Obituaries

James Mitchell "Mitch" Kline

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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