Obituaries
George Russell Bishop
George Russell Bishop of Granbury, 64, passed away Monday, April. 29, 2013, in Granbury.
Memorial service: 3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, at Harmony Fellowship Church, 824 Pennsylvania Ave., Fort Worth.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Humane Society.
Arrangements were by Wiley Funeral Home. … Read the rest
Courtney Kay Smalley
Courtney Kay Smalley of Lipan, 18, passed away Sunday, Apr. 28, 2013, from an automobile accident in Erath County.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2013, at the Lipan High School Gymnasium. Burial: Evergreen Cemetery in Lipan. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2, at Lipan First Baptist Church. The family requests that anyone attending the service, please wear pink.… Read the rest
James Calvin Smith
James Calvin Smith of Granbury, 70, passed away Monday, Apr. 29, 2013, in Granbury.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at the Granbury Baptist Church. Graveside service: 2 p.m. at the Caddo Cemetery in Joshua.
James was born Sept. 23, 1942, in Covington, Tenn., to James R. Smith and Zilphia Ann Johnson Smith. He married Ruby Sue Coffman in 1976 in Las Vegas, Nev.… Read the rest
John D. ‘Dick’ Greer
John D. “Dick” Greer of Granbury, 84, passed away Friday, April 26, 2013.
Funeral: 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 2, in Mount Olivet Chapel. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Mount Olivet Funeral Home.
Memorials: Donations may be made to Wounded Warriors, www.woundedwarriorproject.org.
John was born April 17, 1929, in Fort Worth. He graduated from Arlington Heights High School and served four years in the U.S.… Read the rest
Roger Lane Shelton
Roger Lane Shelton of Granbury, 72, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 26, 2013, surrounded by family.
Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, at Laurel Land Chapel of Chimes. Interment: 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 30, in Hico Cemetery in Hico.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 29, at Laurel Land Funeral Home. … Read the rest
Alvine (Dutch) Williaford
Alvine (Dutch) Williaford, 93 passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the Iron County Nursing Home in Parowan, Utah. Dutch was the wife of Raymond Lloyd Williaford, longtime diseased resident of Granbury.
Dutch had been living between residences in Granbury and Parowan, Utah with her daughter Judy and son-in- law Bob for the past four years. The family traveled between homes for medical services and weather conditions.… Read the rest
Earnest ‘Sonny’ Ridge
Earnest “Sonny” Ridge of Granbury, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Granbury.
Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday, April, 26, 2013, at Holly Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Wiley Funeral Home.
Memorials: American Cancer Society.
Sonny was born Sept. 15, 1944, in Springfield, Mo., to Odie Henry Ridge and Grace Eileen Means Ridge.… Read the rest
Bill Russeau
Bill Russeau of Granbury, 67, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Fort Worth.
Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday, April 29, 2013, at St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church.
Rosary and visitation: 6 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at Wiley Funeral Home.
Memorials: Multiple Scelorsis or Lupus Foundation.
Mr. Russeau was born April 16, 1946, in Watervliet, Mich., and was raised by his loving adoptive parents, Benjamin Russeau and Ruth Duty Russeau.… Read the rest
Melvin R. Todd
Melvin R. Todd of Granbury, 70, passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2013, in Granbury.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2013, Mambrino Baptist Church. Burial: Nubbin Ridge Cemetery in Hood County.
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Wiley Funeral Home.
Memorials: Gifts in Melvin’s memory may be made to any local youth sports organization or American Heart Association.… Read the rest
Robert Earl Howard
Robert Earl Howard, 54, of Granbury passed away on April 6,, 2013 at a Fort Worth hospital. He was born May 4, 1958, in Cleburne, Texas.
Mr. Howard was in the heating/air conditioning field and had owned his own business in Glen Rose.
He is survived by his children, Jennifer Sheffield from Mansfield, Michael Howard of North Carolina, Brandon Howard of Cleburne, Shannon Eller of Granbury, and Amanda, Brawley, of Granbury.… Read the rest
