Obituaries

Myrtle  Morgan Ridens

Myrtle Morgan Ridens

May 31, 2009

Myrtle Morgan Ridens, 76, of Stephenville, died Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Stephenville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 3, 2009 at the Cowboy Church with Werth Mayes officiating. Burial will follow at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Stephenville.Visitation will be held at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Myrtle was...

Terry  Lee (Skipper)  Saxon

Terry Lee (Skipper) Saxon

May 26, 2009

Terry Lee ‘Skipper' Saxon, 53, of Stephenville, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Stephenville. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, at Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Keith Moore officiating. Skipper was born June 17, 1955, in Fort Worth to the late Virgil Lee and Frances Freeman Saxon. He was a member of the Baptist Church, and...

Ella  Ruth Dalby

Ella Ruth Dalby

May 24, 2009

Ella Ruth Dalby, 81, of Stephenville, died Sunday, May 24, 2009, in Stephenville. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, May 27, at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Ruth was born, November 30, 1927, in the Johnsville Community to the late Joe Bailey and...

Bruce Fagan

Bruce Fagan

May 21, 2009

Bruce Fagan, 98, of Fort Worth, a long time resident of Stephenville, died Thursday, May 21, 2009, in Fort Worth. Funeral Services will be held at 9:00 AM, Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Bridgewood Church of Christ in Fort Worth. Visitation will be held 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel, 7301 E. Lancaster Ave.,...

Dorothy  Moring Olson

Dorothy Moring Olson

May 21, 2009

Dorothy L. Olson (Nee Moring), age 84, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2009 in South Lyon, Michigan. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 pm Thursday, May 28, 2009 at Liberty Cemetery in Erath County under the direction of Stephenville Funeral Home. Dorothy was born to the late Maurice and Zunnie Lou Moring. She was married to the late...

Etoile Akers "Jolly" Shefler

Etoile Akers "Jolly" Shefler

May 19, 2009

Etoile Akers Shefler was born in Ranger, Texas almost 87 years ago. On Tuesday, May 19, 2009 she left this world and is now at home with the Lord Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday at the Oakwood Cemetery in...

V.J.  "Bo" Butler

V.J. "Bo" Butler

May 18, 2009

V. J. ‘Bo' Butler, 63, of Stephenville, died, Monday, May 18, 2009, in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, May 21st at Stephenville Funeral Home with Rev. Dale Cartwright officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Bo was born...

George  W. (Bill)  Ogan

George W. (Bill) Ogan

May 16, 2009

Stephenville George W. (Bill) Ogan, 71, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 in Fort Worth. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Mike Fritscher officiating. Interment will follow at the Lower Greens Creek Cemetery in Erath County. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Monday...

Annie  Maye Griffin

Annie Maye Griffin

May 14, 2009

Fort Worth -- Annie Maye Griffin, 93, joyfully joined her heavenly Father in glory on May 14, 2009. Annie Maye, or "Gram" to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, was an inspiration to all who knew her. Her life exemplified her love of Christ and her concern for others through teaching Sunday School, nursing the elderly, volunteering at a children's shelter, assisting...

Doris Easley

Doris Easley

May 12, 2009

Doris Billie Maas Easley, 77, of Stephenville, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, in Stephenville Graveside services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, May 15, 2009, at Rowena Protestant Cemetery, in Rowena, TX. Under directions of Stephenville Funeral Home. Doris was born on June 1, 1931, in Rowena, to the late William and Mary Kohutek Maas. Doris graduated in 1951...

Danny Brown

Danny Brown

May 9, 2009

Danny Brown, 57, of Stephenville died Saturday, May 9, 2009, in Erath County. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at First Baptist Church. Services are under direction of Stephenville Funeral Home. Danny was born November 18, 1951 in Fort Worth, to the late George and Beulah Cole Brown. He graduated from Stephenville High School...

Olene  Bates Hancock

Olene Bates Hancock

May 8, 2009

Olene Bates Hancock, 101, of Stephenville, died Friday, May 08, 2009 in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 AM, Monday, May 11, at Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Neal Wade officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be held 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Sunday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Olene was born July 10,...

Mary Louise Scott Dougherty

Mary Louise Scott Dougherty

May 6, 2009

Mary Louise Scott Dougherty, 80, died Wednesday, May 6, 2009 in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, May 9, 2009 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Harry Brown officiating. Interment will follow at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Stephenville. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday at Stephenville Funeral...

Hiro Kunishige

Hiro Kunishige

Apr 28, 2009

Hiro Kunishige, 87, of Stephenville died Tuesday April 28, 2009 at a local nursing home. He was born May 26, 1921 in Fresno, CA to the late Totsuchi and Haru Yamanaka Kunishige. He married May Yoshioka on June 19, 1952 in Chicago, IL. She preceded him in death on April 8, 2009. Memorial Services for both Hiro and May will...

Carol  Ann Sayles

Carol Ann Sayles

Apr 22, 2009

Carol Ann Sayles, 58, was born in Coleman, Texas, in 1951, and departed to be with our Lord on April 22, 2009, in Fort Worth, after a four year courageous battle against lung cancer. A Memorial Service will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Stephenville, TX on Saturday, April 25, 2009, at 1:00 pm., with Reverend Dean...

Dorothy  Ann Bruns

Dorothy Ann Bruns

Apr 22, 2009

Dorothy Ann Bruns, 83, formerly of Stephenville, passed away Wednesday April 22, 2009 in Temple. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Sunday at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bill Grisham officiating. Interment will follow in the West End Cemetery in Stephenville. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Saturday at Stephenville Funeral...

Myrtis  Henry Gaines

Myrtis Henry Gaines

Apr 22, 2009

Myrtis Henry Griffin Gaines, of Stephenville, passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at her home. Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 pm Monday, April 27, 2009 at West End Cemetery in Stephenville. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm Sunday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Myrtis was born in Cass County, Texas on June 10, 1916...

Shirley  Ann Lowe

Shirley Ann Lowe

Apr 19, 2009

Shirley Ann Lowe, 74, of Stephenville, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2009 in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be held at 10 am, Wednesday at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Dale Cartwright and Steve Hogard officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Dale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Stephenville Funeral Home. Shirley...

Beau  Alan Weekes

Beau Alan Weekes

Apr 15, 2009

Mingus Beau Alan Weekes, 48, of Mingus, Texas, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in Bridgeport. Funeral Service will be held Monday, April 20, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Stephenville First Assembly Church with Pastor Ed Dittfurth officiating. Burial to follow at Hannibal Cemetery in Erath County under the direction of Stephenville Funeral Home. Visitation: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Sunday...

Gertrude Miller

Gertrude Miller

Apr 14, 2009

Gertrude Miller, 80, of Stephenville, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, in Stephenville. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday at Gardens of Memory Cemetery with Dr. Dan Murray officiating. Visitation will be held 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday at Stephenville Funeral Home. Gertrude was born October 12, 1928, in Fisher County, Texas to the late Arthur and...