Obituaries
Kenneth Gray West
July 6, 2015
ALVORD -- Kenneth Gray West, 83, passed away Monday, July 6, 2015. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at Mansfield Church of Christ. Interment: Skyvue Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Kenneth moved to the Arlington area in 1954. He worked at General Motors from 1954 to 1968. He went into business for himself as...
Lorene Moseley Martin
July 3, 2015
Lorene Martin 98, OF Lillian, Texas, passed away Friday July 3, 2015 at Methodist Mansfield Medical Center. Lorene was born in Copperas Cove, Texas on January 27, 1917, the daughter of William Howard Moseley and Effie Krempin Moseley. She married J.H. "Spud" Martin on September 1, 1945. Lorene owned Martin's Beauty Shop in Kennedale, Texas for 37 years. She is...
Tommie Bennett Lowery
June 30, 2015
KENNEDALE -- Tommie Bennett Lowery, a life member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, passed away June 30, 2015. Service: 10 a.m., Friday at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield. Visitation: 9 a.m., Friday at the funeral home. Tommie was born April 19, 1921 in Fort Worth, the son of Rufus and Renee Shaw Lowery. He married Lucille...
Doris Faye Chasteen
June 27, 2015
After living a full life, Doris Faye Chasteen went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 2, at 2:00 p.m., at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield, Texas. Doris was born on June 23, 1939, in Baytown, Texas to Ada Lee and Delmer D. Haney. Her life was...
Tommy Lowell Teague Jr.
June 25, 2015
Tommy Lowell Teague Jr., 56, of Covington, passed away on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Temple V.A. Hospital. Tommy was born May 10, 1959 to Tommy and Wanda Teague in Fort Worth, TX. Tommy worked at apartment maintenance most of his life and enjoyed fishing and being on the lake. He will be dearly missed by all who knew...
Michael J. Mccaffrey
June 24, 2015
Mansfield - Michael J. McCaffrey, 63, passed away June 24, 2015 at the Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Grandview, Texas. Michael was married to his wife, Gloria, for 25 years, became a chef and then worked for LTV Oil State until his retirement in 1995. He was preceded in death by his father Donald McCaffrey. Mr. McCaffrey is survived...
Coe Howard Scott
June 24, 2015
Coe Howard Scott, 83, of Weatherford, TX formerly of Carlsbad, NM, passed away on June 24, 2015 at Lifecare Hospital in Fort Worth, TX. Visitation will be 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Sunday, June 28, 2015 at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield, TX. Funeral services and interment are scheduled for Monday, June 29, 2015, 3:00 PM, at Emerald Hills Cemetery, Kennedale,...
Alta Marie Moore
June 24, 2015
Alta Marie Moore, age 77, passed away quietly in her sleep on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 from pulmonary disease. She was at her home attended by loved ones. Born July 13, 1937, in Standford, Texas, Alta Marie Moore was much loved and will be missed by her surviving family, Sisters Mary Lou, Jean and brother Ken; Sons Charles Shope and...
Wilbur Franklin Matthews
June 22, 2015
MANSFIELD -- Wilbur Franklin Matthews, 69, went to be with his Heavenly Father Monday, June 22, 2015, after a long courageous battle with many health issues. Will was born March 15, 1946 in Pine Bluff, Ark. He belonged to Roy Stanley Masonic Lodge, in Dallas and also was a member of the York Rite and was a Shriner. He worked...
John Camp
June 20, 2015
John Camp, 85, of Mansfield, TX, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2015, after a year-long battle with cancer. He was born September 21, 1929, in Fort Branch, Indiana, and was of the Baptist faith. After serving 22 years, John retired from the Navy with the rank of Master-Chief. He was also a retired Kentucky Teacher. For 15 years, John was...
C.M. "Buddy" Maxwell Jr.
June 9, 2015
C. M. "Buddy" Maxwell Jr, 85, of Rendon, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in the Emery J. Lilge Hospice House, Fort Worth, Texas. Buddy was born in Rendon on January 15, 1930, the son of Clyde and Clara Maxwell. He graduated from Mansfield High School in 1948. He served in the Air Force from December 27, 1950...
Jonathan Wayne Shahan
June 2, 2015
ARLINGTON -- Jonathan Wayne Shahan, 30, beloved son, father, brother, grandson, and uncle, departed this life and entered one of peace on Tuesday June 2nd, 2015. Celebration of life: 6 p.m., Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Jonathan had a profound and deep love for his sons, niece and nephew. Being a father was the single most important thing to...
Byron D. Wells
June 2, 2015
Byron D. Wells, 89, passed away at home surrounded by his family, Tuesday June 2, 2015. Visitation: Friday, 6 p.m.- 8 p.m., June 5, 2015 at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Service: Saturday, 10:00 a.m., June 6,2015,at the Central Baptist Church, Mansfield. Burial: Damascus Cemetery, Lindale. Byron was born in Lindale on May 2, 1926 to Almer and Pearl Wells. He...
Jose Carmen Martinez
June 1, 2015
ARLINGTON -- Jose Carmen Martinez, 74, died Monday, June 1, 2015. Funeral Mass: 2 p.m. Monday, San Mato Catholic Church , Arlington. Family will receive friends 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Survivors: Wife, Rosala Perez Martinez; eight children; extended family.
Oliver Lee Grundt
May 28, 2015
Oliver Lee Grundt was born on January 10th 2015 at Methodist Mansfield Hospital to proud first-time parents, Josh and Kristen. He blessed their lives with love and laughter from the moment they saw him. With his beautiful blue eyes, he would quietly gaze high into the air and out windows in wonderment. His family believed that he was staring at...
Kenneth Blackwood
May 25, 2015
Chief Petty Officer Kenneth E. Blackwood, born January 3, 1931, went home to his Lord on May 25, 2015 on Memorial Day. He resided in Grand Prarie. A proud career sailor, he enlisted at the age of seventeen and served as a member of Underwater Demolition Team Four. His service took him to Canada, Cuba, England, Italy, Phillippines and Japan....
Ernest Edward "Froggy" Williams Sr.
May 20, 2015
GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex. - Ernest “Froggy” Williams, 84, of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away in Mansfield, Texas, Wednesday May 20, 2015. Ernest was born in Texarkana, Arkansas on November 10, 1930, the son of Clyde Philip Williams and Zelma Reese Williams. He graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana. Ernest married Frances Elizabeth Varnado in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May...
Geraldine "Gerry" Barnes
May 15, 2015
MANSFIELD -- Geraldine Barnes, 85, gracefully passed away on May 15, 2015 at her childhood home in Mansfield, with her daughters by her side. Service: 2 p.m., Saturday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: noon to 2 Saturday before the service. Gerry was born June 1, 1929, in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Frankie and Daniel Garretson. She enjoyed life...
Bernard "Mac" Philip Mclaughlin Jr.
May 8, 2015
Bernard Philip "Mac" McLaughlin, Jr., 83, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend, went to be with the Lord Friday, May 8, 2015. Mac was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 23, 1931, the son of Bernard P. McLaughlin, Sr. and Anne Catherine Porter McLaughlin. He served his country proudly as a Marine. He married Dottie Ilene Gray...