Obituaries
Wesley T. Filson
Dec 18, 2014
Wesley T. Filson, 41, of St. Petersburg, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2014. Born in Anoka, Minnesota, He graduated from Anoka Senior High School, Minnesota and Columbia College, Texas. He was a veteran of the United States Army and United States Navy with 3 tours in Iraq and 1 tour in Afghanistan. Wesley was an officer for the Grand Prairie...
Resa Michelle Mcmullen
Dec 15, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Resa Michelle McMullen, 43, wife of Eric Stavano, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. She was preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Benavidez. Survivors: Husband, Eric Stavano; children, Chelsea Benavidez, Paige, Chloe and Mitchell McMullen, Melissa and Joshua Stavano; all the grandchildren; parents, Amado and Sharon Benvidez; and siblings, Teresa Garza, Amado Jr. and Jada Benavidez.
Adam Geoffrey Schutz
Dec 12, 2014
Adam Geoffrey Schutz, 23, of Mansfield, Texas passed away Friday, December 12, 2014. Adam was born on August 17, 1991 in Ft. Worth, Texas to Charles and Ellen Schutz where he grew up with younger brothers, Chad, Zachary and Garrett. Adam was an avid soccer player with Mansfield Soccer Association and Mansfield High School, whose team advanced well into the...
Billie Seeton Dollar
Dec 12, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Billie Seeton Dollar went to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. Service: 2 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Adell Seeton, and by brothers A.J. Seeton and Joe Seeton. Survivors: Husband of 68 years, George Dollar; daughters, Joyce...
Douglas Grady Cooper
Dec 12, 2014
Douglas Grady Cooper, 93, of Kennedale, Texas, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Heart to Heart Hospice or the First Baptist Church Kennedale Youth Building Fund. Doug was born in Fort Worth on Feb. 28, 1921, the son of Samuel Sanford Cooper and Cleo Patra Brown Cooper. He...
Randall Patrick Philpot
Dec 10, 2014
BURLESON -- Randall P. Philpot, 67, dearly loved and a devoted family man, passed Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home. Interment: DFW National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation to The Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kan....
S Betty Joe Owens
Dec 7, 2014
ALVARADO -- Betty Joe Owens died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. Survivors: Children, Randy Owens, Susie Mayes; grandchildren, Steven, Christina, Jennifer, Randy, Danielle Nicole and Patrick; and numerous great-grandchildren.
Dorothy Krantz Buendia
Dec 6, 2014
Dorothy Krantz Buendia, 87, passed away Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Faith in Practice, 7500 Beechnut St., Suite 208, Houston, Texas 77074, faithinpractice.org. Survivors: Husband, George Campell; daughters, Denise Webb and husband, Mark, and Debbie Woolf and husband, Mark; grandchildren, Amber Broyles, Autumn Burkett, Valerie Webb, Ross Webb, Jordan...
John Wayne King
Dec 6, 2014
John Wayne King, 63, went home to be with the Lord Dec. 6th, 2014 in Dallas. John Wayne was born on April 27, 1951 in Beaufort, South Carolina. He served in the US Marine Corp from 1971 to 1976 where he reached the rank of Sergeant. He worked at the US Postal Service for over 25 years. Survivors include his...
Lois Meeks
Dec 5, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Lois Meeks passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. Service: 10 a.m., Wednesday at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Lois was born July 9, 1920 in Webb, the daughter of M.C. and Birdie Ann Scribner Sprinkle. She graduated from Mansfield High School in 1937. She was active in...
Roberta Lee Grissom
Dec 5, 2014
Roberta Lee Grissom, 64, formerly of Allen, Texas, passed away unexpectedly Friday Dec. 5, 2014 in Mansfield, Texas, after a brief illness. Roberta was born in El Paso, Texas on November 26, 1950, the daughter of Lewis Liske and Shirley Martin Liske. She married Mike Grissom on November 17, 1984 in Garland, Texas. Roberta was a retired NCMA certified nurse....
Alice Winnell Powell
Dec 4, 2014
Alice Winnell Powell was born and raised in Dallas, TX. Although her mother was harsh and strict, she adored her US Navy father, who had a successful career as a grocery man and toy shop owner after leaving the service. She loved visiting him in San Francisco, CA and came to love the place deeply. Alice attended Spence High School,...
Lana Kay Sewell Davidson
Dec 3, 2014
Lana Kay Sewell Davidson, 66, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014, at Kindred Hospital, Mansfield, Texas. Lana was born April 4, 1948 in Tulia, Texas. She graduated in 1966 from Sweetwater High school. Survivors include her Husband of 41 years, Gary Davidson; Children Matthew Davidson, Amy Davidson Williams, Angela Davidson, and Christian Davidson; 4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Douglas...
Karl David Cole
Dec 2, 2014
Mr. Karl David Cole passed away December 2, 2014 in Dallas. Service: 4 p.m., Monday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 3 to 4 p.m. Monday before service. Survivors: Wife of 32 years, Linda M. Cole; son, Mark Cole; grandchildren, Chase Hill, Austin Cole, Anthony Cole and Sawyer Cole; mother, Eleanor Werner Cole, father, Ronald E. Cole; siblings, Wendy Tufts,...
Forrest "Fordy" A. Anderson
Dec 1, 2014
Forrest “Fordy” A. Anderson was born August 7th, 1922 in Gary, Indiana to Forrest and Anna Anderson. He had seven sisters and two younger brothers. Fordy began working at the tender age of ten at the neighborhood hardware store after school and was driving by age twelve so he could make customer deliveries. His family needed his income for life’s...
Charles Ronald Bowman
Dec 1, 2014
ALVARADO -- Charles Ronald Bowman, 73, passed away Monday, December 1, 2014, in Keene, Texas. Charles was born in Chilhowie, Virginia on September 16, 1941. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the United States Army serving during the Vietnam Era. Mr. Bowman was a retired supervisor for N.C.R. in Arlington, Texas. Survivors include his Wife, Diane Bowman; stepsons, Anthony...
Brenda Joyce Williams
Nov 29, 2014
Grand Praire -- Brenda Joyce Williams, 68, a devoted mother and grandmother, entered eternal rest on Nov. 29, 2014. Service: 3 p.m., Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. before the service on Sunday. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to UT Southwestern Medical Center, P. O. Box 910888, Dallas, TX...
E.W. "Dutch" Cantrell
Nov 27, 2014
E.W. "Dutch" Cantrell, 85, of Paradise, Texas, passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014 at his home. Dutch was born in Mansfield, Texas on April 17, 1929, the son of Charles F. Cantrell and Finnie Rue Watson Cantrell. He was a retired electrical engineer. Survivors include his Wife, Billie Cantrell; children, Donna McLeod, Kellis Warren, Steve Cantrell, J. Lynn Davis, Sherri...
Dolores M. Johnson
Nov 26, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Dolores M. Johnson, 86, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2014. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her daughter, Mary Lynn Parsons. Survivors: Husband of 67 years, Carroll Johnson; sons, Larry Johnson and wife Rhea, Dale Johnson and wife Barbara and Paul Johnson and wife Cyndi; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; brothers, Dean Kruse and Darrell Kruse; sister,...
Christopher Ernest Descoteaux
Nov 23, 2014
MANSFIELD -- Christopher Ernest Descoteaux, 61, loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and well-respected owner of The Wooden Box Factory, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014, after a brief illness at his home in Mansfield Mr. Descoteaux was born April 16, 1953, in Shreveport, LA, to Gloria J. Descoteaux and Ernest F. Descoteaux. He was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire,...
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