Obituaries
Meryl Dean Grubbs
Jul 19, 2017
Meryl Dean Grubbs, 84, passed away July 19, 2017. Meryl is preceded in death by his wife Joanne and second wife Helen Armstrong. Meryl is survived by his sons Donald Roy Grubbs, Sr. and Michael Dean Grubbs, Daughters Anna Marie Jones, Jenny Lynn Stephens and Christina Louise Finstad, 13 Grandchildren, numerous Great Grandchildren, and sister Ouida Day.
Sam Gilley
Jul 19, 2017
Kennedale - Sam Donald Gilley, 76, entered into eternal life on July 19, 2017 in Fort Worth following a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Sam was born Sept. 17, 1940 in Goat City, TN, the youngest son of the late Lonnie and Gladie Gilley. He graduated from Atwood High School in 1959 and moved to Fort Worth. He later met...
Raymond "Tom" Sprinkle
Jul 18, 2017
Raymond Thomas "Tom" Sprinkle, 82, passed away, peacefully, surrounded by his family, on July 18, 2017. Tom was born August 24, 1934 to Louis Mack and Mary Louise (Annen) Sprinkle. He resided in Mansfield his entire life and was a member of First Baptist Church of Mansfield. He served as Vice President of his senior class and graduated Mansfield High...
Guy W. Ewing Iii
Jul 17, 2017
Guy W. Ewing III, 77, of Mansfield, passed on July 17, 2017 at Autumn Leaves Memory Care home, in Arlington, Texas. Guy was born on August 18, 1939 in Breckenridge, Texas. He graduated from Breckenridge High School in 1957. He then graduated Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas in 1961. Guy was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs....
Lloyd Kyle Choate
Jul 14, 2017
Lloyd Kyle Choate, 94, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017. Lloyd was born in Hanna, Oklahoma on Aug. 31, 1922, the son of Obed Author Choate and Ruth Bean Choate. He married J'Nova Louise Crocker on May 24, 1947 in Mansfield. Lloyd was a veteran of the Army Air Corps, serving during WWII and was a retired mechanical contractor/pipe fitter....
Louise Mcnew
Jul 9, 2017
Louise McNew passed away July 9, 2017. Service: 10 a.m., Saturday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. Survivors: Daughter, Sue Mack and husband, Wayne.
Deborah Jean Baty
Jul 6, 2017
Deborah Jean Baty, 63, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Dallas, TX. Deb was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on January 27, 1954 to Theodore L. Clark and June E. Hammerlund Clark. She was a 1972 graduate of Lakewood High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. After graduation, she joined the U.S. Navy where she met her husband Bill. They...
Janice Kaye Womble
Jun 27, 2017
Janice Kaye Womble passed away Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 after a short battle with cancer. MEMORIALS: In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made in Janice name to the American Cancer Society. https://donate3.cancer.org/ She is survived by her sister Wanda Browder; children Brian Womble, Greg Womble, Debbie Turner, Robin Alaniz, and Bryan Autry. She has an...
Quincy "Ray" Mills
Jun 25, 2017
Ray Mills, 68, passed away June 25, 2017. He is preceded in death by four sisters and two brothers. Ray is survived by brothers Roy, Charles and Joe Mills and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Ruth Ann Wright
Jun 24, 2017
Ruth Ann Sprinkle Wright, 85, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017. Ruth was born in Mansfield, Texas on March 15, 1932, the daughter of Louis Mack Sprinkle and Mary Louise Annen. She was married to Meldon Dwain Wright who preceded her in death on May 3, 1985. Ruth was also preceded in death by her daughter, Kristi Gail Gonzalez. She...
Leigh Ellen Waldon Hunter
Jun 23, 2017
Leigh Ellen Waldon Hunter, 75, of Mansfield, TX, passed away June 23, 2017 at Community Hospice at Hughley in Burleson, TX. Born April 24, 1942 in Gurdon, AR, she was raised by her parents Mary and Bruce Waldon. Upon graduation from high school as Salutatorian, she completed her nurses training at the Warner Brown School of Nursing in El Dorado,...
Katy Ann Hansard
Jun 19, 2017
Katy Ann Hansard passed away peacefully on June 19, 2017 at her home. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m., Friday at First Methodist Mansfield, 777 N. Walnut Creek Drive, Mansfield. Memorials: In lieu of donations, Katy has requested you perform a random act of kindness in her memory. Katy was born Sept. 5, 1944 in Lubbock. She was a hair stylist...
Sharon Sue Eller
Jun 16, 2017
Sharon Sue Eller of Mansfield, Texas passed away Friday, June 16, 2017. Sharon was born May 13, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Raymond Lawrence Wright, Sr. and Claira Suzanna Peters Wright. She married James Eller on June 25, 1966 in Arlington, Texas. Sharon was a homemaker and a member of St. Jude Catholic Church in Mansfield. She is...
Infant Mercy Grace Soto
Jun 15, 2017
Mercy Grace Soto, 23 day old infant daughter of Joel and Rosa Soto, passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017 in Medical Center of Arlington. Mercy was born May 23, 2017 in Medical Center of Arlington. She is survived by her parents, Joel and Rosa Soto; four siblings, Grace Soto, Noe Soto, Gabrielle Soto and Alexandria Soto; grandparents, Manuel and Elva...
Mildred A. Martin
Jun 14, 2017
Our precious mother, Mildred A. Martin, passed away Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at the age of 87. She was born August 21, 1929 to Vera and Carl Slavens. Mildred was the oldest of four children. She married Charles V. Martin, Sr. on December 17, 1949. Together the raised five children and were married almost 60 years at his passing. Mildred...
Fae Llewellyn Hogan
Jun 5, 2017
Fae Llewellyn Hogan, 64, passed away June 5, 2017. Fae was born to Mitchell Llewellyn Thomas and Ruby Ellen Grimes Thomas on July 11, 1952 in Dallas County, Texas. After her mother’s death in 1955, Fae (along with her brother Bruce) was adopted to her aunt, Nora Thomas Wyatt and her husband Leslie C. Wyatt, and resided with them in...
Kenneth Doyle Middleton
May 31, 2017
Kenneth Doyle Middleton, 82, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at his home on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Funeral: 10 a.m., Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home. Interment: Cope Cemetery. Memorials: Community Hospice of Texas. Kenneth was born Sept. 24, 1934 in Fort Worth to J.D. and Marie...
Oscar Juan Buttner
May 28, 2017
Oscar Juan Buttner, 84, went home to his Lord on May 28, 2017 surrounded by his family. Oscar was born June 24, 1932 to Oscar Robles Buttner and Balbina Cabrera in Douglas, Arizona. Oscar Buttner was a character beyond measure. His quick wit and dry humor was a catalyst to what all knew him as. He loved telling stories, jokes...
Vera Fay Reece
May 27, 2017
Vera Fay Reece, a recent resident of Mansfield, Texas and long-time resident of Plainview, Texas died on May 27, 2017 at the Huguley Nursing and Rehab Center in Burleson, Texas. Service: 1:30 p.m., Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Vera was born in McAdoo, Texas in 1919 to John Thomas and Mary Lee Bilbrey. She was married to J. H....
Henry Vest
May 26, 2017
Henry Vest, 90, passed away May 26, 2017. Henry was born to Richard Henry Vest and Hattie Alice (Ellis) Vest on August 15, 1926 in Dawson, Texas. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, serving during World War II and retired from the General Motors Corporation after 34 years of service. Henry was an avid animal lover, owning...
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