Memorial service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ridglea United Methodist Church. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Tuesday in Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Memorials: Contributions may be made to Ridglea United Methodist Church or the Janice C. Ammons Memorial Scholarship Fund (FWISD), c/o 1625 Old Course Dr., Plano 75093.
Ernest Edward Ammons passed away after suffering a stroke Wednesday. A resident of Fort Worth since 1954, he retired from General Dynamics in 1988 after a 34-year career as a flight control engineer.
He farmed in Palo Pinto County until his death. A native of Fisher County, he was born in 1923, one of eight children of John Wesley and Ona Ammons. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served as a B-24 pilot in Europe during World War II. He was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in 1945.
He earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Texas Tech and master's degree from Southern Methodist University.
Ernest and his wife of 57 years, Margaret Klingler Ammons, were the parents of five children and had been members of Ridglea United Methodist Church since 1954. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Janice Claire.
Survivors: Wife, Margaret; daughter, Lynn Surovik of Plano; sons, David of Chapel Hill, N.C., John of Dallas and Phillip of Benton, Ark.; their spouses, Mike, Cindy and Kay; sisters, Arlene Neeper of Snyder and Dorothy Hall of Sweetwater; and 10 grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, (817) 336-0584
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Memorial service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Ridglea United Methodist Church. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Tuesday in Greenwood Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at Greenwood Funeral Home.
Memorials: Contributions may be made to Ridglea United Methodist Church or the Janice C. Ammons Memorial Scholarship Fund (FWISD), c/o 1625 Old Course Dr., Plano 75093.
Ernest Edward Ammons passed away after suffering a stroke Wednesday. A resident of Fort Worth since 1954, he retired from General Dynamics in 1988 after a 34-year career as a flight control engineer.
He farmed in Palo Pinto County until his death. A native of Fisher County, he was born in 1923, one of eight children of John Wesley and Ona Ammons. In 1942, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served as a B-24 pilot in Europe during World War II. He was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant in 1945.
He earned a bachelor of science in electrical engineering from Texas Tech and master's degree from Southern Methodist University.
Ernest and his wife of 57 years, Margaret Klingler Ammons, were the parents of five children and had been members of Ridglea United Methodist Church since 1954. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Janice Claire.
Survivors: Wife, Margaret; daughter, Lynn Surovik of Plano; sons, David of Chapel Hill, N.C., John of Dallas and Phillip of Benton, Ark.; their spouses, Mike, Cindy and Kay; sisters, Arlene Neeper of Snyder and Dorothy Hall of Sweetwater; and 10 grandchildren.
Greenwood Funeral Home
3100 White Settlement Road, (817) 336-0584
Edition: FINAL
Page: 7B
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