Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Helen Burgess Adcock
Dec 19, 2011
Helen Burgess Adcock, 81, of Weatherford, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 19, 2011 in a local care facility. Helen was born December 23, 1929 in Azle, Texas to Bessie and H. C. Burgess. Bessie graduated from Azle High School and attended North Texas State in Denton. She was a retired vice president of the Educational Employees Credit Union in...
Keith Montgomery Thompson
Dec 18, 2011
Keith Montgomery Thompson, age 21, of Weatherford, died Sunday, December 18, 2011 in Palo Pinto County. Born December 17, 1990 in Weatherford, where had lived all his life. Keith was a Electrician assistant and member of the South Side Baptist Church. He loved spending time with his friends, listening to music and playing video games. He was preceded in death...
Shawn Michael Penny
Dec 18, 2011
Shawn Michael Penny, 23, of Weatherford, died Sunday, December 18, 2011. Shawn was an auto mechanic, a former meter reader for the city of Springtown, a former volunteer firefighter for the Peaster VFD, he loved music and loved people and was welcoming to all strangers. He is survived by his son, Kaiven Sylis Penny of Peaster, parents, Randy and Melissa...
Linda N Densmore
Dec 17, 2011
Linda N. Densmore, 65, of Weatherford passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 in a Fort Worth hospital. She was born April 29, 1946 in Fort Worth, Texas to Joseph and Helen Kravitz Waites. Linda was a devoted homemaker that enjoyed traveling and spoiling her grandchildren. She was also a member of the Baptist faith. Linda is preceded in death by...
L. V. Youngblood
Dec 16, 2011
L. V. Youngblood, 75, of Weatherford passed away Friday, December 16, 2011. L. V. was born September 3, 1936 in Duncan, Oklahoma to Effie Mae and Andrew Mathew Youngblood. He was the youngest of sixteen children and the last surviving member of the family. L. V. served his country in the U.S. Navy. He began a ministry as an evangelist...
Yoshiko Delapp
Dec 15, 2011
Yoshiko DeLapp, of Weatherford, passed away December 15, 2011. Yoshiko was born October 30, 1939, in Japan, to Etsko and Hiroshi Takata.
Mrs. DeLapp was a restaurant entrepreneur in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. She opened and operated several Japanese and Sushi restaurants throughout the years. About ten years ago her daughter, Carol, began to provide care for Yoshiko. They lived...
Abby Elise Magee
Dec 13, 2011
Abby Elise Magee passed December 13, 2011. Abby was the daughter of Olivia Jane Williams and Patrick Nairne Magee Jr. Survivors include her parents, a sister, Charlotte Magee; brother, Daniel Williams; maternal grandparents, Janie and Danny Williams; paternal grandparents, Darla and David Schramm and Pat and Shannon Magee; maternal great grandparents, Doug and Alene May and Ted Williams and paternal...
Jerrell Wayne Moyer
Dec 12, 2011
Jerrell Wayne Moyer, 71, of Weatherford died December 12, 2011 in a local nursing home. Jerrell was born October 7, 1940 in Weatherford to Jesse Lee Moyer and Stella Mae Moyer. He lived in Weatherford and Parker County all his life. He worked for several aircraft companies in his lifetime and retired from Bell Helicopter after twenty-seven years. He loved...
Gregory John Salisbury
Dec 12, 2011
Gregory John Salisbury, 66, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away Monday morning December 12, 2011 at his residence in Springtown. He was born July 22, 1945 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Paul and Mildred Teschendorf Salisbury. Gregory was a maintenance man at Lake Dallas ISD, a US Navy Veteran serving his country from 1963-1969, a member of the...
Warren Ellsworth Johnson
Dec 11, 2011
Warren Ellsworth Johnson, 85, of Weatherford Texas passed away Sunday, December 11, 2011. Warren was born in East Haven Connecticut November 21, 1926 to Eva and H. P. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was an Army Veteran. He worked for Winchester – Olin Corporation in New Haven. Warren was a skilled craftsman, member of the Guilford Boat Owners Association and earned a...
Don S. "Peanut" Morgan
Dec 10, 2011
Don S. “Peanut” Morgan, 72, of Weatherford passed away Saturday, December 10, 2011. Don was born April 6, 1939, in Weatherford, to Anna Thelma and Albert Melvin Morgan. He was a lifelong resident of Parker County.
Don was a lineman for the City of Weatherford Electric Company. He retired and took up golfing.
His wife, Elwanda Jean Morgan, preceded...
Sandra Louise McCauley
Dec 9, 2011
Sandra Louise McCauley, 66, of Weatherford, passed away Friday afternoon December 9, 2011 in the local hospital. She was born September 19, 1945 in Henderson, Texas and was a resident of Parker County for many years. Sandra was a member of North Side Baptist Church. Sandra was preceded in death by her father, Ardoth D. Tollett and brother, Harlan Tollett....
Sam Barton Fox
Dec 9, 2011
Samuel Barton Fox passed away on December 9, 2011, less than six months after the death of his wife and true love of 57 years, Jeanne Fox. He was born on January 25, 1930 in Abilene, Texas as the oldest of the four sons of Norma Billingsley Fox and Lige Fox. Sam was 30 minutes older than his twin brother,...
Maurine Newsom
Dec 9, 2011
Maurine Newsom, 88 of Weatherford, died Friday, December 09, 2011 in a Weatherford healthcare center. Maurine was born December 30, 1922 in Collinsville, Texas. She was a retired Bookkeeper for a Cotton Gin in Seminole, a member of North Side Baptist Church and loved spending time with her grandchildren. Mrs. Newsom was preceded in death by her husband J.T. Newsom;...
Thomas V. Pajek
Dec 8, 2011
Thomas V. Pajek, 71, of Weatherford passed away Thursday, December 08, 2011. Thomas was born October 27, 1940 in Lancaster, NY to Rose and John Pajek. Mr. Pajek was a Food Inspector for the state of New York. He loved to travel and enjoyed the outdoors. Thomas was a member of Saint Stephens Catholic Church. A brother, Donald J. Pajek,...
George W. Wood
Dec 6, 2011
George W. Wood, 95 of Weatherford, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 in the local hospital. George was born on August 5, 1916 on the banks of Salt Creek in Jack County, TX. He was the son of Jessie Wyett and Willie Nora Hardy Wood. He grew up on the family homestead in Jack County being the site of the first...
Ruth Ann Van Deaver
Dec 5, 2011
Ruth Ann Van Deaver, 73, of Weatherford passed away Monday, December 05, 2011. Ruth was born July 30, 1938 in Aledo to Ruby Dell and Ewing Leslie Tate. Ruth was a homemaker and caretaker at heart. She loved family and her great grandchildren were the light of her life. Mrs. Van Deaver was preceded in death by two brothers, Richard...
Verna Dale Baker
Nov 29, 2011
Verna Dale Baker, age 80, of Weatherford, died Tuesday night, November 29, 2011, in the local hospital. She was born July 12, 1931, in Sweetwater, Texas, and was a resident of Weatherford for many years. She was a homemaker and a retired convenience store manager. She loved to cross stitch and play Facebook Farmville.
Verna is survived by her...
Cecil Glenn Vermillion
Nov 29, 2011
Cecil Glenn Vermillion, 85, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Cecil was born January 14, 1926 in Melissa, TX. He joined the US Navy and later played professional baseball. Cecil was on the Board of Directors for Horseshoe Bend Country Club and a member of Horseshoe Bend Baptist Church. He retired from Doran Chevrolet in Dallas. Cecil enjoyed fishing, hunting,...
Sammye Ruth Wigington Robbins
Nov 28, 2011
Sammye Ruth Wigington Robbins, age 88, of Weatherford, died Monday, November 28, 2011 at her residence. Born March 3, 1923 in Whitt, Texas to Roscoe W. Wigington and Zena Maude Waters Wigington. She was a long time resident of Weatherford and Parker County. Sammye was a 1939 graduate of Weatherford High School and 1941 graduate of Weatherford College. She received...