Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Clinton Dean Mainard
Apr 23, 2010
Clinton Dean Mainard, age 50, went to be with the Lord Friday, April 23, 2010 in Snellville, Georgia. Clint was born November 10, 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a member of Eatonton Baptist Church where he served as an associate minister and was a building contractor. Clint enjoyed writing songs, singing and playing guitar. His father Herbert H....
Wayne Purvis
Apr 21, 2010
Wayne Purvis, 84. Passed away peacefully at his daughters home surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday April 21, 2010. Mr. Purvis was born November 12,1925 in Milton, KY to Clarence & Elsie Purvis. Mr. Purvis enlisted in the Navy on August 17,1942 to proudly serve his country during WWII on the USS Atascosa. Awarded the purple heart and many...
Manuela Nellie Mejia
Apr 21, 2010
Manuela “Nellie” Mejia, 53, ofWeatherford, passed away Wednesday,April 21, 2010 in a Fort Worthhospital. Nellie was born March 6, 1957 in LosAngeles, CA, one of ninechildren to Jose Ernesto and Trinidad Abelarde Muñoz. Nellie loved family, especiallyGrandchildren. She was a retired ESLTeacher Aide for the Weatherford IndependentSchool District and a member of HarvestHills Family Church. She was preceded in death...
Noel Alvin Long
Apr 20, 2010
Noel Alvin Long, 82, of Weatherford, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at his residence. Mr. Long was born July 15, 1927 in Big Springs, Texas to Elijah and Maude Long. Noel was an Army Veteran, he was a retired aircraft mechanic, a millwright and a member of North Main Church of God. Survivors: Wife, Bonnie Fay Long, sons, Don Wayne...
Patty Jean Myrick Turpin
Apr 19, 2010
Patty Jean Myrick Turpin, 77, of Weatherford, went to be with the Lord on Monday morning April 19, 2010 after a lengthy illness. “Mee maw” as known by all was born on January 12, 1933. Pat was a registered nurse since 1953 in both Weatherford and Fort Worth hospitals until her retirement in 1993. She is preceded in death by...
J. L. Olds, Jr.
Apr 18, 2010
James “J.L.” Olds, Jr. 86, died Sunday, April 18, 2010 at his residence in Mineral Wells. J.L. was born September 2, 1923 in Van Alstyne, Texas to James Lawrence and Ruby Jewel Olds. In 1946 J.L. married Virginia “Ginny” Louise Rayburn. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church, loved helping others, he was a retired grain mill...
Terry Scott Koch
Apr 18, 2010
Terrance Scott Koch, 59 of Weatherford, died Sunday, April 18, 2010. Terry was born August 22, 1950, in Chicago, Illinois. He was a member of St. Frances Episcopal Church, was a teacher with Mineral Wells School District for over 30 years, currently teaching 5th grade. Terry coached summer track for the Mach 1 track club.
In lieu of flowers,...
Cheryl Lee Goley
Apr 14, 2010
Cheryl Lee Goley, 52, of Weatherford, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2010 following a courageous battle with cancer. Cheryl was born June 5, 1957 in Kenmore, New York to Rev. C. Gilmore and Ruth Elaine Geisthardt Samuelson. Cheryl was Deputy Treasurer of Parker County. Singing was her passion and she performed in Praise and Worship for many churches in the...
Ricky Gene McBee
Apr 13, 2010
Ricky Gene McBee, 55, of Weatherford, passed away April 12, 2010. Ricky was born September 1, 1954 in Weatherford to Billy Gene and Sylvia Ann McBee. He was a framing contractor and owner of Rick McBee Framing. Rick enjoyed fishing, friends and family. He was a member of North Side Baptist Church. Survivors include sisters, Rita Lang and husband Mike...
Jacob Meyer Hamm
Apr 12, 2010
JacobMeyer Hamm, 92, of Weatherford passed away Monday morning in the local hospital. Jacob was born January 17, 1918 in Lonoke, Arkansas to Charles Edward and Zilpah Harris Hamm.Mr.Hamm was a Veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict serving in the US Navy for 20years, as a Fireman. He then became a civil servant working as a supplyclerk. He was...
Lois Wood
Apr 11, 2010
Lois Wood, 88, died April 11, 2010 in a local nursing home. She was born on February 3, 1922 in Anderson County, TX to Willie R. and Ethel Brown Holt. She was a retired LVN and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Weatherford. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law: Mike and Donna Wood of Weatherford; sisters: Mary...
Emma Lee Harris
Apr 9, 2010
Emma Lee Harris, 80, of Weatherford, passed away Friday, April 9, 2010, in Holland Lake Rehab. Emma was born October 3, 1929, in Plainview, Texas, to James and Mattie Applewhite.
She was a member of the Springtown Order of the Eastern Star, and two Red Hat Society clubs, the Wild West Women, and The Sassy Peaches. She was an active member...
Shirley Claudine Kirkpatrick
Apr 8, 2010
Shirley Claudine Kirkpatrick, 75, of Weatherford, died Wednesday, April 7, 2010, in a local nursing center. Shirley was born January 8, 1935, in Oakdale, Louisiana. She was a homemaker, Baptist, and an artist specializing in painting. Survivors: daughters, Linda Rogers of Weatherford, and Sandra Nanny of Tawakoni; son, Richard Kirkpatrick of Houston; grandchildren, Tammy Unangst, Tiffani Anguiano, Nathan Flowers,...
Marie Whitney Clark
Apr 8, 2010
Marie Whitney Clark, age 80, of Weatherford, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday morning, April 8, 2010. Marie was born September 4, 1929, in Deport, Texas, to Albert and Dessie Whitney.
She grew up in the Chapel Hill Community near Parris, Texas, where she met and married Scott Clark. Marie was a resident of Weatherford for almost...
Myrtis Barham Melton
Apr 5, 2010
Myrtis Barham Melton, 99, of FortWorth, passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 in a FortWorth health care center. Myrtis was born July 22, 1910 in Parker County Texasto George William “G.W.” Barham and Annie Ellentine Wright. A formerschool teacher, Mrs. Melton earned her Teachers Degree at NorthTexas State TeachersCollege in Denton. She was a long time resident of Weatherford and...
Wanda Joyce Powers
Apr 5, 2010
Wanda Joyce Powers went into the arms of Jesus on April 5, 2010 surrounded by her family after a long illness. Wanda was born September 23, 1929 to Virgil and Annie Lou Rampley in Siloam, Texas and was raised in East Texas. She married J.W. Powers on December 28, 1947 and they made their home in Weatherford. “Mamma” cherished her...
Robert Thomas Ashford
Apr 5, 2010
Robert Thomas Ashford, 93, of Aledo, died Monday, April 5, 2010 in a Kennedale nursing center. Mr. Ashford was born August 12, 1916 in Victoria Texas. He was a WWII Navy Veteran, a retired apartment maintenance technician and a member of the Assembly of God Church. Roberts hobbies included photography, collecting railroad date nails and stamps and enjoyed county music.Survivors:...
William "Pat" Neimeyer
Apr 1, 2010
William “Pat” Neimeyer, 46, of Weatherford, Texas went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ, early Wednesday morning, March 31 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer. He is preceded in death by his brother Kerry Neimeyer, father Herb Neimeyer, mother Neta Watson, and niece Charlee Cobb. He is survived by loving wife Lynette and stepson Tyler and devoted sister...
Sarah Ann Bruce
Mar 28, 2010
Sarah Ann Bruce was 54 years young when she passed away March 28, 2010, in the comfort of her home with her family in Weatherford, Texas after battling a heart condition and developing pneumonia.
Sarah was born to Luther and Vivian Young, on April 18, 1955, in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Sarah worked as a cafeteria manager at Crockett Elementary...
Lula Mae Bowman
Mar 24, 2010
Lula Mae Bowman, 82, of Weatherford passed away Wednesday March 24, 2010 in a Fort Worth hospice facility. Lula was born November 1, 1927 in Weatherford to Hal and Fannie Mae Phillips. She was a homemaker and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Lula is preceded in death by her parents, husband Edward Jackson Bowman, daughter Laura Mae Davis,...