Obituaries

Douglas Grady Cooper

Douglas Grady Cooper

December 12, 2014

Douglas Grady Cooper, 93, of Kennedale, Texas, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Heart to Heart Hospice or the First Baptist Church Kennedale Youth Building Fund. Doug was born in Fort Worth on Feb. 28, 1921, the son of Samuel Sanford Cooper and Cleo Patra Brown Cooper. He...

Adam Geoffrey Schutz

Adam Geoffrey Schutz

December 12, 2014

Adam Geoffrey Schutz, 23, of Mansfield, Texas passed away Friday, December 12, 2014. Adam was born on August 17, 1991 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Charles and Ellen Schutz where he grew up with younger brothers, Chad, Zachary and Garrett. Adam was an avid soccer player with Mansfield Soccer Association and Mansfield High School, whose team advanced well into the...

Billie Seeton Dollar

Billie Seeton Dollar

December 12, 2014

MANSFIELD -- Billie Seeton Dollar went to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Adell Seeton, and by brothers A.J. Seeton and Joe Seeton. Survivors: Husband of 68 years, George Dollar; daughters, Joyce...

Randall Patrick Philpot

Randall Patrick Philpot

December 10, 2014

BURLESON -- Randall P. Philpot, 67, dearly loved and a devoted family man, passed Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home. Interment: DFW National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kan....

S Betty Joe Owens

S Betty Joe Owens

December 7, 2014

ALVARADO -- Betty Joe Owens died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Survivors: Children, Randy Owens, Susie Mayes; grandchildren, Steven, Christina, Jennifer, Randy, Danielle Nicole and Patrick; and numerous great-grandchildren.

Dorothy Krantz Buendia

Dorothy Krantz Buendia

December 6, 2014

Dorothy Krantz Buendia, 87, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Faith in Practice, 7500 Beechnut St., Suite 208, Houston, Texas 77074, faithinpractice.org. Survivors: Husband, George Campell; daughters, Denise Webb and husband, Mark, and Debbie Woolf and husband, Mark; grandchildren, Amber Broyles, Autumn Burkett, Valerie Webb, Ross Webb, Jordan...

John Wayne King

John Wayne King

December 6, 2014

John Wayne King, 63, went home to be with the Lord Dec. 6th, 2014 in Dallas. John Wayne was born on April 27, 1951 in Beaufort, South Carolina. He served in the US Marine Corp from 1971 to 1976 where he reached the rank of Sergeant. He worked at the US Postal Service for over 25 years. Survivors include his...

Lois Meeks

Lois Meeks

December 5, 2014

MANSFIELD -- Lois Meeks passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. Service: 10 a.m., Wednesday at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Lois was born July 9, 1920 in Webb, the daughter of M.C. and Birdie Ann Scribner Sprinkle. She graduated from Mansfield High School in 1937. She was active in...

Roberta Lee Grissom

Roberta Lee Grissom

December 5, 2014

Roberta Lee Grissom, 64, formerly of Allen, Texas, passed away unexpectedly Friday Dec. 5, 2014 in Mansfield, Texas, after a brief illness. Roberta was born in El Paso, Texas on November 26, 1950, the daughter of Lewis Liske and Shirley Martin Liske. She married Mike Grissom on November 17, 1984 in Garland, Texas. Roberta was a retired NCMA certified nurse....

Alice Winnell Powell

Alice Winnell Powell

December 4, 2014

Alice Winnell Powell was born and raised in Dallas, TX. Although her mother was harsh and strict, she adored her US Navy father, who had a successful career as a grocery man and toy shop owner after leaving the service. She loved visiting him in San Francisco, CA and came to love the place deeply. Alice attended Spence High School,...

Lana Kay Sewell Davidson

Lana Kay Sewell Davidson

December 3, 2014

Lana Kay Sewell Davidson, 66, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at Kindred Hospital, Mansfield, Texas. Lana was born April 4, 1948 in Tulia, Texas. She graduated in 1966 from Sweetwater High school. Survivors include her Husband of 41 years, Gary Davidson; Children Matthew Davidson, Amy Davidson Williams, Angela Davidson, and Christian Davidson; 4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Douglas...

Karl David Cole

Karl David Cole

December 2, 2014

Mr. Karl David Cole passed away December 2, 2014 in Dallas. Service: 4 p.m., Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 3 to 4 p.m. Monday before service. Survivors: Wife of 32 years, Linda M. Cole; son, Mark Cole; grandchildren, Chase Hill, Austin Cole, Anthony Cole and Sawyer Cole; mother, Eleanor Werner Cole, father, Ronald E. Cole; siblings, Wendy Tufts,...

Forrest "Fordy" A. Anderson

Forrest "Fordy" A. Anderson

December 1, 2014

Forrest “Fordy” A. Anderson was born August 7th, 1922 in Gary, Indiana to Forrest and Anna Anderson. He had seven sisters and two younger brothers. Fordy began working at the tender age of ten at the neighborhood hardware store after school and was driving by age twelve so he could make customer deliveries. His family needed his income for life’s...

Charles Ronald Bowman

Charles Ronald Bowman

December 1, 2014

ALVARADO -- Charles Ronald Bowman, 73, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014, in Keene, Texas. Charles was born in Chilhowie, Virginia on September 16, 1941. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam Era. Mr. Bowman was a retired supervisor for N.C.R. in Arlington, Texas. Survivors include his Wife, Diane Bowman; stepsons, Anthony...

Brenda Joyce Williams

Brenda Joyce Williams

November 29, 2014

Grand Praire -- Brenda Joyce Williams, 68, a devoted mother and grandmother, entered eternal rest on Nov. 29, 2014. Service: 3 p.m., Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. before the service on Sunday. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to UT Southwestern Medical Center, P. O. Box 910888, Dallas, TX...

E.W. "Dutch" Cantrell

E.W. "Dutch" Cantrell

November 27, 2014

E.W. "Dutch" Cantrell, 85, of Paradise, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at his home. Dutch was born in Mansfield, Texas on April 17, 1929, the son of Charles F. Cantrell and Finnie Rue Watson Cantrell. He was a retired electrical engineer. Survivors include his Wife, Billie Cantrell; children, Donna McLeod, Kellis Warren, Steve Cantrell, J. Lynn Davis, Sherri...

Dolores M. Johnson

Dolores M. Johnson

November 26, 2014

MANSFIELD -- Dolores M. Johnson, 86, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Lynn Parsons. Survivors: Husband of 67 years, Carroll Johnson; sons, Larry Johnson and wife Rhea, Dale Johnson and wife Barbara and Paul Johnson and wife Cyndi; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; brothers, Dean Kruse and Darrell Kruse; sister,...

Christopher Ernest Descoteaux

Christopher Ernest Descoteaux

November 23, 2014

MANSFIELD -- Christopher Ernest Descoteaux, 61, loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and well-respected owner of The Wooden Box Factory, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014, after a brief illness at his home in Mansfield Mr. Descoteaux was born April 16, 1953, in Shreveport, LA, to Gloria J. Descoteaux and Ernest F. Descoteaux. He was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire,...

Carroll Darline Frith

Carroll Darline Frith

November 22, 2014

Carroll Darline Frith, 76, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away Saturday, November 22, 2014. Darline was born in Marlin, Texas on August 1, 1938, the daughter of Charles Griffin and Catherine Murphy Griffin. She is survived by her Husband, Henry Frith; son, Rene Best; daughter, Lisa Cummings and husband, Roger; grandchildren, Zak Best, Alex Martin and Scott Frith; great-grandchildren, Megan Best,...

Alfred Joseph Caisse

Alfred Joseph Caisse

November 21, 2014

Alfred Joseph Caisse was born December 12, 1937 in Willimantic Connecticut, the son of Joseph Alfred Caisse and Mary Eremita Caisse. He married Barbara Dodge on November 12, 1960 in Easton, Maine. Mr. Caisse passed away on November 21, 2014 in Mansfield, Texas. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Caisse; daughter, Barbara Elizabeth Capes, son, Paul...

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