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8A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Saturday, November 24, 2012AREA DEATHS AND FUNERALSWanda Gayle Garrett1941-2012Wanda Gayle Garrett, 71,a homemaker, died Wednesday,Nov. 21, 2012, in Decatur.Graveside service is 11a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, atWest Bridgeport Cemeterywith the Rev. David Ruckerofficiating.Gayle was born May 6,1941, to James and Mary(Collvins) Donley in WichitaFalls. She marriedJohnny Clarence GarrettJan. 29, 1960, in Bridgeport.A member of the FirstUnited Methodist Churchof Bridgeport, Gayle was adevoted housewife, motherand grandmother.She was preceded indeath by her parents; herhusband, Johnny; and herbrother, Jimmy Donley.Survivors include herson, Kelly Garrett and wife,D’Anna, of Lake Bridgeport;her daughters, Kim Holt ofLake Bridgeport, Karen St.John and husband, Teddy, ofSunset; her grandchildren,Nicole Jordon and husband,City hires ...Jesse Burk Foster1920-2012GARRETTCason, Jason Garrett, RichardCraig and wife, Megan,Danny Tolliver and Melanie,Colton St. John and wife,Shalee, Kirsten Fields, AaronHolt and wife, Crystal; greatgrandchildrenGabe, Alina,Riggin and Hunter; brotherDavid Donley of Bowie;sister, Mary Beth Hale ofGrapevine; and numerousnieces, nephews, other familymembers and friends.Wise County Messenger,November 24, 2012Jesse Burk Foster, 92, formerlyof Decatur, died Sunday,Nov. 18, 2012, in Houston.Funeral is 2 p.m. Wednesday,Nov. 21, at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home inDecatur with Jackie Merrittofficiating. Visitation isnoon to 2 p.m. Wednesdayprior to the service.Jerry Lee Beard, 78, ofBridgeport died Sunday,Nov. 18, 2012, at his home inBridgeport.Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m.Friday, Nov. 23, at JonesFamily Funeral Home, andthe funeral is 10 a.m. Saturdayat the funeral home.Jack McAsey will officiate,and burial will follow inEast Bridgeport Cemetery.Jerry was born July 25,1934, in Coleman Countyto Rosie Lee (Cullins) andSolomon Luther Beard. Heserved his country in theArmy during the KoreanWar, and he married JoyceHaney Dec. 21, 1957. Jerrywas a retired plant managerat Gifford-Hill/Beazer/HansonAggregates from 1956 to1987.He is survived by his wifeof 54 years; daughters MelanieHarris and husband,Coit, of Chico, and LaurieLange and husband, Mark,of Wichita Falls; son DanJerry Lee Beard1934-2012Jesse, a retired welder,was born April 4, 1920, inDecatur to Archey H. andIda (Burk) Foster.He was preceded in deathby his wife, Dollie LouiseJones; daughter Dollie Carroll;a brother and a sister.Survivors include his son,Jerry Foster and wife, Joanna,of Houston; daughterPatricia Stebenne andhusband, Jerry, of Houston;grandsons David, Todd andJerry Carroll; three greatgrandchildren;a brother,Harold Foster; numerousnieces, nephews and a hostof friends.Wise County Messenger,November 24, 2012Beard and partner, JackCrutchfield Jr., of Richmond;a special “adopted”daughter Colonel ReginaDraper of Davenport, Iowa;brothers Levert Beard andwife, Suzie, of Bridgeport,and Ronny Beard and wife,Pie, of Sanger; a sister, TrevaGrisham and husband,Bill, of Bridgeport; grandchildrenJeremy Lange,Jessica Mowery, MatthewLange, Jon Harris, JackCrutchfield III, Shiloh Hofacket,Jon Crutchfield andJordan Crutchfield; andgreat-grandchildren LoganMowery and Lillie Mowery.He was preceded in deathby his parents, brotherGeorge Beard and granddaughterShannon Hofacket.Memorial donations maybe made to the AmericanCancer Society.Wise County Messenger,November 24, 2012FOSTERContinued from page 7A granted the temporaryclosure of Halsell Street,from Ninth to 16th streets,between 2 and 8:30 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 8, for thelighted Christmas paradeand other holiday eventsdowntown. approved an airporthangar lease transfer fromLarry Neal to Steve Doty forhangar No. A30 at BridgeportMunicipal Airport.Such a lease is used whena hangar located on cityproperty is owned by someoneother than the city. Thislease expires Jan. 1, 1930. appointed BrittanyMott to the BridgeportHousing Authority Board tofill a vacancy, after Pat Slaytonresigned effective Nov.15. The term expires in May. approved a $300Dumpster credit to BrandiDavis for property at 1008Halsell St. The one-timedisbursement throughthe Main Street MatchingFacade Grant progam isawarded for pre-approvedrestoration and renovationprojects in downtown. Atits last meeting, the councilawarded Davis a $5,000matching façade grant. approved a disbursementof $2,000 from thehotel occupancy tax to theboys basketball boosterclub for their Dec. 28 and29 holiday tournament. took no action on a$2,000 HOT dollar requestfrom the girls basketballbooster club for a tournamentNov. 15 and 17. Therequest was not approvedbecause the money wouldnot be used as regulatedby state law and city ordinance(HOT dollars are tobe used to promote tourismand the convention/hotelindustry through eventsthat substantially increasehotel activity). Becausethe tournament was heldon two separate days, staffdoes not believe hotel activityincreased. It is believedthat most teams went homeat the conclusion of the Nov.15 games and returned twodays later. approved the minutesof the Nov. 6 regular councilmeeting. reviewed the Nov. 8 toNov. 21 payment report. heard the October budgetvariance report.Email Erika at epedroza@wcmessenger.com.Suspect hangs ...ontinued from page 1Athe jailer looked inside thecell and saw Malone hangingfrom the sheet.Walker said Malone hadgiven no indication of suicidaltendencies. He saidinvestigators reviewed thephone call placed by Maloneminutes before he apparentlyhung himself but said he hadgiven no indication he intendedto kill himself. Walkersaid investigators are stilltrying to determine who allMalone talked to, but he didsay it included at least onefamily member.Malone’s body was sent tothe Dallas County MedicalExaminer’s Office for an autopsy.A Texas Ranger from theGarland office has beencalled to investigate Malone’sdeath. Walker said that becauseTexas Rangers JimHolland and Tony Bradfordwere already working on theMcNorton murder case, hewanted to bring in someonewho did not already have tiesto the case. Walker said theRanger is reviewing audioand video tapes and will beback at the jail next week tointerview jailers and officers.As required by law, Walkersaid he has notified the TexasJail Commission and the AttorneyGeneral’s office.“We will look over everythingafter the Ranger does,”Walker said. “We don’t thinkthere was anything that wecould have done differently.We were checking on himeven more frequently than 30minutes.“It’s tragic all the wayaround.”McNorton, 28, of Sunsetwas last seen alive Nov. 5with Malone. Family membersreported her missingNov. 13.Malone was arrestedThursday, Nov. 15, andbooked into the ParkerCounty Jail in Weatherford,charged with sexual assaultand assault of a family orhousehold member.After law officers mounteda search for McNorton onFriday, Malone confessed tothe murder and led investigatorsto her body on Sunday.She was buried in a shallowgrave in a rural, wooded areain the area of GreenwoodRoad and County Road 2535near Greenwood.According to the arrestwarrant, Malone killedMcNorton “by cutting andstabbing her with a knifeand strangling her with hishands.”Investigators believe themurder took place on orabout Nov. 5.Malone was charged withmurder and transferred tothe Wise County Jail in Decatur.In the interview Tuesday,Malone said he killed Mc-Norton off of Farm Road 920We honor most all funeral plansoffered by any funeral home.in South Wise County. Hesaid he did it because he believedshe was cheating onhim.Malone said he regrettedhis actions.“If I had it over to do again,it wouldn’t be like this,”Malone said Tuesday. “I justhave to beg for forgiveness. Iknow I definitely don’t wantit to be the end of my life … Iwant people to know I have alot of remorse for this situation.If I had it to do all overagain, it would be different. Iwould do a better job of controllingmy emotions.“I’ve accepted the consequencesso everybody can getclosure on this.”A memorial service for Mc-Norton is 11:30 a.m. todayat First Baptist Church ofAlvord. No service informationfor Malone was availableat press time.Email Brian at bknox@wcmessenger.com.9 4 0- 6 2 7- 5 9 8 7 • W W W . W C M E S S E N G E R . C O MNEWS@WCMESSENGER.COM • ADS@WCMESSENGER.COM1401 Halsell • Bridgeport940-683-1704NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEOf Property to Satisfy Landlord’s LienSaturday, December 8, 2012 • 10:00 a.m.Auction to be held at 1600 S. State St., Decatur TX 76234Property will be sold to highest bidder for cash only. $75Cash Cleanup and Removal Deposit will be required. Sellerreserves the right to withdraw property from sale. Propertyincludes contents of spaces of each unit containing householditems unless otherwise noted for the following tenants:Veronica Lujan Tools, tool box, floor jack, exercise equipment,washer, dryer, ice chest, propane tanks, wetvac, grill/burner, boxes, etc.Johnny Hardee Chairs, sofa, household items, miscellaneous.Holle Murillo Cooler, furniture, sleeping bags, sportingequipment, clothes, TV, fan, etc.Sandra Mayes Slabs of marble/granite, school desks, books,videos, clothes, toys, etc.Allison ClarkDining set, sectional sofa, miscellaneoustables, children’s toys/supplies, 20+ boxes,television, pet supplies, etc.ContactGiant Eagle Self-Storageat 940-627-8485 in DecaturBRIDGEPORTIRON & METALWE PAYTOP PRICESFOR ALL METALSState Certified ScalesAccurate WeightsMONDAY - FRIDAY8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.SATURDAY8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.3261 S. HWY 101 • BRIDGEPORT • 940-683-2005