Obituaries

Donnie Braziel

Donnie Braziel

Jul 11, 2015

Donnie Ray Braziel, 65, passed away on July 11, 2015 in Kingston, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 10 am at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from 6-8 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Donnie taught surgical technology and loved his...

Wanda Fuller

Wanda Fuller

Jul 2, 2015

BURLESON -- Wanda Fuller, 70, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015. Service: Noon Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Survivors: Husband, Elwood; mother, Mildred; sister, Patricia; daughters, Linda and Renea; 5 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Buddy Seay

Buddy Seay

Jul 1, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Buddy Leon Seay, 82, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. He was born September 24, 1932 to the late Arthur and Lorena Seay. He is one of seven children and grew up most of his...

Cecil Ardoin

Cecil Ardoin

Jun 29, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Cecil John Ardoin, 71, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel with a service to follow at 1:30 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in John's name to Disabled American Veterans or the American Cancer Society. John was...

Jimmie Holdridge

Jimmie Holdridge

Jun 23, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Jimmie Frank Holdridge, 81, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his home in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Kennedale. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Jimmie's memory to the Ronald McDonald House at www.rmhfw.org. Jimmie was born Sept. 29, 1933, in...

Ethel Brown

Ethel Brown

Jun 22, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Ethel Imogene Brown, 84, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: American Heart Association. Ethel was born Feb. 1, 1931, to James Delbert and Ethel Madge Hudson. She was preceded in...

Linda Nelson

Linda Nelson

Jun 18, 2015

MANSFIELD -- Linda Gayle Nelson, 73, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Memorials: In lieu of flowers or donations, Linda would prefer you do an unexpected act of kindness for a stranger in her name. Linda...

Ila Daniell

Ila Daniell

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...

Joseph Engle

Joseph Engle

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...

Ted Hrabal

Ted Hrabal

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...

James Gambrell

James Gambrell

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....

Georgia Debevoise

Georgia Debevoise

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....

Claudine Collom

Claudine Collom

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...

Steven Fuller

Steven Fuller

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...

Bret Krinn

Bret Krinn

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...

Reya Maxwell

Reya Maxwell

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...

Jaime Labrado

Jaime Labrado

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...

Jack Stanford

Jack Stanford

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...

Lois Lemish

Lois Lemish

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...

Rev. Billy Gilmore

Rev. Billy Gilmore

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...

Donnie Braziel

Donnie Braziel

Jul 11, 2015

Donnie Ray Braziel, 65, passed away on July 11, 2015 in Kingston, Oklahoma. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 10 am at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be held on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 from 6-8 pm at Emerald Hills Funeral Home in Kennedale. Donnie taught surgical technology and loved his...

Wanda Fuller

Wanda Fuller

Jul 2, 2015

BURLESON -- Wanda Fuller, 70, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015. Service: Noon Wednesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Survivors: Husband, Elwood; mother, Mildred; sister, Patricia; daughters, Linda and Renea; 5 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

Buddy Seay

Buddy Seay

Jul 1, 2015

ARLINGTON -- Buddy Leon Seay, 82, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Graveside Service: 10:00 a.m. Monday at Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Sunday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. He was born September 24, 1932 to the late Arthur and Lorena Seay. He is one of seven children and grew up most of his...

Cecil Ardoin

Cecil Ardoin

Jun 29, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Cecil John Ardoin, 71, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel with a service to follow at 1:30 p.m. in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in John's name to Disabled American Veterans or the American Cancer Society. John was...

Jimmie Holdridge

Jimmie Holdridge

Jun 23, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Jimmie Frank Holdridge, 81, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015, at his home in Fort Worth. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Saturday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel in Kennedale. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Jimmie's memory to the Ronald McDonald House at www.rmhfw.org. Jimmie was born Sept. 29, 1933, in...

Ethel Brown

Ethel Brown

Jun 22, 2015

FORT WORTH -- Ethel Imogene Brown, 84, passed away Monday, June 22, 2015. Funeral: 10 a.m. Friday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Memorials: American Heart Association. Ethel was born Feb. 1, 1931, to James Delbert and Ethel Madge Hudson. She was preceded in...

Linda Nelson

Linda Nelson

Jun 18, 2015

MANSFIELD -- Linda Gayle Nelson, 73, passed away Thursday, June 18, 2015. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday in Emerald Hills Funeral Home. Interment: Emerald Hills Memorial Park. Memorials: In lieu of flowers or donations, Linda would prefer you do an unexpected act of kindness for a stranger in her name. Linda...

Ila Daniell

Ila Daniell

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...

Joseph Engle

Joseph Engle

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...

Ted Hrabal

Ted Hrabal

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...

James Gambrell

James Gambrell

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....

Georgia Debevoise

Georgia Debevoise

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....

Claudine Collom

Claudine Collom

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...

Steven Fuller

Steven Fuller

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...

Bret Krinn

Bret Krinn

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...

Reya Maxwell

Reya Maxwell

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...

Jaime Labrado

Jaime Labrado

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...

Jack Stanford

Jack Stanford

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...

Lois Lemish

Lois Lemish

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...

Rev. Billy Gilmore

Rev. Billy Gilmore

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...