Obituaries

E. A. Merrill Mrs.

E. A. Merrill Mrs.

Oct 21, 2008

Mrs. E. A. Merrill, 65, of Stephenville, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday, October 21, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, October 24, 2008 at the First Assembly of God Church of Glen Rose. Burial will follow at Chalk Mountain Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Stephenville Funeral...

Betty R. Beard White

Betty R. Beard White

Oct 18, 2008

Betty R. Beard White, 81, of Huckabay, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Rose Hill, Kansas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:30 PM, Sunday, October 26, at Huckabay Church of Christ with Gary Williams, officiating. Burial will follow at Huckabay Cemetery. Visitation will be held Saturday evening 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Stephenville Funeral Home. Betty was born...

Robert  C. (Jack)  Goodman

Robert C. (Jack) Goodman

Oct 18, 2008

Robert C. (Jack) Goodman, 81, died Saturday, October 18, 2008 in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial: Johnsville Cemetery in Erath County. Visitation will be Monday from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Stephenville Funeral Home. Jack was born April 16, 1927 in Johnsville, to the...

Lee  Fred Free

Lee Fred Free

Oct 17, 2008

Lee Fred Free, 52, died Friday, October 17, 2008 in Stephenville. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, October 20, 2008 at the Gardens of Memory Cemetery with Gary Ward officiating. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Stephenville Funeral Home Lee was born February 14, 1956 in Lubbock to Billy Free and June...

Roy  Lee Keeney

Roy Lee Keeney

Oct 7, 2008

Roy Lee Keeney, 96, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at his residence. Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 pm Thursday, October 9, 2008 at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel with Werth Mayes officiating. Interment will follow at Allard Cemetery in Erath County. Roy was born on December 1, 1911 in Erath County to the late J. F. Keeney...

Wayne  Russell Collier

Wayne Russell Collier

Oct 2, 2008

Wayne Russell Collier, passed away Thursday, October 02, 2008, at his residence after a hard fought battle with Heart Disease. Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday at the Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel . Interment will follow at the West End Cemetery in Stephenville. Wayne was born September 17, 1934 in Duffau, Texas to the late Russell and...

Ella  Martha Altaras

Ella Martha Altaras

Sep 23, 2008

Ella Martha Altaras, wife of the late Dr. Leon M. Altaras, passed away on Tuesday September 23, 2008 in Stephenville. She was born in Cleburne, Texas on December 27, 1918 to Arnold Rudolph and Ella White Wrba. At the time of her death she was a resident of Good Tree Retirement Community. Dr. and Mrs. Altaras were long time residents...

Lena  Jane Neal

Lena Jane Neal

Sep 20, 2008

DeLeon: Lena Jane Neal 63, died Saturday, September 20, 2008, at Comanche County Medical Center. Graveside Service will be 10:00 AM, Monday, at Live Oak Cemetery in Hamilton with Dr. Van Christian officiating. Lena was born October 23, 1944 in Cleburne to the late Joe and Matilda Radde Chapman. She married Jerry Neal on July 21, 1983 in Cleburne. He...

Jo  Ann Aldridge

Jo Ann Aldridge

Sep 20, 2008

Jo Ann Aldridge, 68, died Saturday, September 20, 2008, at her home in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, September 26, at Stephenville Funeral Home with David Harris officiating. Burial will follow at West End Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Stephenville Funeral Home Jo Ann was born July 21, 1940...

Odessa  Wood Lawson

Odessa Wood Lawson

Sep 15, 2008

Odessa Wood Lawson 97, of Stephenville, died Monday, September 15, 2008, at Harris Methodist Erath County Hospital. Funeral services will be at 1:30 PM, Wednesday, at Stephenville Funeral Home with Brother Earl Baugh officiating. Burial will follow at Pilot Knob Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, Tuesday at Stephenville Funeral Home Odessa was born January 31, 1911,...

Clara  Meehan Grigsby

Clara Meehan Grigsby

Sep 12, 2008

Flower Mound Clara Weathers Meehan Grigsby, 79, of Flower Mound, formerly of Stephenville, died Friday, September 12, 2008, in Lewisville Memorial Services will be held at 3:30 PM, Saturday, September 20, at Stephenville Funeral Home. Clara was born, April 23, 1929, in Erath County, to the late Earl and Nell Drake Weathers. She is a member of the Methodist Church,...

Alfred T. "Chick" Peacock

Alfred T. "Chick" Peacock

Sep 11, 2008

Alfred T. ‘Chick' Peacock, 93, of Stephenville died Thursday, September 11, 2008 at Mulberry Manor Nursing Home. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, Sept. 15, 2008 at Stephenville Funeral Home with Dr. Dan Murray and Reverend Emil V. Becker officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday evening 4:30 PM to...

James  Allen Littleton

James Allen Littleton

Sep 11, 2008

James Allen Littleton, 81, of Stephenville, died Thursday, September 11, 2008 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday at Stephenville Funeral Home with Reverend Robert Baldridge and Reverend Emil Becker officiating. Burial will follow at Clairette Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Saturday at Stephenville Funeral Home. James was born December...

Michelle  R. Perry

Michelle R. Perry

Sep 9, 2008

Michelle R. Perry, 53, of Bluff Dale, passed away Tuesday September 9, 2008 at her residence. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am Friday September 12, 2008 at Rocky Point Baptist Church with Bud Jones officiating. Michelle was born September 12, 1954 in Denver, Colorado to the late Everett E. Richardson and to Vernice Shirley Richardson. She married...

Niselda  Samantha Madrid

Niselda Samantha Madrid

Sep 6, 2008

Niselda Samantha Madrid, 16, of Stephenville died Saturday, September 06, 2008. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Father Phil McNamara officiating. Rosary: 7 PM Monday at the family's residence, 221 CR 283. Burial: West End Cemetery. Niselda was born June 14, 1992 in Stephenville. She resided in Stephenville all of her...

Densel  Andy Bills  Sr.

Densel Andy Bills Sr.

Sep 4, 2008

Densel Andy Bills, Sr. 82, of Stephenville died Thursday, September 04, 2008, at his residence in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, at Stephenville Funeral Home with Harry Brown officiating. Military graveside services will follow at West End Cemetery. Densel was born April 11, 1926, in Stephenville, to the late Andy and Zula Daken Bills. He...

Oliver  B. Kuper

Oliver B. Kuper

Aug 31, 2008

Oliver B. Kuper, 76, of Stephenville, died Sunday, August 31, 2008 in a Dallas Hospital Memorial Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, SEPT. 13, at St. Brendan's Catholic Church with Father Philip McNamara officiating. Oliver's body was cremated Oliver was born, January 17, 1932 in Strawberry Point, Iowa, to the late John and Elsie Herren Kuper. He married...

Velma  Hanshew Koonsman

Velma Hanshew Koonsman

Aug 30, 2008

Velma Hanshew Koonsman, 97, of Stephenville, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, at Harris Methodist Erath County Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, at Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Mitchell Cemetery in Iredell. Visitation will be at 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday at Stephenville Funeral Home Velma was born January 16, 1911, in...

Howard  W. Northcutt

Howard W. Northcutt

Aug 25, 2008

Howard Wesley Northcutt, 89, of Stephenville, died Monday, August 25, 2008 at his home in Stephenville. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at Stephenville Funeral Home with Rev. Emil Becker officiating assisted by Rev. Glenn Shock. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Tuesday...

Brooks Carpenter

Brooks Carpenter

Aug 23, 2008

Brooks Carpenter, 80, passed away Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, in Fort Worth. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, at the Oakdale United Methodist Church 2675 Overhill Dr. Interment will follow at the Lower Greens Creek Cemetery in Erath County. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Monday evening at the...