Obituaries
S Audrey Wagner
June 21, 2014
Audrey Wagner, 82, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 21, 2014. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family desires memorial donations be made to the St John Lutheran Church Music Department, 1218 E. Debbie Lane, Mansfield, TX 76063. Audrey was born in Muscatine, Iowa on Aug. 7, 1931. She married Donald W. Wagner, Oct. 7, 1950 in St Louis,...
Joseph E. Chapman
June 20, 2014
Joseph E. Chapman, 82, of Grand Prairie, Texas, died Friday, June 20, 2014. Service: 11 AM Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Blessing Funeral Home with visitation from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM before the service. Burial: 1:30 PM Wednesday, at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Joseph was born in E. St. Louis, Illinois on March 19, 1932, the son of John...
Dana Dale Whitehead
June 20, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Dana Dale Whitehead went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 20, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Interment: Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Dana was born Sept. 8, 1959, in Fort Worth, the daughter of Ronnie and Marguerite Whitehead. She...
Sallie Jo Stone
June 18, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Sallie Jo Stone, 92, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Methodist Church, Mansfield. Burial: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Blessing. Sallie Jo was born in Webb on Nov. 16, 1921, the daughter of Edward and Ruby Wolfe Womble. She worked in commercial insurance and worked for over 30...
Donald Andrew Houston
June 14, 2014
Donald Andrew Houston, 69, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014. Don was born in Dallas on January 24, 1945, the son of Vernon and Marjorie Houston. He retired from the US Army and Army Reserve after 27 years as a medical logistics officer and helicopter med-evac /test pilot. After retirement, he enjoyed playing golf with his wife...
Pam Kilgore
June 11, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Pam Kilgore, 52, passed away quietly in her home on June 11, 2014. Service: 9:30am Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Central Assembly of God, 1221 Center St. Arlington. Interment: Skyvue Memorial Gardens in Mansfield, Garden of Peace. Pam was a loving wife and mother, native Texan, Sam Houston High School graduate and retired from Aetna after more than...
Herbert "Jr" Joseph Fabian Jr.
June 10, 2014
ARLINGTON -- Herbert Joseph "JR" Fabian, Jr., 83, passed peacefully in his sleep on June 10, 2014. Service: 10 AM Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at DFW National Cemetery, Lane A. JR and Sue will rest together at a columbarium there. Following the service, a celebration of life will be held at the home of Larry and Laurie Fabian, 1106 Fairway...
Michael Dwayne Taylor
June 7, 2014
Michael Dwayne Taylor, age 53 passed away on June 7, 2014 after a brave battle with liver disease. He was preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth Ann Nixon, his twin brother, Mark Wayne Taylor and his nephew, Anthony Jason Taylor. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Kristine; his four children, Delilah Dawn Taylor, Derek Cole Taylor...
Frances Baxter
June 7, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Frances Baxter passed away Saturday, June 7, 2014. Service: 10 a.m., Tuesday at Mansfield Church of Christ. Interment: 3:30 p.m., Tuesday at Trent Cemetery, Trent. Visitation: 6 to 8 Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Frances was born June 18, 1930 in Cordell, Okla., the daughter of John and Lula Mae Geer Barnes. She married H.E. Baxter on...
Kathy Davis
June 6, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Kathy Davis passed away Friday, June 6, 2014. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Survivors: Husband, Stephen C. Davis; children, Stacey, Matthew, Jennifer and Rebecca.
Mary Lee Hogan
May 31, 2014
Our beloved Mother and friend, Mary Lee Rogers Hogan of Fort Worth was called home to be with the Lord on May 31, 2014. Visitation: with family and friends will be Sunday June 8, 2014 from 1 to 4 pm at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield. Graveside service: Monday June 9, 2014 at 10:15am at DFW National Cemetery in Dallas....
Paul Wright Jr
May 28, 2014
Paul Wright, Jr., 86, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Paul was born in Dixon Tennessee to Peter Paul And Mary Rochelle Wright. He was raised by his grandparents and uncles and spent his teen years in Bay Village, Arkansas. Paul joined the Air Force when he was eighteen and was stationed at Carswell Air Force Base....
John Howard Yarach
May 27, 2014
GRAND PRAIRIE -- John Howard Yarach entered the kingdom of Heaven on May 27, 2014. Graveside service: 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Memorial service: 12:00 p.m. Wednesday at Trailwood Baptist Church, Grand Prairie. John was born in Brooklyn, New York on March 6, 1932, son of Gerald Yarach and Daffney McDonnell Yarach. John grew up...
Iris Faye Bradley
May 21, 2014
Iris Faye Bradley, 86, of Arlington, Texas, passed away at 3:45 PM on Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Medical Center of Arlington. Iris was born in Avery on Nov. 16, 1927, the daughter of Charles Bradley and Erna Fay Miller Bradley. She was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Avery. Iris was a medical transcriptionist and retired...
Martha C. Day
May 18, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Martha C. Day went home to her Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 18, 2014. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Howard Cemetery, Benbrook. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Martha was a stay-at-home mom until her three girls were grown. She then worked for 25 years before retiring. She was preceded in death...
Gordie Leeunar Grimes
May 17, 2014
Gordie Leeunar Stagner-Grimes, 80, of Joshua, Texas, passed away at 11:03 AM on Saturday, May 17, 2014 in the Emery J. Lilge Hospice House in Burleson, Texas. Gordie was born in Hamilton, Hamilton County, Texas on July 18, 1933, the daughter of Mable Leeunar Stagner and Gordie Melvin Arnett. She married James William Grimes, Sr. on June 2, 1956 in...
Linda Lou Harris
May 16, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Linda Harris, 76, died Friday, May 16, 2014. Linda and twin brother, Sid Barton, of Crowley were the youngest of nine children born to Zavala Swift Barton and W.C. Barton. Born Oct. 30, 1937, in Handley, she grew up in Cleburne, graduated from Cleburne High School in 1956, and married Rex Donald Harris of Mansfield, where they made...
Kathryn Kemp-Jackson
May 16, 2014
Kathryn Alice Kemp-Jackson was born October 13, 1946 to Miller and Virginia Kemp who proceeded her in death. Growing up as a child, she loved music and enjoyed playing the violin and piano. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior at an early age. She later joined and was baptized at Faith Prayer Assembly Church of God in Christ under...
Tiffany Phu
May 14, 2014
Tiffany Phu, 13 year old daughter of Joe and Amy Phu, entered eternal life on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 in Mansfield, Texas. Tiffany was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 12, 2000. She was a student at Brooks Wester Middle School in Mansfield. She loved to play soccer and was an avid Philadelphia Eagles fan. Survivors include her parents, Joe...