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Edward A. Luke Sr.
FORT WORTH -- Edward A. Luke Sr., M.D., 85, a retired family practice physician, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, at home.
Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke's in the Meadow Episcopal Church.
Memorials: UNT Health Science Center/TCOM Foundation or Longhorn Council, BSA-Memorial Fund or East Side Regional Library.
Edward A. Luke Sr., M.D., was born Aug. 2, 1911, in Louisiana. He graduated from the University of Illinois and earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical School in 1937 and was a resident at Cook County Hospital in Chicago. He served as a major in World War II in the Army Air Forces in the Pacific. He entered private medical practice in Seattle, Wash., before moving his practice to Fort Worth in 1952.
He devoted his practice in east Fort Worth for the next 44 years to the many families he cared for, delivering hundreds of children who grew up in the Fort Worth area, before ending his medical career after 59 years in January 1996.
He was a charter member of the American Academy of Family Practitioners. He served on the board of the Longhorn Council, BSA, and was honored with the Silver Beaver Award for his dedicated service. He served on numerous other community and medical society boards. The Tarrant County Medical Society named their athletic trainers scholarship in his honor for the many nights he spent covering Fort Worth high school football games to care for injured youth.
Survivors: Wife, Marjorie Catherine Luke of Fort Worth; sons, Edward A. Luke Jr., D.O., of Fort Worth, Robert and his wife, Elaine Luke, of Arlington, and Charles Luke and his wife, Lory Garrett, of Gilbert, Ariz.; daughters, Marjorie and her husband, Sam Dick, of Fort Worth and Lezlie and her husband, James Peterson, of Castic, Calif.; sisters-in- law, Mary B. Garrard of Fort Worth and Margaret Ann Swearingen of Austin; niece, DeLee and her husband, Joseph Walker, of Fort Worth; six grandchildren; and numerous grandnieces and grandnephews.
Anthony P. Marino
HALTOM CITY -- Anthony P. Marino, 67, a retired heavy equipment operator for the City of Fort Worth, died Friday, Aug. 1, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Anthony Marino was born April 26, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Survivors: Wife, Marion Marino of Haltom City; sons and daughters-in-law, Justin and Bobbie Marino of Arlington and Anthony and Wilma Marino of Bedford; granddaughters, Jessica Marino and Amanda Marino, both of Bedford.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home
2301 N. Sylvania Ave., 831-0511
Billie Marie Meeks
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Billie Marie Meeks, 70, a retired health claims coordinator, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, in Dallas.
Funeral:10 a.m. Monday at Celebration Worship Center. Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Brown's Grand Prairie Funeral Home.
Brown's Grand Prairie Funeral Home
Grand Prairie, (972) 263-5570
Allen Charlie Minshew
FORT WORTH -- Allen Charlie Minshew, 69, a self-employed owner of Minshew Meat Co., died Friday, Aug. 1, 1997, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 3:30 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home. Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park.
Allen Minshew was born Sept. 26, 1927, in Dossville, Miss. He had been a Fort Worth resident since 1947. He started Minshew Meat Co. in 1962. He was a member of Faith Baptist Fellowship and was co-founder of the Castleberry Youth Association. He was also a member of Castleberry Lions Booster Club, River Oaks Jaycees and Aledo Lions Club. He contributed his life to working with youth in athletic programs and coaching.
He was preceded in death by his parents, E.L. and Effie Minshew.
Survivors: Sons, Michael Minshew, Stephen Minshew and Robert Minshew, all of Fort Worth; daughters, Gail Minshew and Tiffiny Christie, both of Fort Worth; brothers, Johnnie Minshew and Bobbie Minshew, both of Fort Worth, and Wendell Minshew of Mississippi; sisters, Tera Faye Hicks of Fort Worth and Narnee Davis of Houston; six grandsons and one granddaughter; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, 336-0584
Sue Ann Mitchell
DENTON -- Sue Ann Mitchell, 41, a beautician, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, in Denton.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday at St. John Baptist Church in Decatur. Burial: Oaklawn Cemetery in Decatur. Visitation: 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Coker Funeral Home.
Sue Ann Mitchell was born Dec. 31, 1955, in Decatur.
She was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Survivors: Husband, Fredrick Mitchell; daughter, LaSean McCulloch of Runaway Bay; mother, Janet Minor of Decatur; brothers, Lee Ray Minor, Charles Minor, David Minor and Sean Minor, all of Decatur; and sisters, Michelle Hall of Decatur and Kathy Ibrahim of Fort Worth.
Coker Funeral Home
Decatur, (940) 627-5959
Nathaniel Montgomery
EAST ELMHURST, N.Y. -- Nathaniel Montgomery, Sr., 80, who was a retired architect, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, in New York City.
Funeral: Was July 30 at Mount Morris Presbyterian Church. Burial: George Washington in Paramus, N.Y.
Mr. Montgomery was born Feb. 5, 1917, in Fort Worth to Ben and Idella Griffin Montgomery.
He attended I. M. Terrell Elementary and graduated with the Class of 1933 at I. M. Terrell High School. He owned a hand lettering shop, and was active with Y.M.C.A. He was President of Texas Older Boys Conference at the age of 16. He was also a Navy veteran.
Survivors: Wife, Florence Montgomery; one son; three daughters; one sister; one niece; and three nephews.
Ashford and Oliver Mortuary
Navasota (409) 825-7183
Theresa Marie Neil
WATAUGA -- Theresa Marie Neil, 35, a fifth-grade teacher at Glenview Elementary School, died Saturday, Aug. 2, 1997, at her home after a lengthy courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral:11 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church of Hurst. Burial: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene. Visitation: Family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst.
Officiant: Her friend, the Rev. Caryn Yoast.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to: The Neil Children's Benefit Fund, First State Bank of Texas, 5744 Watauga Rd., Watauga 76148, account number 77156933. For additional information, call 577-2265.
Theresa marie Neil was a member and spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society Support Group and a volunteer at Reach to Recovery. She was the 1995-96 Teacher of the Year at Glenview Elementary School and was the recipient of the Spirit Award in 1996.
She graduated from Cooper High School in Abilene, attended Tarrant County Junior College and graduated from the University of North Texas.
Survivors: Husband, Ray Allen Neil of Watauga; son, Ryan Allen Neil, age 12, of Watauga; daughters, Candice Marie Neil, age 16, and Sarah Elizabeth Neil, age 7, of Watauga; parents, Walter "W.L." and Sonja McCubbins of Watauga, Cindy and Bill Turner of Abilene; brothers, James McCubbins of Abilene and Jacky Shaw of Fort Worth; sisters, Patricia Snow of Abilene, Tina McCubbins and Amy Shaw of Fort Worth; maternal grandparents, Carroll Stinnett and James Stinnett of Abilene; numerous loving nieces; nephews; aunts; uncles; students; and friends; and soul mates, Betty Mercer, Teresa Krause and Noel McCaulley.
Lucas Funeral Home
Hurst, 284-7271
Christine M. Parrott
FORT WORTH -- Christine M. Parrott, 91, a homemaker, died Sunday, July 27, 1997, at a Euless nursing center.
Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 4, 1997, in Laurel Land Memorial Park.
Memorials: American Hospice.
Christine Parrott was born Dec. 3, 1905, in Fort Worth. She was a lifelong resident of Fort Worth and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Parrott was the widow of Garnett Wellsworth Parrott.
Survivors: Sons, Ernest and his wife, Suzanne, of Lakewood, Colo., Charles and his wife, Peggy, of Euless, and George and his wife, Denise, of North Richland Hills; grandchildren, Katherine Kisluk, Debbi Wilson, Melissa Jones, Scott Parrott, Stacy Parrott and Laurie Parrott; and nine great-grandchildren.
Thompson's Harveson & Cole
702 Eighth Ave., 336-0345
Margaret G. Ratcliffe
GRAPEVINE -- Margaret Gough Ratcliffe, 84, a retired legal secretary, died Thursday, July 31, 1997, at a local hospital.
Funeral: ll:30 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home in Houston. Burial: Memorial Oaks Funeral Home Cemetery.
Memorials: American Heart Association.
Margaret Gough Ratcliffe was born May 4, 1913, in Ellisville, Miss. She was a longtime resident of both Houston and Midland, before moving to Grapevine in 1996.
Survivors: Daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Kim Diemand; and grandchildren, Megan, Michael and Andrew Diemand, all of Southlake.
Memorial Oaks Funeral Home
Houston (281) 497-2210
Carolyn Rayel
FORT WORTH -- Carolyn Rose Gernsbacher Rayel, 74, a homemaker, died Tuesday, July 29, 1997, in a Dallas care facility.
Funeral: 3 p.m. Sunday at Robertson Mueller Harper. Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger of Beth-El Congregation will officiate. Burial: Mrs. Rayel chose to be cremated. Her cremated remains will be interred with her parents in the Beth-El Section of Greenwood Memorial Park.
Memorials: Alzheimer's Association or Golden Acres Jewish Home for the Aged in Dallas.
Carolyn Rose Gernsbacher Rayel was a native of Fort Worth.
Survivors: Her husband, W. Allen Rayel of Fort Worth; daughter, Linda Rayel Aliberti and her husband, Joe, of Santa Cruz, Calif.; son, Bob Rayel of Corsicana; grandson, Robert Rayel, a student at Texas Christian University; and sister, Jackie Gernsbacher Hirsh of Plano.
Robertson Mueller Harper
1500 Eighth Ave., 924-4233
Charles Owen Renfro
FORT WORTH -- Charles Owen Renfro, 69, who was a retired 30-year conductor for Union Pacific Railroad, died Friday, August 1, 1997, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Laurel Land Funeral Home. Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Mr. Renfro was born Jan. 5, 1928, in Dawson.
He was a resident of Fort Worth for more than 25 years and a Methodist. He was a member of the UTU Union. He was devoted to his family, very caring and always willing to help friends and family.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Opal Williams.
Survivors: Wife, Pat Renfro of Fort Worth; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Yvonne Deason of Poway, Calif.; daughters and sons-in-law, Glenna and Lennis Veach of Bremerton, Wash., Katherine and Keith Larson of Weaverville, Calif., Diane Kubota of Fort Worth, Debra and Conner Stamper of Graham, Michelle and Gary Horn of Fort Worth; brother, Rufus Renfro of Mart; sisters, Lois Thomas of Fort Worth, Mattie Jo Coffey of Dallas, Onetta Moody of Waco; 14 grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Laurel Land Funeral Home of Fort Worth
7100 Crowley Road, (817) 293-1350
Bert Harper Rutter
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Bert Harper Rutter, 85, a minister, died Friday Aug. 1, 1997, at home.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial: Southland Memorial Park.
Bert Harper Rutter was born Sept. 23, 1911, in Ceuda Springs, Kan.
Survivors: Wife of 23 years, Lee Rutter of Grand Prairie; son, Bob Rutter of Fort Worth; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Melanie Rutter of Jackson, Miss; daughter and son-in-law, Dixie and George Brooks of Duncanville; step-son and daughter-in-law, Dave and Sue Oxford; stepdaughter and son-in- law, Linda and Jack Head; stepdaughter, Sandra Burket; brothers, Gail Rutter of Stroud, Okla., Homer Rutter of Beaver, Ark. and Virgil Rutter of Long Beach, Calif.; sister, Maybell Jones of Arkansas City; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great- grandchildren.
Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home
Grand Prairie, (972) 263-7200
Jay Randol Shirley
CROWLEY -- Jay Randol Shirley, 63, retired machine shop manager from Owen Oil Tools, passed on to the Lord's hands on Saturday, Aug. 2, 1997, at home.
Funeral:1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lucas Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial: Private.
Mr. Shirley was born in Venus on May 18, 1934, and was an area resident all his life. He attended Paschal High School. He retired from Owen Oil Tools, where he was a machine shop manager and on the engineering team. In 1995, he was honored by the oil industry with a Special Meritorious Award for Engineering Innovation from Petroleum Engineer International for designing the Spiral Strip Perforating Tool, a revelation in perforating equipment. He was a Master Mason, a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, and a Christian.
Jay loved the outdoors and hunting, and fishing and four-wheeling were his hobbies.
Survivors: Wife of 17 years, Mary Elizabeth; sisters, Billie Mills of Fort Worth, Mary Dee Peyton of Lexington, Neb; sons, Randol Carl Shirley and his wife, Terri of Arnett, Okla., Byron Keith Shirley and his wife, Jeanne of Weatherford, Clayton Todd Shirley and his wife, Kim of Bedford; daughter, Julia Roxanne Gregg and her husband, Mark of Fort Worth; son, Pfc. Brian Kelly Shirley, stationed in Schweinfert, Germany; 12 grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Lucas Funeral Home
517 N. Sylvania Ave., 838-2336
