Obituaries

Debra "Debbie" Griever

Debra "Debbie" Griever

Jul 31, 2020

Debra “Debbie” Griever passed away July 31, 2020 in Mineral Wells. She was born March 28, 1957 to Glenn R. Griever, Sr. and Frances Rudene Herring. Debbie was a long-time employee at Bennett’s Office Supply and a member of the Cowboy Church of Mineral Wells. She loved listening to music, doing craft work and gardening. Her parents, Glenn and Frances...

Elvira Brewster

Elvira Brewster

Jul 30, 2020

Elvira Brewster passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 in Marble Falls, Texas. She was born October 24, 1938 in Stanton, Texas. Her husband, Jimmie Brewster preceded her in death. Elvira will be missed by all those who knew and loved her.

Survivors include her children, John Brewster, Donald Brewster and wife Belinda, Thelma Mitcham and husband Scott; grandchildren, Jessica Freeman,...

Dolores Ann McKee

Dolores Ann McKee

Jul 28, 2020

Dolores Ann McKee, 74, passed away peacefully July 28, 2020. She was born January 7, 1946 in Mineral Wells, Texas to Benton and Juanita Lowhorn. She married Johnny Lee McKee Sr. December 6, 1963 and made Graford her hometown. Dolores was an LVN and never worked a day in her life as that was her calling. She was known as...

Vernell Davis King

Vernell Davis King

Jul 26, 2020

Vernell Davis King, sunset July 26, 2020 in Fort Worth, Texas. Sunrise was May 12, 1931 in Pelahatchie, Mississippi. Vernell was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother; she will me be missed greatly. She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew King; daughter, Virginia Anne Henry; sisters, Esther Cotton and Inez McIntyre; mother, Estella Davis; father, Wesley Davis,...

Dorothy Jo Abernathy Irsfeld

Dorothy Jo Abernathy Irsfeld

Jul 24, 2020

Dorothy Jo Abernathy Irsfeld died July 24, 2020 in Palo Pinto, Texas. She was born August 9, 1937 in PaloPinto, the oldest child of S.C. “Crit” and Lela Belle Abernathy. Dorothy attended Mineral Wells HighSchool and then matriculated to Stephens College in Colombia, Missouri before transferring to theUniversity of Texas, Austin, where she graduated in 1959 with a degree in...

Kenneth Carl Smith

Kenneth Carl Smith

Jul 23, 2020

Kenneth Carl Smith, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle and friend departed for Heaven on Thursday, July 23, 2020. Ken was born in Lamesa, Texas, the son of Carl Simpson Smith and Isabelle Evie Vergie Napper Smith, on October 27,1941. Ken was raised in Odessa, Texas. After completing two years of service in the US Army as an...

Stella Joyce Grard

Stella Joyce Grard

Jul 19, 2020

Born Stella Joyce Roberts, February 17th,1936 in Waterville Maine. Stella soon developed a love for the outdoors and horses. This love brought her an opportunity to work for a man named Mr. Niel Oliver, known in Hollywood as Bing Russell, a Western TV Star at the time. Her duties on the ranch included taking care of Mr. Russell's horses and...

Jacqueline Meredith Miller

Jacqueline Meredith Miller

Jul 18, 2020

Jacqueline "Jackie" Miller, 89, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great-grandmother, aunt and friend departed for Heaven on Saturday, July 18, 2020. Jackie was born in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Helen Hungerford on September 10, 1930. She was only a few days old when she was adopted by Mary and Milo Hungerford. Jackie married the love of her...

Betty Jane Garnett

Betty Jane Garnett

Jul 15, 2020

Betty Jane Garnett, 96, passed away July 15, 2020 at her nursing home in Denton. She was born December 16, 1923 in Denver, Colorado the daughter of Olan and Mary Sullivan Garnett. She worked at M.D. Anderson for 35 years as an administrative assistant. She lived in Houston for most of her life moving to Mineral Wells in the early...

Billie Ruth Pratt

Billie Ruth Pratt

Jul 5, 2020

Billie Ruth Pratt, age 94, of Mineral Wells, Texas, died peacefully at her home on Sunday July 5th, 2020. Her last days were spent surrounded by family.

Billie Pratt was born December 3rd, 1925 in Joplin, Missouri a daughter of the late Zelma and Russell Skelton.

Billie settled in Mineral Wells, Texas in the 1950’s where she raised her four...

Donald "Donnie" McWhorter

Donald "Donnie" McWhorter

Jul 5, 2020

Donald “Donnie” Lee McWhorter received his wings on July 5th, 2020. He was born December 18th, 1984 in Pampa, Texas. He was raised and lived out his many years on earth in Mineral Wells, Texas.“We are apart, hope not for long, my love has only changed, just to get more God Family strong”Survivors include his wife Danielle McWhorter; children, Hailey...

Weldon Eddy Newman

Weldon Eddy Newman

Jul 5, 2020

Weldon Eddy Newman, 73, departed from this life on July 5, 2020, after a brave and long struggle with cancer.  He was born February 14, 1947, to Edgar Lee and Myrtle Weldon Newman in Mineral Wells.  He was the grandson of John Kennedy and Margaret Costello Weldon and Clarence and Betty Newman, both of the Possum Kingdom Lake area.

Weldon...

Eva May Reed

Eva May Reed

Jun 28, 2020

Mrs. Eva May Reed departed this life on June 28, 2020. She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Mr. James Williams Sr. and Mrs. Hattie May Towns Williams on September 27, 1924.

There will be a viewing July 04, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home. Departing service is 2 p.m. Sunday, July 5,...

Nora Guerra Ramirez

Nora Guerra Ramirez

Jun 26, 2020

Nora Guerra Ramirez, 52, passed away June 26, 2020 at her home in Mineral Wells. She was born July 4, 1967 in Pecos the daughter of Filiberto and Maria Lucina Ortega Guerra. She was a very caring woman always looking out for others and wanting to help in any way she could. Services will be 10 AM Thursday, July 2,...

Jimmie Ray Petty

Jimmie Ray Petty

Jun 25, 2020

Jimmie Ray Petty, 88, of Mineral Wells, Texas passed away surrounded by his family on June 25, 2020. Services will be held on Sunday, June 28 at Dobbs Valley Baptist Church south of Mineral Wells. Visitation will be at the church at 2 p.m. followed by funeral service at 3 p.m. Graveside service will be at Dobbs Valley Cemetery. Jim...

Grace Evelyn Berry

Grace Evelyn Berry

Jun 24, 2020

Our loving mother, Grace Evelyn Berry, went to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday June 24, 2020. She was 89 years old. Grace was born on the 12th of August 1930, in the small east Texas town of Alto, to the parents of James Robert and Carrie Lou (French) Nolley.

During her last year at Rusk High School, Grace...

David Edward Clemens, Jr.

David Edward Clemens, Jr.

Jun 24, 2020

On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, David Edward Clemens, Jr., loving husband and father passed away at home surrounded by loved ones, after a lengthy illness.

David Edward Clemens, Jr. (Ed) was born on June 6, 1947 in Evansville, Indiana, to Jayne Birchler Clemens and David E. Clemens, Sr. He attended Midwestern State University where he graduated with a degree in...

Joe Ray Singleton

Joe Ray Singleton

Jun 22, 2020

Joe Ray Singleton was born December 6, 1928, in Joplin, TX. He died on June 22, 2020, at 91 years of age, in Mineral Wells, TX.

 

Joe was involved in farming and ranching in Texas and New Mexico since his childhood. As a young adult, he picked cotton and followed the wheat harvest with his brothers. Joe graduated from...

Kenneth Nolan Harris

Kenneth Nolan Harris

Jun 19, 2020

Kenneth Nolan Harris passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 at his home. He was born April 25, 1962 in Fort Worth, to Bobby John and Neil Chenault Harris. Kenneth had a love for life and enjoyed hunting and fishing.

The family will be having a celebration of life at a later date.

Survivors include his children, Amber Partain, Cody Harris...

Patricia "Fanny" Gail Dyess

Patricia "Fanny" Gail Dyess

Jun 19, 2020

On Friday, June 19, 2020, Patricia Gail “Fanny” Dyess, loving wife and mother of three children passed away at age 71.

Fanny was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Virginia Routh and her brother, Bobby Routh. She is survived by her husband, James Dyess; her three children, David Dyess, Amber King and husband Danny, Eric Dyess and wife...

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