Obituaries
Velma Harrison
Oct 20, 2012
BURLESON -- Velma Ursalene Thom Harrison passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home. Interment: Rendon Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Velma was born June 2, 1914. She married Lonnie Shawver Harrison on Aug. 29, 1933, and they had 60 years together. Velma was preceded in death by...
Velma Watkins
Oct 20, 2012
Irene Gregory DuBose Watkins February 11, 1921 - October 20, 2012 Irene Gregory DuBose Watkins of Burleson passed away October 20, 2012 after a very long illness. A memorial service of Christian Burial will be held at Birdston Cem etery in Streetman, Texas on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Irene was born on February 11, 1921 to Robert...
Jason Prosser
Oct 19, 2012
Jason Prosser was born September 2, 1975 in Arlington, Texas and left this earth for a better place on Oct. 19, 2012. He graduated from Mansfield High School then obtained a degree in Agriculture from Tarleton State University. When Jason went to work for the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice as an Ag Specialist III, he found his dream job....
Patricia Chester
Oct 17, 2012
FORT WORTH -- Patricia V. Chester, 80, devoted mother and friend, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. Patricia was born in Memphis, Tenn., the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. George N. Villines. She married Robert G. Chester in Fort Worth on July 21, 1951. Mrs. Chester had a doctorate in metaphysics. After retiring from UTA as department administrator in...
Kenneth Thomas
Oct 15, 2012
Kenneth Thomas passed away quietly Monday, October 15, 2012. Kenneth was born December 4, 1940, the son of Oletha Yeager and Albert Thomas. He joined the US Navy on June 25, 1958. He married Carol on June 19, 1973. He was a carpenter by trade and loved to coon hunt. Kenneth was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to...
Don Jr.
Oct 14, 2012
MANSFIELD -- Don Watt, 66, passed away Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Service: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home. Interment: 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Oaklawn Memorial Park in Athens. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Blessing. Don was born Nov. 10, 1945, in Orange. He was a teacher and coach in Wills Point, Elgin, Trinidad, DeSoto and Mansfield. He...
Effie Mcclure
Oct 13, 2012
MANSFIELD -- Effie Mae McClure, 86, passed away October 13, 2012. Service: 10 a.m., Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Mae was born April 19, 1926 in Durant, Okla. She was an avid gardner and dearly loved her grandchildren. She worked at Able-1 Answering Service and Wal-Mart for many years....
Glenda Dycus
Oct 13, 2012
WHITNEY -- Glenda Wammack-Dycus passed away Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Arlington following a courageous battle with cancer. Service: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Blessing Colonial Chapel in Mansfield. Interment: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. She was born July 30, 1935, in Tarrant County to Oscar Glen and Allie Mae Pyles Wammack. Glenda was...
Robert Templin
Oct 8, 2012
ARLINGTON -- Robert Leroy Templin, 86, passed quietly to be with his Lord after a short illness Monday, Oct. 8, 2012. Robert was born Dec. 13, 1925, the son of Jake and Edna Blanche Templin. He joined the U.S. Army on Jan. 3, 1946. Robert married Bertha Lee Arnold on Oct. 8, 1948. He was a welder by trade, a...
Samuel House
Sep 25, 2012
LILLIAN -- Samuel R. House died Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. Graveside Service: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Point Cemetery in Lillian. Viewing: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Blessing Funeral Home. Samuel was born April 4, 1927 in Lillian, the son of William and Carrie Renfro House. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Bobby...
Travis Willey
Sep 24, 2012
Our Lord called home to Himself on Monday, Sept. 24, Travis T. Willey, 92, of Arlington. Mr. Willey was preceded in death by his parents, Willis Carroll and Mattie Lee Qualls Willey; his brother Harley (Ada) Willey; sister Avo (Charles) Castleberry; sisters Opal Willey and Virgie Willey; and brother-in-law, Dewitt Lloyd. He is survived by his wife, Edna Evelyn Fenner...
Paul Johnson
Sep 11, 2012
ARLINGTON -- Paul R. Johnson died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Survivors: Daughter, TerriLee Austin and husband, Mark Folmar; granddaughter, LatriciaLee Austin; grandson, Paul Austin; great-grandson, Daemon Austin.
Joseph Clough
Sep 11, 2012
MANSFIELD -- Joseph Gilbert "Joe" Clough died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessing Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors: Sons, Charles Clough and Riley Clough; parents, Joseph and Betty Joanne Clough; sister, Toni Green.
Victor Valdes
Sep 6, 2012
MANSFIELD -- Victor Mario Valdes, 89, of Mansfield met his Lord face to face on September 6,2012. He spent his last moments at home surrounded by loved ones. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mansfield Wesley Mission Center. Victor, the oldest of 12, was born November 16, 1922 in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico to Mauro and...
Wallace Craig
Sep 6, 2012
Wallace Clark Craig passed away at the age of 85 on September 6, 2012 in Mansfield, Texas with his family at his bedside. He was dearly loved by his family and friends, and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. His life began on July 17, 1927 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, son of Bonnie and Clark Craig. He attended...
Jesse Sr.
Sep 1, 2012
MANSFIELD - Jesse Medina Sr., 64, of Mansfield, went home to meet his Lord our Savior on September 1, 2012. His final days were spent at his Mansfield home surrounded by all the family and friends that Jesse held dearest. Jesse Sr. was born on May 9, 1948 in Lampasas, Texas to Simon and Martha Medina. Shortly after, the family...
James Ownby
Aug 31, 2012
MANSFIELD -- James Charles "Jim" Ownby, 71, a retired U.S. Air Force major, joined his beautiful wife in heaven Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Grand Canyon Association, in memory of James Ownby, Director of Philanthropy, P.O. Box 399, Grand Canyon, Ariz. 86023, 800-858-2808. Jim was born July 22, 1941,...
John Cheatham
Aug 31, 2012
ALVARADO -- John E. Cheatham passed away Friday, Aug. 31, 2012. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Blessing Funeral Home. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Survivors: Wife, Exa Cheatham; brother, Roger; sons, Jeff (Debbi), Scott (Stephanie); grandkids, Chelsea, Tealan, Makenzie.
Kathy Phillips
Aug 28, 2012
MANSFIELD -- Surrounded by her family, Kathy Glyn Hann Phillips died Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. Kathy, suffering from early onset Alzheimer's, resided at Isle of Watercrest in Mansfield at the time of her death. Service: Pending. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to any Alzheimer's Association. Kathy was born in Center on Oct. 15, 1949, to Warren...
Rebecca Ownby
Aug 17, 2012
MANSFIELD -- Rebecca "Becky" Ann Ownby, 61, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 17, 2012. Service: Noon Wednesday at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church in Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Becky was born Dec. 30, 1950, in Dallas to Maurice and Hula Whitis. Becky married James Charles "Jim" Ownby on May 14, 1983. Becky worked at Bell...
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