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Galbreaith  Pickard Funeral Chapel

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Steven Paul Jennings

Steven Paul Jennings

Mar 25, 2012

Steven Paul Jennings, 57, of Weatherford passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012. Steven was born August 31, 1954 in San Diego, California to Amelia Harriet and Paul Kennon Jennings. Survivors include his parents, Amelia and Paul Jennings of California; sister, Brenda Kloss of California; aunt, Mary Ross; cousins, Joeanne Pipes and husband, Bill, uncles, Bob Blatchford and Henry Blatchford; cousins,...

Ida Mae Sharp

Ida Mae Sharp

Mar 22, 2012

  Ida Mae Sharp, 81, of Weatherford, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at her residence. Mrs. Sharp was born March 23, 1930, in Calhoun City, Mississippi. She was a retired Nurses Aide and a homemaker. Ida loved gardening, cooking, puzzles, her dogs, and spending time with her family.  Survivors: Special friend, Dee Sharp, Jr. of Dennis; daughters, Judy Ranspot of...

Philip Steven Layne

Philip Steven Layne

Mar 22, 2012

  Philip Steven Layne, age 21, died on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at his mother’s residence. He was born March 31, 1990, in Lihue Kauai, Hawaii, and had been residing in Parker County with his mother for the past several years. Philip was a cutter, student and attended Weatherford College, member of the Horseman for Christ and the National Cutting...

Wanda Gilmore

Wanda Gilmore

Mar 21, 2012

Wanda L. Gilmore, age 81, of Weatherford, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Wanda was born in Weatherford on September 27, 1930 to Virgil Elmer and Alba Mirtie Jones McCarty. Wanda was preceded in death by husbands Jimmy Hemphill and H. C. “Bud” Gilmore and a son, Jarvis Hemphill. Survivors: Daughter – Judy Spradlin and husband Jerry of Weatherford Son...

Elisabeth Pharo

Elisabeth Pharo

Mar 21, 2012

Elisabeth Pharo, 87, passed away, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. She was a retired physical therapist and was a very active member of the Senior Circle and the Senior Center. Elisabeth grew up in The Netherlands and Indonesia. She is preceded in death by her husband, Walter L. Pharo. She is survived by a niece, Darla Pharo Cox, of Weatherford, a...

Richard Wayne Jones,  Sr.

Richard Wayne Jones, Sr.

Mar 20, 2012

  Richard Wayne Jones, Sr., age 60, of Weatherford, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 20, 2012. Mr. Jones was born August 5, 1951 in Manahans, Texas. He was a U.S. Army Airborne veteran, truck driver, founder and former president of Highlanders Motorcycle Club, loved yard work, working on trucks and tinkering. Richard loved people and spending time with family and...

Cara Lynn Hawkins

Cara Lynn Hawkins

Mar 18, 2012

  Cara Lynn Hawkins died March 18, 2012.

  Cara was preceded in death by her grandfather, R.D. Nelson.

  She is survived by her parents, Michelle Virginia Padilla and John Wesley Hawkins; sister, Maci Padilla; brothers, Hayden Wayne Hawkins and Brandon Scott Hawkins; grandparents, Christine Nelson, Nancy Hawkins Martin and husband, Harvey Martin; great-grandmother, Virginia Nelson; and numerous aunts, uncles and...

Darlene Sue Brown

Darlene Sue Brown

Mar 18, 2012

  Darlene Sue Brown, born August 15, 1956, departed this world March 18, 2012 at Weatherford Regional Medical Center at 12:57 a.m.

  She leaves behind to mourn, sons, Delonta and Sedrick Brown of Weatherford; grandchildren, Kobe and Zarie Brown of Fort Worth; parents, Norman Deayon of Gilmer, Texas and Etta R. Deayon Scott of Weatherford; sisters, Angela Gratts and husband,...

Louis Walter Sharp

Louis Walter Sharp

Mar 17, 2012

  Louis Sharp passed away Saturday, March 17, 2012.  Louis was born June 5, 1932, in Lone Grove, Oklahoma, to Fred Harvey and Bessie Ann Blassingame Sharp.

  Louis was a Korean War Army Veteran and member of the VFW and American Legion. He was a member of the Baptist Church.

  Mr. Sharp was preceded in death by a daughter, Pamela...

Marvin Lee Avants

Marvin Lee Avants

Mar 15, 2012

Marvin Lee Avants, 68, went to be with our Lord, Thursday, March 15,  2012, in Ft. Worth. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m.  Monday at First Baptist Church of Willow Park. Rev. Kyle Davis and  Brad Huckabee officiating. Visitation: The family will receive friends  immediately after the service. Memorials: Expressions of sympathy  may be made to the Texas...

Donna Gigi Bramble

Donna Gigi Bramble

Mar 14, 2012

Donna "Gigi" Bramble   October 26, 1947-March 14, 2012   Daughter of Tex Jones and Billie Jean Galbreaith Jones, went home after a mean, courageous battle with cancer. She was born October 26, 1947 in Weatherford, Texas.  She got polio as an infant but never let that slow her down. With one arm, she did things that most grown men couldn't do. ...

Dennis Oliver Rhodes

Dennis Oliver Rhodes

Mar 12, 2012

  Dennis Oliver Rhodes, 61, of Fort Worth, died Monday, March 12, 2012, in a Fort Worth hospital. Dennis was born December 19, 1950 in Paris, Texas. He was a retired Alarm Tech for A.D.T. Security, a former Auto Mechanic, and a member of the Baptist Church. He loved fishing and genealogy. 

  Mr. Rhodes was preceded in death by his...

Douglas Berry

Douglas Berry

Mar 12, 2012

  Douglas Berry, 85, of Weatherford, passed away Monday, March 12, 2012, at home with his family. Douglas was born January 28, 1927, in Texhoma, Oklahoma, to Lee Augustus and Erous Johnson Berry.  Douglas was a barber as a young man. He enjoyed an active lifestyle; camping with his young family and competing in weight lifting competitions. He joined the...

John Carter Tankursley

John Carter Tankursley

Mar 11, 2012

  John Carter Tankursley, 79, of Weatherford, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012, at his residence. He was born June 27, 1932, in Dallas, Texas, to Dunk and Grace (Hussa) Tankursley. 

  John was a Navy Veteran serving during the Korean Conflict; he retired as an engineer with the civil service and was a member of Weatherford Church of Christ. John...

Wendell Eugene Teague

Wendell Eugene Teague

Mar 10, 2012

Wendell Eugene Teague, age 46 of Hudson Oaks, died Saturday, March 10, 2012.  Mr. Teague was born February 9, 1966 in Fort Worth, Texas, a resident of Parker County for several years. Wendell was an Outpatient Pharmaceutical Buyer for JPS Health System, member of the Latter Day Saints, Masonic Lodge, a 32nd Degree Mason, he was an actor and Board...

Judy Willhite

Judy Willhite

Mar 10, 2012

Judith (Judy) Stewart Willhite age 63 passed away March 10, 2012. She was born August 28th, 1948 in Weatherford, Texas. She graduated High School from Weatherford High in 1966 where she was a member of the marching band and a member of the national honor society. She went to college at North Texas State University and graduated in May of...

Patty Kay Crosby

Patty Kay Crosby

Mar 9, 2012

Patty Kay Crosby, 58, of Weatherford passed away Friday March 9, 2012 after a long battle with cancer. She was born February 25, 1954 in Weatherford to Walter K. Oakley and Beverly Curtis.   Patty recently retired from secretarial duties for First United Methodist Church in Weatherford. She was also involved with the Threads of Love Program; sewing and providing clothing...

Shirley Alice Stults

Shirley Alice Stults

Mar 9, 2012

Shirley Alice Stults, 83, of Weatherford passed away Friday, March 9, 2012.  Shirley was born July 27, 1928 in Cornwell, Ontario Canada and moved to Texas as a child. Mrs. Stults was a retired telephone operator.  She worked almost 40 years for a “Baby Bell” company of Southwestern Bell. Survivors include her daughter, Carol Pressly and son-in-law, Jimmy of Benbrook;...

Mary Saul

Mary Saul

Mar 9, 2012

Mary Saul, age 92, passed away on Friday,  March 9, 2012. Our mother was born on January  4, 1920, in Columbia Tennessee, one of eleven children.  After graduating from nursing school at Nashville General Hospital, she served with the Army Nursing Corps during World War II in the North Africa campaign and in Europe.  Her army service was followed by...

Charles Rodney Warren

Charles Rodney Warren

Mar 7, 2012

Charles Rodney Warren, 75, of Tarrant County passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2012.  Charles was born February 16, 1937 in Fort Worth to Raymond Alton and Georgia Ellen Nelson Warren. Charles was a member of the Assembly of God church.  He was a retired truck driver and loved horses. Survivors include his daughter, Dana Warren of Watauga. A graveside service...

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