Obituaries

Vadine Fowler

Vadine Fowler

Mar 25, 2017

Vadine Fowler, 93, passed away March 25, 2017 in Mineral Wells. She was born September 26, 1923 in Parker County the daughter of James William and Evie Myrtle Davis Moss. She married Jonathan Everette Fowler on October 11, 1940 in Mineral Wells and he preceded her in death on January 11, 1992. She was a lifetime resident of Mineral Wells...

Jessie King

Jessie King

Mar 24, 2017

Jessie A. King, 90, passed away March 24, 2017 in Mineral Wells. He was born June 10, 1926 in Bunker Hill Mississippi the son of Jesse Calhoun and Gaye Evans King. He married Terecia Frisbie on November 7, 1998 at First Baptist Church of Mineral Wells. He was a longtime resident of Mineral Wells and a member of First Baptist...

James Edwards

James Edwards

Mar 21, 2017

James Ray Edwards Sr., 69, passed away March 21, 2017 at his home in Mineral Wells.

Charles McDougal

Charles McDougal

Mar 17, 2017

Charles Troy "Chuck" McDougal, 55, passed away March 17, 2017 at his home in Mineral Wells. He was born August 6, 1961 in Victoria the son of Charles Troy McDougal Sr. and Deloris Beth Roderick McDougal. He married Regina Morales November 5, 2007 in Terlingua. He was a longtime resident of Graford and a member of the Graford Church of...

Jearld Jones

Jearld Jones

Mar 6, 2017

Jearld Lynn Jones, 73, passed away March 6, 2017, in Weatherford. He was born November 8, 1943, in Mineral Wells, the son of Wesley Clyde and Dorothy Marie Marsden Jones. Memorial Services will be 10 AM Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Lone Camp Community Center. He is survived by his daughters: Jennifer and Stephanie, step-daughters: Audrey and Emily, 6...

David Bell

David Bell

Mar 5, 2017

David Ray Bell Sr., loving husband, father, and grandfather passed into his Lord's arms on March 5, 2017. He was born in Graham, Texas; the son of R.H. Bell and Joyce Isham Bell. David moved to Mineral Wells, Texas in 1989 and attended the Cowboy Church. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 from 6-8pm at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner...

Lloyd McCoy

Lloyd McCoy

Mar 2, 2017

Lloyd McCoy passed into his Lord's arms on March 2, 2017. He was born in Palo Pinto County, Texas; the son of John D. McCoy and Cora Alice Davis McCoy. Lloyd has been married to his loving wife Betty for 63 years. He lived on the Brazos River and enjoyed fishing and telling fish stories. He welcomed all to enjoy...

Thomas Faile

Thomas Faile

Feb 28, 2017

Thomas Faile, 82, passed away February 28, 2017 in Mineral Wells. He was born May 6, 1934 in Lancaster County, South Carolina the son of George Washington and Dora Morgan Faile. He married Frances Brown on April 3, 1958 in Germany and she preceded him in death on November 21, 1988. He married Neta Bailey on September 8, 1989 in...

Francis Baxter

Francis Baxter

Feb 25, 2017

Francis Baxter, 78, passed away February 25, 2017 in Weatherford surrounded by her loved ones. She was born June 21, 1938 in Lubbock the daughter of Clarence Burt Moore and Emma Fay McBee Moore. She was a longtime resident of Fort Worth and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church in Mineral Wells. Graveside services will be 2 PM Tuesday, February...

Joe Shewmake

Joe Shewmake

Feb 23, 2017

Joe Lewis Shewmake, 86, of Mineral Wells peacefully passed on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Joe was born on September 2, 1930 and is preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Lena Conn Shewmake. Joe leaves behind his sister, Billie Harrison of Mississippi; daughter Sandra Halford and her spouse, Charley of El Paso, daughter Linda Shewmake of Mineral Wells;...

Earl Sims

Earl Sims

Feb 22, 2017

Earl A. "Toby" Sims, 86, passed away February 22, 2017 in Mineral Wells. He was born April 29, 1930 in Knox City the son of Earl A. Sims Sr. and Jessie Henderson Sims. He married Joyce Price on September 5, 1953 in Perrin. He was a longtime resident of Mineral Wells and was a Baptist. He worked at Acme Brick...

Ruth Ryan

Ruth Ryan

Feb 20, 2017

Ruth Ryan passed away on February 20, 2017 in Mineral Wells. A graveside service will be held on Thursday February 23, 10am at Union Hill Cemetery. Ruth was born in Mineral Wells. She went to college and obtained her LVN license and worked in the healthcare industry until retiring. Ruth was preceded by husband, Raymond Ryan. She is survived by...

Juanita Farmer

Juanita Farmer

Feb 9, 2017

Juanita Boyle Farmer, 91, passed away February 9, 2017 in Mineral Wells. She was born February 1, 1926 in Olney the daughter of Adam and Zula Davis Boyle. She was the 5th of 13 children. She married Bobby Morse at the age of 18 and had two sons. She married Bill Farmer on December 22, 1963 and they have been...

Clyde Strain

Clyde Strain

Feb 1, 2017

Clyde Ward Strain, 58, passed away February 1, 2017 at his home in Mineral Wells. He was born September 18, 1958 in Mineral Wells, son of Estes Dale and Margaret Nell Wiggins Strain. He married LaNell Windham in 1999 at Holders Chapel in Cool. He was a lifetime resident of Mineral Wells and a member of the Central United Methodist...

Patrick Gonzales

Patrick Gonzales

Jan 30, 2017

Patrick Gonzales, 59, of Houston, Texas passed away January 30, 2017 and is now in his Lord's arms. Funeral Mass will be 10 AM Monday, February 6, 2017 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. The Rosary is 6 PM Sunday, February 5, 2017 in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel with visitation following. Patrick was...

William Bennett

William Bennett

Jan 23, 2017

William "Bill" Jacob Bennett, 86, of Mineral Wells, Texas, was ushered into heaven by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, January 23, 2017 in Ft. Worth, Texas due to complications following surgery. Bill was born August 15, 1930 in Aledo, Texas, the last of nine children born to T.C. and May Bennett. After graduation from Aledo High School,...

Robert Nowak

Robert Nowak

Jan 20, 2017

Robert C. Nowak passed into his Lord's arms on January 20, 2017. He was born to the late Joe F. Nowak and Effie Holub Nowak. Robert enjoyed the lake, dancing, and had an outstanding personality. A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home Chapel from 3-5pm. A funeral will be held on Monday, January...

Melvin Baldree

Melvin Baldree

Jan 16, 2017

Melvin Glenn Baldree passed into his Lord's arms on January 16, 2017. He was born in Dallas, Texas; the son of Melvin Thomas Baldree and Dorothy Faye Saunders. Melvin loved his family and friends and had a big heart. He loved motor cycles and wrestling. He married his wife Mary Walker on June 24, 2005 in Mineral Wells, Texas. A...

Bobby McKee

Bobby McKee

Jan 12, 2017

Bobby Ray McKee, 83, passed away January 12, 2017 in Mineral Wells. He was born June 15, 1933 in Moran the son of Boss and Eddie Lowell Snipes McKee. He married Rosie Stout on November 22, 1961 in Jacksboro. He was a veteran of the US Army having served from 1951-1955. He loved his church family at the Fellowship of...

Morris Gresham

Morris Gresham

Jan 10, 2017

Morris Gresham passed into his Lord's arms on January 10, 2017. He was born in Bennett, TX; the son of Joseph Henry William Gresham and Imogene Emberlin Gresham. Morris loved to write books, read, tell jokes, hunt, and fish. He wrote for Outdoor Life, Bass Masters, Desoto Gun Club, and Dallas Gun club. He married his wife Bettie Nevil on...