Bernard F. Mortimer of Woodway, Texas, passed away of natural causes in Chilton, Texas, on August 12, 2015. Graveside services will be held at Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin, Texas, on Tuesday, August 18 at 10:00 am.Bernard was born on November 23, 1936 in Rosebud, Texas, to Bennie F. Mortimer and Etha More Mortimer. He attended Marlin schools and graduated from Marlin High School in 1954. He developed a lifetime love of good music from his participation in the Marlin High School band. He maintained contact over the years with his Marlin classmates and cared about them always. Following graduation, Bernard enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served for four years, mainly on the Lexington carrier ship. He later attended and graduated from Gupton-Jones Mortuary College in Dallas and worked in that field for a number of years. Bernard then began working at the Waco V. A. Hospital and continued there for more than thirty years, retiring in November of 2014.Bernard and Teresa Duncan were married on December 28, 1979, and resided in Woodway for the almost 36 years of their married life.Bernard is survived by his wife, Teresa Duncan Mortimer, his aunt, Audrey Carnes of Chilton, Texas, many cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends, all of whom he loved dearly as they did him.