Obituaries
Susie Irene Poenitz
August 23, 2014
Introduction After almost 91 years of life, Susie Irene Poenitz peacefully slipped into Sabbath rest on August 23, 2014. Following numerous health challenges with heart bypass surgery, hip surgery, 2 significant strokes, and more, Mom rose each time from her ailments to realize 4 score and 10 years--2 decades longer than Biblically promised. Dad remembers after one stroke episode, going...
Ruby Nell Cooper
August 23, 2014
KENNEDALE -- Ruby Nell Cooper, 86, passed away Saturday Aug. 23, 2014. Ruby was born in Mansfield on June 11, 1928, the daughter of Thurman H "Cap" Henry and Nellie Loggins Henry. She married Douglas G Cooper in Kennedale on Dec. 14, 1946. Ruby was a retired lab technician for Alcon Labs. She was a member of First Baptist Church...
Charles A. Grounds
August 18, 2014
Charles A. Grounds, 60, loving husband, father, brother and uncle, passed away Monday August 18, 2014 at his home. Charles was born in Fort Worth, Texas on February 10, 2014, the son of Harold Dean Grounds and Betty Lou Cowan Grounds. He married Diann McCombs in Arlington. Texas on November 11, 1978. Charles was a retired diesel technician and a...
Nanci Lee Keneipp
August 14, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Nanci Lee Keneipp, 78, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014, at a hospital in Mansfield after a courageous 16-year battle with cancer. Graveside service: Private. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family would like any donations to be made to the North Texas Humane Society, any animal shelter, or the YMCA of Arlington. Nanci was a very private person,...
Jewel Maurine Jones Scott
August 14, 2014
Jewel, affectionately known as “Scotty” by many friends and family, was born on October 1, 1922 in Childress, Texas to Shepherd Othelon Jones and Maggie Mae Green Jones and died at her daughter’s home on August 14, 2014 in Coppell, Texas surrounded by loved ones. On October 26, 1942 she married the love of her life, A.D. Scott, in Amarillo,...
Rubye Sparger Cooper
August 12, 2014
SUMNER, Ga. -- Rubye Sparger Cooper, 95, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Funeral: 1 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, 229 Fourth St., Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Mrs. Cooper was born Aug, 25, 1918, in Smithfield to Jessie Ed Sparger and Mary Jane Jobe Sparger. She moved to Worth County,...
Roy Edward Patterson
August 11, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Roy Edward Patterson entered the kingdom of heaven Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Service: 1 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Roy was born July 4, 1929, in Venus, the son of Edward and Mertle Bogle Patterson. He owned and operated Roy's Barber Shop from 1956...
Marvel "Bud" Hanna
August 10, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Marvel D. "Bud" Hanna, a longtime member of First Baptist Church Mansfield, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014. Service: 3 p.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Survivors: Wife, Dorcas Rebecca Hanna; daughters, Peggy Hanna Miceli and Renda Joyce Miller; granddaughter, Camille...
Eldonna May Bowden
August 4, 2014
Eldonna May Bowden, 82, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014 surrounded by her sons, daughter-in-laws, and granddaughters. Eldonna was born on July 29, 1932 in Marion, Indiana, the daughter of Cary Myers and Velma May Stevens Myers. She came from a family of 6, with four sisters and one brother. In 1958 on a blind date...
Marilyn Joyce Thompson
August 2, 2014
Marilyn Joyce Thompson, 73, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 in her home. Marilyn was born on June 14, 1941 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Harry Sims and Bernice Myrtle Bicknell Sims. She was married to Charles Donald Thompson. Marilyn was a retired packaging specialist for an industrial supply firm. She was a member...
John Louis Bratcher
July 20, 2014
John Louis Bratcher , 80, of Arlington, Texas, passed away on June 20, 2014 in Arlington. John was born on June 3, 1934 in Handley, Texas, the son of Charlie Luther Bratcher and Annie Lackey Bratcher. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and retired from the USDA Market Administrators after many years. He married Shirley Boen on...
Dale S. Bryan
July 16, 2014
Mansfield—Dale S. Bryan, 59, passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at St. John Lutheran Church, Mansfield. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Memorials: In lieu of...
Leonor Martinez
July 11, 2014
Leonor Martinez, 73, passed away Friday July 11, 2014 in her home in the company of her family. Leonor was born in Big Wells, Texas on January 24, 1941, the daughter of Benito Talamantes and Mercedes Garcia Talamantes. She married Alfredo P. Martinez in Big Wells on December 21. 1963. Leonor was a longtime member of St. Jude Catholic Church...
Gary L. Martin
July 3, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Gary L. Martin, a retired diesel mechanic for Central Freight, formerly of Ford and Mid South Rollers, entered the kingdom of Heaven on July 3, 2014. Service: 10 a.m., Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Gary was preceded in death by his parents, and daughter, Kelly Lynn. Survivors:...
Ruby Nance
July 3, 2014
Ruby Mayo Nance MANSFIELD -- Ruby Nance passed away Thursday, July 3, 2014. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Sunday, Sardis Cemetery, Comanche. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Blessing Funeral Home. Survivors: Husband, Richard Nance; daughter, Rhesa and Randell Newton; grandsons, Allen, Josh, Cody.
Nan Bethea Morrissey
June 29, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Nan Bethea Morrissey passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, from complications of lung disease. Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Arlington. Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Salvation Army or North Texas Food Bank. Nan was a pediatric nurse...
Lyman Joe "Tom" Thompson
June 26, 2014
Lyman Joe "Tom" Thompson, 81, longtime resident of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, in Loma Linda, California. Tom moved to California to live with his son two years ago due to failing health issues. He was born December 8, 1932 in Webbville, Kentucky to Hobart and Marie (Grigsby) Thompson. Tom served in the Marines from 1953 until...
June Perry Watson Craig
June 25, 2014
EULESS -- June Perry Watson Craig passed away June 25, 2014. Service: 2 p.m., Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Interment at Mansfield Cemetery. June was born April 14, 1926 in Mansfield, the daughter of Ernie Louis and Eunetta Ball Perry. She graduated from Mansfield High School. She married Robert F. Watson on June 2, 1945. After his passing, she...
Angelina O. Scheideman
June 23, 2014
Arlington – Angelines Scheideman, 81, passed away Monday June 23, 2014 quietly in her room at Matlock Place N. Home. She was surrounded by members of her family as she took her final breath on this earth. With sweet loving care, she arrived to be welcomed in the afterlife by her two first born sons who had passed years before....
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