Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
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Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Keith Duane Towles
Dec 10, 2008
Keith Duane Towles, age 48, of Weatherford, died Wednesday, December 10, 2008. Born September 7, 1960, in Altus, Oklahoma, a resident of Weatherford most of his life, he was a truck driver for Diamond Back Well Services, member of Willow Park Baptist Church and he loved fishing, camping and golf.
Keith was preceded in death by his father,...
Joe M. Saunders Jr.
Dec 8, 2008
CW4 Joe M. Saunders, Jr., after waging a strong and courageous battle with leukemia, made his last flight on December 8, 2008 to be with his Lord. He was born in Austin, Texas, on July 12, 1929, to the late Ollie Lee (Smith) and Joe M. Saunders, Sr. He graduated from Austin High School in 1948. Before moving from...
Billy Brian Morgan
Dec 8, 2008
Billy Morgan, 40, passed away Monday, December 8, 2008, at his residence in Weatherford. Billy was born October 18, 1968, to Vera and Billy Morgan, in Weatherford, where he lived all of his life. He was an avid fisherman, a truck driver and a loving father.
He is survived by his sons, Kevin, Michael, Cody, and Brian Keith Morgan;...
Franklin Parks Bizzell
Dec 7, 2008
Franklin Parks Bizzell, 82, of Poolville, passed away at home Sunday, December 7, 2008. Frank was born January, 12, 1926, in Breckenridge, Texas, to Rufus Franklin and Maudie Gertrude Bizzell. He was a long distance bus driver living in Lubbock Texas and moved to Parker County upon retirement. He served his country in World War II and his Lord...
Billie Rae Westbrook
Dec 1, 2008
Billie Rae Westbrook, 79, of Weatherford, passed away Monday, December 1, 2008, in a local nursing facility. Billie was born April 19, 1929, in Cleburne, to Ray and Ellen Jones. She moved to Weatherford from Mesquite, Texas in 1984. Once moving to Weatherford she was the owner of a fabric house and a member of South Main Church of...
Manuel Jimenez
Nov 30, 2008
Manuel Jimenez of Weatherford, died on Sunday, November 30, 2008. Born in Waco to Romolo Jimenez and Genoveva Moreno, he attended Waco schools until he joined the Army at the age of seventeen during the Korean War and he also served in the National Guard.
In 1962 he met his wife, Lupe Salas, and were married in Waco...
Lena Mae Wampler
Nov 30, 2008
Lena Wampler, 93, of Weatherford, passed away November 30, 2008. Mrs. Wampler was born September 8, 1915, in Oklahoma, to Willie Theodore and Francis Perlie Jones. She was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Weatherford and she loved to cook and sew.
Her husband, Jack Wampler, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Wampler is survived by her son, J. D....
Leonard Isreal Escobedo
Nov 28, 2008
Leonard “Leo” Escobedo, 27, of Granbury, passed away Friday, November 28, 2008, in Weatherford. Leo was born September 13, 1981, in Houston, to Carlos and Hermalinda Escobedo. He was a tech operator for Mastervac Industries. He was a Christian, active in Golden Glove Boxing, and an avid fan of professional boxing. Leo had a strong personality and was a...
Hershell Scarbrough
Nov 28, 2008
On November 29, 2008, Hershell Scarbrough went to be with his Lord. It was a day for rejoicing for the 88 years he spent on earth. His ongoing was from natural causes and was without pain and suffering. Hershell was born and lived much of his life in the Brock, Lazy Bend area. As a young man he joined...
Dorothy Pauline Bost
Nov 27, 2008
Dorothy Pauline Bost, 85, of Weatherford, died Thursday, November 27, 2008, in the Weatherford hospital. Born August 20, 1923 in Parker County, where she was a life long resident, Dorothy was a homemaker and a life member of Central Baptist Church. She enjoyed gardening, sewing and quilting.
Dorothy is survived by her sister, Nell McNabb of Weatherford and...
Donald "Earl" Varnado
Nov 26, 2008
A long-time resident of Weatherford, Earl was born in Amite, Louisiana, on September 9, 1929. He went home to be with Jesus on November 26, 2008 in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 79. He is survived by his loving wife of fifty-eight years, Dot Varnado of Weatherford; one brother, Kirk Varnado of Louisiana; four sisters-in-law: Wanda Dinklage,...
Mary Alice Brandenburg
Nov 24, 2008
Mary Alice Ballow Brandenburg, 87, retired teacher, died Monday, November 24, 2008, at Holland’s Lake Nursing Center. Mary Alice, was born December 13, 1920, in Weatherford, Texas, the daughter of William J. and Mary Ballow. Mrs. Brandenburg lived and taught school for many years in Oxford, Ohio returning to Texas to live in 1995.
Survivors: sister, Dixie Lou Pruitt...
Opha Berry
Nov 22, 2008
Opha Berry, age 91, of Weatherford, died Saturday morning, November 22, 2008, in a local nursing facility. Born May 4, 1917, in Sentinel, Oklahoma, a resident of Weatherford and Parker County for many years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Victory Baptist Church.
She is survived by son, Ron Berry and wife, Mary of Burleson;...
Nancy Sue Dowell
Nov 21, 2008
Nancy Sue Dowell, 64, of Weatherford, died early Friday morning, November 21, 2008, at her home. Born August 22, 1944, in Fort Worth, she was a resident of Parker County for many years. Nancy graduated from UNT with a bachelor’s degree and went on to complete a master’s degree from the University of Texas in Austin. She was a...
Margaret Brown
Nov 17, 2008
Margaret Brown, 72, of Weatherford, passed away Monday, November 17, 2008. Margaret was born October 22, 1936, in Pioneer, Texas, to Albert and Elizabeth Brannan. She was a member of North Side Baptist Church, a Sunday School Teacher, active in a cancer support group and PTA and a member of Country Crossroads Extension Education Club.
Survivors: husband, James D....
Mary Donahew
Nov 16, 2008
Mary Donahew, 58, of Saginaw, began her walk with Jesus Sunday, November 16, 2008. Mary was a faithful Christian who loved God, family and helping others.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy; pop, Roy; daughter, Tolonda; and a sister, Jody.
Survivors include her son, Nelson Langston; sisters, Katrina Gage and Kathy Colevris; brother, James “Scooter”...
Issac Monroe Cheatham
Nov 15, 2008
Issac Monroe Cheatham was born June 17, 1946, in Fort Worth, to Paschal and Ruby Evans Cheatham, and passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2008, in Granbury following a short illness.
Mr. Cheatham was preceded in death by a son, Robert Cheatham Hawkins; his parents, Paschal and Ruby Cheatham; and two sisters, Ethel Cheathem Davis and Mary Cheatham Tumlinson....
Jewel Sammons
Nov 13, 2008
Jewel Sammons, age 98, went to be with the Lord, on Thursday, November 13, 2008. Jewel was born in Carbon, Texas, on September 5, 1910, to Oliver Harris Brown and Abby Catherine Belknap. She was one of eighteen children raised on a farm north of Cisco, Texas. After graduating from Cisco High School with honors she moved to Fort...
Margaret Lillian Williams
Nov 10, 2008
Margaret Lillian Dillingham Williams, age 82, of Weatherford, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 10, 2008, at home. Born November 24, 1925, in Parker County, where she was a lifelong resident. She had worked as a telephone operator and for years at various positions at Campbell Memorial Hospital.
Margaret was preceded in death by her sisters, Roberta Stults and...
Melba Janie Sager
Nov 8, 2008
Melba “Janie” Sager was born in Woodson, Texas on November 1, 1933. She left us on November 8, 2008 after a short illness. She resided in Weatherford for most of her life. She was an ER nurse at Campbell Memorial Hospital from 1960 until she retired in 1986. She then went to work for the Ft. Worth Star Telegram for...
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