Obituaries

MARGOT SCHWARTZ

MARGOT SCHWARTZ

Dec 31, 2006

FORT WORTH -- Margot Rosenthal Schwartz, 84, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister, died peacefully Sunday morning, Dec. 31, 2006. Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday in the sanctuary of Beth-El Congregation, 4901 Briarhaven Road. Rabbi Ralph Mecklenburger will officiate. Burial: Following committal prayers, Margot will be laid to rest in the Beth-El Section of Greenwood Memorial Park. Minyan services will...

Bobby Till

Bobby Till

Dec 27, 2006

KENNEDALE -- Bobby Till, 75, died Dec. 27, 2006, at his residence. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Kennedale. Burial: Emerald Hills in Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Blessing Funeral Home in Mansfield. Bobby was born in Athens, to Bud and Isabell Wilbanks Till. He retired from Western Electric after many years of service. Bobby...

Diane Howell

Diane Howell

Dec 25, 2006

MANSFIELD -- Diane Howell, 67, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, at her residence. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home. Burial: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home. Memorials: North Texas Humane Society, American Heart Association or the American Lung Association. Diane was born in Mansfield on Oct. 27, 1939, the daughter of Oliver...

Wilburn Muncy

Wilburn Muncy

Dec 25, 2006

Bailey Muncy founded Muncy Heating & Air Conditioning in 1952 and retired in 1976. He was a 70-year member of Riverside/Haltom City Masonic Lodge and a longtime member of Riverside Christian Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Genevieve, and grandson, Marlon Muncy. Special thanks to The Good Place of North Richland Hills, Autumn Leaves of Arlington and...

BETTYE McNAUGHTON

BETTYE McNAUGHTON

Dec 24, 2006

FORT WORTH -- Bettye Lee Robinson McNaughton, 88, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully Sunday evening, Dec. 24, 2006, joining her husband for Christmas. Funeral: Services will be held privately. Burial: Mrs. McNaughton's cremated remains will be placed next to those of her husband, John, on the family plot at the J M Bar Ranch in Alvarado....

ERNEST HOCHSTER

ERNEST HOCHSTER

Dec 23, 2006

FORT WORTH -- Ernest Joseph Hochster, 84, founder and chairman of the board of Westmoor Mfg.-Panhandle Slim, died peacefully Saturday afternoon, Dec. 23, 2006. Services were held in the Chapel at Robertson Mueller Harper on Sunday, Dec. 24. Rabbi Sidney Zimelman officiated with Javier Smolarz, ritual director, assisting. Burial: Following committal prayers, Ernest was laid to rest next to his...

WILLIAM MICHERO

WILLIAM MICHERO

Dec 22, 2006

FORT WORTH -- William Henderson Michero, 81, retired chairman of the board of Tandycrafts, Inc., died suddenly Friday evening, Dec. 22, 2006. Funeral: 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel at Robertson Mueller Harper. The Rev. Lawrence M. Hammond will officiate. Burial: Following private committal services for the family, Bill will be laid to rest in the Mausoleum at Greenwood Memorial...

JOSEPH RHOADES

JOSEPH RHOADES

Dec 18, 2006

SPRINGTOWN -- Joe W. Rhoades, 90, a retired osteopathic doctor, died peacefully Monday morning, Dec. 18, 2006, at his ranch. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel at Robertson Mueller Harper. The Rev. Lawrence M. Hammond will officiate. Burial: following military honors, Joe will be laid to rest next to his wife, Helen, in Greenwood Memorial Park. Bearers of his...

Donald Maness

Donald Maness

Dec 18, 2006

Memorials: In lieu of flowers donations may be made to First United Methodist Church of Keller, Texas; First United Methodist Church of Augusta, Kan.; Whitney Mountain Chapel of Garfield, Ark.; First United Methodist Church of Keller; Habitat for Humanity House; or Gideons Bible at The Gideons International Box 140800 Nashville, Tenn. 37214-0800. Gene retired from SBC after 40 years and...

Ann Sapp

Ann Sapp

Dec 17, 2006

Ann was born in Fort Worth on Nov. 24, 1943. She was a lifelong member of Riverside Christian Church. She worked for Fort Worth Truck Supply and Don Carter Bowling Alley. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles Bisesi. Survivors: Her mother, Dorothy Bisesi; daughters, Rosanna Hill and Kelley Wilcher; son, Tommy Sapp; and granddaughters, Carmen De-Jesus, Melody...

Josephine McConnell-Stewart

Josephine McConnell-Stewart

Dec 17, 2006

MANSFIELD -- Josephine Zacek McConnell Stewart, 92, a homemaker, died Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006, at a Mansfield hospital. Funeral: 9 a.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home. Burial: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Funeral Home. Josephine "Joscie" was born in Tarrant County on July 7, 1914, the youngest daughter and sixth of nine children born to...

Wesley Cihak

Wesley Cihak

Dec 17, 2006

ARLINGTON -- Wesley J. Cihak, 77, was reunited with the love of his life, his wife, Lorraine, on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2006. Funeral: 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Jude Catholic Church, Mansfield. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with prayer service at 7. Wesley was born the sixth of eight children in Tripp, S.D., on Sept....

Guadalupe Huerta

Guadalupe Huerta

Dec 16, 2006

Guadalupe Huerta, 33, a printing press supervisor, passed away Saturday, Dec. 16, 2006, at his residence. He will be deeply missed by all his family and friends and was loved by all of them. Survivors: Parents, Salvador and Cristina T. Huerta; brothers, Juan, Juvenal, Jose and Rene Huerta; and sisters, Luz M. Cockerline, Bertha, Dora, Sylvia and Susana Huerta.

John Parks

John Parks

Dec 15, 2006

LILLIAN -- John Willam Parks Jr., 76, passed away Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, at a Mansfield hospital. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday at Blessing Colonial Chapel. Burial: Pleasant Point Cemetery, Lillian. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Blessing Funeral Home. Memorials: Central Baptist Church building fund. Survivors: Children, Pam Wilkerson of Burleson, Patricia Parks-Aceves of Duncanville and Kenneth Parks of...

MARY YOUNG

MARY YOUNG

Dec 13, 2006

FORT WORTH -- Virginia Goodroe Young, 85, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died peacefully Wednesday morning, Dec. 13, 2006. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday in the cemetery. The Rev. Lawrence M. Hammond will officiate. Burial: Virginia will be laid to rest next to her husband, Eliot, in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler. Memorials: Consideration of contributions to All Saints Episcopal...

Donald Thompson

Donald Thompson

Dec 13, 2006

MANSFIELD -- Donald Thompson, 79, a loving dad, granddad and great-granddad, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006, peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, after a very brief battle with cancer. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington. He was preceded in death by two brothers; two sisters; and wife, Mary. A very heartfelt thanks to Norma...

Eddie Clark

Eddie Clark

Dec 12, 2006

MANSFIELD -- Eddie E. Clark, 63, an associate engineer for Abbott Labs, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in Fort Worth after a long battle with cancer. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Friday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home, 401 Elm St., Mansfield. Memorials: American Cancer Society or a charity of...

Felix Spurgin

Felix Spurgin

Dec 12, 2006

Carl was born April 3, 1943, in Loco, Okla. After graduating from Velma High School, he joined the Air Force, specializing in electronic technology. Carl began a career in marketing and sales support with several companies before settling down with EDS for the remainder of his career. Carl met Lynn Alexander in 1967 and they were married in 1970. Carl...

Betty Lancaster

Betty Lancaster

Dec 10, 2006

Betty Copeland Lancaster, a longtime resident of Britton and Mansfield, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday Dec. 10, 2006. Survivors: Brother, Billy "Cotton" Copeland; her son, Robert "Bob" Lancaster and wife, Jan, of Springtown; granddaughters, Jennifer Tedder and husband, Ricky, of Britton, and Lesley Parker and husband, Richard, of Britton; and her deeply loved great-grandchildren, Wade and...

Charles Dillon

Charles Dillon

Dec 10, 2006

Mr. Dillon was born in Limerick, Ireland In 1924. In 1942 he joined the Navy and was stationed On the U.S.S. Ericsson during World War II. He enjoyed Fishing, camping, and motorcycling. Charles was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He and his wife, Gertrude, were married 59 years. Survivors: Wife, Gertrude; daughters, Barbara Dillon; Sandy Barnard And husband,...

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