Obituaries
Ada Noles
October 24, 2014
Ada Noles, 87, of Alvarado, Texas, passed away Friday October 24, 2014. Ada was born December 5, 1926 in Sublette, Kansas, the daughter of John and Effie Schnellbacher. She married James "Jim" Noles on April 11, 1957 in Fort Worth. Ada was a member of the First Methodist Church of Mansfield. She was preceded in death by her husband Jim...
Billy Jack Griffin
October 17, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Billy Jack Griffin passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2014. Service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Bar Cross Cowboy Church, 12001 E. FM 917, Alvarado. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to his daughter Kasie Rohde, care of EECU, account number 547554, for funeral expenses and Bar Cross Cowboy Youth. Survivors: Daughter, Kasie Lee Rohde (Shaun); brothers,...
Fae L. Kitchens
October 16, 2014
ARLINGTON -- Fae L. Kitchens, a retired agent for Chapman Insurance Co. of Arlington, passed away Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Survivors: Son, Randy Walker (Angela); grandsons, Murphy Walker (Ciarra), Montgomery Walker; sister, Nadean Watkins; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Myra "Polly" Virginia Groce Ballweg
October 15, 2014
Myra “Polly” Virginia Groce Ballweg, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother, passed away Wednesday October 15, 2014 at the age of 100 years in Mansfield, Texas. Polly was born August 12, 1914, in the Grace Chapel community (which would later become Southeast Arlington) to Otis and Bettie Swaim Groce. She worked for many years at the Arlington State College...
Bill Patton
October 3, 2014
Bill Patton, 83, of Mansfield, Texas, went Home victorious over cancer at 9:40 P.M. Friday Oct. 3, 2014 in Burleson. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to Bar Cross Ranch Cowboy Church, P.O. Box 488, Mansfield, TX 76063. Bill was born May 14, 1931 at his home in Cotton Gin, Texas to Walter Randolph and...
Nowald Poenitz
October 1, 2014
Birth Nowald Poenitz was born at home in La Vernia, a South Texas farming community, some 30 miles east of San Antonio, on December 20, 1919, the youngest of 8 children. He had three brothers and four sisters, who have all predeceased him. Early Childhood Nowald’s early childhood memories have him tending to the chickens and turkeys on the farm....
Edna Maxine Rae Cowand
September 28, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Edna Maxine Rae Cowand, wife of 61 years to Dr. Keith P. Cowand, passed away in Arlington, Texas, on September 28, 2014, due to complications related to Alzheimer's. Memorial service: A memorial service will be held on October 1, 2014 at 11:00 am at First United Methodist Church of Mansfield, Texas. She was born in Coleman, Texas in...
Brian John O'Neil
September 23, 2014
ARLINGTON -- Brian John O'Neil, a loving husband and a great father, died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. Survivors: Wife, Ling O'Neil; children, Calista and Collin O'Neil; brother, Mark Shaw and wife, Lori; sister, Sheila Selleck and husband, Bob; niece, Melissa Shaw; and nephew, Christopher Shaw.
Larry Lisowski
September 21, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Larry Lisowski, 69, passed away Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations may be made in Larry's name to the SPCA of Texas at www.spca.org/gift . Larry was preceded in death by his father, Edward, mother Lilyan and brother Roger. Survivors: Wife Judi Lisowski; daughter Dana Slocum; sister, Linda Baran and husband,...
Haley Carynne Redelfs
September 19, 2014
Haley Carynne Redelfs, infant daughter of Clint and Amanda Redelfs, passed away Friday September 19, 2014 in Methodist Medical Center, Mansfield. Survivors include her Parents, Clint and Amanda Redelfs; Grandparents, Jeff and Yvonne Redelfs and Carol Bouchie; Aunt, Jennie Greuter; and Uncles, Tony Redelfs, and Jason Greuter.
Cecil Weldon Nall
September 17, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Cecil Weldon Nall, 76, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Saturday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Blessing Funeral Home. Cecil was born Oct. 5, 1937, to Mary Elizabeth and Arch Nall in Farmersville. He was the eighth of...
Betty Jean Todd
September 15, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Betty Jean Todd, affectionately known as "Nana", passed from this life to be with the Lord Monday morning, Sept. 15, 2014, peacefully at her home. Service: 1 p.m., Thursday at Park Springs Bible Church, Arlington. Visitation: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial to Park Springs Bible...
Helen June Bratton
September 13, 2014
Helen June Bratton, 77, of Arlington, Texas, passed away Saturday September 13, 2014. June was born in Mansfield, Texas on October 30, 1936, the daughter of Henry Inmon Bratton and Frances Irene Berry Bratton. She was a resident of Arlington for 50 years. Survivors: Children, Ronda Skelton and husband David, Donnie Newsom, Tony Johnson and Stacy Fater and husband Perry;...
Billie G. Scott
September 12, 2014
Billie G. Scott, 85, of Kennedale, Texas, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 at Pecan Manor in Kennedale. Billie was born in Paducah, Texas on June 14, 1929, the son of Horace Valentine Scott, Jr. and Vassie Lee Blagg Scott. He married Vera Corene Scott in Boston, Massachussetts on June 4, 1953. Billie was a veteran of the United States...
Unasue Sellers Wright
September 7, 2014
Unasue Sellers Wright, 78, of Britton, Texas, went home to be with Jesus Sunday, September 07, 2014, her journey here ending at Kindred Hospital in Masfield, Texas. Sue was born January 06, 1936 in Ballinger, Texas, the daughter of Jesse Arthur and Nelle Hazel Sellers. She accepted Christ as her Savior many years ago. Her childhood hero was Roy Rogers...
Michael William Thomas
September 5, 2014
ARLINGTON -- Michael William Thomas, 56, was called by our Lord on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Hawkins' Cemetery, 5301 N. Hwy. 287 Access Road, Arlington, 76017, Fr. Jim Gigliotti, TOR officiating. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield. Mike was born in Roswell, N.M., on...
Henry Gordon Tucker Jr.
September 3, 2014
ALVARADO -- Henry Gordon Tucker Jr. passed away Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. Service: 9 a.m. Monday at Grace Baptist Church, 13409 CR 511, Venus. Survivors: Wife, Ann Tucker; children, David Lee Tucker, Daniel Joseph Tucker and Vicki Jean Poteet; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.
Harrel Dene Adkison
September 2, 2014
Harrel Dene Adkison, 66, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2014. Harrel and his twin brother were born August 9, 1948 in Shidler, OK. He was the ninth of ten children born to Arthur and Eva Adkison. After his family moved to Spearman, TX, Harrel met the love of his life, Connie Fowler, and they were married...
Beverly Ann Turner Howard
August 28, 2014
Beverly Ann Turner Howard, 73, passed away Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. Beverly was preceded in death by her father, James Turner; mother, Ruby Turner; and sister, Sharon Turner Hamilton. Survivors: Husband of 54 years, Barry Howard; daughters, Barrie Allen and husband, Chris, and Lizzie Howard; grandchildren, Justin Ray, Addie Ray and Curt Allen; sisters, Loretta Pressley and husband, Kenneth, and...
Jean Levins
August 25, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Jean Levins, age 88, passed away peacefully Monday, August 25, 2014. Service: She will be interred with her husband Charles at Arlington National Cemetery in September. Jean loved big family dinners, and was a magnificent cook. A longtime resident of Washington, D.C., she was Miss Anacostia in 1949. She was also very proud of her adopted home of...