Tessa Bell Thomas

ARLINGTON -- Tessa Bell Thomas, 68, passed away at her home in Arlington on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Wade Family Funeral Home, 4140 W. Pioneer Pkwy, Arlington. It was Tessa's wish that there be no viewing. In her words "You didn't see me when I was alive, so you won't see me when I am dead." Tessa was born Oct. 6, 1948, in Henderson, Texas, to Morgan Leon and Maxine Compton. Survivors: Husband, Roy; son, Bryan Thomas and wife, Lynsey; daughter, Kim Fields and husband, Eddie; grandchildren, Brylyn and Brody Thomas, Becky and Kaden Fields, and Christian and Aubrey Parent and sister, Debbie Compton. Wade Family Funeral Home Arlington, 817-274-9233