Obituaries

YanPing Liu

YanPing Liu

Oct 19, 2008

Funeral: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, at Lucas Funeral Home, 700 W. Wall St., Grapevine. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at the funeral home. Survivors: Husband, Hong Mao; two sons; parents; and brother. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of YanPing Liu please visit our Sympathy Store.

Sandra Samuel

Sandra Samuel

Oct 19, 2008

MANSFIELD -- Sandra Anita Samuel, 65, passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, in Arlington. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Blessing Colonial Chapel in Mansfield. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Gardens in Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home. Survivors: Husband, James C. Samuel; children, James C. Samuel Jr., Curtis Samuel and Teresa McClain; sisters, Ida Stokes and...

Gregory Kubasiewicz

Gregory Kubasiewicz

Oct 18, 2008

Memorials: Friends who desire are invited to honor Gregory with memorials in his name to the American Heart Association. Gregory was born Jan. 25, 1947, in Detroit, Mich., to Bill and Clara Ulecki Kubasiewicz. A former school administrator for the Southfield public schools in Michigan, he devoted his entire life to children, their education and our future generation. He and...

Ross Jones

Ross Jones

Oct 15, 2008

MANSFIELD -- Ross C. "Cleve" Jones Sr., 66, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Cleve was born April 30, 1942, in McAllen, the son of Ross James and Shirley Virginia Bell Jones. He married Karen Henry on Sept....

FINCHER WITHERS

FINCHER WITHERS

Oct 13, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Fincher E. "Red" Withers Jr., a lifelong resident of Fort Worth, died peacefully Monday evening, Oct. 13, 2008. "The gentle giant has left us!" It was Red's desire that no services be held, but that he be remembered by his family and friends. Visitation: Loving memories and healing laughter will be shared from 5 to 7 p.m....

Mildred Russell

Mildred Russell

Oct 13, 2008

RICHLAND HILLS -- Mildred Lorine Russell, 85, passed away Monday, October 13, 2008. Funeral: 10 am Thursday, North Pointe Baptist Church in Hurst. Pastor John Tyler will officiate. Visitation: 5-7 Wednesday, Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Rd. Memorials: Her memory may be honored with gifts to Meals on Wheels or Disabled American Veterans. Mildren was born August 27, 1923...

Viola Gilmore

Viola Gilmore

Oct 13, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Viola Jean Gilmore passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. Memorial service: will be at a later date. Survivors: Sons, Chris and Bobby Gilmore; daughter, Susan Nance; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and brother, Loren Whitish. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Viola Gilmore please visit our Sympathy Store.

Marietsa Gross

Marietsa Gross

Oct 13, 2008

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Marietsa Lynn Gross, 48, an adoring mother, grandmother "GG," daughter, sister and friend, passed away Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. Funeral: 2 p.m. Sunday in Lucas Funeral Chapel, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst. The Rev. Dennis Baw will officiate. Marietsa, the daughter of Jack and Patricia Brown Todd, was born Dec. 14, 1959, in Bloomington, Ind. She...

Virginia Johnson

Virginia Johnson

Oct 13, 2008

ARLINGTON -- Virginia Ruth Johnson went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Oct. 13, 2008. Funeral: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Arlington First Church of the Nazarene, 1301 W. Green Oaks, Arlington. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the church. Memorials: Contributions may be sent to the Church of the Nazarene Tonga Mango Tree center for disabled children....

Micaela Martinez

Micaela Martinez

Oct 12, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Micaela Martinez, 77, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Lucas Funeral Home. Interment: Mount Olivet Cemetery. Visitation: noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with rosary at 7 p.m. Survivors: Three sons; five daughters; 30 grandchildren; and 110 great-grandchildren. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Micaela Martinez please...

Jagala Brown

Jagala Brown

Oct 11, 2008

BEDFORD -- Jagala "Gee" Brown, 37, a loving husband, a good father and a loved son, died unexpectedly Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday in Lucas Hurst Funeral Home Chapel, 1321 Precinct Line Road. Pastor Ben Daley will officiate, assisted by Pastor Gary Paige, both of Calvary Church, Irving. Interment: Following a committal service, Gee will be laid...

ROBERTA BUSSE

ROBERTA BUSSE

Oct 10, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Roberta Busse, 67, died peacefully Friday morning, October 10, 2008.Services will be held privately.A native of Philadelphia, Pa., Roberta Sondra Carlin was born on Feb. 7, 1941. Bobbie, as she was known to family and friends, was a strong willed woman, always standing her ground to protect her family."Rest in peace our Texas Angel."Survivors: Mrs. Busse is...

George Fleming

George Fleming

Oct 9, 2008

BEDFORD -- George Fleming passed away Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Wednesday in Ceder Hill Memorial Park, 8301 Business Hwy. 287. Survivors: Children, George Ethan and Shelby Fleming; mother of his children, Gerri Briggs; mother, Laura Fleming; and brother, Craig. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of George Fleming please visit our Sympathy...

Charles Killingsworth

Charles Killingsworth

Oct 9, 2008

ALVARADO -- Charles Dale Killingsworth, 53, passed away Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 at Mansfield Methodist Medical Center. Charles was born in Fort Worth, Texas on March 12, 1955. He married Brenda Heflin on February 14, 1980 in Arlington. Mr. Killingsworth was a supervisor for RTLC Piping. Survivors: Wife, Brenda Killingsworth; parents, Joann and Dean Lambert and Charles Ray and Joann...

Terry Sharp

Terry Sharp

Oct 8, 2008

BEDFORD -- Terry Wayne Sharp, 59, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. Memorial service: Madill, Okla. Survivors: His wife, Beverly; sons, Joshua Parker and John Hutchison; daughter, Brittany Powell; four grandchildren; mother, Lillian Stattion; two brothers; and three sisters. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Terry Sharp please visit our Sympathy Store.

James Wright

James Wright

Oct 8, 2008

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Vivien Lage'

Vivien Lage'

Oct 5, 2008

FORT WORTH -- Vivien C. Lage',96, passed away Sunday, October 5, 2008, in a local hospital. Vivien will be inurned with her husband, Raymond Wilber Lage' who preceded her in death June l, 1998, in Grace Lutheran Church, Ormond Beach, Florida. Vivien was born December 22, 1911, to Albert and Charlotte Augustine Heller, in Maspeth, NY. She was a resident...

James Shytles

James Shytles

Oct 5, 2008

KENNEDALE -- Jim Shytles, the senior member of the Shytles family, passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park, Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home, Mansfield. Jim was born Sept. 19, 1916. He married Maxine Cox on Dec. 5, 1939. Jim proudly served his country in the...

Ben Colvin

Ben Colvin

Oct 4, 2008

BEN COLVIN died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of October 4, 2008, in Duluth, GA. He had suffered a stroke in June, 2007, and struggled with its debilitating effects over the next year. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Smith Colvin, in 2001, and is survived by daughter, Elaine Balden, and husband, Jim,...

Carolyn Haire

Carolyn Haire

Oct 3, 2008

BEDFORD -- Carolyn Ruth Haire, 60, an executive assistant with IBM, passed away Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road, Hurst. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Highland Memory Gardens, Lake Charles, La., under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home in Lake Charles. Visitation: The family...