Obituaries
Charles Pierce Jones
April 30, 2016
Charles Pierce Jones, 94, of Mansfield, Texas, departed this life for his heavenly home at 1:09 AM on Saturday, April 30, 2016, to meet his Savior, family and friends. Pierce was born in Waxahachie, Texas on June 12, 1921, one of twin boys, to Charles Jones and Gussie Gibson Jones and lived in Mansfield since 1938. He served in the...
Ariel Janay Tapscott
April 26, 2016
Ariel Janay Tapscott was born December 10, 1992 in Conroe, Texas and went to be with her Lord on April 26, 2016. Visitation: 3:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Blessing Funeral Home. Prayer Service to begin at 6:45 p.m. Ariel is blessed to have so many people love her. Ariel has two sets of parents, four...
Charles Randal Grubbs
April 26, 2016
MANSFIELD -- Charles Randal Grubbs (Randy aka Papa Bear) passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Mansfield. Service: A memorial service will be 2 p.m., Friday, April 29, 2016, at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield. Randy was born on September 18, 1947 in Cleburne, Texas. He was raised in Mansfield and graduated from Mansfield High School in 1966. He attended...
Ed Mayle
April 23, 2016
Ed Mayle, 50, passed away April 23, 2016. Ed was born February 1, 1966 to Floyd and Ruth Ann (Hall) Mayle in Baltimore, Maryland. He enjoyed, in his younger years, spending time, on a boat, in the Chesapeake Bay. Together, with partners, Ed owned Store Signs Direct, a sign manufacturing company. Everyone knew that Ed was all about his family...
Eddie L. Whisenant
April 20, 2016
MANSFIELD -- Known to many as "Whiz," Ed Whisenant passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, of complications for terminal liver cancer and a long-term battle with heart disease. Service: 3 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home. Visitation: Private. Whiz was born in Morganton, N.C., to parents William and Pauline Morrow Whisenant. He worked in the oil and gas pipeline industry...
Roger Dean Hall
April 19, 2016
MANSFIELD -- Roger Dean Hall passed on April 19,2016 in Mansfield Texas. Graveside services will be at 1:30 pm on Saturday, April 23, 2016 at Mansfield Cemetery. Family and friends are welcome. Roger was born September 26, 1944 at his grandparent's home in Mansfield, Texas. He spent all of his early years in Mansfield. He graduated from Mansfield High School...
Guadalupe Rizo Longoria
April 19, 2016
Guadalupe Rizo Longoria, 75, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 5:45 PM in John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth. Lupe was born in Abbott, Texas on September 28, 1940, the daughter of Refugio Rizo and Andrea Villarreal Rizo. She married Guadalupe “Pete” Longoria, Jr. on June 20, 1964 in Abbott. Lupe was a retired office administrator. She is survived...
Bobby Dewayne Smith
April 16, 2016
RENDON -- Bobby Dewayne Smith, 55, went to heaven Saturday, April 16, 2016. Survivors: Wife of 35 years, Laura Smith; children, Amy Smith, Sarah Smith and Bethany McCraw (Hayden); grandchildren, Holden Tye McCraw and Savannah Rae McCraw; parents, Bobby M. Smith and Betty Lou Freeman Smith.
Helen Doris Breithaupt
April 15, 2016
Mansfield - Helen Doris Breithaupt, 89, passed away April 15, 2016 surrounded by loving family at Community of Hope. Services will be held at St. Gregory's Episcopal Church, Mansfield, Texas, Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. Helen was born February 25, 1927 in Fort Worth, Texas. She always remained loyal to her Tarrant County roots. She was loved by...
Aubrey Ray
April 14, 2016
ARLINGTON -- Aubrey Lee Ray, 92, passed away April 14, 2016 surrounded by her loved ones. Service: 10 AM Monday at Blessing Funeral Home. Visitation: 4-6 PM Sunday at Blessing. Burial:Mansfield Cemetery. Aubrey was born in Mansfield Dec. 25, 1923, to Emma and Aubrey Ray. Raised in Arlington and a graduate of SMU in 1945, she was a lifelong sports...
Ernest L. Stutheit
April 12, 2016
Ernest Leo Stutheit, 82, passed away Tuesday April 12, 2016, at Universal Hospice, surrounded by loving family and a most caring staff. SERVICES: 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 29 at WestWind Christian Church, Keller and interment in the Fort Worth-Dallas National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be sent to a scholarship fund for the...
Marilyn Bernice Freeman
April 5, 2016
Marilyn Bernice Johnson Freeman passed from this earth at her home in Grand Prairie, TX, on April 5, 2016, at the age of 82 and is now resting in the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Her husband and children were by her side. Marilyn was born on April 27, 1933, at home in Hominy, OK, to Jim...
S Danette Maureen Santo
April 3, 2016
Danette Maureen Santo, 50, of Joshua, TX., was called home, by God, on April 3, 2016. Danette was born in Renton, Washington on December 5, 1965. She moved to Texas in 1978 and attended John Tyler High School. She married Albert Santo on April 13, 1991. Danette had three sons, PJ, Thomas, and Nathan Santo. Danette was a loving wife,...
Damien Michael Scalpelli
March 31, 2016
Damien M. Scalpelli ARLINGTON -- Damien M. Scalpelli, 35, passed away March 31, 2016. Viewing and service: 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Damien was preceded in death by his mother, Danna Scalpelli. Survivors: Father, Tony Scalpelli; siblings, Sean and Haley Scalpelli.
Charles Curtis Miller
March 31, 2016
Charles Miller, 85, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016 at home with his family. He lived and farmed in Mansfield as well was an engineer for Menasco Manufacturing for over 40 years. Charles is survived by his wife Una, sons Mike, Max and Kenneth, daughter Julie, sister Kathleen Hoffman, grandchildren Meredith Yates Hinojosa, Jamie Nicole Gallas, Matthew Aaron Yates, Jordyn...
Mildred Ann Smith
March 30, 2016
God called home His faithful servant, Mildred Ann Rawdon Smith, on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, following a long illness. She was 96 years old. Mildred Ann was born in Dallas, Texas on February 7, 1920 to Martha Ellen Smith and her husband. She was raised in Fort Worth, but spent much time in Mansfield, Texas with her grandparents, Jim and...
John R. Ashcraft
March 28, 2016
John R. Ashcraft, 51, of Azle, Texas, passed away Monday, March 28, 2016. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to the Mansfield Masonic Lodge #331 scholarship fund. John Robert Ashcraft: Worshipful Master of the Mansfield Masonic Lodge #331, member of the York Rite: Arlington Chapter #376, Arlington Council #321 and Arlington Commandery #107....
Inez Mcvey
March 27, 2016
Rendon, TX – Ethel Inez McNeil-Estes-McVey, 79, joined Jesus on Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016 at her home in Rendon, TX. Inez was born May 11, 1936 in Chunky, MS to Elvin Lewis and Lorene McNeil. She was a high school graduate and PBX operator in Wichita Falls and at St. Joseph Hospital in Ft. Worth. She married Joseph Daniel...
Mercedes Longoria
March 19, 2016
Mercedes Longoria, 95, a long-time resident of Mansfield passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Homestead Nursing Home. Funeral services were held Monday, March 21, 2016, at Blessing Funeral Home Chapel in Mansfield. Internment followed at Calvary Cemetery in Mansfield. Mercedes was born November 18, 1920, in San Pedro Ranch to the Julian Juarez and Simona Torres. She enjoyed working...
Cleone Hayward Peet
March 19, 2016
MANSFIELD -- Cleone Hayward Peet passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016. Service: 2 p.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Memorials: Contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church Mansfield, in lieu of flowers. Cleone was born May 9, 1920, in Alto, Mich., to Basil and Beulah Hayward. She married her childhood sweetheart, Alvah Peet. She worked at the...







