Obituaries
Lori Fitch
July 7, 2023
Lori Fitch, 64 of Mansfield, graduated from this life July 7, 2023. Lori was born October 3, 1958 in Ogden, Utah, to Maris Kalnins and Phyllis Hart Kalnins. She was employed as a warehouse inspector. She had a very big heart, was very loving, caring and down to Earth. She was also very opinionated and could sometimes be an overly...
Kathy Sue Cooley
July 4, 2023
Kathy Pressley Cooley of Mansfield went home to be with the Lord on July 4, 2023. She graduated from Mansfield High School in 1975, received a BA in English from The University of Texas Arlington, and a Master’s in Counseling from Dallas Baptist University. She dedicated her life to serving the Lord and others. She spent 29 years as an...
Carol Braswell
July 2, 2023
On July 2, 2023, Vanessa Carol Braswell graduated from this life to be at home with her Savior. Carol was born in Grand Prairie, TX on November 22, 1944 to Tipton Howell Dickerson and Francis Louise Chandler. Carol proudly served in the Air Force for 4 years and worked for Southwestern Bell following her service. Carol married Vernon Braswell in...
Patricia Ann Stone
June 29, 2023
Patricia Ann Stone graduated from this life on June 29, 2023. She was born December 24, 1943 in Fort Worth to Bonnie and Denton Dillehay. She attended Mansfield Highschool where she was a Cheerleader and went on take some college courses at Tarrant County Community College. Patricia worked in education administration at Mansfield ISD. Patricia married her beloved husband, David...
Olivia Ramirez Palomares
June 28, 2023
Olivia Ramirez Palomares, 84, of Grand Prairie crossed into Heaven early Wednesday morning June 28th. She was born March 10th, 1939 in Knippa, Texas to Dominga and Lazaro Ramirez. Ms. Palomares married the love of her life, Juan Palomares, at 18 years old in 1957. They were married for 32 years until Juan was called to be with the Lord....
Dennis Paul Smith
June 20, 2023
Dennis Paul Smith, 70, passed away June 20, 2023. Dennis was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Paul and Hilda Smith. Dennis enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam War conflict. After serving in the United States Navy, he used the GI Bill to graduate with multiple degrees from multiple colleges with high honors. Dennis had a lifelong successful and prominent...
Chau Tran
June 19, 2023
Chau Ngoc Tran, 71, of Mansfield, Texas went home to be with the Lord on June 19, 2023. Chau was born in North Vietnam on February 23, 1952. He traveled to the United States to live a better life. He also wanted his family to have a better life. He worked hard, put himself through college and earned an Electrical...
Kevin Hathorn
June 12, 2023
Charles Kevin Hathorn, 56 of Mansfield, passed away on June 12, 2023, at home with his wife. Kevin was born on July 23, 1966, to Mary Summers Donaldson and Cecil Charles Hathorn in San Antonio, Texas. Kevin married his beloved wife, Kelly Hathorn, on September 21, 2002, in Kennedale, Texas and together they raised their eight children. Kevin was a...
Rae Dean Ford
June 11, 2023
In loving memory of Ms. Rae Dean Ford 1969 – 2023 Ms. Rae Dean (Winnie) Ford was born March 30, 1969 to Larry Moody and Willie Mae Ford. She was a loving mother, daughter, sister and friend. Some may even call her a modern-day superhero. She dedicated her life as a healthcare worker and entrepreneur. She always put others before...
James Foster Kowalski
June 11, 2023
James Foster Kowalski was born on June 10, 2023 and passed peacefully surrounded by family on June 11, 2023. James was a strong beautiful boy with the perfect mix of his parents’ features. His time on earth was brief but he will never be forgotten. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his loving parents Angela and Peter Kowalski; grandparents,...
Kathleen Christine Rankin
June 9, 2023
Kathleen Christine Rankin was born on July 21, 1975 in St. Charles, Missouri to John Alvin McMickle and to Marjorie Mae Grubb. At the age of 3 she moved to Dallas, Texas where she attended Bayles Elementary. At the age of 10 she moved to Mesquite, Texas where she attended Shands Elementary, Vanston Middle School, and eventually graduated from North...
Ray Edward Caudle, Sr.
June 8, 2023
Ray Edward Caudle, Sr. was born on April 23, 1939 to Forris Temple and Virgie King Caudle in Gorman, Texas. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Dwayne Caudle and Harold Caudle, and his oldest son Paul Forris Caudle. Ray is survived by his sister Sheryl Caudle of Venus, Texas, his son Robert and wife Brenda Caudle...
Arthur Richard Perry
June 8, 2023
Arthur R. (Art) Perry met his Savior Jesus on June 8, 2023 at his home with his wife beside him in Mansfield, Texas. Art was born in Pontiac, Michigan on April 21, 1941 to Gilman and Dorothy (Ash) Perry. Art graduated June of 1959 from Plymouth High School in Plymouth, Michigan. In January of 1962, Art joined the United States...
Jimmy David Warren
May 31, 2023
Jimmy David Warren, 69 of Kennedale, went to be with the Lord on May 31, 2023. Jimmy was born to Wilma Mae Foster and James Wilson Warren Jr. on April 14, 1954 in Fort Worth, Texas. Jimmy was a member of First Baptist in Kennedale where he attended since he was a child. He loved playing dominoes and spent many...
Benjamin Fred Wright Jr.
May 31, 2023
Fred Wright passed away last month at his home in Alvarado after suffering a heart attack, and after many years of debilitating Multiple Sclerosis. Benjamin Fred Wright Jr. was born January 28, 1947, in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, to Benjamin Fred Wright and Billie Mae Buster Wright. Fred graduated from Abilene High School in 1965, and later attended Texas Tech...
Michael Wayne Madden
May 30, 2023
Michael Wayne Madden left this earth on May 30, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Michael was born to Vicky Kay Couch and Glen Wayne Madden on November 19, 1968 in Bastrop, Louisiana. He graduated from Clinton High School. Mike moved to the DFW straight out of high school and began working at American Airlines in their management understudy program. At a...
(Janice) Diane Reid Harris
May 27, 2023
On Saturday May 27, 2023, Diane Reid Harris loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away at the age of 73. Janice Diane Reid was born on November 10, 1949 to Dorothy Blanchard Reid and Fred H. Reid in Sherman, Texas. She was the second of three precious daughters. Diane graduated from Kennedale High School, and was the Historian of her...
Doris Ann Ferguson
May 25, 2023
Grand Prairie - Doris Ann Ferguson, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ May 25, 2023. Doris Ferguson was born September 16, 1942 in Fremont, Michigan. She retired from Texas Workforce Commission in 1997 after 25 years of state service. She loved her family, enjoyed life, and appreciated her many blessings. Dwight L. Moody, the famous...
Barbara Anita Chamberlain
May 25, 2023
Barbara Anita Chamberlain, 74, of Mansfield, Texas, went to be with the Lord, May 25, 2023. She was born July 14, 1948, in Irving, Texas the daughter of late Mary and Leonard Morris. She was the oldest of her 2 siblings, Charlene Boothe and Dale Morris. She is preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Mary Morris. She is...
Margie Louise Wheeler
May 23, 2023
Margie Louise Long Wheeler was escorted across the timeline to her heavenly home on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. She was born to Grace Christine Hogue Long and E.F. Long in Grapevine, Texas on June 28, 1935. Margie grew up and worked on a farm in Webb. She and her brother lost their mother at a very young age. After her...