Obituaries
Billy Burns
Jul 29, 2015
Billy Ray Burns "Bill", 64, of Burleson passed away, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 after a lengthy illness. A Celebration of Bill's life will be held 2 p.m. Monday, August 3, 2015 in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Kennedale. Bill was a very loving father, son, brother and uncle and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. He enjoyed...
Arnoldo Perez Jr.
Jul 26, 2015
Arnoldo “JR” Perez, Jr., 33, passed away July 26, 2015. A celebration of life will be held on July 30, 2015 at 2 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Kennedale. Interment will directly follow at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 from 2-8 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. JR was...
Audrey Dorethy
Jul 15, 2015
Audrey Hale Dorethy, 92, passed away on July 15, 2015 in Mansfield. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 10 AM at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple, Texas. Visitation with the family will be held on Friday, July 17, 2015 from 6-8 PM at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Memorials: Alzeheimer's Association Audrey is survived by...
Patsy Swan
Jul 12, 2015
BURLESON -- Patsy Joyce Swan, 77, died Sunday, July 12 , 2015, at a Fort Worth hospital with her family by her side. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Interment will directly follow services in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: with the family will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday....
Donnie Braziel
Jul 11, 2015
Donnie Ray Braziel, 65, passed away on July 11, 2015 in Kingston, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 10 am at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from 6-8 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Donnie taught surgical technology and loved his...
Wanda Fuller
Jul 2, 2015
BURLESON -- Wanda Fuller, 70, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015. Service: Noon Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Survivors: Husband, Elwood; mother, Mildred; sister, Patricia; daughters, Linda and Renea; 5 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Buddy Seay
Jul 1, 2015
ARLINGTON -- Buddy Leon Seay, 82, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. He was born September 24, 1932 to the late Arthur and Lorena Seay. He is one of seven children and grew up most of his...
Cecil Ardoin
Jun 29, 2015
FORT WORTH -- Cecil John Ardoin, 71, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel with a service to follow at 1:30 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in John's name to Disabled American Veterans or the American Cancer Society. John was...
Jimmie Holdridge
Jun 23, 2015
FORT WORTH -- Jimmie Frank Holdridge, 81, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his home in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Kennedale. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Jimmie's memory to the Ronald McDonald House at www.rmhfw.org. Jimmie was born Sept. 29, 1933, in...
Ethel Brown
Jun 22, 2015
FORT WORTH -- Ethel Imogene Brown, 84, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: American Heart Association. Ethel was born Feb. 1, 1931, to James Delbert and Ethel Madge Hudson. She was preceded in...
Linda Nelson
Jun 18, 2015
MANSFIELD -- Linda Gayle Nelson, 73, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Memorials: In lieu of flowers or donations, Linda would prefer you do an unexpected act of kindness for a stranger in her name. Linda...
Ila Daniell
Jun 13, 2015
BURLESON -- Ila Madge Daniell, 103, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday prior to the service. Ila lived a full, rich life involving family and friends at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ. Survivors: Children, Peggy Tedford of Joshua, Preston...
Joseph Engle
Jun 7, 2015
ARLINGTON -- After an 89-year preflight check, Joseph Orson Engle, Jr. took flight on June 7, 2015. Services: Pending at DFW National Cemetery. Joe was born in 1925 in New Jersey and grew up in Peoria, Illinois. He joined the Army Air Corps, and was assigned the call sign Peter2Zero, which followed him into his profession as a test pilot...
James Gambrell
Jun 3, 2015
ARLINGTON -- James A. Gambrell, 91, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in Arlington. Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: Noon to service time Wednesday. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jim's name to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Jim was born to Wiley W....
Ted Hrabal
Jun 3, 2015
ARLINGTON -- Teddy H. Hrabal, 81, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Ted was born Dec. 12, 1933, to Gordon and Margaret Hrabal in Bowling Green, Fla. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1957...
Georgia Debevoise
Jun 2, 2015
KENNEDALE -- Georgia Carol DeBevoise passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Mansfield. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Georgia was born Feb. 24, 1946, in Fort Worth to Robert and Iris Chasten. Georgia was a hard worker and a loving mother and grandmother....
Claudine Collom
Jun 1, 2015
FRIENDSWOOD -- Claudine Collom, 88, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015, in Houston. She spent her teaching career at Johnston Junior High School and she took great pride and fulfillment from her students, never forgetting a single one of them. She used to joke that she would not smile until the last day of school. Survivors: Daughters, Cheryl Lynne Doyle...
Steven Fuller
May 31, 2015
ARLINGTON -- Steven Scott Fuller passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Scotty was born Jan. 7, 1962, to J.L. and Sarah Fuller in Fort Worth. He attended Bowie High School, then joined the United States Navy. Scott ran an animal rescue center in Alvarado. Scott was a member of...
Bret Krinn
May 29, 2015
CARMEL, IN -- Bret Thomas Krinn, 45, of Carmel, IN passed away Friday, May 29, 2015. Celebration of Life: 1:00 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel Memorial Visitation: Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Bret graduated from Arlington High School in 1988 and then went on to...
Reya Maxwell
May 24, 2015
FT. WORTH -- Reya Cayleen Maxwell passed away on May 24, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas. Service: Friday at 12:00 pm at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Visitation from 10:00 am to service time. Reya was born to Aaron Brown and Danesha Maxwell on May 15, 2015. Although her time on earth was brief, she touched many lives and will be truly...
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Billy Burns
Jul 29, 2015
Billy Ray Burns "Bill", 64, of Burleson passed away, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 after a lengthy illness. A Celebration of Bill's life will be held 2 p.m. Monday, August 3, 2015 in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Kennedale. Bill was a very loving father, son, brother and uncle and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. He enjoyed...
Arnoldo Perez Jr.
Jul 26, 2015
Arnoldo “JR” Perez, Jr., 33, passed away July 26, 2015. A celebration of life will be held on July 30, 2015 at 2 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Kennedale. Interment will directly follow at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 from 2-8 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. JR was...
Audrey Dorethy
Jul 15, 2015
Audrey Hale Dorethy, 92, passed away on July 15, 2015 in Mansfield. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2015 at 10 AM at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple, Texas. Visitation with the family will be held on Friday, July 17, 2015 from 6-8 PM at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Memorials: Alzeheimer's Association Audrey is survived by...
Patsy Swan
Jul 12, 2015
BURLESON -- Patsy Joyce Swan, 77, died Sunday, July 12 , 2015, at a Fort Worth hospital with her family by her side. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Interment will directly follow services in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: with the family will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday....
Donnie Braziel
Jul 11, 2015
Donnie Ray Braziel, 65, passed away on July 11, 2015 in Kingston, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 10 am at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from 6-8 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Donnie taught surgical technology and loved his...
Wanda Fuller
Jul 2, 2015
BURLESON -- Wanda Fuller, 70, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015. Service: Noon Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Survivors: Husband, Elwood; mother, Mildred; sister, Patricia; daughters, Linda and Renea; 5 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Buddy Seay
Jul 1, 2015
ARLINGTON -- Buddy Leon Seay, 82, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. He was born September 24, 1932 to the late Arthur and Lorena Seay. He is one of seven children and grew up most of his...
Cecil Ardoin
Jun 29, 2015
FORT WORTH -- Cecil John Ardoin, 71, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel with a service to follow at 1:30 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in John's name to Disabled American Veterans or the American Cancer Society. John was...
Jimmie Holdridge
Jun 23, 2015
FORT WORTH -- Jimmie Frank Holdridge, 81, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his home in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Kennedale. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Jimmie's memory to the Ronald McDonald House at www.rmhfw.org. Jimmie was born Sept. 29, 1933, in...
Ethel Brown
Jun 22, 2015
FORT WORTH -- Ethel Imogene Brown, 84, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: American Heart Association. Ethel was born Feb. 1, 1931, to James Delbert and Ethel Madge Hudson. She was preceded in...
Linda Nelson
Jun 18, 2015
MANSFIELD -- Linda Gayle Nelson, 73, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Memorials: In lieu of flowers or donations, Linda would prefer you do an unexpected act of kindness for a stranger in her name. Linda...
Ila Daniell
Jun 13, 2015
BURLESON -- Ila Madge Daniell, 103, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday prior to the service. Ila lived a full, rich life involving family and friends at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ. Survivors: Children, Peggy Tedford of Joshua, Preston...
Joseph Engle
Jun 7, 2015
ARLINGTON -- After an 89-year preflight check, Joseph Orson Engle, Jr. took flight on June 7, 2015. Services: Pending at DFW National Cemetery. Joe was born in 1925 in New Jersey and grew up in Peoria, Illinois. He joined the Army Air Corps, and was assigned the call sign Peter2Zero, which followed him into his profession as a test pilot...
James Gambrell
Jun 3, 2015
ARLINGTON -- James A. Gambrell, 91, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015, in Arlington. Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: Noon to service time Wednesday. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jim's name to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Jim was born to Wiley W....
Ted Hrabal
Jun 3, 2015
ARLINGTON -- Teddy H. Hrabal, 81, passed away Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Ted was born Dec. 12, 1933, to Gordon and Margaret Hrabal in Bowling Green, Fla. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1957...
Georgia Debevoise
Jun 2, 2015
KENNEDALE -- Georgia Carol DeBevoise passed away Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Mansfield. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Georgia was born Feb. 24, 1946, in Fort Worth to Robert and Iris Chasten. Georgia was a hard worker and a loving mother and grandmother....
Claudine Collom
Jun 1, 2015
FRIENDSWOOD -- Claudine Collom, 88, passed away Monday, June 1, 2015, in Houston. She spent her teaching career at Johnston Junior High School and she took great pride and fulfillment from her students, never forgetting a single one of them. She used to joke that she would not smile until the last day of school. Survivors: Daughters, Cheryl Lynne Doyle...
Steven Fuller
May 31, 2015
ARLINGTON -- Steven Scott Fuller passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Scotty was born Jan. 7, 1962, to J.L. and Sarah Fuller in Fort Worth. He attended Bowie High School, then joined the United States Navy. Scott ran an animal rescue center in Alvarado. Scott was a member of...
Bret Krinn
May 29, 2015
CARMEL, IN -- Bret Thomas Krinn, 45, of Carmel, IN passed away Friday, May 29, 2015. Celebration of Life: 1:00 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel Memorial Visitation: Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Bret graduated from Arlington High School in 1988 and then went on to...
Reya Maxwell
May 24, 2015
FT. WORTH -- Reya Cayleen Maxwell passed away on May 24, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas. Service: Friday at 12:00 pm at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Visitation from 10:00 am to service time. Reya was born to Aaron Brown and Danesha Maxwell on May 15, 2015. Although her time on earth was brief, she touched many lives and will be truly...
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