Obituaries
Charlene Perry
August 3, 2016
Charlene Perry, 80, of Mansfield, Texas passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Charlene was born in Tolar, Texas on October 5, 1935, the daughter of Charles Clifton Moore and Faye Wood Moore. She married Mack Perry on November 17, 1956, in Granbury, Texas. Charlene was a switchboard operator for Southwestern Bell and later retired as a rural mail carrier. She...
John Paul Ballweg
August 2, 2016
OLATHE, KAN. -- John Paul Ballweg, 93, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Overland Park, Kan. Memorials: Memorial contributions may be sent to Mansfield Historical Society, 102 North Main St., Mansfield, Texas, 76063. John was born Jan. 26, 1923, in Mansfield to Cora Elsie Rawdon and John George Ballweg. He graduated from Mansfield High School and served in the...
Nancy Arber
August 2, 2016
Nancy Arber, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt of Mansfield, passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Nancy was born Oct. 1, 1935, in Forney, the daughter of Christopher and Nanny Riter. She graduated from Sam Houston State University. She spent her career in Cypress-Fairbanks and Tomball as a teacher and counselor for over 30 years and moved to Mansfield...
Sarah Marie Hergenrother
August 2, 2016
On Tuesday, August second, Sarah Marie Hergenrother, of Mansfield, TX was called to be with our Lord. Sarah was a loving wife, caring and nurturing mother, good friend and caring soul. Sarah was born in Aurora, Il on January 14, 1962 to Helen and Fred Lechner. She is survived by her husband, Patrick Hergenrother, her three children, Kayla, Hannah, Nicholas,...
John Mark Bohannan
August 1, 2016
John Mark “Bo” Bohannan passed away peacefully at his home on August 1, 2016, with his wife Jo at his side. John was born May 7, 1925 in Cleveland, Texas. He attended public school in Galveston County, Jefferson County and Newton County. He entered the U.S. Navy Armed Guard in January, 1942. Bo served in the Pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean...
William Ray Maloney
August 1, 2016
William R Maloney (Bill) passed away peacefully at his home in Grand Prairie, Texas on Monday August 1, 2016. He is survived by his loving wife Sharlayne, and his seven children include, Christopher, Rebecca, Patricia, Timothy, Suzanna, Shannon and Justus and his four step children are Brent, Kirsten, Gwenne and Craig. He was a proud grandfather to 18 grandchildren and...
Yvonne Marlar Lee
July 31, 2016
MANSFIELD -- Yvonne Marlar Lee, 78, died Sunday July 31, 2016, surrounded by family. Yvonne was born on Oct. 6, 1937, in Hope, Ark. She enjoyed spending time with family, reading, camping, skiing, shooting skeet, and archery. Yvonne wished for her family to celebrate her life while enjoying a camping trip. Yvonne, who was our rock in life, will truly...
Arthur Roland Long
July 31, 2016
Arthur Roland Long, 87, passed away July 31, 2016. Arthur was born to Thomas and Blanche Long August 18, 1928. He retired from the Fort Worth Department of Public Works, Water Department, after 35 years of service. He is preceded in death by his son Billy Roland Long, grandson Jeffery Scot Stackhouse, wife Mary Jean Long, sisters Clara and Ethel,...
Addie Jane Howard
July 30, 2016
Addie Jane Howard, 81, of Fort Worth, Texas, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 in the Emory J. Lilge Community Hospice House at Huguley in Burleson, Texas. Addie was born in Rosser, Texas on January 24, 1935, the daughter of Simpson Smith Cox and Bessie Marsalis Mackey Cox. She married Jimmy Ray Howard in Mansfield, Texas on June 4, 1953....
Max Kimbrough
July 30, 2016
Max Kimbrough of Glen Rose, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 30, 2016. Pastor Jerry Ellis of First Southern Baptist Church of Lamar, Colorado will be officiating. Max was born October 20, 1950, in Waxahachie, the son of the late Ira T. and Andree Kimbrough. Max was a dairy farmer and trucker. Survivors: wife, Sharalyn;...
Wilfred Donald Miles
July 26, 2016
Wilfred Donald Miles, 69, of Arlington, Texas, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016 in Arlington. Wilfred was born in Fort Bell, Bermuda on December 22, 1946, the son of Wilfred Morris Miles and Dorothy Branton Miles. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps serving during the Vietnam War. Wilfred was a retired horticulturalist. Survivors include his three...
Richard Henry Matthews, Sr.
July 26, 2016
Richard Henry Matthews, Sr., also known as "Big M", went to be with our Lord and Savior on July 26, 2016. Visitation will be held Friday, July 29th at noon with Memorial Service following at 1:00 p.m. at Blessing Funeral Home, 401 Elm Street, Mansfield, Texas. He will be laid to rest at Mansfield Cemetery on Cemetery Road. Richard was...
Una Mae Miller
July 26, 2016
Una Mae Miller, 79, passed away July 23, 2016. She is survived by sons Michael Alton Yates (wife Valerie) of Clifton, Texas, Max Thomas Yates (wife Liz) of Waxahachie, Texas, and Kenneth Arnett (wife Gwen) of Kansas City, Kansas and daughter Julie Mohundro (husband Clay) of Burleson, Texas and sister Gwen Luschen of Oklahoma; grandchildren Meredith Yates Hinojosa (husband Tony),...
Jose Guadalupe Chavez
July 23, 2016
With shattered hearts, the family and friends of Jose Guadalupe Chavez are mourning the loss of our “Rock”. With the love he had for his lifelong wife, Jose shared an extraordinary 28 ½ years of traveling and creating unforgettable memories but above all else, a magical unbending love. Jose was not only a man of honor, but a man of...
Harvey "Runt" Thomas
July 18, 2016
EVERMAN -- Harvey Edward "Runt" Thomas passed away July 18, 2016. Service: 7 p.m., Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m., Thursday before service. Runt is preceded in death by his parents, James Benjiman Thomas and Alma Maye Echols Thomas and by his siblings, Sonny Thomas, Sue Wilbanks and Annette Patterson. Survivors: Children, Terry Edward Bullard...
Mary Frances Robinson
July 17, 2016
Mary Frances Robinson, 73, passed away July 17, 2016. She is survived by her husband, Howard, daughters Donna Conover, Patricia Ebrahim, and Renee Baucom; grandchildren Cody, Sana, Casey, Samar, Erika, Josiah and Hayden and great-granddaughter Mackenna.
Frankie Rae Angell Burns
July 17, 2016
MANSFIELD -- Frankie Rae Angell Burns passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016. Service: 10 a.m., Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. We will be eternally grateful for the loving care of our mother by the staff of Isle at Watercrest. Frankie was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Angell...
Graham Allen Johnston
July 15, 2016
Graham Allen Johnston passed away Friday, July 15, 2016 at Kindred Hospital, Dallas Central at the age of 37. Graham was born October 16, 1978 in Nacogdoches, TX. He was born with cystic fibrosis and he never let his disease define him. As a child, Graham was active in all sports, but fell in love with soccer and golf and...
Lucille Burns
July 14, 2016
Lucille Burns, 94, of Crockett, Texas, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 1:35 P.M. in Houston County Nursing Home. Lucille was born in Crecy, Texas on February 27, 1922, the daughter of Sam Collins and Maude Eaves Collins. She married Jallie Floyd Blair on September 9, 1942 in Groveton, Texas. Lucille was a homemaker. Survivors include her son, William...
Ruben Patrick Garcia
July 13, 2016
Ruben Garcia, 32, passed away July 13, 2016. Ruben is survived by his mother, Cathy Collins, step-father Mike Collins, father Ruben Garcia and daughter Isabella.