Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
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...
Cecil Dwayne Pool
Nov 28, 2011
Cecil Dwayne Pool, 71, of Weatherford passed away Monday November 28, 2011 in the local hospital. He was born November 13, 1940 in Clifton, Texas to Jake Thomas and Lillian Josephine Pool. Cecil was a master electrician; owned and operated Pool Electric for many years. He was a longtime member of Live Oak Country Club where his passion for golf...
Mildred Elizabeth Minor
Nov 27, 2011
Mildred Elizabeth Minor, age 89, of Weatherford, died Sunday afternoon, November 27, 2011 in a local nursing facility. Born April 12, 1922 in Rusk, Texas, a resident of Weatherford for many years. She was a homemaker, owner of Doug Shoes for 19 years in Weatherford and she was a member of the Willow Park Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband,...
Dorain Aster Pennington
Nov 27, 2011
Dorain Aster Pennington of Poolville, Texas, 70, passed away November 27, 2011 in Fort Worth. Mrs. Pennington was born May 11, 1941 in Clarendon, Texas to Clyde and Ruby Ellis. She grew up in Parker County, Texas. In 1964 she married Clayton Pennington in Anson, Texas. She was a loving mother and a proud grandmother of five. Survivors include her...
Elza Mae Fair
Nov 25, 2011
Elza Mae Fair, 88, of Weatherford, passed away Friday November 25, 2011 in a local care facility. Elza was born December 9, 1922 in Junction, Texas to Bertha Katherine and Ben Frazier Neal. Mrs. Fair was a Math Teacher in the Weatherford Independent School District for more than forty years. She was a member of Grace First Presbyterian Church and...
Laura Marie Goetz
Nov 23, 2011
Laura Marie Goetz, age 59, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 23, 2011surrounded by her family. Born November 5, 1952 in Portsmouth, Ohio, a resident of Weatherford for several years. She was a homemaker, Wal~Mart customer service manager and member of the First United Methodist Church. Laura was preceded in death by a son, Matthew Goetz...
Elton Shelton
Nov 22, 2011
Elton Shelton, age 72, of Weatherford, died Tuesday morning, November 22, 2011 in the local hospital. He was born June 17, 1939 in Colbert, Oklahoma, and was a resident of Weatherford for several years. He was a U. S. Army Veteran, a cook in many local restaurants and an avid hunter and fisherman. Elton, the youngest in a family of...
Marian A. Kell
Nov 14, 2011
Marian A. Kell, 78, of Millsap, passed away Monday, November 14, 2011. Marian was born December 22, 1933 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Lela G. and Arvin Roscoe Miller. Mrs. Kell enjoyed crochet and reading. She was a homemaker most of her life and worked at the Thrifty Nickel in Fort Worth. She was of a non-denominational faith. Survivors include her...
Ken David Cypert
Nov 14, 2011
Ken David Cypert, 57, of Weatherford, passed away Monday, November 14, 2011. Ken was born August 29, 1954 in Waco to Joyce and Kenneth Cypert. Survivors include his wife Mary; daughter, Lisa Herbin and husband, Rick; three grandchildren, Dakota, Hunter and Sierra; parents, Kenneth and Joyce Cypert; a brother, James Cypert and sister, Carol Fernihough. A funeral service will be...
Willa Beatrice Listello
Nov 12, 2011
Willa Beatrice “Bea” Listello, 80, of Weatherford, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011. Bea was born July 28, 1931, in Weatherford, to Bonnie Bell and Richard Franklin Williams.
Bea was a resident of Fort Worth most of her life. She managed Cowtown Bowling Palace for many years. She enjoyed garage sales, was an excellent cook and loved animals. Bea attended Outreach...
Michael Edward Swinford
Nov 12, 2011
Michael “Mikey” Swinford, 60, of Azle passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at his residence, after a lengthy illness. He was born January 25, 1951 in Fort Worth, where he lived most of his life. Beginning in the 1970s, Mikey worked for his family’s restaurant, Swinford’s Bar-B-Que in Diamond Hill as well as a diver for Tarrant County Special Equipment...
Virginia Lee Ziomko
Nov 11, 2011
Virginia Lee Ziomko, 89, of Weatherford, passed away peacefully Friday, November 11, 2011 in a local care facility. Virginia was born May 15, 1922 in Amarillo to Estelle and Fredrick Clayton. Mrs. Ziomko was a secretary with State Farm Insurance in Lubbock. Survivors include her children, Vicki Ziomko, Michael Ziomko, and Jeanne Brown; four grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. A...
Que Duane Edwards, III
Nov 10, 2011
Que Duane Edwards III, 51, of Santo, passed away Thursday, November 10, 2011. He was born December 11, 1959, in Dallas, to Susie and Que Duane Edwards, Jr. Mr. Edwards was a sales representative for ABATIX, a former Sunday School Teacher and was currently attending North Side Baptist Church. Que was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting and...
Clinton Morgan
Nov 7, 2011
Clinton Morgan, age 76, of Weatherford, died Monday afternoon, November 7, 2011, at his residence. Born December 14, 1934, in Stamford, Texas, a resident of Weatherford for many years, Clinton was retired from the U. S. Air Force, an aircraft mechanic and member of the Victory Baptist Church. He was an avid Cowboy Fan and loved gardening.
Clinton is...
Jerry Russell McCracken
Nov 6, 2011
Jerry Russell McCracken, 59, of Hudson Oaks passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011. Jerry was born October 9, 1952 in Weatherford to Thelma and Alvis McCracken.Mr. McCracken was a member of Willow Park Baptist Church and a Navy Veteran.Survivors include his wife, Virginia D. McCracken; sons, Randy McCracken and wife, Marina and Michael Rascher and wife, Beth; sister, Jean Winters;...
V. Roberta Vanover
Nov 5, 2011
V. Roberta Vanover, 74, of Weatherford, Texas passed away on November 5, 2011 at College Park Care Center following a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Roberta was born February 17, 1937 in Williamsburg, Kentucky to Basil and Mossie Riley. She was the third of four children. On October 6, 1952 Roberta married Robert Vanover....
Pamela Gayle Gaston
Nov 2, 2011
Pamela Gayle Gaston, 57, of Weatherford passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Pamela was born September 24, 1954 in Detroit, Michigan to Jean Louise and Ronald Elmer Diener. Mrs. Gaston was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Weatherford, a Dietary Supervisor and a very loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be deeply missed. Survivors include her husband,...
Jimmy Don Carpenter
Oct 31, 2011
Jimmy Don Carpenter was born May 9, 1944 and raised in the Shep community in southwest Taylor County. He graduated Texas Tech University and served in the U.S. Army as a 1st Lieutenant including a tour of duty in Viet Nam. Survivors include his wife, Jo Kathi Carpenter; son, Jason Williams and wife, Angie; grandchildren, Katelyn Danae and Braden Joe...
Bonnie Inez Thompson
Oct 30, 2011
Bonnie Inez Thompson, 88, of Weatherford, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2011. Inez was born April 29, 1923, in Parker County, to Betty Mae and James Arthur Laymance. She was a lifelong resident of Parker County. Inez and her late husband, Horace operated a dairy and several service stations in Weatherford. They were charter members of Hilltop Baptist Church....