Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
Billy Wayne Brittain
Sep 6, 2007
Billy Wayne Brittain, 44, of Weatherford, died Thursday September 6, 2007 at his residence. Born September 12, 1962 in Weatherford where he lived most of his life. Billy was a construction worker and loved to work on cars. He is preceded in death by his mother Sue Brittain and brother Tony Brittain. Billy is survived by his brother, Ronnie Brittain...
Orval Franklin Keller
Sep 6, 2007
Orval Franklin Keller, II of Weatherford, died Thursday, September 06, 2007 in a Fort Worth hospital. Orval was born May 24, 1942 in Brownwood, Texas to Orval Franklin Keller Sr. and Anna Louvea Williams Keller. He was a retired brick mason, pastor and worship leader, gospel singer and song writer and a member of Gospel Outreach Center. Orval was a...
Gayle Dian Hill
Sep 3, 2007
Gayle Dian Hill, 69, of Mineral Wells, died Monday, September 3, 2007, at her residence. Born December 21, 1937, in Graham, where she was a lifelong resident before moving to Mineral Wells six years ago. Dian was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and daughter, Debbie Cretsinger, in June 2007.
Dian is survived...
David Allen Wingo
Sep 3, 2007
David Allen Wingo, 68, of Minneola, died Monday, September 3, 2007. David was born May 21, 1939, in Weatherford, Texas, to Homer Horace Wingo and Beulah May Langley Wingo. David was a correction officer with TDC, a Baptist, and an avid fisherman who loved to travel. He loved photography and black powder firearms and was a loving father and...
Nancy Joann "Jodee" McCullar
Sep 3, 2007
Joann “Jodee” McCullar, 74, of Weatherford left this life Monday, September 3, 2007, in a Weatherford nursing home. Born January 21, 1933, in Oklahoma City, she was a resident of Eufaula and Checotah, Oklahoma before moving to Texas. Jodee was a very loving mother, doting grandmother, ever caring sister, teacher and friend. She was a member of Lighthouse Christian Center...
Kitty Rivers
Sep 3, 2007
Kitty Rivers, 59, of Aledo, passed away Tuesday, September 03, 2007. Kitty was born December 1, 1947 in Albany, Texas to Roland Lee and Mary Helen Richie Goodwin. She was a member of Aledo Christian Church and she taught K-4 at Aledo Christian Center. Kitty is survived by her husband, Howard E. Rivers and two daughters, Kristen E. Rivers and...
Jimmy Don Fox
Sep 1, 2007
Don Fox of Weatherford, Texas arrived at his Heavenly home approximately 1:55 p.m., Saturday September 1, 2007. He was preceded in death by his mother Minnie (Alford) Fox in March of 2007. He is survived by his wife Paula and two children, Jeana Fox and Chad Fox. Immediate family members include daughter-in-law: Renee, her 3 daughters, Samantha, Sidney, Sawyer, and...
Marvin P. Rister
Aug 26, 2007
Mr. Rister was born September 30, 1925 in Merkel, Texas. He was a World War II veteran. He served in the Army from 1944-1946. He was a retired wholesale floor covering salesman. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Horseshoe Bend. He loved the Lord and he loved to go to church. He loved his family and he...
Leslie Monroe Sosebee
Aug 22, 2007
Leslie Monroe Sosebee, 85, of Weatherford, died Wednesday, August 22, 2007 in a local nursing center. Monroe was born June 25, 1922 in Weatherford Texas where he was a lifelong resident. He was a member of the North Side Baptist Church, a past member of Masonic Lodge #275, and was a veteran of the Armed Services. He retired from the...
Craig Bumpas
Aug 21, 2007
Craig Bumpas, 47, went to ride his Harley with the Angles in Heaven on August 21, 2007. Craig, an only child, was born in San Angelo, Texas on January 16, 1960. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Monahans, Texas.
Craig was an HVAC Tech, man of all trades that enjoyed working on cars, riding...
Melvin "Lightning" Carnley
Aug 19, 2007
Melvin “Lightning” Carnley, 80, of Annetta, passed away Sunday, August 19, 2007. Melvin was born May 19, 1927 in Toto, Texas to Melvin Geter and Minerva Elizabeth Jones Carnley. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean War, a member of the Weatherford VFW Post 4746 and New Faith Baptist in Annetta. Lightning was a guitar picker and singer...
Sheryl Lynn Holland Fairbanks
Aug 8, 2007
Sheryl Lynn Holland Fairbanks, born October 7, 1954, at Lakeworth Clinic, died at home in Millsap, Texas, on August 8, 2007. Sheryl graduated from Arlington High School in 1973. She worked at The Mesquite Pit for over ten years where she made a lot of very close friends. Sheryl was always one to give and never one to take from...
Jackie Van Wimberley
Aug 8, 2007
Jackie Van Wimberley, 76, of Weatherford, died Wednesday morning, August 8, 2007 in a Fort Worth hospital. Born March 5, 1931 in Breckenridge, Texas, he was a Master Plumber, owner of Wimberley Plumbing and a member of South Side Baptist Church. Jackie enjoyed camping, square dancing and most of all family.Survivors: Wife, Myrtle Wimberley of Weatherford; daughters, Becky Hamilton and...
Elizabeth Ann Sanders
Aug 5, 2007
Elizabeth Ann Sanders, 41, of Weatherford, died Sunday August 5, 2007 in a Fort Worth hospital. Born April 7, 1966 in Ozona, Texas, she was a resident of Parker County for many years. Elizabeth was a cook at Jack in the Box on Santa Fe Drive and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. She was an avid fisherman and...
Bill Driggers
Aug 3, 2007
Bill Driggers went to be with his Lord, Jesus on August 3, 2007. Mr. Driggers was born in Dallas, TX December 21, 1926 to Porter Driggers and Lorene (Miller) Driggers. He was a veteran of WWII where he served his country proudly in the United States Army. Mr. Driggers married the former Lee Terrell on March 1, 1952 and the...
Wanda Jean Howell
Aug 3, 2007
Wanda Jean Howell, age 71, of Peaster, died Friday, August 3, 2007 in a Fort Worth Hospital. Born October 29, 1935 in Dennis, Texas, a resident of Parker County most of her life. Wanda was a retired Registered Nurse, homemaker, member of North Side Baptist Church and she was an avid bear collector. She was preceded in death by her...
Ted Taylor Richards, Sr.
Aug 1, 2007
Ted Taylor Richards, Sr. was born in Nolan, Texas, June 29, 1924 to Charles Lee Richards and Ruby Lee Richards. He passed on to be with his beloved Lord on August 1, 2007.
As a young man he enlisted in the United States Army and served during WWII in the 11th Airborne 503 Regiment as a Paratrooper and was...
Brigida "Bertha" Torres
Aug 1, 2007
Brigida “Bertha” Torres, 97 of Fort Worth died Wednesday August 1, 2007 at her residence. Born October 8, 1909 in Monterrey, Nueva Leon, Mexico, she was a resident of Tarrant County for several years. Bertha was a housekeeper, homemaker and a member of the Catholic Church. She enjoyed painting, knitting, cooking, sewing, quilting, dancing, creating ceramics, making flower arrangements and...
Mark Allen Peters
Jul 31, 2007
Mark Allen Peters, 41, of Weatherford, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007. Mark was born August 8, 1966, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. A former resident of Springtown, Mark worked for Don’s Lawn Mower as a repair technician, he was a former gutter installer, a member of Bethel Baptist Church, in Springtown, and a woodworker.
He is survived by his wife,...
Truman Rhea Harris
Jul 28, 2007
Truman R. Harris, 72, of Weatherford, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2007, at his residence.
Born April 18, 1935, in Mineral Wells, a resident of Parker County for many years. Truman was a retired ironworker, a member of Hillcrest Church of Christ and a 55 year member of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Ironworkers Local...