ARL M8B Tuesday, February 26, 2008 www.star-telegram.com OBITUARIES Mike Aguirre FORT WORTH Mike Aguirre, 70, passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, at a local care center. SERVICE: Mass at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Rosary: 7 p.m. Tues- day in Mount Olivet Chapel. Mike was born June 26, 1937, in Fort Worth to Catalina and Rafael Aguirre. He was a member of Our La- dy of Guadalupe Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by both par- ents; brothers, Jessie and Manual Aguirre; sisters, Guadalupe Hernan- dez and Dolores Sanchez; and a neph- ew, Ralph Moreno Aguirre.
SURVIVORS: Sisters, Nicolasa Mancha, Antonia Jayme, Mary Aguirre, Cecilia Colchado and hus- band, Isais, Juanita Zepeda and hus- band, Charley; brothers, Rafael Aguirre Jr. and wife, Maria Frank Aguirre and wife, Lucy, and Carlos Aguirre and wife, Susan. Mount Olivet Funeral Home 2301 N. Sylvania 817-831-0511 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries Malcolm Alston HALTOM CITY Malcolm Alston, 70, a longtime Fort Worth resident, passed away Satur- day, Feb. 23, 2008, after a long ill- ness.
SERVICE: 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Mount Olivet Chapel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Olivet Funeral Home. MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, the family requests a contribution in his name to the Disabled American Veterans.
Archie was born May 25, 1937, in Streetman to Cora and William Mal- colm Alston. He served his country in the 11th Airborne Division. Archie was a heating, ventilating and air conditioning specialist and the owner of Air Conditioning and Heating. SURVIVORS: Wife, Jerri Alston of Haltom City; son, Robert Alston of Weatherford; daughter, Tonja John- son and husband, Harvey, of Fort Worth; granddaughter, Casie Alston of Mineral Wells; sister, Lillie Ander- son of Athens; brothers, Vivian Alston and wife, Wanda, of Boyd, Pete Alston and wife, Linda; and nu- merous nieces and nephews. Mount Olivet Funeral Home 2301 N.
Sylvania 817-831-0511 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries Joshua James Ausmus FORT WORTH Joshua James Ausmus, 22, joined his Mamaw and Papaw, Papaw West, Grandmommy and Granddaddy Crosby, and Uncle CJ on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008. FUNERAL: 3 p.m. Friday in Blue- bonnet Hills Memorial Chapel, 5725 Colleyville Blvd. Interment: Bluebon- net Hills Memorial Park.
Open visita- tion: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Joshua was proud of being a at Hydra-Rig. He loved to fish, but his greatest enjoy- ment came from his sweet little girl, Jordan.
He was a member of First Baptist Church of Euless. SURVIVORS: Great-grandmoth- er, Mary Kate West of Alto; maternal grandparents, Janice and Ronny Bar- low of Colleyville and Larry Ausmus of Midland; paternal grandparents, Kathy and Reese Coppenger of Fort Worth, Dean Crosby of Palestine and Leon Compton of Irving; mother, Shelly Siddall and fiance, Glenn Dou- cet, of Fort Worth; father, Dean Cros- by of Ferris; brother, Cody Vice of Fort Worth; sister, Brittany Kirkland and husband, Kris, of Fort Worth; aunt, Jennifer and Jerry Caballa; and the light of his life, his daughter, Jordan Ausmus of Joshua. Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville, 817-498-5894 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries Kenneth Bryan Barnard FORT WORTH Kenneth Bryan Barnard, 50, a beloved son and father, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2008, in Fort Worth. FUNERAL: 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday in Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Bluebonnet Hills Memori- al Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tues- day at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. MEMORIALS: Memorial contribu- tions may be made to Happy Hill Farm Home, 3846 N.
High- way 144, Granbury, Texas 76048, or www.happyhillfarm.org. Ken was born Aug. 5, 1957, in Am- arillo. He grew up in Hurst and gradu- ated from L.D. Bell High School in 1975.
He worked in the family busi- ness, National Door Industries, in various capacities. Ken was an avid NASCAR fan and sports fan. His greatest enjoyment was his children. Ken was preceded in death by his grandparents. SURVIVORS: His children, Rachel, Paige and Matthew Barnard; par- ents, Bob and Joyce Barnard; broth- ers, Mike Barnard and wife, Kay, and Britt Barnard and wife, Ginger; the mother of his children, Cheryl Bar- nard; uncles, Don Barnard and wife, Norma, and M.L.
Roark and wife, Jean; aunt, Jean Howell; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home Colleyville, 817-498-5894 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries Elizabeth Ann Bell FORT WORTH Elizabeth Ann Bell, 63, a retired administrative as- sistant, passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008. SERVICE: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mount Olivet Chapel.
Ann was born Oct. 14, 1944. She loved birds and loved to work in her garden. Ann was also an avid knitter and loved to work crossword puzzles. SURVIVORS: Husband, Frederick Bell of Fort Worth; brother, Colin York and wife, Joyce, of Arizona; daugh- ters, Ruby Allen and husband, James, Dawn Rogers and husband, Everrett, both of Maryland, Raquel Bell of Cali- fornia; son, Bobby Bell of Fort Worth; stepson, Victor Jones and wife, De- lores, of California; stepdaughter, Mi- chelle Mason and husband, Spencer, of North Carolina; 16 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Mount Olivet Funeral Home 2301 N. Sylvania 817-831-0511 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries James Byron Berry BOWIE James Byron Berry, 24, passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Paradise. FUNERAL: Noon Tuesday at Bridge Community Church, Fort Worth. Interment: Newport Ceme- tery near Post Oak.
Pastor Hal Helton will officiate. MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Life Com- munity Church, Byron Berry camp fund, Box 77980, Fort Worth, Texas 76117. Byron was born Aug. 25, 1983, in North Richland Hills. He graduated from Calvary Academy in Fort Worth.
Byron was a member of Christ Chapel in Fort Worth. Byron lit up our lives. He would walk into a room and the room would be lit by his smile. His light shines with Jesus now. From a young age, Byron desired to be a preacher.
May his legacy live on, preaching a mes- sage far more powerful than any words could convey. Byron was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Bob Hamilton and Bob Berry. SURVIVORS: Parents, James and Jeanne Berry of Fort Worth; fiancee, Amanda Steward of Bowie; sisters, Jeanene and husband, William Ha- good, of Justin and Nichole and hus- band, Brian Duffield, of Fort Worth; grandparents, Verna Berry, Dana and June Martindale and Patti Steward; great-grandmother, Bessie Ruth Ber- ry; one nephew; and three nieces. Jones Family Funeral Home Bridgeport, 940-683-1704 View and sign guestbook at www.star-telegram.com/obituaries Aguirre, Mike, 70, Fort Worth Alston, Malcolm, 70, Haltom City Ausmus, Joshua, 22, Fort Worth Barnard, Kenneth, 50, Fort Worth Bell, Elizabeth Ann, 63, Fort Worth Berry, James, 24, Bowie Bounds, Marjorie, 61, Fort Worth Bradley, Sandra, 68, Mansfield Briones, Juanita, 57, Fort Worth Chairez, Elena, 83, Fort Worth Clement, John Francis, 60, Paradise Cole, Paul, 80, Weatherford Comer, Gregor, 81, Fort Worth Cox, Gussie, 101, Comanche Crowe, Eula Mary, 87, Arlington Damon, Lucy, 77, Mansfield Dillehay, Denton, 88, Fort Worth Downs, Haskell Edward, 82, Georgetown Emmons, Ronald, 60, Arlington Enns, Barbara Ann, 68, Arling- ton Franklin, William, 59, Burleson Givens, Ralph, 80, Burleson Hall, Halton, 74, Burleson Hamilton, Nathaniel 74, Fort Worth Hild, Marissa, 58, Arlington Hill, Betty Elizabeth, 57, Fort Worth Hobbs, Margie, 74, Alvarado Holt, Troy, 90, De Leon Horne, Mamie, 92, North Rich- land Hills Hughes, Fred, 72, Arlington Johnson, Paul, 79, Fort Worth Kennedy, Gracie, 94, Fort Worth King, Vestal, 88, May McBryde, Billy, 74, Fort Worth McDade, Zotae Devon, 24, Benbrook McKelvey, Mary, 85, Cleburne Miller, Neline, 86, Kennedale Moffett, Wayne, 54, Fort Worth Osborne, Janet, Grand Prairie Pankey, Michael, 56, Pleasanton Peak, Doris, 88, Keller Pettit, Robert Lee III, 68, Fort Worth Pond, J.P., 82, Irving Porter, Harold, 73, Mineral Wells Rambo, Harry, 73, North Rich- land Hills Rogers, Barbara, 74, Burleson Rogers, Byron, 89, Mineral Wells Rutledge, Jerry, 52, Brock Seybert, Loretta, 72, Granbury Six, David, 82, Fort Worth Smith, Katharine, 84, Arlington Smith, Virginia, 75, Fort Worth Snofsky, Aline, 89, Forest Hill Sorenson, John, 47, Grapevine Starr, George, 87, Bedford Tarkington, Imogene, Fort Worth Trevino, Gloria, 60, Fort Worth Trujillo, Guadalupe, 75, Granbury Updegraff, John, 91, Mansfield Waits, Pat, 75, Fort Worth Waldroup, Michael, 56, Granbury Willis, George, 62, Fort Worth Zavala, Nogaelda, 38, Fort Worth OBITUARIES Geraldine Finch de- sign work on leather saddles was so good it was known even back east. In Mrs.
case, that means way back east, as in England and Afghani- stan. Mrs. Fra- ser, who died Friday at 77, was an em- ployee of M.L. Boot and Saddle Shop in Fort Worth. She worked on the leather tooling for three sad- dles commissioned by the White House as state gifts to Prince Charles, Camilla, duch- ess of Cornwall, and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, said Mike Morrison, con- troller.
She also carved award sad- dles for the National Cutting Horse Association. Her more than 50 years of carving leather and teaching the craft and other work to preserve Western history and culture were recognized in 2006 with the Tad Lucas Me- morial Award from the Rodeo Historical Society of the Na- tional Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Fraser, who lived in Millsap, gave lessons on her art at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth. taught and really shared her skills and her Executive Direc- tor Pat Riley said.
Mrs. Fraser this remarkable love of the Western lifestyle and could translate that to other Relatives said she worked until just before she died from complications of surgery at Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital. Mrs. Fraser, known as Jerry to friends, was born in Big Spring and spent her early years in Corsicana, Arizona and New Mexico. In 1950, the family moved to Arkansas.
By then she was competing in barrel racing and other events and had met her future hus- band, Herman Houston Fraser, another rodeo rider. Doc Fraser opened a saddle shop in Rogers, and Mrs. Fraser taught herself to tool leather because her husband needed somebody to do the decorations, said June King, Mrs. daughter. The Frasers eventually moved the shop to Springdale, Ark.
The family moved to Ed- mond, in 1963 to go to work handling photo-finish equipment in the quarter- horse racing business. A year later, they landed in Parker County, then the location of Clear Fork Downs racetrack. Mrs. Fraser kept up with leath- er working and in 1973 got a job at a Cleburne saddle shop. One of fondest mem- ories of growing up was when the kids let her tame pet longhorn yearling into their house.
longhorn thought he was a dog. My mother was cleaning house. He kind of had an accident in the King said. chased him and us out of the Mrs. Fraser also enjoyed fishing, said her son, Martin Fraser, of Weatherford.
She had to be careful with the rods when she hooked a big fish, though. Her work with leather tools and hammers made her right arm so strong that she could damage her fishing equipment, he said. Other survivors include daughter Bettie Sue Cook of Millsap, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. BILL TEETER, 817-685-3801 GERALDINE FRASER 1930-2008 Her saddles were worthy of royalty Geraldine Fraser spent decades carving saddles and teaching. By BILL TEETER Funeral 2 p.m.
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could drive you crazy with his cause, whatever it Gerst said. he was in on something, he wanted everybody in on it, Born Aug. 28, 1917, in Ar- lington, he was the son of a constable and pool hall owner. Mr. Austin had per- fect attendance when he graduated from Arlington High School, Gerst said.
He became a telecommu- nications engineer, working for the former Southwestern Bell telephone company for 44 years, much of the time in West Texas. His specialty was big microwave towers, Gerst said. He also owned some small telephone companies, according to longtime friend Barton Thompson. was just a Thompson said. Mr.
Austin was meticu- lous about his appearance. never saw him without the hat Gerst said. to mow the lawn, he wore a dress shirt with the top but- ton buttoned. And he always wore his pants up around his diaphragm. just A devoted member of First United Methodist Church, Mr.
Austin per- formed any responsibility with zeal. would beat the preacher to First Methodist on Gerst said. think he got to church at 5 a.m. Everything had to be First Methodist secretary Kathy Martin said Mr. Austin was in charge of ushering.
Martin remembered Mr. Austin as a courtly, charm- ing gentleman who attend- ed the 8:15 a.m. service and who sent his wives a dozen fresh red roses weekly. He apparently continued to en- dear himself to other wom- en after his wives passed away. Claude would get single again, his phone would not quit Martin said.
Mr. Austin was an expert tomato grower who had gar- den plots at home and at his place on Cedar Creek Lake. But he use all the produce he grew. you were a friend, you got some of those vegeta- Lucy Thompson said. was very free with his advice, Other survivors include a daughter, Claudia Jenkins; two grandchildren; and sev- eral great-grandchildren.
JOHN AUSTIN, 817-548-5418 Obituary: make it to church before pastor CONTINUED FROM 1B Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church of Arlington, 1313 N. Center St. Burial: Shan- Rose Hill Cemetery. In Memory Announcement Information Call 817-390-7780.
