Obituaries
William Sexton
Oct 29, 2011
William Sexton 77 of Mineral Wells passed away at his home with his loving wife by his side on October 29, 2011. William was in the Army for a while working in the medical field. He worked as a police officer in White Settlement, and Weatherford; he later retired from Antelope Tool as their grounds keeper. In his spare time...
Lillian Lorene Smith Hillstrom
Oct 29, 2011
Lillian Lorene Smith Hillstrom, 86, passed away October 29, 2011 in a Mineral Wells nursing home. She was born February 5, 1925 in Avery, Texas the daughter of Era Ray and Lorenteen French Smith. She married Howard Hillstrom on July 27, 2001 in Trapper's Creek, Alaska. She was a longtime resident of Mineral Wells and was a Baptist. She was...
Burt Loring Biggers
Oct 26, 2011
Burt Loring Biggers of Fort Worth, passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Graveside funeral services will be 2 PM Saturday at the Woodland Park Cemetery in Mineral Wells, TX. Mr. Biggers was born April 3, 1927 in Grapevine, TX the son of James and Esther Shofner Biggers. He moved to Fort Worth in the early 1940's...
Valmon Watts
Oct 26, 2011
Valmon Joseph Watts, 90, of Weatherford, TX passed away October 26, 2011. Graveside services will be 2 PM Monday, October 31, 2011 at Staggs Prairie Cemetery with Rev. Paul Taylor officiating. Born in Frost, Louisiana, August 20, 1921, he was the son of William C (Buck) Jr. and Birdie Bell Harrell Watts. He married Helen Marie Weide Watts January 14,...
Marget Dow
Oct 23, 2011
Marget Frances Dow, 93, passed away October 23, 2011 in a Mineral Wells nursing home. She was born September 20, 1918 in Fae, Louisiana the daughter of Obie and Ola Pebre Leonard. She married Raymond Elze Dow on October 21, 1933 in Archer City, TX. She moved to Mineral Wells in 1948, and was an Assembly of God. Services will...
Charles Dwayne Carter
Oct 23, 2011
Charles Dwayne Carter, 71, passed away October 23, 2011 at his home in Mineral Wells. He was born November 29, 1939 in Mineral Wells the son of Paul and Merdell Rhodes Carter. He was a longtime resident of Mineral Wells. He was a member of the American Legion and the Mineral Wells High School 50 Year Club. He owned and...
J. T. Watson
Oct 21, 2011
J. T. "Jake" Watson, 84, passed away October 21, 2011 in Weatherford. He was born May 30, 1927 in Burkett the son of R. T. and Nanie Godwin Watson. He married Patsy Jordan on July 24, 1953 in Marietta, Oklahoma. He owned Lone Star Transfer and Storage and Lone Star Dump Trucks for many years. He was a veteran of...
James Howard
Oct 20, 2011
James Leslie Howard, 62, passed away October 20, 2011 at his home in Mineral Wells. He was born January 9, 1949 in Stephenville the son of Willis Leslie and Ethel Mae Settle Howard. He was a lifetime resident of Mineral Wells and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church. Graveside services will be 2 PM Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Woodland...
Elton Bridges
Oct 19, 2011
Elton Allen "Curley" Bridges 83, of Possum Kingdom Lake passed away October 19, 2011 in a Mineral Wells hospital. Curley was born July 7, 1928 near Graford, the son of Oran and Bessie Storm Bridges, and lived in Possum Kingdom all his life. He attended school at Lucille Community, and then went to school in Graford. He joined the U.S....
Elizabeth Lukas
Oct 16, 2011
Elizabeth Lukas 89, a transplanted Texan from Long Island, NY died peacefully Sunday Oct 16, 2011 in Ft. Worth.Elizabeth was born on August 6, 1922 in College Point, NY.She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt & friend. She loved & lived to bake and spoiled many family members & friends with her goodies. She always thought of...
Carolyn N. Light
Oct 14, 2011
Carolyn N. Light, 69 of Graford passed away on October 14, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Graford the daughter of Alvin and Helen McCann Baker on June 22, 1942. She married Billy Jack Light on March 16, 1960 and was married for 51 years. Carolyn was a wonderful lady and devoted wife and was a...
Velda Bowen
Oct 13, 2011
Velda Jeannine Bowen, 66, of Mineral Wells, TX, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be 2 PM Monday, October 17, at the Beulah Baptist Church, located 350 Beulah Road, Millsap. Rev. Greg Willis and Rev. Bob Branch will officiate at the services. Burial will be in the Ballew Springs Cemetery with Chase Villarreal, Dylan...
Vanis Lee Knowles
Oct 12, 2011
Vanis Lee Knowles 93 of Mineral Wells passed away peacefully and went with his Lord on October 12, 2011. He was the son of John and Della Knowles. Vanis served his country with dignity and pride in the U.S. Army. He worked for many years in the Parks and Recreation department for the City of Mineral Wells. Survivors include his...
Mearlene Frances Harrington
Oct 11, 2011
Mearlene Frances Harrington, 86, passed away October 11, 2011 in a Mineral Wells nursing home. She was born February 18, 1925 in Eastland County the daughter of Willie and Dovie Jones Mounce. She was a native Texan and a Baptist. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law: Alfred and Jo Boykin of Beaufort, South Carolina and numerous other family...
Jacoby Kerr
Oct 10, 2011
Jacoby Wayne Kerr 28 of Dallas passed away October 10, 2011 in Dallas. He was born in Weatherford, the son of Jackie and Fonda Cordell Kerr. Jacoby grew up and attended school in Mineral wells. Jacoby was always the life of the party; anyone he passed would have a smile on their face, and know one was a stranger to...
Ruth Ward
Oct 6, 2011
Ruth Slevin Ward, 91, passed away October 6, 2011 in a Mineral Wells hospital. She was born October 13, 1919 in Summit County, Ohio the daughter of Thomas and Carrie Trembley Slevin. She married Allen D. Ward on March 30, 1946 in Akron, Ohio. She had lived in Mineral Wells since 1959 and was a member of First Baptist Church....
Lloyd Stevens
Oct 2, 2011
Lloyd Eugene Stevens passed at his home on Sunday, October 2, 2011. Services will be 1 PM Saturday, October 8, 2011 in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel. Burial will follow in Santo North Cemetery. His nephews will serve as pallbearers. Lloyd was the son of Logan and Maudie May Jones Stevens, born in Lone Camp on October 30, 1910. He spent most...
Helen Gernentz
Oct 2, 2011
Helen C. Archer Gernentz, 95, passed away October 2, 2011 in a Mineral Wells nursing home. The family will have a graveside memorial service at a later date in McAllen, Texas. She was the daughter of Jesse and Callie Davis Archer and lived in the Mission / McAllen, Texas area for most of her life. She was a loving wife,...
Patsy LaFever
Sep 27, 2011
Patsy Roe Herring LaFever died on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is the daughter of Frank Gravlee and Veda Gallegher Gravlee and has been a resident of the Mineral Wells area since 1962. She was a very dedicated wife, mother, and homemaker. As a homemaker, she spent many...
James Edward Hestand
Sep 20, 2011
James Edward Hestand, Sr.,87, World War II veteran, died Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 in Dunfermline, Scotland. He leaves his wife , Mildred Utley Hestand. Ed's home was in Mineral Wells, Texas. Burial in Dallas-Ft Worth National Cemetery on Monday, October 17, 2011. Memorial services will be 2 PM Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at First Christian Church at 302 NW 6th...
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