Obituaries
Glenda Vincent Franks
February 4, 2016
ARLINGTON -- Glenda Vincent Franks entered the kingdom of heaven on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. Service: 2 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Survivors: Husband, Morris Franks; daughters, Lisa Gray and Lori Rhodes; brother, Eddie Vincent and wife, Evelyn; grandchildren, Scott and Jason Kizzia, Kayla and Kassidy Rhodes, and...
Kenneth George Illig
January 31, 2016
Kenneth George Illig, 78, passed away January 31, 2016 at a local hospital in Mansfield. Mr. Illig was born to George Illig and Irene (Wallace) Illig, May 1, 1937 in Erie, Pennsylvania, attending Academy High School in Erie. Upon graduation, Kenneth entered the General Electric Apprentice Course, paving a career as a Process Engineer and leading to a positions at...
Billie Ann Jones
January 31, 2016
Billie Ann Jones, 80, passed away January 31, 2016 at her residence at the Isle at Watercrest, in Mansfield. Billie was born May 3, 1935 in Earth, Texas to Fred Nix and Johnnie (Kelley) Nix. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother and a proud graduate of Texas Tech University. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker her whole...
Terry Wayne Cox
January 28, 2016
MANSFIELD -- Terry Wayne Cox, 56, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2016. Terry was born May 28, 1959 in Dallas. He lived in Mansfield for 48 years, graduating in 1977. Terry was a volunteer firefighter for over 15 years with the Mansfield Fire Department and then transitioned into a 911 dispatcher for the City of Mansfield until his retirement in...
Anthony Edmund Fabacher Jr.
January 25, 2016
Anthony Edmund Fabacher, Jr. went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 25, 2016 at the age of 84. Tony Fabacher was a native of New Orleans, Louisiana and a resident of Harahan, La and Mansfield, Tx. Tony was preceded in death by his beloved wives Ola May Lavin Fabacher and Eulice Graham Fabacher, his son Anthony “Fritz”...
S Mary Rebecca Skinner
January 23, 2016
ARLINGTON -- Mary Rebecca Thomas Skinner departed this life Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016, for her eternal home with her Savior Jesus. She will be dearly missed by her family and friends, but the angels in heaven are rejoicing at her arrival. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mansfield Church of Christ, Mansfield. Interment: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday...
Jackie Elbert Statum
January 22, 2016
KENNEDALE -- Jackie Elbert Statum, known as "Jack" and "Papa Jack" to his friends and family, was born in Fort Worth on Oct. 5, 1938. Heaven gained a mighty angel on Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. Service: 11 a.m. Monday at Mansfield Church of Christ. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. He was married to his...
Sherry Ann Crew Meisner
January 21, 2016
MANSFIELD -- Sherry Meisner passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. Visitation: Noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Blessing. Sherry was born Aug. 8, 1938, in Bastrop, La., the daughter of Leonard C crew and Lola Belle Johnston Crew. She loved her family and friends immensely. All her favorite pastimes involved family and friends. Sherry was preceded in death by her...
Ronald Lewis Chasteen
January 13, 2016
Ronald Lewis Chasteen, 75, of Grand Prairie, Texas, passed away at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday January 13, 2016 in Mansfield Methodist Medical Center. Ronald was born in Mansfield on October 3, 1940, the son of Benny Lee Chasteen and Edna Mae Jones Chasteen. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard. He had been a truck driver for...
Mozelle Jacobs
January 10, 2016
GRANDVIEW -- Mozelle Jacobs, 89, beloved daughter, wife, sister and aunt, returned to the arms of God on Jan. 10, 2016. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, (Walton) Buck Jacobs; parents, Louie and Pud Hinson; sister, Ivah Abraham and brother-in-law, George Abraham; brothers, A.D., James, and W.J. Hinson and niece Nelda Morgan. Survivors include sisters-in-law...
Rebecca Jane Bradshaw
January 2, 2016
Rebecca Jane Bradshaw, 63, of Mansfield, Texas, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 2, 2016 in Methodist Mansfield Medical Center. Rebecca was born in Calhoun City, Mississippi on January 24, 1952, the daughter of Walter Carroll Fleming and Reba Christine Cozart Fleming. She was an LVN and a longtime employee of Kindred Hospital in Arlington, Texas. Survivors include her sons,...
Jeanne C. Nieting
January 1, 2016
Jeanne C. Nieting, 88 of Mansfield, passed in the morning of the New Year, Friday, January 1st, 2016. She will be cremated and laid to rest next to her husband in Wilber, Nebraska in the Spring. She was Born Feb 6, 1927 in Lewiston, Montana to Jack and Mary Atkins. When she was 2 years old, she and her family...
Jason James Davis
December 31, 2015
Jason Davis of Arlington, TX., devoted father and loving son, passed unexpectedly on December 31, 2015 at the age of 32. Jason was born in Clarksville, AR. on February 23, 1983 to parents Ernie "Elmo" Davis and Susan Davis. He attended TCC and worked as a diesel mechanic at U.S. Express Ltd. Jason has two beautiful sons, Daniel and James,...
J. D. "Jim" Hardy
December 29, 2015
Rev. J. D. "Jim" Hardy, 83, of Grand Prairie, Texas, went home to be with our Lord Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at Mansfield Methodist Hospital. Rev. Hardy was born in Danville, Virginia on August 29, 1932, the son of David Z. Hardy and Nancy C. Stonewall Hardy. He married Jackie Hale inAzle, Texas on May 27, 1951. Rev. Hardy was...
Allen Robberson Phillips
December 29, 2015
Allen R. Phillips passed peacefully December 29, 2015. Allen was born in Edna, Texas September 21, 1929. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He worked for American Airlines and retired after 35 years. He enjoyed golf, traveling and spending time with family and friends during retirement. He was preceded in death by his wife Peggy and grandson Jesse Phillips....
Murl Jean Hawks
December 25, 2015
Murl Jean Hancock Hawks, 88, of Arlington, Texas, entered heaven’s gate on Friday, Dec. 25, 2015. Murl was born in Bogata, Texas on Sept. 30, 1927, the daughter of Jeff and Hattie Hancock. She was the most beautiful, loving, kind, hard working, generous and stubborn woman. Murl loved her kids, grand kids and great grand kids more than anything in...
Thomas Braden Lee Sr.
December 24, 2015
Thomas Braden Lee, Sr., of Mansfield, died, on December 24th in Mansfield surrounded by loved ones after a heroic battle with cancer. Braden was born March 22, 1946 in Smyrna, TN, to William and Ellen Rose Lee. He is survived by his best friend and wife of 51 years, Judith Lee and 5 children, Laurie, Brad, Andrea, Christy and Michael....
Betty Jo Phears
December 21, 2015
Betty Jo Phears passed away Monday, December 21, 2015. Betty was born in Haskell, Texas, the daughter of Tillman Cleophas Stone and Pearl Belle Coleman Stone. She married M. J. “Pete” Phears in Hamilton, Texas on May 24, 1952. She was preceded in death by her husband, Pete, on April 18, 2010. Survivors: Son, DeWayne Phears and wife, Lynn; daughters,...
Robert Keith Reed
December 18, 2015
Robert Keith Reed, 57, of Arlington, Texas passed away on Friday, December 18th, 2015. He was born in Dallas, Texas to Weldon and Margaret Reed. He was a lifelong journeyman electrician and hard worker. Keith loved hunting and fishing and was passionate about all things outdoors along with his two dogs and constant companions, Molly and Jack. His children and...
Vesta Fay Anderson
December 15, 2015
Vesta Fay Anderson was born on December 28, 1924 in Belleville, Indiana to Emery Clyde and Maud Alice Smyth. Her only sibling was a younger brother, Emery Clyde, Jr. Vesta grew up in the small town of Warren, Indiana where her father owned the Salamonie grain mill, the local gas station and the coal yard. After graduation from high school,...
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