Obituaries

Oct 29, 2005

John Edward Strew, 86, a retired letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, passed away Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005, in Fort Worth. ??? Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Blessing Colonial Chapel, 401 Elm St., Mansfield. Burial: Laurel Land Cemetery, Fort Worth. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home. ??? Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be...

Oct 28, 2005

John "Jack" Powell, 87, a retired major in the United States Air Force, passed away Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, in Arlington. ??? Funeral: 10 a.m., Wednesday at St. Gregory's Episcopal Church, 1091 Country Club Dr., Mansfield. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home, 401 Elm St., Mansfield. ??? Jack was born Aug. 29,...

Oct 23, 2005

Kathryn was born Feb. 1, 1913, in Haskell and moved to Mineral Wells early in her childhood. There she resided with her mother, an aunt, grandparents and one brother. After graduating from Mineral Wells High School, she went on to college at North Texas State Teachers College, now the University of North Texas in Denton. A Yucca beauty while in...

Oct 9, 2005

??? Mary retired after 28 years of service at J.P. Elder Middle School. She was an active member of All Saints Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jose and Maria Jimenez, and her brothers, Jesse, Pete and Louis Jimenez. ??? The family wishes to thank the staff at Baylor All Saints, LifeCare Hospital and North Pointe...

Oct 2, 2005

???ARLINGTON -- Jim Schenk passed away peacefully in his home in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, October 2, 2005, after a courageous battle with cancer. ??? Memorial service: Tuesday October 4, 2005 at 7:00 pm at Blessing Funeral Home, 401 Elm Street, Mansfield, TX 76063. ??? Memorials: In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Lance Armstrong Foundation: Livestrong.org. ???...

Oct 1, 2005

???CLEBURNE -- Virginia Aquilla Henderson Kennedy, 84, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, in Keene. ??? Graveside service: 10 a.m. Monday in Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. ??? Survivors: Daughter, Claudene Pitcock and husband, James; grandchildren, Kimberley Nolley, Jennifer Dean and husband, Mark and Joshua Clark and fiancee, Julie; great-grandchildren, Jarrod Clark and wife,...

Sep 27, 2005

ARLINGTON -- Richard "Dick" J. Leyerle, 84, formerly of Sun City West, Arizona, and Oak Lawn, Illinois, died peacefully at his home at Eden Terrace Senior Living in Arlington Tuesday, September 27, 2005. ??? Funeral: There will be a private memorial ceremony and internment at the Desert Garden Church in Sun City West, Arizona. ??? He was born December 22,...

Sep 21, 2005

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Sep 20, 2005

???MANSFIELD -- Lavon Bowman Casstevens, 86, a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, died Tuesday, September 20, 2005, at an Arlington hospital. ??? Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Walnut Ridge Baptist Church. Burial: Mansfield Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Blessing Funeral Home. ??? Memorials: American Cancer Society or Mansfield Animal Shelter. ??? Lavon was born July 23,...

Sep 19, 2005

. Margaret Wagter BEDFORD -- Margaret Wagter, 97, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2005, in Bedford. Graveside service: 2:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30, in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio. Margaret will be laid to rest near her husband, Master Sgt. Herman J. Wagter. Survivors: Son, retired Lt. Col. Robert L. Graham; daughter, Ginny Duda; grandchildren, Staff Sgt. Robert...

Sep 17, 2005

Bernice Grubbs
???Bernice Grubbs, 82, passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2005, in Fort Worth. ??? Bernice was born Nov. 12, 1922, in Rendon, the daughter of Walter Allen and Lenora Hampton Hunter. She married Marvin Grubbs April 19, 1942, in Mansfield. ??? Bernice was a nurse for 15 years at Cedars Hospital in Mansfield. She loved needlepoint, knitting and...

Sep 15, 2005

J.O. Sheid, Jr., 82, of Arlington passed away Tuesday, September 15 after a lengthy battle with cancer. ? Visitation will be Monday, September 19, from 6 pm ? 8 pm at Blessing Funeral Home, 401 Elm Street in Mansfield. ? Graveside rites are scheduled for 10 am Tuesday, September 20, at the Dallas ? Fort Worth National Cemetery. ? Mr....

Sep 15, 2005

Sep 15, 2005

???Lisa Gail Lawson, 45, passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, in Dallas. ??? Lisa was a member of the New Hearts Club, having been a heart transplant recipient and later a kidney transplant recipient. Those gifts allowed her more time to care for and raise her four children. Her most important goals in life were to see her children grow...

Sep 7, 2005

??? Ova Lee Jones Hale, 88, a retired Monnig's Department Store sales clerk, died Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005, in Mansfield. ??? Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Blessing Colonial Chapel, 401 Elm St., Mansfield. Burial: Johnson Cemetery, Dennis. Viewing: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday; no set visitation. ??? Ova was born Dec. 19, 1916, in Dennis, the daughter of Frank...

Sep 6, 2005

Services for Billy Joe Reeves Jr. will be noon Saturday, September 10, 2005, at the First Baptist Church in Hallsville. Burial will be in Memorial Park, under the direction of Stanmore Funeral Home. Survivors include his children, Billy III and Jasamine; mother, Zeola; siblings, Robert, Keivin, and Brett; several nieces; a nephew; uncles; aunts; cousins; and other relatives. Visitation will...

Sep 4, 2005

MANSFIELD -- Forest Ray Griffin, 78, a retired Southwestern Bell exchange repairman, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, in Mansfield. ??? Graveside service: 3 p.m. Wednesday in Laurel Land Memorial Park, 7100 Crowley Road, Fort Worth. Visitation: was 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Blessing Funeral Home, 401 Elm St., Mansfield. ??? Ray was born Dec. 30, 1926, in Pharr,...

Aug 31, 2005

Aug 31, 2005

???FORT WORTH -- Amye Amanda Thompson, 22, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2005, at her residence. ??? Funeral: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Central Baptist Church, Mansfield. Burial: 4 p.m. Tuesday in Azleland Cemetery, Reno. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home. ??? Memorials: Salvation Army or American Red Cross, for hurricane...

Aug 26, 2005

???MANSFIELD -- James Phillip Lawson, 68, who retired from Core Lab as a ballistics engineer expert in February 2005, died Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, in Mansfield. ??? Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Blessing Colonial Chapel, 401 Elm St., Mansfield. Burial: Calvary Cemetery, Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Blessing Funeral Home. ??? Phillip was born in Burkburnett April...