Obituaries
Wayne Cockrill
Oct 30, 2012
MANSFIELD -- Wayne Oneal Cockrill, a retired engineer of 34 years with AT&T, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Interment: Roselawn Cemetery, Denton. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Survivors: Wife of 21 years, Kathryn Cockrill; parents, Sid and Wynell Cockrill of Denton; sisters, Ginnie Hawley and...
Joe Ellard
Oct 29, 2012
Joe Dennis Ellard, 78, of Rowlett, Texas found peace on October 29, 2012. Joe was born in Texhoma, Tx in 1933 to Joe and Annie Laura Withers Ellard. After roughnecking in the oil field for 5 years, Joe decided he could do the same job as the engineers he worked with on the rigs. He enrolled at Texas Tech University,...
Karen Miller
Oct 29, 2012
Karen Miller, 71, of Mansfield, passed away Monday, October. 29, 2012, at a Dallas hospital surrounded by family. Karen was born April 11, 1941, in McClelland, Iowa, the daughter of Bernard and Elaine Hiller. She enjoyed being a greeter for Walmart in Mansfield for 11 years. She enjoyed bowling, visiting casinos and traveling. Karen was preceded in death by her...
James Dalton,
Oct 27, 2012
James Brian Dalton, Jr. passed away October 27,2012. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m., Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Blessing Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m., Friday at the funeral home. He is survived by parents, Roseanne and Jim; sister, Laura; nephews Vincent and Lennon; aunts, uncles and cousins of the Dalton, Cascio, Hodge, O’Brien and Kubica...
Nancy Hatton
Oct 26, 2012
Nancy Beth Hatton, 87, of Mansfield, passed away Friday, October 26, 2012. Nancy was born in Brownsboro, Texas on Sept. 2, 1925, the daughter of Wood Kirkendoll McQuien and Charlotte Bethel Reeves McQuien. She married Henry Lloyd Hatton on May 4, 1944 in Brownsboro. Nancy was a retired educator for the Fort Worth public schools and a veteran of the...
Diana Petrie
Oct 25, 2012
MANSFIELD -- Diana Sue Darnell Petrie, 79, a beautiful lady, loving wife, mother and friend, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2012 in her home surrounded by her family. Funeral Service: 11 a.m., Thursday at First United Methodist Church, 777 N. Walnut Creek, Mansfield. Interment: Following the service at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday at Blessing...
David Paul
Oct 24, 2012
David Michael Paul passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at the VA Hospital in Dallas. David was born April 25, 1950 in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Ruth Odell Stockstill and Grady Henderson Paul. He was a member of Woodlands Park Church of Christ in Mansfield. He enlisted in the Navy during the Vietnam conflict and served on the...
Don Bowzer
Oct 20, 2012
ARLINGTON -- Don Bowzer passed away Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 at an Arlington Hospital surrounded by family. Don was born June 30, 1944 in Macon, Mo., the son of James Franklin Bowzer, Shirley Anne Dove Bowzer. He married Susi on Oct 21, 1995 in Springfield, Mo. Don was an active member of Community of Hope UMC in Mansfield. He had...
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...
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.
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