Obituaries
Diane Marie Trojacek
May 4, 2018
Diane Jones Trojacek was born January 5th, 1947 in Batavia, New York to J.D. and Rita Jones. Diane married at sixteen and had her son, John Robert, at 17. He was her pride and joy. He was 18 when she married Don, and there was always a mutual respect between them out of their love for her. Diane and Don...
Jay Parker
Apr 30, 2018
Jay Parker, 72, loving husband, father and papaw, joined God’s Angel Band on April 30, 2018. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. Wednesday May 2, 2018 at Blessing Funeral Home; 401 Elm St., Mansfield, TX 76063. Service: 7 p.m. in the Chapel with Jam Session to follow, bring your instrument. Graveside Service with Military Honors: Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 11:30...
Johnnie Guy Ricketts Jr
Apr 23, 2018
Johnnie Guy Ricketts Jr., a loving husband and father, passed away on April 23, 2018 at the age of 69, after a long bout with Lewy Body dementia. He was a resident of Alvarado, Texas. Johnnie was a man of character, loyal to his family, his work, his church, his friends and his country. He was loving, supportive, generous and...
Rebecca "Betty" M. Denson
Apr 20, 2018
Rebecca “Betty” Martha Denson, age 99, of Mansfield, TX, passed away at 12:04am on Friday, 4/20/2018. She was born on 10/23/1918 in Geneva, OH, by Charles and Alzada Johnson. She was the youngest of 5 children. She married Cecil Darwin Denson in 1971. She was preceded in death by her parents, siblings, her husband, and her stepson, Gary W. Denson....
Patricia "Patti" Wilson
Apr 18, 2018
Services for Patricia "Patti" Wilson will be 10 a.m., Saturday, April 21st at Blessing Funeral Home Mansfield. Visitation will be at 9 a.m., Saturday before the service.
Dent Howard Smith Ii
Apr 17, 2018
Dent Howard Smith, II, age 63, died unexpectedly at his home in Mansfield, TX on April 17, 2018 surrounded by his wife, daughter and beloved grandson. Dent was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 12, 1954 to Dent Howard Smith and Ella Faye Smith, who both preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by a baby...
Craig Lyn Baber
Apr 16, 2018
Craig Lyn Baber was called home to be with the Lord on April 16, 2018. He was born on May 29, 1978 in Terrell, TX to Dearl Wain Baber. He attended Wylie High School where he played on the Wylie Pirates football team. In 1997, he acquired his General Equivalency Diploma and later attended Weatherford Trucking School where he received...
Linda Sue Royster
Apr 16, 2018
Linda Sue Royster, 67, of Mansfield, Texas, became an Angel on Monday, April 16, 2018. Linda was born in Beaumont, Texas on February 25, 1951, the daughter of Wilford Miles and Dorothy Branton Miles. As a child she moved to Mansfield, Texas where she spent over half her life. Linda was a believer of Christ and very active in her...
David Gatschet
Apr 13, 2018
David Gatschet was born in Chicago Illinois he passed away Friday at home in Fort Worth Texas at age 63 after battling Head, Neck, Face and Lung cancer. A celebration of life will be held in Illinois at a later date. Dave was a loving Dad and Grandpa who will be greatly missed by many and always be remembered for...
Laura Juanita Patton
Apr 11, 2018
Laura Juanita Patton, 77, of Mansfield, Texas left this world to be with her Heavenly Father on April 11, 2018. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Monday, April 16th from 6 PM to 8 PM at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield, Texas. Services to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, April 17th at 2 PM...
Jerri Means
Apr 9, 2018
BURLESON- Jerri, born October 10, 1930, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at Harris Methodist Hospital due to a massive stroke. FUNERAL: Friday the 13th, 11am-12pm at Retta Baptist Church, Burleson. GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Monday the 16th, 9:15am at The National Cemetery, Dallas. Jerri was a member of Retta Baptist Church for 36 years and called Grandmother by most young adults,...
Clinton Howard Davis
Apr 8, 2018
Clinton Howard Davis, Sr. passed to his heavenly home on April 8, 2018. Hes was born to James and Gordie Davis on October 30, 1984 in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Venus High School where he met his future wife, Stephanie. They were high school sweethearts and shared sixteen years together. They have three children, Kelsi, Kylie and Clint Jr....
Robert D. Rexroat
Apr 5, 2018
Robert Darrel Rexroat, 78 passed away April 5, 2018 in Mansfield, after a long courageous battle with prostate cancer. Robert, beloved husband, father and grandfather, was an army veteran, former reserve police officer, staunch democrat and aerospace engineer. Anyone who knew Robert understood his love for family, music and guitars. Robert is survived by his best friend and wife of...
Jean Linsicombe
Apr 5, 2018
Jean Linsicombe, 87, loving wife, mother, lover of animals and all living things, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018, in Mansfield, Texas. Jean was born in Wilson, Oklahoma on November 27, 1930, the daughter of Carl Holliman and Ethel Mae Burris Holliman and was a graduate of Zaneis High School. Jean was a homemaker and loved bowling and meeting friends....
Ned Foster
Mar 27, 2018
Ned Foster passed away in Mansfield on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 surrounded by loving family and friends. Ned was born in 1935 in Dallas County, west of Cedar Hill, to Albert and Lois Foster. He graduated from Mansfield High School in 1953. After high school he joined the US Army, serving in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he was a...
Joann Murray
Mar 20, 2018
JoAnn Murray passed away March 20, 2018. Service: 10 a.m., Saturday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Interment: Bangs Cemetery, Bangs, Texas. JoAnn was preceded in death by her daughter, Belinda. Survivors: Husband, J.C. Murray; children, Timothy, Kathy and husband, Stan; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; sister, Shirley; niece, Gennie and...
Bettye Lee Campbell
Mar 19, 2018
GRAND PRAIRIE/MANSFIELD - Bettye Campbell, 94, was welcomed to her heavenly home on Monday, March 19, 2018. CELERATION OF LIFE: 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield with visitation to follow. Interment: 1:15 p.m. Tuesday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. MEMORIALS: Donations may be made to Scottish Rite Children’s Home, Volunteers of America, or a charity...
Robert "Bobby" Harden Jr.
Mar 19, 2018
Robert Darrow Harden, Jr. known to family and friends as “Bobby” passed away March 19th, 2018 at the age of 49. Born in Arlington, Texas on March 23, 1968, A much-loved husband, father, grandfather, son and brother. He is preceded in death by a son Justin Nieboer, Nephews Michael and Cody Allbright, Father-in-law Charles Baird, and Mother-in-law Gwen Mitchell. Bobby...
James Philip Holveck
Mar 14, 2018
James P. Holveck left this world to be with the Lord following many years of illness on March 14, 2018. He fought these challenges with dignity and grace until the Lord, Our Father, called him home to be with his mother Juanita and father Victor. He was born in Dallas, TX on January 27, 1949 and lived his early years...
John Smithee Ward
Mar 13, 2018
John Smithee Ward, 98, slipped out of this life and into God’s glory on March 13, 2018 after a brief illness. MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Wesley Mission Center of First Methodist Church of Mansfield, 777 N. Walnut Creek Drive, Mansfield, Texas 76063. John was born in Mansfield March 10, 1920, to Benjamin Newton...
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