Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Billy Morris Tipton
Mar 4, 2009
Billy Morris Tipton, USAF, 79, of Weatherford, died March 4, 2009, in Kingman, Arizona. Billy was a loving, caring man and was considered everyone’s “Cowboy.” He enjoyed working with horses. Billy was a Professional Wrestler and retired from Higginbotham Lumber Company. He had a wonderful sense of humor and left a little bit of himself with everyone he met....
Bettye Jane Myers
Mar 3, 2009
Bettye Jane Myers, 77, of Weatherford, passed away Tuesday March 3, 2009, at a local nursing center. Bettye was born June 29, 1931, in Locus Grove, Oklahoma, to Levi and Pauline Grass. She was the owner of a restaurant, and a member of the Cherokee Nation and North Side Baptist Church.
Bettye is survived by granddaughter, Katrina Courtney and...
James "Jim" Henry Bowens, Jr.
Mar 1, 2009
James “Jim” Henry Bowens, Jr., 45, of Weatherford, died Sunday, March 1, 2009, as a result of an accident. Jim was born March 29, 1963, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was a field mechanic for W.W. Weber Company, a firefighter for the Justin Volunteer Fire Department, he loved hunting and collecting firearms and was always a character, he never met...
Gloria Martinez
Feb 25, 2009
Gloria Martinez, 55, Weatherford, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Born August 12, 1953, in Mexico, to Sebero and Consuella Garcia. She was a devoted, caring mother, grandmother, and wife. Gloria was an employee of the Weatherford location Whataburger for 12 years. She was a daily bright spot in the lives of her family, friends, and...
Lola Mae Donaldson
Feb 24, 2009
Lola Mae Donaldson, 88, of Weatherford, passed away on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, in a Bridgeport nursing facility. Mrs. Donaldson was born March 5, 1920, in Knox County, Texas, to John and Annie Pearl Kemp. Lola was a homemaker and a faithful member of Westland Baptist church.
Preceding her in death are her parents; husband, V.C. Donaldson, Sr.; son,...
Monte Udell "Johnny" Caraway
Feb 19, 2009
Monte Udell “Johnny” Caraway, 81, of Weatherford, died Thursday, February 19, 2009, in a Fort Worth hospital. Born November 3, 1927, in Irving, Texas, she was a homemaker and a member of Central Christian Church. Johnny loved to crochet and put puzzles together.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Patsy Biggs Swearingin; first husband, Bill...
Richard Lee White
Feb 18, 2009
Richard Lee White, 56, of Weatherford, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009. He was born December 21, 1952. Memorial service will be a 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 7, 2009, at New Prospect Baptist Church.
Charles Allen Hartley
Feb 18, 2009
Charles Allen Hartley, age 68, of Weatherford, died Wednesday evening, February 18, 2009, in the local hospital. He was born January 10, 1941 in Georgia and a resident of Weatherford for many years. Before retirement he was a salesman for Permanent Cookware, a cook at J W Quickstop and a member of the Baptist Church. His parents, George and...
Frank Norris Barton
Feb 17, 2009
Frank Norris Barton, 89, of Weatherford, died Tuesday morning, February 17, 2009. F.N. was born November 21, 1919 in Weatherford. He was a WWII Veteran, a self employed refrigeration repairman, and a member of Bethel Baptist Church. He loved to fish and was a faithful member of Bethel Baptist Church where he attended anytime the doors were open.
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Raymond Edward Hughey
Feb 13, 2009
Raymond Edward Hughey, 75, of Lipan, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009, at a Fort Worth hospital. He was born May 3, 1933, in Millsap, to Raymond and Mamie Hughey. Mr. Hughey was a retired postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service, a member of the United States Army, Lions Club, Knights of Pythias and a faithful member of Lipan...
Roxie Ann Morgan
Feb 10, 2009
Roxie Ann Morgan, 81, of Weatherford, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at a Fort Worth hospital. Roxie was born January 6, 1928, in Lawton, Oklahoma, to James and Sarah Hudson. She was a waitress, homemaker, and member of the Church of Christ.
Her husband, P.L. Morgan; son, Johnny Morgan; and daughter, Melva Ann Morgan precede her in death.
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Gladys Joan Ackerman
Feb 10, 2009
Gladys Joan Ackerman, 90, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009, at her home in Willow Park. Mrs. Ackerman was born February 15, 1918, in Fostoria, Texas, to John William and Minerva Duddley Griffith.
She was preceded in death by her husband of sixty years, James Elvis Ackerman and a sister, Alice Walker.
Gladys, a former resident of...
Lawrence Ivan Prichard
Feb 10, 2009
Ivan Prichard, 102, passed away February 10, 2009, at Holland Lake Nursing Center where he was a resident for the past eight years. Ivan was born August 24, 1906, in Parker County, where he lived his entire life. He owned and operated Prichard Grocery on the South East corner of the square during the 1940’s and early 1950’s and...
Robert Clayton Osborn, Sr.
Feb 8, 2009
Robert Clayton Osborn, Sr., 77, of Weatherford, died Sunday, February 8, 2009, in the Weatherford Hospital. Robert was born February 15, 1931, in Midland, Texas. He was a partner in Bobby’s Planes ‘N Parts of Weatherford. He was a member of Garner Baptist Church were he served as deacon, he was a member of Experimental Aircraft Association, AOPA and...
Edwin Grey Grimes
Feb 6, 2009
Edwin Grey Grimes, 89, of Weatherford, passed away Thursday, February 6, 2009, in a Fort Worth hospice facility. Edwin was born November 11, 1919, in Avoca, Texas, to Amos and Maude Grimes.
In 1936, he married Florene Gardner. Ed served his country in the United States Army during World War II. He was a successful auto mechanic and owner...
Adele L. McCarty
Feb 5, 2009
Adele L. McCarty, 98, of Weatherford, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, February 5, 2009. Adele was born on April 21, 1910 in Jackson, Mississippi. She married Norman Thomas McCarty in 1928 and they moved to the Weatherford area where she lived most of her life. She was a homemaker most of...
Nolan Cantrell
Feb 5, 2009
Nolan Cantrell, 75, of Weatherford, passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009. Nolan was born January 21, 1934, in Jack County, Texas, to Herschel Gurney and Letha Edna Cantrell. Nolan was a truck driver and diesel mechanic. He was a member of Westwood Christian Fellowship and was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Bettie Partin; a brother, Harold...
Lewis L. Reeder
Feb 4, 2009
Lewis L. Reeder, 91, of Weatherford, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009, in a local nursing center. Mr. Reeder was born May 8, 1917, in Bridgeport, Texas, to Richard and Hazel Reeder.
Lewis worked in aircraft assembly and was a professional bull rider for many years.
He is survived by his daughter, Janet Harwell of Round Rock; son, Micheal Reeder...
Milton Lee Rickerson
Feb 2, 2009
Milton Lee “Rick” Rickerson, age 73, of Weatherford, died on Monday, February 2, 2009, at his residence. Born March 14, 1935 in Dallas, Texas, he was a resident of Parker County for several years. He was an Air Force Veteran and a commercial plumber.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Rickerson of Weatherford, and two brothers, Leroy Rickerson, Jr. of...
Mona Morton
Feb 2, 2009
Mona Morton, 67, of Weatherford, passed away on Monday, February 2, 2009, after a lengthy illness. Mona was born March 27, 1941 in Childress, Texas, and was a resident of Weatherford for many years. She married Charles R. Morton on November 23, 1960.
Mona was an LVN over 40 years, spent 35 years with Campbell Memorial Hospital, retiring...








