Tarrant County - Obituaries - Orlena Laura Ellen Casstevens *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Coble Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************** Mansfield New Mirror December 1955 Funeral services for Mrs. Orlena Laura Ellen Casstevens, 89, a resident of the Mansfield area most of her life, will be conducted at 2 p.m., Tuesday in First Methodist Church, Mansfield, with burial in Mansfield Cemetery. Mrs. Casstevens died Saturday night, Dec. 24, 1955, in her home after a lengthy illness. She was born in Johnson County near Mansfield on July 12, 1866, the daughter of John Calvin and Nancy Henderson Guest, early settlers in the Mansfield area. She was a member of Mansfield Baptist Church. Survivors: Sons, Alvy Burton Casstevens of Mansfield; William Nealy Casstevens of Los Angeles, Calif.; and John Estelle Casstevens of Fort Worth; daughters: Mrs. John A. (Effie) Watson; Mrs. Carlton W. (Bertha Lea) Hunt; Mrs. Roy Eugene (Ruby Beatrice) Tipps; and Mrs. Estelle (Stella) Nadine Blizzard, all of Mansfield; Mrs. Lula Morgan; and Mrs. Jethro David (Alta Lorena) Lawing, all of Fort Worth; grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great great-grandchild.