Obituary Notices and Memorial Services   
Galbreaith  Pickard Funeral Chapel

Nov 12, 2019

Mary E. Vaughn, 95, of Weatherford, passed away early on Tuesday morning, November 12, 2019, at her home.Mary was born May 18, 1924, in Parker County to Bascom and Leta Dugan. She was a graduate of Peaster High School and was the Valedictorian of her class. Mary married J.W. Vaughn in 1943, and together they raised two sons, Jim and...

Nov 12, 2019

Sylvia M. Brown passed away November 12th, 2019, peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones. She was born February 11th, 1932, Sylvia Marybeth Joiner in McGregor, Texas to Isabelle and Courtney Joiner, the third of four daughters. She met the love of her life Charles Brown in 1954 and they were married April 16th, 1955, at North Side Baptist...

Nov 12, 2019

Johnny Kirkland, 70, of Weatherford went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 12, 2019, after a long battle with IBM and a recent diagnosis of cancer. 

Funeral service: 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 15, 2019. at First Baptist Church with interment to follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, in the Galbreaith Pickard...

Nov 12, 2019

Max Cameron Ratheal, 76, of Weatherford, Texas passed away on November 12 ,2019. A visitation will be held on Friday, November 15, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 16, 2019, 10:00 a.m., at Couts United Methodist Church.

Max was born on September 25, 1943 in Crosbyton, Texas...

Nov 11, 2019

  Orland Jack Murphy, 94, of Weatherford, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019.

  Born on October 27, 1925, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, he was the son of Elmer Leo Murphy and Violet Ella Murphy. He was the widower of Neva Joyce Murphy and shared 57 years together. 

  He is survived by his son, Leo Jack Murphy of Weatherford, Texas;...

Nov 10, 2019

Sondra Anne Nelms, 83, of Weatherford passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019, at her residence. She was born August 23, 1936, in Williamsport, Indiana to Owen S. and Dorothy Tignor Howard. Sondra was a 1958, graduate of Northwest School of Nursing in Amarillo and a 1961 graduate of University of New Mexico. 

She was preceded in death by her husband of...

Nov 9, 2019

Eleanor Elizabeth McKee, 88, of Weatherford, passed away on November 9, 2019. A graveside service will be held Friday, November 15, 2019, 2:00 p.m., at Tin Top Cemetery in Weatherford, Texas.

Eleanor was born October 26, 1931 in Colchester, Illinois to Charles and Pauline McKee.

She is survived by her son, Lee Mullhatten of Yuma, Arizona; son, Charles Lewis Mullhatten of Monmouth,...

Nov 4, 2019

Billy Ralph Francis, 95, of Weatherford, passed away early on Monday morning, November 4, 2019, at his home.

A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Fellowship Baptist Church, 173 Green Branch Road, in Weatherford.

Billy was born July 18, 1924, in Mineral Wells, to Ralph and Mary Francis. He proudly served his...

Nov 2, 2019

Virginia Lynn Thomas, 67, of Weatherford passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019. Funeral service: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 9, 2019, at Friendship Baptist Church, with interment to follow in Clark Cemetery. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 8, 2019, at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel. 

Virginia was born October 11, 1952, in McKinney, Texas to Martin and Patsy Dunn Hardin....

Oct 31, 2019

Janet Mathis Liles, 73, of Weatherford, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019. She was surrounded by her family. Janet was born to Jack and Peggy Terry Mathis on February 15, 1946, in Dallas, Texas. She was married to her high school sweetheart, John Barry Liles, for over 50 years; together they had three children. Janet’s life work and joy was...

Oct 29, 2019

  Dorothy Mae Cantrell Marshall, 90, of Weatherford, Texas, went to Heaven on October 29, 2019. A funeral service is scheduled for November 1, 2019, 10:00 a.m., at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel, with burial following at Shannon Rose Cemetery, in Fort Worth.  Dorothy was born on March 6, 1929, to Gentry and Estelle Cantrell. She was a wonderful loving wife,...

Oct 28, 2019

Joyce Vermillion, 91, of Weatherford passed away Monday, October 28, 2019. Funeral service: 10am, Saturday, November 2, 2019 in the Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel. Visitation: 7 to 8:30pm, Friday at the funeral home. Joyce was born April 1, 1928 in Wolfe City, Texas to James and Grace Wood Hewitt. She enjoyed gardening and baking and was a member of First...

Oct 25, 2019

Willow Park--Thomas Guy Wilie, “T.G.”, passed away Friday, October 25, 2019. T.G. was born January 27, 1943, to Chloe Dell Ross and A.C. (Pete) Wilie in Bryan, Texas. He spent his first 8 years in Walnut Springs, Texas. The family moved to Albany, Texas, when T.G. was in third grade where he made life-long friends in the Albany Independent School...

Oct 22, 2019

  June “Honey” Berry, age 79, of Cashion, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 while surrounded by her family. June was born to Elmer and Ada Sharp on June 13, 1940, in Dublin, Texas, and was the youngest of seven children until her father remarried and was one of fourteen children. June married in 1957 and lived in Whitt,...

Oct 20, 2019

Douglas “Doug” L. Edmondson, 84, of Weatherford, formerly of Burkett, Texas, passed away early on Sunday, October 20, 2019. Visitation will be held from 10 until 11 a.m., on Friday, October 25, 2019 at the Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Chapel, 913 N. Elm Street, in Weatherford. Funeral services will begin at 11a.m at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Burkett Cemetery...

Oct 17, 2019

Bob Kingsley, a radio legend whose voice was synonymous with Country music, died on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at his home in Weatherford, Texas while receiving treatment for cancer. He was 80. One of broadcasting’s most beloved and iconic figures, Kingsley was a mainstay on radio for 60 years. His dominance in the Country format began in 1978 when he...

Oct 17, 2019

Margarett M. Thomas, 71, of Clovis, New Mexico passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019. A visitation will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 2pm with a Celebration of Life following at 3pm at Parkland Baptist Church in Clovis, New Mexico. Margarett was born February 21, 1948 in Deming, New Mexico to Dee and Lois Satterfield Bolton. She will...

Oct 16, 2019

Edward Carroll Therens, a.k.a. Rabbit Therens, 65, of Weatherford, passed away October 16, 2019 at his home. A memorial service celebrating his life will be held from 6 until 8, Wednesday evening, October 23, 2019 at 1226 W. Ball Street, in Weatherford. Burial will be held at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas at 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, October 24, 2019,...

Oct 16, 2019

Oct 14, 2019

Dale O. Wilson, age 90, passed from this life on October 14th, 2019, in Weatherford, Texas. Born in Sterling, Kansas in 1929, to James O. and Florence (Fricker) Wilson, Dale graduated in 1952 from Sterling College with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. Dale enjoyed life and made friends in many different states during his career and retirement: Arizona, California,...