Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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...
James Mitchell "Mitch" Kline
November 18, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Mitchell Kline, devoted husband and avid outdoorsman, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. Mitchell was born July 20, 1958, in Denton, the son of Howard and Iva Joy Grimes Kline. Survivors: Wife, Lisa Robbins Kline; beloved pets, Jack and Sandy; and numerous family and friends.
Tommy Lee Hogan
November 17, 2014
RIO VISTA -- Tommy Lee Hogan, 69, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 17, 2014. Tommy was born October 14, 1945 in Coleman, the son of James Franklin Hogan and Lucile Ward Hogan where he grew up and attended school. From the time he was a young boy, he always wanted to be a cowboy. He lived up to his...
Jim Ebben Shipman
November 17, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Jim Ebben Shipman, 84, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. He was predeceased by a son, William Shipman; and granddaughter, Alisa Hollaway. Survivors: Wife, Virginia; son, James; daughters, Froina Olvera and Mary Oates and...
Suzanne Hollandsworth
November 17, 2014
BURLESON -- Suzanne Hollandsworth, 66, passed away at her home to be with her Savior on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Point Cemetery, 4101 Farm Road 604A, Alvarado. Suzanne, beloved wife of Denny Hollandsworth, was born June 2, 1948, in Longview. She married Denny in January 1970 and began their family in Arlington where...
Gladys Abney Fields
November 13, 2014
Gladys Abney Fields, 70, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Charlton Methdoist Medical Center Gentiva Hospice Wing. Gladys was born in Aiken, South Carolina on October 10, 1944, the daughter of John Henry Abney and Grace Pilot Abney. She was married to James Guffie Fields. Gladys was a retired laundry supervisor for nursing home care. She was preceded in...
Robert Edward Davidson
November 5, 2014
MANSFIELD – Robert Edward Davidson, 87, a loving and devoted husband and father, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Service: A reception to honor his life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 8 at Watercrest Adult Living, 250 E. Debbie Lane, Mansfield, Texas. A private memorial service will be held at a later date in Killeen, TX at...
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.







