Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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....

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...