Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Geraldine Cotter
Jul 30, 2010
Geraldine Cotter, age 77, of Weatherford, died Friday afternoon, July 30, 2010, in a Fort Worth Hospital. Born September 15, 1932 in Parker County, a resident of Austin before moving to Weatherford in 2004.
She was a homemaker, retired teacher and Cafeteria Manager for the Austin Independent School District for 20 years. She was a member of North Side...
Avert Earl "Jack" Williamson
Jul 30, 2010
Avert Earl “Jack” Williamson, 94, of Weatherford, passed away Friday, July 30, 2010. Jack was born June 27, 1916, in Roby, Texas, to Calvin and Margaret Williamson. He was a retired aircraft mechanic and was employed with General Dynamics for many years. Jack was a Baptist and a member of the Masonic Lodge for over 50 years. He enjoyed...
Jerry Donald Lippard
Jul 28, 2010
Jerry Donald Lippard left this earth to sing tenor with the heavenly angels on July 28, 2010, at 12:31 a.m. at his residence. Jerry was born to Elmer and Evelyn Lippard October 30, 1941, in Waco, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his dad, mother, and infant brother, baby Ronald.
His survivors include wife, Bonnie of 31...
Barbara Joyce Lahue
Jul 27, 2010
Barbara Joyce LaHue, 65, of Weatherford, passed away Friday, July 27, 2010, following a courageous battle with cancer. Barbara was born May 13, 1945, to Robert Clifton and Viola Hortence Skiner Haynes. Barbara worked as a bank teller at Weatherford National Bank for twenty years. She loved her banking family and missed them after retirement. Her dream was to...
Junior Thedford
Jul 26, 2010
Junior Thedford passed away July 26, 2010 at 8:00 p.m., after a lengthy illness. He was born in Pittsburg, Texas on June 15, 1926. We were blessed by his wit and wisdom for 84 years. Junior served our country in WWII as a member of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific Theatre. He started his career as a grain...
Judy Graham McKinney
Jul 25, 2010
Judy Graham McKinney went home to meet Jesus with her family at her side, July 25th, 2010.
She is survived by her son, Ricky McKinney; daughter-in-law, Darla and two precious grandchildren, Connor and Reagan; extended family, Paul and Becky McKinney, Rob and Lisa Lacey, Pat Lacey, Herman and Marie McKinney, Pete and Billie Barba, Lisa and Don Watkins, Wilbur and...
Naomi Ruth Wood
Jul 19, 2010
Naomi Ruth Wood, 73, of Springtown, passed away Monday, July 19, 2010, in a Denton hospital. Naomi was born April 26, 1937, in Stidham, Oklahoma, to Jewell Shirley and Ernest Balford Lowry. She married Gerald L. Wood on October 20, 1956. Naomi was a published poet and enjoyed painting art. She loved acting and participated in Theatre Off The...
John Andrew "Andy" Hummel
Jul 19, 2010
John Andrew “Andy” Hummel, 59, of Weatherford passed away Monday, July 19, 2010. Andy was born January 26, 1951, in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, to John Vernon and Barbara Walker Hummel. Andy was raised in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated high school in 1969 from Memphis University School. He earned a Bachelors Degree from Rhodes College in Memphis and a Masters...
Jerald Ray Cruce
Jul 19, 2010
Jerald Ray Cruce, 55, of Aledo died Monday, July 19, 2010 in a Fort Worth hospital. He was born February 8, 1955 in Mineral Wells and was a resident of Parker County for many years. Jerald was the Pastor of New Beginnings Christian Church where he shared his love of the Lord through mentoring and leading people to salvation....
Blanche Inez Shannon
Jul 16, 2010
Mrs. Blanche Inez Shannon passed away July 16, 2010, after an extended stay in Peachtree Place Alzheimer’s Home, Weatherford, Texas. Blanche lived a full and varied life after her birth in 1914.
She was raised, as many were at that time, working the fields and tending the livestock along with her parents and nine brothers and sisters. She...
Teri Lee Grayson
Jul 9, 2010
Teri Lee Grayson passed away Friday, July 9, 2010, at her home in Garner, Texas. Teri was born January 8, 1956 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Teri is survived by her husband, Randy Newberry; children, Ty Kidd Newberry, Cory Maroon, and Tanya Newberry Fisher; and grandchildren, Garrett Shackelford and Trenton Fisher. Services are private.
Virginia Juanita Grable
Jul 7, 2010
Virginia Grable, 69, of Weatherford, passed away Wednesday morning, July 7, 2010, in a Fort Worth nursing facility. She was born April 12, 1941, in Weatherford, to Hugh and Ida Grace Golden. Virginia taught school at Oakwood Academy as well as the bookkeeper for Grable Plumbing. She was a member at North Side Baptist Church, a great cook, especially...
Patsy Pauline Hammonds
Jul 6, 2010
Patsy Pauline Hammonds, 67, of Weatherford, passed away Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born November 1, 1942, in Lipan, to George and Dottie Light. Patsy worked in the aerospace industry as an assembly technician for Electra, then Mepco Sentra Labs and later S-Tec in Mineral Wells. She was a...
Rickey D. Wooten
Jul 3, 2010
Rickey D. Wooten, 60, of Fort Worth, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2010. Rickey was born November 19, 1949, in Baylor County, to Riley and Viola Wooten. He served in the U.S. Army and Navy. Rickey was a member of Smithfield Church of Christ. in North Richland Hills, and was an avid deer and bird hunter.
His parents; sister,...
Billy R Winfield
Jun 29, 2010
Billy R. Winfield, aka Daddy, Grandpa Bill, Uncle Bill, and Bubbie passed away, June 29, 2010 peacefully after a lengthy illness. He was born December 27, 1941 to Billie and Nell Winfield.
Bill was loved by all that knew him. He was the proud owner of Blue Bird Miniature Horse Farm where he raised, trained, and showed Miniature horses....
Alan Eugene Currie
Jun 28, 2010
Alan Eugene Currie, 49, of Weatherford, passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2010, in a Fort Worth Hospice Center. Born April 18, 1961, to Charles Eugene and Priscilla June Currie, in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Currie was a dry wall worker and a resident of Parker County for many years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Priscilla June.
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Aubrey Swihart
Jun 28, 2010
Aubrey Allen Swihart, 81, passed away June 28, 2010, in Weatherford, Texas. She was born August 16, 1928, in Traveling Timber Town Clebit Camp #2, Oklahoma, the daughter of Hobson and Grace Allen.
Aubrey was preceded in death by her parents, Hobson and Grace Allen; first husband, Pete Blackburn; a brother, Dale Allen; and sisters, Wilma Mize, Helen Sproufskee...
Noel Wade Graves
Jun 24, 2010
Noel Wade Graves, 82, of Brownfield, passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2010, in a local nursing facility. He was born September 29, 1927, in Brownwood, Texas, to Mabel Blanch and Roy Simms Graves. Mr. Graves was an Encyclopedia salesman for many years, a member of the Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge. Preceded in death by his daughter,...
Kenneth Lee Hisey
Jun 21, 2010
Kenneth Lee Hisey, 55, of Weatherford, passed away Monday, June 21, 2010. Kenneth was born December 31, 1954, in Sinton, Texas, to Horace Lowell and Mary Joyce Hisey. Mr. Hisey was a member of Willow Park Baptist Church and a former truck driver for Ingram Concrete. He loved to hunt and fish and work with his animal.
Survivors include...
Laveta Mae Moore
Jun 19, 2010
Laveta Mae Moore, age 93, of Weatherford, died on Saturday, June 19, 2010, in a local nursing facility. She was born May 9, 1917, a resident of Weatherford for many years. Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and a member of the Couts Memorial United Methodist Church. She loved her family, especial her grandchildren, loved dominoes and cooking, especial cookies.
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