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Viva Mae Avila
1918-2003
Memorial service for Viva Mae Avila, 84, of Decatur will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, at Word of Faith Praise Center in Fort Worth.
Avila died Jan. 15, 2003, in Decatur.
Born May 26, 1918, in New Mexico to Edgar and Alma (Boyles) Cook, she was a loving and devoted homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Santos Avila.
She is survived by a son, Glenn Waldrop and wife Barbara; three daughters, Wanda Rountree and husband Oscar, Patricia Reed and husband Jim and Teresa Ledford and husband David; two sisters, Esteline Evans and Minnie Sparks; eight grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and numerous great-great-grandchildren.
Bobbie Ruth Southall Pitts
1928-2003
Service for Bobbie Ruth Southall Pitts, 74, of Bridgeport was Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Bible Baptist Church of Bridgeport. The Rev. Kenneth Wood officiated. Burial followed at Willow Point Cemetery near Balsora.
Pitts died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003, in Denton.
Born Oct. 9, 1928, in Humphrey, Okla., to Robert and Ruth (Grey) Southall, she married Carlos Pitts on June 3, 1976, in Oklahoma. She was the retired owner of Bobbie’s Unique Boutique in Decatur and a member of the Lake Bridgeport Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Dora Katherine Hudson and a brother, Glenn Southall.
She is survived by her husband; seven daughters, Pam Trantham of Aurora, Paula Geiser and husband Paul of Runaway Bay, Patti Madewell and husband Tommy of Argyle, Lisa Valliant and husband Kim of Decatur, Rhonda McIlroy of Cottondale, Jayne Green and husband Larry of Boyd and Connie Wood of Paradise; a son, Joe Morgan of Roswell, N.M.; a sister, Pauline Pool; a sister-in-law, Ida Jo Southall; 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Butch Selby, Wiley Meador, Jim Coffman, Cody Bryant, Mark Sanders, Jim Bob Little and Bob Basham.
The family requests that memorials be made to the Wise County Domestic Violence Task Force, Box 491, Bridgeport, Texas, 76426.
Floy Alice Bedford
1916-2003
Service for Floy Alice Bedford, 86, of Bridgeport will be Thursday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. at White’s Funeral Home Chapel in Springtown. Burial will follow at Springtown Cemetery.
Visitation was to be at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29.
Bedford died Monday, Jan. 27, 2003, in Bridgeport.
Born May 13, 1916, in Erick, Okla., she was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Boyd and the Eastern Star Boyd Chapter. She was a Worthy Matron from 1972 to 1973. She was active in her church and once traveled to the Holy Land.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Jessie Bedford; a daughter, Yvonne Washburn; a son, Winfred Pynes and a stepson, Edwin Bedford.
She is survived by two sons, Herbert Bedford of Hope, Ark., and James Bedford and wife Linda of North Richland Hills; a stepdaughter, Alene Binney and husband Buster of Big Sandy; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and numerous step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Emma Mae Moncrief
1908-2003
Graveside service for Emma Mae Moncrief, 94, of Justin was to be Saturday, Jan. 25, at 11 a.m. at the Justin Cemetery.
Moncrief died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, in Fort Worth.
Born May 30, 1908, in Dallas ,to Matt and Bertie Thomas Dardeman, she was the valedictorian in 1925 at Ponder High School. She married Floyd Burch Moncrief on July 15, 1926, in Rhome. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Justin and a homemaker. Moncrief was a member of the National Poetry Society and won several honors in a national writing competition, including publication.
She was preceded in death by her husband on April 17, 1993.
She is survived by two daughters, Mickey Logan and Jherrie Logan, both of Justin; three sons, Leland Moncrief, Bobby Moncrief and Kelly Moncrief all of Justin; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Justin Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 811, Justin, Texas, 76247.
Florence King
1907-2003
Service for Florence King, 95, of Bridgeport was to be Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m. at Hawkins Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Joe Motsenbocker was to officiate. Burial was to follow at West Bridgeport Cemetery.
King died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2003, in Decatur.
Born Nov. 12, 1907, in St. Paul, Minn., she was a retired hairdresser and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport. She married Walter King on Sept. 16, 1947, who preceded her in death in 1998.
She was also preceded in death by nine brothers and sisters.
She is survived by two daughters, Alice Clark of Mesquite and Diane Storlien of Minnesota; four grandchildren, Deborah, Gayle, Tommy and Tim and six great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were to be Juston Goodman and Toby Storlien.
Margaret Evelyn New
1918-2003
Service for Margaret Evelyn New, 84, formerly of Decatur, was Nov. 9, 2002, at Bratcher Funeral Home in Denison. Burial was at Fairview Cemetery in Denison.
New died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2002, in Denison.
Born Dec. 15, 1918, in Newton, Miss., She married Charles New of Decatur on Oct. 14, 1940. When he went to work for the Katy Railroad, the couple moved to Denison.
She was preceded in death by her son, Paul.
She is survived by two sons, Charles New Jr. and wife Paula and Jim New and four grandchildren, Andy, Nathan, Sarah and Paula McDowell.
Bruce Lynn Martin
1952-2003
Service for Bruce Lynn Martin, 50, of Watauga, formerly of Briar, was Friday, Jan. 24 at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Larry Hood officiated. Burial followed at Boyd Cemetery.
Martin died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003, in Watauga.
Born Dec. 26, 1952, in Harlingen, he married Verena Hood Martin on Sept. 27, 1980, in Smithfield. He was a truck driver.
He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas William Martin.
He is survived by his wife; his mother, Alpha Martin; one son, Berry Martin; one daughter, Lexa Martin; two brothers, Gene Martin and Eddie Martin and two sisters, Vikki Woodruff and Cathie Perkins.
Pallbearers were David Martin, Kevin Martin, Thomas Martin, Phillip Johnson, Ray Woodruff and Tommy Woodruff. Honorary pallbearer was David Welch.
Anna Lavern Schmitz Brinlee
1933-2003
Graveside service for Anna Lavern Schmitz Brinlee, 69, of Newark was Monday, Jan. 20, at the Bettis Cemetery.
Brinlee died Friday, Jan. 17, 2003, in Fort Worth.
Born Oct. 1, 1933, in Dallas to John Henry Schmitz and Catherine Julindus Ruwaldt, she married R. Jean “Windy” Brinlee on June 1, 1950, in Irving. She worked in homecare and was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a son, Ricky Gene Brinlee.
She is survived by a son, Timothy Brinlee of Fort Worth; three daughters, Ronda Schwartzlow and husband Richard of Azle, Sherry Gaught and husband Lewis of Fort Worth and Arlene Berry and husband James of Newark; 13 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
