Obituaries
Donna Richardson
Dec 26, 2009
ARLINGTON -- Donna Lee Richardson, 76, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at a local hospital. Memorial service: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Arlington Villa, 6801 Poly Webb Rd., Arlington 76016. Donna was born April 30, 1933, in East Alton, Ill., to Frank and Amy Ketchum. She retired from Alcon Laboratories as a credit manager, and later retired from...
Robert Baldwin
Dec 26, 2009
BURLESON -- Robert Duncan Baldwin, 83, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Burial to follow in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Duncan was born May 19, 1926, in Springfield, Tenn. He was a longtime member of Pleasantview Baptist Church in Arlington....
Joseph Sitzman
Dec 23, 2009
ARLINGTON -- Joseph Michael Sitzman, 45, lost his battle with cancer and was united with the Heavenly Father on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, while surrounded by his loving family. Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Saint Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, 5819 W. Pleasant Ridge Road, Arlington. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials:...
Ronnie Johnson
Dec 11, 2009
ARLINGTON -- Ronnie Wesley Johnson, 66, passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday in D/FW National Cemetery, Dallas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Ronnie "R.J." Johnson was born Oct. 27, 1943, in Ada, Okla., to John and Connie Maurice Johnson. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1960-1966 he met...
Shirley Swart Blessing
Dec 7, 2009
Shirley Gene Swart Blessing, 70, passed away December 7, 2009 at home following a short battle with cancer. The family requests that memorials be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. Memorial service: 3:00 p.m. Friday at Everman United Methodist Church in Everman where she had been a member since 1974. Gene...
Marcie Busby
Dec 2, 2009
Marcie Lee Busby, 74, went home to be with her Father in heaven on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment to follow in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. She will be remembered as treasured and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She took...
Ms. Tana Hickman
Dec 1, 2009
Tana Hickman, 39, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at a local hospital. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. December 4, 2009 at First United Methodist Church in Mansfield. Survivors: Father, Rick Hickman, Sisters, Brooke Wilkerson, Robyn Mullins, and Misti Patten
Fred Bumgarner
Dec 1, 2009
Fred O. Bumgarner, 87, loving husband ,father, grandfather, and brother, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at a local hospital. Mass of Christian Burial: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Arlington. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at DFW National Cemetery Visitation: 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Fred O. Bumgarner was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Survivors:...
George Derrick
Dec 1, 2009
George Wilson Derrick, 77, slipped the surly bonds of earth and touched the face of God on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations...
Alverta Cooley
Nov 30, 2009
Alverta "Bert" Cooley, 77, passed away peacefully after a hard-fought battle with pneumonia Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Bert decided it was time to be with her husband, Robert F. Cooley, inside the Lord's house. She...
Margie Kenny
Nov 29, 2009
Margie O. Kenny, 71, a loving daughter, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at her residence. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Everman Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby J. Kenny, in 2000. Survivors: Daughter, Seantelle Abbott and...
Larry Marsh
Nov 28, 2009
Larry E. Marsh, 84, retired professional photographer, passed away suddenly Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Service: We will celebrate his life at 2 p.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Mission Arlington, 210 W. South St.,...
Marcy "Kaye" Forshaw
Nov 22, 2009
Marcy C. "Kaye" Parks Forshaw, 82, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, answered her Master's call and entered into his arms Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Arlington. Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Friday in the Chapel prior to service. Mary Catherine Parks was born Nov. 18,...
Helen Rivera
Nov 18, 2009
Helen Bernadette Rivera, 53, went home to be with friends, family and Jesus on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, after a heroic battle with cancer. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hill Top Church, 4909 Rendon Road, Fort Worth, 76140. Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations can be...
Isabella Adkinson
Nov 17, 2009
Isabella Faith Adkinson, 1, our special angel, was called home to be with our heavenly Father on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at The Church on Rush Creek at Green Oaks and Bowen Road, Arlington. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Bella took all the wonders of...
Melissa Dunnavant
Nov 16, 2009
Melissa Nicole Dunnavant, 17, our special angel, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Melissa was a gift given to us to love for a season; she left her mark on our hearts. Survivors: Mother, Stephanie Dunnavant; sister, Jessica Dunnavant; grandmother, Shirley Smith; and a...
Ryan Taft
Nov 15, 2009
Ryan Curtiss Taft, 24, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, unexpectedly in a auto accident. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to SPCA of Fort...
Herbert "Pop" Ward
Nov 12, 2009
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Herbert T. "Pop" Ward, 80, went home to be with his Lord, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Herbert was born July 6, 1929, in Pollock, La. He married the love of his life in 1950. He served...
Clarence Conner Iii
Nov 10, 2009
JOSHUA -- Eddie Conner, 48, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: The family will have a private burial at a later date. He was born Feb. 12, 1961, in Stuttgart, Germany. He was a graduate of Sunset High School in Dallas, and had resided in Joshua. He was an...
Billy "Big John" Joel
Nov 8, 2009
FORT WORTH -- Billy Joe "Big John" Joel, 48, began walking in freedom with God on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. The past is history. The future a mystery. But we will hold dear our memories...
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Donna Richardson
Dec 26, 2009
ARLINGTON -- Donna Lee Richardson, 76, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009, at a local hospital. Memorial service: 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at Arlington Villa, 6801 Poly Webb Rd., Arlington 76016. Donna was born April 30, 1933, in East Alton, Ill., to Frank and Amy Ketchum. She retired from Alcon Laboratories as a credit manager, and later retired from...
Robert Baldwin
Dec 26, 2009
BURLESON -- Robert Duncan Baldwin, 83, passed away Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009. Service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Burial to follow in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Duncan was born May 19, 1926, in Springfield, Tenn. He was a longtime member of Pleasantview Baptist Church in Arlington....
Joseph Sitzman
Dec 23, 2009
ARLINGTON -- Joseph Michael Sitzman, 45, lost his battle with cancer and was united with the Heavenly Father on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, while surrounded by his loving family. Funeral: 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Saint Vincent De Paul Catholic Church, 5819 W. Pleasant Ridge Road, Arlington. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials:...
Ronnie Johnson
Dec 11, 2009
ARLINGTON -- Ronnie Wesley Johnson, 66, passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Thursday in D/FW National Cemetery, Dallas. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Ronnie "R.J." Johnson was born Oct. 27, 1943, in Ada, Okla., to John and Connie Maurice Johnson. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1960-1966 he met...
Shirley Swart Blessing
Dec 7, 2009
Shirley Gene Swart Blessing, 70, passed away December 7, 2009 at home following a short battle with cancer. The family requests that memorials be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. Memorial service: 3:00 p.m. Friday at Everman United Methodist Church in Everman where she had been a member since 1974. Gene...
Marcie Busby
Dec 2, 2009
Marcie Lee Busby, 74, went home to be with her Father in heaven on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment to follow in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. She will be remembered as treasured and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She took...
Ms. Tana Hickman
Dec 1, 2009
Tana Hickman, 39, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at a local hospital. Memorial Services: 11:00 a.m. December 4, 2009 at First United Methodist Church in Mansfield. Survivors: Father, Rick Hickman, Sisters, Brooke Wilkerson, Robyn Mullins, and Misti Patten
Fred Bumgarner
Dec 1, 2009
Fred O. Bumgarner, 87, loving husband ,father, grandfather, and brother, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at a local hospital. Mass of Christian Burial: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Arlington. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at DFW National Cemetery Visitation: 6-8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Fred O. Bumgarner was a U.S. Navy Veteran. Survivors:...
George Derrick
Dec 1, 2009
George Wilson Derrick, 77, slipped the surly bonds of earth and touched the face of God on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations...
Alverta Cooley
Nov 30, 2009
Alverta "Bert" Cooley, 77, passed away peacefully after a hard-fought battle with pneumonia Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Bert decided it was time to be with her husband, Robert F. Cooley, inside the Lord's house. She...
Margie Kenny
Nov 29, 2009
Margie O. Kenny, 71, a loving daughter, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at her residence. Funeral: 10 a.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Everman Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Margie was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby J. Kenny, in 2000. Survivors: Daughter, Seantelle Abbott and...
Larry Marsh
Nov 28, 2009
Larry E. Marsh, 84, retired professional photographer, passed away suddenly Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Service: We will celebrate his life at 2 p.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Mission Arlington, 210 W. South St.,...
Marcy "Kaye" Forshaw
Nov 22, 2009
Marcy C. "Kaye" Parks Forshaw, 82, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, answered her Master's call and entered into his arms Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Arlington. Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 1 to 3 p.m. Friday in the Chapel prior to service. Mary Catherine Parks was born Nov. 18,...
Helen Rivera
Nov 18, 2009
Helen Bernadette Rivera, 53, went home to be with friends, family and Jesus on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, after a heroic battle with cancer. Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hill Top Church, 4909 Rendon Road, Fort Worth, 76140. Interment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the church. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations can be...
Isabella Adkinson
Nov 17, 2009
Isabella Faith Adkinson, 1, our special angel, was called home to be with our heavenly Father on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. Funeral: 1 p.m. Saturday at The Church on Rush Creek at Green Oaks and Bowen Road, Arlington. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Bella took all the wonders of...
Melissa Dunnavant
Nov 16, 2009
Melissa Nicole Dunnavant, 17, our special angel, went home to be with her Lord on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Melissa was a gift given to us to love for a season; she left her mark on our hearts. Survivors: Mother, Stephanie Dunnavant; sister, Jessica Dunnavant; grandmother, Shirley Smith; and a...
Ryan Taft
Nov 15, 2009
Ryan Curtiss Taft, 24, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, unexpectedly in a auto accident. Funeral: 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, please make donations to SPCA of Fort...
Herbert "Pop" Ward
Nov 12, 2009
GRAND PRAIRIE -- Herbert T. "Pop" Ward, 80, went home to be with his Lord, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Herbert was born July 6, 1929, in Pollock, La. He married the love of his life in 1950. He served...
Clarence Conner Iii
Nov 10, 2009
JOSHUA -- Eddie Conner, 48, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: The family will have a private burial at a later date. He was born Feb. 12, 1961, in Stuttgart, Germany. He was a graduate of Sunset High School in Dallas, and had resided in Joshua. He was an...
Billy "Big John" Joel
Nov 8, 2009
FORT WORTH -- Billy Joe "Big John" Joel, 48, began walking in freedom with God on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Memorial Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. The past is history. The future a mystery. But we will hold dear our memories...
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