Obituary Notices and Memorial Services   
Galbreaith  Pickard Funeral Chapel

May 21, 2020

On Thursday, May 21, 2020, Betty Lou Shaw Cooper passed away at the age of ninety. She will be remembered as a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, great-aunt, and friend. Betty was born on January 13, 1930 in Weatherford, TX. to George Thomas Shaw and Carrie Belle Parsons Shaw. She was raised in Spring Creek and received...

May 20, 2020

Lola always remembered with fondness her days of growing up near the small farming community of Kim on the southeastern plains of Colorado. She graduated from Kim High School in 1943. Married in 1946 to Clifford Harvey Goodrich, they shared an early married life on the farm in Kim country. In 1954 Lola, Cliff and their three small children moved...

May 19, 2020

May 19, 2020

Orvel Penny Stone, 99, of Weatherford passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at his residence. Visitation: 6-8 PM, Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel. Graveside service: 10am, Thursday, May 21, 2020 at Zion Hill Cemetery. Penny was born February 26, 1921 in Westover, Baylor County, Texas to Emory Ellsworth and Omega Thurman Stone. He was a long-time...

May 17, 2020

Joe Carl Payne, 78, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020 at his daughters’ residence. Joe was born November 13, 1941 in Dierks, Arkansas to Carl Lewis and Ruby Shannon Payne. Joe was a lover of life and a world traveler. He was the CEO and VP of Gearhart Oil Industries and retired as CFO and VP of Chemical Limestone.

Joe was...

May 17, 2020

Karen Williams was a gentle and kindhearted woman. She was the youngest of six siblings; three sisters and two brothers. Karen helped her sister Cheryl in raising Cheryl’s five children. As Cheryl’s four daughters grew older, Karen nurtured and loved the following generation. Those dozens of lives will forever be changed for have knowing her, and her memories will live...

May 16, 2020

Charlene Sue Briggs went home to be with her Savior on Saturday, May 16, 2020 after a long illness. Charlene was a loving wife, mother, daughter grandmother, great grandmother and sister. She was born in Ohio and moved with her husband to Texas to be with her daughter and grandchildren in 1993. Charlene was an active member of Wedgewood Baptist...

May 15, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved son, Christopher Jason Regner “C.J.” on Friday, May 15, 2020. He was 16 years old and a sophomore at Aledo High School. C.J. was born on October 9, 2003 in Allentown, PA and later moved to Aledo, Texas. While residing in Aledo, C.J. became involved in...

May 15, 2020

Lewis Allen Gratts, age 69, passed from this life Friday, May 15, 2020, at a local hospital. Lewis was born November 9, 1950, in Weatherford, Texas, to Lawson and Myrlee Chandler Gratts. 

As a Master Woodworker he could build or repair almost anything made of wood. He was friendly and known for being helpful and always keeping his word. He enjoyed...

May 14, 2020

Kenneth “Kenny” Eastman, 65, of Aledo, passed away on Thursday evening, May 14, 2020, at his home surrounded by his family. A graveside committal service will be held at 11 A.M., on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at the Aledo-Brown Cemetery in Aledo Kenny was born on August 9, 1954, in Spokane, Washington. He was one of two children born to...

May 14, 2020

James Earl Parris passed away peacefully at his home in Lipan, Texas on May 14, 2020. Graveside service will be held at 11am, Monday, May 18, 2020 at the Johnson Cemetery in Dennis, Texas.

James was born on September 9, 1941 in Mt. Vernon, Texas. At age 6, his parents moved to Fort Worth then to White Settlement. After high school...

May 14, 2020

Robert “Bob” Julian passed away at home in Hudson Oaks, Texas on May 14th, 2020 at the age of 89 with family by his side.

Bob grew up near Trousdale, Kansas where he lived until moving off for college in 1949 at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas.

Bob funded his college education through athletic scholarships in track and football at Kansas...

May 13, 2020

On Wednesday, May 13, 2020, Joan Elizabeth Austin, ran into the arms of Jesus and family and friends at the age of 88.

Joan was born in Galveston, TX on September 12, 1931 but primarily grew up in Shreveport, LA with her 22 cousins and friendships that have lasted over 80 years. She moved to Texas in 1979 and most recently...

May 12, 2020

Johnie H. Herbert, Jr. passed away suddenly on May 12, 2020 in Weatherford, Texas at the age of 83.Johnie was born at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas on February 23, 1937 – the first-born child to Johnie Howard Herbert and Nora Fenolia (Wood) Herbert.A gifted musician, Johnie shared his beautiful singing voice throughout his life, starting with the junior...

May 12, 2020

Harold “Pops” Ogle, 78, of Mineral Wells, passed away following a short illness Tuesday evening, May 12, 2020, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held from 1 until 2 P.M., on Friday, May 15, 2020 at the Galbreaith-Pickard Funeral Chapel, 913 N. Elm Street, in Weatherford. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held at...

May 11, 2020

Billie Pauline Berry,90, passed away Monday, May 11, 2020 at Weatherford Health Care Center. Billie was born March 31, 1930 in Denton, to Rufus Wesley and Dollie Marie Willis Powers. She married Billy Joe Wheeler, together they had one daughter Cherry Lynn, born in 1947. Billie later married Dusty Lewis Cross and had three children, Freddie Carrol, Judy Gail and...

May 10, 2020

May 10, 2020

John Charles Sears, 60, passed Sunday, May 10, 2020. He was born November 8, 1959 in Weatherford, Texas to John Emmette Sears and Barbara Ann Glover Sears. Known by his friends as “Chuck,” he was an avid outdoors-man. Having spent much of his life ranching, he became the Operations Manager for the Slate River Ranch. Chuck’s multifaceted abilities and willingness...

May 10, 2020

Rhonda Renee Sears, 56, passed Sunday, May 10, 2020. She was born June 9, 1963, in Weatherford, Texas to Stephen Noakes and Sherry Thomas Noakes. Rhonda loved Rodeo and any animal she came across, deeply involved in their rescue and rehabilitation. She was a member of Kay Gay's Palominos on Parade, an Agent for Worthington Realty, a Volunteer for the...

May 9, 2020

Edna “Earline” Allen, 86, of Weatherford, passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, May 9, 2020 in Weatherford.A graveside committal service will be held at 1 P.M., Thursday, May 14, at Rough Creek Cemetery near Granbury.Earline was born on November 22, 1933 in Cedar Bayou, Texas to Dora Collins. She married Lee Roy Allen on July 3, 1951, and together had four...