Obituaries
Loretta Lynn Mcafee
January 21, 2018
Loretta Lynn McAfee passed away January 21, 2018. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield.
Burl Clinton Anderson
January 20, 2018
Burl Clinton Anderson was born July 9, 1937 in Levelland, Hockley County, Texas to Forest Bertram Anderson and Alma (Coon) Anderson. He was the second born in the family which had begun with the birth of older sister, Melva, followed by siblings, Gerald, Carol, Ernie and Katherine. Burl's second birth came in 1948, at the age of 11, when he...
Henry Edwin Grote Jr
January 20, 2018
Henry Edwin Grote Jr. was born October 5, 1930 in Houston, Texas and passed away January 20, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father Henry, his mother Adela, and his sister Mary Jennings. Henry graduated in 1949 from Technical High School in Fort Worth. He joined the U.S. Navy and proudly served in the Korean War. During his...
Isaiah John Kershner
January 19, 2018
Isaiah John Kershner (Zay), 20, passed away on Friday, January 19, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas. Visitation will be held at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield, Texas on Wednesday, January 24th from 6-8 pm. Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 27th at 2 pm at Everman United Methodist Church. Isaiah was born January 10, 1998 in Mansfield, Texas. He...
Donald Ray Hightower
January 19, 2018
Donald Ray Hightower, 80, of Mansfield, Texas passed away January 19, 2018. Don served in the United States Army, worked at The Dallas Morning News and owned Mansfield Vending Company. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Eugenia; two children, Leslie (Elise) and Nancy (Tim); two grandchildren, Erica and Justin; two great-grandchildren; brother, Lynch Hightower; and sister, Brenda Snider. Don...
James Lee Eastabrook
January 16, 2018
Obituary for James Lee Eastabrook James (Jim) Lee Eastabrook went to be with his Lord Jesus on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the age of 79. Viewing will be held at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield on Monday January 22nd from 6pm-8pm. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, January 23rd at the DFW National Cemetery at 9:30am. Jim was...
Kathryn Carol Howard
January 15, 2018
Kathryn Carol Turner Howard (Grandy) passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family Monday, January 15,2018 at the age of 84. Viewing will be held at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield on Thursday Jan. 18th from 6pm-8pm. Celebration of life service will be held Friday Jan. 19th at Blessing Funeral Home at 2:00pm. Kathryn was born October 25,...
Thomas Gene Skidgel
January 13, 2018
Thomas Gene Skidgel of Mansfield TX, died on Jan 13, 2018. Tom was a bench jeweler who loved creating beautiful things. He was born October 5, 1961 to his late parents Linda Kelsey Skidgel and Gene Skidgel. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife Susan Mailen Skidgel and survived by his sister Laura Skidgel from Chelsea MI, and...
Malcom Eugene Pope
January 12, 2018
Malcom Eugene Pope, of Hurst, Texas, passed away Friday January 12, 2018 at age 91 after a prolonged struggle with Heart Disease. Mr. Pope was born January 20, 1926 in Lillian, Texas to Malcom and Vernell Hallmark Pope. He grew up in the Lillian,Rendon and Fort Worth area. He served in the U S Army Air Force during World War...
Gwendolyn Ann Mitchell
January 11, 2018
Gwendolyn Ann Mitchell (Burgess), age 69 of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018 after a short illness. Gwen was born on August 2, 1948 in Waxahachie, Texas, the daughter of Glenn W. Burgess Sr. and Dorothy Helen McKennon Burgess. She grew up in Venus, Texas and Graduated from Venus High School. She is survived by her loving husband...
Lawrence "Larry" Avila
January 9, 2018
Lawrence "Larry" Avila, 59, died on January 9, 2018 in Mansfield, Texas. Larry was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 17, 1959, the son of Charles C. Avila and Rose M. Aguirre Avila. He married Georgette Stehlik on February 18, 1993 in Geneva, Kane County, Illinois. Larry was a carpenter for most of his life and recently worked for Lowe's....
Gary Lynn Foster
January 7, 2018
Gary Lynn Foster, 66, passed away Sunday, January 7, 2018 in Hamilton, Texas. He graduated from Mansfield High School and U.T.A. Served six years in the Navy. He retired in 2014 after working for Zale Corporation for 33 years. He bought his dream ranch to retire in Cranfills Gap. He enjoyed ranching, hunting, fishing , family game nights, his family...
Juanez Martin
December 26, 2017
Our loving mom, Vera Juanez was born in Beckham, Texas on April 8th, 1939 to our granddaddy Vergil and our grandmother Coleta Kimbrell, affectionately known to everyone as Gran-Gran. Mom grew up in east Texas and Arkansas with her younger sister, our Aunt Evon. Mom retired as an Executive Secretary from Siemen's in Grand Prairie in 1999, after 21 years....
Eric Lee Chambers
December 25, 2017
Eric Lee Chambers, 36, gave his life saving five people from a burning house fire on December 25, 2017 in Arlington. Eric played football at, and graduated from, Mansfield High School in 1999. While having a lot of demons in his life, he was a caring person and a loving father; he enjoyed spending time with his children and gardening....
Imogene Perry
December 25, 2017
Imogene Perry, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on December 25, 2017. Imogene was born a coal miner’s daughter to Johnny and Ada (Inman) Jones on October 10, 1941 in Hill Top, Kentucky. Imogene completed school up to the 8th grade, so, along with her husband, John E. Perry, at the age of 40, Imogene...
Lowell Richard Newman
December 24, 2017
Lowell Richard (Buzz) Newman, 86, of Mansfield, Texas passed away Sunday, December 24, 2017. Buzz was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on June 11, 1931, the son of Patt Cleburne Newman and Ethel Riser Newman. He lived most of his young life in Ruston, Louisiana, San Antonio, Texas (Fort Sam Houston), Arkansas, and Yokohama, Japan, during the post-WWII Occupation, as...
Neomia Theola Aston
December 22, 2017
Neomia Theola Aston, 88, of Joshua, Texas, passed away Friday, December 22, 2017 in Burleson, Texas. Neomia was born July 19, 1929 to Sula Beatrice and Buel Hubbard Grace. She was the oldest of 11 siblings. Neomia graduated from Rice High School in 1946. She loved life and her family. She had multiple hobbies of quilting, doll making, and sewing...
Gerald David Griffith
December 20, 2017
Gerald D. Griffith, a retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, passed away on December 20, 2017, at the age of 92. Gerald (Griff) was born on the 12th of February, 1925, in Chester, Illinois about a block from the Mississippi River. He was the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew and Madeline Griffith. Though he lived in many...
Willard Gilbert Lewis
December 20, 2017
Willard Gilbert Lewis, 86, of Arlington, Texas, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2017. In Lieu of Flowers the family requests donations be made to Wycliffe Bible Translators. https://www.wycliffe.org/donate He was born in Sandy Hook, Kentucky on October 19, 1931, the son of Estile Lewis and Lillie Gilbert Lewis. Willard married Betty Jolene Barker on May 6, 1955 in Sandy Hook,...
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