Obituaries

May 21, 2015

MANSFIELD -- Jaime Labrado passed away on Friday, May 22, 2015. Celebration of life: Noon Wednesday at St. Jude's Catholic Church in Mansfield. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with rosary at 7 p.m., at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Jaime was born on July 27, 1970, in El Paso to Richard and Maria Labrado. He enjoyed golfing, camping, hunting and...

May 17, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Jack Ray Stanford, 68, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015. Service: Noon Friday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 11 a.m. to service time Friday. Jack loved the water, sailing, hunting deer, camping, dancing, playing the banjo, telling jokes and ghost stories. He was full of love, and had a friendly heart...

May 12, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Lois Christine Lemish, 88, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday morning, May 12, 2015. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Christine was born Dec. 21, 1926, in Moultrie, Ga. She was a very loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed country music...

May 5, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Rev. Billy Owen Gilmore, 82, of Arlington, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Leverett's Chapel, on January 30, 1933. Celebration of his life: 2 p.m. May 12 in the Chapel of Emerald Hills Funeral Home, Kennedale. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. The Chapel will be open at 10 am...

May 4, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Clarence "Doyle" Richeson, 87, of Fort Worth passed away Monday, May 4, 2015. Service: 2 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Cope Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Doyle was born Sept. 20, 1927, in Mansfield to Clarence and Hazel Richeson. He loved being outside and riding motorcycles...

May 3, 2015

BURLESON -- Pamela Gail Hurd, 64, passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Pam was a secretary for Everman High school and the ninth-grade center for 27 years. Pam was very active in...

Apr 29, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Thomas Lee Jones, 63, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at his home in Arlington after a long battle with diabetes. Celebration of life: A family gathering will be held Saturday to celebrate his life. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Diabetes Association. Tommy worked as a plumber and master plumber for over 35...

Apr 29, 2015

Kennedale -- Beatrice Jean Carpenter, 75, passed away, Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Funeral Service: 3 p.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Beatrice was preceded in death by her husband, Junior Carpenter. Survivors: She is survived by her brothers, Bill Kuykendall and wife Annie,...

Apr 26, 2015

Ralph Roy Standlee, Jr. passed away on April 26, 2015 at Brookdale Lake Arlington Assisted Living in Lake Arlington, Texas.  His passing was attended by his family, with the assistance of Hospice Nurses with Heart to Heart of Ft. Worth. He was born on September 28, 1933 in Agua Dulce, Texas, growing up in the area farming with his father.  He was...

Apr 23, 2015

Apr 21, 2015

Alice G. McCormick, 72, of Arlington passed away, Tuesday, April 21, 2015 after a 3 year battle with cancer. A celebration of her life will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church in Arlington. Visitation: Emerald Hills Funeral Home will be open to visitors Monday at 9 a.m. with the family receiving friends from 3 to...

Apr 20, 2015

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS -- Wilma Francine Church passed away Monday, April 20, 2015, in Bedford. She will be greatly missed by her family.

Apr 16, 2015

Gordon Connors, 86, of Forest Hill, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2015 at his residence. Memorial Service: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Tabernacle Baptist Church of Rendon, 12440 Rendon Road, Burleson, TX, 76028. Gordon proudly served in the Navy during WWII.  During his life he was a carpenter, a locksmith and a mason.  He also was a Mason and a retired volunteer fireman....

Apr 14, 2015

MANSFIELD -- Bobbie Joe Parsons Sr. passed away on Tuesday April 14, 2015 in Mansfield, Texas. Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, April 17, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Central Baptist Church in Mansfield. Visitation will be from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home on Thursday. Bobbie Joe was born in Vernon, Texas...

Apr 6, 2015

KENNEDALE -- William "Bill" Claude Blalock Jr., 83, of Kennedale passed away Monday, April 6, 2015. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Kennedale. Interment: 3:30 p.m. in Granbury Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Bill was born Sept. 8, 1931, in Granbury to William Claude Blalock Sr. and Margaret...

Apr 4, 2015

KENNEDALE -- Charles H. Warn, 72, of Kennedale, passed away, April 4, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: Private. Visitation: 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: Donations can be made in Charles' name to A Wish with Wings at www.awishwithwings.org Charles was born December...

Apr 3, 2015

KENNEDALE -- Vera Murray Coker, 97, passed away peacefully at a Kennedale nursing home on Friday, April 3, 2015, following a short illness. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Kennedale. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to First Baptist...

Apr 2, 2015

EAST BERNARD -- Raymond Ted Miller, 56, of East Bernard passed away in a traffic accident outside of Houston on April 2, 2015. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Ronald McDonald House of Dallas at http://www.rmhdallas.org/donate/ or Ronald McDonald House...

Mar 28, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Joe B. Hinojosa, 80, of Fort Worth passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on, Saturday, March 28, 2015. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Fort Worth. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park, Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday evening with a Rosary to start at 7 p.m. at...

Mar 27, 2015

MANSFIELD -- Rebecca Ann Weed, 65, of Mansfield passed away Friday, March 27, 2015. Funeral: 1 p.m. Thursday at the Hopeton Church in Hopeton, Okla. Interment: Pleasantview Cemetery in Woods County, Okla. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Becky was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother. She was compassionate, caring, hardworking, patient and never...