Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Walter Bruce Davis
May 23, 2017
Walter Bruce Davis, age 100, of Weatherford, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Walter was born January 25, 1917, in Mineral Wells, to Bruce and Florence Davis.
Walter wore many hats during his life. He was proud to be a Navy veteran of WWII. Walter was a teacher and principal in Duster, Texas, a...
Denver Bradley Riffe
May 23, 2017
Denver Bradley Riffe, 81, of Weatherford, passed away early on Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Denver was born September 3, 1935, in Charleston, West Virginia, to Clifton and Grace Riffe. He married La Juana Lothridge on January 6, 1956, and together they had four children and one unborn child. Denver enjoyed music, working on vehicles, fixing...
Marion Laverne Lewark
May 21, 2017
Marion Laverne Lewark, 86, of Aledo was received by her heavenly Father, early Sunday morning, May 21, 2017, at her home. Marion was born in Benjamin, Texas in 1930 to Fred and Annie Lee Headrick. She was the oldest of 7 children. In a book of family history, she wrote: “I was a Depression baby and for about 15 years,...
William Shay Sisk
May 21, 2017
William Shay Sisk, 38, passed away May 21, 2017. He was born May 3, 1979, in Fort Worth, to William Thomas and Debra Weddige Sisk. Shay grew up and attended Weatherford schools. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Keeley Shay Sisk; brothers, Jeremy Sisk and Christopher Sisk; uncle, Jimmy Kimbriel; aunt, Belinda Bateni; grandparents, Roscoe and Birdie Faye...
Paula Dee Brown
May 19, 2017
Paula Dee Brown, 65, of Weatherford, passed away May 19, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. She was born July 1, 1951, in Hobart, Oklahoma, to Laverne and Rosalie Cruska Lemke. She retired from Lockheed Martin. Paula had a giving heart and volunteered for CASA, R.E.A.C.T., Citizen’s Police, and Freedom House. She was Parker County Volunteer of the...
Edward Escoto
May 19, 2017
Edward Escoto age 69, of Weatherford passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at a Fort Worth hospital. He was born November 28, 1947 in Fort Worth to Dennis and Josephine Escoto. Edward proudly served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He was a member of South Main Church of Christ where he volunteered in Benevolence and The...
Robert Andrew Harwell
May 19, 2017
Robert Andrew Harwell, 75, of Weatherford, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 at Baylor All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas.
Visitation will be held Monday evening, May 22, at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 23 at the funeral home. Committal will...
Dovie Vernice Hardin
May 16, 2017
Dovie “Vernice” Hardin, 85, formerly of Weatherford, away Tuesday, May 16, 2016 in Coleman, Texas. Visitation will be held Friday evening, May 19, at Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Chapel from 6-8 PM. A committal service will be held at 2 PM at Curtis Cemetery in Weatherford. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Willow Park Baptist Church. Vernice was born...
James "Jim" Robinson
May 16, 2017
James “Jim” Robinson, 71, of Granbury, passed away May 16, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born May 20, 1945, to James Hurshel and Margaret Stoneburner Robinson, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Jim was a faithful member of the Church of Christ. He loved photography, travel and his wife above all else.
His parents and infant brother,...
Isabel Maynard
May 15, 2017
Isabel Wilks Maynard of Parker County, passed away May 15, 2017. She was born at her home, in Tyler, on November 6, 1934 to Oscar C. Wilks and Lucile Virginia McCardle Wilks. Isabel was a member of Silver Creek United Methodist Church of Azle, where she was instrumental in forming and managing the food bank as well as serving in...
Doris Etheline Ruth
May 15, 2017
Doris Etheline Ruth, 93, of Weatherford passed away Monday, May 15, 2017. Funeral service: 10 a.m, Thursday, May 18, 2017 in the Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel with interment to follow in Turner Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m, Wednesday at the funeral home. Doris was born November 21, 1923 in Weatherford to Marion and Henry-Etta Jones. She worked for Campbell Memorial Hospital...
Juana Maria Mata Maldonado
May 14, 2017
Juana Maria Mata Maldonado, 55, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017, after a courageous battle with ALS. She was born August 27, 1961, in Mexico City, Mexico, to Pedro Mata Garcia and Julia Castillo Altamirano. Juana was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church. She was a custodian for Weatherford ISD for 16 years.
Survivors include her husband, Isaias Maldonado; daughters,...
Margarito Carrillo Gonzalez
May 12, 2017
Margarito Carrillo Gonzalez age 59 of Weatherford, went to be with the Lord May 12, 2017. He was born February 22, 1958 in Mexico to Herculano Carrillo Vargas and Antonia Gonzalez Palomo. Margarito was a member of St Stephens Catholic Church for many years. He was highly skilled at every phase of construction. Margarito enjoyed playing baseball and spending time...
Martha Ruth Hudson
May 12, 2017
Martha “YaYa” Ruth Hudson age 75, of Weatherford, TX passed away peacefully at home on Friday, May 12, 2017. Martha was born September 15, 1941 in Lumpkin County GA to Clarence Sullens and Nancy Hatcher Sullens. Martha worked 21 years for Georgia Power before moving to Texas where she enjoyed raising her family and spending every spare moment laughing with...
Edward Ernest Krause
May 12, 2017
Edward Ernest Krause, 83, of Weatherford passed away Friday, May 12, 2017 at the local hospital. Memorial service: 10 a.m, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Weatherford. Memorial gifts can be sent to Ed’s favorite charity, Concordia University in Austin, Texas or the charity of your choice. Ed, the seventh of eleven children, was born April 4,...
Benny Ray Cardwell
May 12, 2017
Benny Ray Cardwell, 76, passed away May 12, 2017, at his home. Benny was born September 29, 1940 and was raised in Weatherford. He graduated from Weatherford High School in 1959. After attending Weatherford College, he attended UNT in Denton. Benny served for three years in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Okinawa, and at Fort...
Loie Larae Linville
May 8, 2017
Loie LaRae Holder Linville, 83, passed peacefully on Monday, May 8, 2017. Funeral: 10 a.m, Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel with interment to follow in East Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m, Friday at the funeral home. Memorials: Mission Printing or Christ Haven in Keller. LaRae was born August 20, 1933 in Archer City, Texas to Lonnie...
Gennyce Hubbard
May 8, 2017
Gennyce Hubbard, age 80, died on Monday May 8, 2017 in Weatherford, Texas. She was born in Lubbock, Texas to Charles and Virginia Taylor. She grew up in Dickens and attended University of North Texas where she met and married her husband of 55 years, George Hubbard, who preceded her in death. She spent her adult years in El Paso,...
Tommie Russell Dobbs
May 3, 2017
Tommie Russell Dobbs passed away at his home in the Peaster community on May 3, 2017. Funeral: 2p.m, Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Peaster Cemetery. Visitation: 6-8 p.m, Saturday at the funeral home. Tommie was born at Campbell Memorial Hospital on Throckmorton Street in Weatherford, Texas on December 14, 1970.When he...
Billie E. Murrell
May 3, 2017
Willie Edith "Billie" Murrell passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Born December 19, 1919 in Parker County Texas, and lived there her entire life. She was a retired businesswoman and Cosmetology teacher for WISD starting the program in 1970. She loved her family, her church, caring for others, cooking, sewing, and her home. She did for others without want...
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