Obituary Notices and Memorial Services
Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel
Remembering Loved Ones in Parker County and Surrounding Areas
James A Watson
Nov 16, 2009
James A. Watson, age 69, of Dennis, died Monday evening, November 16, 2009, in the local hospital. Born August 30, 1940 in Stratford, Oklahoma, a resident of Weatherford for several years. He was a fencing contractor and former Justice of the Peace of Parker County Precinct 4. Survivors: Wife – Barbara Watson of Dennis, Two Sons – Lonnie Watson and...
Floyd Willis McCracken
Nov 16, 2009
Floyd Willis McCracken, age 94, of Hilltop Lakes, Texas passed away Monday, November 16, 2009. He was born February 26, 1915 in Hill County. He had been a resident of Fort Worth and Weatherford before moving to Hilltop Lakes in 1987. Floyd retired in 1977 as an electrician for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Baptist...
Bill Byron Thomas
Nov 15, 2009
Bill Byron Thomas, 84, of Weatherford, passed away Sunday November 15, 2009 at a local nursing home. Bill was born August 17, 1925 in Weatherford to Finis and Gertrude Thomas. He attended Weatherford High School, Weatherford College, and graduated from Texas Christian University with his Masters in education. During his 35 years in public education, he taught in Millsap and...
Etta Mae Ruland
Nov 14, 2009
Etta Mae Ruland, age 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior, early Saturday morning, November 14, 2009. She was born December 6, 1934 in Kennedale,Texas, and raised in Reno. She attended Springtown High School and was a resident of Parker County most of her life. Etta was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, she loved children and her...
Margaret Junice Draper
Nov 13, 2009
Margaret Junice Draper, 83, of Weatherford, went home to be with the Lord, Friday November 13, 2009. Margaret was born December 8, 1925 in Alvarado, TX to Ernest and Viola Hathcock. She was a homemaker and a member of Victory Baptist Church. She loved talking about her boys and granddaughters. Margaret is preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include...
Jordan Layne Magee
Nov 12, 2009
Jordan Layne Magee, age 17, of Weatherford, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, in Fort Worth. Born October 21, 1992, in Mineral Wells, a resident of Weatherford for several years. He was a student at Weatherford High School, member of the Baptist Church and he loved rodeo, video games, music, and watching movies. Survivors: Parents, Amy Karl and Greg Ferguson...
Homer Marion Tefertiller Jr.
Nov 12, 2009
Homer Marion Tefertiller Jr., 72, of Weatherford, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2009. Homer was born in Noble, Oklahoma December 14, 1936 to Homer and Ruby Gentry Tefertiller Sr. Homer and wife Marie nurtured a great grandson, Alex Robison, from age three through eleven. Alex and his friends at Crockett Elementary affectionately referred to Homer as Pa Pa. Homer spent...
James A Jordan
Nov 9, 2009
James A. Jordan, 67, of Aledo died November 8, 2009 in a Dallas hospital. He was born on March 7, 1942 in Dublin, TX to Jess Aaron and Odessa Maxine Cooper Jordan. He was a retired truck owner and operator, a veteran of the U.S. Army, and a member of Willow Park Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife: Wanda Jordan...
John Ralph Snyder
Nov 9, 2009
John Ralph Snyder, 78, of Weatherford died Monday morning at his residence. Born February 5, 1931 in Purmela, Texas to Cecil and Velma White Snyder. John was a retired truck driver and truck driving instructor, US Navy veteran serving in the Korean Conflict. He was a Baptist, loved woodworking and spending time with his grandchildren. John is survived by his...
Loyce Rowe
Oct 30, 2009
Loyce Rowe, age 81, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend went home to be with the Lord on Friday, October 30, 2009. Loyce was born November 29, 1927, in Burneyville, Oklahoma. She was employed by SBC for 28 years before retiring in 1984. Her church and family were the center of her life. Loyce was a...
Pamela Kennington Barksdale
Oct 26, 2009
Pamela Kennington Barksdale, age 44, of Pettigrew, Arkansas, died October 26, 2009 in Huntsville, Arkansas. She was born April 3, 1965 in Fort Worth. She was a homemaker and a member of the Greenwood Baptist Church in Weatherford. Survivors: Husband – Nathan Barksdale of Witter, Arkansas 5 Daughters – Alexandra Noel Barksdale of Harrison, Arkansas Andrea Michelle Barksdale Taylor Elise...
Mildred Earline Lawrence
Oct 26, 2009
Mildred Earline Lawrence, 89, of Weatherford, passed away Monday, October 27, 2009. Earline was born July 1, 1920 in Fort Worth. She was a life long resident of Weatherford, active in the Zion Hill Community and a member of Couts United Methodist Church. Earline sang with Bob Burt, wife Hester played piano, and Sadie Yates in a trio on KZEE...
Jerline J Oatman
Oct 24, 2009
Jerline J. Oatman, 93, of Weatherford, died October 24, 2009 in a Fort Worth nursing home. She was born on October 1, 1916 in Brock, Texas to Luther and Lillian Smith Jackson. She was a retired dry cleaning clerk and a member of North Side Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband: Walter Oatman and 2 sons:...
Lexi Reese-Lynne Price
Oct 24, 2009
Lexi Reese-Lynne Price, infant daughter of James Price and Kristina Day, died Saturday, October 24, 2009. Lexi was born October 12, 2009. She is survived by her parents; James Price and Kristina Day of Springtown , brother, Roland Price of Fort Worth, Maternal Grandparents, Elizabeth and Terry Wesley of Springtown, Great Grandmother, Phyllis Lynne Day of Fort Worth, Paternal Grandparents,...
Jack Weldon Hatter
Oct 24, 2009
Jack Weldon Hatter, age 86, of Weatherford, died Saturday morning, October 24, 2009 at his residence. Born November 25, 1922 in Willow, Oklahoma, a resident of Parker County for several years. He was a retired farmer, rancher and local contractor, member of the North Main Church of Christ and he loved to golf, hunt, play forty two and dominoes. Mr....
Cherlene Kay Yglesia
Oct 17, 2009
Cherlene Kay Yglesia, born September 13, 1946, died October 17, 2009. She was a loving wife, sister, sister-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, gramdmother and friend.
She leaves behind her husband, Edward Yglesia; brother, Douglas Boies; sister-in-laws, Frances LaBarr and LoulElla; three children, Lainie Scruggs, Christine Pittman and Kimberly Johnson; three son-in-laws, Newy Scruggs, Gary Pittman and Michael Johnson; four grandchildren, Darion Johnson,...
John Elton Dingler
Oct 17, 2009
John Elton Dingler, age 72, of Millsap, died Saturday, October 17, 2009 at his residence. Born September 9, 1937 in Muskogee, Oklahoma, a resident of Parker County for several years. He was a retired compressor mechanic, member of the Moose Lodge and he had lived most of his life in Hobbs and Monument , New Mexico. Survivors include his daughter, ...
Bernice C Straily
Oct 17, 2009
Bernice C. Straily, age 91, of Crescent Senior Care in Weatherford, died Saturday, October 17, 2009. Bernice was born December 31, 1917 in Garland City, Arkansas. She was approximately 2 years old when her mother passed away. Her father passed away when she was 9 years old. She lived in Electra when she was very young and after her father...
Jean Wiggs Andrews
Oct 17, 2009
Jean Wiggs Andrews, age 76, of Weatherford, died early Saturday morning, October 17, 2009, at her residence. She was born April 6, 1933 in Weatherford where she had lived all her life.. Jean was a homemaker, member of the South Main Street Church of Christ, Newcomers Club, TOPS, and she loved sewing, rose gardening, painting, photography and spending time at...
Betty Lou Verret
Oct 16, 2009
Betty Lou Verret, 74, of Shepherd, passed away Friday, October 16, 2009 in a nursing facility. Born September 25, 1935 in Waco, Texas, she was a resident of Weatherford for a short time before moving to Shepherd. Betty was a social worker and a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Elta Martin and her sisters,...