Obituaries

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...

Mar 22, 2015

Francis G. "Frank" Snoddy, 72, of Arlington, passed away March, 22, 2015. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home.  Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills.  Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Frank was a very family oriented man and loved his wife, children and grandchildren dearly.  He was an avid Texas Rangers fan and known to his family as...

Mar 22, 2015

Mar 21, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Linda Diane Clark, 66, of Arlington passed away Saturday, March 21, 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. Linda was born Sept. 14, 1948, in Leland, Miss., to Rayburn and Alice Clark. She was employed with...

Mar 17, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Charles B. Vermillion, 89, of Arlington passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Charles was born May 4, 1925, to Henry and Mamie Vermillion in Altoga. He served his country proudly in the Marine Corps during...

Mar 15, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Noble "Buster" Faulkenberry, 83, of Arlington passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, on Sunday, March 15, 2015, after a brave fight against chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Saturday at Fielder Road Baptist Church, 2011 S. Fielder Road, Arlington. Interment: private. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Buster was...

Mar 5, 2015

FORT WORTH -- James T. Brown, 65, of Fort Worth passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. James proudly served his country as an engineer in the Army during the Vietnam era. He loved Scrabble...

Feb 28, 2015

CHANDLER, Mittie (Pat) Laurena Murray, aged 80, of Richardson, passed away February 28, 2015. Born March 29, 1934 in San Angustine, TX to William Henry and Hennie (Wilburn) Murray.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Dean Chandler, daughter, Patrica Ann Brooks Lee, brothers W.H. Murray and Luther Murray and sisters Mildred Starr and Lydia Poindexter.  Survivors include her daughter,...

Feb 25, 2015

BURLESON -- Charlene Sewell, 71, of Burleson passed away peacefully into the arms of her loving Savior, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 p.m. to service time Saturday. Charlene was a very loving daughter, wife, sister and aunt. She loved her kisses and hugs and...

Feb 24, 2015

Sandie Elaine Pulse, 52, of Kennedale passed away, February 24, 2015 in Fort Worth. Celebration of Life: 2 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Sandie was a very loving wife who dedicated her life to her husband Joe and the rest of her family.  She enjoyed decorating, HGTV, DIY Network, Food competition shows, The Voice, American Idol, and anything...

Feb 14, 2015

KENNEDALE -- Joe Ernest Pyles, 64, of Kennedale left this world for his heavenly reward on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015. Graveside service: Private service was Wednesday, Feb. 18, in Emerald Hills Memorial Park, Kennedale. Joe loved his life and treasured his family. He was an honest and kind man who never met a stranger. Survivors: Loving and devoted wife of...

Feb 10, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Thomas Golden passed away Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, just 12 days shy of his 53rd birthday. Both his son and daughter spent the night by his side, and he passed peacefully in the early hours of the morning. Memorial service: The family will have a memorial barbecue in his honor Sunday, Feb. 22. Peace be with you, Tom....