Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Lolo Galindo Sr.
Dec 20, 2012
Lolo Galindo Sr. age 86, of Weatherford, died Thursday, December 20, 2012 in the local hospital. Mr. Galindo was born December 23, 1925 in Evant, Texas. He was a WWII Army veteran, retired owner of LG Roofing, a member of St. Stephens Catholic Church and the American Legion. Lolo loved dancing and playing bingo. Survivors: Daughters; Linda Thacker of Fort...
Ralph Duwayne Guiles
Dec 19, 2012
Ralph Duwayne Guiles, age 61, passed away at his home in Weatherford on December 19, 2012. He was born on November 16, 1951 to Ralph Maurice and Elizabeth Guiles in Weatherford, Texas. Ralph was the grandson of Ralph and Madge Guiles and Alfred and Jessie Young. He attended Weatherford High School until April 1969. He proudly served in the U....
Norma Jean Herron
Dec 13, 2012
Norma Jean Herron, age 67, of Weatherford, died Thursday evening, December 13, 2012 at the local hospital. Born May 11, 1945 in Parker County, where she had lived all her life. She was a homemaker and member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Weatherford. Norma was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie Manley and Elswritha Lee Pearson Hull,...
Claude D. Martin
Dec 13, 2012
Claude D. “Marty” Martin, age 82, of Weatherford, died early Thursday morning, December 13, 2012 at his residence. Born August 8, 1930 in Baseline, Michigan, a resident of Weatherford for several years. He was an Orthopedic Technician and a veteran of the U. S. Air Force where he served proudly for 23 years. Marty loved all sports, traveling, fishing and...
J. C. Pete Taylor
Dec 11, 2012
J. C. "Pete" Taylor, 84, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012.
J. C. "Pete" Taylor was born September 25, 1928, in Frederick, Oklahoma, to Cecil Taylor and Dicie Doyle Taylor. He moved to Davidson, Oklahoma, in 1945, where his parents owned Taylor's Cafe. He joined the Air Force in 1951 and was stationed at Langley AFB in Virginia. He...
Mary Catherine Woods
Dec 10, 2012
Mary Catherine Woods, 75, of Weatherford, passed away Monday, December 10, 2012. Mary was born July 23, 1937 in Springlake, Texas to Cora and Gordon Russell Bales. Mrs. Woods married the love of her life, John Thomas Woods Jr., on November 9, 1957. They were married forty-eight years prior to his death. Her life revolved around him, their children and...
Mary Elizabeth Patterson
Dec 10, 2012
Mary Elizabeth Patterson began her endless vacation on December 10, 2012. Mary, age 58 was born on March 12, 1954 in Salisbury, MD. She attended Promise Land Family Church. Mrs. Patterson was preceded in death by her father, Sylvester Pruitt, mother Mary Estelle Taylor, husband Donald Ray Patterson, brother, Danny Pruitt and grandparents. She is survived by her daughter, Ashley...
Edna Earle Grace
Dec 10, 2012
Edna Earle Grace, age 80, of Willow Park, died Monday, December 10, 2012. Mrs. Grace was born December 3, 1932 in Plainview, Texas. She was a retired administrative assistant at American Life, former city secretary for the city of Willow Park from 1966-1971, a graduate of Lipan High School where she was Valedictorian, played basketball at Weatherford College and was...
Gregory Alan Goodhue
Dec 7, 2012
Gregory Alan Goodhue, age 60, passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012, in Dallas, Texas. He was born on June 21, 1952, to Jack and Betty, in Atwood, Kansas. Greg was a longtime resident of Weatherford and a member of St. Stephens Catholic Church.
Coach Greg Goodhue happily taught gymnastics at Weatherford High School and retired in 2006,...
Theron Rea Plowman
Dec 7, 2012
Theron Rea Plowman, age 70, of Fort Worth, died early Friday morning, December 7, 2012 in a Fort Worth Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side. Born January 7, 1942 in Weatherford. Rea was a retired U. S. Army Military Police Officer with the rank of Captain. He also was a computer programmer and...
Roger Dale Phillips, Sr.
Dec 6, 2012
Mr. Roger Dale Phillips, Sr., age 66, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 06, 2012.
He passed away peacefully surrounded by his beloved family in Weatherford, Texas. Roger was born on March 4, 1946, to Earl and Nescaleto Glaze Phillips, in Comanche, Texas. He was a long time resident of Park County. Roger was a...
Tommy Earl Cummings
Dec 4, 2012
Tommy Earl Cummings, 58, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Tommy was born September 1, 1954 in Olney, Texas to B.T. and Laura Cummings. He served in the United States Army. He worked at several nuclear power plants and he served as a quality control inspector for over two decades. He is preceded in death by his parents, B.T. Thomas...
Betty Jo Vreugdenhil
Dec 4, 2012
Betty Jo Vreugdenhil passed away on Tuesday, December 4, 2012.
Betty was born on June 18, 1934, in Wetumka, Oklahoma. She was a bill collector for 20 years until retiring in 2001. Betty and her husband moved to Weatherford, Texas in 2000.
Betty leaves behind her husband of 12 years, Robert Vreugdenhil; sons, Wayne Carrigan and his wife, Troy, James Carrigan and...
Gerald Merwyn Burton
Dec 3, 2012
Gerald Merwyn Burton Jerry was born in Denver, Colorado, April 7, 1937, to Merwyn and Edith Campbell Burton. Jerry passed away on Dec. 3, 2012 of complications of ALS. He passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. He attended school at North High, served four years in the US Coast Guard. He raised three children in Wheatridge and...
H. L. Giese
Dec 3, 2012
WEATHERFORD -- H.L. Giese, 79, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. A service will be held at a later date.
He was born April 15, 1933, in Lanham, to Albert and Betty Giese. H.L. served in the Army and retired from the Texas Department of Transportation. Survivors: Wife, JoAnn; son, Garry; and granddaughter, Paige.
Tom Warren
Dec 1, 2012
Thomas Madison Warren, 88, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2012. Tom warren was born on April 10, 1924 in Bomarton, TX to James Oscar and Nannie Eliza Thomas Warren. Tom proudly served as a US Marine where he bravely earned the name of a hero. His service, sacrifice, and dedication during the Korean Conflict led him to become a highly...
D. Sam Grant
Nov 30, 2012
D. Sam Grant, 81, passed away Friday, November 30, 2012. He was born July 20, 1931 in Shelby, North Carolina to D. L. Grant and Jessie Burgess Grant. Mr. Grant was a retired United States Air Force Senior Master Sergeant with 39 years of service to his country, and faithful member of First Baptist Church in Weatherford. Sam was preceded...
Virginia Mae Carter
Nov 30, 2012
Virginia Phillips Carter, 87, loving wife, precious mother, dear sister, and faithful Christian, went to be with her Heavenly Father with arms open and singing praises on November 30, 2012. Born March 8, 1925, to Fred Phillips and Lucile Turpin Phillips, she was a life-long resident of Weatherford.
She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Bill Carter; son,...
Beulah Banks
Nov 28, 2012
Beulah Jewell Banks, 97, died early Wednesday, November 28, 2012, in a local nursing facility.Beulah was born November 5, 1915, in Joplin, Texas, to Elmer and Chella Smith. She was a resident of Weatherford for many years. She was a homemaker, member of the Church of Christ, a Senior Center Volunteer and member of Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion....
Otis Wayne Tomerlin
Nov 26, 2012
Otis Wayne Tomerlin, 62, of Garner passed away Monday, November 26, 2012 in a local hospital. Otis was born July 17, 1950 in Mineral Wells, Texas to T. B. and Christine Tomerlin Sr. Mr. Tomerlin was a resident of Garner most of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his sister, Wanda Davis and husband,...