Obituaries
Robert Alexander Jackson
May 21, 2018
Heaven gained the sweetest angel on Monday, May 21st, 2018. Our dad, Robert Alexander Jackson was born on January 28, 1943 to Robert and Ethel Jackson in Canton, Ohio. He was the middle child of two brothers, Bill and Eddie Jackson. The family loaded up the car and moved to River Oaks….Texas that is….. in 1948. That is where dad...
Roberta Frost
May 20, 2018
Roberta Ann Dolezilek Frost of Mansfield passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 after many years of declining health. Roberta was born in Topeka, KS on October 11, 1930. She was the daughter of Stanislaus Justin Dolezilek and Ann Catherine O'Donnell Dolezilek. She lived on a farm in Rossville, KS until her 8th grade when they moved "in to town" in...
Doris Jean Clynch Renfro
May 18, 2018
Our beloved and devoted mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Doris Renfro, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 18, 2018. Words cannot express the depth of love she had for her family and the many lives she touched. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 66 years, Harold Renfro, beautiful granddaughter, Kristy Nall, and...
Michael Edward Thomas
May 16, 2018
VENUS – Michael Edward Thomas passed away at home on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the age of 69. Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Sunday May 20th at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield. Graveside Service: Monday May 21st 2:30 pm at Venus Cemetery in Venus, Tx. Family will gather at Mike’s home in Venus...
Evelyn Lucille Pedersen
May 16, 2018
Evelyn Pedersen died peacefully on May 16, 2018 in Arlington Texas at the age of 94. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Forest Hunter, Teddy Riner, and JR Pedersen, "Friend" Bill Benson and her son, Duane Hunter. Evelyn is survived by her son Bill and Mary Hunter, her daughter-in-law Shaun Hunter, her grandchildren Tonya and Ed LeClair, Heather...
Paul Edward Fritzsching
May 14, 2018
Paul Edward Fritzsching, 91, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away at home surrounded by family on May 14, 2018. A memorial service will be held at Blessing Funeral Home at 9:30 am on Friday May 18th followed by grave site services at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. Wesley King, Deacon at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church officiating. Paul was born...
Allen Creed Stahl
May 9, 2018
Allen Creed Stahl went home to be with the Lord on May 9, 2018. Service: 1 p.m., Wednesday at Tate Springs Baptist Church, Arlington. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Allen was born August 29, 1953 in Jonesboro, Ark., the son of Ira Creed and Alice Stahl. He married Beverly Ann Williams on May 21,...
Shirley Barnes Collins
May 6, 2018
Shirley Barnes Collins died peacefully after a courageous battle with Acute Leukemia on May 6, 2018. She was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on November 8, 1934 the daughter of Orville McLaughlin and Fyrn Barnes McLaughlin. Shirley married Harold E. Collins July 10, 1952. He preceded her in death on March 27, 2005. Shirley is survived by her three children, Cindy,...
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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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...
Linda Sue Royster
April 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...
Craig Lyn Baber
April 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...
David Gatschet
April 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
April 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
April 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
April 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....