Richard James Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post No. 8571 in Whitney, where he was a member, with the Rev. Allan Lane officiating. He donated his body to science.

Mr. O'Brien was born March 4, 1917, in Cheyenne, Okla. He married Jean Hurley on June 21, 1957, in Las Vegas. He moved to Muleshoe in 1993, after residing in Whitney for 22 years. He was a member of the RLDS Church in Oklahoma.

Survivors: Wife; one son, Terry Lee of Weatherford; one daughter, Benna Ball of Whitney; one sister, Olivia Sandberg of Las Vegas; and four grandchildren.

Boxwell Funeral Home
Amarillo (806)0355-8156

Ola W. Prater
FORT WORTH -- Ola W. Prater, 85, formerly of Grandview and a homemaker, died Saturday, July 26, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.

Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church in Grandview. Burial: Grandview Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Clayton Kay Funeral Home in Grandview.

Ola W. Prater was born Dec. 16, 1911, in Blanket. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Grandview, and the Order of the Eastern Star.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Oliver B. Prater, on May 14, 1981; three brothers; and two sisters.

Survivors: Sons, Rev. H.O. Prater and wife, Patricia of Wewoka, Okla., and Don Prater and wife, Shirley of Arlington; one brother; five sisters; seven grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Clayton Kay Funeral Home
Grandview, (817) 866-3311

Lillian M. Reed
FORT WORTH -- Lillian M. "Lil" Reed, 65, a homemaker, died Friday, July 25, 1997, in Fort Worth.

Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel. Burial: Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral chapel.

Lillian Reed was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Brush, Colo. Lil and Bernie Reed were married Oct. 17, 1950. She has been an East Fort Worth resident since 1974. Lil enjoyed gardening, being outside with the birds and working jigsaw puzzles. Above all, she loved taking care of her family and their homes.

Survivors: Husband, Bernard Reed of Fort Worth; daughter, Janelle Shupe of Fort Worth; granddaughter, Christine Kay Isaacs and husband, John David Isaacs, of Fort Worth; mother, Gladys Bass of Bend, Ore.; brother, Leland Bass of Baker, Mont.; sisters, Ima Jean Storlie of Bend, Ore., Doreen Pippitt of Salem, Ore., and Eleanor Gregory of Phoenix, Ariz.; mother-in-law, Ruby Reed of Sterling, Colo.; brothers-in-law, Paul Reed of Canon City, Colo., David Reed of San Diego, Calif., and John Reed of Chicoppee Falls, Mass.; sister- in-law, Mary Rich of Sterling, Colo.; and numerous nephews, nieces and other family members.

Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel
7301 E. Lancaster Ave., 451-3333

Rubye Lee Summers
FORT WORTH -- Rubye Lee Summers, 81, a housekeeper, died Friday, July 25, 1997, at a medical center.

Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Highland Hills Baptist Church. Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 to 7 p.m. Monday at Pinkston's Mortuary.

Rubye Lee Summers was born Aug. 31, 1915, in Kerens. She was a faithful member of Highland Hills Baptist Church, where she served as President of Deaconess, Church Treasurer and Mother of the Church. She was preceded in death by her only daughter, Macy Summers, and her husband of more than 50 years, George "Papa" Summers.

Survivors: Brother, Claude English and his wife, Rosalie of Fort Worth; sisters, Hattie Mae Mangrum of Fort Worth; nieces, Vickie Hernandez and Rubye Mangrum of Fort Worth and Sharion Lewis of Arlington.

Pinkston's Mortuary
821 E. Terrell Ave., 332-5393

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