Obituaries
Mr. Billy Bowerman
Sep 29, 2010
Billy Ray Bowerman, 76, of Mansfield, a loving, caring man, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Billy was born June 18, 1934, to Bob and Loris Bowerman in Lawrence County, Mo. He...
Mrs. Earlene Eason
Sep 28, 2010
Earlene C. Eason, 91, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Earlene was born Dec. 13, 1918, in Troup, Cherokee County. She married Harvey Eason on Sept. 25, 1935. She was an active member of the Church of Christ and lived...
Mr. John Brown
Sep 27, 2010
John Ray Brown, 76, passed away Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. John was born October 4, 1933, in Boswell, Oklahoma Survivors: Brother, Jeff Brown; cousins, nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.
Mr. Gary Mitchell
Sep 24, 2010
Gary Keith Mitchell, 69, went home to be with his Lord Jesus on Friday after a long, courageous battle with cancer. A beloved husband, dad, granddaddy and friend passed away Sept. 24, 2010, at home with family by his side. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday...
Mr. Michael Sides
Sep 22, 2010
Michael Joseph Sides, 46, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 2601 Burchill Road N., Fort Worth. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Laurel Land Funeral Home, 7100 Crowley Road, with rosary at 6 p.m. Michael was...
Mrs. Margaret Hensley
Sep 19, 2010
Margaret Hensley, 87, passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, at her residence. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Kennedale. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors: Sons, Ted Hensley and wife, Susan, and Terry J. Hensley and wife, Kathy; daughter, Margaret Ann Knight and husband, Geoffrey; nine grandchildren; five...
Mr. Timothy Wright
Sep 18, 2010
Timothy J. Wright, 55, pastor of Grace Community Church of Arlington, passed away Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at Grace Community Church, 801 W. Bardin Road. Pastor Wright spent his years loving and serving others. His optimism, laugh and love for God were contagious. Survivors: He will be missed by his many friends and...
Mrs. Lou Ragan
Sep 13, 2010
Lou Ellen Ragan, 87, passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at a local hospital. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Lou was born March 22, 1923, in Petrolia to Ludie and Jack Hipp. She graduated from Vernon High School in 1942. In...
Mr. Eugene Ladd
Sep 12, 2010
Gene Stevens Ladd, 69, loving husband to Kay, father and grandfather, passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Survivors: Daughter, Kristy Gaconnier and husband, Steve; son, Scott D. Hodge, M.D., and wife, Rosanna; son, Kenneth Ladd; son, Michael Ladd; grandchildren, Christopher Spanjol, Michael Spanjol, Kurt Hodge, Christina Kay Wheeler, Spencer Gaconnier,...
Mr. Harold W. Keplinger
Sep 12, 2010
Harold W. Keplinger, 86, passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Survivors: He was loved by his children, Linda Connors, Stephen Keplinger and Sheila Gilmore; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mr. Lester Moreaux
Sep 10, 2010
Lester James Moreaux, 55, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Memorial service: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Boulevard Baptist Church, 315 N. Burleson Blvd., Burleson. Lester loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and cooking. He was a kind and decent man who lived a good life, loyal to family and friends.He had a kind and gentle...
James "Red" Walker
Sep 5, 2010
James William "Red" Walker, 94, of Fort Worth went home to be with his Lord, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at a Paris medical center. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel, Dr. D.L. Moody officiating. Burial: will follow in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. Friday, prior to the service. He...
Billy Clements
Sep 4, 2010
Billy Ray Clements, a retired U.S. Navy captain, cradled in the bosom of his family, passed away Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at home. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: with military honors in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials: The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to...
Infant Anthony Miszkwitz
Aug 22, 2010
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORT WORTH -- Noah Anthony Miszkwitz died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills. An angel from the book of life wrote down my baby's birth and whispered as she closed the book, Too beautiful for earth. Survivors: Parents, Anthony and Kimberly Miszkwitz. Emerald Hills Funeral Home Kennedale, 817-572-1681
Michael Russell
Aug 15, 2010
Michael Stephen Russell, 63, passed from this world into the Lord's hands Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 1200 S. Davis Drive, Arlington. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Michael loved the outdoors, grilling and being with his family. He achieved success...
Joe Sikes, Sr.
Aug 14, 2010
Joe Don Sikes Sr., 77, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Private burial at a later date. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer's Association. Joe loved to coach youth...
David Baxter
Aug 13, 2010
David Ray Baxter, 50, loving husband, father, son, brother, pappy and best friend, passed from this world into the hands of the Lord on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, due to complications of diabetes. Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Memorial: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in trust to Marissa Lee Baxter at any Wells...
Cheryl Chin
Aug 10, 2010
Cheryl J. Chin went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Cheryl had a quirky personality, and she had the ability to make people feel that they were the most important person in the room. She had a fierce, vibrant energy and powerful presence. She loved...
Mrs. Dorothy Holcomb
Aug 8, 2010
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORT WORTH -- Dorothy C. Holcomb, 81 went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. She was very active throughout her life. She bowled every week, and was a member...
Mrs. Breely Busby Patterson
Aug 8, 2010
On Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, Breely Nan Busby Patterson, 31, went to the loving arms of our Lord and her mother, Fran Toy Fisher Busby, who preceded her in death. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Tate Springs Baptist Church in Arlington. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: In...
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Mr. Billy Bowerman
Sep 29, 2010
Billy Ray Bowerman, 76, of Mansfield, a loving, caring man, passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. Funeral: 10 a.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Billy was born June 18, 1934, to Bob and Loris Bowerman in Lawrence County, Mo. He...
Mrs. Earlene Eason
Sep 28, 2010
Earlene C. Eason, 91, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: Noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Earlene was born Dec. 13, 1918, in Troup, Cherokee County. She married Harvey Eason on Sept. 25, 1935. She was an active member of the Church of Christ and lived...
Mr. John Brown
Sep 27, 2010
John Ray Brown, 76, passed away Monday, Sept. 27, 2010. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. John was born October 4, 1933, in Boswell, Oklahoma Survivors: Brother, Jeff Brown; cousins, nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.
Mr. Gary Mitchell
Sep 24, 2010
Gary Keith Mitchell, 69, went home to be with his Lord Jesus on Friday after a long, courageous battle with cancer. A beloved husband, dad, granddaddy and friend passed away Sept. 24, 2010, at home with family by his side. Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday...
Mr. Michael Sides
Sep 22, 2010
Michael Joseph Sides, 46, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Funeral Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, 2601 Burchill Road N., Fort Worth. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Laurel Land Funeral Home, 7100 Crowley Road, with rosary at 6 p.m. Michael was...
Mrs. Margaret Hensley
Sep 19, 2010
Margaret Hensley, 87, passed away Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010, at her residence. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Kennedale. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Survivors: Sons, Ted Hensley and wife, Susan, and Terry J. Hensley and wife, Kathy; daughter, Margaret Ann Knight and husband, Geoffrey; nine grandchildren; five...
Mr. Timothy Wright
Sep 18, 2010
Timothy J. Wright, 55, pastor of Grace Community Church of Arlington, passed away Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, at Grace Community Church, 801 W. Bardin Road. Pastor Wright spent his years loving and serving others. His optimism, laugh and love for God were contagious. Survivors: He will be missed by his many friends and...
Mrs. Lou Ragan
Sep 13, 2010
Lou Ellen Ragan, 87, passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, at a local hospital. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Lou was born March 22, 1923, in Petrolia to Ludie and Jack Hipp. She graduated from Vernon High School in 1942. In...
Mr. Eugene Ladd
Sep 12, 2010
Gene Stevens Ladd, 69, loving husband to Kay, father and grandfather, passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Survivors: Daughter, Kristy Gaconnier and husband, Steve; son, Scott D. Hodge, M.D., and wife, Rosanna; son, Kenneth Ladd; son, Michael Ladd; grandchildren, Christopher Spanjol, Michael Spanjol, Kurt Hodge, Christina Kay Wheeler, Spencer Gaconnier,...
Mr. Harold W. Keplinger
Sep 12, 2010
Harold W. Keplinger, 86, passed away Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: noon to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Survivors: He was loved by his children, Linda Connors, Stephen Keplinger and Sheila Gilmore; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Mr. Lester Moreaux
Sep 10, 2010
Lester James Moreaux, 55, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Memorial service: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Boulevard Baptist Church, 315 N. Burleson Blvd., Burleson. Lester loved the outdoors, hunting, fishing and cooking. He was a kind and decent man who lived a good life, loyal to family and friends.He had a kind and gentle...
James "Red" Walker
Sep 5, 2010
James William "Red" Walker, 94, of Fort Worth went home to be with his Lord, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, at a Paris medical center. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel, Dr. D.L. Moody officiating. Burial: will follow in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: The family will receive friends at 1 p.m. Friday, prior to the service. He...
Billy Clements
Sep 4, 2010
Billy Ray Clements, a retired U.S. Navy captain, cradled in the bosom of his family, passed away Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, at home. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: with military honors in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials: The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to...
Infant Anthony Miszkwitz
Aug 22, 2010
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORT WORTH -- Noah Anthony Miszkwitz died Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. Funeral: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills. An angel from the book of life wrote down my baby's birth and whispered as she closed the book, Too beautiful for earth. Survivors: Parents, Anthony and Kimberly Miszkwitz. Emerald Hills Funeral Home Kennedale, 817-572-1681
Michael Russell
Aug 15, 2010
Michael Stephen Russell, 63, passed from this world into the Lord's hands Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 1200 S. Davis Drive, Arlington. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Michael loved the outdoors, grilling and being with his family. He achieved success...
Joe Sikes, Sr.
Aug 14, 2010
Joe Don Sikes Sr., 77, went home to be with his Lord on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Private burial at a later date. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Alzheimer's Association. Joe loved to coach youth...
David Baxter
Aug 13, 2010
David Ray Baxter, 50, loving husband, father, son, brother, pappy and best friend, passed from this world into the hands of the Lord on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, due to complications of diabetes. Funeral: 3 p.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Memorial: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in trust to Marissa Lee Baxter at any Wells...
Cheryl Chin
Aug 10, 2010
Cheryl J. Chin went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Cheryl had a quirky personality, and she had the ability to make people feel that they were the most important person in the room. She had a fierce, vibrant energy and powerful presence. She loved...
Mrs. Dorothy Holcomb
Aug 8, 2010
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORT WORTH -- Dorothy C. Holcomb, 81 went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. She was very active throughout her life. She bowled every week, and was a member...
Mrs. Breely Busby Patterson
Aug 8, 2010
On Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, Breely Nan Busby Patterson, 31, went to the loving arms of our Lord and her mother, Fran Toy Fisher Busby, who preceded her in death. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Tate Springs Baptist Church in Arlington. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park in Kennedale. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials: In...
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