Fort Worth Star-Telegram from Fort Worth, Texas • 17

Wednesday PM August 26 1987 Fort Worth Star-Telegram Section 1 Page 17 1 Page 17 OBITUARIES Death Notices are provided by funeral homes to the classified advertising department department Texas Briefly am Barbara Smiley GRAPEVINE Barbara Smiley a Marriott Hotel employee died of cancer Monday in her home She was 43 The funeral will be private Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville is in charge of arrangements Mrs Smiley was born in Wilmington Del and moved to Grapevine in 1978 She worked for the Dallas Marriott Quorum as a concierge supervisor Survivors include one daughter Natalie Clay of Frisco Colo her parents Homer and Louise Monroe of Sun City Ariz and one sister Joyce Manley of Kansas City Mo The family requests that memorials be made to the American Cancer DALLAS Immigration drops amnesty ban for DWI Federal immigration officials have dropped a provision that withheld amnesty from undocumented aliens with a drunken driving conviction in Texas in the wake of a four-month lobbying effort against the policy The US Immigration and Naturalization Service before yesterday's action had subjected immigrants to exclusion under the policy regarding driving while intoxicated convictions Texas law categorizes DWI as a misdemeanor on first offense but a conviction carries a jail sentence of up to two years meaning that it is considered a felony under immigration agency amnesty policies A felony conviction bars applicants from amnesty Immigration agency Commissioner Alan Nelson agreed yesterday to change regulations so that any offense deemed a misdemeanor under state law will be a misdemeanor for amnesty purposes if the alien received a jail sentence of less than one year of an Arlington man out of Johnson County even though defense attorneys contend murder defendants can't get a fair trial in Cleburne Judge John MacLean denied a defense motion for a change of venue in the trial of Ronald Trimboli but said he might change his mind if lawyers have difficulty picking a jury in 249th State District Court next week A state district judge in Fort Worth transferred the trial to Johnson County last week ruling that Tarrant County has been saturated with publicity about Trimboli But defense attorneys argued that Cleburne residents rely on the same media as Tarrant County residents and have been exposed to the same amount of news coverage Trimboli is charged with three counts of murder in the deaths of 17- year-old John Paul Bradley I 2-yearold Renee Lemieux and I4-year-old Danielle Lemieux All three were found stabbed to death in the Lemieux home in southwest Arlington MacLean also imposed a temporary gag order on attorneys ruling that lawyers cannot talk with reporters about the facts of the case or their opinions on whether Trimboli can get a fair trial in Johnson County The judge said he will lift the restrictions after jurors are Beath MMus BARLOW BETTIE BARLOW 63 Past Worthy Matron North Fort Worth Chao-ter No 684 OES Past Deaconess River Oaks Christian Church Member Daughters of the Nile Survivors: Husband Daymon Barlow son Richard Houck both of Fort Worth daughter Mrs George (Paulette) Jones Salinas California sisters Mrs Lucille McCullars Fort Worth aunt Mrs Jimmie Gouge Weatherford four grandchildren Services 9:30 am Friday Shannons North Chapel Dr Frank Tillman Kennedy officiating interment Mount Olivet Arrangements SHANNON'S NORTH 624-2191 BEDFORD DONALD BEDFORD 71 passed away Tuesday Survivors: Wife Ita Bedford Fort Worth mother Mrs NA BedfordWeatherford sons Mike Bedford Terrell Dale Bedford Arlington daughter Donna Hooker Euless stepson Mike Stedham Abilene step-daughters Patricia Phipps JoAnn Yarbarough both of Fort Worth sisters Mrs Louise Eckert Granbury Bertice Wall Bernice Campbell both of Tulsa Oklahoma Judy Beeman Weatherford Jane Bedford Austin seven grandchildren one great granddaughter Services 2 pm Thursday Greenwood Chapel Rev Preston Rev Mike Stedham officiating Interment Greenwood Memorial Park Arrangements Greenwood 3100 White Settlement Rd at University Dr 336-0584 From the morning Star-Telegram Beath Noticto TUTT WILLIAM BYERS TUTT 54 Member Cooke Peavy Masonic Lodge No 1162 Southwood Baptist Church Southside Lions Club Past President of the Mosiah Temple Shrine Directors Survivors: Wife Betty Tuft son William Ernest Tuft Cleburne daughters Donna Hill Fort Worth Terri Lemma Longview mother Loretta Tutt Burleson sisters Jerry Schlangenstein Arlington Ernestine Fair Fort Worth Sue Smith Burleson seven grandchildren Services 9:30 am Thursday Shannon's South Chow' Rev Lloyd Taylor and Donald Dwyer officiating The Moslah Temple Shrine Directors will serve as honorary pallbearers Interment Laurel Land Memorial Park The family will receive friends at Shannon's South from 7 to 8 Pm Wednesday Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the American Heart Association Arrangements SHANNON'S SOUTH 3015MERIDA926-3314 WEAVER JIMMIE WEAVER 82 Lake Worth passed away Tuesday Survivors: Brother JW Bass Abilene sisters Irene Pritchett Nora Lee Averitt both of Fort Worth Bobbie Mercer Hillsboro granddaughter Cynthia Ellis Crowley great grandchildren Laurie Ellis Charles Ellis both of Crowley Graveside services 10 am Thursday Moore Memorial Gar dens Dr Ralph Nichols officiating Arrangements Mount Olivet Funeral Home 2301 Sylvania at NE 28th St 831-0511 liptirt0 TT BYE PS Member vy Masonic 1162 South-1st Church Lions Club dent of the role Shrine Survivors: I Tutt son rnest Tuft daughters Fort Worth ima Long ler Loretta son sisters angenstein Ernestine Worth Sue leson seven en Services Thursday outhChaoel Taylor and iwyer officiNoslah Tern-rectors will honorary Interment Memorial family will ids at Shan from 7 to 8 esday af sympathy nted to the eart Associangements 'S SOUTH 1A926-3314 VER WEAVER Oh passed day SurviJW ne sisters tett Nora both of Fort Die Mercer Crow-grandchil-rie Ellis lIs both of aveside ser1 Thursday nodal Gar Ralph Nilating Arts Mount Home ante at NE )511 Winters: James Curtis Winters first vice president of the franchise department of Showbiz Pizza Time Inc died yesterday at a Bedford hospital from cancer He was 46 Funeral: 10 am tomorrow at William Martin United Methodist Church in Bedford where he was a member Burial: 10:30 am Friday in Beam Memorial Cemetery in Little River Kan Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst is in charge of the arrangements The family requests that memorials be made to William Martin United Methodist Church in Bedford Keifer: John Lindsay Keifer Jr a Union Pacific executive died of cancer yesterday at his Fort Worth home He was 58 Funeral: 10 am tomorrow at All Saints Episcopal Cathedral where he was a member Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park Arrangements: Greenwood Funeral Home Coldvvell: George Coldwell Sr an Arlington resident died Monday at a Dallas hospital from pneumonia He was 68 Funeral: 1:30 pm tomorrow at Northside Baptist Church in Arlington where he was a member Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington Arrangements: Moore Funeral Home in Arlington Fielder Nita Birdsong Fielder a retired Texas Instruments employee died Monday at a North Richland Hills nursing home after a long illness She was 67 Funeral: 10 am today at First Baptist Church in Euless where she was a member Burial: Moore Memorial Gardens in Arlington Arrangements: Moore Funeral Home in Arlington May: John "Mac" May of Granbury died yesterday at a Granbury hospital He was 62 Funeral: II am today at Martin's Funeral Chapel in Granbury Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth The family requests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society: indlinnIMMI0111 iliMMEMIMMIMINOM Halt Ava May Hall of Waxahachie died Monday at a Waxahachie hospital He was 59 Funeral: 1 I am Saturday at Crosier-Pearson Funeral Chapel in Cleburne Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery in Cleburne King: WC "Crit" King of Cleburne died Monday at his home He was 81 Graveside service with Masonic rites: 10 am tomorrow at Rio Vista Cemetery in Rio Vista under the direction of Crosier-Pearson Funeral Chapel in Brath Notirtv KEFFER JOHN LINDSAY KEFFER JR 58 passed away Tuesday Survivors: Wife Polly Keffer daughters Nancy Kay Keffer Mary Lynn Keffer sons Thomas Scott Keffer all of Fort Worth John Ross Keffer grandson Cameron Burke both of Tulsa Oklahoma mother Bessie Keffer sister Joyce Uecker both of Sioux Falls South Dakota Services 10 am Thursday All Saints Episcopal Cathedral The Rev Canon James De WolfeJrofficiating Interment Greenwood Memorial Park The family suggests expressions of sympathy be made in the form of contributions to the Tarrant County Association For The Blind or All Saints Episcopal Cathedral Arrangements Greenwood 3100 White Settlement Rd at University Dr 336-0584 NATKIN LIBBIE NATKIN Fort Worth on Tuesday AIMUSt 25 Preceded in death by her husband Albert Natkin Member Congregation Ahavath Shotom Survivors: Daughter Mrs Scott (Selma) Sherman Fort Worth five grandchildren three great grandchildren brothers Albert Letzer Louis Letzer Detroit sister Sadie Letzer Detroit Mrs Natkin will not Ile In state Services at the graveside 4 pm Wednesday August 26 Ahavath Sholom Cemetery Rabbi Jacob Izakson officiating Pallbearers: RD Moses Buddy Moses Arthur Moses Shane Moses Ed Bond Harvey Anton Sam Blinder-man David Luskey For religious reasons the family respectfully asks that no flowers be sent however should friends desire donations maybe made to "A Wish With Wings" 805 East Avenue Arlington Texas 76011 Arrangements ROBERTSON MUELLER HARPER-EIGHTH AVENUE 1500 EIGHTH AVENUE 924-4233 PACE WILLIAM (BILL) PACE 54 Hurst passed away Tuesday Worked at FAA since 1961 WiteGennie Pace Arlington sons Max Clayton Pace Atwood Oklahoma Craig Hilton Pace Hurst stepchildren Steve Sims Arlington Jodie Jinks Arlington brother Robert Pace Calvin Oklahoma sisters Betty Musser Ok iahoma City Oklahoma Barbara DRtimore Houston four grandchildren Services 9:30 am Friday Mount Olivet Chapel Rev FE Baughman officiating Graveside services 3 Pm ridayCalvinCemetery Calvin Oklahoma Arrangements Mount Olivet Funeral Home 2301 Sylvania at 28th St 831-0511 Tarrant Briefly 002 Florists Ferryman: Donald Roger Ferryman of Justin chief of the Justin Volunteer Fire Department for the last nine years died Monday at a Denton hospital He was 54 Funeral: 10 am tomorrow at First United Methodist Church in Justin where he was a member Burial: Eakin Cemetery in Ponder under the direction ofJack Schmitz Son Funeral Home in Denton Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation of the Justin Volunteer Fire JOHN A WINTERS FLORIST CHARGE ACCOUNTS OPENED BY PHONE VINTERS RIST kCCOUNTS Iv PHONE CUNDIFF 0F (JUNIOR) UMDIFF 83 Fort Worth passed away Tuesday Survivors: Wife Eddie Cundiff Fort Worth daughters Dorothy Brown St Louis Missouri Judy Gibson Fort Worth sons Gary Cundiff St Louis Missouri Charles Garrison Murfreesboro Arkansas 11 grandchildren numerous great grandchildren and great great grandchildren Graveside Thursday Mount Olivet Cemetery Arrangements Mount Olivet Funeral Home 2301 Sylvania at NE 28th St 831-0511 WEATHERFORD Ex-owner of ambulance sues Fort Worth lawyers A former Weatherford ambulance service owner claims in a lawsuit that a Fort Worth law firm owes him money for his referring personal injury cases to the attorneys Joe Plumlee who said financial troubles forced him to halt his Plumlee Emergency Medical Service in Parker County in April 1983 said attorney Michael Paddock promised to pay him 10 percent to 50 percent of the law firm's fees from those referred cases Paddock also agreed to pay Plumlee money" for each case according to the lawsuit filed in 17th District Court in Fort Worth Also named in the lawsuit are Paddock's partners Jim Loveless and Charles Roach as well as their law firm Loveless Roach In an answer to Plumlee's lawsuit filed July 31 the lawyers denied all allegations Joel Westbrook Plumlee's attorney said soliciting business from ambulance services is illegal but Plumlee didn't know it was against the law i Plumlee who operated the Parker County ambulance service from 1968 until 1983 said Paddock told him Oct 15 1981 he should "take advantage of his ambulance monopolies and refer personal injury cases to him" the suit said Judge refuses to move Trimboli murder trial 1 A state district judge yesterday to move the triple murder trial 831-1281 834-3631 Nights Sun Holidays wegl! 1281 3631 Holidays wealdC41 FORT WORTH Federal judge kills suit over retarded boy A federal judge has dismissed a $35 million suit filed against doctors at Carswell Air Force Base hospital by parents of a mentally retarded boy Dirk and Cynthia Bradley filed the suit after their son Brad was born prematurely in May 1978 The suit said the child suffered brain damage and multiple handicaps as a result of brain hemorrhaging at birth His delivery by Caesarean section was a non-emergency court records show The child was transferred to John Peter Smith Hospital shortly after his birth because the Carswell hospital did not have proper facilities to care for a premature child The child's parents claimed in the lawsuit that Carswell doctors were negligent in permitting the delivery of a premature child at the base hospital when they were not prepared to deal with the needs of a premature infant US District Judge David Belew Jr dismissed the Bradleys' claim Aug 12 The judge said the parents failed to prove that the medical treatment at Carswell was responsible for the child's injuries Compiled from staff and wire reports 332-2265 Metro 429-9116 6 rail tilt Sprays fromS1750 Stateroom 924-2211 Credit cards accepted room ed FORD THOMAS FORD 63 Ardmore Oklahoma Passed away Tuesday Survivors: Wife Ruth Ford daughters Donna Carr Pam Gerard Pattie Cordell all Fort Worth Karen Burrelle Georgia parents Dr and Mrs JM Huffman Fort Worth brother John Ford Fort Worth sister Naomi Doyle Granbury six grandchildren Services 2pm Thursday Lucas Memorial Chapel Rev Stanley Hughes officiating interment Mount Olivet Arrangements Lucas Funeral Home 517 284-7271 004 Card of Thanks The family of Jim Bell wish-to thank everyone for your prayers and support el sh to you 005 Cemetery Lots Capital murder indictment I luckabee: Emil Dean Huckabee died yesterday Funeral: I I am tomorrow at Mount Olivet Funeral Home Burial: Mount Olivet Cemetery Tuft: William Byers Tutt a Fort Worth businessman died Monday at a Fort Worth hospital lie was 54 Visitation: 7 tonight at Shannon's South Funeral Chapel Funeral: 9:30 am tomorrow at the funeral home Burial: Laurel Land Memorial Park The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association Stanford: Elbert Stanford Sr a retired Army infantry officer who has relatives living in Tarrant County died Monday at a Tyler hospital He was 75 Funeral: 4 pm Saturday at Restland Funeral Home in Dallas Burial: Rest-land Memorial Park in Dallas Cravens: Bea Anna Cravens a retired postmaster with the US Postal Service died Monday at her home She was 96 Funeral: 2:30 pm today at Burton Hill Baptist Church in White Settlement where she was a member Burial: Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth under the direction ofIE Faust Son Funeral Directors of Grapevine Arnold: Stella Arnold of Fort Worth a former resider of Cleburne died yesterday at a Fort Worth nursing home She was 90 Graveside service: 2 pm tomorrow at Greenacres Memorial Park in Cleburne under the direction of Martin-Pitts Funeral Home of Cleburne Emfinger Ruby Emfinger of Littlefield a former resident of Fort Worth died yesterday at a Lubbock hospital She was 73 Funeral: 2 pm tomorrow at Duggan Avenue Church of Christ in Littlefield where she was a member Burial: Littlefield Memorial Park in Littlefield Arrangements: Hammons Funeral I lome of Littlefield The family requests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society I larlow: Maurine Barrett Harlow of Strawn died Monday at an Eastland nursing home She was 85 Funeral: I 0 am today at the First Baptist Church in Strawn where she was a member Burial: Davidson Cemetery in Strawn Arrangements: Edwards Funeral Home of Straw!) PLIMALEE TR UONPLUMLEE63 passed away Monday Survivors: Sons Terry Plum lee Tommy Plum lee daughter Janis Schell all of Fort Worth seven grandchildren two great grandchildren Services 11 am Thursday Greenwood Chapel Dr Earl Allen and Mr Willard Morrow officiating Interment Jay Bird Cemetery Reno Arrangements Greenwood 3100 White Settlement Rd at University Dr 336-0584 HESSEL JAN (DAN) MELVIN HESSELt passed away Tuesday If memorials desired please make to Dallas Museum of Fine Arts or charity of your choice Arrangements GUARDIAN FUNER AL HOME LOOP 820A1 JAMES 924-4238 returned in slaying on bus 3 spaces pro-arranged service In Wood lawn Garden Addn Greenwood Memorial 214-695-4293 Lots: Garden Of Devotion MooreMemor inl Gardens $50 each Cali 293-6583 Arlington 4 Lots MONO Memorial Garden Sell part or all $800 ea 237-3038 2 LOTS Laurel LanWrigit of Apostles $900 each valued at over $1100 $72-6436 2 cemetery lots In Laurel Land Garden of Peace 249-1890 4 lots In choice sect ion of Green wood $600 gech 244-5494 or 4 spaces Mt 011 vet Ga rden of Meditation 451-1085 Shannon Rows Hill Lakm-71-e--1v spaces Reasonable 926-3214 1 Grave Plot in Garden of Love In Greenwood $600 29S-3480 Mt Olivet Garden of Last Supper 2 lots $1800 831-8022 ShannonRose Hill single lot reasonable 831-8939 Mount Olivet The Good Shed herd 2 lots $1800 281-4792 4 spaces Fmerald Hills enneda le $400 each 923-1743 rvice Addn Potion 350 art or rden 'slued Land 10 teen arden 855-7-34 -3214 ruivi 3480 SUP12 le lot 2 Shoo 1111s 31243 Dougherty: Terry Lynn Dougherty of Gai nesvi Ile a computer programmer for Red Ball Trucking Co died yesterday at a Gainesville hospital She was 32 Funeral: 10 am tomorrow at ternie Keel Funeral Home in Gainesville Burial: Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville loenig: Alphonse Joseph Hoenig of Muenster a retired farmer died Sunday at a Gainesville nursing home He was 77 Funeral mass: 10 am today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster where he was a member Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Hdme in Muenster Felderhoff: Theresia Felderhoff of Muenster a lifelong Muenster resident died Monday at her home She was 83 Funeral mass: 10 am tomorrow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Muenster where she was a member Burial: Sacred Heart Cemetery in Muenster under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home in Muenster Irvin: Grace Truman Harter Irvin of Stephenville a retired nurse died yesterday at a Stephenville hospital She was 78 Funeral: 10:30 am today at Wingate Baptist Church in Wingate Burial: Wingate Cemetery Arrangements: Lacy Funeral Home of Stephenville King: Bruce Allen King of Weatherford a retired farmer died yesterday at a Fort Worth hospital He was 82 Funeral: 2 pm tomorrow at GalbreaithPickard Funeral Chapel in Weatherford Burial: Brock Cemetery in Parker County Rutherford: Eugene Rutherford of Pilot Point died Monday at a Denton hospital He was 68 Funeral: 10 am today at Huff-Slay Funeral Home Chapel in Pilot Point Burial: Walling Cemetery in Cooke County Smith: Earl Smith a retired Fort Worth crane operator died Sunday at a Fort Worth nursing home He was 79 Funeral: 11 am tomorrow at Baker Funeral Home Burial: Cedar Hill Memorial Park Burns: Dot Campbell Burns died Monday at her Roanoke home after a heart attack She was 86 Wake: 7 tonight at Baker Funeral Home Funeral: 9 am tomorrow at Baker Funeral Home Burial: I pm tomorrow in Grace Hill Cemetery in Longview HILL SHIRLEY ARLENE HEDGPETH HILL 56 Roanoke passed away Tuesday Survivors Daughters Cindy Ann Hill Roanoke Cheryl Alice Hill Bedford North Richland Hills Carrie Jo Hill Roanoke two granddaughters Brooke Ann Bedford North Richland Hills Shirley Jo Paige Fritts North Richland Hills Services 3 pm Thursday St Martin's in the Field Episcopal Church Father Reeves officiating Interment Bishops Mason Retreat Arrangements GAUSE WARE OWENS 8 BRUMLEY NORTHEAST CHAPEL 5800 BELK NAP 834-6363 I 3 I 1 HAVE A REAL QUESTION? BY DAVID SQUIRES Fort Worth Star-Telegram A Tarrant County grand jury yesterday returned indictments against a man 'charged with hijacking a Fort Worth 'city bus and killing a passenger May 27 Emanuel Kemp Jr 21 of 1200 Seminary Drive in Fort Worth was iindicted on charges of capital murder and attempted capital murder He is accused of fatally stabbing bus 'passenger Johnnie Gray 34 of Fort Worth The attempted capital murder 'charge stems from the stabbing and robbery of bus driver David Jeanfreau 22 who was forced at knifepoint to drive the bus to Trinity Park The bus hijacking occurred five days the suspect had been paroled from prison Kemp has been held in lieu of I million bond since his May 31 arrest If convicted on the capital murder charge he could receive the death penalty or life in prison I convicted of attempted capital murder he could be sentenced to five to 99 years or life and fined up to 10000 An autopsy revealed that Gray an emergency room clerk at John Peter Smith Hospital died of stab wounds in the chest back and throat Her body was found on the bus Jeanfreau suffered stab wounds in the neck Money was taken from both victims and a butcher knife was found in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden near the scene of the crime police said A slaying could be classified as a capital murder if it occurs in conjunction with another felony such as robbery Kemp was supposed to have reported to an El Paso halfway house after his release May 22 from a prison unit in Huntsville state Board of Pardons and Paroles officials said But he never showed up Twice convicted of aggravated robbery Kemp began serving two concurrent seven-year sentences Dec 31 1982 Good-conduct time led to his release in May In unrelated crimes the grand jury also returned murder indictments yesterday against two other Fort Worth men: Bosquez Obregon 51 of 3408 Ellis Ave is accused in the May 13 shooting death of his son-in-law Benedicto Subialdea Jr 29 of 2900 Burton Ave Ronald William Echols 30 of 5216 Blue Ridge Court is accused in the April 24 shooting death of Leonard Alexander of Fort Worth The maximum penalty for murder is five to 99 years or life and up to a $10000 fine SO WELL IRMA ALFORD SOWELL 83 passed away Sunday Retired teacher and former Fort Worth resident She was born in Shelby County Graduated from Stephen Austin State Teachers College In Nacogdoches in 1932 Wife of Dr Ellis Sowell Dean of the School of University serving 1944-1956 She lived in Fort Worth until 1957 She was an elementary school teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools In Virginia from 1957 until she retired In 1969 She returned to Fort Worth In 1970 and moved to Kalispell in 1984 She was an honorary member of the Unlveristy Place Book Club and acharter member of the Fort Worth Son Dr Ellis Sowell Kalispell Montana brothers Elward Alford Chandler Willie Alford Kountze two grandchildren Services 2pm Thursday University Christian Church Dr Albert Penny-backer officiating Interment Greenwood Memo-Hal Park Memoralls may be made to the Ellis Sowell Fund at Texas Christian University School of Business Arrangements GAUSE WARE OWENS BRUMLEY 425 HENDERSON 335- 4557 Ask Ed ED BRICE Send questions to Star-Telegram Dept PO Box 1870 Fort Worth TX 76101 and Ed Brice will find an answer To Subscribe Dial DELIVER (335-4837) The Fort Worth Srar-Telegram news department prints obituaries free based on information provided by funeral homes and relatives of the deceased Information: 390-7410 HUMPHRIES JL HUMPHRIES 59 6307 Valley idge Drive oassed away Tuesday Survivors: Wife Ruby Humphries sons Tommy Humphries James Eldon Humphries all of Fort Worth Ronald Humphries California daughters Beverly Humphries California Ginger Humphries Fort Worth sisters Adille Tate Lillian Othomae Roberts Fort Worth Arliss Tulloh Louisiana six grandchildren Services 2 pm Thursday Mount Olivet Chapel Rev Phil Largent officiating Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery Arrangements Mount Olivet Funeral Home 2301 Sylvania at NE 28th St 831-0511 I Rush-hour blaze at Dallas hotel investigated America Ar before he heard an explosion Hay ley said he rushed down eight flights of stairs and across the street to the Sheraton hotel where he and his friend sat and had drinks "I evacuated myself" he said "I said 'Let's not take any chances' Luckily there wasn't much to it" Seventeen pieces of fire equipment were called to the scene deputy chief Russell said fire chief said fire supervisors rang four alarms within a few minutes because they were afraid that later they wouldn't be able to reach the blaze quickly in rush-hour traffic "Better safe than sorry" Lindsey said Marriott guest Bert Hayley 60 a Houston communications specialist said he was with a friend on the hotel's eighth floor when his friend called him to look out the window "It was blazing Flames were just sipoting up" said Hayley adding that he watched the fire about five minutes He said tar and an air-conditioning unit on the roof were burning when firefighters arrived at 5:26 pm three minutes after the first alarm was sounded Dallas Fire Department disptacher Larry Pierson said a fire in a high-rise building automatically is two alarms The amount of black smoke pouring from the hotel roof caused two more alarms to be turned in at 5:26 and 5:29 pm he said The blaze was under control by 5:46 pm Don Lindsey an aide to the denutv BY JULIE GILBERTO FOn Worth Star-Telegram DALLAS Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a four-alarm roof fire at a North Dallas hotel yesterday that brought 70 firefighters to the scene There were no injuries in the fire which broke out on the roof of the one-story dining room adjoining the I 1- story Park Central Marriott hotel at Colt Road and LEI Freeway acting Deputy Chief Howard Russell said Russell said neither the dining room nor the hotel had to be evacuated is counting on Tarrant County v-Iptor 1987 Tarrant County Us favings bonds Camp lign ign Staff wkers Mark Leach and Janice Johnston contributed to this report.