Obituaries

Lanore Hughes

Lanore Hughes

Dec 12, 2012

Lanore Wilder Hughes, age 91, passed Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in Sterling House Assisted Living in Weatherford. For most of her life she was Mineral Wells resident and a faithful member of North Oak Church of Christ. She and her husband, Charlie Hughes, owned and operated a grocery store in Mineral Wells for many years before she became an elementary...

Dorothy Wright

Dorothy Wright

Dec 11, 2012

Dorothy L. Wright, 90, passed away December 11, 2012 at her home in Soda Springs. She married Marvin Wright on August 7, 1942 in Weatherford. She was a member of Soda Springs Baptist Church and served as church treasurer for 42 years. Services will be 2 PM Saturday, December 15, 2012 in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel with Rev. Ronnie Davidson and...

Ronald Lightner

Ronald Lightner

Dec 10, 2012

Ronald Lee Lightner, 67, passed away December 10, 2012 at his home at PK Lake. He was born January 16, 1945 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the son of Roy Wilson and Hazel Lucille Bean Lightner. The family is providing a memorial service 10:30 AM Saturday, December 15, 2012 at Charlie's Angels, 329 N FM 2353 Graford, Texas 76449. He is...

Refugio Garcia

Refugio Garcia

Dec 8, 2012

Refugio Lopez Garcia, 88, passed away December 8, 2012 in a Mineral Wells nursing home. He was born July 4, 1924 in Mexico the son of Timotoe and Margarita Lopez Garcia. He married Paula Huerta in 1936 in Mexico. He had lived in Mineral Wells since 2001 and in Del Rio prior to that. He was a member of Our...

Jack Hunter

Jack Hunter

Dec 3, 2012

Jack Derek Hunter, 22, passed away December 3, 2012 in a Fort Worth hospital. He was born October 24, 1990 in Mineral Wells. He was a lifetime resident of Whitt. Services will be 2 PM Friday, December 7, 2012 in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel with Rev. Bobby Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Whitt Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6-8...

Luther Lollar

Luther Lollar

Nov 16, 2012

Luther Staley Lollar, 89, passed away November 16, 2012 in a Mineral Wells nursing home. He was born May 18, 1923 in Sparta, Tennessee the son of Luther H. and Martha Green Lollar. He married Gladys Kurtz on December 27, 1952 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He was a retired veteran of the US Army and the Marines having served in WWII...

Shirley Milliken

Shirley Milliken

Nov 13, 2012

Shirley Milliken passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012 in an Abilene hospital. Shirley was born August 7, 1927 to Willie & Mary Jane Thomas Knight in Mineral Wells, TX. Services will be Monday, November 19, at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. David Harp officiating. Burial will follow in Woodland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00...

Billie Knight

Billie Knight

Nov 12, 2012

Billie Carol Knight, 55, passed away November 12, 2012 at her home in Mineral Wells. She was born March 20, 1957 in Mineral Wells the daughter of Luther Ray and Jo Helen Smith Knight. She was a longtime resident of Mineral Wells. Graveside services will be 2 PM Saturday, November 17, 2012 at Staggs Prairie Cemetery. Visitation is Friday from...

Jennie Snow

Jennie Snow

Nov 9, 2012

Jennie Bettie Snow, 89, passed away November 9, 2012 in a Weatherford nursing home. She was born October 2, 1923 in Carrollton the daughter of John Thomas and Johnnie Kate Sheridan Weeks. She married Earl Snow on May 9, 1947 in Fort Worth. She was a longtime resident of Whitt and a member of the Perrin Church of Christ. She...

Ada Rhodes

Ada Rhodes

Nov 4, 2012

Ada Jo Rhodes, 77, died Nov. 4, 2012, in a Fort Worth hospital. Service is 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, at Salesville Baptist Church, in Salesville, with graveside service following in Whitt Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home in Mineral Wells. Born Feb. 27, 1935, to Curtis Joe and Ada Almina (Phillips) Walker, she...

Eva McIver

Eva McIver

Nov 4, 2012

On Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the age of 92 our mom, Eva Louise Burrows McIver, met our dad, Roy McIver in Heaven. While sad at her passing, we are happy that Mama is now pain free and living in a wonderful place. Mama was the youngest child born to Ira Ilo and Mollie Mayfield Burrows on March 28, 1920...

Jonathan Willis

Jonathan Willis

Oct 31, 2012

Jonathan Leotis Willis, 32, passed away October 31, 2012 in a Mineral Wells hospital. He was born August 21, 1980 in Breckenridge the son of Joe and Kathy Lewis Willis. Services will be 10 AM Monday, November 5, 2012 in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel. Burial will follow in Woodland Park Cemetery. Visitation is Sunday from 6-8 PM at the funeral home....

Norman Stroup

Norman Stroup

Oct 29, 2012

Norman Otto Stroup, 82, passed away October 29, 2012 in a Fort Worth hospital. He was born December 9, 1929 in Ellington, Missouri the son of Jess and Gladys Burns Stroup. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in the Korean War. He was a Cross Guard at Lamar Elementary. Services will be 2 PM Wednesday, October...

Jimmy Washburn

Jimmy Washburn

Oct 29, 2012

Jimmy Washburn 82 of Fort Worth passed away on October 29, 2012. He was born December 14, 1929 in Bristow, Oklahoma to James and Pearl (Isbell) Washburn. Jimmy gave many years of his life to the military service and his country; eventually he retired from the Air Force with over 23 years of service. He loved every form of sports...

Jerry Holmes

Jerry Holmes

Oct 28, 2012

Jerry Bernice Holmes, 77, passed away October 28, 2012 at her home in Mineral Wells. She was born October 1, 1935 in East Fork, Louisiana the daughter of Wallace and Willie Georgia Rhodes Hodges. She married Dean Holmes, Sr. on June 23, 1956 in Stoney Point, Louisiana. She was a member of Southside Church of Christ, was an Eastern Star,...

Judy Slone

Judy Slone

Oct 27, 2012

Judy Randall Slone, 55, passed away October 27, 2012 at her home in Mineral Wells. She was born December 2, 1956 in Pecos, the daughter of Dulan and Veda Coan Randall. She married Greg Slone in 2007. She was a longtime resident of Mineral Wells and a Baptist. She worked as a cook at Tommy's on North Oak in Mineral...

Vivian Witt

Vivian Witt

Oct 24, 2012

Vivian Laverne Swanner Witt, 81, died October 24, 2012, in Amarillo, Texas. Vivian was born January 13, 1931, in Erath County, Texas, to Daniel Presley Swanner Jr. and Bessie Gladis (Venable) Swanner. She attended Rush Creek School in Erath County and graduated from Strawn High School. Vivian worked for many years and retired from Phillips Components in Mineral Wells, Texas....

Joyce Lovelady

Joyce Lovelady

Oct 23, 2012

Joyce Walker Lovelady, 76, passed away October 23, 2012 in a Fort Worth hospital. She was born March 10, 1936 in Rule, Texas the daughter of Howard and Rena Belle Bailiff. Services will be 11 AM Friday, October 26, 2012 at City View Community Church with Rev. Gary Word officiating. Burial will follow at Willow Cemetery in Haskell. Visitation is...

Lucial Herring

Lucial Herring

Oct 23, 2012

Lucial Baker Herring, 84, passed away October 23, 2012 in a Mineral Wells hospital. She was born November 19, 1927 in Vernon, Texas the daughter of Cecil Selma Hopkins and Mabel Clara Cox Hopkins Ellis. She married Hershel Lee Baker in Las Vegas, Nevada. Later on she married Marion Herring Jr. in Fort Worth. She was a longtime resident of...

Lucille Galloway

Lucille Galloway

Oct 20, 2012

Lucille Galloway, 86, passed away October 20, 2012 in a Fort Worth hospice facility. She was born March 30, 1926 in Santo the daughter of Bryan and Vera Williams Archer. Graveside services will be 11 AM Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Dobbs Valley Cemetery. Visitation is Monday from 5-8 PM at the funeral home. She is survived by her daughter...