Obituaries
James Mack Tate
January 7, 2019
James “Jim” Mack Tate, 77, passed away January 7, 2019 in Bedford, Texas. Jim was born November 7, 1941 in Wichita, Kansas to Mack James and Alice (Tate) Tate. Jim attended Pascal High School with fond memories of his time playing football and basketball. After high school, he enlisted in the United States Army and then furthered his education attending...
Nelda Doris Goodson
January 5, 2019
Nelda "Doris" Goodson, 93, of Mansfield, Texas passed away January 5, 2019 at 11:04 a.m. in Arlington, Texas. She was married to the late Robert "Glenn" Goodson in 1943, when she was 18 years old, in Wellington, Texas, where Glenn was from. They moved to Mansfield, Texas in 1951. They owned and operated the first dry cleaners in Mansfield. Doris...
Perry Lee Blevins
January 2, 2019
Perry Lee Blevins, 53, went to be with the Lord on January 2, 2019. Perry is survived by his two children, Madison and Mitchell and his former wife, Kathleen, his mother Donna Mae Blevins, brother Brad Blevins and his wife Cynthia and their two children, Carissa and Karsten, brother Scott Blevins and his wife Leah and their children Zachary, Abigail...
Bettye Jo Fritzsching
January 1, 2019
Bettye Jo (Biddle) Fritzsching, 89, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at the Mansfield Methodist Hospital, in Mansfield, Texas. Bettye Jo, born on December 3, 1929, in Houston, Texas and was the daughter of Walter Clyde and Winnie Australia D’ Olive Biddle. She was united in marriage to Paul Edward Fritzsching on January 20, 1951 who preceded...
Eleanor Bernice Severs
December 28, 2018
Mansfield, Texas - Eleanor B. Severs, 95, passed away December 28, 2018. Services: Visitation, January 4, 2018, Funeral, January 5, 2018 at O'Bryant-O'Keefe Funeral Home, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Following the funeral service, burial will be at Machpelah Cemetery, 5112 Machpelah Road, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Son-in-law, Jackie Bryant, will officiate the services. Eleanor Bernice Severs was born July 10, 1923 in Linden, Texas...
Joe David Kissel
December 22, 2018
Joe David Kissel "Papa Joe", 62, was surrounded by family as he made his journey to the promise land on December 22, 2018. Joe was retired from Triumph Aerostructures, formerly Vought Aircraft. Joe is survived by his loving wife of 41 years Lillie, his daughter Courtney Cornwell and her husband Kenneth and their children Dylan Priester and his daughter Journey,...
Stephen Douglas Cook
December 18, 2018
Stephen Douglas Cook, 63, died suddenly on December 18, 2018 in Mansfield. Stephen was born to Ray and Barbara Cook on February 13, 1955 in Fort Benning, Georgia. Stephen was a man of character who deeply loved his family, God, and the Church and found joy and humor in everything. This is a legacy he leaves to his wife of...
Raymond Lee Nelson, Jr.
December 17, 2018
Raymond Lee Nelson, Jr., 68, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 in Mansfield. Raymond was born in Fort Worth, Texas on October 14, 1950, the son of Raymond Lee Nelson, Sr and Bobbie Merle Nelson. He graduated from McLain Senior High School. Raymond was an honorably discharge veteran of the United States Marine Corp after serving four...
Boyd Poindexter
December 15, 2018
John Boyd Poindexter, 72, passed away December 15, 2018 in Mansfield. Boyd was born to Carl Richard and Janell (Boyd) Poindexter on November 5, 1946 in Dallas. Boyd attended Sam Houston High School and was involved in Stock Shows in which he had many Grand Champions across the state of Texas. Another monumental moment in high school was when he...
Harry James Brodie
December 13, 2018
Harry James Brodie, 74, passed away December 13, 2018 in Mansfield. Harry was born to John Frances and Elizabeth Katherine (Lieber) Brodie and January 21, 1944 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Harry was a member of the Arlington High School class of 1963. During his High School years, Harry was a part of the “Offbeats”, a band made up of his...
Wesley Allard
December 13, 2018
Wesley Allard, 85, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Thursday, December 13, 2018. Wes was born in Daytona Beach, Florida on February 17, 1933. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army serving during the Korean War. Wes married to Ruth Ann Williams. He was a retired CPA/Accountant and a member of First Baptist Church in Mansfield, Texas....
Mildred Ormand
December 12, 2018
Mildred (Midge) Walker Ormand was born March 27, 1923, in Paris, Texas. She graduated from Paris High School in 1939, Paris Junior College in 1941, worked 1.5 years with The Paris News as proofreader. She then enrolled in North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, Texas, and graduated January 1944, with a degree in Business Administration and minor in Journalism and...
Resa Gensweider Shipman
December 11, 2018
Mansfield: Resa Gensweider Shipman passed away peacefully at home in Mansfield, TX on Dec. 11, 2018. In lieu of flowers, donations to Community Hospice of Texas in Fort Worth or the cancer research charity of your choice would be appreciated. Resa was born Sept. 3, 1948 in San Antonio, TX. She graduated from W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi,...
Margaret Lynn Dodson
December 7, 2018
Margaret Lynn Dodson of Mansfield, Texas, passed away December 7, 2018. Lynn was born August 30, 1963 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She served as a teacher in the Mansfield Independent School District for 29 Years. She was a beloved member of the Lily's Women's Small Group at First Methodist Church. Lynn is survived by her daughter, Elaina Dodson and son,...
Brenda Gail Hall
December 5, 2018
Brenda Gail Witherington Hall, 78, of Arlington, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in Mansfield, Texas. Brenda was born in Troy, Alabama on October 13, 1940, the daughter of Rex Daniel Witherington and Lois A. Wilson Witherington. She married Raymond L. Hall on December 27, 1966 in Tempe, Arizona. First and foremost, Brenda was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother...
Todd Gregory
December 4, 2018
Todd Gregory, age 50, of Burleson, Texas, entered into eternal life on December 4th, 2018. Todd was born in Bowie, Texas on June 21st, 1968. Always sporting a smile, he was a lover of life, animals, and most of all his girls, Staci, Bayli and Bryli. Most of his days were spent with his family, at the roping pen accompanied...
Marjorie Nell Carrington
December 1, 2018
Marjorie Nell Carrington, 90, of Mansfield, Texas, went to meet her Lord Jesus on Saturday, December 1, 2018. Marjorie was born May 8, 1928 in Jefferson, Texas, the daughter of Rufus Chapman Akin and Beatrice Collum Akin. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Thomas H. Carrington, and one son, Michael Carrington. Marjorie is survived by three sons,...
Morris Gene Mccallister
November 29, 2018
Morris McCallister 42 passed away on the 29th of November 2018. Morris was born on the 22nd of December 1975 in Fort Worth, Texas to Violet and Chuck. Morris has two wonderful sons Chance McCallister and Riley McCallister. His sons Chance and Riley were his pride and joy. You couldn’t talk to Morris for more than 5 minutes before he...
Jenna E. Hamisch
November 24, 2018
Jenna Hamisch, 43, passed away November 24, 2018 in Mansfield. Jenna shared her love of her parents, Franklin and Mary Lee, with her pet cats. A Celebration of Jenna's life will be planned for a later date.







