Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Zonrae Russell
May 19, 2013
Zonrae “Ray” Russell passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Weatherford Regional Medical Center. Per Mr. Russell’s request, there will be no funeral services. If you wish to send your condolences to the Russell family, please email to ZonraeRussell@gmail.com Mr. Russell was born on July 25, 1935, in Lewisville, Texas to John Gilbert Russell and Ruby Edloyce Johnson. He...
Jim (Abe) Ellis
May 18, 2013
Jim (Abe) Ellis, age 77, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, May 18, 2013 at his residence in Weatherford after a short bout with Cancer. He was born April 8, 1936 in California. Mr. Ellis was lovingly known as Abe Lincoln. He had an uncanny resemblance to Abe Lincoln. He competed in look-alike contest all over Texas. One of Abe’s greatest...
Frederick Melvin Ellis
May 18, 2013
Frederick Melvin Ellis of Weatherford, 74, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013. Mr. Ellis was born March 10th, 1939 in Clarendon, Texas to Clyde & Ruby Ellis. He grew up in Parker County & was a member of Union Baptist Church. Fred was employed by Southern Airways as a helicopter mechanic at Fort Wolters. He also owned and operated an...
Debra Jane Clay
May 15, 2013
Debra Jane Clay, age 56, of Weatherford, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at her residence. Debra was born November 13, 1956, in Weatherford. She was a retired bookkeeper for Phillips Welding, member of Grace Community Fellowship, loved making jewelry, horseback riding, and her dogs. Mrs. Clay is survived by her husband, Daryl Clay, Sr. of Weatherford; daughters, Stacie...
Manuel Wayne Pickering
May 13, 2013
Manuel Wayne Pickering, age 85, of Brock, died Monday morning, May 13, 2013, in a local nursing center. Born May 23, 1927, in Blaire, Oklahoma, a resident of Parker County for many years. He retired from Bell Helicopter after 40 years. A member of the Brock United Methodist Church, Texas and Southwestern Cattlemen’s Association, a fifty year member of...
Lloyd Reeves Atkins
May 12, 2013
Lloyd Reeves Atkins, 84, of Springtown, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2013. Lloyd was born February 26, 1929 in Soper Oklahoma to Ruby and Harold Atkins. Mr. Atkins was a veteran serving in the United States Air Force. He retired after 35 years with the City of Fort Worth as an electrician. Lloyd was a member of North Side Baptist...
Patricia Ann Clark
May 10, 2013
Patricia Ann Glynn-Clark, 65, of Weatherford, passed away Friday, May 10, 2013, in a Weatherford nursing center. Mrs. Clark was born July 25, 1947, in Morgan City, Louisiana. She was a 1965 graduate of North Side High School in Fort Worth. Patricia was a homemaker, loved crocheting, jigsaw puzzles, and reading.
Preceding her in death are her parents, Rufus...
Joe E. Randle, Sr.
May 10, 2013
Joe E Randle Sr., joined those gone before him on May 10, 2013. He was born October 30, 1941 in Weatherford Texas to Albert and Tonette Taylor Randle. He attended Mt. Pleasant School and was united with Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He worked in construction and was a loyal union member until he retired. He married Shirley Gooden in 1961...
Doris Belle Dodson
May 9, 2013
Doris Belle Dodson, 84, of Weatherford passed away Thursday, May 9, 2013 at her residence. She was born April 2, 1929 in Adell, Texas to Andy Curtis and Ida Belle Broom. Doris was a secretary for Lockheed Martin, a member of the Baptist Church and the Historical Society. Mrs. Dodson enjoyed gardening and genealogy research. She spent countless hours researching...
Doris B. Warnack
May 7, 2013
Doris B. Warnack, 80, died peacefully at home while surrounded by her family, Tuesday, May 7th, 2013.
Memorials: The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Windmill Church of Christ or a charity of your choice.
Doris was born on February 22nd, 1933, in Dalton, Georgia. She was a charter member of the Windmill...
Willie Mae Lindsey
May 5, 2013
Willie Mae Hogue Lindsey 100 of Plano, Texas was called to her heavenly home on May 5, 2013. Willie Mae was born May 2, 1913 to Samuel McDowell Hogue and Rosa Brumbelow Hogue in Tull, Arkansas. Willie Mae married Earl Lindsey on November 10, 1932 in Saline County, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Earl...
Bobbie Irene Caraway Wright
May 5, 2013
Bobbie Irene Caraway Wright passed away at home in Weatherford, TX on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Bobbie was born June 11, 1927 in southern Parker County. She graduated from Weatherford High School in 1944, married Grady H. Wright in 1947, and graduated from North Texas State College in 1950. Grady’s career in the Oil & Gas Industry led them to...
Joyce Lynn Moore Martin
May 5, 2013
Joyce Lynn Moore Martin, age 89, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas.
Graveside Service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 10, 2013, at Greenwood Community Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, May 9, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel. Joyce was born November 19, 1923, in Dawson, Texas,...
Ronald James McLaughlin
May 4, 2013
Ronald James McLaughlin, 58, formerly of Sioux City, Iowa passed away unexpectedly Saturday May 4, 2013 at his residence in Azle, Texas. He was born November 19, 1954 in Sioux City, Iowa to Robert James and Shirley Marie McLaughlin. Ronald was a veteran of the US Army, a computer systems engineer for BNSF and a member of IBEW Union. He...
Larry W. McGee
Apr 28, 2013
Larry Wallace McGee, age 63, of Weatherford, died Sunday evening, April 28, 2013 in a Fort Worth Hospital. Born September 25, 1949 in New Albany, Mississippi he was a resident of Weatherford for several years. Larry was a computer technician, member of the Outreach of Love Church, a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary with a degree in religious education....
Winnie Faye Smethers
Apr 28, 2013
Graveside service will be held Wednesday, 5/1/2013 at Curtis Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM Tuesday evening at Galbreaith Pickard.
Kenneth Ray Fugate
Apr 28, 2013
Kenneth Ray Fugate, age 64, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on March 13, 1949 to Richard Ray and Dorothy Louise Hudson Fugate in Oklahoma City, OK. Kenneth served in the UArmy and fought for our freedom during the Vietnam War. He retired as an Assembly Technician with General Motors after...
Michael Grady Rodriguez
Apr 28, 2013
Michael Grady Rodriguez, 63, of Weatherford passed away Sunday, April 28, 2013 in a Fort Worth hospital. Michael was born March 10, 1950 in Placquemine, Louisiana to Betty Sue and Oscar Grady Rodriguez. Mr. Rodriguez began his career as a paramedic. He earned his nursing degree at Tarrant County Junior College in the early 1980’s. He was a registered nurse...
Martha Mary Clack Berdine
Apr 27, 2013
Martha Parrish Clack Berdine passed away quietly Saturday night, April 27, 2013. Martha Mary Parrish was raised in the Greenwood Community and lived in Weatherford most of her life. Martha married W.A. “Bill” Clack July 17, 1941. She was a dedicated Homemaker and helped Bill build and maintain his business, Clack Electric. Martha was an active member of the Greenwood...
Glen L. Clark
Apr 27, 2013
Glen L. Clark, age 59, died Saturday, April 27, 2013, at his residence in Gustine. Glen was an Artist working in Fine Arts and Jewelry Industry; he was a History aficionado, specializing in Indian Artifacts and was a member of the American Archeological Society. He grew up in the Greenwood Community on a Peach Farm.
Mr. Clark was...