Obituaries

Bill Wesson

Bill Wesson

Jan 10, 2017

Bill E. Wesson, 60. of Arlington passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Monday at The Vine Fellowship Church in Arlington. Bill was born in Phoenix, AZ in 1956 and attended school there through the fourth grade before moving to Pawhuska, OK.  He graduated high school there in Pawhuska in 1974.  Bill then moved to Dallas to attend...

Carleen Young

Carleen Young

Jan 10, 2017

GRAND PRAIRIE -- Carleen Mae Young, 81, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mayfield Road Baptist Church. Interment at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Carleen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Preceded in death by her son, James Young Jr.; and sister, Nancy Graham. Survivors: Husband of 60 years, James Young; daughters,...

Bill Weston

Bill Weston

Jan 6, 2017

Bill Randall Weston, 65 , passed away Friday, January 6, 2017. Funeral Service 1 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Celebration of Life reception to follow 2p.m.-5p.m. Weston Gardens, Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Randy was  a loving husband, father and grandfather.  He loved gardening, cooking, music, traveling, nature, art, Texas Tech and the Green Bay Packers.  Randy...

Jo Bryant

Jo Bryant

Jan 5, 2017

ARLINGTON -- Jo Jean Bryant, 68, of Arlington passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. Interment at a later date. Jo was a loving single mother of two. She moved the three of them from Arkansas to build a life in Texas. Survived by son, James Bryant and wife, Tami Bryant; daughter, Toni Jo Bryant; granddaughters, Alyssa and Allison Bryant.

Franklin Cottongame

Franklin Cottongame

Jan 3, 2017

FORT WORTH -- Franklin Delano Cottongame, 80, of Fort Worth passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: at Emerald Hills Memorial. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Franklin was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He retired with the City of Fort Worth water department and...

Lloyd Stafford

Lloyd Stafford

Jan 2, 2017

KENNEDALE -- Lloyd Herman Stafford, 86, of Kennedale passed away Monday, January 2, 2017. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel with a visitation 12 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Lloyd was preceded in death by a son, Lloyd Delton and brother, Leon Stafford. Survivors: wife of 45 years,...

Omah Gossett

Omah Gossett

Jan 1, 2017

CLEBURNE -- Omah Jean Gossett, 88, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Omah Jean Gossett was born on Oct. 14, 1928, to Harl and Omah Teague. She was raised on a family farm in...

Cecilia Urista

Cecilia Urista

Dec 28, 2016

Cecilia was born September 2, 1944 in Del Rio, Texas to Francisco and Maria Urista.  As a child, she moved to San Angelo, Texas where later she met and married Billy R Sullivan, a member of the U.S. Air Force and accompanied him on multiple assignments that included living in Italy, Maryland and Texas.  She was a homemaker for many years before...

Raul Baiza

Raul Baiza

Dec 26, 2016

FORT WORTH -- Raul Ramiro Baiza, 69, of Fort Worth passed away Monday, December 26, 2016. Funeral Service 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church 509 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Visitation 6-8 p.m. with Rosary at 6:30 Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Preceded in death by his mother, Ricarda Baiza; brothers, Luis and Jose Davila....

Charles Brown

Charles Brown

Dec 26, 2016

ARLINGTON -- Charles Phillip Brown, 73, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Survivors: Survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Annette Teter and husband, Kevin; sons, Jason Brown and Kevin Brown; stepson, James; and grandchildren, Kale, Jacob, Mason, and Ty.

Steven Sprague

Steven Sprague

Dec 17, 2016

ARLINGTON -- Steven Michael Sprague, 62, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, after a long battle with cancer since 2013. Memorial service: At family residence at a later date. Steven worked at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control for 29 years in Grand Prairie. Steven was a loving husband and father who will be truly missed by his family and...

Wilbur Sisk

Wilbur Sisk

Nov 30, 2016

Wilbur Lee Sisk, 78, of Kennedale passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Graveside Service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery Interment at Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery 7301 E. Lancaster Fort Worth, Tx 76112

Gary Christensen

Gary Christensen

Nov 27, 2016

Gary L. Christensen, 62, of Arlington passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016. Funeral Service 10 a.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment at DFW National Cemetery. Visistation 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Gary was a loving father and grandfather who dedicated his life to serving our country. He retired from the Air Force after 20 years...

Georgie Bond

Georgie Bond

Nov 24, 2016

KENNEDALE -- Georgie Ruth Bond, 87, of Kennedale passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016. Funeral Service 2 p.m. Friday at First Bible Baptist Church in Kennedale. Interment at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thurdsay at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Georgie was in the Civil Air Patrol at the age of 15 where she acquired fly hours. She was...

Bobbie Fancher

Bobbie Fancher

Nov 22, 2016

ARLINGTON -- Bobbie Jean Hudson Fancher, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Memorial Service: 3 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Jean was born April 27, 1935 to parents John Floyd Hudson and Eula Cornelius Hudson in Childress, Texas. She was one of eleven children. Jean will be remembered by her family for her strength,...

Teri Maser

Teri Maser

Nov 20, 2016

Teri Lynne Maser of Arlington, Texas passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 in Mount Vernon, Texas. She will be laid to rest in the Christus Gardens at Emerald Hills Cemetery. Teri was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandma and friend to so many. Teri was born on June 11, 1955 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida to Richard and...

Billy Kuykendall

Billy Kuykendall

Nov 19, 2016

Billy D. Kuykendall, 70, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 in Michigan.

Bill Wesson

Bill Wesson

Jan 10, 2017

Bill E. Wesson, 60. of Arlington passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Monday at The Vine Fellowship Church in Arlington. Bill was born in Phoenix, AZ in 1956 and attended school there through the fourth grade before moving to Pawhuska, OK.  He graduated high school there in Pawhuska in 1974.  Bill then moved to Dallas to attend...

Carleen Young

Carleen Young

Jan 10, 2017

GRAND PRAIRIE -- Carleen Mae Young, 81, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mayfield Road Baptist Church. Interment at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Carleen was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Preceded in death by her son, James Young Jr.; and sister, Nancy Graham. Survivors: Husband of 60 years, James Young; daughters,...

Bill Weston

Bill Weston

Jan 6, 2017

Bill Randall Weston, 65 , passed away Friday, January 6, 2017. Funeral Service 1 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Celebration of Life reception to follow 2p.m.-5p.m. Weston Gardens, Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Randy was  a loving husband, father and grandfather.  He loved gardening, cooking, music, traveling, nature, art, Texas Tech and the Green Bay Packers.  Randy...

Jo Bryant

Jo Bryant

Jan 5, 2017

ARLINGTON -- Jo Jean Bryant, 68, of Arlington passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. Interment at a later date. Jo was a loving single mother of two. She moved the three of them from Arkansas to build a life in Texas. Survived by son, James Bryant and wife, Tami Bryant; daughter, Toni Jo Bryant; granddaughters, Alyssa and Allison Bryant.

Franklin Cottongame

Franklin Cottongame

Jan 3, 2017

FORT WORTH -- Franklin Delano Cottongame, 80, of Fort Worth passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: at Emerald Hills Memorial. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Franklin was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He retired with the City of Fort Worth water department and...

Lloyd Stafford

Lloyd Stafford

Jan 2, 2017

KENNEDALE -- Lloyd Herman Stafford, 86, of Kennedale passed away Monday, January 2, 2017. Funeral Service: 2 p.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel with a visitation 12 to 2 p.m. prior to the service. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Lloyd was preceded in death by a son, Lloyd Delton and brother, Leon Stafford. Survivors: wife of 45 years,...

Omah Gossett

Omah Gossett

Jan 1, 2017

CLEBURNE -- Omah Jean Gossett, 88, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. Funeral: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Omah Jean Gossett was born on Oct. 14, 1928, to Harl and Omah Teague. She was raised on a family farm in...

Cecilia Urista

Cecilia Urista

Dec 28, 2016

Cecilia was born September 2, 1944 in Del Rio, Texas to Francisco and Maria Urista.  As a child, she moved to San Angelo, Texas where later she met and married Billy R Sullivan, a member of the U.S. Air Force and accompanied him on multiple assignments that included living in Italy, Maryland and Texas.  She was a homemaker for many years before...

Raul Baiza

Raul Baiza

Dec 26, 2016

FORT WORTH -- Raul Ramiro Baiza, 69, of Fort Worth passed away Monday, December 26, 2016. Funeral Service 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church 509 W Magnolia Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Visitation 6-8 p.m. with Rosary at 6:30 Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Preceded in death by his mother, Ricarda Baiza; brothers, Luis and Jose Davila....

Charles Brown

Charles Brown

Dec 26, 2016

ARLINGTON -- Charles Phillip Brown, 73, passed away Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. Funeral: 3 p.m. Friday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Survivors: Survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Annette Teter and husband, Kevin; sons, Jason Brown and Kevin Brown; stepson, James; and grandchildren, Kale, Jacob, Mason, and Ty.

Steven Sprague

Steven Sprague

Dec 17, 2016

ARLINGTON -- Steven Michael Sprague, 62, passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, after a long battle with cancer since 2013. Memorial service: At family residence at a later date. Steven worked at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control for 29 years in Grand Prairie. Steven was a loving husband and father who will be truly missed by his family and...

Wilbur Sisk

Wilbur Sisk

Nov 30, 2016

Wilbur Lee Sisk, 78, of Kennedale passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Graveside Service 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery Interment at Shannon Rose Hill Cemetery 7301 E. Lancaster Fort Worth, Tx 76112

Gary Christensen

Gary Christensen

Nov 27, 2016

Gary L. Christensen, 62, of Arlington passed away Sunday, November 27, 2016. Funeral Service 10 a.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment at DFW National Cemetery. Visistation 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Gary was a loving father and grandfather who dedicated his life to serving our country. He retired from the Air Force after 20 years...

Georgie Bond

Georgie Bond

Nov 24, 2016

KENNEDALE -- Georgie Ruth Bond, 87, of Kennedale passed away Thursday, November 24, 2016. Funeral Service 2 p.m. Friday at First Bible Baptist Church in Kennedale. Interment at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Thurdsay at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Georgie was in the Civil Air Patrol at the age of 15 where she acquired fly hours. She was...

Bobbie Fancher

Bobbie Fancher

Nov 22, 2016

ARLINGTON -- Bobbie Jean Hudson Fancher, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Memorial Service: 3 p.m. Sunday, December 4, 2016 at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Jean was born April 27, 1935 to parents John Floyd Hudson and Eula Cornelius Hudson in Childress, Texas. She was one of eleven children. Jean will be remembered by her family for her strength,...

Teri Maser

Teri Maser

Nov 20, 2016

Teri Lynne Maser of Arlington, Texas passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 in Mount Vernon, Texas. She will be laid to rest in the Christus Gardens at Emerald Hills Cemetery. Teri was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandma and friend to so many. Teri was born on June 11, 1955 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida to Richard and...

Billy Kuykendall

Billy Kuykendall

Nov 19, 2016

Billy D. Kuykendall, 70, passed away Saturday, November 19, 2016 in Michigan.